Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-13
THE TARIFF.

pen, as follows, upon
THE TARIFF.
IheredS, tariff bill has been reported to the
House of Representatives in Congress, by ma
jority orthe Committee on Manufactures IN which
it is proposed to lay duty Of 26 per cent and
cts. per h. on imported wool costing over 8 cts,
and wool under that cost to be duty free, aud to
lay duty Of 40 per cent. Manufactures OF
wool, with an addition Of 10 per cent. to take eff
feet in 1913: and whereas the Secretary Of the
Treasury has seul in bill TO Congress, by which
1t is proposed 10 impose duty of thirty per
on wool costing over eight cents, and 3 per cent.
on wool costing less than that sum; and duty
Of 40 per cent. on Manufactures of wool and
whereas, 4 resolution was adopted by certain
Manufacturers of Massachusetts TINT duty on
the raw material is a tax on the Manulacturers''-
1t appears evident that settled purpose exists
with many, both in aud ont of Congress, to dis
crnlnate in laying duties on imports, between the
corporate interest, and The agricultural interest so
MS to protect the one and sacrifice the other :
Therefore,
Resolued, That, as wool is tho great staple OF
this State, q its prolec,onis intimately connected
with the prosperity OF its agriculture, a commit
tee of three be appointed TO prepare a memorial
TO Congress, demonstrating against The invid!ous
distinctions thus alluded 10, and claiming, that the
agricultural and laborng interests generally Of
Vermont, be placed upon the same footing with
lllG TlCl uIl'l lIlHl lilt
committee he authorized to appoint such commit
tee in each county, to circulate copies of the me-
mortal among the people, and forward the same,
MS soon as may be, to Congress.
RSSoired That we fully concur in the senli-
ments contained in the following resolution, pas
scd by our Legislature ito wit
" ReS0iued, That our Senators in Congress he
instructed, and our Representatives requested, TO
use all honorable means in their power to procure
the passage of laws which, while they shall guard
against the numerous frauds and evasions row
pracliced upon us by foreigners and foreign a
gents, and while they shall raise revenue suli-
Gent only for the necessary expense of Govern
ment, and shall have due regard to the partcu
lar interests of every section of country-may
give by protective duties, such preference 10 do
mestic over foreign products in our own markets,
and may so discriminate between those articles
which we can and those which we cannot pro-
duce at home, as to give just, sure, and salutary
encouragement to the industry of every Amer
can citizen"
The design of these resolutions is two.fod -
First, to represent the Wings in and out Of Con
gress, as being in favor of protecting only corpo.
rate interests and of sacrificing agriculture Wer
this any thing but what it is-a monslrous false
hood,-one would suppose that it would be sus
tanned by full, explicit and conclusive proofs
could he backed up by the whole course of tn
Wing party on this subject by reports and spec
ches, and bills, and JURISPRUDENCE ofthe hghes
possible character; for surely SO grave "a charg
demands high proof,-an surely, sco, if suc
proof existed, il would have been forth coming
But such evidence cannot he found. On ever
occasion, and every where throughout the Tari
states, the history Of the past shows that it is III
Wings who have been uniformly the hrmest an
strongest friends Of protection, in its Droadest ex
tent, 1t was Wing votes which secured the Tai
ifs of "a, '28 aud '32 Wing votes which save
the utter annihilaton of the doctrine OF Prote'
lion in '33 Wing votes, which were cast fave
Of protection in lS4l and Wing votes which ha,
been cast in 1912 for the same high object
Congress and in the country, it is emphatical
and almost exclusively the Wing party, which
now in favor Of eff protection to all interest
Aye--though il puts the charge OF lalsehood az
on the lin some respects certainly respectful
locoloco committee resolutions-we affirm III
there is no Wing to our knowledge, in Curgre
or out of it, who has ever given counenance
the accusation made in this first resolution; at
if there is n man, protesting to be OF the WIN
faith, who adopts it, we have only TO say that
sadly bellies his professions, and should NJ once
condemned and banished to the ranks OF ocoi
coism. Now mark The manner in which the Il
cofocos endeavor TO give color to their lie. 1t
not by fair, direct, and unimpeachable proof, SUI
40 could be found to sustain the charge it 1t we
true: but by the concealment Of truth Fir
they give Tho rates proposed by certain bills
wool and woolens, knowing or hoping that Tho
unskied in the operation of these duties wou
infer that a great preience is given TO WOODEN
and they conceal the demonstrate fact, that Il
bill oftho Wing committee on Manufactures CIV
very great preference to the wool-grower IN Il
snonnt of efficient protection. Again, they CO.