Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-01-24

bring daNu Tho ianf 81 protecting Ga'c-. within =
ltile more than eighteen months to the pntut
winch d, would not resch under The Compromise act
before the ~, OF Jaly lsi2, The compromise rc.
daciion Of hvo wears and = half l. suddenly com
pressed inio lie narrow space a eighteen months!
have ~ time now, 60 sneak Of the disastrous
effects n lhis measure, should 1t be adopted. upon
The manufacturing Interests ~ Vermont, and the
whole of New Eaplanl, OF TO trace its fuiBous con.
scqucnces to The wool-gioNing interests, md ne Z
cqusily ruiuous jrprcssinn al The value Of laud and
labor. pud The productions Of holh. It wouid en-
,oi,c the manufacturers, the fsrucrs, the meehsn-
jos. aud iAe laborcrs IN a common embarrassment
snd many vi them It ,s TO be feared, in hopeless ru-
in. New England. am sare. is not prepared Gr
The sudden and unexpected change which this bIll
~cou,omplates and vet, ! greatly fear she il doom-
ed 10 mev, IL nnles, a vigorous and immediate eii"r,
lie made To give such an expression oi public scnii-
ment as shall make the authors Of this measure
trcmhlc under their responsibility 20 public npln-
ION.
Upon the proposition ;" postpone the bill iodef-
iui,civ. Mr. Corwln oi OLlo, one of lie committee
of WAYS and Means, hns, 10 day, made q most sblc
and unanswersble speech. lie addressed the
House nearly two hours, IN oppctition To the hill,
and in q strain Of manly, indignant, and powerful
eioquencc, such as have seldom heard "a Tie floor
of Congress or any where else. 4 motion was
then made, 10 Ian The bill on The iqLic, which WINS
lost by n majority Of Twenty-Five. This vote will,
no doubt, greatly alarm the friends Of n protective
tari1, throughout the country, since the proposition
10 Icy the hili on the table Chc carrying of which
would have given it the quieins) would materially
be voted Jar, by all who are opposed TO the passage
Of the bill. bave reason to believe, however,
that there are some who ,ulcL against laying the
bill on the table, who will finally vote against it's
passage. Yet there Is, ] am surry To say. too
much reason 10 fear, considering under whot auspi-
ccs this bill has been brought forwstd, pud By ~iom
it is Sustained, that !, will Gnally pass.
You will naturally ask-vhat are the auspices
undor which this alarming measure has been bto't
forward, and who are the men who sustain il, that
there should be any probability of lis being adop'
ted? answer, in "a word-It Is brought forward,
and sustained as a PARTY MEASURE.
Look, IN the first place al the ccmmittee who
coucocied, and reported this bill Of nominations
1t consists Of nine members SIX Of whom, VIZ -
! Messrs. Cambrelcng Of New York, McKim of Ma
: ry!und, Loyal of Virginia, Johnson of Tennessee
: Smith of Maine, and Owens of Georgia are devoted
. friends of Mr. Van Bnren, and all in favor of The
bill. The three other members of the committee
are Messrs Lawrence Of Mass, ~lugersoll of Penn
sylvanin, and Corwin Of Ohio-opponcnts Of NJ
o Van Buren,, aud opponents Of The bill. In the mex
al q IihNts va nv lah'bi br'tN 'ibu 'ht i"p
iion 10 lay the bill on the table, aud thereby Civ,
. it n GUictus, nearly all the trends Of Mr. Van Burcr
u from the State of New York and a large maioriiy
Of them from the other parts of the Union, voted II
= the negative.
The indications thus furnished, that, tits is . pal
y measure, are too plain to be mistaken.
Dat thia- 10 not all. nir van Dutcn acciatea ..are
r. than b year ago, in reference TO the means Of sus
IS raining himself and bis party-"wc must carry III
&c South Ly .JaHing in ,ih their measures, tLiie ace sc
II cure he Norm ~ party macsincry." And in pursu
ance oF the policy thus Indicated, he openly tool
the ground lost summer. IN his published letter tC
Mr. Williams of Kentucky, that The possibility Of
future surplus tor di tribution among the States
l. ,nusi be prevented by a reduction Of The tariff. Yes
= notwitl standing the solemn compromise of the Ia
riff controversy IN the &C, o, the I'd OF March, 1888
9 and notwithstanding Mr. Van Buren was supported
at the North expressly upon the ground That h,
was the man to sustain .Norihern interests, vet h'
openly manifested a Willingness 10 violate the fail
= o. that compromise, and set at nought The Interest,"
l. Of The North, for HE purpose of coDciilatlng ant
securing Southern support.
e The same policy was pufs ed by him in rcearc
to slavery. as etlnced in his letter to North Caro-
d lima, aud in his celebrated casting vote. The Suutl
understood II oil. They readily saw thet At Va,
u Barren could exert Gore influence 10 favor Of Slave
~ aud agnnst lie tar!B, al the Moth the very
place whore hey warted the benefit Of such luf1
ence-than Judge White. That these coosldcra
, hons ard these alone. gave Mr. Van Buren South
EN- votes eaongh to constitute ms whole majority
" II would be easy to show.
~ Aud now, having obtained On elecliuu b. sucl
: assurances, We zee ban rcdceming tho pledge.
winch they engoised, by The ~ roductiun into Con
= gress, throash bis leading Giend-, OF the mcssur,
% to which have adyegtro. The dearest interest,
= Of tie North, aud the most sacred falh which coult
be pledged IN an act Of Congress, arc al to b.
r made the sport Of q political maneurer, to secure
. tDc pemanency ofrhS Itch Dynasty
% The effect 81 ihs msneGsrr remains to be seen,
: II may work 10 a charm. The people of ile Aoni
may be %pfeparcd to sacrifice thor Interests GA tic
D altar Of DIfty--to surrender tlcI; independence
IND their prosperity 10 the dCtalon Of a Part,
#" Leader. BIT | Wdi set hope better jA,ugs-yea.
% viii o~orffUty cPei better things Of NEEMosT
% whose iudePonceE, yeomsnry have so often proved
; their attachment TO sound principles. and their con
tempt Of The yile sus employed lu move them fron
. ITS broad 'uundsiiou.
r M Al &C., n-