The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-01
DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.

At an adjourned meeting Of tho Central
State Committee appointed at the New York
Convention on the subject of Domestic In
dustry, which adjourned meeting was held
on the l7ih Of January, 1872 at the Represen-
tatives Hall in Boston and attended by numer-
Gus friends of Domestic Arts and Industry, who
by invitation of the Central State Committee
took part in the proceedings, the meeting be-
ing organized, the following votes and reso!u-
tons were passed
On motion OF Patrick T. jackson Of Boston.
1t was
Resolved, That we highly approve of the
resolutions adopted, and of the measures taken
at the Convention of the Friends of American
Industry, lately assembled in New York, for
the support of the American System.
Resolved, That we highly approve of the
resolution, recommending to the Friends of
American Industry, in every part Of the Union,
to form associations in their several districts
for the purpose ct collecting such statistical
facts relative to the present state oil Agricul-
ture and Manufactures as may tend to illus
! trate the benefits Of the protective system, to
be transmitted to the committee on statistics
for publication.
Resolved, That we approve of the doings oil
the Massachusetts delegates to the New York
Convention. at a meeting held by thcm IN New
York IN October last, and of the organization
mttee, and of county and town committees
for the purpose of collecting the facts referred
to in the preceding resolve.
Resolved, That we will, individually, use oul
best exertions TO obtain answers to the inqui
| ries contained in the circulars issied by The
| Central State Committee, in season to be lail
before Congress during their present session.
Resolved, That it is expedient to add to thu
Central State Committee, members, to be Sc
cd nfi ha tata nm
tlemen interested in, and acquainted with, the
various branches of American Industry, re
speeding which we wish to acquire information
II was voted that the present members Of the
County Central Committees and others shoulC
be added to the Central State Committee, Sc
that said Central State Committee thus en-
larged should consist OF tho following mem
! bers, viz:
Essex-Dudley l.. Pickman of Salem, Ed
ward S. Rand of Newburyport, Jnhn w
Treadwell and Stephen C. Phillips of Salem
VIM B. Breed of Lynn, George SavaFy o
Bradford, and Amos Spaulding of Andover.
.Nddiesez-Samue Aoar of Concord, Will
liam jackson of Newton, William ParmenteI
| of Cambridge, Robert Means of Lowell, Eben
ezer Hobbs, jr, of Wal,ham, E. II. Bellows oil
| Concord.
FORESTER Levi Lincoln, Rejoice Newton
John Nj. Earle, George T. Rice, and John w
"a
ley, EheneZer Tnrrey of Fltchburg.
Bristot-Ma.cus Morton, Sas Shepherd %
Taunton, David Anthony OF Troy, Edwart
Walcott OF Pawtucket, Elijah Howard Of Eas
ton, Thomas A Greene of New Bedford.
Piymouth-Nahum Mitchell of East Bridge
water, Nathaniel Russell of Plymouth William
Baylieso of West Bridgewater, Joshua Eddie O
MidGleborough. Thomas Hobart of Hanson.
.fantucket-Barker Burnell, Hezekiah Bar
nard, Seth Pinkham.
Barnstabie-David Crocker and Amos Otis
ir., of Barnstabe EGuh Cobb OF Brewster, Eli.
jah Swift of Falmouth
DukeS-lsaiah D. Pease.
Ham pskire-Juseph Lyman ofNorthampton,
Charles P. Phelps of Iiadley, Thomas Jones OF
Enfield, Chaunccy Clarke of Northampton,
Elisha Edwards, jr, of Southampton, Dyer Ban
croft of Chesterfield.
Frankiin--Nathaniel f. Russell, Daniel
Wells, franklin Ripley. and Alanson Clarke of
! Greenfield Horace w. Taft of Sunderland.
Hampden-Samuci Lathfo2 of West Spring
! field, William Il. Calhoun of Springfield Joel
Norcross of Monson Charles Stearns OF SPRING
field, John Wiles of Brim6tld Jonas Coolidge
of Springfield.
saRFf frks4gsvvHepIy Shaw Of !4aHesborough,
of Adams, Walter Latin of Lee, hieiancton
Lewis of West Stockbridge
.Nsrfoit--Jo Josiah J. Flske of Wrentham,
James Richardson of Dedham. Nathaniel Miller
of Franklin. Horace Mann Of Dedhail
specialization G. Otis, Patrick T. Jack.
son, Willard Phillips, Theodore Lyman, IT,,
Alex. H. Everett, Joseph T. Buckingham,
Charles Wells, Edward II. Robbins, Daniel d.
Brodhead, William Appleton, John Lowell,
jr., Robert Rogerson, Caleb Hartshorn, Joseph
Eveleth.
On motion of Patrick T. Jackson,
Resolved, That this meeting respectfully re-
quests gentlemen, Members of the General
Court, who may be in the City, to render to
the Central Committee such information as
they may procure or possess respecting the
products Of American Industry in their several
towns HARRIsoN G. OTIs, Chairman.
Willard Phillips, Secretary.