The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-04-08

of soil AMI climate, the husbandman has presented
to him rich return for his hbors-supplying not
only his present wants, but leaving II very large
surplus of the Cotton, Tobacco aud Rice, of the
South; the Grain, Pork, Cattle and Minerals of the
West; The Wool, Iron, and other staples of the
North and East, 10 be used rs articles of commerce
and for The healthfu growth Of all classes Of the
Mechanic arts.
ResOired, That the Importance of, us well the
facilities for manufacturing the great staple of Cot
ton aud Wool afforded by the North and East,
are identified with the interests of the South and
West ,as ought to claim for them the fostering care
and Just protection of the Government
ResOlred, That the interests of the North and
the Soulh-the AgrrLlturlst and Mechanic-are
nearly blended; and that which promotes The pros
perily of the one, must advance the interests of
The other.
Resolrei, That as Democratic body, we to-
tally deny the assertion made by our opponents,
1.-THE Wings that we are unfavomble to, and will
not support. n just and equitable Tariff.
ResOirea, That we ARE in favor of just protec-
tive Tariff, that shall guard against the numerous
frauds and evaslons now pracliSed upon us by for
elgners, and foreign agents, and while it shall raise
IA revenue sufficient only ini the necessary expen-
SEES of The Government, and shall have due re-
gard 10 the particular interests of every section Of
our country, may give, by protective duties, such
preference to Domestic over Foreign products in
our own market, and may 50 discriminate between
those articles which we can, and those which We
cannot produce At home, as To give ii just, sure
aud salutary encouragement to the industry of
every American citizen.
Resoirei, That in the opinion of this Conven-
ton, no Wool, Of any descriptions should be in
tr, uppI ptn ihp nil an n
tries free of lnly.
ResOirei, That the union of the people Of these
United States, under one Government for National
purposes in aid of the State Governments for To-
cal purposes,s indispensable 10 our prosperity and
TO the pGrnanGnce of fee institutions; and that
any and every thing that tends To weaken lhe.GOy-
eminent of Ibis Union, should he irowned upon, hs
hostile To liberty.
Rcsolrei, That the Independent Treasury sys-
tenn would, ifit had been carried cut, have opera
ted in great measnle 10 check excessive importa-
mtions and that its repeal, in connection with the
operation of the Compromise .4ci,' and the great
facilities for exchrnge afforded nv IN inflated cur
rency, and IN unprecedented sale of State Stocks
in Europe, has contributed chiefly to the present
depression in prices of home produce,
RcsOiuei, That we believe in Mr. Jefferson s
panacea for harl Hmcs-'' elidrnml, by putting
cTbu, ing any thing until we have the means 10
pay for IT," Aud until confidence is restored, we
recommend In our Green Mountain BOYS, John
Randoph's Philosophers Stone, which he said con
sisted Of four monosy Ilabes--" Pay as you co.,
On motion Of J. B. llollenbeck, Esq,
Resoirei. That the proceedings Of this Convcn-
ton be published ia the Burlington Sentinel and
that all newspapers in this State favorable to the
sentiments sci forth in The proceedings orlhis Con-
venlion, be requested TO publish the same.
TRUMAN CtIlrTENDEN, President,
liEMAN Lowry,
AFRAID MERRILL, y. Pres.
JOEL TuRRELL,
4 Az B. 'ipG B. bisMor' Secretaries