The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-19
Interior designs. How this may be, it is dit
ficult to decide. Cdledonian.
From the Rutland Herald.
WOOL!
Wy T
AND Wool GROWERS.

29th ult. Concurring as we do in the views
of Judge S. we cheerfully avail ourselves of
the opportunity ofpromulgaiing his sentiments
on this subjects, and thus contributing as much
as is in our power to the united action of the
wool growers, for the protection of their inter-
ests, as well as that of other branches of pro-
ductive industry. We doubt not that our fell
low citizens who are interested in this branch,
will noD improve the occasion and forward
their petitions.
Washington, March %, 1912.
Dear sir.-The Tariff question gains strength
day by day. Even the lOcos, with the excep-
ton of Calhoun, Wright, and few others,
admit that there must be revenue which will
require duty Of 30 per cent. On some arti-
cles more on some less. There are petitions
from all quarters to protect the particular arti-
Giles manufactured in their respective sections;
as for instance, from New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, to protect Iron-from hatters,
in many places, to protect hats-and at last, 30
agents, with lots of petitions and statistics, from
Wooden Manufactures to protect the Wooden
fabricks, but not one word from these agents
for the protection of Fool. On the contrary,
they say Wool wants but very little protection.
have heard it asserted here by these manu-
cents per pound; which assertion would of
course take the liberty to contradict. As the
great inteie st of Vermont is the raising of wool
and there are but few wooden manufactures,
would suggest whether it would not be advi-
sable to get up Petitions for the protection Of
! WooI alone ?-and also 10 appoint an agent
who shall be authorized to represent that par
tcular interes, before the Manufacturing Com
=. al
cradle interest. But have seen but one wool
man here that was Mr.. Cults of Windsor Co.
! He was appointed at their county meeting and
has arrived He is manufacturer as well as
wool grower, yet he is faithful TO the wool
growing interest. The same game is now
playing here as was played when the tariff
was first laid. Then the manufacturers con-
tended that wool ought to be imported free, so
as to encourage the importation and aid the
manufacturers. But Mallory, who was then
at the head of the manufacturing Committee,
contended that the farmers ought TO be protcc-
ted as well as the manuf c:urerS,and succeeded
in his object. Very few petitions have yet
arrived from Vermont for protection. Our
members are anxious that they should be sent
on in good numbers. hope you will take an
interest in this business and get some action
on the foregoing suggestions rs soon as may
be, and draw up Il petition as short as you
please, but have it all icooL.
Horrible Murder of Father by his Son.
A slip from the Batavia Spirit of the Times TO
the Albany Argus, gives the following parric-
ulars of a murder committed at Byron, in the
State of New York, on the 10th ult.
young man by the name of Benjamin i.
White, having for several years past, had a
grudge against his father, on account of not
being put in possession of portion of property,
determined to satiate his revengeful feelings
by numbering both his father and Siep'mother.
White came up to the house of his parent who
was entering the door; he took hold of his
coat collar, pulled him about so as to face him,
took out pistol from his pocket, and shot Inn
through, Just under the shoulder. He then
threw him down, and commenced beating him
with the butt of his pistol. The step mother ran
to the assistance of her husband, and had the !
presence of mind to reach down and pick up
The pistol (which had fallen in the ARRAY and
was rising up, when she perceived the murder (
er drawing another from his pocket, which he
aimed at her and she only escaped her hus-
bands fate by throwing up her arm and
diverting the aim of the pistol, which
was fired, but without effect. The young
man then made for the woods, but was
pursued by number of citizens, and arrested /
in three or four hours In speaking OF the !
murder TO one of his captors, he sad-''I don
knoay cheiher / Killed The old man or not ; bun
l meant to-I took good aim
Who is Respnnsibf.-In reply TO nulliher
from South Carolina, Mr.. Saltenstall made the
following remarks in relation TO our fiscal en-
barrassments,
+ The gentleman from South Carolina had
said he should not suppress the scorn he felt 1
for the imbccility of those who had the man. /
agement of our public affairs; and he followed /
if by this question: Who was responsible for
the present prostration of the public creditr'
The present majority, he would tell the gen. /
teman, was not responsible for it at all. That
gentleman and his political friends were re-
sponsible for the present situation of the coun-
try as TO its credit. He did not use language
so strong as had been used, when he said 1t
was owing to their improvident profligate ad- !
ministra.ion We all knew that, when they 4
came into power 100000 were laid up on .
hand. besides other funds; and it was only ne
cessary to refer 10 the report OF the late Sec
retary of the Treasury, which had never been
controvcrted, TO show that during the four .
wears of the late Administration is expended, /
bevond the ordinary revenue, S31 100000 and /
over-nearly Ss,000000 per annum.
The gentleman from South Carolina had /
said the great difficulty is,we are living beyond
our means. Did he know that the late admin
tration lived beyond their means at sS,0OO,00O /
per annum for four years. And did they not
know, while they were increasing the expen'
ditures constantly, they were permitting the
revenue to decrease constantly! Here, then. /