Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-12-26


restrictions is nnfavorable 10 industry,
and that sound policy dictates the least
practicable restraint upon individual en-
terprise and exertion.
2. RESOLVED, That the greatest posi-
Bile revenue required by the national in
terests, should be collected from conn
merce, on account of the ease, economy,
and certainty of its collections; but that
this cannot be effected but by the impo-
sition of such rate of duties as will not
be restraint upon importations, nor
furnish an inducement to smuggling.
8. Resolved, That by every important
change of the tariff the nation sustains AN
immense loss of productive labor; a
well-digested tariff, therefore, should
never be changed, except for the pnr-
pose OF equal protection to the different
interests OF the country, or to provide for
the public wants.
4. Resolved, That we consider the
production of the public revenue the
legitimate object of Legislation on the
subiec, Of duties.
S. Re8oiUed, That the operation of
the proposed tariff would be greatly 10
diminish our exports of agricultural pro-
ducts, greatly to reduce the( value Of
those remaining in The country; greatly
to lessen importations by reducing our
means of pure hasing both at home and
abroad-almost to destroy the revenue
arising from commerce; to lower the
price of labor, and to increase the pro-
fits of the rich manufacturer while it
lessons the profits and wages of every
other individual in the community.
6. Resolved, That the adoption o the
proposed tariff would produce very ex-
tensive smuggling, and the consequent
necessary imposition of internal duiies
and heavy direct taxes, Which would
eventually cause reaction throughout
the whole community; and involve i'll
one common ruin all the manulact, ries
in the country.
7. Resolved, That the abollioa Of
drawbacks would destroy the carrying
trade in foreign commodities, hitherto a
source OF great enterprise and wealth TO
our citizens, occasion great losses to the
commercial, manufacturing, and agri-
cultural interests, and deeply affect the
public revenue.
s. RESOLVED, That a law requiring
cash payments of duties would material
iy affect the enterprise of our citizens,
by limiting the operations of the active
merchants, increasing the price Of for
eign commodities to the consumer, and
favoring monopoly TO the rich, contra
ry to The best interests oil The country.
9 RESOLVED, That, if Congress should
not consider it expedieut TO repeal the
duties heretofore laid for any other pur-
pose than the production of public reve-
nue., ii cannot be either polite or just to
impose other and higher duties, tie pro-
babe effects of which would be &c bene-
fit the manufacturers at the expense Of
every other class of the citizens.
10. Re8ofved, That the project ofren-
dering ourselves independent Of ioreisn
nations is founded in mistaken views #
national independence. Manufacturing
nations must always De more dependent
on their customers than those cultivating
the soil on the purchasers of their pro-
duce.
The Convention also unanimously
adopted memorial to Congress; which
memorial it was decided, as matter of
decorum, should not be published until
it has been presented.
WILLIAM BAYARD,
President Of the Convention.
JOHN VAUGHAN, Secretary.
Phiiadelhia, 4h .NoU. 1890.
NETWORK, now.
The New-York County Agricultural
Society have agreed to memorialize
Congress in favor OF extending further
protection to the productive industry of
the nation and at late meeting of the
Board of Managers the following reso-
lutions were offered and referred to a
committee, who have recommended
their adoption:
Reaolved, That we consider the pros