Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-12-13
ALEXANDRIA,:
MONDAY MORNING, December Is.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURES.

legates, and after presenting their creden.
tials, took their seats in the Convention
From achusetts.-Sanuel Davis, Jas.
Shepherd.
From Rhode rsland.-Samuel Greene.
From Connecticut. Babcock, Chas.
Bostwick, Theodore Dwight, John r. HAT.
kinson, James NJ. L. Scofeld.
From New Yo.k.-UiIliam Few, H. E.
Haight, Isaac Pierson, Joseph Smith. Peter
II. Schenck, Matthew L. Davis, Thomas
Morris.
From Greenwich, (Village )-Robert Ke-
~, James Lamb.
From Fishkill. Abraham II. Schenck.
From Poughkeepsie.- Boothe, J.
W. Stephens.
From New-J ersey.-Peter Cole, Daniel
HolsmaH, Nicholas Smith, Samuel Colt, Jno.
Manning.
From Pennsylvania.-Mathe Carey, W.
Young, Thomas Hulme, Samuel Richards,
George M'Calmont, John Harrison, Henry
Horn.
From Delaware. James Sddal, E. L. Du-
pont.
From Maryland. John Hillen, J. Sykes.
From Ohio Arthur Tappan.
A number OF other gentlemen also attend
ed, from various parts Of the United States,
who, although not regularly appointed as de-
legstes, afforded the Convention the benefit
of their information, On the III portant bust
ness, for the transaction OF which they were
convfned
Sundry resolutions were offered for the
consideration Of he convention. containing
the principles proper TO be introduced mo
memorial 10 congress which resolutions
having been discu.s.d and adopted, were re-
ferred to committee appointed to dralt said
memorial. At subsequent meeting, the
co.omttee reported the daft, which, after
undergoing some amendments. was unani'
mously adopted
/, was then ordered, that said memorial
be signed by tie president, and Counter
signed by The secretary aud That il be trans
NIT ed 10 CO. .yress. and printed.
On motion. resolved. That il lie strongly
recommended TO he manufacturers in each
of the different states, to apPo'at commit
tee of publication, for he purpose OF Disc
minat;ng such essays as may be calculated
to dispe the prejudices tina, exist on the
subject manufactures
On motion, resolved, That il he recon-
mended, in tie most earnest manner, to the
manufacturers and the ir fellow citizens in
the different states, 10 form societies for the
encouragement OF domestic industry, and to
call convention in each state, on the third
Monday in December (instant,) for the pur.
pose of ascsrtaining the rise, progress. and
decay uf manufactures throughout the Union,
and that they appoint, at such state conven-
tons, delegates 10 meet general convcn-
ten. to be held in the city OF New York, on
the third Monday in January next, there to
report such information as may De collected
in pursuance ct this resolution.
Resolved unan mousIy, That this eonven-
ton entertain high respect for the perseve-
rance, zeal and talents, which have been dis
played by the authors of the Philadelphia
addresses, on the SUI jcct Of national indus
try and that, in conformity with these
feelings. The convention present them their
most sincere ard hearty thanks for their
great anc patriotic efforts
Ordered, That all written comnunica-
tons which il is necessary TO make previous
! to the next general convention, he addressed
to the President of the Pennsy ivania Society
for the encouragement Of American manniac-
: lures, Philadelphia.
{ A committee was then appointed to tor
ward the memorial TO congress to have the
same printed and generally topertorm such
| services as become necessary TO carry the
decision OF the convention into full opera
| ton.
No further business appearing, the con-
vention adjourned.
WILLIAM FEW, President.
+ MATHEW CAREY, Secretary:
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