Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1873, Page 4

" disnand Balladist. 5 ‘body will be taken to France & E THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1873. —— TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE. 38 1 To precent delzy =nd mistakes, be sure ‘and give Post Ofbsco 74dress in full, {nclading State nd Connty. Remittances mag bo mado elther by draft, cxpress, Post orla reglsterod lesters, at ourrisk. TERMB TO CITY SUDSCRIBEDS. Dico oxder, Daily, celizerod, Senday excoptad, Dhll, GCTeq, Sanday Sachaded Aédiozs THJ: 4 RIBU. Céner M:dison and Deariorn-sta, {TS OF TO-DAY’S TRIBUNE. cents per weoke. Cents Der week. COMPANY, Chtcego, 11l CONTE:! GE—Washington News: Proccedings in Con- 0 Credit Mobilier Iavestigation. PAGE—Our Iron Interests: Tho Ralation of Chizago to the Iron Mines of Lake Superior—Th Garmun Savings Beok—Canads Lettex—Fate of the Schooaer Willlam D. Brown—Chicago Narsers' and Bei-Orphan Asslur—An Earl's Debt. 3 THIRD PAGE-Unitarizn Conference—Connty Affaira— Tho Perfamory War—Sabarban Matters—Law Courts —Xatlroad News—Advertisoments. - FOURTH PAGE-Editorials—The Farmer's Consention 5t Bloomlzgina. ¥IFTH PAGE—Yestorday's Proceedings In the Iltinols Gezeral Asscmbly~Advertisoments, SIXTH PAGE—Monctary snd Commercial—Rullroad FIRST P. Time Table. - § SEVERTH PAGE~Tho Now Revenue Law—Tho Oity in " Bric{-Parsonal—A. $20,000 Robbery—Small Adver- - tisomonts: Real Estate, For Sale, Wanted, Board- ing, Lodging, ete. SIGHTH PAGR—Forelgn News—Funeral of Napoleon. TIL-New Yark Matlers—State Logislaturos—Alis cellansors Telegrams. © © pr— e s P TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. . MVICKER'S THEATRE—Msdison streot, . botwosn Stato and Destborn. Fngagementof Dion Bouclesult andwifo, Amhns-Poguo L o ACADEMY OF MUSIC— Halsted' streat, south of Medison. - Esgagement of John Colllns, the Irish Come- “'Colleen Bawn." - AJKEN'S THEATRE—Wabeuh avenue, comer of Con griss streot. Rngagomont of Joseph Proctur. **Nick ©0'ta0 Woods," ROOLEY'S OPERA MOUSE—Randolph stroct, be- tucon Clok apd LaSalle. New Comedy Compaar. CSaten BN MYERS' OPERA HOUSE—Monros street, between Stace-and Dearborn. - Atlington, Cotfod & Kemblo's Minstrol and Burfesquo Troupp. Ethlozdan Comicalitics. GLODF: THEATRE-Desplaines stroet, botwoon Madl- sozend Wasblogton. Dramatio and Musical Variotios, S AMPHITHEATRE~Clinton, between Wash- TRandoiph streets.” Prol .MoAllister, tho chtatdzr. S - memcm————— BUSINESS NOTICES. PIMPLES REMOVED AND SKIN MADE SMOOTH byusing Juniper Tar Soap. ~Manufsctured by Caswoll < Co., New York. ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY—ORDINARY DRAW- Ing overy 17 days.” Tickets, $39. J. B, MARTINER & Ue,, Hankers, 10 Wall-t., Boz 3,88 N. Y. P. O. TOR DYSPEDSIA, 1 DIGESTION, DEPRESSION of Spirile and General Debility. the. Forro Phsphoratod Elisir of Calisata Dark (Caltsaza Bark aad Irom), 4 the best toni. Made by Caswell, Liazard & Co , Now Ybrk, xnd s0ld by Drugglsts. TATCHELOL'S HAIR DYE. THIS SPLENDID bairdso is tho bost in tho worid. Tho only trun and. por- d5e. Harmloss, rollablo, and fosantancous; nodsap- paintiient; noridiculous tints or unpleasant odor. Ramo- tlios Lo 1l effocts of b= dyos and wasbios. ~Produces im- fmpdiaicly a superb black or natural brows, and loaves the Enis cloa, soft, and baaatiful, - Tho geatiae, sigael W. R S ter 504 by il _druggista, - CIARLES BATCHELOR, Proprigtor, N. ¥.. S TUBZROULAR CONSUMPIION-BY DR. J. 1L° Sehonck.~Among Amrican and Eoglish physfciens tha o o vory Drovalont that (absroular consamption 8 contagions, atd thero aro many ‘cases on record which- Bhow the corroctnuss of this theory. Tho medical profes. sicn, sinco the days of Laonnec, sincorely Lalioved. tha (nbarsulosts was zbsolately incarablo, azd it was nsoleas 10 mako any cfforts i that dirvetic. - In fact, everyehing. Dad proviously bren tricd that canie within tho ranga.ol Taedicine, with the smo uneatisfictory results. The first ‘person whio made the tmpartant dlsco: Eonsumption,_was -carable, was De. Jol Edinbarch, 'Scottaad, Alter bo demonstialad that iho {saasg, 1Ko many others, could bo succesafolly trested, ‘parsfcling In other parts of the world commenced gradu: Blly to approva of tho t3gory, and tho disease na longor Assomed the formidable shaps to tho praciitioner tbat it tormerty did. - « s Tt is now, however, satisfactorily demonstrated | that, consamption of tho lungs can bo carod in neasly every in- slance, 1f the diseaso is not 2llowed 1o progress too far bo- 1 aszistanco-is employed. now used with tho most satisiactory BCHENCIS PCLMONIG SYRUP: 5 will megloct fo attend to tue Procautions necesiary to pro- scrv0 iho heaith, and the, rosultds numercus {atc) caros of consumptions, hrm,b::: Anflammato: Ty disenscs, whicl might assfly Eave carod if_atwended to 18 Jt of the casasofl i l.hdsl“fl;\t‘n%hl)[}“)g. ¥ iippradenag of bo sur: At e hont (odications of discased Iuugs, Dr. EinCS PULMGNIC SYRUP shorld bo used.. The hit: congh, pain in tho breast, ditiiculty of breath- oald bo Gz occasionsl dese ime., Tho origin of alarge proportion g y consumption” Browht to SCHEN! {orers. [ was_traced to the epeodily cured b or_tour Man Pills taken he- for & day or -two with the Syru ctions’ on’ 1he uTapper, wo rminato the threatenod 10 take ono or .. Al bad- eflects 4% migitt be ncoasioned by rerburdesing tho stomach with food are thus prevented, and its vigor continues un- . anpaired.. Tho samogood cficcts aro exporienced when {544 ponular remedy is used -after drinking ireely of it i . SPIIROU IS cmevers,afam., Oct. 1, 157 Schenct;, Norlheas comet S3l and Archer's inia e DEAR I o donbt you ara recelving lotters of this wiad"every 5. snd Wil do, yous madloiacs deservs thom. - £ Yot mo add to your long list by tnforming yoa what they uavo oo t0z e, § havs boan treated by, 1be. best, DBy~ iiuaTer o Toag e S Tor Gl Dlaroa, ught an by an inatlive liver, and now, hayis en et plcon I ceinmenced. takibg MANDRAKE PILNand BEA-WEED TONIC, < s latter wronid bo long, Indend, wero I to writo all o kb S adre whte ronks a0, welghing, at imence Ehem nino wesks ego, w n thi 11me, 16 povndne 314 Hot belag Able 10 6at ARHIAE " prigm il - witaout great suffering. " "To.gar T ea % o-day % 3 o3t ansthing, and weigh 130 pounds, and 3fy iriends speak of my cese'as a miracle,” but I'know thavyour MANDRAKE PILLS bave saved iny life, 8ud I shonid s e3on Lhinkz of going 1o bed withgut nadressing %3 without ating oag. 1 saw your modicinos adsortised, 20d commenced taking them 0 my own socount. 1 give 5 %0 omo credit for my restoration to halih, excopt your- sclf, end lot mo wish you evary suceess, 43 your medicine . | deglandsit. " - ] =% I romain, Tho_ faligwing I by I z B. WISCHESTER, Jn. cortificate has bean kindly seal to Dr. r. John You=3, oditar of tho Ienmiyl- . " Izmavo, Pa. at bonefit which I derlyed from car medicince constreing me ta rosommend ‘othiers wlio may bo athiceed as I bave baea. :ptoms of pulmonary consemption for s, havibg irequontly beon bronght, o low as to ig2d to my roum for weks. In Ray-doer, 1 e reduced 5o low aa to expeot rollef anly fn_death, which I, Togethor with my {riondv and family, supnosed to bo e fiar, Iocking npan overy day 83 prohibly my last ono, 1, : 0 (e urgent request of somo frioads to Immediately npon using it, L elt iy offcot apon my system. Keceiving ‘somo "hope, I nod the nse of 14-according to directions, gainl radually, wdy aficra fow monthe T was noy 1o Uo leave my room, but also strong caough to £0 10 work at mnnual labor, which I have buon able to con- sinto to tho prasunt day, sad uow enjoy better hoalth -thanTdld avohy ofhor during iho"laet ftcen e YOUNG. - (To be continaed.] o @Z}B@h&figfi@fihfi:&. 3cl o to | B. Porterfield, and tho Convention adjourned till to-day, when it will begin tho regular dis “cussion of topics. % ‘The result of tho Credit Mobilier investigation was disclosed, yesterday, in the stztementaf C. H. Dashnell, onc of thie oflicers of the Company, thet its stock had been rofused 23 collateral by a prominént bank, which thought it tainted with fraud and corruption. There was laughtor, “swhich will nevTing pleasantly in tho pablic cex, when he stated that Oakos Ames ineisted on the ‘falfilment of contracts with Congressmen, bo- cause, if they wént back on Congressmen after stock had gome- up, when it had been promised. them when it was down; Congressmen would go back on them.” Wo begin this morning a series of valuable Iotters from the rich iron regions of Lake Supe- rior. An activo industry hes been growing up on the shores of that Jake for a quatter of o century, and has furniehed matorials for a profit- able manufacture and an attendcot trado to Buffalo, Cloveland, and Dotroit. This busincss, which has the prospect of a vast extension in tho future, has not been open to Chicago hereto- fore ; but direct connection havingboen receutly made by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Dbetween this city and two of- the Lako Superior ports, a chanca is given our copital and onter-~ prige to share in its gain: . The way opinions are formed upon the eub- ject of ofticial actions was shown by the answers made by Lovi P. Morton, & banker in Now York, who appeared bofore the Committee of Weys and Means to advocate another Syndieate. Ar. Davwes asked him if ho hnd been a partner in the provious Syndicate, aad ho s2id ho hed nob. boen; ho was thon asked whether he oxpectod tobe a partnor in tho nest Syndicate, and Lo said he certainly would if one was suthorized. Mr. Lovi P. Morton thinks that the first Syndi- cate was a grand thing for the country; so grand that he proposea fo Lelp the country tlrough the second one. < News from Japan shows no pausé in the changes which the liberal policy of ihat Empiro hss bogun. The Japanese Govornment lias in- formed its male subjects that they are no longer to be forcoa to shave their heads, but, not to uneeitle society too rapidly, top-knots are still insisted on. Actors and wrestlers are noti- fied that they may continuo their business threo ‘vears longer, but must then botake themsclves ; to some more worthy calling. The application of native capitalists to bo permitted to engege iti roilroad building has boen'granted, and the reforma in police manugement and the adminis- tration of justice are vigorously pushed. Tho latest land job in the interest of specula- tors has just_pessod tha Semato. Itisabill granting to oeeh Siate. and - Territory 500,000 acres of land o endow ai Agricultural and In- dustrial ‘Arts Collegs. Phe bill suthorizes the of land, thus throwing info the market land scrip to tho amount of 20,000,000 of acres; all of " which srip will. be hawked sbout the country, “und eventuelly fall ‘into tho hands of specula~ tors.” It is substantially eu nct to sell lands. to ‘| speculators at from 40 to 60 ¢ents per acre. Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, was the authior of the bill, Bendtors and’ by Benators from the other At- lnatic Sta tes. ; S The Chicago producs merkets were less'active yesterdsy, with s littlo more firmness in prices, Mees pork was quiet; and 10@156 per bl higher, closing at $11.60@11.65 cash, and €11.95@12.00 seller March, Lard was frm at 2)¢@5c advance per, 100 Ibs, closing ai $7,10 cash, and $7.40@7.45 scller March: Meits wero less sctive and 3o per Ib higher, at 83{@3J4o for shonlders ; 5%@ 53e for short ribs; 5@Ge for short clear, and 754@8c for green bhams averaging 16@15 1bs. Dressed hoga wore quiet, but 5e per 100 Ibs high- er, closing at 84.40@4.50. Highwinas wera dull and 34c " lowar, closing woak at 88l¢c. Flour was steady and moro active. Wheat was rather quiet, and averaged a shade higher, closing at €121 cach, and £1.22% rellor. -Fobruary. :Corn was doll and {c lower, closing . at 303{@303¢c cash, and 30%c scller Fobruiry. O_Qts ‘were rather more active and steady, clos- ing at 25)¢c cash,and 25)4c. secller Fobruary, Ryo %is more active, and 3@3{c higher, cles- ing at€6%c. Barley was lesd active, 2nd 1@11¢e higher, closing at 69c: for No. 3, and 53¥o for No.8, The hog trade was active and firm at the decline noted yesterday, or at 23.50@3.80 for common o extra. _Tlherc was no change in the cattle and sheep markets, yesterday's prices being sustained. y The Spener’sche Zeitung, » Berlin Liboral jour- nal, réporied to be on confidential torms with the Government, has recently published a very sharp articlo reilecting upon the American press for its etricturcs on the policy of tho German chix'na that the action of the State and private railroads in Gorranny, in raising the rates hith- erto accorded to emigrants, is' purely a question Thiradey Morning, January 16, 1873. Tweed's counsel consumod all of yesterday in vmkixfg objections 29 the evidence offered by the prosecation. In his testimony befora 'the Credit Mobilier. | Committee, Durant says he gave $10,000 toward 41he expenses of Senator Harlan's eloction, a6 of the bills brought before tho Wisconsin Legislaturo, yosterday, calls for o reform in the Tariff, for tho relief of our producing interests which aro now so heavily taxed. L Fifty-one mombers of thoe Kausas Legislature aave declarod themselves, in csucas, opposed to | the re-clection of Senator Pomcroy. = An eloc- tion requires 67 votes. ‘The faneral services of Louis Napoleon took pince yosterdsy, and weré withessed by 80,000 people. ' The Empreas Engenie was too ill to attond. While the ex-Empercr’s remains ley in state, they were visited by 25,000 peopls. Tho interment.. . ; “The memorial of Chicago. to Gongms! for an exchange of tho old Bridewell ot for the Cus- 4om House lof; a8 a site for.the Public Library, us beon presented to.the Benate by ‘Benstor - Logean and to Acting Secrotary. Richardson, of the Tressury, who eaid thst he favored the ~proposition. o ——— _The Farmers' Convention, at Rloomington, “hes begun its session with the gratifying attend- nnce of 800 delegstes... Nothing was done yes- | terdsy besides forming s permsuent organiza- tion, with W. O, Flagg, of Madison, as President. . Addresses were delivared, by invitation, by Hon, . L. D. Whiting, Hon. M. L, Duulsp, and Mr. J, | of domestic . administration, placing all passen- gors upon a’common footing and releasing com- panies from unprofitable arrangoments, It sug- gests to Amorican ‘papers that, isstead of desling in injustice towerds: . Ger- | meny, they should work band in’ hend with the German press .to. sccare the adoption of a treaty for the protection of the emigrants, and accuses the Government of the United States of being responsible for the fail- ure of the negotiations. commenced somo yoars 850 for: the protcction of emigrants. ' As this sccusation comes from a peper whichis, to a certain extent, tho mouihpiece of the German Court, it deserves attention, although it is diffi-. cult to see wherein any such combination would relieve the German Government from the charge of endeavoring to check emigration, that its mil- itary purposes may be carried out 5 * Jt appears that tho Spanish-American Repab- lics are up in arms at the proposition to build the Darien Canal, - Za Sociedad of Lima discerns in tho project all the evils that attend immigra~ - tion.and commerce. Civilization generally has learned to regard theee accompariments in an~ other light than that of evil, but the civilization _of“the South American Republics is pecaliar. | La Sociedad is the monthpicce of this idea of civilization. It once demanded that the Peru~ vian' Government should exact an_adherencs to the Boman Catholic faith 28 8 sine qua fion of residence on Perivian goil. It - now demanda that the four Bepublics of Pern, Ecua- dor, Ohili, and Bolivis should unite in coercing Columbia iox‘ulse any ‘and every effort to divida by » caual two continents which the Almighty bas joined togethier by an isthmus. It tells these Ropublics that their very existence depends upon succesefully opposing such isaue of land scrip to each State for, that amount and it was voted for solidly by the Now, England. Government wilh referonce to emigration. It scheme. It warns them that their countries would be overrun witk immigrants, that their products would become staples for Epropean commerce, and that, eventuslly, the Earo- pean nationalities would swallow up their power, their * “government, and their territory. . La Sociedad s evidently in fear that tho peculiar and chearful customs of South: American gavernment mignt bo sacrificed. We had o sample of theso fayorite South American pursnits; & weck or two ago, in the murder of tha Pregideat, or Dictaior, of Ezuador, or ono of the other “Republics,” wlo had succeeded the Dic~ tator he had murdered, and who will probablybe, snceeeded by the man who murdered him. Caro- ful students of tho history of the South Amer- ican Tepublics ‘héve - failed to find any rulor within several generations who Les died & natu- ol death, unless be died in prison. the latter caee, & post-morler examination’would: | probably have discovored traces of poison. Ylhere ia'a lurking suepicion that tho Darien Canal would bring ebout gome invasion of tho trnditional and eacred rights of South Américan Ropublics to revolition and bloodshed. Tho eloments of civilization, s it is underatood elie- where, zrz rogarded with foreboding. Commerco might possibly prepare the wy for tho develop- ment of theso countrics and for peacéful pros- perity,—a condition of things which cannot bo placidly contemplated from ihe stindpoint of Soutls American Republicaus. . " The fate 6f an ordinery member of Congress, sfter the usual sppliancesof the Civil Service bave fuiled to ro-clect him, is to settle down at Washington and Lecome ou agent for claims ageinst the Government. As an ex-member, he Tias the privilege of the flcor of- each House. of Congress while in scsion, and his ‘acquaintancs with members gives bim san adventigo over other ngents. Among tho members of the pres- ent Congress who willretire in March is Senator Sawyer,. of South Caroling, who bms been o Senator since 1863. This gentleman, s fow days ngo, introdnced & bill oxtonding the furis- diction of the Commission to examine claims for Iosses in tho Southern Statds‘ during the war to includo those of all citizens of forcign Gov- | ernments who resided in tho Robel States. This class of cleims includes demsnds for tho use of buildings, storcs, suppllos; &c. The claims of British ‘citizens have . beon provided for to somo extent under tho Treaty of Washington, and we beliove that the claims of alleged British subjects filed before the Comumiksion reached from twenty to . thirty millions of dollars. Congress has slready. es- tablished a Southern Claims Commisaion to hear | cases not allowed to bo prescnted to tho Court of Claims, £nd this Commission is to be allowed by this Lill to hung up testimony in every vil- lage of'the countsy. The tendericy of &li“these THE FARFIERS. Mass Meeting of Agricnlturists at Bloomington. - ! Eight Hundred Delegates Repre- senting - Societies, Clubs, and Granges. . ° Opbniug 'Adds'ess by the Tou Le . Di Whiting, of Bureau - | S Countye . . The : ‘Delegai(ies ]‘Descrflie‘- ‘the ‘Pecuniary Benefits Derived ' " from Association. . .. The Railroad ,Cnmpariies Denounced for " Exiravagant Freight Charges:” W..C. Flagg, of Madison County, Ap- poiuted Permanent President. Address by the Hon. ML bunlpp. " Special Despateh o the Chicago Tribune, BLOOMINGTOX, Tll., Jan. 15.—Pursuant to s call, issued by W. J. Beer, John Prickett, and L. F. Ross, the. Executive Committes appointed by the. convention” of delegates from Farmers’ club, held fn Kewaunoo on the 17th. and 18th of last October, -the Illinols State Farmers' Con- vention met this morning in fhe Opera House on Main street. The basis of roprescntation was fixed at one delegete from every. Farmers' Club, Grange, or other Agricultural, Industrial, or Horticultural Associations. , r i The objects of. the mocting, as sot forth in the call, are as follows : - s To perfect an zation xasde at Kewanee, by tho ‘formation of a State Farmers’ Association from £aid delegutes, the adoptior of & constitution, and for sccuring tho. orgenization and represcutation of gso- clations in every county, and, if possible, in every township of tho Btate ; 10 discusa and inslst upon re- form in railwsy transportation ; the. sle of agricul- tural inplements; tho eale of farm products by com- mission merchants, and such other abuses ss have, grown up in our midstand arc now faxing and {mpov-" eriebing produccrs and congumezs s sud {o transick such other business ns may be brought before the Convention. H The. Convention was called to order by Jobn _Prickett, of the Exccutive Cemmittse, who nominafed the Hon. L. D. Whiling, of Bureau County, for Temporary Chairman. ~3 Tho motion was agreed to. 3Ir. W. C. Hogg, of Madison County, moved that Messrs. Smith, of Kewaunee, snd Tufts, of measures is to procipitate the Government into a recognition and eventual payment not only of the porsonal losses of every maa North end South who can manufactire testimony as to his loyalty, but of all. the lossos sustnined by, Statés, municipatitics, and individuels, whethér tho'losses were sustained a3 reeults of the con- dnet of Federal or- Confederato, troops, The fact {5, this claim business, beginning with'that for the return of the tax on cotton,is Bs- suming such proportions as to threaten “all legislative regard for duty and homesty. The cottori claim nlone is for §70,000,000 ; thero is & steambont claim for several other millions, and theso things, encouraged and fostered by specu: Iativo agents and lobbyists, are increasing, nntil they in time will build ap a dobt for claims alone as great os that of tho National debt.’ . Onoe grent incentive to this claim business. is: the collection of & hundred millions of surplis revenue annually. . Claims aTe not worth much when thero is no money to pay them, nor when ‘members will have o vote s special tax therofor. It this surplus revanue was ayoided by'the proper refluclioq of taxes, the country would have at least such pxatactiqix against’ these claims 88 would be afforded by the fact of an empty Treasury, The policy’ of ' Congress at present tends to payment of all private losses during tho war, without reference 23 to which side the losses aro properly chargealle.. THE OVER-ISSUE OF LEGAL TENDERS. Some timo in Octobor last, thoro was issued from tho Treasury some $44,000,000 of Treasury notos in.cxcess of the smount which had beon supposed to bo the .limit authorized by law, | which is $356,000,000. This ection has git:néled much attention. The suthority of the ' Secre- tary to make this jssue has been questioped, | and, we beliove, a measurc has been proposed (- declaring it to be legal, and 2uthorizing it in the fature. - At an carly day in tho session, the Senato directed an inquiry as to the power of the Secrelary; A mejority of the Financo Commit- tce, consisting of Messra. Sherman, of Ohio, Morrill, ‘of Vermont, Scott, of Peunsylyanis, Ames, b Missisaippi, sud Bayard, of Dalaware, bave roported that a carcfal reviow of -all the aots of Congressleaves no doubtof tho eatub- lishment of £355,000,000 a3 ths maximum of logaltender notes to bo outstanding. The only contingency for-which an excoes was provided was o meet o tomporary loan, and that losn was subsequently funded. The Committes stato that the circumstances under which -the sdditional issue was made would have cloarly justified the officer, if he had had any legal authority to make it, and fhey admit that the Secrotary considored- that ho had such legal anthority. But as the ‘law ‘did not permit the act, the .Com- | mittee declare tho precedont a bad one. The Committee think that an exercise of such nuthority should not rest wpon an in- ference, or subtle reasoning, or the émssura of interested parties, or ba controlled. by chang-~ ing views of public policy. THsy sssert what is [ unquestionably the proper rule, that, in all ques- tions of construction 28 to the extent of power conferred by law in matters affecting the publio credit, a reasonable doubt as to.the grant of power should bs held to excluda i%: ~ They there= fore roport. that the Socretary had no suthority ' to issue greenbacks in excess of the $356,000,000, Messte. Ferry, of Michigan, and Wright, of Tows, from the seme Committeo, roported that, in their judgment, the action of the Secretary was legal. %3 T¢ will be gratifying to the conntry ‘to know that there is o disposition in Congress to confine the administration of the Tressury Department to the powers granted ‘by Iaw, Tho Syndicate operation of eighteen months ago was go clear-" ly illogal tha it was calculsted to give the im- pression that the will of the Secretary of the Treasury was superior to all law, and that he had uncontrolled discretion in all maters affect- ing the public credit. Such an impression conld ot fail to be injurious to the national credit; a3’ substituting for the written aw tho uncer- tain opinions of a single officer of the Goyern- ment, This matter will probably Farmly discussed in theBenate, ~ Centralia, Secratarics of the Kews bo elected Temporary Secretarics., « - ‘The motion was agreed fo. 7 then addrosaed tho unep meoting, Tho “Temporary -Chairman Convention as follows : . EPEECI OF THE HOK. L. D. WRITIXG . BroruER -FARMERS OoF InriNois: Wo: have. mot to consult on matters which pertain to our pursuits, and to consider and declare our senti- ments on certain things whichconcern the pub-. lic interest, - S i Tn .responso to the call of - your Execntive Committeo, I have loft my public duties else- whero. for s, brief time, to meet you bero, not more: to- testify my sympnflx{ with your pur- poses’ than -to learn_wisdom by your counscls, and to catch s6me.inspiration from the spirit which enimates you. iy hia g an ego and an era of organization. Wo beliold it, and feel ‘its effcets in various ways.” ‘Nearly evory profession,. calling, end pursuit, oxcepk our, own, sssociate, organizo, and com- bine to promote, their interests. The sgricul- {urist, Jsolated ond scattered, nway from the Post aud - telograph, and lectiro- Yoom, the last to_move. If ho felb himself pressed. and over-burdened by high gri_:es for oll he bought; and low prices for all 6 8old, ho has gought to curs the evil by more - cconomy, snd longer and harder hours of or- Whilo most other . pursuits E:ah up the ‘prices of their commoditics, if need be by short- ening . their. hours of labor and sometimes by | whiolly stapping the wheels, wo have met this by mora desperate strugzlos to multiply our pro- ductions and lo lmiry them upen the market.. While the oil men of Pennsylvania are seokin, to plug up the holes go as to stop the flow of oig and thereby. eend. up prices, the corn-raiser struggles to’ broaden his fields aud deepen his furrows, until he overflows the land with 'its abundance. = . 2 T am yot to speak of other combinztions ho toll our products according to their own greed. Poverty, if not bankruptcy, now stares us in the face.” In the-midst of such overwhelminy abondance as to choke the marts of trade, an while the consumers on the scaboard and across tlio watera are hungry for our products, we can- not realize enough to psy our taxes and Iabor. Unless some remedy bo found, our lands must greatly decline in. velue, ngricultural labor ygt ‘more reduced in price, rural improvement must suffer a blight, and general poverty cover the Jand, and thns dwart nnd wither every Lutorost dependent upon the farmar’s pmsparit{. t is becan@s wa believe that wo need not, and will not bave, this condition of sffairs o provail, that the farmers are moving. There are reme- dies for all evils, and 50 there is somewheras, and* in some way, 3 cure for the illy which threaton us, - For some_months past the producers in varions and widely geparated places have been slwost spontaneously coming togother in local organization, This Convontion of the Farmers of 1llinois is to coneider the mztter of binding. together these local sacieticeby o Steteorganizas tion. - P g As it is sgomewhat new_for our peoplo to at- tempt any general organization, the question id v? naturally asked, what isthe pnrposo? . o one is authorized, or.able, espocially fn ad- vance, o pronounce fally for any movoment, shall answer a8 ] 803 it from my own stand-point. TFarmers' gssociations 2re intonded for mutmal improyemont i our calling,—to call forth new thoughts, and diffuse useful information among ourseives, 50 a8 to produce better results with lesa labor—for social enjoyment and for intollectual and moral improvement. BSuch associntions will afford tho opportunity for néighborhood co-ap- in improyement, stock-breoding, eration dairying, farmers’ insurapce,—perhapsin buying and sellir to some extent, and so ganbnlfvyn:o | effect for our class what organization has done for othors. . ) -But we desire, also, to understand more fnily tho relation botween sgricnlture and the Goy- orument, and, eapecizfla;,‘ to seo thet justice i dogo on mattera of taxstion. As cicap frans- tion is vital to our prosperity, we mean in ®ome manmnar to solve this proklam, and it jsto this matter especially to which I shall now calf , your attention. % ‘The West must long remain an exporting and sn; importing country to an cnormous and in~ umiuanent,,. Ths prices of our products go .up, or down, a8 transportation varles its scale. As all interests of a. country prosper.‘when its chief staplea bring a good ‘price, 60 the Weat generally—all clesses,” professions, and tradea &ra neazly cquelly intergsted. in_cheap transpor- tation. Asnearlyall travel and transportation must bg 50 -Jargely done on railroads, I shall now, to somo extant, discuss - B : ra PATLROADS. Railroads afe 80 conveuicnt for their speed snd adaptability to allpleces and ‘all seasona ™ strcot may soon rule over the wholo. Alcady +} T look to “competition " o8 first and heaviest fails upon us, but inits reac- tive effects sl intcrests suffer, and so should | one ard all co~operate in set g relief on some greal matters, falling into o very fow orginizations. ecch of whonr represent hundreds of millions of dol~. lars. It looks as though one “King”in Wall tii conntry is_parcelled out in lots and vast ra- gions to the dilferent systems, In most cuses there is no restrnint to their charges. save only tho sbility of their victm o cxizt under the load. Like hostile inveding srmies, they lovy con- tions limited only by the” ability of their victims to pay. Thesc exzctions™are again ag- gravated by unjustly discriminating ageinst per- gonsand pleces. If competition shows itscifat & few points, they remorsely double up on otliers within their grasp. They levy an Inter- nal Revenue tax. by their own fist; and to. fill their own coffors, 1 tbis blood-money was well appliedit might be some compensuiion, but it i8 now certain that in many cases, instoad of going to the stockholders, it is gobbled by some Tavorities - and, head-centres, and _spent in gambling and riotous l.ivlng. Bo enormous is the robl that ox-Presdent’ Gould, a few wecks ngo, to compromise n littlo dispute in s sottlawment, without much ceremony handed oyer seven or eifiht millions. Tho country is being robbed, and largo portions of the monoy basely applied.... Unbappy. France only submitted to be revishod after a gallant struggle. Theso rail- ‘rond Bismarcks prey upon us, and a8 yet we have ncarcely lifted. a finger. We muat, Grant like, movo upon the. enemy's works. 'n‘um tidal- Wavo now rising does not win, it must be fol- lowved by such o succession of others, cach higher and stronger, till the ‘railroad Pha~ raohs are brought to judsmont. By their fower over freights _they may ¢ bull™" or “bear” the _marlet -3t will. Thoy may make real fortunes for their favorites, as easy as the Frenchman fancied ho made a thousand dollars before ‘Vreakfast by merking up his goods. Having stated the disease, I ought tog:n.ncu at the cure. e most natural, logitimate, and effectunl cure. “As this .compe- tition will mot come of ileclf, and as individually we _cannot apg)y ' it, Government —must be invoked in tho matter. The water lines we elready have do much, Tho lakes . and the Erie Canal eave-us millions snnually. Tho ocean around by Cape Horn is a re; tor to some ex- tent to the Pacific Railroad. I would then open new lines of pater. Let _tho - Fluron & Oatario Canal be construetod, and. the lino of thio St. Lawrence be 5o imagraved as pm:ticnl.llg_ to E}au Chiczgo at the head- of tide water. - Finisl the Tlinois River improvement, and cut through tho sixty miles from Honuspin to Rock Talaud, and the thirty-eight miles to Dixon, and you lef tho barges and _ river ‘commerco from Now Gr- 1leans to St. Panl, from tho Red, tho Arksnsas, thé Ohio, Tenneases, and Cumberland, all con- veniently meot this ocean commerce at onr groat’ commercial mart. Theeo waters so connected would greatly cheapen transportation, not anly by what thoy carry themselves, but because they 80 envelope tho railroads that they must drop to nearly water prices. .. . . : But it is said these entorprises will cost money. And does not railrond’ extortion cost money? ‘And who can tell howmuch? Which is better, to pay something for permanent relief, or to bo perpotuslly robbed ? 2 Abigh suthority n litto whilo ago ateted that tlio aggregato of 21l the projected works before the country wonld cost over 8200,000,000. ; Ac-. Yeept thia’as true! outlay thie - country, as s whole, 6ver - %) nded. The sum i8 not, 60 vast, considering i ur- ose and result, as to frighten us. The Rebel- ion cost moro than that sum in o hundred days, and though its fruits were dastruction, yet the country stood ‘up yzder many hundred days of war. Tho morey put into public works, if well applied, is the best investment ever made. - . *Thore is that which: scattereth and yet in- creazoth; and thero is that which ‘being with- held tondeth to poverty.” - - If all this wero donn,* true more yould be needed. .- I_think -the. General Government _should speedily choose eomo gresé line of com- ‘merce, and construct a Goverhment Railrond, 50 13 to fry the cxperiment of competition by roed with' road. S e ;e G .. 1 have suggested these as means for bringing competition. I do not surrender the claim that. Government can snd ought’ to regulate rail- roads by fixing maximum rates, and - forbidding unjust discrimiantions. 'The Govesnmsnt power of Eminent Domain was invoked by them’ in their construction on the ground that they were to be_public, institutions, The people “never clothed their legislators with power to contriet away, for all time, the. inhercot rights of the peoplo. In our edvancing civilization public in- terost and 1pum.ic necorsity ‘will not be thiarted by ofd snd muaty’ cob-web precedents. “ Dartmonth Collego” may- have been' well enough for .thet day, aad for eninstitution of lenrning ; but it cannot much longer ba made 5 standard role and hobby-horse for raffroads,,| ‘Theso vast coporations “which stratch from dea ‘{0 sen, aud cover the wholo country like an en- veloping atmosphere;” canuob much ‘longer shield their extortions by .quoting & Jaw de- cision concerning n scheol. The judge snd lawyer who shail narrow his vision to this in- finitcssimal point when-deeling with'the great guestion, ill he langhed to scorp: et that ecision tand, for sught e cars;: for -ll_such cases, but it no more apply to railroad cor- porations than will tho beby:garmonts of in- fancy clothe the stalwert maa, or o constalle’s gp!su meet the demands.of a preat revolution. extinguisher, that dar . quote, as =an cision sbomt “Dartmouth - Collcge,” which _ Daniel Webster - wrang.~ from tho Judges, is to prove that . really + A Tiftlo fearning is a dangerous_ thing." ~Tho now Constitution of Hlincis declares railroads o be public institutions, subject to Le regulated gi‘hw, and commands the Legislaturo to act. 0 Legislataro has mildly obeyed. = The rosds 5pit upon tho law, and- defy the people. Tho stand in open rebellion to ihe Constitution'an Iaws. . Near hero a Judge has_decided. in favor of the supremacy of the people. This is a good, B Thero should be no faltering. Let })nb- Tic opinion bo aroused, and the Executive of tho ZLegislaturo stimulatéd to bring all their powers o bear upon tho question. ~ Why not, since: wo have o decision on our vide, commenca secu- tions_all ‘along the line, aud -overywhere?-.I think some further law providing for Grand Juries to indict for a breach of thie law will ba most wholesome. et us institule the necesfary gat;flinery, and aply the proper force lo' execuls e law, = 9 i Having occupied 5o much of your time on the question of transportation,” snd railroads, I Wwill only briefly speak sbout its’ £win pister—tlio i monngoly. If the time ever was when it W best tohaves * protective tariff,” in my judg- mont that time has now passed, and manufge- turers, and ‘lumber men,” and ealt producers, should mow ceaso to exact bounties to be pai by other interests. If in their infaucy {t was best to givo thom protoction, now in thoir ma- turity they are quito as able to go aloric as are the corn raisers to help carry them. Lot this ‘wholesomo _prin_clfilu of competition apply to them, Let the home establishmenta compete with_each other, and il compete wiih the world at large,' as “does “the “agriculturist., 1t s2ews $o mo thet thy menufasturers, pnd the other grest iptcrests which get “protection,” form quite enough compbinetions and rings, with- out tho aid of Government, "I think tho time liag como when sl taxation shonld have for ita object the raising of rovenue. I suppose thare &rd 50mE, ¢yen among us, who do not fnlly sab- geribo to {liis, but tome tho matter is so nesrl self-grident, that tha’cadie cannot bo very mu helped by argument, i 1 bavo now endeavored to show that there are causes why wo should orgamize. In urging this organization of farmers, I distinctly disclaim a0y purposo of hostility or. antagonism to any other yapfal interest. Wo sro but membors of the same bddy, and there must be no war be- tween us. But becauge our ropdition has put us behind in goma important respects, wo no ropose to use some of the agencies employe: othera for self-defence, znd our ownim- provement. Intho genoral improvezent .and prosperity of thy ryral classes, all’ others will ghare in the benofit, Civilizstlon gannot very {ar advance while any large portion of ite mem- bers aro far in the rear. 7 ; In this maotter of refofm in tariff and chesp of fivo on credentials, cosisting of : Messrs. D. H. Gorham, of Tuiton; paign; Do C. Buell, of Tiock Falls: ' Staplicn [ Inquire tato Farmers’ 1t woaid then betho'best-p e Gining ot o Stato legisla! Mr. Ensloy, of Chom- Moore, of Kankakee; and Dr: Horton, of ton. ¢ B . The srodontials of the delogates were then handed in, and the persons present without cre- dentials were, on motion, zllowed seats. r Mr. Barnoy, of Barcaa, moved that the. Chair point a Committes of five on Permanent Or- ganization, * 5 ) Mr. J. H. Bryant, of Bureau, {heught the Committea should .o appointed witls care, and selected from all.parts of tha State. It mignt bo well to delay action until the Chair,could find who were delegatos. . The motion wa3 agreed %o. ) Mr. Gookin, of Centralia, moved o Committes of three be appointed on Resolutions,—ono frem the northern, one from the southern, and one from the contral past of tho State. . ' A delogate thought it o little prematuts, and the motion was withdmwn, - > . It was moved by Judge Starr thet the Kanka- kee delogation bs enlarged by adding the namas, of James Mix and Stophen Mnore, who were not elected by the Farmers' Association,. bub wlo were present in tho Convention. Mr. Hogg thought it a little premature. A delegato suggested it would be well to make the motion goneral. . ' & & A goneral discussion followed 8s to ‘whether action should be had on the subject then, or lak it come up after the Commnittee on Credentials had reported.” i On motion, the wholo subject was .tabled till the Committeo iad reported. 5 PARMERS' AND MECHANICS' PARTY. Mr. West, of McLean, gave notice that, at 2 o'clock, ho should offer the following : Resolved, 'nu‘;l Committea of{flve be g!npolzllu;;n o expediency of or; “ The o e syl o eopitag - offectuclly protocting the labor interests of tuacoun- try, asagainst the continued encroachments of ‘eapital, and {hat said Commmittes be requested to report at tho evening session 3 and that said Commitice bo selected from the several political psrties of the State. 2 E AISCELLANEOTS DISCUSSION. Mr. Hogg sugygested that the morning session w23 a good opportunity for men to open their minds. The officers of tho' Kewaunee mesting had hnd their attention called to a great number of m’&i“‘s‘—“flmfl' clubg, tho _tariff, and the railroad question. All ended in’ oné‘point— hov should thoy- best organize? It' would b well to hear from men from all parts of the Btate what they wanted. .. - - . W S The Chair was gratified at_Afr. Hogg’s sug- | geetion, especially 28 no business was ressing. . Tho Convention called on Mr. Hogg to epeak, but he eaid ho wanted information. - AMr. Campbell, of Iroquois, eaid every day | ‘they saw the Btate laws violated: At his sta- tion they charged 230 to Chicago. “At Paxton, four milog farther, they charged. $20. per car. The people wanted relief. ? M, Creed, of Vermilion, said he was one of four represonting twenty clubs in_his Jlocality. The one he represented had oxisted six or saven Sears. Its originel object 'was protection againat horse-thioves—the smallest one of the lot. His instructions wero to use his enorgies, do all ho conld, tomake 2 thorough State or- §nnflmimi'. Their club- had passed’ resolutions WL:oxgng in every way tho so-called Demo- iz ¥Ad Republican parties (applausc), and ion, -which .would rights. Inlesa & working -engible the farmers to, get thei than twolve months thero would club.in every township In Egypt, Afr: Ewing, of Macan, did not want to get the name of being fond of u.lkmf. He dreaded it about 25 much as an_error of judgment. The object of the proposed organization . was to con- cantrete for Improvement and protection, but they might run, I nof gareful, into .the domain of other organizstions, ' They should exclude all questions which divided sections ‘r_partics Ho was an original Democrat whose college di- ‘ploma had the signatura of Jacksan, yat hio dey recated the introduction of that question’of Afi tarift, for ib was ono which divided" political arties, If brought in, it wonld be apt to lcad Fodivition and Iack _of harmony, They should Jimit themselves chicily to the cost of transpors tatfon, Ho begged them 9 work hermoniously for success., . .- . & oy, o= Ar. Wilog, ‘of Colea Couuty, had received jn-. structions to Fm what sesmed to bo the gen» shof. the ' people..” Down his way the 84 o havo a. Counly Society” made p of delegatss . from . town i etios. . If ° ihero . w29 & lve chief in every school district, “ho beliovod thoir evils would foon becured. Legislators went thie was tho wind blew, and they wou!d find out the tendonc; of things, and go theway the " farmers wautug witliout leing sskéd. They needed thorough organization, and the rest would come of '\ts(:fi. Let tho fundamental_principles como first, and Ogngrees and State -Legislatures would follow. onopolies” naver” ¢y eir’ fight, and the organization which was ght 1heia wuat be equally alive. He asked for informution ag to what the clubs had done in tho way of getting h»t5er prices for grain. & A . RECEIVED. A Tho Secretary tead leibar £zom tho Prosident of the’ Natiohal Labor Assocletion suggesting that the Conyention send delegates” to thoir meoting, the two bodies being in perfect har- mony, and both fighting railroads. - 4 The Secrotary alzo read letfers from Urinh Mills, congralulating hLis brotbor farmers on their meeting and the step thoy had teken to check railrosd monopolies, and hoped thay ssonld petition Congress for & canal pround Niagars TFalls, ote. - A, . FIGHTING THE BAILROADS. .. J Mr. Catlett, of Lexington, XdcLéan County, felt proud thst his Club had Bdopeed & cliesp plan of railrording. Thoy had 1o compatition’ to lower rates; and they organized s Club to. ride according to law and payonly what wus dag, They wantod immediato acticn, - ailrqads, wagted delay, The farmoramast organizeClabs | and pay _just what the lawy allowed, If pntoff tho truin, they should sue a¢ onco. - Ho mob law wag’ wanted; they muist act justly and firmly, They bad one caso carried up_from Lexington, sud 1t might bo yours before it was finally de-~ cided. Thay came down yesterdsy and offered tho logal fate of ‘three conts & mile. - The road would not accept it, and g0 the Club came down fice. Chat was the pien they praposed to Wwork it on. The farmers ghould Icamn what freight rates, were, and pay them only. If tho company would not deliver the fimudu, o~ plevin them and take thom home. that wag mefl4§ all ‘(zlfi:ythe Btate, ‘;be railroads were pothing, werp prpud of th zud A R TR T I5w. Many gemm_mgu coming upy Lt the Convention should take up railron t; and AGGREGATION OF CAFITAL, | 3Mr. Relly, of Marshall, said the sggregation |. of, capital was -the evil, and the trouble would continuo till it was stopped, -It would be better to direct action to that. He wanted to stop this sggregation in tho hands of an irre- sponsible monopoly. SRS g Mr, McKay, of Carroll County, was opposed to tho gentlemaa from Mecon, He had always been & Ropublican, but ho did not seo why thoy should touck politics, which involved financior- ing, the tariff, otc. " 3on had boen kept down by Thurch and Btate so that thoy could not get their rights. Men sbould not shrink- from seeing tho offect of the tariff on the peaple of the Missis- mptpx Valley. He hoped it would not be shut out. 3 3 Ar. Phoenix, of Bloomington, said all present organizations tended to monopolies. R‘o-dn{, oly the ?euplu of Amarics balonged ve! to Europe, by reason of bands 'geld lhtmha misfortune was- that everything was organized |- for the interest of the few. The brain ground down body. The farmars.could not do themselves. justico withont overhauling the whole structure which eo burdened -them. ~All the farmerg did was to pay. other seo‘ple'a bills and starve themselves. He wanted no parson- alities; howanted & moral pesce - reform. He did not want tariffs brought in, .or snythin ‘which could csuse discord.” The farmors would find their best friends at home in the persons of blessed, beaatiful American women, -and he would like to see tho Convention go in for fe- transportation, ond curbing monopolis, it 18 tho | male suffrage, efo. cause of the whols people.” We propofo tg jojn cad support our brethren, of overy persusaion, 3. Elliott, of Burean, raid in his county th had organized two yesrs ago, and e oy in the atrngple. True, the blow, in most cases, | question of how ta raise the higgest craps. :They cking relief. were succassful, and then thoy bogan'discussing l{:ow to get them to market. They concluded the larmera did three-fifths of the voting and no If wo cannot name the epecific measures of | legislating. . Bo they decided to take cara of there aro yot ob- | themsclves, to organize and make it ontirely and that we chiefiy rely upon them for travel and | jects enongh of & lesser kind, and cleariy within | thoroughl) litical,.’and . assumq s transportation. ‘J.;ha ere fo harmony with the | onr reach to induco mgun‘lz:fi'mnf “In Lgf mean- | trol :s)l' ’thpao l‘cgisl.afinn of eih:h.os‘c:‘: omo of us can remember | time cd, and | scd _send - farmars to Teprosent. them genius of the age. their feeble beginnings in America, and we have | when tho tched with pridoand Lops their marvellous | have a power to’ execute. wal growth. More than sixty thousand miles now | are, no doubt, spread themselves over the conntry like a net- now none of " f -work, from the Lakes o tho Gulf, and from sea | want of & compact o3 Givilization i3 80 sdspsing’ itself to | will disappoar as we them, that they are nearly as_vital to”gagjety aa | stars reduced themselves to order, when great | ing in’ politics. Let their march be cnwerd | Newton proclaimed true naturo's law, €0 will | must ba through their Repros to. ses. the air we breathe. _till every neighborhood is penetrated. No wise | wreng and monopolies yield up their r o ian "’Hd"“"’w crippls their enorgiea by any whenscnnlmntedu\?ylnniz:d pe So. il Bry g i injustico.” But thero are evila and .dangers doveloping ~ which, it clear, correct now axcited by. their administration. fi:]ltlz" it was confidently believed that their “’E;e of humk;n heppiness . The remarksof tho Senator i iti . is the most natural and best regulator of business. nflmnlmunulpolies, en%g:;;:g}l::;g:{l?g% B oy iplication would lead to competition, which But of this the couniry now dpspaire. " Rail xmega and the term King” is not ins; Ll}‘“’ Eifimé ve learned to'fisnk campatition bycom- on. The whols milrosd avstem f{s fast 4 will not | act with energy, omselves. * The whole country js | that your deliberations here wil Until re- | to promote tho public interest, and advznco the | thousand acres opposed to takin zozd laxe, in ap-;} prompt and general applause. 'iifi“ question will bo sta many ways of relief. hpse wars are practical for the ization. Difficnlties or in stregth. As the o golution shall zppear we shali | at Tho truth is, thers | proposcd to work for thomselvea and not’ for Just | monopolies, scheme for ¢arrying out the present Iaws or ‘en- acting now ones. He believed they wonld sne- ceed, and he hoped none would object to brins- o Bpringfield snd Washington. - They they came to devise' scme Whatever they wanted to entatives, to get cheap transportation, If thoy bad the latter they could control the Livorpool Inow take my leavp of you. I trust yon will | market, sell their crops, and make money. om “snd prodence; and do something civilization. avor of free ts = PRGANTZATION. % On motion, 3 and then organize. , etc., mot with | might follow, but it shonld not be falked of too much to-dsy, and they should not give ont that bt the Chair appointed s Committee | to OFPOSZD TO POLITICS. M. Carter, of McLeen, hed turned over a rairie, and, aa a farther, was his’ !mn&gupreau into any must what ailed them at Mr. Elliott talked of 0 1. -mers had met to organize a political part; control the reins of mmmmnt}n nmn%eu’- ful as Well'as successful ‘partics loomington- " Let i be safectes el st ized aimply for protection. ¥ orgaa. 31r. Brennheiscr, of Stephenson, sxid 4 sent merely to organize a State Ardociatie. ™8 M. Boiso, of - DoKalb, 8aid if it was g0 to_got up a political pacty. ho wanteh 2ol couated out. Hia £sople id not want o, 20 gnt paty lbat raled tho Sixio Lrokeg They had tried to get up a Temperage: but it had failed. . What was w1's3 ovag thessh Seothy 000 mea, Yrpy a3 farmers of each. party to ‘organize, an eithor side nominated only g was wanted w3 agita‘ion end orgatizatny g tho discussion of all thess wronga. Tre would bo that 1 mozopoly woull siaagy moment. The railrosds would yield, as the .t ln\’;l;‘ hxgh tobogivenup. - O o Clizir announced the Commits ¥ ‘manent Organization s follows; W o S22 of Bureau ; E. W. Dane, of Carroli; ¥, 7K Hennessy, of Fulton: W. M. I, Sprigr o Merion; snd J. N: Morgan, of Heary, 8% of TORTY DOLLARS FOU FIVE 3rLty, --W. D. Hamiiton, of Macon, had coms go; structed. “Thoy hiad no” tovnahip organiany in his County. ~Thoyhad griovances which wanted redrossed. Holivod five miles north Decatur, near Wheaton, on the Tingia Qeetor Ttoad, and was charged $10 for a car to Deriis being only five miles. The grai munn;:i an Ontlet east to Tolodo nad the Mmoo in order to force the graliup to Chicagn their road put on {heso heavy ratea, | yoie 3 that a beso violation of jusiice. Ehonlq Lt auch matfors bomads tho subjct of legist tion? Were tho peoplo or tho railroas oy govern? Hadid not want to go back oy contract, but whon tho rosds-wers granted -] tain privileges they wors given with ag .,,E:‘ %4 standing that thoy were {0 bo o public besssy, * Was_ such o r03d public beneSt? Toapouy had had the Tigat of way, and by eut up o farms, since it was suppoted thdy would by benefactors, Now th roads dunlod the easrs ity of the peopls and osed i tate to. _tho 2 sople. hgtH 8 ‘M‘: decision was especially untimely and obectiops. ble. The Legislature had the right to » gulaty the roads when thoy betrayed ufiair trv:t.‘ B did not want any separaio political party; hy wanted tiie Government 2 isFa0 bouds for resdy from St. Louis to Now Vork. sud Caicago 1 Nerw Orloans, and then regs 123 toso " grest ne tional thoroughfares, and fix the txrifs so'thyy thoy would bo exlf-sustaining. Howouldliksty hear the matter discnssed, for be_beliaved thy ngplesnefix ra?'] for tharondy. . . 1 Mr. Smith, of Kewanzeo, snid they 3 know what the strength of the !nmsyni e-:,mfi: only way to learn it was to kave an organizitm in every school district. Then only would they be prepared tonct. o hid raccived a buchel basket of lettars in relatidn fo the movément, some in and sonie out'of Illinois, "All said thay era watching the Convention with auzisty, sa] wanted tomova in their 5titca. Towa, Nebruoky ond other Siates wera iutercsiod in the maiar If Iltinois organized, afl tho others would folos, The whols g “TORTIWEST WAS ALGVE, © oy should avold everything that wonlimety one noto. of discord. . Only perfest hamay woald succeed. They sought ends, and e i association that wanted what thoy did shag! come in. Hedeprecated discord and doubted thy &mpr!ety of tariff resolutions.- - He hadbems - enry Clay Whig, but now felt ho know otn of tho taril. No revolution could unite all s conflicting interests, Ha hed been gaing ora the- HBtato and ‘saw that all feli evils, and asked only for & remedy. oxtortion was _ known; thair. objt was to find s remedy for them. They shonld 0 home with a schems which looked ag'if it succeed. They mst concontrato the eotiy {arming strength, bt withou! gising it a poks cdl shape. He had loarned fo estimate'ths vl * of the telk of politicians. Whaet had. ever bem enscted directly for farmers? Was_not thalss- {olation, nll egainst farmers? . Ho waniad thy nominations mede, not by U:q politicians, tat if & masa convention of the farmérs, who woed evory tima elact théir man. Thoy would hews their rights,” and ‘prove that thoy.were realy men. o Mr, West, of McLean, sald he the quoation of his ‘reeofat; hofora {3t Clabs, and had been’ received favorsbly. Hy did not wantto make- discord.- In bis.sctioy they had no pelitics. Tt a fight betwesa the farmers and -the railroads. If it woudd cause discord e would not introdnca hiz, res> 1 -Tt was premature as vet, but soms dp le would po'feady forit. - S, AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convontion reassembled at 3 o'ck: The Committeo on Oredentials rcported & g fiazea presont from the State -Agricultury ol -Hogticultural Socleties, - from the. Conntisd Jo 'Davless; Tazowell) Whitsslde, Will, Moz, DeWitt, Madison, Falton, McLéan, Knog, Bz 1y, Peotis, Bureati, Scott, LaSatle, Yeroer, I tos, - Marion, Hancock, Champaign, ‘Frh inton, DeKalb, Woodford, Kaniakee, (o %ml?svmrh‘ atnam, ??[& Boiuland,“l_': shall, Veimiillion, - Kene, Livingsion . Biavanoon. Casroll. "Tho fotas samber of 43 gafea proscnt was about 800, b & The Committes offered a resolation. thafad * delegntes: reported be admitted to seats 1 to - teke part in the business, bu & case of a division of the Convention, Famey Clubg, Grenges, and Farmers' Club Aesocishat shonldl bo entitled to vote sceording 1o thanks f tho -¢all, any other organization being & titled to only one vote. The report std tien were gdopted. ‘ FEEWANENT OROANIZATION. g The Committee on Permanent Orgsaints reported tho following namas; - E; Dresident—Y. U, Flapz, of Madisoh, « Vics PrevidentaH, O- Lawrence, of Wamea: 0.1 ‘Tapning, of Whiteslda ; 3. M. Hooton, of Cliaks. Secretary—S, AL Smith, of fenrs,. ' - . Assistant Soaretary—$, 7. Tafta, of Matian. . Zrenaurer—Duncan McRay, of Camroil. - ; ., REMARKES OF THE PRESIDENE 5 The permanent Presidont thanked the Coar= tion for the honor of being allowed toarees] M. -Whiting, who Lad always beon thei friand of tho farmer. Thero wna business ol done, and he would not at loogth pledge b & self {o the farming interest. He wass fast: and all. he- had was bound up in farming. B’ was proud- of the State, and of i'.‘gnsflg community was prouder siill 1 d farmers were reedy to arganize for theird e appealed to tho men of work rather i talk. .They must work lill these co "i’xf “‘\fd i o ""‘l‘é"{h‘;’;‘% L. Brymt, & Chiting move 7 fathor of tho movement in Illinois, bo sddd¥ the list of Vico Prosidents. Agreed to. : Dr. Booton moved the appointment of s (& mittee of Seven on Constitution 'and Suit% gantzation, © . 2 Mr, Lichts, of Carroll, moved that th C= vention appoint tho Committec. Lost. = The orizinal motion was adopted. .. :* Mr. Boiso, of ‘DoKalb, . moved that the (= mittee on Bfato Organization report to tho P2 ident and Vico Prezidont in counfgin & Btate, that it bo made more efficiant. .- Mr. Smith, of Kowaunes, thought, it.1 % wieldy, and ‘moved the Commitice SPPot YVico Prosident in each Congressionsi Distrid MMr, Creed, of Marion, wanted a . . “man {n overy Benatoricl Distriot and conzir. = Aftor some discussion tho whole subjst® ; tabled. s Gt i Mr. Carter, of McT.can, moved that the (W £ :%point & Committoo of five on rescH opted, <y topeika - ‘organisties - 3ir. 3. B. Porierfield wag called on Farmers’ Associations a8 businoss Organts ‘BEMABES OF M1. PO i ‘ Ho said he wes a farmer, md-hflm.’ E terests - wore with .farmers. Whsnater P pockots- -were touched - ' iheir : B grew looso. other 958 15 money by organizing, and why not tho% Ta his locality thoy had mado money. - B8 i hoard much talldug that morig, sA% present seemed - to oot t0 tliom, not thinking of helping thomeeltel L% -hnnid_nggmm and do what thoy cotldlS eclves. His organization was bogun 557 & Township, Chempaign County, two Y837 B '¢ After talking about raising crops, lhsfi@ tallk of eellng thom. ' THI tho wholo numbor of bhoj Ty | sent 8 Committoo to a packer and recel T than if they had been sold to » dealel i 'gmn hl”};‘uybelnoked udhrin{imgm% e en paying dearly for i Tha’y nppoinleg ninngmmitteyx, to corresposd = the manufacturers, and after a tims ¢ all the implemonts ot thirty days’ Eme. cultivators for 20 which cost £33 chaze was 8 stuccess. Then they ments to eell their grain. Wh.cnlhfl the’ “as an_ ascogistion bundred farmers, lhaviog 088 dred thomsand bushels fo seods got the rates wantod. If theg werd everywhere, tho railroads would sea earnost, Tho Association had madd ments for shipping their corn straig! to the consumer, and they gob 5 biushel imore than by sclling st bome, %y cessity for county associations Was neighborhood, in the purthaso and modities, and putting down froights. coutd b_ul donemlgfifl usp«t:mhr_mu °1;7‘!:‘ b county. It mip 0 get Eup] SR foat s vamuie: and did not dou™ the railroad legialation would sta STATE CBGANIZATION. 7 Tko an aupamzasd TS nmite® 4