Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-22
9 AMERICAN SYSTEM.

PUBLIC MEETING IN FAyErTE COUNTY, PENN.
Pursuant to public notice, large meeting OF the
citizens Of Fayette County was held at the Court
House in Uniontown the Cd inst OF which Jere-
uah kindall, was appointed President, Isaac Core,
Vice President and J ohm Dawson s Samuel Evans,
secretaries.
The meeting being thus organized, the following
resolutions was offered by ). Evans and 4. Stewart
which were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the object OF this meeting, is to
consider. discuss. and determine, the policy which
ought to govern the Republic, in relation to the tariff
and internal Improvement.
The following preamble and resolutions were
then presented to the chair, BY ). vi. Austin and
James Todd.
Whereas. in the opinion of this meeting Crisis
has arrived in our national policy, which mperious-
~ demands from the friends OF the American Sys-
tenn Of Domestic Manufactures aud internal i'm
proyements an united and vigorous effort to sustain
those measures, so essential to the independence,
prosperity and welfare Of the whole nation, against
All active and powerful combination formed to put
henldown, and again to reduce US to worse than CO.
onial yassalage. /
And whereas, we have lately seen these measures,
so essential to the prosperity OF this state, denonnc
ed by solemn act Of the legislature OF Virginia as
unconstitutional, and subversive OF her rights and
inerests---when we have heard her late governor
and now senator in congress, declare that IN war
banner and follow almost any lcadei-when we
have more recently heard one of our most dlsin-
gnished statesmen (Nlr. Hayne, senator from South
Carollna), warning the people OF the south that the
policy Of protecting domestic manufactures would
be again aeitated at the next session OF congress,
and calling on them to unite In It's resistance, anu
declaring it s'an evil compared with which, war
would lose its tcrrors.' When we have heard such
principles avowcd, and witnessed their practical
! q, o{ no
senate BY the unanimous vote oi all the states south
/ of prnusylva it is time we Should rouse from our
!ethargy assert rights, maintain our pocy, and
stand by our principles To show that tins course
is demanded by every thing that binds Us to our IN
tereSs, to country and posterity, let facts De
Submitted 10 candid public.
The imports into the u S. during the year 1925,
amounted to S96,34Q,075, OF this Sd3,544 ,420,
were imported into the states northot the OHIO,
and Potomac. and only 7,9o5,647 into the states
south Of those rivers; leaving balance against the
northern states to be paid in cash of 23,0S9, 972,
and balance in favor of the south OF S2b, 2o2, 44o
During the same year, Pennsy lvanla alone imported
from abroad, to the amount Of Sl5,O4l, 197, and
exported oi foreign produce S7,333, 648 and OF do
nestle products ony $685., 1873 leaving balance
nga,,.st her 10 be paid in cash OF o5,3il $40. VI
these Imports iiito the United o,aes' up""r',s u
S4a OoO, eco were from Great Britain, VINO eXc'ud-
I'd from her pors all the agricultural products OF
the northern and grain-growng stHteS though she
purchased near $4,000, 0C0 worth o! cotton ifom
The south.
Rcsoired therefore, That protest against the
doctrines contained in resolution OF the legislature
Of Virginia, (which denies to the general govern
tnent the right protect manulactures), as opposed
,ha snrit and intention OF the Fundamental law OF
line nation as expoanded by every administration
since the foundation OF the government, ana Us 'eha-
. ipy to dapress tue energies OF this stie-adopicd
i unanimously.
l. hesolued, That in the same manner we protest
S acainst doctrine contained in resolution OF the
: same body, (Which denies to the general govern
IS mpnt the right to make internal improvements az
d opposed to the spirit aud intention OF the same lu'
damenta law, and repugnant TO the Interests VI the
is people the United States, and TO the spirit o.
of mprovcment which is abroad upon the earth, ant
1t Nc mart Of the same iberal policy which hal
l. thrown back that once respectable commonwealth
a from the high and commanding station winch sht
y once held in the estimation of the country-Adopt
ia ed unanimously ., ,., -
Of in Senate by the casting vote OF the wee fesioehl
yas equally protective Of the interests OF the farmer
n ,note the prosperity of both by creating MONS
G. n,r,et for the one, and asupply for the other
iy Nosoh,ed. That Pennsylvania. as an agr'cul
re ., and manufacturing State, was deeply interest
ed in the passage of that BILL and the votes OF TIT
err seven members ii the Pennsylvania delegation
or arnst It, was given in disregard of the interests
tie State, and in volatlon OF their duty to thelr con
en- stituents Adopted. noes 2.
lie PesoIped That we highly approve OF call
nd State and national conventions Of the friends OF agr
I'm culture and domestic manufactures. as recommend
he oil NO the society Of Philadelphia, for the pro-
ee motion of.manutactures and the mechanic arts
and will cordially cooperate with them in promo
of ting concert of action between the friends Oh '0s
he interests Adopted, noes !. M A,s.;,,