Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-19
THE TARIEE

A all adjourned meeting OF the Citizens or
norfolk and Portsmouth held at the Town
iiaii' on Tuesday the l2ih of September
George NectOn, ESP was called 10 the Chair
anu .4ioeH Aaniand, appointed Secretary
Inc Committee appointed at the meeting on
the 'o'ii INST. toprepare Resolutions ex press
I'VE OF me sense OF tins community. in relation
10 me proposed IariW B.H, submitted lbe
Following, winch were UNANIMouSLY adopted:
hesoired-As the opinion OF this meeting
tlat tue farm of duties now in force under
onr laws, Is sufficiently hig;I for The produc-
ton OF revenue aud liberal for the encourape.
ment OF manufactured
Rcsoired-As The opinion OF this NEE that
b &C mmonly allied The" TariT BiHvIntro.
uhced at The last session of Cong ress and ex-
pecied To he brought before The ensuing sea.
SION thereof, VIII, 1t passed into law he pro-
ductiVe OF the most fuiuOus consequences Ia
tue industry and enterprize. as well az 10 The
financial prosperity OF the States. that IL
The object of tins bill he. as its advocates de-
clare, tue protection of our Tanuiac lures, tIs
calculated 10 attain that object only at The
Saciiiice OF The great agricultural aud com
mercial interests of this nation which i'm evS
cry way are deemed equal it not para0,ouBE in.
iefests that the proposed tariff not only de-
niands ills sacrifice al the hands of CONGRESS
out throwing out the strongest temptations
10 lieSai 'fade, along an extensive coast whore
there are few and feeble cnards asainst The
violation of The laws, il must inevitably Ieat,
10 frauds upon the revenue, whereby the
ireasury Will be impoverished. aud direct
taH OF loans rendered necessary to meet the
exIgencies OF the Government.
ReSoired-As the opinion of this meeting that
the proposed tariff appears TO be a part uf a
system OF measures. which has greatly con.
tribnted 10 the present distresses and Difficult
ties OF The country, aud that the adoption of
III, is hot only Objectionable upon General nr;n-
ciples, which have been uhansweiably urre,J
against IL, and might he repeated, but is more
particularly so, AT the existing juncture When,
these dlsiresSes and difficulties are so heavily
felt; and so generally acknowledged.
ReSofred-As the opinion of ills meetine.
that III government like that of tba Uu,ira
States, where public sentiment almost ex-
clusWely gives strength TO laws and iDsurss
their efficacy, wise aud prudent Legislature
VIII pause long in their deliberations before
they 2dopt measure recommended alone bN
speculative policy, which thwarts the course OF
established enterprise and industry and
sfr;kesso vitality at The ancient liza biIs and occu-
pauons OF The people; measure too, 10 which
whole states, and those among the largest i'm
the Union, are almost unanimously opDosed
aud which from Maryland South, conId mud
Ohlyfhree advocates among the national repre-.
sentatiVes.
ReSoired-That our fellow citizens of the
counties OF Princess Anne, Norfolk and Man.
semond be, aud they are hereby invited 10
cooperate with this meeting, in the object Of
these resolutions,
Res lie THAT a copy of tile e reso.uiionsbe
transmitted 10 Thomas Newton ESQ our Reu.
Tesentaliye III Congress, as the deIbatat.
sense OF this portion OF his constituents upou
tns ShpJect o. me proposed Tariff Bill and
that a coPy OF the same be transmitted 10 the
Chalnher OF Commerce OF Philadelphia, By
The Chairman OF this meeting, 10 be laid be-
tore any general meeting as proposed in their
letter, to be held III some central Civ i'm the
Onion. Wv
Resolred-That copy Of the foregoing res.
outions he made out and lett al each of The
Reading Rooms, and with Mr.. 1apley Webb,
~ Portsmouth. for the signatures OF such citi-
zens OF Norfolk aud Portsmouth as coucHr in
them. GEO. NEWTON PtesideuI
a. ALMAND, Secretary