The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-06-06
FOR THE MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
TARIFF MEETING

At meeting of the Friends of American Indus
try in the County of Worcester, holden at the
Court House in Worcester on the LIST inst, Hon.
NATHANIEL +. DENNY was elected Chairman,
and THOMAS KINNICUTT Secretary.
After full statement of the objects of the meet.
ing by His Excellency Governor Lincoln, Col.
Shepherd of Millbury, and several other gentle
men
Voted, That the following gentlemen be Com
mltee to frame resolutiora expressive of the sem
timents OF this meeting, namely-James Shep-
nero OF Millbury, William Lincoln of Worcester,
John Brown of Dudley, Linus Child of South
bridge, Sylvanus Holbrook of Northbridge. Essex
Pitts and Moses Buffum of Mendon, Joshua Har-
nngton OF Grafton, and Joseph White o. West
Boyston.
On Report of the Committee, voted to adopt
the following resolutions -
Resolved, That it is alike constitutional pract-
cable, and expedIent, to extend protection to pro-
dactive industry, in all its divisions, and in every
portion OF the Union, without doing injury to any
one of its branches
Resotred, That neither the Tariff Bill, recently
proposed by the Secretary Of the Treasury, nor
that lately recommended by the Chairman Of the
Committee OF Manufactures of the House of Rep
Iesentatves, in Congress, affords that protection
TO domestic industry which ought to be given BY
national legislation-but either, if adopted, will be
deeply injurious to Agriculture and the Mechall-
&c arts, ruinous to Manufactures, particularly
those OF Satinets, Cassimeres, low priced Broad.
cloths aud Cotton Yarn, and destructive of the in
terests of the American Wool. grower.
RESOLVED, That the preservation of the mini
mum principle Of levying duties on the importation
OF foreign woolen goods, is Of vital importance to
the prosperity OF American Manufactures.
hesotoed, That the introduction of the system
OF imposing Gd ualorem duties on such importa.
TONS, which all experience has shown will be
evaoed by frauds no rigor Of legislation nor vigil
ance OF execution can prevent" is equally unjust,
inexpedient, and prejudcial.
kesolued, That an immense amount of capital
having been gradually invested under the encour-
agGment OF the national government, in the growth
ana manufacture Of wool, until those interests ex-
ceed SloOJO0,00O in value, the abandonment Of
the protective system now, would be breach OF
public faith as dishonorabe to the nation as its
consequences must be runsus to the citizen.
Resolred, That the Tariff Bill recently present.
ed by the Chairman of the Committee of Manu-.
features of the House of Representatives, in Con.
gress, is inconsistent and at variance with the Re.
port OF the same Committee and so ruinous in
its operation on American Industry, that it seems
better suited TO promote the interests of the for.
eign, than the domestic manufactures
Resolved, That the protective policy, in anv Of
its bearings upon our National lndu stry. cannot
be abandoned, without mpairing an essential
mean Of maintaining National Independence, and
that we will maintain the American System by ali
constitutional measures.
Upon the adoption Of the resolutions, Voted
Thu the proceedings of this meeting be signed by
the Chairman and Secretary, be published, and a
copy sent TO our Senators and the Representatives
Of Worcester North and South Districts in Con.
gress. NATHL. p DENNY, Chairman.
THOMAS KiNSicUTT, Secretary.