The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-07
NO PARTY QUESTION.

| Notwithstanding The DISCRIMINATING war which
locofocoism has waged against protection, from the
year 1888, when 1t enabled the South to force up
on us the Compromise Bill, which the trends OF
domestic industry submitted o,rather than witness
all the best interests of the country instantly ruined
by one fell swoop notwithstanding the GLOBE,
the acknowledged organ of the opposition, is out
upon us in full cry, and rayng to its aid all the
powers Of sophistry and chcanery in favor OF Tree
trade and is daily denouncing Mr. Saitonstaii
report, as a bill of utter denominations, upon the
sane grounds that it has every thing OF similar
import and the rawlings of this paper, with rare ex
cep,ions are echoed and re. echoed by every loco
press the Uuion = Notwithstanding Mr. cray
but few days since, on the floor oil tho Senate,
charged distinctly upon the loco foeo party, asyste
matte opposition TO protective tariff, and at inc
same time, challenged them instantly to contradict
him. if he mistaken, and all, even Buchanan
and Wright, were as silent the grave;-and not
wthstandlng every day is accommodating fresh evi
dence of the extreme reluctance OF the selfstyled
democracy to accede to the demand for protection,
which is now resounding from Maine to Georgia.
we are seriously upbraidad by some for making n
protective tariff party question. Ii we did not
make It a party question, we should be tTaitorous
10 the dearest interests Of our country. The very
foundation Of loco strength is based upon opposition
to protection and lie, this again be in the ascen
dant and who doubts that Southern influence, TO
which it has ever bowed in humble lealty, would
again sway the destinies of this nation. How
long would it be before the crush commerce, the
crush credit party, in obedience to Southern dicta
ton, would re kindle The fires of persecution
against that protection which in every shape they
have rdculed and opposed. The leaders of the
party, in Congress and out, have an inbred hatred
to the very word, protection, and sneer and scout
it the moment 1t is uttered. II goes counter TO all
their reliances for future power and emolumont,
" hich rest upon quilting the north TO sustain the
anti tariff policy of the South.
Who would trust for protection from the tender
mercies of Buchanan, who would enable our manu-
facturers To compete with aliens, by reducing the
price Of the raw material and the wages of the Ia
borer, rather :han tariff so ungracous TO
his Southern allies +? TO Wright, who recently de
cared in Congress, that 90 per cent was all that
| he wished to Calhoun, Pickens and Rhett, who
maintain even discrimination in favor of Home
manu- fractures, as unconstitutional? 10 Wise, who,
in conjunction with Northern democracy, he
declares, is scheming and stranng every nerve to
perpetuate the dominion OF the South, by tho an
nexation Of Texas to the Union 10 Martin
Van Buren, who, in his progress to the Hermitage,
is cruising about among the slave holding States,
and endenv orng to brace up his pretensions TO the
Presidency, by affiang himself with Southern
politicians
I Depend upon t,felow citizens, the moment loco
focoism gets possession of this Government, the
knell Of protection will BIO rung in our ears, and the
country which nigh, be the most prosperous on
earth will gradually sink to lower abyss of wretch
edness than have hitherto experimentation
piles Press.