The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-10
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, May 10, 1912
NO PARTY QUESTION.

Notwithstanding the exterminating war
which locofocoism has waged against protec-
ton, from the year 1888, when it enabled the
South to force upon US the Compromise Bill.
which the friends of domestic industry sub.
mitted TO, rather than witness all the best in.
terests Of the country instantly ruined by one
fell swoop;-notwithstanding the Globe, The
acknowledged organ of the opposition. is out
upon us in full cry, and rallying to its aid all
the powers Of sophistry and chicane in favor
of free trade, and is now daily denouncing
Mr.. SaltonstalPs report, as bill of utter abom.
nations. upon the same grounds that it has
every thing Of a similar import, and the raw
ings of this paper, with rare exceptions, are
echoed and re-echoed by every loco press in
the Union;-notwithstanding Mr.. Cay, but
few days since, on the floor of the Senate,
charged distinctly upon the locofoco party, a
systematic opposition to protective tariff, and
at the same time, challenged them instantly
to contradict him, ifhe was mistaken, and all,
even Buchanan and Wright, were as silent
as the grave; and notwithstanding every day
is accommodating fresh evidence of the ex.
treme reluctance Of the self styled democracy
20 accede to the demand for protection, which
is now resounding from Maine to Georgia,
We are seriously upbraided by some for max.
ing protective tariff n party question. If
we did not make ii a party question, we should
be traitorous to the dearest interests of our
country. The very foundation of loco strength
is based upon opposition to protection: and let
this party again be in the ascendant, and who
doubts that Sout hern influence, to which it
has ever bowed in humble fealty, would again
sway the destinies of this nation. How long
w ould it be before the crush commerce, crush
credit party, in obedience to Southern dicta.
ton, would re-enkindle the fires of persecution
against that protection which in every shape
they have hitherto ridiculed and opposed. The
leaders of the party. in Congress and out,
have an inbred hatred TO the very word, pro-
lection, and sneer and scout it the moment it
is uttered. 1t goes counter to all their reliances
for future power and emolument, which rest
upon quilting the north 10 sustain the anti tar
if policy of the South.
Who would trust for protection to the tender
mercics of Buchanan, who would enable our
manufactures to compete with aliens, by re-
ducing the price of the raw material and the
wages of the laborer, rather than resort to
tariff so ungracious to his Southern allies ? to
Wright, who recently declared in Congress,
that 90 IT cent was all that he wished to
Calhoun, Pickens, and Rhett, who maintain
even discrimination in favor Of Home manu-.
features, as unconstitutional toWise, who, in
conjunction with the Northern democracy, as
he declares, is scheming and straining every
nerve to perpetuate the dominion of the South,
by the annexation of Texas to the Unionl or
to Martin Van Buren,, who, in his progress to
the Hermitage, is cruising about among the
slaveholding States, and endeayoring to brace
up his pretensions TO the Presidency, by affii.
ating himself with Southern politiciansl
Depend upon, it fellow citizens, the moment
locofocoism gets possession of this Govern
ment, tho knell of protection will be rungsin
our ears, and the country, which might be the
most prosperous on earth, will gradually sink
to lower ubyss Of wretchedness than we have
hitherto experienced.