American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-07-24
PUBLIC MEETING.

7 At a very large and respectable meetny orr
citizens uf the State Of Delaware friendly fo v,.
ufactures and agriculture, convened by oubI;c W.
tee, at the Town Hail in the Borough Of WiIm;ns
ton, July 81, l827-Vm. Couch, ESQ. was calsI
to the chair, and Jas. Candy was appointed Seer.
tary.
On motion, It was Resolved, That the cha;rm,r
appoint Committee of five to report resolutiors
expressive Of the sense Of this meeting: Wherein
on, Caleb Kirk, w. r. Brobson, Richard Mansfield
Charles |. du Pont, and Isaac w. Gibbs, were an,
pointed. The said committee after being som,
| time absent, returned with the following renon
:. which, after being read by paragraph, and con.
sidered, was unanimously adopted.
| The committee appointed by this meeting. renort q,
Adoption the following preamble and resolutors.-rhe
great Importance OF the interests Of Agriculture and Mana
facures to The independence and prosperity Of the ne
States, is too obvious TO require proof they be admit
ted 10 be essential to happiness in time of Peace au
safety and glory, IN The employment Of our own
in preference foreign labor; the creation Of hons
market for the products of every branch Of our Domes
Industry, thereby quckening te energies Of Aggcuhue
and Commerce; and the libc al protection Of the labor
own citizens against foreign competition. shoa b.
among the primary duties OF the government VI the urr
The Committee consider these Objects like these Of The
army and navy, Of internal improvements and tile general
system of national defence. TO be cadl objects tie
policy OF the General government, to be dealt with and
fosered, and promoted nAder its auspices according l
means and exig. ncies Of the Country.
The progress Of these great interests in Tie rn,l
States within the last fifteen years. and the general nro
pe,y which has uniformly follow ed in their track, Stow
that they already under the sound action Of pnhEs
sentiment and have taken too deep in the ineeS
and affections Of the people, to be easily destroyed
The Committee therefore, recommend The adoption CT
the following resnlu, ions:
/. Resoiued, That the employment of our own il nc
ference foreign labor the p,ctection Of the labor o ON
citizens agas foreign labor and foreign cnr,peion
and the creation Of home market for the products G
every branch Of domestic industry primary pber
Of every good government, and in peculiar Of
that Of the United States.
Resotped That the protection of American SIarufac
lures IS in the opinion Of this ting, the true and obv
policy o this nation tina, the truth Of this PR position
is every day d demonstrated, b, the nispg curi,vn Of
every portion OF our country where manufacturing esab
shments are i'll successful PR grrss,a condition
fined TO the manufacturer himself, hui participated in by
ever, other branch Of industry within the sphere Of lis H.
huence, and especially by the fsrmer-hus exhibiting The
intimate union s,bssng between the TWO great Interests
e Agriculture and Manufactures; ard that while We ctrd
ally arpicve Of the policy, We entertain 70 doubt rf tie
constitutional power ct Congress to gisae upon shb.
cct which deemed peculiar obicc, Of their by
Washington, Jefferson Madison end Monroe. and upon
which Congress has lcised the light Of legislation from
the origin of the government to the present day.
3. Rtsoi7ed That regard the doctrine contained in
the proceedings recently promulgated by the legislature
Of Virginia. denying to Congress any rowtr ~Aestro
ploieci domestic manufactures, ms allaos and ssorsr
in thr excmeas CONTRARY TO the btst interests and hep
piness 81 his nalon il is rtpugnan TO the rne nt-
ton AID correct exposition Of the instrument which I.
snmes to in'erpret-conradc by the concurlrg oplI
ions Of tie fathers Of the constitution itself Washington
Hamilton and Madison, and by the uniform practice Of
every administration which has acted under that cons'll
ion.
4 Resoiued, Tim. whatever difference of opinion may
xi,r of the provisions of the Bill which passed
the House of Representations during the late session Of
Congress, entitled I. ACT for the alteration Of The arts
imposing duties on imports" regard the general primo.
ne of support important branch of Manufacture
that OF Wonlen as measure peculiarly calculated p'o.
mote the Interests of the Agfcuu,ist and the MahuIac.
urer, By the protection il secured to the Manufacture 81
coarse Wopens. and 10 the produce OF the materi
ffsofp'a That this meeting cordially accept The NV
taton OF he Pennsylvania Society of Manufactures ande
Mechanic Arts to apnon delegation TO attend the gene.
raj convention at Harrisburg, the 30h inst Tor the pui-
pose OF celebrating the measures proper TO be 'aeeh
in the present "depressed state of the WOODEN Mar,sc-
tnre and Of The market for wool" and such other MENU.
lectures require legislative encouragement =: and tfat
William Cooch, T. I lu Poni, Jas Canby Doctor MHohi
Naudan. Andrew Gray, VIM W. Young, John iiigst'ss
Jas Riddle Philln Re, bold, Jonathan jenkins, Sperccr
Williams. Kendall Batson and VIM. d. NAPLES be appoint.
ed Delegates from this State, for the purposes expressed
IL his tesoluli on
O. Resoged That the aforesaid dele gates nave power 70
supply vacancy which may in their number,
RESOLVED, That ,he Secretary be requested to gSc
notice 10 the respective delegates, IF ter appointment
and ALSO TO furnish the chairman Of the delegation WIN a
authenticated cony of these proceedings.
g. Resolted, That cordially unite with the friends o.
Agriculture and Manufactures, in different parts OF me
union, in the expression Of grateful respect md approha
lion to fEzRKIAu EiIEs aud MATTHEW CARsr, for the SER
vices they have rendered to the Of national industry
and prosperity, by their perseve,ng and enghtenede '
orts in its support
9. Res,lsed, Tint the proceedings Of this meeting be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and published IN
III the papers of the State.
WM CoGClI, Chairman,
JAS CANBY, .Secy