The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-08-16
From the United, States Gazette.
HARRISBURGH CONVENTION.
HARRIsRuRGH, Aug. 2.

NARRISBUkdHi aug %
Morning seSsiOn-cOntinued.-Gen, SMYTH
of New-YOrk, coDcurred that the cOnsidera
ton of the convention should be directed to
the most important subject for which they
were assembled; he felt accountable t. that
portion Of his constituents with whom he
was most Intimately connected, and of course
most responsible nd hence he was bound to
desire that woods and wOOens should be the
most prominent object for the attention Of
| the house.-False impressions had been made
as to the motives which induced the conven-
| ton, and as to the objects that might com
mand their attention; but the great mass of
people did expect something of Importance
in the result of their deliberations. If the
convention would limit their deliberations,
they would induce Congress to act according
| to their recommendation, and thus lay the
corner stone of the American system; and
if we grasped too much we should loose it
all, and excite the jealousy of those who
were not interested to further the success of
onr deliberations, He had no disposition to
shrink from any responsibility. He came
charged with duties from primary assembly,
! and understood that protection to woods
and woolens was the great object upon which
he was commissioned. The delegates ought
to sit in. judgment upon public opinion; it
was enough that their constituents had in
structed them with theirs: and if the conven-
ton wandered from the great topics of DELHI
GRAFTON, they might attempt revision Of the
whole tariff of 1924. He had no objection
that the various manufactures of the country
be brought to congress; but upon the subject
of woollens they should memofialize the
national legislature with earaestness and ZEAL
He alluded to the depressed state of MANU-
features, especially those of glass, all deser
wing attention yet all yielding to the claims
! of wooens.
| Several gentlemen expressed their opinions,
! that the report of the committee should lie
on the table until the committees had repor
ted; by which means proper knowledge Of
! the intention of the committees would be Oh
tanned, and suitable direction given to the
treports.
! Mr.. PATTERSON, of Pittsburg, Mr.. MILES
Mr.. CAREY, and several other gentlemen took
part in the debate the general opinion was
| that wool and wOulens should constitute the
chief objects of consideration; while every
other article of American produce, should be
made the subject of national protection, as
they attained sufficient degree Of production
to supply demands.
1t was commended by Mr.. TooD and Judge
Huston Of Penn, that protection was as
much due to manufactured articles as to the
| raw material iron.
TO this end Mr.. TooD moved the following
amendment of the report, land to extend
the dutiessto rolled and pig iron, and all man
ufactured articles, SO as to extend adequate
support to American industry"
| Mr.. LORD, from the committe on Glass, re-
ported that it was inexpedient to take any Or
der upon the subject. On melton of MI.
Tallmadge, it was referred to committee to
draft an address.
Mr. LORD offered the following resolutions
ResOlred. That in our opinion it is expedi-
Mt that there be established a (nationaD home
department, charged with whatever relates to
| statistics, home manufactures, sc. adopted.
afternoon session. CoLr, from the COM
mittee on hemp and fax, made report.
which looked to additional protection duty
| referred to the committee for memoraIizing
Congress.
Gov. MoRRow.a delegate from Ohio APP
peared and took his seat.
The committee on woods and woollens,
reported a rate of duties for which it would
| he necessary to apply to Congress. On ools
imported asked 10 cents; specified duty of
| 90 cents per lb. to increase two cents and
half per annum, until it reached fifty cents.
On woollen fabrics duty of forty per cent,
the minmums fifty cents, two dollars fifty
cents and six dollars until 1850, and after that
fifty per cent.
From the N. Y. Statesman.
J HGrrisbargh Couvention---adjour2,ed- We
copy from the United States Gazette, con-
tinuaton Of the proceedings of the conven
ton up to the close of the morning session of
Friday last. We learn this forenoon from two
ofthe delegates from the eastern states, rea-
ched this city on their way home, that the
convention completed its business on the
evening of Friday and adjourned, after adopt
ing and individually signing memorial to
congress, appointing committee to prepare
and publish an address to the American peO-
Pile, and adopting unanimously resolutions of
the following pnrport--
On ra,U irooi, mvoiced at over cents in
the foreign market, duty of 90 cents per III.
and an increase of 2 lie cents per ID. per an
mum. until it amounts to SO cents per III.
That all goods manufactured Of ,cool, Tex
cept blankets, stufts, bombaZines, hosiery,
ntts. gloves caps and bindings,) costing less
Isthan so cents per square yard, shall be taken
and deemed to have cost so cents per square
yard, and shall pay duty of 40 per cent ad
valorem until the 3Oth of June 1899; as per
cent from that period until the SOh Of June.
1880, and SO per cent thereafter.
All goods composed of wool, or of which
woolis the principal material, except as afore-
said, costing over so cents per square yard s.