Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-07-30
GREAT DEMUCR ATICTARIFF MEET.
INC.

The Democrats of the City and County
who are opposed TO change in the existing Tar
III, assembled in great force at the Chinese
Museum, on Saturday evening last It's but
fair TO say that the meeting was very large
Thousands were in attendance, and the pro-
eeedings throughout were perfectly harmoni-'
Gus. The Hon. CALVIN BLYTHE was called
upon to preside. and was assisted by a num-
Der of Vice Presidents, selected from the First,
Second, Third and Fourth Congressional Dis
tricts.
The objects of the meeting were explained
in brief and fofcible manner by the Chair
man, when committee consisting OF MessrS.
WHIFAcAR, kINsLoE, RICE. RHODES. and
poTTs, Were appointed TO draft a series of res
outiens. These were soon reported through
the Chairman, w. A. KiNsLoE, Esq, and
unanimously adopted. We give few OF the
most prominent;--
Resolred, That the Democratic friends ofihe
Tariff Of the city and county of philadelphia,
send TO the Senate Of the United States their
solemn protest against the MCKAY Bill, which
has recently passed the House of Representa-
uves, and which is now before the Senate.
Resolred, That this meeting looks with
amazement upon the folly of this second at
tempt to iniiict a system of low duties upon
our country, when we remember that under
20 per cent. duty we were unable TO meet the
annual expenses of government by about
S6,00O,0 600 per annum while under the pres
sent Tariff we have not only been able TO de-
fray the expenses ofgovernment, but have in
addition paid of about sl0,000,000 of Nation
al debt Even the English themselves have
acknowledged the policy OF our having AUDI
cious tariff, which is rendered palpabe from
the fact that when we had a tariff of 20 per
cent not a dollar could be borrowed OF them
even at & per cent interest, while under the
Tariff of '42, they have been begging US TO ac-
cept their money at per cent
ReSolced, That we protest against the pres
ent Tariff Bill before the Senate, because it as
sails every species of industry in the country,
and bases its alleged advantages on the in
creased amount OF foreign manufactured artl-
Giles thatit is supposed II will bring into this
country-whlch increased importation can
have no other effect than TO send our money
abroad, instead Of purchasing at home from
our own working people. The Mckay bill
strikes directly at he prosperity OF the tailor,
the shoe maker, the paper maker, the book
binder, the ship carpenter, the weaver, the
spinner, the printers Of cotton, the halter, the
black and white smith, the machinist, the glass
blower, aud a host of other occupations too
the factories, and even to the unprotected and
most generally widowed OF parentless scamp
stress, who labors necessarily for pittance
that is now scarcely sufficient TO keep body
and soul together-nor does ii stop here in its
course ofdevaslaiion. The thousands and tens
Of thousands of our industrious fellow citizens
engaged in our coal mines, our furnaces, forg-
es, rolling mills, loundres, machine shops, SC.
as well as the immense body Of other persons
engaged in transporting our coal, iron, and
other productions. will be materially injured,
thrown out of employment; and thus the ruin
viii extend until ii reaches all classes and con
ditons our citizens Except, probably, the
office holders) and oyerwhem US in wretched
ness and destltuuon.
Resolred, That no country can be prosper
Gus or happy that has mol every branch ofso-
cie,y fully engaged in some useful occupatDn.