The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-07
Meeting ofthe Home League mt the Taber-
nacle.


Meeting ofthe Home League ut the Taber.
nacle.
: The Home League Convention met again ysster
day morning, at nine o'clock. There were ia per
sons present in the body of the house; Is on the
platform including the officers of the meeting anc
% scattered around the gallery.
The Secretary read the inmates Of yesterday.
meeting.
Mr.. DRISxEr, of New York zone of the committee
ON making rules for the government of the Conven
veHtioD reported of rules which were adopted
4 The Hon HARMON DENNY, OF Pennsylvania, lone Of
the committee The business be submitted TO the
Convention, reported list OF committees on various
; branches OF trade and manufactures, &c.
Mr.. +. c. TREApwELL, a locofoco, wanted tn e
Committee on Currency to have power, and be in
sructed TO report the relative quantity of gold and
silver in use and extant, in every part of the world
Another man said that he opposed to that; we
had enough gold and silver; plenty Of it; more than
we wanted; there was no lack of gold or Of silver;
what we wanted was, proper protection for labor.
The motion did not prevail; but Treadwel's name
was added TO the Committee on Currency
MIR. DENNY ffcm the Committee on Resolutions
reported the following
l. Resolved, That the depressed stateof the Agricu
turai Manufacturing and Commercial interests Of the
General Government the only power which constr
tutionaly adopt and carry out absolutely
| necessary for the relief Of the people.
| 2 Resolved, TIL II the commercial arrangements and
protective Legislation of foreign governments and the
10 ID'e sns ne % &
shield ofproecon should be thrown ever the American
laborer matter in what department OF industry he
may be upied
3. Resolved That in the present embarrassed cond-
ton ofthe national treasury and the finances of several
OF the States prompt and efficient measures by Congress
for the adequate projections Of the industry
try, giving to it e vigor and renewed activity will be
among the best means of preserving the national credit
and restoring a sound condition and proper level that
| ofthe United States.
A. Resolved, That based as our Government is Oh the
intelligence ofthe whole community, the perm
free institutions mperously demands that the labor
country be I0Pamty steadily ahd e me
responsibility of maintaining them rests not be
duced to the degraded and starving condition of the Ia
boring classes throughout the rest OF the world.
g. Resolved, That the present condition Of our foreign
commerce. more than half of which is in the hands of
foreigners whose inter est is to take advantage of the
revenue far they without detection, requires
that such restrictions should be framed as will protect
from frauds and merchants from unfair
and dishonest competition. To accomplish which object
specific duties wherever practicable offer the surest
g. Resolved, That the principles Of the Compromise
Act which enoin the collection revenues in cash
by such are sufficient for an economical admlnsra
ton of the Government just and ought not to be
abandoned but nothing in that act which tends to limit
ample protection to our domestic industry prevent
the encouragement of American commerce on honest
and fair principles should be considered as deserving
moments discussion in Congress- but the contrary,
should be entitled to immediate reprobaon.
Z. Resolved That warehousing system for the bond
ing of Goods on American Account exclusively may be
adv antages to importers Of goods foreign account
would be evasion of the Cash duty system and in
jury to American Commerce and Home Industry.
Preferred to Committee on Commerce.
8. Resolved, That it is hereby recommended to the
friends Of American Industry throughout the States the
efectusy to encourage and protect Home products
and Domestic Manufactures that individuals well as
families and communities, should leIge themselves to
the consumption and wear, as far as practicable of
American Goods and the products of their own soil la
Dor and skill in to these Of foreign impora.
tion especially Of those countries which refuse us reel
procal commercial relations.
A good deal of desultory conversation took place
about Introducing resolution, that protection to
Home Industry should be provided for by laws of
Congress, rather than by treaty stipulations.
ALvAN G. STEWART, the celebrated abolitionist,
who took very prominent part in the whole pro-
ceedngs Of the Convention. objected to this.
Here one man said that he could hear nothing
could make out nothing that the Home Leauge was
doing. He wished to be instructed
Mr. CRonus moved to lay it on the table.
Mr. SIHpscr wished il to be taken up after the
other resolutions were passed upon.
ting into good deal of irregulari.y He moved The
| resolution be referred to the Committee ON Bust.
ness.
| This was done.
| Some gentleman said that he hoped no auson
would be made at the outset of the Convention to
the noble and commercial Lord who had just ar
| rived. 1t would be indicate.
| The CHAIRMAN said that If the Convention did
not take care, they would be found following the
| sorry track of the present Congress. and doing as
little (Laugher) He wished to keep them all
| straight.
| Professor MApEs then called up the first resou-
ton ofthc Committee on business.
| Mr.. SHAW moved to refer the report Of the Com
that then the meeting adjourn. The resolutions
were conclusions F; and we ought not to Jump to the
end, before we had digested other matters.
| ALvAS G. STEWART said, they had come here
and set themselves up schoOmasters for Con-
| press the resolution should not prevail; the
Convention would all be scattered to the four
winds of Heaven in three or four days If
| thew were TO be told that there was no business
for them to do till the several committees had fish
| ed UP the information necessary, they would 90
home, and this body would become mass of stats.
tics. He hoped that while the committees were
| getting the information, many gentlemen would ad.
dress the meeting and give their views on many sub
| ects of great interest TO the community. One good,
we'll turned pithy speech would do more than all the
elaborate reports Of all the committees; five hun.
dred persons would have been here but they couldn't
| raise ss25 to get here.
Mr.. Blunt moved that the committees now have
leave to retire and commence their business in
| stanter.
The molten Of MI. MApEs to take up the first re-
solution was lost. The resolution was laid on the
| table.
Mr.. MArEs wished to lay some valuable informa
tired, which could come before them in no other
way; he would now state that information If il was
in order
| Mr. BLuNT's resolution was modified so that the
committee should have leave to withdraw at their
discretion and in the mean time any discussion could
60 on.
One man said that many members of the conven.
ton intended to leave for home this afternoon they
had much information to give, and he should like TO
hear them for two hours
Another man said that the committees wanted a
good deal of light, and how could they get it if they
went away to their roorns while men were speaking.
Mr. BLUNr's resolution as modified was carried
The arrival of delegation from Ohio, was then
announced.
Several names were then added to the committees.
Mr. MARES called up the first resolution.
Mr.. MApEs said that he had prepared few meme
| randums to lay before the Convention but that as
he was unaccustomcd TO address assemblies of this