Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-03-05

g. Resolved, Ths, inasmuch as the precious me-
tails constitute the basis of currency, which is es-
sental to the prosperity of any business and if the
balance of foreign trade be against us, our specie
mus, be exported to pay that balance the amount
OF tariff ought also 10 he regulated as to produce
such balance as will not only pay the interest of
our foreign debt, but ultimately to discharge the
principal fit, without the expectation of our gold
and silver, So long as these metals are sent out
of our country, we can have no sound or stable
currency; and our home industry will consequent
iy be paralized. Agreed to.
4. Resolved, That the truth of this doctrine is
powerfully demonstrated by the facts. that while
the United States starting ten years ago. with lit
tie no debt, but with decrea sing tariff in ten
years have contracted two bundled and fifty mil.
lions of dollars Of foreign debt, by reason Of the bal.
ancc of trade, besides borrowed money and specie
gone from us, and have brought on their own peo.
pie geneal distress. Great Britain, already bur.
thcnel with a national debt of five thousand mil
lions of dollars, and with most numerous and vast
sources of expenditure, in the same ten years ha
actually secured herself Balance of trade of nearly
two thousand millions of dollars and has hereby
maintained her credit. Agreed TO.
s. Resolved, That it is expedient to levy and
collect duties upon such foreign goods as do no,
compete with the products of our own industry,
and are necessary to our own comfort, or auxiliary
TO our own manufactures. Agreed to-
g. Resolved That we are in favor of the protec
ton Of all branches of home industry to the fullest
extent, and particularly the manufacture ofiron and
the mining Of coal, in all their relations as not on "
OF paramount importance in themselves, but as
deeply involving the prosperity of very many o.
ther branches of domestic industry; and most ma
terialy affecting the value of public improve
ments. Agreed to-Gen. GREENE voting in the
negative.
Z. Resolved, That in order TO carry out the
views of the friends of home industry, and to ena.
ble them to act with the understanding and effect
which the magnitude of the object requires, a CEN
ual committee be appointed to receive the reports
OF county committees and associations to make
such use of Information thus obtained may ap.
pear 10 them best calculated to effect this object
and to soperintend the establishment and support
of periodical publication at Harrisburg, devoted
to the support of home industry, skill, credit and
capital Agreed to.
8. Resolved, That committee Of three be op-
pointed in each county of the State who are earn.
esy requested to organize such county association
as they may think most likely to aid the cause OF
American industry, TO obtain the information dcsi-
red, and to furnish the central committee with all
such statistical and other facts as likely to pro
mote the object contemplated by this Convention
Agreed 10.
9. Resolved, That memorials to Congress be eli.
culated Throughout, the State and that the county
committees be requested to have them as numer.
ousy signed as possible, and Immediately forwar-
dcd to Washington city. Agreed to.
The Char after the adoption OF the resolutions
announced the fIlowng:
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
HENRY X. STRONG, Harrisburg.
CALVIN BLYTHE, Harrisburg.
JAMES NJ. PORTER, Easton.
EDWARD J. ErTING, Philadelphia.
GEO. N ECKERT, SchuylkiH county.
SAMUEL ALEXANDER, Carlisle
DAVID KRAUSE, Harrisburg.
1HOMAS L. MILLER, Cumberland CO.
HENRY Y. SLAYMAKER, York County,
LEWIS WALN, Philadelphia.
WILLIAM HESTER, Lancaster county.
MATHEW w. BALDWIN, Phaadclpkls.
MICHAEL DOUDEL, York,
JOHN T. ADAMS, Dauphin.
JAMES S. WALLACE, Harrisburg.
Hon. WIN. WILKINS, Pitsburg.
DIR. JAMES GARDNER, Chester.
On motion, the following resolution was passed
unanimously
Resolved, That the people of Pennsylvania en-.
g'ged in manufacturing agricultural, mining, me
Ghanical and internal commercial pursuits, be re-
questCd to assembly in Convention in Harrisburg
OF THE "a WEDNESDAY, THE 18th DAY
OF APRIL NEXT, for the purpose of taking
measures to secure all necessary encouragement of
domestic labor, enieprize and capital and thus pro
mote the welfare of all classes Of society.
Captain Ross's Disco-eries.
Extracts from Capt. Rosss dispatches have
been pubhsed in Parliamentary paper From