Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-12-01
THE IRON MASTERS CONVENTION.

A Convention of Iron Masters assembled at
Pittsburg cn Wednesday last, and is repre-
scented as having been largely attended.
The following gentleman were chosen Off
GERS of the Convention
Presiden,=James Rodgers, Ohio.
Vice Presidents-Hon. c. Myers, Penna
John Tassey, Pi.tsburg; R M. Beggs, Ken
lucky William H Campbell, H.; Jesse Ca
rothers, Pi,,s5urg; VIM. P. Robinson, New
Jersey; E. C. Wilson, Va; John Culbertson,
Ohio; James F. Hodge, N. Y.
Secretaries-Geo. Means and J. o. Will
lard Ohio; Nj. o. Bottoleb Pa; J. F. Ster-
ling, Pittsburg.
An address was delivered by Andrew Ste
wart After the transaction of considerable
preliminary matters, the committee on busi-
ness made report, consisting of long
preamble and the following resolutions
Resolved, That the tariff law of 1s46,
though sufficiently protective 10 the, iron in.
terest and labor Of the country, at the time
| that law was passed, it is fitted only for the
| peculiar state of things then existing in the
| foreign Market and altogether unified for
that existing now.
Resolved, That its system of ad rdloren
duties on iron gives protection only where
protection is not required, and withholds it
where it is. .......
Resolved, That every principle of sound
policy points to directly contrary course.
Resolved, That nearly all the value at
tached to iron is desirable from labor, and
that this country is abundantly able to pro-
duce the largest amount its consumption may
demand, and that while we do not desire TO
prohibit importations by heavy duties; we
conceive it TO be but just 10 the people, and
sound policy on the part Of the government
TO lay such restrictions OH the introductions Of
foreign labor as will protect our own from all
runous and sudden fluctuations, from what
ever causes in other countries
Resolved, That Committee of Correspon-
dence, consisting of three persons, shall be
appointed, with power to add 10 their num-
bers, whose duty it shall be to make writ
ten address to the people of the country, SET
4 ting forth the necessities OF a modification OF
4 the tariff of 1S46, and who shall collect such
facts and statistics, to be submitted to the
Congress of the United States, as may fur
ther the objects of this Convention and whose
4 duty it shall be TO cause petitions to be as
extensively circulated and signed aspossible,
with a view Of presenting them to Congress
at as early period as practicable after the
opening Of the session.
Resolved, That this Convention highly ap-
proves of the following resolution OF the
State Convention of New Jersey, held on the
l4ih inst, and adopts the spirit of the same
Resolved, That it is the solemn and para
, mount duty Of the members OF Congress from
this State to urge, as the united voice OF this
Convention, such notifications of the tariff
as shall again put our machinery in motion
, and afford full and profitable employment Il
the operatives who are now idle, and hom'
i market for the surplus produce of the farmer
$ These resolutions were adopted by th'
K Convention, but there were two others tha
# were laid over for consideration on Thursday
e which were not published.
ir On Thursday these resolutions came u
|. for consideration. They are as follows:
!. With regard 10 pig iron, the committe
e suggest that all pig iron imported from othe
a countries shall, upon its arrival in this cour
e try, be deemed and taken to be worth Fl
10 teen dollars per ton, without regard to its COZ
or value abroad, and that duty of nine do
lars per ton be levied theron, and that upo
,p proper and satisfactory evidence being mad
i. out to our custom-house officers, that pig ire
n has increased In value above fifteen dolla
m per ton in the country where the same hi
,e been madeJ that in that case for every IA
IN amounting to one dollar per ton, the ir'y
,e this country shall be reduced one dollar
n. This plan, it is thought, will, in all ordina
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