Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-08-20
LGCOFOCO HOSTILITY TO A
TARIFF


LGCOFOCO HOSTILITY TO A
TARIFF.
At the late meeting Of locofocos in New
York, the following resolu ton among Others
was adopted, and which We commend to the
farmers and manufacturers of this region
Resolved. That we protest against a pro,,ctir.
tariff because it is unanthori,cd 6y the Constitution
because it taxes the great mass Uf the conmun;,v
for the benefit of a few wealthy manufacturers: be
cause dcpresscs individual enterprise and promotes
the spirit Of monopoly; because il is deleterious IN
the interests of commerce: because il refunds i'm.
proremenf because generates an EXPANSION and con
sequent depre alton OF the currency causs il pro
duces an extravagant expenditure inconsistent with
republican government because it leads to a national
debt because free people need no other protection
than to be lief, alone; and because it is narrow.
dsd policy which might have been congenia to the
DARK age-,' hut IN no way is it in accordance with
the liberal principles Of the present nge.
Our readers may infer from the above.
what they are to expect should the locofocos
ever again acquire the asccndency in the gen.
eral government. For it is evident that
they will not be content with repeating char.
ters, but will also repeal laws enacted for the
benefit ofthe laborisg classes, with the base
purpose of conciliating: Southern notes, and
increasing the already swollen fortunes of
few importing merchants in the city of New
York.
1t is unnecessary for US at the present
time to enter into any defence of the tariff
OF 1928 and the ricl, benefits which the peo-
pie ofthis section have derived from it. The
wool-growcr, the stock-farmcr, tho grain
grower, and the agriculturist of every class,
no less than the artizan, have prospercd I'M
der its influence to degree unknown before
in this country. The mechanic received
high wages, and Was thus enabled 10 con.
sumo more freely of the produce Of the soil:
thus ailording home market and high pri-
ecs to the farmer. Thus both classes were
prosperous, and as a matter of course the
merchant, the lawyer, the physician and the
divine, all prospcred. For when the grea,
producing classes arc doing well, all o,he,
classes must inevitably do we'll also.
But VIC arc now told by few wealthy
importers, the same probably whose frauds
upon the Custom House have flcl,cd million.
from the Treasury, that we arc TO have nc
protective tariff that it is unconstitutional
and oppressive; that it retards improvement
and is congenial only 10 the spirit of tn,
dark ages. 1t is thus that the Stephen Al
lens, Walter Brownies, and Campbell r
Whites, rolling in wealth, talk to the hard
working ycomanry deem them worthy of
reply, would il not be somewhat after thi
strain '-"iou say that protective tariff i.
unconstitutional but it has been advocated
and sanctioned by the very men who framed
the Constitution and who were al least a
familiar with its powers as yourselves. io
Y say it retards Improvement. In reply, w
point to Lowell, Dover, Springfield, Pater
!, son, Somersworth, Nashua, and hundre,
!, other hourshing towns that have grown W
under its protection, filled with an intclligen
4. and cnterprising people, and enriching b
). the fruit OF their labor the farmers for man
n miles around them. You say also it lead
q to National Debt. The best answer Il
that assertion is the fact that this country ha
always pald other debts whenever a tart
!. has been imposed and always run in del
: whenever it was taken off, And besides
even if tins had not been the case, how absor
il is it to say that a measure directly calcua
s. ted to dcvelope our own resources and rel
&c der us Independent as far as possible upo
C. foreign nations, should lead to national il
I. debtedness. When so far from that beir
is the case, the truth is, that tariff seems Il
MS only way to escape from the evils Of n,
fe tional debt"
Ct In conclusion, may VIC he permitted to il
=" quiro of the editor of the Budget, whether
r. intends publishing the resolutions of the la
Locofoco meeting in New York, from win,
the one above quoted is an cxtract2 III
does not we are afraid we shall be comrell,
~ to soil our own columns with them, mere
-, for the purpose "of keeping them before Il
.. people. Troy Wig.
W, The Duty ON TEA.-We published