Year: 1870

T.
OF the successive Tariffs in this country.


SPEECH OF DR.. BELLOWS.


Tho sixth regular toast "The connection between the
moral and commercial prosperity OF communities-may
the labor and wealth Of the country long protect the
schools and the churches, which alone can prevent
eternal riches and prosperity from becoming corruptors OF
their pOssessors" responded to by the Rev Dr. Bel
lows who said that he had too much respect for the
science of political economy. which had such dstin
ghed representatives present to venture any remarks
of the important question of Protection
and Free Trade.


here tonight not to meet that portion of my
brethren whom hoped TO here-namely, the wool
the other Shepherds but look about and see that the
dningroom is in the condition OF the darkey's head
[laughtefl; and consider that you have taken
n for, to tell the truth have great sympathy with
want my share in the pieces Of the flock, too. lAp
pause1 / am in favor OF having It as excellent
cloth. should like to know what education would
England the mother of states schools


had not protected the schools what would be its cond
tion at the present time We date the liberty of religion
In this country 10 the protection II has received for IL
feet by this long, this tremendously long period of pro
lection We have not got into any condition from which
we can take education out from under the protection of
society and our public schools would perish In ali hour
the strong of the state withdrawn from them


like to rub the theories Of my study against the
bricks Of your practical experience. like to meet men
OF affairs and see what they think and desire TO say
that never attended public dinner before where
received so much instruction have been amused, but
never instructed Applause land, Sir seems
that the Senate of the United States could hardly
have debate, and am glad to he among
for once In my life more serious than am myself
lApplause'l rejoice to see men from al parts OF
the country, and representing all the various
industries Of particular department united together
and in genial and courteous Intercourse with each other
doing something to make IL understood that although 1t
Is the duty OF a nation 20 look after It's own interests
and lie good To itself the interests of all sections and all
departments Of trade are one and the same and that we
not rivals but strengheners Of each others interests


Gentlemen you are little savage IN the interests OF
Protection should like TO see You little more calm


thank You for the very kind and courteous attention
you have given me, and with humble hope ana prayer
that you may all Of you feel it your duty to protect the
6fpS''' W6dS add io mueS eSu'Ap te the Wealth
prosperity of this city thank God to he able
mrnty and to say that there is not city in the world
where there is larger lberaty toward all its institu
tOns; and in spite of the ugly that are given at
our fashionable churches tell that tho churches OF
are ne r as aSe re and as amy any SfT
many communities send the women a to to % Church ~ and stay
free trade in sin possible. lGreat appause


Mr. Peter Cooper spoke in response to the toast The
City of New-York"


SPEECH OF PETER COOPER.


After reviewing the wonderful growth Of the city-a
grow tn which had far exceeded the widest magnatons


he said: The advocates Of Free Trade trying to
persuade Government and people that IT Is for our
interest to buy from foreign countries all the uxuries
and supeTfues they have to offer They propose that
our own mechanics shall either work at the starvation
prices Of foreign labor he forced TO abandon their
trades and become competitors with the agricul-
tural interests Of the country II we desire 70
bring upon our whole nation o fate similar
TO that which has fallen to the lot OF Ireland
India Turkey Mexico, and HiudOstan IL il only
To arrange tariff in way that will induce the
people throughout the states have all their manufac
turing done in foreign countries and for them with
am not mistaken secure for our Union Of States as rapid
decline and fall fell to the lot of Spain wher
sba fha har TArfus snnl If4gfrI
ont OF her country. such a policy might crafty
our national thirst after all the dear-bought foles
and fashions OF European e perfectly regardless OF the
ruin and the wrechedness that would inevitably a to
the lot Of all the hundreds of thousands OF the mechanics
of our country who have nothing Ia sell but their labor
To break up the diversified emPoyments Of this vast
number by change OF tariff and tnen expect them to
about as reasonable as it was for Pharaoh to
straw. What the mechanics of our. country
have o right 10 ask OF the Government ls that
secure the payment OF the National debt and the ex
penses OF the Government from duties on imports within
the smallest number of articles that would yield the re


For our Government and people TO take the advice Of
the advocates of Free Trade would be about wise as
their actions by the adSice Of their enemy There is
nothing my friends but diversified and well-diTected
perty. We must remember that it is impossible to OBJ
tain anything cheap from foreign countries that must
not be bought at the expense Of leaving our own labor
unemployed and our own good raw materials unused.


In conclusion he expressed belief that this city is to
have better and more economical Government, and
still larger growth The belief was founded on the action
Of the last on So m IN from 6 the pdWe1 4
10 give the city an economical Government; in
the prospect of reform in the management OF the canals
and their increased usefulness by the introduction OF
steam and the advantages to be derived from the
new system OF wharves.


REMARKS OF wM. f. DODGE.


The Chairman then announced the seventh regular
toast "The Congress Of the United satesthe guardian
OF the labOrCr, farmer, and capitalist and called upon
the Hon VIM E. Dodge TO respond. Mr. Dodge said that
he thought he had the right To be present not only by
their very kind invitation but because Of his sympathy
with the object which had called the meeting together
Among the very earliest recOlections Of my life,
he said, was a ride q cold Winter day in
1912, IN the bottom OF o sleigh, with my father,
who went out TO select site for cot
ton factory. My early education was connected with
New England factories My father, think q am not
lshed first commission house In this city for the sale
OF domestic goods He sold goods for Mr. Brown OF Prov
idence and also sold the Norwich and Hartford
ufactOres and when was yonng the cotton goods and
through what was then our coun.rya very small one
comparaeyely speaking-fron my fathers store, and
when he left the business In 1871 he turned over to Wm
T. and Samuel Mott.


But, Sir, called upon to speak in behalf Of the
Congress OF the United states the guardian of the
laorers agTcuturists and the capitalists Of the coun
Try take it for granted as It is not stated that the
history of our country there may have been Times when
tsese III & % nSse , nas m Whole Sir tbey have een
rally nobly watched the great interests OF our
j
Congress- TO look after all these wards 10 watch all
their interests TO have them all coming from different
parts of the country and some wish Protection and
some Free Trade the constituents of the same man de-
mapding the other. But, as whole. Congress
hss watched the great material interests of the United
states when they have seen that one COURSE lead
ing Free Trade has the interests OF the
couutry ready To adopt the relief that
necessary In that form Protection direct and Incidental
mas been given and at the present day, Sir, what
we need and that great manufacturing interests
need Is that the labOrDg class, the great laboring III
trest Of America shall understand the fact that IL Is
they more than any other portion Of this community
who need Protection. Appausel IT. TO protect the
labor market against the poor nseraby paid abOrer OF
Europe Tappause the great difficulty at the present
dav IS thai the poor lsbOrer s not instructed not enght
Ded az to fact that the Protection ls Tor hun
and not the monopOst OF the country as he Is told IL