American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-06-25
HOME INDUSTRY,

We observe that the working men
OF philadelphia held u grand mass
meeting Of Home Industry in that city
last Tuesday evening. Thousands were
in attendance. Henry G. Carey, Esqr.
was chosen President, and scyenty.six
vice Presidents and Secretaries, from
mechanical pursuits alone, we're APP
pointed. Speeches were made by Hon.
Jacob Collamer, Hon. Humphrey Mar
shall, Senator Simmons of Rhode Is.
land, Senator Cameron of Pennsylya.
MIA, Hon. John Covode, Senator Frost,
Hon. Il. +. Thompson of Indiana, and
Hon. L. Joy Morris of Pennsylvania.
We subjoin the preamble and resolu
tions adopted: .,...
Whereas, the commerce of the coun-
try is now entirely paralyzed-thc
workmen being unable to sell his labor
the farmer finding daily declining
market Tor his products-the manufac.
turer ht9ln5 no market for his
tabrics-the miner being unable to sell
his coal-tho furnace master meeting
no purchasers of his iron-thc ma.
chinist finding no demand for his ma
chlnes--the property holder being
unable to collect his rents-the capt.
talist being unable to obtain even the
legal rate OF intercst-and the govern.
ment being wholly unable to collect
the necessary revenue. And, where
as, the cause Of paralysis is to be found
IN the fact, that the policy of the Fed
era! Government looking 20 separating
the consumer from the FREDERICKSBURG
the work shops of Europe, while our
own people are pcrishing at home for
want of employment: And whereas,
the state of things now existing, is
! precisely similar to that which existed
in the calamitous years which proceed
ed those in which were passed the pro-
tcctive tariff of 1924, % and AZ.
And whereas, The passage of those
acts was followed by an immediate re.
turn Of confidence, and an immediate
increase Of demand for both labor and
capltal-rc establishing domestic com
merce -onablng the manufacturer to
become larger consumer to the farm
CT, and the farmer to become larger
consumer to the manufacturer, and
giving to the country high degree of
I prosperity
And whereas, Our whole experience
proves that prosperity comes with the
adoption Of measures looking to the
national industry, while bankruptcy
of the people and the government fol-.
lows always in the wake of the free
trade system:
And whereas, All experience proves
that the periods of protection are those
OF peace and economical administration
OF the government, while periods of
free trade have been uniformly char
acterizcd by war and waste
And whereas, the demands upon the
treasury are already increasing, while
the revenue as regularly dimiDishcs
the first having risen to nearly one
hundred millions, while the latter is
now coming in at the rate Of less than
thirty millions:
And whereas, continuance Of tho
existing system can have no other effect
than that Of complete bankruptcy of
both the people and government:
And whereas, Congress has Just adj.
journed, after six months session,
remarkable for the fact, that, great as
are the dlstresscs Of the people, the ex.
ecutlvc authorities have failed to pro.
| pose any measures Of relief, while the
legislative bodies have refused even to
permit the introduction Of any measures
looking in that direction:
And whereas, when the constituted
authorities of State refuse to protect
the pcoplc,it becomes the peoples duty
to protect themselves therefore !
Resolved, That all the events now
occurring, as well as all those which
have occurred in this last half century,
may be adduced in proof Of the accura-
cy Of the views of Jefferson, when he
declared that the protective duties were
necessary to prevent lis from falling
again into state Of colonial depend
cnce ; OF Madison, when he told his
countrymcn that it was not only con.
stitutional, but expedicnt, to institute
revenue system, having for it's object
the projection of our own planters, our
own farmers, and our own workmcn
Of Jackson, when he told the farmers
and planters that if they would have
good markets for their products, that
they could do it only by means of mca-
sures looking to an increase in the