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very careful sorting Of the wool; so that it
may be manufactured to III greatest ad-
va tage, old rs much As may he into the
best goods"
Here follow II other resolutions Of
similar character, embracing, articles OF
prime necessity and comfort which might;
as was thought by the Massachusetts Con-
gress, if properly encouraged and protect
ed, be produced by home labor. These
proceedings were signed by "JoHN HAM
COCK, President, and BENJAMIN LINCOLN,
Secretary.
VIRGINIA IN I775.
The Convention of Delegates Of Virgin
ia, on the 9th day Of March, ITS, adopt
ed the following;
1.-The Committee appointed to prepare
plan for the encouragement Of arts and
manufactures, reported the following Re-
solutions, which being severaly read, were
unanimously agreed to
"Whereas, it hath been Judged necessa-
ry, for the preservation Of the just rights
and liberties Of America, firmly to associate
against importation; and, as The freedom,
and prosperity ofa state greatly depend on
providing within itself, supply Of articles
necessary for subsistence, clothing, and
defence; and whereas it is judged essential
at this critical iuNcture, to form a proper
plan for employing the different nhab-
tants oftbjs colony, providing for the poor,
and restraining vagrants and other disor-
derly persons, who are nuisanCes to every
society, a regard for our country, US well as
common prudence, call upon us to encou-
rage agriculture, manufactures, economy,
and the utmost industry; therefore, this
convention doth resolve as follows:
"Resoived unanimously That from and
after the first day of May next, no person
or persons whatsoever, ought to use; in his
OF their families, unless in case Of necessi-
ty, and on no account, sell to butchers, Or
kill ior market, any sheep under four years
Old; and where there is a necessity for US
ing any mutton, in his, her, Or their fami-
lies, tis recommended to kill such only as
are least profitable to be kept.
"Resolvei unanimously-That the set
ting upand promoting woolen, cotton, and
linen manufactures, ought to be encourag-
ed in as many branches as possible, espe-
cially coating, flannel blankets, rugs, or
coverlids, hosiery, and coarse cloths, both
} broad and narrow.
Resolved ranimously-Tha all per-
sors, having proper lands for the purpose,
ought to cultivate and raise a quantity OF
flax, hemp, and cotton, sufficient not only
for the use of his or her own family, but
also to spare to others on moderate terms. j
Twelve other resolutions were embrac-
, ed in the same report, and were all unan-
imously adopted. In those days there
were no divisions, when American inter-
ests were to be protected against foreign
legislation Or foreign aggression. If any
dssentents existed, they were not to be
found in the halls of Legislation. They
were found preaching up subSerViency to
foreign interests in the by-places, and SYM
pathising with strange people.
PENNSYLVANIA IN ITS.
On the 10th day of March, ITS, the sub
sclihers to fund "toF establishing MGau-
factories Of Woolea, Cotton and Linen, in
the city of Philadelphia" met at Carpen-
? ter's Hall. An address was delivered and
published at the request Of the company
o. perusing the following extracts it will
be seen, that the friends of home industry
in TITS, had to combat the same argu-
ments then, that are made use Of now by
the advocates Of Free-uade. And why
; should not the arguments in both cases be
, identical! Are not the same interests in
$ 1914 arrayed against each other, that were
D antagonist in l775! The following are
extracts from the Address:
"The first, and most common objection
to manufactures in this country, is, that
they will draw off our attention from agri.
culture. This objection derives great
weight from being made originally by the
duke of Sully, against the establishment Of
manufactures in France. But the history
of that country shows us, that it is more
founded in speculation than fact. France
/; has become opulent and powerful in pro
portion as manufactories have houriehet
in her, aud if agriculture has not kept pace
: with her manufactures, it is owing entire
ly to that iljudged policy which forba,
= the expectation OF grain. | believe 1t will
: be found upon enquiry, that greateI
I number of hands have been taken from
: the plough, and employed in importing
a retailing and transporting Dlitish woolens
l cottons and linens, than would be suf-
cient to manufacture as much OF them, as
would clothe all the inhabitants Of the pro
I vince. There is an endless variety in the
geniuses of men, and it would be to pre-
: clude the exertion of the faculties OF tht
mind, TO confne them entirely to the sim
G pie arts of agriculture. Besides, if these
9 manufactures were conducted as they
ought to be, two thirds otthe labor OF them
: will be carried on by those members Of So
, cietv who cannot be employed in agrlcul