Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-04-14
Form .ae Baltimore Amerieaa.
IMMENSE PUBLIC MEETING.--DOAESTls
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pursuan, to notice IN the newspapers, Q
meeting of the friends Of Domestic Indus.
try, and of persons engaged in Mercsn'
uie, Manufacturing and Mechanical pur.
suits. without respect to party, was held
at the Exchange on the 7th instant. Al
soon as the meeting was organized, II
was found that the spacious ro;undo was
crowded to Overlooking, and proposition
was made and carried that the meeting
adjourn to Exchange Place, in order to
afford to all an opportunity OF witnessing
the proceedings.
The assemblage accordingly moved 70
Exchange PIsce--the people IN dense
mass occupying the wide space extend
ing from the dwelling Of Gen. J. ). Smith
across 10 Commerce street Haii.
The meeting was organized by the APP
pointmen, .f Judge James Haywood, Pre-
siden,; and BeaIe II. Richardson, Peter
Leary, Benjamin Deford, Jacob G. Ds-
vies, L. q. CuIly, Hugh Brckhead, Tho.
Williams. Osmond c. Tiffany, John Do
shane. Thomas Sewall, Robert Howard,
Cbristo,,h Rabory, John Waterman,
and Charles Reeder, Esqs,, Vice Presi
dents aud John Soran, b verify C. San.
dets, Richard Lilly aud George Rogers,
Secretaries.
John l.. Carey, ESQ. then rose and oil.
fered the following resolutions
Whereas the Government Of this repub.
lie is a government Of the people. design
ed 10 promote the general welfare Of all
und not the particular interests of the few;
and inasmuch as the most general and
universal interest is that Of LABOR which
creates values, supplies wants, increases
wealths and furnishes materials Tor com.
merce, it is the especial duty Of govern
ment to take care that domt site labor be
encouraged, fostered and sustained in all
the various pursuits Of usefulness, whe-
Their agricultural. manufacturing, me
chanical or CONNER cial.
And phereas it is Que to the ci,izf n OF
free government that his faithful indus
try should procure for him the means OF
household comfort and education for his
children, and not be restricted to the at.
tainment Of scanty substance which is
often the sole reward Of labor in countries
where institutions less liberal prevail, i,
is The true policy Of this nation 10 protect
its own industry against the foreign com
petition which would reduce the price d
labor amonys, us 10 the scale which ex
,sts among the dependcn, subjects OF King
d,,ms Abroad
And rhereGs the exigencies OF the times
seem to demand the promp, and efIicien,
action Of the government, in behalf of 10
nestle interests which are sufferipp for
the wan, Of its protecting power. and for
this end il is desirable that the wishes OF
the people should be expressed and their
views made known on the important sub
i"c,s to which they desire the attention al
Congress to be directed Therefore. l..
this meeting
Resolved, That system Of inn 81
,u,ies bioher than the rn,. established nv
the COMPROMISE Act If lS33 IS iudispen
sshly necessary both for the snpnly of
revenue 10 the Governmen, and fnr nro.
lection to the mechanical and mapufac.
turing interests of the country,
.. Resolped, Th., the restrictions i'm
po.ed upon our agricultural and 9th,
products by foreign .,ions should BE- me-,
by counteryaiIiny restrictions on our par,
npains, the products of such nations, on
III. principle of u Just reciprocity.
3. Resolred, That the mechanicaI and
manufacturing arts, by which articles are
produced of daily necessity for personal
and domestic use. are essential to the in
dependence of the country in peace and
in war. and tina, they should be sustained
against any foreign competition that aims
at their overthrow.
A. Resolped. That the ADEQUATE protec.
ton of the manufacturing and mechanical
interests does not conflict with. but does
essentially aid the agricultural and com
mercial industry of the country.
). Reso1ped. That in any adjustment of
the Tariff for purposes of revenue, due
discrimination should he made in favor of
articles for the production Of which do.
nestle industry and resources are compe-
tent: and that no horizontal standard of
duties ought to be recognized.
G. Rssolped. That a primary and es-
sen,ial condition necessary to the preser-
yston of a sound currency requires a
steady security of Domestic Industry and
i the maintenance of our foreign trade upon