Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-28
VOL. SO, NO. 24.-wHOLE NO. 1915.

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The petitioners then drew picture Of the con-
dition OF the country, Z" the number of her poor
increasing for want Of Employment foreign debts
accumulating, houses and lands depreciating in
value, trade and manufactures languishng and ex-
piring;" and concluded by praying the supreme
Legislature of the United States, as the guardians
of The whole empire" to impose on all foreign
articles which can be made in America such duties
as will give lust and decided preference to their
labors, and thereby discounenance tho trade
which tends so materially TO inJure them and i'm
poverish their country"
This petition was presented 10 The House Of
Representatives on the of / lih April 1882 On the
10th OF the same month another Of similar ma
ture was presented from the mechanics and man
ulacturers OF the city ofNew York" IL is Ruch
to my purpose that | cannot forbear reading a
portion of it,
Having referred to the independence which had
been acquired and the fears they had been led to
entertain " TINT the country, having gained the
form OF liberty, had left in The hands of their en-
emles the instruments Of oppression, and the spir-
it to exercise it," they say
Your petitioners perceived, with the deepest regret
That thor prospects of improving wealth were blasted by
stntcs ubong under foreign posons, and loaded with
% forged IN every quaer to discourage enterprise and defeat
industry IN this suouon hos dfeye been prevented from
plying to those abundant with which has bes
sed this country Agdcuure has lost its capital stimulus,
mnnuiacrc the sister of commerce. has participated all s
deuded by an appearance OF plenty by the prouon OF foreign
articles which has dooged the couny and thus hare mistaken
orecssro importation for Furnishing trade.
"Wencd by their ruess exortions, your petitioners have
long looked forward with anxiety for the establishment of Cow
which would power cheek the growing evil aud
extend protecting hand to the interests of commerce and the
arts. Such established On the promugtion
OF the Constitution Just commencing us operations, youpe
toners dseorred is praciPe the REMEDY Taie1 ey had so
iong and earnestly desired To honorable body the
eoncs and manufacturers Of New York look with confidence
convinced that the united voice of America has furnished
has given you the spirit to uhbnd letters, and
country from disgrace and ruin'
have before me another petition from "the
! tradesmen AMI manufacturers of the town oil Bos-
ton," presented on the 5hI of June, of the same
year, in which the petitioners, having referred to
" the great decrease of American manufactures
and almost total sngnation ofAmerican ship bull
ding" proceed, among other things, TO say:
"Your petitioners need inform Congress that the
ofour mechanical manufactures depend the wealth
and prosperity of the Northern States obearmen
The object Of their independence but half obtained till these national
purposes established permanent and extensive basis, by
the legislative acts of the Federal Government"
These petitions were referred to the Commits
tee of the Whole on the state Of the Union, in
which the subject underwent long and able dis
cusson. The result was the passage OF the first
revenue bill, signed by General Washington on the
4lh July, 1879. appropriate day j the preamble
OF which, as has been stated, expressly declared
that it was passed for the purpose, among others,
of the encouragement and protection Of manulac-
lures"
hardly need call the attention of The House
w. ~ ''ie 'ucts 'uu ,eaoO"t"sS u 'Ioso Pe'l''tT"
ms nu lo",' '"u"e"1 n" pe.o'no Pa'"'y ~
ne '''a,T "le,,'' '"u 49,.
Gorernmeni,"-ot "one Sovereign Legislature"
possessing " The sole and exclusive pOteer Of laying
duties upon imports" had been thus demonstrated,
2to' .no nuo IL
Gus -" las nc
covered lhe feiheuy So ,one uesreu' unu "l'nUu'
Whicn the'ooleGt Vi tne'r annepenue"Io "o!,u'
III lhe'r op'h'o''' nave ceen pu' 'la'i oo'olne''
S"ch was Inc reasohlg OF lhe pellloncrsi auu
such was the reasoning o, me whoIe country; IL
had JUST oeeh shaKeh win oiscuss'ohs ol '"e Ion
slHuuoh ana mere was l"e con'mo" sense co'i-
srucuon Oh II ny 'he People. co''iiiie.'u 1t u
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revenue Ia" Whose Passaee ioIoweu tnese DISCUS
The Strong VOTE of fortv-one m eigbt in favor oI
it,n ~ ~ ~ IL tte H. -;
mat Dll, Mr.. MADISON tine lather OF the Constl-
tutionn in the affirmative, shows That the leading
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lnere Is u" c'gu'hehl VI iaNo, vi ''ie eous'ilu
'ona power oil congress over lll's suuJec'' ',yo'I
yea IN me reasoning OIL ,hese petitioners wh.c"
seems sr 70 me unahsweraoe' IL may pe mus s,a-
yea: me power 10 regulate cpinnlsice ana rL lay
uu.les on imports, existed III me Suites hhn'
power nuo peen transferred 10 CongressWWho'y
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