The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-10-09

iurtner sum OF more than $ 5000 besides
that sum to supply us with necessary woollens
for the year to come. Admitting that all the
wool in Vermont of the clip of 1888 could be
sold at Scots per pound to the manufactures of
massachusetts, what sum should we he obliged
to pay them for collecting and freightng our
WOOL to Massachusetts, and for manufacturing
and bringing back the manufactured articles in
the State we want them? I say sixty cents per
pound will bs no more than moderate compen.
saiion. We are to be charged with all proper ex
penses, including the shrinkage and all other ex
penses from when it leaves in wool till il returns
manufactured goods; according to this cacula-
ton while we have our wool manufactured ont
other States 81 100000. The quantity Of wool
needed for domestic supply per year being 3,
900, at Scots per pound amounts to 81,
1000, which two sums amount to 1870, 600
being the actual cost of woollen goods u year
for the inhabitants of this State.
But we have the 81 ,457 792, the price Of
the whole clip Of 1887 to pay this sum. Pur-
sue this subject step further, how are we 10 pay
the manufacturer OF Massachusetts, New Hamp.
shire or Rhode Island, for this service They
are doing that for us, which ought to do for
ourselves. Hence is debt of $I620,000 for
manufacturing your clothing, draw your purses.
More than five dollars are wanted from every
individual to pay for manu- featuring the woollens
now on your persons; you cannot pay il. The
whole Bank stocks of this State actually paid
IN, will not do it. Ifyou turn out one fifth your
cattle at $40, peri head amounting to So, 76,-
$50 and 10000 cid horses at $40 per head n
mounting TO 100000 there will still remain
1914, 900 due to make up the sum of s $4,000
for manufacturing IN other States and this too
every year. repeat Gentlemen, keep cool--can
you live and prosper under this free trade sys-
tenn Gam you furnish the raw material and
exchange it for the manufactured goods ? No,
you never can, All your banks may discount,
Ten tOur
they can keep in their vaults and we must still
continue to be- miserable and oppressed peo-
pie.
Capital for manufacturing, and mechanical
purposes can be vested in the interior Ola count
nv with greater prospect OF success than ON the
sea-board. Time will not permit me, at this
time to go into detail OH this proposition. / re-
fer you to the price paid at Lowell, Andover,
Amsbury, Waltharn, Pawtucket, as well as ma
ny other places in the vicinity of the sea aboard
for water privileges, timber and other materials
to build with. Compare the prices of water pow
err, adjoining land for building, materials to build
with, with those to he had in almost every town
in this State, and you will find there is seventy
five per cent in favor Of the interior. There is
water power enough in the County of Cucdo-
mia, aud on Connecticut river adjoining, to turn
every water wheel i'm the United States yes, and
what is this unoccupied water power now " orth,
except perhaps to grind a little wheat and corn,
provender, land To make some oat meal there
is not only saving in the price OF water power,
and materials TO build with, in favor of the inter-
or, but the saving in the daily contigent expen-
ces pertaining to manufacturing establishment
will pay the freight to and from market; laborers
can sustain themselves much cheaper in the in
terror of country than on the sea board. 1t is
an established principle in political economy
that the spindle and the loom can nowhere be So
advantageously employed as at the tail of the
plough We farmers in the interior without
manufacturers and mechanics like farmers
without tools. We can never prosper. Brother
farmers il is necessary that Vermont should pur
sue policy in relation to her Agricultural man
utacturing, and mechanical interests to render
herself independent OF her sister States, for
the Uaited States to render themselves indepen-
dent Of foreign governments From what has
been hastily said, you must have come TO the
conclusion with me that this proposition merits
careful consideration, but to discuss it in all its
bearings in SO short time as is now allowed me
cannot be expected. j contend that every princi
pie, which has ever been published by writers
on political economy in favor of protecting the
industry Of a National Government, are equally
applicable to protect the industry of single
State. True the severalStates OF the CnitedSates,
former but one community. Congress having
power to pass such laws in relation to the general
government as they may deem proper as to ad.
hitting articles from foreign governments. The
several States have reserved to themselves the
privilege of collecting revenue for allState pur-
poses. You may as well tax man who appears
otherwise than clad in the growth 81 manufacture
of this State to tax his watch chaise, or horse.
Again, by the present law of this State, all me-
cessary household furniture is exempt from at
tachment on debts. 1t would be well if this law
was so altered that after 1910 all household
furniture, not the production and manufacture
| OF this State Except cotton,) over and the value
of $50, to each family should be subject to at
tachment on debts contracted after that date.
Some policy of this description. if pursued by
our legislature, would have tendency to encour-
age the manufacturing and mechanical interest
of this State. 1t has thus far been the policy OF
this State with few exceptions,) as relates to
our Intercourse with the sister States, to encour-
age that ruinous doctriue free trade.
This State has never done anything Of any
consequence to encourage the manufacturing and
mechanical interest. True, the legislature passed
law Of an early period saying what should be
the length of the hand reel for Keeling wooller,
linen and tow yarn; they also granted lottery
l.