New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16

bounty OF the Government for support II s rsp Ss or
furious aud disastrous TO them suddenly 70 tepe 10
greatly reduce the duties such course w o io these
alarm many who have employed those oaplts IN ~,
enterprises. and when capital u really ao .;o hejng
should BE- without canse the result TOT t ,re wa. real
~ least, Is practically the same a. u No otIers II has
danger For this reason II there WFre ~ 20 80, srss
10 proceed carefully conscryativel III us ~, t t
upon this subject having dne regard ~ ever 7P %
large interests nVOved IN other WORDS au Thjs
! reformatou not q revolution. fCireat Applause Inns
process or reformation must 20 on ulli' ' r @ ,rst
! he M stem backward. no deviation from Coilect
principle aud sound policy As nave aitaS poi a.,
Etmaed Iii, Federal Union Is echl "a wen as
a political Politically We are free ana conic. d
We are not Applause wren our an, nncV 80 GvcJu
nemt in America. Of the principal causes ALLEGED IA
the Declaration OF Independence was that II ad cl on
free trade all paris of TIE world Ism IL staise
my friends that the Government established over th'
ancr Of a policy which must legitimately produce sub.
Stantay the rcsultsthe cutting on OF our trader
lion against tho Government Of tho Union reoN ed as
speedily circumstances Will admit Taxation only lot
tie purpose OF raising rev enlie Tor the pubic u.s. uo
merci regulations in time Of peace only for the purpose
strengthen the Union. insure the prosperity OF the people
perp,tuate the system Of government under which
We live lGrcat Applause
RESPONSE OF SENATOR VANCE.
Three cheers were proposed for Mr.. Carlisle and
were given heartily. Then Mr.. Wheeler asked
Senator Vance OF North Carolina, to speak upon
" Equality before tho Law" some OF the points of
his remarks were these:
Mn. President 40 GENT EVEV: I complain Of bad
Irat!rcnt Two years ago had the HonoI' ana laaufe
naiiiIc,l o, Iitcc1'ae,l. 2, hone nauEhter1
torf ana thought from the coueratullJu5 received
linen and since that mad 50 conducted myself on that
OCCASION that would be invited 10 speak the same
s"lg bit -Sed ont IN back lot and confucl 10
the theme or phrase or sentiment. which mad its
ouadn in the antislavcry agitation many years ago
o. elevate into American ctilrn-p, cert tn class ana
certain color OF present f'ow-czen-. lAufhirrl
But wish 10 say 10 yoi' Gentlemen o he ciio anu or
President that II you thought was To be PIT do"h ana
1ughrer You have missed The truth - badly as me
man who thinks high protective tariff makes cheap
But there tre great many phrases or sentiments nost-
Ing about thrOuh the intellectual spaces OF mankind iha
have taken foonz IN popular estimation nor rom
some publ element or teeng 81 re hir man rom ON
their intrinsic merits, and such VIII never stand the
criticism eso.r WS aeDt, ras SGrse Sos sentiment g
20 winch have been asked 10 respond. Is no exception To
and we may now analyze it take it to pieces and resolve
1t into it, original elements ana see what IL means III IS
equal under the law, before the law but we know
and anyihng else, but equality iLaushler And we
know that that sentiment is made use Of t. divert
serted by implication that the laws are equal FOR al men,
This Of this muchabuSed phrase The equality OF an
and is rolled as sweet morse under the tongues
lives ia to gain some legal advantage over their
neghhOrs by the enactment Of unequal law In fact 80
Great has This evil grown and 80 numerous aud inhuen
ta have those vino thus undertake to shape the
laws their country for the benefit of class that II has
become question with serious one, whether this
is not the most dangerous tendency OF our tines :,
Now. what IS there Of safety or what Is
i'll In nv opinion the highest genius Of American
statesmanshp Will be found inadequate to the task OF
steering safely past these rocks and believe that the
nobles duty which patriotic statesman could take upon
himself would he to 10 IL that the laws OF his country
were so shaped as to bear equally upon ah VINO
were subject to them; lAppldaSe Ihat men should no.
the laws should he maze equal t2r al men WAO are uur
them, and that the blessings which our laws
broad expanse OF the thirsty earth, for the making
as mountain torrents ere me- T 1t, Iic % NV
but to me- Equal laws for al men who i've there
under if a better sound tAppau'eI Itis OF more I'M
Sir. President and gentlemen, II American manu-
.9 6y t, lEor,ich ne needs in oreln marx r.
Europe to buy ja.s-lufe or a pair Of shoes which
ia,y" but lin tie law i'-tlfi' lAppauseJ II J. Mr.
President buy ,nlp from foreigner with my money
aad thereby. Increase the wealth OF
fuses me the protection OF its lava and It's nag tho use
Of my property, wsi'st my n-lehhor buys ship from
where my equality WIN nm " or u4dei OF before lne
i1o The tI' aasherl Mr. f5s'a s5, , raise
to the public and am compelled on,
heavy Tx 10 NY ue,6bor ou The creek who spin, it,.
where j., orr equality IN the law which governs him and
for carr, n my productions hundred milo, than 10
charge my rival 300 production. for carrying - thols
where is lis equality for him and FOR met iAe viii eay
that have income OF $1,000 per annum; That Is al
teri taxed - per cent OF tle whole OF mat sum
for the .upporj Ot the Government; and suppose M
next door nriShbor has income also Of $1,000
which he sithd1 anu ho NOR, am vi "Il I ne
ppvs the that do and 40 more. ANA yet he has
million dollars wOIthOi reserved estate tai is NOT taxed
all or the support OF the Government, "htrr Is lhe
equality Of that law that lXes him ana me IApplauac
IAe a%s ,p are The uT, ,l Which aTe tSe fountain
and source OF Justice, are pulSed rom inequality
Let MOI be deceived by phrases " Prove Gll tlnSs;
hold fast TO what ia SoJd say the Iicg I'a' aiO>'e.
lLaugntcrl And ne was manufacturer tOo-he
made tents IIaugtorl believe that the purpose
that seek TO accomplish can DC successfully oDtained
by the proper amount Of irarcs, anl able agitation.
There is t slavery Political slavery, that from which
we escaped By the great revolution OF lI16 is behind u.s.
domestic slavery, mat which was liberated ana set nee
by the great civil war j, behind us IAe highest tribunal
IN this lana has SAID thar any kud OF Involuntary seIy-
tube Is slavery, and there il financial slavery now,
that holds us IN Us grip tgn3cOuSy and mlurousiy
o. any other that We have eyer encouEtereL 80 long as
men arc not permitted buy and sell where they please
they in that respect a. much slaves as when they
were not permitted 20 DO what they pleased with their
bodies. Tie science vi political economy j. 70 work
regeneration Of the Naou, aud cannot doubt 10 Sor-
Gus triumph in tie near future. lGrcdt app"u5eI
THE OTTER SPEAKERS
Tho next speaker was Hilary A. Herbert, of Ala
bama. who answered TO the toast Tariff Reform
TINS is an extract from h5 speech:
Tbeleve in free trade a. theory. The PrOectOnist
sneer- 10 you theorists Adam smith was hcorist
Npt ENGLAND adopted his tucnrs a. 70 frc"trale and
in consequence has Outstrpped oil the nations
OF the wOru IN commerce. believe we slouli coAinue
10 eet the bulk OF revenue tarn taxation That
tha rb.n the liv-uaer puts his hand the subject
of taxation his theory should be correct Most OF Us at
Tarif act OF 1883 sham ana fraud. Experience has
proved that we were rghL we PIOpOae 10 tdAo d Scp