Delaware advertiser and farmer's journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1831, 1831-10-20

extent, in the first session OF the first Con-
gress, with the sanction and GO operation Of
many OF the members of the Convention,
who were also members OF that Congress;
that II has been avowed and sanctioned by
every President oil the United States, acted
upon by the Judiciary in repeating decisions
and that to deny the existence of this pow
er, is TO deny the general government one of
its most essential and beneficial attributes.
End Resolved, That however captivating
IN theory, slight consideration of the pres.
ent condition Of the world will shew. that,
in point OF fact, the system OF Free Trade ia
chmera as baseless and unattainable AS a
Utopian dream; that it has no existence any
where; that in every country where trade
and commerce are to be found, they are
subjected to regulations looking to the par
ticularbenehts of that country; that in these
circumstances. the real and only question
between the friends and opponents of the
tariff, is. whether the industry and pros
perity ofthe American people, are to be
regulated by domestic or foreign legislation,
and that this meeting decidedly prefers, that
American interest shall be regulated by an
American Congress, for the benefit of A.
merican farmers, mechanics, merchants and
manufacturers, rather then submit them to
the regulation of a British Parliament or
I'rlvy council for the sole benefit of British
farmers. manufactures and merchants.
3rd. Resolved, That the operation and
effect OF the several acts of Congress for the
protection OF American Industry have full
" realized all the predictions Of the friends
of the System.
mat they have enhanced the price Of
agricultural productions, and secured stea.
cy and certain home market for the far
't,atN H., l.. a -
Important reduction in the price of every
article which is fully protected, and furnish.
es them to us greatly improved in quality:
That they have greatly augmented the
demand for mechanical industry: and fur
nished new ard additional stimuiants for
mechanical ingenuity:
ihat they have greatly increased capital
and population in our country.
That instead Of destroying commerce and
revenue, as was confidently predicted by
their opponents, foreign commerce never
was more hourishing. our coasting trade is
extended beyond all anticipation; and such
is the hourishing condition Of the revenue
that the only difficulty now appears to be,
to know in what manner to dispose of il.
The revenue accruing from duties in the
present year, will exceed that of any tor
mer year.
n fine, we behold the fruits of the sys.
TEN, IN the general prosperity which our
country nov enjoys.
18th. Resolved, That we fully concur in
opinion with Adam Smith, that "whatever
tends to diminish the number Of artifcers.
and manufacturers, has a direct tendency to
diminish the home market.--the most i'm
portant of all markets for the products Of
the land, and thereby discourage agricul-
ture;" and that in the opinion of this meet
IAlschief referred to, than the repeal of the
tariff.
5th. Resolved. That we utterly discred-
II the charge that the laws for the pro-
teetion OF American Industry, operate op.
prssslvely upon arg section of the country;
tnat Some sectious mHJ not 15drTic1patEdS-
extensively as others in the benefits derived
from them, may be true: but that any nos.
NVe eVll is inflicted by them we deny. That
our brethren OF the Southern States labor
uhuer some depression, we admit, because
they assert the fact, but we confidently be-
lieVe with many Of the ablest men among
them that it may be traced to other causes
than the tariff and that the tariff itself, by
creating an additional and extensive market
Tor their staples, and furnishing them with
ARTICLES OF cloathing at reduced prices, and
OF superior quality, has conferred on them
as well as on the rest ofthe Union, substan-
tial and undcniabIe benfits.
Which resolutions were severally read,
considered and adopted.
And it was then,
Resolved unanimously, that the following
persons be, & are hereby appointed, Dele
gates, to attend the Convention of the
friends OF American Industry, which is to
assemble at New-York, on the Goth Inst,
and that the said Delegation shall have
power to fill any vacancy which may occur
in their number, viz.
Andrew GRAY, E. I. Dupont, Jacob Al
richs, George Clark, John Gordon, James
CANDY, Mahlon Belts, Edward Tatnall and
Harry Connolly,
SLEEPING.
IN meditation pass not sleepless nights;