Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-24

severally read-After which. the presiden
of the United States withdrew, and tin,
society adjourned.
REPORT
Of the corresponding committee Of the soci.
ETY. for tie encouragement Of domestic
manufactures.
The corresponding committee, elected
i'll pursuance of the Sd article of the con
stitutlon, for the current year, respectful.
ly report
That immediately after the meeting oil
the society, held on the 3lst December,
1916, they took the speediest measures
for carrying into effect the resolutions,
respecting tue printing and publishing
the address then reported and adopted
They accordingly caused TO be printed
5000 copies ON. of which was transmit
ted TO the President OF the United States,
and one TO each of the members of CON
gress and heads OF departments of the
general government, and 10 the govern
ors and members of tlicleglslatures Of The
states respectively, so far as the same was
practicable.
Your committee, in further pursuance
OF the duties delegated 10 them, caused
memorial 10 be drawn up on behalf Of the
society, addressed to the congress Of the
United States, praying for the permanen
cy OF the duties imposed by the tariff !;
the prohibition of cotton goots manliiac-
tured beyond the cape OF Good Hope !:
such revision and modification of the re-
venue laws, as might prevent smuggling,
false invoices, and other frauds iof Gu-
ty OF ten per cent. OH auction sales, with
the exceptions therein stated; for re-
commentator 10 the officers OF the army
and navy, aud to all cirii officers, 10 be
clothed in American fabrics that all pub
liz supplies for the arnIv and navy might
be OF American manufacture; and for
such other protection as might place
our mercantile and manufacturing in
terests beyond the reach of foreign i'll
tiuence.
1t Is with pleasure and gratitude your
committee have learned, that the war de-
partment has given an entire preference
TO domestic manufactures, and as much is
confidently hoped from the department of
the navy.
Your committee elected delegate TO
proceed with the same 10 ile seat OF gov-
eminent.
Memorials of similar import, we're
drawn up by the merchants OF This cily,
and by the citizens at large, respectively
and another member of your committee
was deputed by the merchants, who also
a citizen of New I DIRK, then i'm
the city of Washington, TO cooperate
with the delegates of this society, and
cause the above named memorials 10 be
laid before congress, with Instructions to
solicit and promote The objects Of them,
BY their best endeavors.
The delegates, on their wav TO the scat
OF government, took occasion 10 explain
to certain respectable and influential citi-
Zens OF Philadelphia and Baltimore, tie
object, views 3nd motives of this society.
and the nature of their mission: and had
tie satisfaction, during the short period
OF one day IN each OF these cites, 10 wit
ness the formation of kindred associa-
tons, whose proceedings have been long
since made public, and which bv Their
patriotism, capital and char
acter, have proved an inappreciablc ac-
QUESTION TO the cause of domestic indus
try.
During their residence in the CITY of
Washington, the said delegates, with The
aid and cooperation of their colleague,
made similar, and no less successful
appeal, to the citizens of Washington,
Georgetown, and Alexandria who, at
meeting convened by public notice, III
siltuied and organized. an association.
entitled the dIetr0p0hton .Society-the pro
ceehlDgs OF His association have also
been made public, and lheir zeal, inhu-
ence, and respcc,ability, have done much
III rousmg the spirit OF inquiry and pro-
noting the true Interests of their coun-
try.
The delegates were heard with much
attention by the committee of commerce
ami manufactures Of fIta r.
sentatlves, to whom the above memorials
were referred, and tIGt committee report
ed an part by a bill, for the confinuancc
of the existing duties upon importation
as prayed and referred fle other matters
more inmedi0teiy connected with the rere-
nue. 10 the secretary If the treasury whose
opinions, we think ourselves authorised TO
state, were IN unison with the PRAYER of
the memOriaiists. And although The late
ness OF the session, and the mass of I'M
business, prevented The immedi-
ate attainment of the objects desired, vet
lie wIScst and most experienced in and
out OF congress, (the enlightened mem
bers of the committee of tic house in
cluded.) weTe of opinion, that nothing
would be lost by the deiay, as every hay,
would offer neW manifestations. of the
pubic sentiment, and the circumstances of
the times, be more faiy developed, and
operate as law OF necessity.
1t may be important also TO state the
friendly lntlmatiOn Of the committee itself
that nothing would more cOnduce to Gu-
tme success, than an authentic collection
OF facts, tending 10 shew the value oftle
properly embarked in domestic manufac-
lures, the great portion of which was leo
pardIzed by the causes set forth, and the
Soss and ,rTepaTGbfc injury the community
must suffer from neglect, and Indifference
to so essential an interest. AS bcti inter
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