The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-08-30
England's Allies.

Nota leading opposition sStor or politician
the Union, but may be convicted, out Of his own
month, OF the most rancorous hostility To the prin
ciple OF protection, and now, upon the of
important election, the relentless and persev
opponents Of the W hole system, are, for political
effect, charging its probable defeat upon party
who make PRoTEcrroS their very watch word. To
this piece of political efrontery the history Of par
ry in this country furnishes parallel. And up
on whnt ground ia it that the wings to be held
responsible for this enormous sacrifice of the pub
lie good, upon the accusation of those whose ev-
cry public bellies their present professions Let
US not be mised by the false issue they attempt
ing to raise The opposition party and the anti
tariff South agreed in the principle that Con-
gress cannot legisIate directly for the encourage
ment of mannfacures, but what protection, if any
be granted, musrbs incidnutal and that duties upon
foreign merchandise be laid - such extent on
~ as is to supply deficiency of revenue
from other The proceeds OF the public
lands, say they, though by solemn compact coded
TO The general government trust for the Seueral
States first to be appropriated To the wants OF
the government, and duties to be adjusted
from tune to time, as to supply the deficit IL, as
in 1895. "a contingency by means imprupable)
the land sales amount to u sufficient sum TO meet
the ordinary expenses of government, duties must
altogether, and foreign trade become entirely
unrestricted. Under such system of Auctuating
and uncertain duties, it must be apparent TO the
shaIowest obse rver, that no branch of manufac
lures be sustained for moment. There are
few man uiac tures{ and take that of our great
staple wool, as fair illustration,] in which
Of Congress will not usually intervene between
the purchase of the raw material, and its prepare
ton in a manufactured stale. for market. Upon the
principles of our opponents, it will be the duty of
Congress nudity the tariff according To the pro
ceeds of the land sales of the current year, and
these never known until the heads of the de
parment make their annual report to Congress -
The price of cloth. for example, must depend upon
the action of the session which is holden between
the purchase of the wool and the sale of the cloth
and upon what principles ofca!eulation shall the
producer and the manufacturer fix the price of
wool, il the value of tho cloth is depend upon
the uncertain contingencies os the opinions of Con
gress upon the wants Of governments The adop
ton of this principle would put it into the power
of any foreign nation, possessing the pecuniary
means and INSCRIPTIONS enough thus to use them,
to prescribe the rate Of dus:Gs, which Congress
should lay, and thus, in single year, by moder
ate sacrifice to ruin irretricvably, evey manufactur
ing establishment in the Union. The English and
other European nations encourage the emigration of
a certain class to the United States, and they
easily extend it almost witirou; limit. 1t would be
an object Of sufficient importance easily accomplish
ed, and mode of procedure in strict accordance
with the principles OF British political morality, to
take up for hel starving population, who are will
ing to emigrats, quantity ofland, the proceeds of
which would supply our national treasury for a
year or two. or reduce then. to such rate, that
they would longer afford sufficient protection to
any branch of domestic industry.
These and manifold other considerations have
convinced the Wing party of the insrpedienoy OF
suffering protection to be annihiated or reduced ov
the proceeds Oft public lands. But they claim
distribution the higher ground of abstract right
The public lands equitable property of the sew
eraI states, and not of the nation, to which they