The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-10

The following Ietter, cunning Hoih an Gu
Eghtened cultivator of the soil, under all the
circumstances is truly gratifying to the friends
of the country. 1t is what might have been
expected from the sagacity of the man who,
by his able researches, has done more than any
or all others, to render the industry of the 6u-
sy bee in gathering the sweets of our fields,
tributary to the subsistence and comfort of our
race. 1t goes back to first principles, lays the
foundation of all just policy in the promotion
and protection of the great interests Of agri-
culture, commerce and manufactures, and rep
rehends every act of government, calculated to
impede the prosperity of either of these natur-
al classes of community, as vital offence a.
Justly observes in substance, that all the ele-
ments of the social state may be resolved into
these three classes, and that the object of all
political economy was to protect and advan ce
their interests: and seeing no trenching upon
them in the measures of the present admins
tration, he cannot act against it. The truth
is, Mr.. Weeks convictions of the destructive
nature of loco-focoism is at length complete,
and he will no longer suffer his partlalities for
that party to lead him aside from the path of
duty. We hail this communication as a strong
indication that the recent open avowals of
northern dough- faced loco-focoism against the
tariff, the distribution bill, and in favor of d.
rect taxation, instead of system of imposts
calculated for protection, in humble subservi-
ency to southern dictation is producing its le-
getimate effect upon the intelligent yeo-
many of Vermont, This crush--com-
merce, crush-credit, crush manufactures party,
have at length crushed themselves, in
the estimation of the more rejecting portion
of their own party, and nothing enables their
leaders to buoy up single day, but the I'M
natural ecstacies into which their feeble hopes
from wing dissentions have thrown them.
Salisbury, July "a, 1s4l.
Mr. BELL, SIR: observe notice in your
paper, that | am appointed committee to act
for political party in the coming election.
cannot consent to this, nor even to have my
name arrayed against that Administration of
Government, that is a decided choice of the
people, until they do something that is calcu-
lated to infringe the fundamental principles up
! on which the freedom of American citizens is
based. l am democrat of 179S. | must be
| free, free as the air breathe. This cannot
be, and feel pledged TO any party in politics.
No Government can be free and republican,
that has not for its object, the most profound
interests of agriculture, mechanical arts, man.
ufactures and commerce. In other words, the
whole system of free, republican government
in my estimation) is based on the interests of
the farmer. mechanic, manufacturer and mer.
chant, and any act the part of Government
that is calculated to impede the equal prosper
itv of either of these classes of our fellow cii-
zens, and impair single link in this perfect
chain ought to be looked upon by every free
man, as an Infringement of the free institu-
tons of our country. The first word spoken
by the Almighty after Crea ton was finished
except man, intimated in the strongest terms
the destiny of man to labor, ''that God said
there was not man to till the ground" Ag-
riculture soon found the necessity of the me-
chanic and manufacturer, and from the pro-
auctions of these, the merchant is able to facil-
itate the exchanges of all the different produc-
tons of various climates to aid the industry of
each other, and administer to their mutual
wants. On this chain of natural principles
my theory of politics rests and all others, |
feel compelled to renounce. | would not be
understood to condemn any party, or enter
tain the least hostile feelings towards any par
ty, nor to intimate that the rights of citizens,
other than those already named, ought TO have
no place in this mighty superstructure of polit-
ical economy. But | do say, these are first,
and principal of all and all other classes of
society that makes up this mighty republic,
claim protection under some one or all of these
classes, as combined in one indissoluble chain.
But l must stop here for the subject is a wide
one, and may be considered more in detail at
some future time.
Respectfully yours.
JOHN NJ. WEEKS.
"By their ,corks ye shall nov them"
Mr. Ediior-Let the above test be applied