Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-29
CoMMUSICArIOxs-f.r til, ya,ri.is.
ANTI.TAlilFF MEETING.

"EElINu.
Al a meeting NJ the friends of FI-e
Trade, held al the Franklin Hotel, in the TOW Il
of Lynchbnrg, on the 23l inst. tor the purn nse
o~ftsking in,o Consideration the proprirty OF
sending delegates TO ths Anti-Tauif convan-
ton, TO be held in philadelphia on the 3oth
Inst. on motion of Mr.. VIM. f. Randolph. sam.
nel |. WAIT, ESQ. WIS called to the char, aud
Henry G.. Werd appointed Secretary.
Christophrr Al hnny, + q. having first ex-
planned the objects of The meeting. m"ved that
a cain OF five be- appointed To dfsft a
preamble snd re,olulions. and make a report OF
the same To the NEE ing.
The Chair then selected the following seu.
tlemen a. a committee, To vii N"sSrs. Chris
,oph-r Anthnnv, Nm. Kadford, Richard X.
Grail, VIM DnnlelJi. aud VIM. +. Randolph,
who. after u short absence, returned. aud made
Inv following Report, which was unanimously
adopted
Wnereai tits an old aud we'll approved
usage, essential 10 the safety ofall tree govern
menis, that tie people should. on important
oceas,ons. assemble together aud exnress their
views Of the policy and public laws of tier
tnuntry and whereas the present state al
populsr eEohemcot, ~ regard TO the character
aud operation of ihs existing IariG system.
does sem 10 r qp'fe some speedy aud decls-
I'VE action on th- pat OF he constituted author
ities-we the CIt zen4 o. Lynchhurg anl its
vicinity, assemnled tag thei, fol the pdrpus
Of takr0g into consideration the pro,,riety #
sending delegates 10 the contemplated convrn.
uou al the TRENDS ol Free Trade, 10 br h III
N phIlaJeIphIn on the 3Otn INST. deem u u
proper occasion Drleh1 10 express our views N
regarI u thu inca sues OF tue General nov.
srnmrnt. winch, IA Va''"us pact, pt the Uniou,
have produced 80 much DIS satisfaction.
We btlIeve the t"If"g pow y u have been
granted 10 he Fedora. Government, for the
purpose OF 'diIua iD0aeg-and Tor that pnr-
po,e OniV-aad 'hat the nIouey 30 laised. was
intended tn be applied, Go uss the language
ot The coHsttuIon) " 10 pay the debis. aud
provide isr ths com non defence. aud gan,rai
wei sre."-Esery attempt, thrreiore, to sppl,
tina power 10 IN, Other "tJec ..sesms to us 10 ie
u departure from ttir iettri ds will rs tn. srlfit
of the consulution-for We cannot perceive
now the power I" TO idy aud collect taxes do
les. Impo,i,, &c" Tor the purposes above
named, can laIrly admit " such a Conttruc-
uon, as wonl give 10 Congress tho = ghi 10
iny t,Aes, duties, impos >" &c, which are not
tnieudtd. TO De, are not, aud in the nature OF
things, canuot be Collected, as ~ the case, m.
lsr the present Tam system, IN many articles
nov prohibited 10y an injurious excess oil Ia
tIes, aud that 100. moi Tor The purpose spor ii !
in the grant, but Tor another and Hn unnamed
purpoSp, which, ike t1e power that snp-
ports IT,, Is ISFEKBED.-Suc1 an Interpretation
"oilJ Oe as shocking TO oar commo ! sense, ~,
~ would lie dangerous 40 our lt'erues. III II
should he CONSIDERED that tna "sen'ral wal
tare" demands the encouI Bgement ~ projection
of dpm-s IL manuia,iur ", aud that IheIt lore,
Congress has the power Ia legIsiale npon
the subject, IL appears TO us that Inc only lr-
gltI uate, co0sttu Iousl mode Is mat pursued
IL common cases,-uamrly-by ap%proprIuting
oney out of The treasury lbs he drsmed puI
po,e-rhus leaving the iorirg pO'Ccr 10 us
appropriate obieCt, Reyenu -hbd the dppfO-
VridtIHg poScsr To Its o"n peculiar onJecs.-
- il Congress have not ,ht power 10 appro-
Jiiate m9nes out vi the pobiIe lressurs, ior
thr pul pose OF protecting manufactures tl. II
Il seems clenr thai i has 40 r,gnt 10 Compass
thai END ~ means Of tae 'asln2 power
We ere not unirIendly tn dumeslic manufsc-
itIes-npr to any branch OF native skill aud ~.
dusiry-b / We consider ,nese subjects. (lou,.
u fnpgiage ut Que OF the lrameIs Of ,te Fed
RAJ CnnsliinIon) - " belongIng To the dJmes-
nc police OF ne Siuies." whrrr IN. local laws
lpr their encouragement may be 50 framed
add fitted, as to suit the respective sol 5, cl-
mates. ba1Its aud rInploymenis OF pach.-Ihe
morai,ph, steal aud pnllIcal peculiarIties oI the
several S,ates 10 tins widely spread X publIc,
are SO warn us and dissimlar, that every AT
tempt AT any gen, raj ~ ten, having for rs OBJ
iecI the aGcam mOdalIon OF toesr stubborn
pecuI!artles, iounded ia nature, and by the
tminuiabie laws OF God himself, must be alike
in. atury aud MS sbieyous.- In vtnd'cati IN Of
his ruth, We have hut 10 appeal 10 ne history
OF HE exIs ing IarrG OF protecting duties, as
81 II aud ii III the present state OF public
upmtun. Inc VAN tfloft Ia reconcile conllic =
,ug ntrres ), aud Ivy human Laws to amaiga-
mai. n Il upfp tmp hn-IIlp elements nj IL
mate aud o equations, 80 rs tn S ut tue den.ahds
OF a gturtal bys'rm OF political speculatIons,
has driven society asuudeT, aud our once
happy country presents thu awful spectacle al
a people drspolled-a nation divided HgahIst
ITSELF, aud with ha,ty steps hurrying on to anal
chy-lo arrest the progress OF 50 iearIni n ca
lalniiy, SO tar AS he may, Is The solemn duty oi
every I.IZen-.thereiofe,
/. Resolptd, as the sense 0fthIs meeting, that
the casting iauf laws ara uuw,se, unjust, and
in violation al Il ast of the true spirit OF The con-
StIution, aud that the same ought 10 be repeal
ed or so modified, that Their objects mny be
rtUsnue only Tor The support ot Government
2 ReS0lued, that be appointed dele
gates IRON this town and vicinity, 10 the Anti-
Iaii III convention to DO held ia Philadelphia
on the 3th inst.-and that they be INSTRUCT
Ell 10 use their best exerti0ns 10 promote ille
objects mentioned in ihr first resolution.
8. ResoiUtd on mo'ion, thai the blank IN the
above resolution be filled with the nan,rs OF
Charles l.. Mosby, Richard h. CraiIe, Fer
lima Il W. Rsque. CHRISTOPHER Anilo"y.
William Daniel. u. omliuson Ii. DAVIS, anu
Samuel Wait.
4. Rtsotptd. that The proceedings be signed
by the Chairman aud Secretary, aud that CT
ples he furnished to the Editors of new>papsrs
published IN III" place, with a request tina, tiley
be published.
SAMUEL |. WATT, Chairman.
HLERv 4. NARD, Secy.
eG<R
To The Edii0ys Of The PItginian.
The anti-tariti meeting, at Amherst court
house met about sunset, and appointed a Con
mities TO prepare IL preamble and resolutions
In a lew minutes the Committee reported and
.L..E I'M. Lu...rI ..na Lnul "a l.naI..li.An " As oil.