The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-07-26
PUBLIC MEETING.

AT a very large and respectable MeetinB OK
the Citizens of the State of Delaware, friendly
to Manufactures and Agriculture, convened by
public notice, at the Town Hall, in the Borough
of Wilmington, July 81, 1s27-Wm Cooch, esq.
was c~lled to the chair, and James Candy was ap-
pointed secretary.
On mntlon, it was Resoleed, That the Chair
man appoint committe of five to report resolu
tons expressive of the senses of this meetng:---
Whcrcupon, Caleb Kirk, w. P. Brobson, Rch-
ard Mansfield, Charles j Du Pont, and Isaac w.
Gibbs, were appointed. The said committee
after being some time absent, returned with the
following t-whichTafter being read by par
agraphs, and considered, was unanimously adopt
ed
The Committee appointed by this meeting,.
report for adoption, the following preamble and
resolutons:-1he great importance OF the inter-
ests of Agriculture and Manufactures, to the in.
dependence and prosperity of the United Statess
is too obvious to require proof they must be ad.
mitted to be essential to our happiness in time of
peace, and to our safety and glory, in.war. The
employment of our own in preference to foreign
labor; the creation of an home market for the
products of every branch of our Domestic Indus
try, thereby quickening the energies of Agri-
culture and Commerce; and the liberal protec.
~
eign competition, should be among the primary
duties of the government of the Union. The
Committee consider these Objects like those OF
the army and navy, of internal improvements
and the general system of national defence, to
be cardinal objects in the policy Of the General
Government, to be dealt with, and fostered,
and promoted under its auspices, according to
the means and exigencies of the Country.
The progress of these great interests in the
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the general prosperity which has uniformly fol.
lowed in their track, show that they are already
under the sound action of public sentiment, and
have taken too deep root in the interests and at
fections of the people, to be easily destroyed.
The Committee, therefore, recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions:
l. Resolved, That the employment of our
own III preference to foreign labor; the protec-
ton of the labor of our own citizens against for.
eign labor and foreign competition; and the cre-
alton Of home market for the products of every
branch Of our domestic industry, are primary OBJ
.iects Of every good government, and in pecu
| liar manner of that of the United States.
| g. ReSoiped, That the protection of Ameri-
can Manufactures is, in the opinion of this meet
ing, the true and honest policy of this nation,
that the truth of this proposition is every day
demonstrated, by the Aourishing condition of
every potion of our country where manufactur-
ing establishments are in successful progress
a condition not confined to the manufacturer
himself, but participated in by every other
branch of industry within the sphere of its inhu-
ence, and especially by the farmer, thus exhib.
itnE the intimate Union subsistng between the
two great interests of Agriculture and Manufac-
tures; and that while we cordially approve Of the
policy, we entertain no doubt of the constitu-
tonal power of Congress to legslate upon a
subject which was deemed peculiar object of
their care by Washington, Jefferson, Madison and
Monroe, and upon which congress has exercis
ed the right of legislation from the origin of the
government to the present day.
3. Res0irea, That we regard the doctrine
contained in the proceedings recently promul.
gated by the Legislature Of Virginia, denying to
congress ''any power whatever to protect do
mestic manufactures" as faacious and visiona,
ry in the extreme-as contrary to the best inter
ests and happiness of this nations as it is repug-
nant to the true intention and correct exposition
of the instrument which it assumes to interpret
-contradictcd by the concurring opinions of the
fathers of the Constitution itself Washington,
Hamilton and Madison, and by the uniform prac-
tice Of every administration which has acted un-
der that constitution.
/ 4. ReS0Iped, That whatever differences Of
opinion may exist as TO some Of the provisions of
the bill which passed the house of representa-.
tives during the last session of Congress, entitled
san act for the alteration of the acts imposing
duties on imports" we regard the general prn-
ciple Of support to so important branch ofman-
ufacture as that of wooen, as measure pecu-
larly calculated to promot. the interests of the
agrculturist and the manufacturer, by the pro-
lection it secured to the manufacturer of coarse
woollens, and to the produce of the raw material.
S. Resolred, That this meeting cordially ac-
cept the invitation of the Pennsylvania Society
! Of Manufactures and the Mechanic Arts, to ap-
point delegation to attend ebe General Con-
yenton at Harrisburg, on the 30th inst. for the
purpose of delberatng on the measures proper
to be taken in the present depressed state of
the woollen manufacture and the market for
wool, and such other manufactures as require
Legislative encouragement-and that William
Cooch, +. |. du Pont; James Candy, DR.. Arnold
Nautlain, Andrew Gray, VIM. w. Young, John
Higgins, James Riddle, Philip Reybold, Jona-
than Jenkins, Spencer Williams, Kendall Batson,
and VIM. d. NAPLES, be appointed Delegates
from this State, for the purpose expressed in this
resolution.
| 6. Hesolued, That the aforesaid delegates
have power to supply any vacancy which may
occur in their number.
| z. Resolred, That the Secretary be request
ed to give notice to the respective delegates,
of their appointment; and also, to furnish the
chairman of the delegation with an authenticat-
ed copy Of these proceedings.
g. Resolpsd, That we cordially unite with
the friends of Agriculture and Manufactures in
different parts of the Union, in an expression of