Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-12
THE HERALD.
Tuesday Acknowledged 70,
HOME LEAGUE CNNVEN-
TEON.

The Convention assembled according to call on
the 9Th inst, at the Broadway Tabernacle, New
York city, at ii o'clock, A. M. The meeting was
called to order by Joseph Blunt Esq. of New York
city, on whose motion Henry Shaw, Esq. of Massa-
chusetts was called to the chair, and l.. d. Chaplin
of N. Y. chosen Secretary. After few remarks
from the Chairman, motion, the States were call
ed in order, and delegates from Maine, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Delaware, Mary
land, Illinois and michigan, were found 10 be pres
ent.
On motion, delegates present from each State
were requested to nominate two of their number to
form Committee to report officers for the Conven-
ton.
Maine-mr. Kendrck.
Massachusetts-Joseph Grinne, A. Taft.
Rhode lsand-Newell, G. Jackson.
Connecticut-W. Fisher, P. Ripley.
Vermont-Isaac DoOlitte, Frederick Button.
New York-P II Schench r p Hart.
New Jersey. Knsey, ] miller.
Pennsylvania-H Denny, II d MAXWELL
Delaware--J w Thompson, R M'Kay.
lnois-E Little.
Michigan--A ] White.
On notion the names of the delegates from the
States were handed in.
The absence of the Committees was improved by
several gentlemen in brief remarks pertinent to the
occasion, in which the intention of converting the
meeting with the view of advancing the interests of
particular and selected branches of industry, was
disclaimedt and the broad principle OF universal
protection TO every department. calling and pursuit.,
recognized
The committee returned and reported the follow
ing list of officers for the permanent organization of
the meeting.
Gen. JAMES TALLMADGE of New York.
Vice Presidents.
Gen. Robertson Hail. of Vermont.
Hon. Henry Shaw, of massachusetts,.
Stamford Newell of Rhode Island.
Thomas H. Brace of Connecticut.
Stephen Warren, of New York.
Hon. Mahon Dickerson, of New Jersey.
Hon. George Howard of Maryland.
Robert E. Little of Illinois.
A. ]. White of michigan.
Robert MKay of Delaware.
Secretarys.
L. d. Chaplin OF N. Y.
Stephen Conger of N. j.
H. d. Maxwell OFF.
VIM. o. Bartt of Mass.
Gen. Tallmadge, on taking the Chair, returned
his thanks TO the Convention for the honor confer
red on him, and appealed to the convention to keep
all its objects and proceedings entirely free from all
party political purposes and feelings. He proceed
ed to take rapid review of the organization and
progress of the Home League, the reasons which
had rendered it necessary to call this Convention,
and the present deplorable condition of the country,
economical and moral. Gen. T. proceeded to show
Country have always claimed and received ample
protection from the Government; amounting to alb
soue prohibition in the of our coasting trade.
Gen. T. showed that this question of Protection to
our Labor became more and more important to US
every year, as our relations with Europe were rem
dered more intimate by the reduction Of the distance
across the ocean gradually from six months to ten
days. He then proceeded to show from undeniable
statistics that the price of manual labor throughout
continental Europe ranges from six cents to twenty
five cents per day, rarely exceeding sixteen or eigh
teen cents. He showed that the wages of the off
GERS and ola Swedish ship is less than that of
the captain of similar American ship-that the
common sailor here receives far more than the Swe-
dish captain. All throughout Europe the laborer is
depressed TO the verge of starvation and plunged in
misery and degradation. How then we hope
to produce and carry at low rate as can be done
with this depressed, unrew arded Labor!
Hon. H. Denny, from the Business Committee,
reported standing committees on all branches of in
dustry, separately each committee having assigned
TO it the interests of specific branch, with nstruc-
tons to elicit all information concerning it they were
able, with view of reporting such information to
the Convention.
las the Reports will be voluminous, we caunot Of
course copy them entire, but will endeavor to pre-
semitic substance of the transactions.
THIRD DAY,
Occupied principally by the several committees
inpresenting their respective reports
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