The New York herald., 1877-09-08
FREE TRADERS.

THEIR PRESCRIPTION FOR THE CURE OF HARD
TIMEs-A NATIONAL LEAGUE TO BE FORMED.
SARATOGA, N. Y, Sept 7, 1877.
The Conference of Free Traders at noon and waa
called to order by Nathan Appleton of Boston, Chair.
man OF the Provisional Committee. He took tho chair,
and said this is an auspcous timo. and he hoped this
meeting would result in the organization of free trade
league. Edwin A. Pratt, of New York, and Samuel L.
Powers, of Boston. were appointed secretaries.
David Dudley Peld, Parke Goodwin, Horace White
and Francis A. Walker, who were appointed Commit
tee Resolutions, reported the following:--
1 the Of Ss
Su. to nSS Under present laws dispose s
surplus products Of our industry-products which other
ss;latoa ths Tassd states would, to sIss. s..sns
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caused mainly by the financial and eammerca
IN fSrsstaInsss the economic axiom IL is
oa % To 20
to other nations unless we are TO accept In return tho
aSs a&i1aHRosolSes That Sy IMPOSING taxes parpose
Lad
snf ss.
ns py ws the sadS aa s
tanned during period years. due regard must be
sssiaH @ Them lie piossras. suffering. vim
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less than need o their revival healthy growth
Fyh-That rs the revival Of commerce
seeas is our
with foreign nstons many Of which are as9ted NE TO- the
and we ask also the nsgosistion treass. commsrcc
with France aud spain. with which
DIss the sTssty reciprocal trade tho
eommsciay beneficial to both countries and ntends to
o sn ssSs sn dsS n:
Believe the ssnsw. trade
.a II. .n: ~ s tho 'as fsnsss: ss
the to % a 70 snas @ % s
we form %
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By this MIN s M % cali
national convention and form national association.
Parke Goodwin, in seconding the resolutions, said
that years ago, when no was young man, be aided In
raising tho banner for free soil, free and fres
trade Tie had attained two Of them and now hoped to
havo third. Frenchmen have sent US statue OF
liberty with torch ealightening the world ana we
must make ourselves worthy OF ~ We must nave
FULL rounded comprehensive liberty, worthy Of this
ma,nicent emblem then we shall oe abe say OF it,
as Webster at Bunker Hi "Let the arst light Of
morning gild II and tho last rays OF the setting sun
linger and play upon its summit" Let the frst ob.
jecI oil the foreigner who visits our shore and the
last thought OF the native going abroad be- liberty en-
David 4 Wells supported the resolutions, and said
If the a~s he could indicate we're repealed he would
pledge his mead That in years Inc ssrx .na
trouble originates from incompetence.
The resolutions were passed.
On motion of Il. X. Bowker, IL was resolved that
Hon. David a. Wells be designated as chairman, aud
Abraham L. Earlc Secretary OF the Council pro.
vlded for, with power to nominate TO the conference
the remaining members, subject TO its modification
and ratification
The committee appointed under the above resolutions
recommended these additions al Sanamcs, which were
adopted Nathan Appleton, William Downe, boston;
q. s. Marshall, A. R. Stokes f. y; French, ". r.
Sperry. New York; A. s. Riddle, Philadelphia; A. b.
Mason, Chicago W. L. Trenholm Charleston; G. W.
Nichols, Ciucnnati and Charles Nordhof New Jersey.
Tho Conference thcn adjourned