The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10
From tho MiddieJmry PsOpl.,, D
LOCO'S ANTI-TAp,p, r''S',

pent who crept around the execnnn" wi!
whispered in his ear, that dominion ,,,.' "'a
on the south OF Mason 8 and Dixon. r"h
the tariff was insufferable. 1t is tros ;,
Of hatred to John G. Calhoun, he ssnoI,' O
proclamation against the tariff nulli6or.
Carolina. But, TO allure to his stand.,l.
Southern Interest, at the very momen, -
suing that proclamation, he was pennjD, ~
sage which, in few days afterwards h. I wv
to Congress, in which he declares thu, II,
must be reduced to the standard Of ro,..
the whole scheme Of protection DO lim;,oa
articles ofdomestic manufa cture, which AN,
pensable to our safety in time of war In ~
spirit of hostility to protection, the Secrs,'.
Treasury recommends reduction of tbo ~,
woolens TO the amount OF six millions.
lowing in the same line of policy, Mr. ven,nN
leading artizan of the administration. nr'I
bill into the house reducing the duties M i
goods TO fifteen per cent, which Mr. Niles u
sensible statesman declared, would dism,,n
manufactures of the country, and sink nv.
dred millions Of capital invested in them. n III
ing. All this would have been overwbeImoa
der the wave, by this remorseess combO,aa
the Government with the south, had not N, Al
opposed his compromise bill to obtain, a,be 49,.
a few years Of existence for the expiring mann
lures Of the country.
At the time TO which we have aluaed T.
was scarce an anti-tariff man in Vernon,
felt that the American system Jay at the roura,
Of our growing prosperity, and our deep cop,;,f
of its salntary operation, was loudly expressed |,
on all public occasions. With such State NJ,
lie sentiment, the Jackson party 10 Vermont A,
not openly to contend.
Soon, however, following the lead Of parlv |
adherents of Gen. Jackson in this state, beam
talk insidiously bout judclous tariff and |
unconsiitutionality of tariff designed for uo,I
ton; then to denounce high pressure tariff !
from that time 10 this in conversation and ,bou
the press, echoing the war cry of the south an]
they have most thorough, pOlYI
the minds of their followers and fixed in ,b,u|
settled and deadly hostility to system, whl,hI
lone can ensure the prosperity of the country.
This long smothered hatred to the tariff with
brazen efrrontery, they have at length avOw,
At the last Static convention, composed Of the \
ing men of the party, the following resolution
passed.
"Resolved, That the true principle Of the fs
al Government is to confine its action to the
ects specifically enumerated in the consinl
leaving industry to regulate itself
We rejoice that this demented party have d
themselves, and openly defined the
sition which FOR years they have secretly occupi
and that the broad banner of opposition to prot
lion is fully displayed to the people Of Vern
with this motto inscribed, "Industry must regA
ITSELF" Thus one grea, object of our revouip
ry struggle, and ofthe adoption OF our gloriond
10 free ourselves from British mOnOr
is at once relinquished, by denying the Ga
ment the power of protecting domestic M
which must "reguIate itself" Thus our roa'
is converted into wide spread theatre Of Bid
speculation and enterprise, over which her
chants and manufacturers may roam unresrii
and gather golden harvest while our OWL,
our farmers are reduced to bankruptcy and
Thus cur ports are thrown oFen to every ~
OF foreign fabric and production, while our
are either utterly excluded from the shores of'
nations, or made to pay heavy tribute to
governments, to carry out the fatal doctrine
must regulate ITSELF" Thus are vi
be compelled to toll year after year, the P
of the great staples Of the country reduced to
gree wholly ruinous to the producer, and at Ia
lay the humble avails OF the sweat of our brow
the feet of British rnonopolists, to preserve
estimable policy Of suffering "domes'ic lndu'p!
take care of itself" Thus a nation Of esA
millions Of people, are forced to shut up their"
shops, send their gold and silver across the Al
tic to pay for foreign manufactures, which
much better be fabricated at home and anng
contract debt of forty millions, not to be pIld
the productions Of our soil, which, by on unch'
able policy, Europe refuses to receive, but
scanty remains Of metallic wealth which ws
avarice may not yet have exhausted, 10 carry
the principle that domestic industry "mus'
care of itself.
But such is the whitening policy when,
years, the locofoco party throughout tue "
have been secretly fostering, and now oPean .,
vow. A policy which would render Us n ID
of wood and drawers ofwater to English " ~
lists, TO the latest generation, which wou,' ;s,s
detendG est Carthage to the dearos' wv. w,
of New England, and against which e'" sHo
telligent Vermonter should swear eterna' WI
ton. -,
The present ruinous condition Of the c %. y
but foretaste of the whitening bl!9n' .,S !"
would come over all the best ln.e 'e,rr
the land, cnppling commerce and manu uhs
and at length crushing the farmer III he o
should the ocofoco principle of free tra0S w.
| ed. .ms
! The bold stand which tho humble -. a
Isaac Hill and New Hampshire loeoi 1Sd,iop.