The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-08-16
MEMORIAL

10 the LSeUute ava FTOWSc VI HepfcScsuuWUOSv
the United States Of AHIeric0.
The memorial and petition Of their fellow
citizens, the undersigned assembled at Harris
burgh, in the State of Pennsylvania -
RESPECTFULLY sHEWs -
That the imperfections Of the acts of Con-
gress intended to foster the wooden interests
of these United States, together with the
countcrvailng measures Of the British gov
eminent, have reduced that interest to need
the early and effectuaI interpositiOn of Con-
gress to support it.
Forty millions of manufacturing capital.tO-
gether with forty millions of farming capital.
composing this great national concern, for
want of adequate protection, have lost half of
their value.
1t is in the power of Congress to relieve it
from present distress and jeopardy.to prevent
its utter ruin which is imminent, and to rem
der it of the first Importance to the general
welfare nf these United States.
Your petitioners might present their views,
in extensive considerations of the subject
Deprived by natural circumstances of concert
ed action, and almost of common cause, in
this respect the weakest interests Ofthe coun-
try, your petitioners have been induced to
meettogether. from various distant places, for
the purpose of exchanging sentiments per-
sonaly. and uniting on this occasion in pc
tition to Congress for that justice, which no
your honorable bodies are cow inced that
the country stands in need of it.
Your petitioners disclaim all sectional and
merely individual views. They would not
venture to approach the constituted author-
ties of the country with this memorial, ii not
satisfied that its representatives have uniform
Iy recognised the interest in question as of
primary national Importance. Wherefore
they respectfully but earnestly solicit your
honorable bodies, to save, protect, and pro
mote, what has uniformly been treated by
government as one ofthe principal elements
of the independence, prosperity, and great
ness of this republic.
Without further argument, but trusting to
the wisdom and patriotism Of congress to de-
wise and enact such laws as the exigency re-
quires, your petitioners submit themselves to
your Judgment, in full confidence that the rep
lesentatives of the people will promptly APP
ply that legislation, which is indispensable
to sustain, preserve, and advance the aSrlcul-
ture and manufactures on which more than
halfthe citizens ofthcse United States depend
for their livelihood, and the whole country
for its prosperity.
Not presuming to suggest the detail of such
an act of Congress as would put a stop to the
ruinous fluctuations, which for the last nine
wears have distressed the farmers and manu-
facturers of the United States, striving to make
head against the foreign legislation which, de-
prives them oftheir own markets, your petit
TONERS nevertheless, with the utmost defer
ence, submit to the superior wisdom, and I'M
controlled disposition Of Congress,the follow
ing rates of duties,as calculated to accomplish
that purpose, wiz
/, On raw wool, costing over eight cents in
foreign country, duty of twenty cents per
pound,to be increased annually two and a halt
cents per pound, till it reaches fifty cents per
pound.
9. All goods composed Of wool or ofwhich
wool is a component part Except blankets,
stuffs, bombazines, hosiery, nets, gloves, caps
and blindngs) costing not more than fifty
cents per square yard, to be taken and deem
ed to have cost fifty cents per square yard, u
forty per cent ad valorem. to be charged
thereon until the 3Oth of June, 1929, forty
five per cent ad valorem, until the 30th OF
June, 1880, and fifty per cent ad valore.n there
after.
Sd. All goods composed of wool, or OF
which wool is a component part, (except as
aforesaid,) costing in foreign country over
fifty cents per square yard, and not exceed
ing two dollars fifty cents per square yard, to
be- taken and deemed to have cost $3.50 cents
per square yard, and the duty to be charged
as in the preceding section.
4th All goods composed of wool, or OF
which wool is component part, (cNcept as
aforesaid costing in a foreign country more
than two dollars and fifty cents per- square
yard, and not exceeding four dollars pei
square yard, to be deemed and taken to
have cost four dollars per square yard, and
the duty to be charged as in the second sec
ton.
5th. All goods composed of wool, or oil
! which wool Il component part, Except as
| aforesaid,) costing more than four; and moi
exceeding six dollars per square yard, and
the duty to be charged as in the second sec
ton.
9th. All goods composed of wool, or Of
which wool is component part, Except
as aforesaid,) which snail cost in a foreign
country, more than six dollars per square
yard, to be charged as in the second section
7. The adequate protection of wooden blan-
kets, is respectfully submitted to Congress, SO
as to secure their manufacture in the United
States.
! 6. 1t is respectfully submitted to Congress
that adequate measures should be taken ia
prevent the frauds on the revenue, by which
American manufactures are believed to be Sc.
riously injured.
Your petitioners beg leave further to state