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The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-23
Now for n second edition of The
British Stamp Act y!

Benton could not vote for Walkers ridi-
culous amendment, and yet he offered a
more outrageous one. Here you have it:
"Sec.- And be 1t further enacted.
T'hut fom and after the last day of Decem.
Der, in the year 1912, there shall be laid
and collec ed. throughout the United States.
their Territories, and The District Of Colum.
bia, Stamp duty on the issue, and an an.
nualtax on the circulation, Of all paper cur
rency, as follows: stamp duty of thirty
cents on each piece of paper constituting
such currency, and an annual tax OF twenty
FIVE cents on the same for each year 1t Is
continued in circulation.
"Sec. -. And be IL further enacted.
That every description of notes. orders.
CHECKS, or certificates, promising or order
ing the payment of money or other thing,
and pu, INTO circulation BY corporations.
corporate bodies. bodies polite, 'ndirinuais
or companies, which shall be transferable By
delivery, without the written endorsement
of each passer thereof and without being
subject 10 the laws which apply 10 inani
bills of exchange. shall he deemed 10 De pa
per currency within the meaning of this
act; and shall be subject to the stamp duty
and to the annual tax hereby imposed"
On this amendment. there were ayes
locofocos, viz.-Messrs. Allen, Benton.
Linn, Smith, of Conn.,, Sturgeon. TappaH.
and Walker
Nays, % wings and locofoco.
From the beginning have the locos. bob
OF the Senate, and House, almost without
exception. opposed this bill on the ground
that it is too protective; and now th'eo dnvs
do they spend in their efforts to defeat l. b!
amendmenrs-beginning with hyPocr'ticai
propositions 10 inerease duties; in the mid
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-23

take the oath Of unconditional allegiance 10
John Tylerl No. sir, no. Mr.. Tyler will
feel that responsibility Of which the gentle.
man speaks, pressing hard upon him when
we are in the predicanent of those who en-
Joy the benefit of the old adage, de morfuis
nil nisi bonum7
Turned out, though we may be, and Con
gressionnIly dead. We shall, suppose, still
possess the rights of American citizens
that is, so far as the Captain will allow u.s.
q laugh W. shall not imagine, suffer
a total denial of the right of speech: we shall
presume. be still allowed to write and to
Judge. ay, of him and his Administration.
But perhaps my colleague Mr.. Cushing
was no. quite right in his vaticinations-
possibly it may 40, be with the next Con-
gress that all those halcyon days are to come
in which he behulds with so prophetic an
eye-perhaps it may be with Congress
that is 10 follow that one. { A laugh Ve-
ry possibly the democrats may find as many
vetoes in their way as we have had cast a.
cross ours: and take my word for 1t, Mr..
Tyler will fiud that they will never combine
with him in that which lies at the bottom of
all this Il mean the election Of President
of the United States per Sc. (Roars of
laughter.) He will very likely go on in
creasing in their favor Till the end of h,s
term-1nd THEY'VE shall see what we shall
sec. (Renewed mrrrimeni.)
But | perceive my hour is Just expiring.
and have not yet come to an examination
of the reasons here given by the President
for his veto of this last bill; and cannot ex-
anime them, as, coming from such source
as this paper does. and containing a multi
tude of them, wish 10 treat it with every
degree Of official respect. will, therefore,
while yet hold the floor, conclude by NOV
ing that it be referred 10 select committee,
with Instructions TO report upon II to this
House. should prefer that the committee
be rather large one. sho~ll like, If The
House, please, a committee of thirteen, ac-
cordIng TO the number Of the good old orig
ina States of this Union. should, accor-
ding TO the present number Of States, pro-
pose twenty six, did not fear that such q
number would make too cumbrons COM
mit,ee, and be productive Of delay in pre-
senting rheir report. will. therefore. spec
fly committee TO consist of thirteen mem.
hers, with instructions TO report 10 this
House.
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TYLERISM.

Not many months ago, President Tyler
issued circular enjoining upon Post Mas
tiers to take no active part in politics. Now
removals and appointments are made with
special reference TO the fitness of incum-
bents to be made the tools of party. If a
postmaster is supposed to be a locofoco, or
good Tyler man, which is about the same
thing, he is safe in office, but if wing post
master dares to give his opinion of the ad-
ministration, he is made the victim Of pro-
scription at once. The same principle is ap-
Piled to presses employed by the department.
The post Office advertising. which has been
enjoyed by the Albany Advertiser for brief
period, has been taken from that paper and
given to the Argus. The reason for the
change is obvious The Advertiser is an a
BILE and efficient supporter of Henry Clay for
the Presidency, and the editor has had the
independence to denounce the sdministra-
ton of John Tyler. The Argus, on the con-
trary, is the supporter of the President, and
an ardent advocate of locofocoism.- Ontario
Repository.
Under the same head the Fredonia Censor
has the following:
The Albany Advertiser, for inscribing up.
on its banner the name of HENRY CtAr, has
recently been made to EEL the exercise of
John Tyler's paltry revenge in the withdraw
al of its government patronage. That paper
ha, nobly won its title to such prescription.
The suppliant Argus is now the recipient OF
this patronage, a reward which has been
sought, and now is bestowed upon that sheet
well merited paw for its fawning, cring.
ing course towards the President, and its a
buse and denunciation of the Wings, is an
appointment from such source.
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MIDDLEBURY VT. AUG. %. 1912.

/ is a reduction of about so per cent, and il
the aggregate will be a loss to the state o.
more than ONE MILLION DOLLARS
YEAR -
Wool Growers,-why is this! We tel
you this is one of the fruits ofLOCOFOCO
ISM; and let facts show whether we are righ
or not
When locofocoism came into power in
| 1929, Wool bore a duty of 4 cents specific
and 40 per cent ad valorem; and the then
existing tariff provided for an addition of S
per cent a year, beginning June 1929. until
the duty should be cents specific and so per
cent ad valorem. This was the highest duty
ever imposed on wool-that imposed by the
Tariff of 1928.
In 1882, (when by the existing act of '2s
the duty was cents specific and so ad valo
rem)a locofoco Congress reduced the duty
to cents and 40 per cent.
In 1888 the locofocos had a majority of 60
in the House. Their committee reported a
new bill reducing the Tariff again, and a
posed to reduce the duty on wool to 35 per ct.
Immediately, and to continue reducing it SO
that in 1885 (only two years, mark you the
duty should lie only FIFTEEN per cent.
This would be a reduction of three qurters
Of the duty imposed by the Wing tariff of
1928 81!
The Wings ofNew England, then as now,
defended the wool growers, but it was evil
dent that they were to be borne down by the
overwhelming locofoco majority. Then it
was that Mr. Clay interposed, not to destroy
the wool grower but to save him as long as
possible. Instead of cutting down wool to
Is per cent in two years, he succeeded in
getting the majority to consent to increase
the duty from Is per cent to 20, and to post
pone this reduction from 1885 to 1912. He
postponed your sacrifice for seven years.
This bill, reducing the duty to 20 per cent,
was still opposed by the Wings ofth9 North;
the members from Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey
voted against it-while the locofocos of
Maine, New Hampshire and New York,
then as now vote'i en- masse to sacrifice the
wool grower. We speak by the book-the
yeas and nays are before us. The comprom-
Use, then, was a locofoco act, modified and
improved by Mr.. H Clay and his friends.
Thus modified, it was passed by the votes of
the locofocos of the north, against the votes
of the Wings. 1t is that locofoco act which
has Frustrated manufactures, cut offthe home
market of the farmer, and reduced the duty
on foreign wool By the prostraton ofman-
ufactures and the influx Of foreign wool pro-
duced by locofoco policy, Vermont wool is
now cut down to 25 cents, and the state rob-
bed of more than million a year.
Such are the fruits of locofoco legislation
in 1888; and now, they are resisting every
attempt ofrhe wings to increase the duty on
wool.
WOOL GROWERS EMEMBER
THESE FACTS
". Watshnan.
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Direct 'I'aratiOn.

Mr.. Walker operel thr new hall bv propo---
ing DIRECT TAXATION in one Of us
most u equal unjust, and therefore m - obi
Gus iorms-the taxation OF one kind ot prcpe'
", TO the exclusion Of all other binds He
propose t'us:
find be III fuiher enacted, That from and
after ih passage of this act, there sla hec"~
rcIed by the marshals in the several III tricI-
OF line Unit, States, under such rcgulatio"
as shall BE- prescribed by tire 5 cretary IF the
Treasury. an annual tax Of 20 per CT. ad val
orem on all gold and silver ware and in oil ca
sea where the marshals shall not themselves
collect this dury. they ne authorized o.
employ The assessor. collector. sheriff, or
coroner in each Of the same counii's or par
ishcs of the several States 10 aid Them IN roll
lcciing said tax and a compensation oil Orr
per cent. shall be allowed for the actual
mount of tax collected and paid over undrr
the provisions Of this aci.
In advocating this amendment. Wa ~
stated tn II the whole amount OF gold an"
silver war in the country exceeded Sl6"
600 900 in value. On this. he prooo'rd I''
lew tax of 90 per cent. ad vnlorrm, ant
This tax TO be paid annually. on the who
valur-so that in five years the tires p'''d
upon this species Of property would rq"-'
the value of the property itself Bcsin">
this. the rrdoubtaole Mr.. Walker had all n
long denounced the bill. because it provi'ie'
too much revenue for the Governmrnt-nn3
yet. in this sage amendment o. his. he pro-
posed. by n siIgle stroke Of his pen. To IN
ssrt a provision in the bill. which arcor'f''y
10 his own shown. would increase III At nv
<nue to nearly sjrfy millions or dollars IN
nuaHyW Tha, is. this mniern Solomon
saws, the amount Of gold and silver ware 10
the rnuEiIy is c1unl TO one hundred AID
sixty millions of dollars. o., this hc pro-
posed an annual TAX of 20 per cent. nd
valorem. watch lax would amour { 10 thirty
two millions Of dollars annually "
Add this to the duties in IN" bill, and 50
millipus would be the revenue. Of cours"
there need be no duties OIL foreign products
here is an abundance and 10 sparr-princi-
paiiy gathered from The watches and bosom
pins of the men, and the rings. god bead
teaspoons. and thimbes of The adiesi Wei
this absurd proposition recciv' d the votes
nf seven We ,aiors, all IocofpcoS. viz : Alien
Fulton, Linn. Smith, Tuppan, Walker and
Wright. Two locofocos only VI ted against
~
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1OuN UNITE

The TREATY BEFORE THE SENATE
There was story yesterday, that the Trea'
~ had been laid before the Senate. was rat
fled there, and was now its way TO Eng
land by an especial messenger. The hrst
and last items are the only ones correct, the
Treaty not having been ratified as yet BY
the Senate, nor taken into consideration
when we last heard from Washington.
Lori Ashburton having completed his
negotiation was about leaving Washington,
and may be expected here to-day, or to-
morrow.
The successful termination so far, of this
complicated negotiation does high honor to
Mr.. Webster. and 10 Lord Ashburton and
il is i-oped, their treaty will receive an early
ratification from the constitutes authorities
of their respective Governments IN. 4.
Express.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser OF
Thursday states, that the wheat brought oy
the Illinois, about half of which was believed
to be oil the new crop, was taken at Sc cents.
1t wac not purchased bv miller, but BY for
warder, to make up freight. A sale of 200 brls.
-four, Ohio, common brand, inspected, was tax
en- this morning at s s7A, which is the lowest
point touched this season, and is foreruuner
of what will be the rates when the new lcrop
gets fairly into market.-Corn remains un-
changed at IS cents.
The Rochester Democrat Of the same date
saws, that about 1900 bushels of new wheat
have been sold in this marketthis week. 500
bushels of this brought 95 cts. The rest be.
ing slightly damaged BY the damp, was gold
for triIle less.
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Land Distribution.

First Mr.. Buchanan moved tn strike out
the 9th section. That repealS that clause OF
the distribution act which suspendS the dIstr-
button OF the land fund to the states, when
dulIes are imposed above 20 per cent Alter
debate, the subject If whic: we shall publish
in our next, the motion was drtrated: ayes ~
locos and WhiLs-noes 26 Wigs.
The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-23

WOOL 25 CENTS PER POUND.
Ne are told that good permont wool has
recently been sold at this rulnous price. IL
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-19

This mortal issue, II cast by Congress upon an IN
ured insulted oppressed, and outraged people, may
return with dread responsibility, with deep damna-
ton to plague the inventors OF such mischief Those
we act with are ready to go forth, and be tried by
the country. in full confidence of popular justice.
Others will determine for themselves and for us, too,
as we are but minority. The report of the majority
proposes nothing but that the President be assaulted
and the Constitution assaulted the President I'M
peached without trial. the country dshonored IN him
for exercising, almost under Congressional duresse
an unquestionabe and much cherished power, dear
to a noble people, which it is the widest dream OF
excited party TO suppose that people will ever suffer
to be struck from the Constitution Meantime, what
is to be done Are Congress TO call out more yetoes
Like barbarous nations worshipping demoniac crea-
lures of their own malignant imagining are we all 10
be sacrificed to the evil gen of dscord and despair
Are distraction and nacton TO minister furious and
dreadful redress The undersigned rely on popular
providence which in severer trials, has, with the
smiles of Heaven, overruled whatever perils have
beset our till now thoughtful and considerable coun-
try. No God of battles is invoked for our rescue.
Deprecating such shocking proclamation, we humbly
trust that no battle or boodshed no civil war or mas
sacre is the only umpirage to determine for rational
freemen the simple question whether they VIII sup
port or repudiate the Government OF their own ere
alton We do not despair We do not fear that sa-
wage nfatuation will cast away for future scorn the
present admiration and refuge of the world.
c. J. INGERSOLL,
JAMES L. ROOSEVELT.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT, August 3, 1912.
by the act of Congress making appropriations for
ID the naval service for the year 1872 it is prov-
ded &c That the Secretary of the Navy may, in his
discretion, apply the sum of one hundred thousand
dollars of the amount hereby appropriated, and any
balance of former appropriations for the construction
of a Dry Dock at Brooklyn, New York. to the con-
struction of a Floating Dock at the place and
if any part of this appropriation shall be expended
upon the construction of Floating Dock, hereby
hereby authorized the construction of the Dry Dock
shall be suspended until the further order of Con-
gress."
In order to carry out this purpose, invite propo-
sails for the construction of Floating Dock at New
York The proposals must be accompanied by
Ist. An exact description of the dock, with all its
machinery, and also working model thereof.
I'd. specification of the kind Of timber out of
which its several parts shall be built
Sd. The prices of docks of three different sizes
the first for ships of the line, the second for frigaes
of the first class, and the third for soops of and
smaller vessels.
4th The draught of water when light, of a dock
of each of the above mentioned sizes.
5th. The length of time and number of hands
qured to take up vessel and to prepare her for re-
ceiying repairs.
salt water must be covered with twenty-four ounce
copper.
Those who have Floating Docks already construct
ed will be expected to exhibit their powers and
mode of operating upon vessel oil suitable size,
which the Department will furnish.
Proposals must be made by the first day Of Sep
TENDER.
aug. 9.-dtlSep. A. p. UPSHUR.
To be published in the Madsonian Times and
Mercantile Journal Boston; Journal of Commerce,
Sun, and Union, New York; American Sentinel Phil
adelphia Sun, Baltimore Beacon, Norfolk.
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From the Portland Me. american.
THE VETO-WHAT WILL CONGRESS DO

We have examined the veto carefully 1t is
document worthy of study, and should be filed away
by all interested in political economy. II is thorough,
and gives ample proof that Mr.. Tyler has not return
ed the Tariff bill without a clear and full examination
of the whole question.
The Wings down upon Mr.. Tyler in great
wrath for this veto. But we ask the candid what
else could the President do, witt the shadow of con-
sistency' He had already vetoed bill containing
the provision for land distribution. He had stated
kind of bill he could sign, and what kind he could
not sign. Yet the majority, fully informed of the
fact prepared bill having the obnoxious clause at
tached to it, and passed it, knowing from the incp-
en step to the final reading, that it would be return
ed with the objections of the President We regard
this course insult to the Executive and the
whole nation and Congress must be and oiH be held
responsible for this trhing. They have chosen to
Ilay this mock-ragedy while the Treasury is the
verge of bankruptcy, and while we have revenue
and means to acquire any. The wheels of Gov
ernment have been stopped by the factious and
bearing majority of Congress,-let them meet the
issue.
We honor John Tyler for his message. His po-
son requires nerves of iron, and an unconquera-
bic determination to follow the dictates of the Con-
stitution, which he is soemnly sworn to maintain
invioate.
The significant question arises What piH Com
gress do IL is vital question. We see that some
of the calmest Southern papers of the opinion
that they will break up without providing any
bill. We hardly believe that they will
dare to close their sitting with this GROWING act Of
crime
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From the Baltimore Republican.
L" GENERAL APATHY"

The Alexandria Gazette (Clay paper) says; We
agree with the New York American, tina, the spirit of
the nation is not sunk III apathy" There is no un-
ders,anding these Clay men. One day we are told
that their defeat in some popular election, was all
owing to general apathy" and The next We are as
sured by such leading characters as the New York
American and Alexandra Gazette, that here is no
apathy To-day, we see them publishing letters
from distant Section telling othe "ine spirit that
prevails among their friends, that " the balls in mo
tom that Clay clubs" formed and all that ;
and the next account of their defeat IN that
section, and then we hear general apathy" pre-
vailed The truth is that although general humbug
prevails among them it does not among the people.
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From The Philadelphia Express.
PARTISAN VIOLENCE-WHIG ABUSE OF
THE PRESIDENT

PARTISAN VIOLENCE-WHIG ABUSE OF
THE PRESIDENT.
The Clay Federal Wings profess TO have all the
good all the decency and all the talent of the
country in their ranks. The following choice NOR
ceau copied from late number ola Clay wing pa,
pei may specimen of political courtesy ana
refinement:
"LET 1T GO THE RoUNDs"-MAKE NO COMMENT
IF 1T HAS THE AUTHORITY OF THE CLAY
WINGS, LET IT HAVE ITS FULL FORCE.
We append below extract from an article In the
RICHMOND WIilG addressed from Lynchburg
to member of the Virginia Legislature. We Will
not abuse back again. We give 1t as 1t Is. Let the
people decide upon merits We are willing to help
its circulation, and quote 1t that it may be sure TO
attract the eye.-Madsonidn.
"The British Government borrowed fifty millions
of dollars ofthe Bank at very low interest; and the
country was supplied, perhaps, with circulation OF
Sl00,0O0,OO0. And noble old Engand-noble she
was and s-riumphed her difficulties at home
and abroad The same England who with all the de-
tects of her system taught first lessons of free
dom. Ira, England where ''the King do no
wrong" but where the King dare not wrong the Peo-
peby opposing his prerogatve to their solemn voice
That England, where ministers must walk the
chalk If found IN opposition to the peoples and the
monarch himself must topple upon his throne Not
in America with her boosted freedom. 1.-The Ac-
cdent of an Acciden'-a furnished Charles City
Pettytogger, whom nature never Intended TO elevate
above the trial Of ten dollar warrants upon plain
destitute OF intellect and integrity, whose name
is the SYNONYM of midland on whose very face ma
ture has placed her stamp ofdoomed lnsgniicance and
inieriurty-a very sucker full grown and full booded
such a man-base, selfish and perfdous-whose
honor is treachery and whose conscience, about the
tenderness OF which he has much enlightened the
world is his ruling love Of office. Such man, if so
miserable thing be called man--unsuppore
by either of the great parties of the counry-hed in
execraton by The one and contempt by the other
and used by corrupt cabal, for the vest party pur
poses the pense OF the great interests of he
try, caoied and circumvened and fooled by atierers,
mnstered TO by lick spittles, and surrounded by le-
peTs-such mise able thing In free America presides
over the Republic like vast nightmare; and doctors
the body polite with his vetoes with the assumed au-
thority OF a Russian Autocrat spreading his ukase
through hi dominlons, and bids defiance to his for
friends, and overwhelming majority of fifteen
millions of Recommending the test of patriot
ism itself and The passport to Office adhesion to him.
40 for whip every honest hand to lash the rascal
naked through the world"