Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-03-14
Ito be continued
From The Rutland Herald.


TARIFF MEETING.
According to previous uotire, Il numerous and
highly respectable Ussenibagc Of citizens of Rut.
land County convened on Tuesday the 22d inst al
the Court House in Rutland TO take into consider
alton the Uroprely ofpGlilionng Congress for i'm.
mediate action on the subject ola Protective Tur.
III.
The meeting organized by appointing the Hon
Moses Strong, Chairman aud James r. Newell
Secretary.
On noon Il committee WAS appointed todrnf
Memorial and Resolutions to present TO the con.
slderaun of the mreling. The committee CON
sisted OF Solomon Foot Edgar l.. Ormshec, Cor.
don Newell Preserved Fish and Enocll Smith,
The Convention al ourncd until 2 o'clock. after
noon.
On he ro-as:embIing of the Convention in the
afternoon, the following Memorial was presented
which, was unanimously adoPied. and it WIS ord.
cred Ivy the meeting that the Executive Commit
tee he requested to have it printed and distributed
IN The various towns in Rutland County in season
10 have It presented TO The people for their sigma
lures II practicable nj their March meeting.
Iohe Senate and House Of Representatives. Of The
Iljitg States IN Congress assembled:
ihC NrmorIdt Of the undersigned citizens of
Rutland County and lis vicinity in The Stnte OF
Vermont respectfully slleweth, That your memo.
raIlsis have tor long time Witnessed with feel
lngs OF deep concern, the injurious consequences
resulting 10 our manufactures from the want OF
aIequhle legislative protection against The I'M
nehse consolidated capital, the long experience
and practical skill, the cheap labor, The crowded
population, and excessive competition of Europe
all nations. Against the cheap labor OF foreign
cOunlries-nIa cheap 10y reducing The wages of
labor to Tie lowest amount That will barely sustain
lite IAN amount that makes ten in n hundred pau
pers and Keeps eighty OF the remaining ninety in
state II little above panperdo:n,) we desire Pro-
lection.
Your memoraIiss farther shew. That they have
viewed with still deeper feelings of concern, not
unmXed with alarm, the want of counteryailinu
legislation to protect the luRber of The north cast
the grain of the north west, the tobacco and hemp
OF tie middle States, and The beef pork and wool
o.! all the States, from the high dscrininarin. din.
ties which are levied upon these important sta =
pies IN all those European countries with which
we have any considerable commerce.
Your menl0lultss farther shew, That in the
policy pursued by our great customer England, in
relation to our only remaining staple, cotton we
can clearly see that, ms it regards foreign mar
ke III iew years cotton iclH be where wool Is
nor.
Ia view OF these and many more considerations
equally pressing and equally Obvious, we respect
fully but most earnestly entreat Of Congress 10 at
once enter upon the consideration OF such u sys-
TEN, ana so soon as may be, 10 mature il, as will
ensure adequate protection to our farmers, and
true, and not merely nominal, Independence to ALL
Altcr The adoption of the memorial an Eyecu-
tive Committee was appointed, consisting Of Geo
Il. Hodges Solomon Foot, - Hail, of Wallng.
ford, Orson Clarke Of Midlletown. and - Al
len of FHirhaveu.
Twenty-Five delegates were appointed 10 al
tend the National Conutntiun of the Home
League called in the city of New York in April
q mex. The following delegates were appointed:
Geo. +. Hodges, Moses Strong, RuLiand-Fred
eric Button, Cidrend0n-Alanson Allen, Wm &.
Kiridgr, Fairhoucn John Meachaln, b. r.
Aansdon CoSthton- $. W. Hodges, Clarendon
Robinson Hal, WGHingjord John A. Conanr,
Nathan i. Sprague, Brdndun-Sephen Gleason,
Shrewsbury Isaac Norton, Benson - Hiram Cole
man, Westhaeen- Henry Simonds, Addison Buck,
Pinsford-Wm. p. Noyes, Pominey-Joseph II.
Chiicnden, Albert G. Callin, OrigH Jonathan
Z. Throll. Rmiana-Jesse Lapham, Danby -
John M. Clark, PdDiet-James X. HYDE .SudGury
Harvey Shaw, VdRingjord, Preserved Fish, Ir1.
Ite Executive COmnllttee were authorized TO
supply vacancies and TO appoint additional dele
gates and To adopt such measures to procure full
expression OF The sense Of the people on The sub
Ject OF Protective Tariff rs uiey should deeRl
CXpedicnl.
The following resolutions were then unanimous
~ adopted, and the meeting adjourned.
ReSolred, As the sense of Ibis meeting, that
the Immediate revision OF the Tariff is alike re-
CURED 10y the wants OF the government for reve-
nue., and by The necessities Of the people for pro.
teciiO Co their industry.
ReSWOeuj nat III II reNlsloc OF The Tariff while
the interest of the merchant The manufacturers.
and the mechanic are not TO he overlooked, lie
clnlms OF the farmers-those great producers OF
the raw malera!-Whch AZ the same time sls.
tnins all other operations and affords the chief
subjects upon which all other profitable industry
is exercised. stands paramount TO all others
RtSolred, That the most eicien; manner of pro.
tecllDg the interests of The farmer is 10 rear sYcb
system of domestic interchanges of the various
products Of our extended common country. md
such system of home manufactures as will af.
ford Il sure and constant home market.
Much of sound argument, in support of DO.
sition that Protective Tariff is indispensable TO
the prosperity of The great business interest OF
ths country, was had and it was fully shown that
the periodical reduction Of duties under the Com.
promise Act had direct injurious effect, not only
upon The Producer but upon the Consumer like.
wise and that one and the same result wns OBJ
servabe whether we contemplate the agricultural
or the manufacturing interests of the North II
also shown Tint the same interests would
soon be similarly affected the south, soon as
England, the great purchaser OF our raw cotton
should become able 10 grow il in the East In
dies 20 meet the demand of her market
The proprely OF offocting general and stimuli
famous moVement by The people was strongly urged
by the president Of the meeting. From recent
personal observation at the seat Of government
he was able 10 assure the convention that their
representatives in Congress were only awaiting
an expression of the will of their constituents "a
belake themselves TO immediate and strenuou,
action upon this Gll-impoHant matter The cal