The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-10
ENGLISH IMPORTERS AND A TARIFF.


ENGLISH IMPORTERS AND A TARIFF.
In our large cities there many men-infiuen
a and doing heavy business in the mercantile line
foreigners or partners with foreign merchants
capitalists and manufacturers. They are mostly
from England and are Englishmen, sent over to OK
tend the business of the large establishments in
Eng land and import large share OF the goods
which come to this country from foreign coun-
tries.
These men are uniformly opposed to Ameri-
can interests and industry, for they speak tho opin
ions and desires of their partners at home, and arc
exer.ing all their influence to break down the man
ufa:tories Of The United States And in doing so,
they go against Tariff, in conjunction with the
Nullfiers of the South and the locofocos OF the
North. They are, in fact for free trade-for admit
ting foreign manufactures and products free OF du.
ty II is for their interest to do so-for then they
would through the advantages Of the pauper labor
system Of England, drive manufacturers OF this
country to a REIMBURSEMENT OF their business &de'
sroy the market for American products or force
us into competition with their penny day pau
per system of laborand the prices of our products
down TO the European Standard.
Such must necessarily be the case-for without
protecton competition would be direct between
the labor of the United States and their half paid
labor Such night do for the South, where they
do not pay for labor, but not at the North where
the employer e. aborer think "the laborer worthy
of his hire"
We remarked last week, what is notorious in
the seaports, that pamphlets are in circulation,
written by Englismen or by men in English
interest against a Protective Tariff, and for free
trade or its equivalent, low duties importa>
tons.
1t is the very same doctrine maintained by the
iocofocos in vermont in relation TO tarf-indeed
it is locofoco doctrlne-the same was endorsed
by the ocofoco Legislator ofssNew Hampshire at
its last session and the ocofoco convention in Yer
mont few months siDce-t is Nathan SMILES
doctrine, that SLIT AMERICAN INDUSTRY
TAKE CARE OF ITSELF,'-and within two
weeks there have been public meetings Of the loco
focos in New York City donouncing Tariff, and
the like, made up in part of foreigners and the
Lordly agents of the Monoposts of Great Brit
aim
"I.Er INDUSTRY TAKE CARE ITSELF" was the
unvarnsbed language of the resolutions of the
Van Buren, State Convention of Vermont few
weeks since. "Let industry take of ITSELF"
is the response Of the Anti Tariff smeeting in New
York-"Amen" shout the British Mopopolists and
enemies of America.
What say the woolgrowers and laborers of Yer.
mont' Is not this foreign doctrine? But il is cal
led democracy" by the iocofocos. 1t may be
their British Democracy-it is not our democracy
it 10 not American democracy-it is not Wing De-
mocracy.
1t is policy In the agents OF Britain and her sub
jects TO denounce aNational Bank, Tariff, sc. in
this country, for, having Tariff of dutiesson
goods that go to England and also Bank OF their
own; they can better affect injuriously inter-
ests and increase their own wealth.