New-York tribune., 1842-04-06


acturerS and ali other interest. were active and
fourishing. He urged the policy Of taking our
stand at this time on the proposition that Protec
ton should be primarily regarded in the ADJUST
mcnt of the Tariff. and that Revenue should be
incidental.
The Committee on Organization nav reported
the following list of officers which unanimously
adopted and the officers appointed accordinglyyiz:
For President:
Gen JAMES TALLMADGE of Ncw-iork.
Fics Presidents:
Gen. RoDERTsoS Hull of Vermont.
Hon. Henry SHAW of Massachusetts.
STANFORD NEWELL of Rhode Island.
THOMAS II. BRACE of Connecticut.
STEPHEN WARREN OF New-iork.
Hon. MAHLoS D1cKERsos of Ncw-Jersey.
Hon. GEORGE HOWARD Of Maryland.
ROBERT Z. LITTLE of Illinois.
A. J. WHITE of Michigan.
ROBERT NJ KAY of Delaware
Secretaries.
L. D. CHAr1S of y. Y.
STEPHEN CoSGER Of y. J.
HID. MAXWELL OF Pa.
WM O. BAR1L1TT of Massachusetts
Gen. TALLMADGE, on taking the Chair returned
his thanks TO the Convention for the honor con-
fcrred on him, and appealed to the Convention to
keep all It's objects and proceedings entirely free
from all party-political purposes and feelings
He proceeded to take rapid review Of the ersan-
izatiou and progress of the Home League, the req
sons which had rendered necessary the call of th,
Convention, add the present deplorabe condition
of the Country, economical and moral. Gen. /.
proceeded 20 show that the Commercial and Nav
| H.. al,
claimed and received ample Protection from the
Government: amounting absolute Prohibition
in the case of our Coastng Trade.
Cen /. showed that this question of Protection
to our Labor became more and more importantto
"A, every year, Us relations with Europe were
rendered more intimate by the reduction Of the
distance the eccan gradually from six
months to ten days. He then proceeded to show
from undcniablc statistics that the price Of manual
Labor throughout continental Europe ranges from
six cents to twenty-five cent, per day, rarely ex-
cecding sixteen to eighteen cent?. He showed
that the wages of the officers and crew OF Swe-
dish ship is less than that of the captain of a SINH
lar American ship--that the common sailor here
receives far more than the Swedish captain All
through Europe the Laborer is depressed to tue
verge of starvation and plunged III misery and
dcgradatoa. How thcn Gun we hope to produce
and carry low rate Us can De done with this
depressed, unrcwarded Labor
After Gen. T. had concluded it was voted that
the deliberations Of the Convention be opened BY
PRAYER; and at the invitation of the Presidcn,
Rev. j. O. Choule. of this city addressed the
throne Of Grace.
1t was then resolved that Committee Of ten
be appointed to prepare business for the Convan-
ton. The following persons wcro appointed
Massachusetts. JAMES GRINHELL.
Vermont. .--. MARTIN CHrrESDES.
Nem- York 49, Col. NoRreN.
Connecticut. :. PHILIP RIPLEY.
Rhode Island .ALExANpER HODGES.
Neu Jcrsey.... Gen. A. GOODWIN
Pennsylvania Hon. HAEMAR DESNEY.
Delarare .....J. W. THOMPSON.
| Michigan DR.. J. a. WHITE.
kentucky. Mr. BANKS.
On motion of Mr.. DRINKER of n. y. the Cen
trail Committee of the Home League was added
to this Committee.
On motion of Prof. j. J. MAPEs of y. Y. this
Committee instructed to nominate other
Committees to present to the Convention statis-
tics and genera! information concerning Com
nlerce, Agriculture, Manufactures and the other
various topic. which will become matters Of dis
cusson.
Committee was then appointed to prepare
rules for the government of the Conrention-aftcr
which the meeting adjourned till 9 o'clock this
morning.
New York Legislature.
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