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Virginia Statesman
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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On January 11, 1828, in the U.S. Senate, resolutions from North Carolina opposing tariff increases, a petition from Pennsylvania residents for duties on wool and woolens, and South Carolina resolutions against tariff hikes, internal improvements, and colonization society funding were presented and handled procedurally.
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Mr. Macon presented resolutions of the Legislature of North Carolina, declaring that it is inexpedient for Congress to increase the duties on foreign imports; which were referred to the committee on manufactures, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Marks presented a petition, signed by nearly three hundred of the inhabitants of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, praying that as a further protection to the Agricultural and manufacturing interest of the nation, an additional duty may be laid on imported wool and woollen goods, and such other articles as are recommended by the Harrisburg Convention ; which was referred to the committee on manufactures, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Smith, of South Carolina, presented resolutions of the Legislature of that State, instructing and requesting the Senators and Representatives in Congress--
1st. To oppose every increase of the Tariff intended to protect Domestic manufactures.
2d. To oppose all appropriations of public funds to the purposes of Internal Improvement, by the United States.
3d. To oppose all appropriations in favor of the Colonization Society, or the patronage of the same, directly or indirectly, by the General Government,
Which, were ordered to lie on the table, and be printed.
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U.S. Senate
Event Date
Friday, Jan. 11, 1828.
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resolutions from north carolina and south carolina ordered referred, tabled, and printed; pennsylvania petition referred to committee on manufactures and ordered printed.
Event Details
In the Senate, Mr. Macon presented North Carolina legislature resolutions against increasing duties on foreign imports, referred to the committee on manufactures and printed. Mr. Marks presented a petition from nearly 300 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania inhabitants for additional duties on imported wool and woolens as per Harrisburg Convention, referred to the same committee and printed. Mr. Smith of South Carolina presented state legislature resolutions opposing tariff increases for domestic manufactures, appropriations for internal improvements, and support for the Colonization Society, ordered to lie on the table and printed.