Star.
London, England, 1820-12-08 00:00:00

AMERICAN COMMERCIAL SYSTEM.

At a Meeting of Delegates from several Commer-
cial Cities in the United States, lately held at Phila-
delphia, the following Resolutions were adopted on
the subject of the new Tariff, proposed on Imports
and Exports. We recommend them to the attention
of our Readers; they contain a demonstration of
principles which are of universal application.
•' Resolved-1.. That it is their opinion that a system of Com-
mercial restrictions is unfavourable to industry, and that sound
policy dictates the least possible restraint upon individual en-
terprize and exertion.
" 2. That the greatest possible Revenue, required by the Na.
tienal interests, should be collected from Commerce, ou account
of the mire, economy, and certainty of its collection ; but that
this cannot be effected but by the imposition of such a rate of
Duties as will not be a restraint upon Importations, nor furnish
an inducement to smuggling.
" 3. That by every important change of the Tariff, the Na-
tion sustains an immense loss of productive labour; a well.,
digested Tariff, therefore, should never be changed, except 'for
the purpose of equal protection to the'different interests of the
country, or to provide for the public wants.
" 4. That we consider the production of Public Revenue the
legitimate object of legislation on the subject of Duties.
0 5: That the oFerettos of the proposed Tait would be
greatly to diminish -oar exportoof agricultural products ; greatly
Ito reduce the value of dune rentainirg in the country; greatly
tO lowa twpoitotionsa by roducts our means of purchasing,

bgtk at home and abroad ; almist to destroy the RetentlearitinS
fins commerce; to lower the price of lamer; and to increase
the profits of the rich manufacturer, while k lessens the profits
sad wages of every other individual is the community.
" 6. That the adoption of the proposed Tariff would produce
very extender smuggling, and the consequent necessary boyar!-
' lion of internal duties and heavy direct taxes, which would
eventually cause a re-action throughout the whole community,
and in one common ruin all the manufactories in the
country.
" 7. That the abolition of drawbacks would destroy the car-
rying trade in foreign commodities, hitherto a source of great
enterprize and wealth to our citizens, and occasion laments
losses to the commercial manufactory and agricultural interests,
and deeply affect the public revenue.
"8. That a law requiring cash payments of duties, would
materially affect the enterprize of our citizens, by limiting the
operations of the active merchants, increasing the price of
foreign commodities to the consumer, and favouring a monopoly
to the rich, contrary to the best interests of the country.
"9. That if Congress should not consider it expedient to
repeal the duties heretofore laid for any other purpose than the
production of public revenue, it cannot be politic or just to
impose other and hibber duties, the probable effects of which
would be to benefit manufacturers at the expense of every other
class of the citizens.

" 10. That the Project of rendering ourselves independent
of foreign nations, is founded in mistaken views of national in-
dependence. Manufacturing nations must always be more de-
pendent on their customers than those cultivating the soil on
the parchasing of their produce."
The Convention also unanimously adopted a Me-
morial to Congress, which Memorial it was decided,
as a matter of decorum, should not be published
until it had been presented. (Signed)

W. DAILEY, President of the Convention.

JOHN VAUGHAN, Secretary.
Philadelphia, November 4, 1820.

REVOLUTION AT HAYTI.

We subjoin some farther extracts from American
Papers, which explain more fully the change of affairs
which has lately taken place in St. Domingo.—
CIIRISTOPHE, whose death seems now placed beyond
doubt, was arbitrary and severe in his mode of '1
ruling, but was just in his disposition, and seemed
animated with a desire to advance the condition of
his subjects. His Court was remarkable for a sort
of barbarops splendour, but it is said that its morals
were better than those of many European Courts.—
He corresponded with Mr. Wapiti:Avec& He bad
established schools on the Lancasterian system, and
-arc Institution, which was called the Royal College,
froni which teachers were sent forth to the several
districts of his ten-holy.

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4.

nom ST. 110MINGO.PORT•AV•PRINCEI OCT. 10.

A few days since we received the news of the
death of Christophe, and the revolt of the tfoops at
St. Marc, and at a strong fortress in its vicinity, both
belonging to that Monarque.
Parties of soldiers had come in from those places,
bringing the heads of the Governor of. St. Marc's,
and of the Colonel commanding.the latter. In behalf
of their comrades, these men have claimed the pro-

tection of this Government (under Boyer), which has
in cortsequetice sent off a considerable body of troops
to take possession of those places, to be followed by
all the disposable force now in the South, making
altogether from 15,000 to 20,000 men.
It is generally believed here that the mass of the
population, under the successor of the late King
Henry, is desirous of coming under that of the Re-
public. Should that be the fact, there is little doubt
of President Boyer's, ere long, visiting the Cape with
his army.