Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-04-29

Yesterday being a very stormy and inclem
cnt day, did not 90 out, and did not hear the
melancholy news of the death of the Hon. Jo-
seph Lawrence till this morning. The affict-
ing intelligence was announced to the House
Immediately after the reading of the journal,
and as soon as the usual resolutions were pass
cd for the funeral solemites, the II use adjourn
cd. The event was announced in the IIouse
by Mr.. w. w. Irwin, whose district adoined
hat of the deceased. and in the Senate by Mr..
buchanan, both OF whom pronounced very elo.
qncnt and appropriate cuoges upon their de.
parted friend.
Mr.. lawrence is the fifth death that has occur
red in the delegation from Pennsylvania since
the members of this Congress- were elected
namely Mr.. Ramsey, Mr. Ogle Mr.. Black.
Mr.. Dmock, and his own; an extraordinary and
unprecedented mortality. In Mr.. Lawrence,
Congress have lost one Of its most able, expert
enced, and useful members, and the State of
pennsylvania most excellent and valuable cit
lien.
] have frequently told you that the Loco-fo.
cos, as party, were the determined enemies of
the Tariff systen,--ot the encouragement of
the democracy of the country,--of American
labor. No: they prefer TO give that protection
and encouragement which American laborers
require, to the workmen of England, France,
and other countries of Europe. They are the
Cow wages" foreign trade and home starvation
party, and Genounce the Wings for wishing to
encourage our own Manufactures, give life and
animation to the various branches of American
industry, and thereby create a demand for labor
and the products of the Farmer. AS a consid-
cradle portion of the Loco-foco party at the
north,--in Pennsylvania, for instance, and New
York, Ohio, &c.,--are in favor of the encour-
agement of American labor, and American
Manufactures, the party papers have, hereto
| fore, been little cautious about coming out
with their real sentiments on this important
measure they have been for "a iudicous Tar
iil,'' for ''sound and moderate measures" and
all that sort Of thing which did not commit them
to any thing, nor prevent them from going
against any thin. bat such as they mi hi clio ,se
! TO call "a judcous Tariff" But the Globe, the
Koran of the Ioco-foco party, has at length
thrown off its disguise, and come ont boldly
against the proposed Tariff, which it calls a
"iederal Wing measure" The editor says,
this Tariffs" is retaliatorv, there being a penal
duty Of 10 per cent to be incurred in year by
| countries which shall not reduce duties in favor
of certain American articles, and it is Federal
Wing, coming from the old federal party, now
seIfstyled Wing"
Here we see the cloven foot of anti Ameri-
canism. The editor is wrathy because an Amer
lean Congress, or American statesmen are about
to protect American articles by what he calls a
penal duty of 10 per cent. to be incurred by
countries winch tax American products so high
as almost to exclude them from their markets.
1t is all right with "the Globe man." that these
foreign countries should thus severely tax
American articles, but the moment the Wing
party proposes to lay duty of 10 per cent on
articles coming from these countries, by way OF
| retaliation, oh, then, this "Globe man" is all in
blaze about it, lie virtually says--"Foreign
nations have right to lay such duty on Amer
lean propucts, such as flour, wheat, corn, pork,
beef, lard, butter fax, hemp, &c, as they please,
even duty that will exclude them from their
marts, and you have no business to complain in
about y, but above all you have no business to
| 'ay retaatory duty of 10 per cent, or any
other per cent upon their products, and the
proposition 10 do SO is Federal Wing measure
1t is outrageous absolutcy awful"
at is most ntolerabe and not to be endured!
After this sounding of the keynote by "the
Globe man." who always pitches the tune for
the whole Locofoco party to sing, all have to
say to the people of Pennsylvania, whose pros.
perty depends upon the encouragement of he.
iron manufactures, and the amount of coal and
flour they may be able to sell to the manufac.
turers of New England States, is, look to your
o"H ihteIcsts take care mat your Repre- SEN
tatlves in Congress don't play you false see
that "the Globe man" has not more influence
; over them than you have. Close watching will
do honest men no harm, and may prevent dis.
honest ones from doing dealof mischief. "A
word TO the WISE" &c.
In addition to the editorial article in the Globe
OF to-day, from which have quoted, am ena
bled to state that, in reply to remark of a
member Of Congress that the Iocofocos would
be DIV ldei upon the Tariff question, the
editor said they would not; that the party
, would oppose the Tariff. and if any individuals
should separate from it on that question, thew
would cast them of, eycommunicate them. and
no longea consider them as belonging to it.
There can therefore, be no mistake about tho
fact that that party has taken ground against ali
encouragement OF American labor,and il favor Of
foreign interests and that it is their determine.
, ton to maintain it. And these are the men who
speak with so much contempt of 'the white
negro laborers of the north" as living meaner
than the black slaves of the south!
Es"lhe white negro laborers of the northl'
Little know they who use this sneerng language
towards the laborng men of the north, ofthe dig