Delaware journal., 1828-03-11
PUBLIC MEETING.

At a meeting Of the Farmers, Manufacturers, and
Friends Of National Industry of Castle County,
held at the Town-Iall in the Borough Of Whining
ton on Saturday the 9th of March, 1923, .agreeaby
TO public notice. for the purpose of taking into con-
sderaon the Bill now before Congress for the pro-
lection ofmanufactures and Of expressing their sen
timents in relation to that measure,
Doctor JAMES TILTON. was called to the chair,
and JOHN J. MILLIGAN appointed Secretary
On motion, it was Resolued, That the Chairman
appoint committee of five persons to prepare
and report resolutions for the consideration of this
meeting--whereupon the chairman named Andrew
Gray, John Torbert, VIM. P. Brobson, Henry
Heald and John Siddall, who after retiring some
time, returned with the six following resolutions
which having been separately read and discussed,
were unanimously adopted.
T. Resolued, That in the opinion of this meeting,
the bill reported by the Committee on Manufactures
lin the House of Representatives in Congress, is not
calculated to promote the wool growing and wool
manufacturing interests in the U. States, but to de-
press further, if not destroy them
| III. Resolved, That neither the manufacture of
wooens nor of any other species of fabric can pros
per and succeed, unless correspondently protected
with the materials of which they composed; and
|fthey be not so protected no protection, however
high, extended to materials can be ayailing, In as
much as market for them can be created only by
steady and profitable sale of the manufactures into
| the composition of which they enter--whlch sale
/ cannot be effected without securing to them the
home market by adequate protection.
Ill., RESOLVED, That in the opinion of this meet
ing the present minimum duty cotton should be
fixed at 55 cents, with progressive increase OF
cents per annum until it shall amount to 5O cents
w. Resolved, That tariff bill framed on the
basis of the recommendations contained IN the Har-
risburg memorial, would receive the appreciation OF
this meeting and that the Senators and Representa-
Tive in Congress from this State be requested to
urge the passage of and give their support to BILL
Whose provisions shall be founded on these recon-
: lamentations.
V. Resolved That beside the interests recon-
mended by the Harrisburg Convention for increased
protection (being such only as were deemed most
lessentia) there are others which, on revision ol
the tariff, are entitled to the attention, and claim the
further patronage of Congress- to whose wisdom the
selection thereof with view to that object Is con-
/ fdently submitted.
VI Resolved, That whilst the citizens who com,
lpose this meeting are aware of the importance Of
commerce. and feel friendly thereto, they never
be made to believe that by giving efficient protection
to manufactures and the products of agriculture, Its
s interests will be impaired on the contrary, they
are firmly persuaded that its prosperity is to be e
. fectually promoted only by cherishng manufactur
ling and agricultural industry, because the materials
|for commercial exchanges are thence principally
derived.
l. The two following resolutions were then movee
and seconded and after some debate, adopted by the
e meeting.
,s Resolved, That this meeting disapproves of tht
,e proposed additional duty on Molasses-it being
necessary of life, Of general consumption any addl
tonal imposition upon which will be an unnecessar,
% burden upon ALL and especially upon the poore
classes ofthe community.