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THE GENESEE PARMER 



November 5, 1831 



spring work may be in advance. Prepare 

 wood for winter, and see that your houses are in 

 repair, as a bad door will cost a load of wood be- 

 fore spring. See to ditches and drains, and that 

 water is not allowed to stand upon your grass 

 lands. 



TARIFF CONVENTION, at NEW-yORK. 

 This Convention, convened at New- York on 

 the 26th ult. The following are the officers elec- 

 i ted. 



William Wilkins, Pa. President. 

 Vice Presidents 

 Joseph Kent, of Maryland. 

 James Tattmadgc, of New- York. 

 George Blake, of Mass. 

 Ijewis Condit, of New- Jersey. 



Secretaries. 

 H. Niles, Maryland. 

 R. Tillotson, N. York. 

 C. Paine, Vermont. 

 J. W. Pierce, N. Hampshire. 

 Mr Austin, Boston. 



Thursday, Oct. 28. 

 The Chair announced the appointment of 13, 

 as a committee to address the people of the United 

 States, affirming the constitutionality and expe- 

 diency of the Tariff protecting the interests of ag- 

 riculture, commerce and manufactures; a com- 

 mittee of 7, to enquire and report upon any eva- 

 sions of the present revenue laws ; a committee 

 of 13, to prepare a memorial to Congress enfor- 

 cing the propriety of continuing the protection of 

 our domestic industry, whatever reduction of du- 

 ties may be expedient on articles not conflicting 

 with that industry ; a committee of 13, to enquire 

 and report upon the effects of the existing Tariff 

 upon the agriculture, mechanic arts, interna] trade 

 and foreign commerce. The committees were 

 raised agreeably to sundry resolutions passed on 

 the day previous. 



Mr. Brown, of Penn. submitted an amendment. 

 or rather an instruction to the committee to report 

 an address to the people of the Union, descriptive 

 of the "American System," and supported his 

 proposition with remarks at length. 



Mr. Brown consenting to modify the terms of 

 his " instruction" into " a suggestion,'' it passed. 

 Mr. Lynch suggested that there should be two 

 committees on wool, was agreed to, or rather was 

 divided ; two committees, one on the production 

 the other on its manufacture, each to consist of 15 

 members, were raised. Committees of 15 on iron 

 and cotton, after some discussion were agreed to. 

 Committee of 7 on cash payments was raised. A 

 committee of 15 on silk and hemp was agreed to. 

 Committee of 1 from each state on ■' ways and 

 means" ; a committee on leather, of 15, were both 

 voted. Committee of 3 on lead and copper was 

 raieed. Committees of 3 on salt, and 5 on chem- 

 istry, were agreed to. Committee of 7 on hats 

 was voted. During the raising of this committee 

 a member observed that lie had seen a member 

 of the convention have a hat, in which was a 

 British crovm — this produced bursts of laughter. 

 Committee of 5 on sugar was agreed to. The 

 convention adjourned, after " cutting out" work e- 

 nough to last them a long time in " making up." 

 Friday, Oct. 28. 

 The chair announced the appoinirnent ot seve- 

 s»l committees voted yesterday. " Cabinet fuin- 



Steel" 



iture" was added to lhe hat committee. 

 was added to the iron committee. 



Mr. R. Swartwout proposed a resolution that 

 each member of the convention should at their re- 

 spective homes, prepare, and forward to Mr. Niles 

 statements of the condition of every branch of 

 manufacture in their vicinity. He submitted it 

 for consideration, and it was laid on the table. 



A committee of 3 were appointed on the sub- 

 ject of the Tariff of Great Britain, Russia, Hol- 

 land and Belgium. 



A resolution, recommending Congress to es- 

 tablish a Home Department, to foster domestic 

 manufactures, was laid on the table. 



The standing committee on hemp made a re- 

 port, providing for a committee of correspondence 

 and statics, to be charged with the influence of the 

 Tariff on general property ; the numbers employ- 

 ed in manufacturing labor, &c. 



There were several other matters brought be- 

 fore the Convention, which created some discus- 

 sion, which will be noticed hereafter. 



Friday Afternoon, Oct. 28. 

 Mr. Williams, of Oneida county, N. Y. desired 

 information respecting the moral influence exer- 

 cised in our manufactories on the laborers. Mr. 

 W. explain' d his object, — as he had found a 

 high state of morals in certain manufacturing es- 

 tablishments. Mr. Carey, of Pa. desired the 

 word "operatives" to beenserted instead of "la- 

 borers" A member objected ; the term came 

 from the English, who considered laborers " mere 

 machines." It was changed to "persons." 



Mr. Buel, from the standing committees, re- 

 ported that a committee be appointed to report on 

 the currency of the country. 



Saturday, Oct. 29. 

 Mr. Ingersoll chairman of the committee tore- 

 port an address, stated that the committee would 

 submit the same on Monday. Mr. Everett, 

 chairman to report memorial to Congress, sug- 

 gested that it would be preferable to form said re- 

 port after the Convention adjourned. Mr. Rob- 

 erts of Pa. thought that the better way was to 

 have the memorial drawn, and every member 

 sign it. It would have no effect, if delegated to a 

 committee. Mr. Forward, of Pa. thought that 

 the names would have but little effect, if unaccom- 

 panied *ith arguments. Mr. Everett said, that 

 the report must be based on information to oe 

 gathered during their sitting ; it would be prefera- 

 ble to wait. 



Mr. Woodward, of New- York, said that he had 

 drafted every memorial iv the American System 

 which had been sent to Congress from that city. 



Mr. Sbarpe, th ught that the memorial could 

 be drafted without delay. 



Mr. Everett said, if the memorial was intended 

 to answer another, not yet published, (Free Trade 

 report,) that object could only oe done by delay. 



Mr. Roberts would not withdraw his motion, 

 respecting an immediate report. 



Mr. Goddard, ofConn. feared that the object of 

 the last speaker could not be accomplished within 

 a reasonable time. 



Mr. Woodard, rose and stated that the last 

 speaker was the bearer of the memoi ial of the 

 Hartford Convention to the Congress of the Uni- 

 ted States. There was quite a bustle from vari- 

 ous quarters of the house, at ihe annunciation of 

 this intelligence. The President called Mr. 



Wodoward to order & would not allow either Mr. 

 W. or Mr. G. to have the floor during the ferment. 

 Some members volunteered an opinion to Mr. 

 Goddard that it was not necessary to reply to Mr 

 Woodward. 



Mr. Roberts of Pa. addressed the Convention 

 with great warmth, and said that if an adjourn- 

 ment was to take place without signing some me- 

 morial, the whole object of the Convention would 

 be an abortion. 



Mr. R. was sustained and anplauded by the 

 Pennsylvania members, who appeared to be ap- 

 prehensive that the New-Engla»d gentlemen had 

 it in contemplation to steal a march upon them. 

 Mr. R. said he was in favor of doing things in a 

 fair and honorable manner, be was ashamed 

 of the report. 



After en animated debate, in which Mr. Wil- 

 liams of Pa. Mr. McCullough of Md. and Mr 

 Dwight of Mass. took part, the question was ta- 

 ken on the report, and it was accepted. 



NEW- YORK MARKET. 



October 29. 

 Flour. 



Western flour has continued to sell at full pre- 

 vious prices, in consequence of the lateness of the 

 season, and the trifling quantity in market of this 

 description. Southern flour on the contrary has 

 arrived more freely and is dull at a decline of 12$ 

 to 25 cents, from the sales of last week. Troy 

 flour has sold at 575 to $5 81 ; New- York at 5 50 

 to $6 52 ; Alexandria, and Richmond county, 

 (early in the week) at $5 62; since offered at 

 $5 50. The Western and Troy flour are most 

 wanted for the Eastern States, and the supplies 

 have been so limited that prices have advanced up- 

 on the home demaud alone, for these favorite de- 

 scriptions. We quote 



New- York, superfine, brl. 



Troy, do. 



Western, do. 



Ohio via nanal, 



Philadelphia, 

 Baltimore city, 



Do. Howard-street, 



Prices of Flour 

 At Baltimore, Howard-street, 



Wheat, bush. 

 Alexandria, 

 Cincinnati, 

 Philadelphia, 

 Petersburgh, Wheat, bush. Red, 



ROCHESTEH. 



Flour, superfine, 



Fine, 

 Wheat, bush, (last week) 



50 a 

 81 



87 a 

 87 

 75 

 37 a 



5 60 



6 G 



600 



50 

 12 



62 

 20 



50 



5 50 

 1 15 

 5 17 



3 50 



5 50 a 5 95 

 1 00 a 1 07 



5 19 a 5 25 



4 87 a 5 00 

 1 04 a 1 08 



NEW- YORK CATTLE MARKET. 



1200 beef cattle per cwt. 

 5000 sheep ) Sheep, 

 and lambs, ^ Lambs, 

 Dressed Pork, dull, per cwt. 

 Live Hogs, 



$5 12 a 5 25 

 2 (X) a 5 00 

 1 50 a 3 00 

 6 25 

 5 00 



Starch. — 15,000 bushels of potatoes were man- 

 ufactured into starch in an interior town of Ncw- 

 H.inipshire, in one year. 

 Boston. — Revenue for 1830, was $3,562,301 78 

 Imports, dutiable articles, 7,160,393 



do. free, 1,188,230 



Total Import*. 



88,348,623 



