Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-29
DELAWARE JOURNAL.
WILL ] Z ] .s SlsHcNS
EfiAay, June %, 1S21.

uDOn the virginia ptpeia''tu " Tic legs.
lature Of that State, at its last sesson--to wit
That this General Assembly (of Virginia. doe,
most sosemnly protest against the claim, exercise,
OF ANY POWER WHATEVER. on the part
If the general government, TO PROTECT DC
MESTIC MANUFACTURES, &c. SC. WY
The meeting should not express it's opinion on the
above Virginia doctrine, no man, imagine, can give
satisfactory reason. He might give US words
but words are not always reasons. II measure
pronounced, by an opponent to be a"1constitutions
as the protection of manufactures has been by die
Legislature Of Virginia, is it not reasonable-ish
not rights it not expedent, that those who think
otherwise should affirm the contrary, and show IL.
reasons and proofs of that affirmation
Independent Of the reasonabeness of this position
such course is nothiag more nor nothing less than
what was pursued at the meeting of the PennsyFs
MIA Society for the promotion Of manufactures and
the mechanic arts, at whose invitation and sugse.
ton the various meetings, in various States, have
4 been held This meeting, the proceedings Of whcT
have appeared in this paper, quotes the Virginia re-
solution at ength--and then remarks Were thea
doctrines (of virginia. carried into operation, as
their advocates contend they ought to be, they iooa
produce the most disastrous consequences not me
; to the manufacturing States. but TO the Onion al
: urge. The reader is referred to their proceedings
for fill and satisfactory statement directly IN or
position to the Virginia doctrine
) lie may, also, look at the proceedings of more
r than 400 Farmers and Manufacturers at German
town, part Of which were published in the journal
of the 9Th Of June, and he will that they unar
mously opposed the Virginia doctrine, and that hg
supported their resolution by acts of Congress- aud
u the recommendations of Washington, Jefferson
Madison, and Monroe, which were decidedly favour
able to their construction Of the constitution.
a Does he want any thing on the subject Let
e him look at the proceedings at Union Town, publish
ed in this paper, June %, and he will see that they
! protest. unanimously, against the Virginia doctrine
II and give the above reasons for their conduct.
Therefore, there is not only reason, but good eS
g ampes Tor such as pursued at the Town
: Hall ON Wednesday last. Would it not have been
~ strange indeed, if, when community is called onb
support system Of policy, it should not only hear
the Of expedency but also of constitutions
+ atty! But Of the gentlemen--for considers
t. tons best known to hemseves-deemed an expires
sion of sentiment respecting the Virginia doctrine
not seasonable though the of the thing wa,
is perfectly manifest. independent Of the great ez
y amples to which we have referred.
70 The same gentlemen, imagine, did not relish
any better the appreciation, expressed by that meet
st ing, of the Wooens bill which was defeated in the
I'D Senate, at the last session. Notwithstanding the
Ia meeting might have shown the example, in their fir
~ YOUR, those at Germantown and Union Town, 10
which reference has been made, they had the best
reasons for the they adopted 1t certainly was
I'M natural and right, if the meeting approved of The
lin Wooens bill, to express their appreciation of thai
as measure-more especially as those various meetings
x which about to send delegates to the great Ma
Nv tional Convention at Harrisburg, generally enter
il. tain the same sentiments. Men, not having such
of sentiments if | not much mistaken, will
er find themselves in very small minority in
IN that convention. They may represent themselves
=; but they will not represent the real wants and
~. policy North of the Potomac. So thought the meet
ings of Germantown, and Union Town. or they
on- would not have declared that those seven mem
ing beers of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress
ny who voted against the wooens bill, "disregarde
es the interests of that State, and violated their duJ
The to their constituents
He ---.---
ew The reader will see, from the proceedings in va
if rlous states in favour osendng delegates to the ar
risourg Convention another complete proof that h
the story, SO lndusrously circulated in this state tina
ge- the Woollens bill was mere New England mea
he sure, IS all farce. There were too votes to on
one in favour of that ,o.,,,, o, ~. f.ba NV Emo
cb land states--and yet, for just much reason as
- hundred other things are said by the opponents
nth the Administration it was called by some of them