Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-16
AMERICAN SYSTEM.

Court House IN Onlohto"h oh 'ne 81 i"o'""',
of which Jeremiah hindaN was appointed
President, Isaac Core, VICE president, ana
John Dawson and Samuel Evans Secretaries
The meeting being thus organized, the iol,
lowing resolution was offered by ,. Evans and
A. Stewart, which was unanimously adop'ed:
Resolved That the object OF this meeting, Is
TO consider discuss, and determine, the poncy
which Que hit to govern The Republic, in relation
10 the tariff and internal Improvements, without
having any'reiertnce whatever TO the Presiden-
tial question.
The follow ing preamble and resolutions were
then presented 10 the chair, by J. NJ. Ausun
and James Todd.
Whereas, in the opinion OF this meeting
crisis has arrived in our national policy, which
imperiousv d, mands from the friends OF The
American system Of Domestic Manuiac-
lures and internal Improvements an united and
vigorous effort 90 sustain those measures, so
esseotial to the independence, prosperity and
welfare Of the whole nation, against an acu'e
and powerful combination formed 10 put them
down, and again 10 reduce US 10 worse than CO.
lonial ,assalage.
And whs reas, we have lately seen th:se mea-
sures, so essential TO the prosperity Oh TINS state
denounced by solemn act OF the legislature OF
Virginia. as unconstitutional, and as subversl'e
of her rights and interests-when we have
heard her late Governor, and now Senator In
Congress, declare that In war against these
measures he would "enlist under any banner,
and follow almost any leader-when we have
more recently heard one OF Our most dlstin-
euished statesmen (Mr Hayne, a Senator from
South Carolina,) warning the people OF the
South that the policy Of protecting domestic
osConnresS and calline on them
a. -. :, Inc ,s.;s,apce and declaring il "an
s.;I.n.rsa ,,,,b which war would lose its
-. ., wa wa have heard such rrinci.
Tllo'' IL '.i,nasssa ,heir n.,c,in,, Il.
p.s =. 49, ,;.c,;on of Ri. Wool lin -,
Sama.. b. the nnan;ut6as vote of all the
States south of lslnDspnia, il is time W.
should rouse from our. letharey, assert our
rights. maintain our policv. and stand nv our
nr;nci,Ies To show ,ha, this course is de.
Inauded by every thing that binds US TO our in
terests, to our country and posterity, le, facts
be submitted TO a candid public.
The imports INTO the United States during
the year l825, amounted to 800, S4o,o75, Of this
Ss3,544,42S were imported into the States
north of the Ohio and Potomac, and only L
995,647 into the States south Of those rivers;
RdNiuS odiahSS aSaiio' 'hS hoiNhOiH o'aVS
to be paid in cash Of 2S,oS9,9-2, and a balance
IN favor OF the south OF S26,232. 44o. During
I've same year, Pennsyl'a anna alone imported
from abroad, to the amount OF Si5.o+l,7e7,
and exported OF foreign produce S7,Ss5,S4s,
ard ofdomestic products only SS,e36, lS2, leaV-
ing balance against her TO be- paid in cash OF
SS77i,sl6 or these imports into the Uni,
ted STATES upwards OF S4I'U"o.ooo we're 'roV'
IRA oinaip, "nu eA',uu.o ,eo N "el po,.s
al' '"s as,euaora o"'IIS oa 'n ~ "o.. .ha
ano sr'in.s'oN',s o'a'es '"c's" '1' e"i."as
o'0''00''00 "'''-' ~ @0'''" ''0"' '"e
S'1en.
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Eo,nda,;on oS ,hs sovsrnn on, and .s ,snd;n, ~
asnrsss ,hs snsra;ss of ,h;s S,a,sNAdan,sJ
nnsn;mous,v
Rssot,sJ Th,, !, tho came manner us nro-
ties, against doctrine contained in a resolution