Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-09-12

been adopted.
| shall add one or two circumstances
which occurred immediately on organ'.
Zing the government, To shaw that 'hlr
was the expectation, the belief, the con
viction, oi what was the duty, aud sha'
would be The conduct, Of the new gov
ernment, which prevailed every where.
The House of Representatives formed
quorum for the FIRST time under th"
Constitution, IN the city at New York,
on the ist day Of Alay, 1899, by the elec
tion Of its speaker. And now, gentlemen.
the House OF Representatives, being
thus organized, what do you 'maglnr
was the very frst petition ever prescn
ted to IL; | hold an account OF that pc
tI,ion in NY hand, copied from the Jour
nal of the House; aud here It ~:
"A petition Of the irndesmen, manu-
"facturers, and others Of Mar, land " hosr
"names are iaercunto subscribed, was
"presented 10 the House, and read, sta
"ing certain matlers and praying N
"imposliion oi such duties on all foreign
"arnclcs which can be made 10 Amer
"ca, as viii give n ust and decided
"prelerence Ia the labors al the petition.
'-rs and that there Inay be granted I"
"ihem ~ common with the other manu-
"facfurers and mechanics OF the tni'ed
estates such relief as in the wisdom OF
"COngrcss may appear proper
There, gentlemen, WAS The very hrsi
petition ever presented 10 the Congress
OF The United Ststes and IT came from
al. ,al a
land. And now what do you suppos.
was the second petition? Why 1t was
d like petition from certain mechanics OF
Cbarltslon,-- - not Chatlestuwn in Mas
sachus-,ts, that comm9nwealth now scott
ed at and deridtd as narrow and selfish
IN her politics; mot that Charlesiown
which was burned mud laid IN ashes by u
foreign foe on the l7lh of June, 1873,
bni which under a fostering government,
sprung up again like another PhnnlX,
with renovated and increased beauty .
pot that Charlestown which skirts the
base of Bunker Illll; bul Charleston the
refined and elegant city, the PRIDE "f the
South, Charleston in South Caroilna
ALWAYS distinguished for inte ligence,
hospitality and all the social vir,ues;-
CharIe eston, the mention Of which always
brlngs up by association, the names Of
Pinkney, oi Sumpter, of Hugel, and oi
IOwnd,s From the bosom of that
Charleston this second petition to Con.
grPss came: nGd ihat was n petition Of the
shipurighis Of that city y,p'ny ing Congress
Ia protect them against torelgn competl
u"n. Here iDiS:-
"A petition nl the shipwrigh's Of the |
rny of Charleston in the State Of South /
Carolina, was presented TO the House
and read, stating the distress they are IN !
ir"m the decline ot that branch OF busl-
ness aud the present situation of the |
trade Of the United States, and praying |
that the wisdom and policy oithe Nation
nj Legislature may be directed to such
measures IN general regulation oftrddc
and the establishment ot n pruper naF iga-
ton act, as will tend to relieve the par ,
t,culM d,s,resses 81 the petitioners, and
III common with them, those Of their 1
fellow shpwrights throug hout the Uni
ted Siafesn - \
Well, gentlemen, and where did the
Wba, city, what people, what county, II
whose Inhabitants, followed close upon II
these petitions and made similar appllca II
tion To Congress: 1t was from The me
cbanics and manufacturers Of that city 4
" hirh IL now lie great CommcrC iaI En- n
pnrlum oi the whn,P Western Continent II
HE city of New York. Aud let u see
hat a.. oHl
10 what they Justly call "lhe nclr Govern
meni." and what hope inspired their bos
,ms, from the fact thai new govern
Heui had bern formcd on which waa be
slowed he pow"r at protecting mcchan
cHl lhhur. Here l. the petItIGu;- II
"A petition ul the mpchaulcs and man. II
IiactGrsr- of the city of New York I
\ hose names are ther"unto subscribed. 4
vas presented To- ihe House and wa,
cad, setting forth that ~ the presen'I
lepl"rahir state otlradr 4 manufactures \
hey .o"N with coatdcBce 10 lhr npo-
-diIon- at the new Gnvcrumcrt Cor ~
-cStrIctlon ot both, and that relief which i
hey have 50 long and an2iously desired; /
tat they have snhluiurd a lit or such II
''trlcs as can he manufactured in The
State at Ncw luyE, and humhly pra, 4
he countrnanre and attention Of ih,
\ atinnll Gpyrrnneni thereto" NJ
And yet, grullcmcn, IN that great aud
noble city, which has 50 far gone ahead
u all lis cnmpctItors, and presents itself 1
. the world rs the great Guy Of the
\ american continent, ahouodIng N com
nerce and successful manufactures, ln II
III things, the products OF industry Of al
countries, there are persons in that very
ity, from which this earnest application
f the manufacturers and mechanics pro-
eeded and was laid before Congress
no deny all poper to Congress thus tt
elIeve their fellow-citizens'
Lamentable, lamen,able indeed, in m,
Judgment, is that great departure q H
vill not say what causes, but causes
ave existed, which have produced
vide departure Of public opinion from
he plain, clear and rational wishes Of the I
cople rs here expressed.
Now, ] ask you again, how were these y
ctilious for protection treated? DId
'ongrrss deny is power' Did il say Ip
Iat II could not possibly give them thu.
r"'ectIon, unless 1t should happen TO be u
ci drm al; Did il say we have only q u
,rcnHe power ~ regard to- this matter: Il
hal Is, we have The clear and undoub v
ID power to take so much money out OF 6
"ur pockets, aud apply Il To our own p
arp"ses; but God forbid that IN doing u
nat, we should do YOU some good AT the b