Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-08-25
(Fro~ the New York Tribunc.)
ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOME LEAGUE.

| n0 n'e"us vi american industry through
out the Union are appraised that during tn
last Annual Exhibition of the American Inst
tate III this city an Association was here fo-n,
ed ~ convention of citizens from all part
oil the country, tlenomiua;cd "THE HoMr
LEAGUE .jor me projection Of .4mcrican Labo
I"nd fsc Promo'ton Of reciprocal Commerce.
was composed OF representatives from thu
Agricultural, Manufacturing, Commercial ant
Industrial interests generally, without refer
encc to any sectional or party bias Its prin-
ciples and objects are now known A wide
spread influence and the formation of more
than hundred auxiliary leagues. coonerat;no
i'm the diffusion of useful information and the
advancement of our domestic concerns. are
saScent proofs of its utility and wcll-timed es-
tahlishgent
1t Is now the duty ofthc Central Committee.
appointed by and in behalf of the Primary
League, to announce to its associate branches
ana 10 the public generally, that the first annu-
al meeting Tor the choice of Officers and the
transaction OF business appertalning to the AS
sociation Will be held at the Lyceum of Ma
turai History, 563 Broadway, in this city on
the 18th day OF October next, at II o'clock
A. NJ when general attendance of its mem
bcrs and those who wish to become sucb will
take place, without farther notice.
An address TO the People of the United
Safes, setting forth the general views of
TINS Association, has alleady been circulated
throughout the Country, and has met with
marked appreciation. From an Institution
scarcely yet year in existence, il canno, bc
expected that any boast will be made of what
1t has done, and still less of what il IS l;keI,,
to achieve. No banners are displayed to aid
party strife or to excite popular commotion :
but converts from all parties and assoco,;ons
III all sections of the Country have Joined its
ranks with proper spirit of independence. to
establish, peacefully and permanently, an mn
ION OF Interests distinctly AMERICAS. in on
position to those anti-national and unpa,rio,;c
dogmas which have lately been undermining
our character and prosperity as an indcpend-
ent and sovereign People.
IN inc two conventions, which have been
heid in iurtherance Of its objects, n HARMONY
OF action and consistency OF conduct were
manifested, which not only proved The Home
League to be above servility to local and par
~ Preludices, but by the diffusion of a mass
OF useful and timely information, and the fear
less expression of sound and patriotic views.
an interest has been every where awakened in
us 'aVor, SO that now IFS warmest advocates
are among those who first questioned its u,ili-
W ana Merided the possibility of its indopend-
ence. The statistical facts collected in tho
'o"isI vi us numerous meetings in this CITY.
a,SSYssot1s 1 III atoms giving the result of their
TALLY aided in the formation of Tariff as in
dispensable for Revenue and the basis of a
sound Currency as for Protection to Domestic
Industry. The baneiul and deceptive doctrines
OF Free Trade which an insidious foreign rival
was commencing to our adoption, without de-
signing to practice them herself, have here
been successfully combated. and it is now no
longer heresy TO protect our Home concerns
or to foster Commerce that is truly recipro-
cal.
To carry on the great objects for which
such an Association was formed, and is so
maniestly qualified to promote, the Central
Committee feel themselves privileged to urge
upon Their iellow-cltizens of all parties and in
all the States throughout the Union to contin-
lie the efforts already commenced and TO form
State and County Leagues to aid in complet-
ing the good work thus auspicionsly commence
ed. Much yet remains to be accomplished
which the narrow aims of party discipline
would neglect or subvert to its own selfish
purposes. A special vigilance is necessary to
watch those who are the chosen guardians of
the public veal, to sec that our Legislators ac-
complish the work for which they were APP
pointed, and should their patriotic efforts to
relieve Our present embarrassments be defeat
ed, to hold ourselves in readiness to call pub
lie meetings for the protection of our Home
Interests, at all hazards, to sustain those and
those only who constitutionally enact laws for
the relief of our suffering Country, and to
prevent our birth-right from being barganed
away for the oflals of Foreign Free Trade
these are some of the duties and nriviInoes III =
belong to The Home League, and which it will
faithfully perform.
1t is one of the cardinal principles of our
ASSOCIATION that the Govefmentand People of
this Country owe it to themselves to protect
American Industry and Enterprise, wherever
and however developed. With advantages
greater than any other nation possesses, the
united States have righuully assumed higher
stand and are bound to maintain a lofiier and
ireer character III a moral and political point
OF view than any other community Our la
Dof'ng classes especially set out to be better
educated, better clothed and better fed than the
oppressed operatives of foreign countries
but to maintain this asccndancv at this no.
ment Is no easy task Low labor and low
prices prevail everywhere. The Old Worl,
seems going generally into state of Iiuuida
tlon' and there is scarcely an article we pro
duce or manufacture which cannot or NAV no
De produced In some foreign country at les.
price Than we can produce it here. Our Car
rylhg Trade too, and our Fisheries, and il
snort all the labor of our hands, are interferet
Win when placed i'll competition with the de
pressed labor of Europe, or that of its lowe
reduced Colonies.
NOW, unless our working men arc ready tc
H. At