The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-04-12

necessary
be made his plan detail therefor, &c. adop
ted; Ayes 25. Noes g; and the resolution amen
ded was adopted.
The Loan Bill from the House ,(reported without
amendmc nDwas taken up, and Mr. Evans ma 'e
lucid exposition of the provisions of the bill, the
wants of the Treasury demanding its immediate
passage, SC.
Mr. Wright obtained the floor and the Senate ad
iourned.
The House occupied the day the aprropra
lion bill neg atived the motion TO str ke out the ap
preparation for the branch Minis, and passed upon
several other items.
" I'VE have the proceedings Of the Home Indus
try Convention in New York City for the second
day, the business was going harmonously and
much information had been elected bearing upon
the subject Of Protection. Some five hundred del
egates were present, the second day. Committees
had been appointed TO report upon the several
branches of ndustrY-upon wool and woolens-
iron aud COAL and the various branches of mechan
ica industry and other agricultural products who
were to report the third day.
LATER FROM CoSNEcTIoUT ELEcTIoE. None of
the candidates for State offices were elected last
week on Monday The locofocos have probably
majority in both the Senate and the House.
This result is hailed by the locofoco press ri
umph of the anti Tariff party The New York
Tribune says:
While the election in Connecticut was pending
the ocofocos fought very shy OF the question OF
Protection. ''What is the of this great outcry
for Protection?" said the New Haven Register and
its allies after it "the Wings have majority in
Congress-why don't they fix Tariff as they want
it. and stop their noise about ii?" [The knavery
of this talk about Wing majority, which includes
the Carolina and Georgia members, is ingram with
these fellows. Well. the victory is won and now
the Evening Post comes out with The vaunt, eve
are more pleased with the result, because the baH'e
has been fought chiefly upon the question Of PrOte
, lion or no Protecttoa"!!
| We like this hit the Connecticut boys again
Free Traders they have no friends
MORE OPPOSITION TO PROTECTION.
The following resolution introduced into
the Legislature OF Maine last week and voted dowr
in the Senate by strict party vote-every Locc
loco member voting against it and every Wing il
! lis favor.
"Resolved, That in apportioning the duties to b,
collected on importatIons into the United States,
sound policy requires that proper Discrimination
should be made by assessing the duties to give
Just protection TO the products and Manu- fac
and to encourage the domestic reduction and labo
! of our country; and that the same duties sha
not exceed, in the aggregate, the wants of eco
nomicai administration of the government"
/ This resolution was introduced into the Ifous,
of Representatives of the same State ON the follow
ing day, and Mr. Dunn, leading Locofoco men
Der of the House moved to postpone the considers
ton OF it ill the fist day Of APrl, nineteen hur
died and fosty two. And what is worse, thu prev
Gus question as called, all debate suppressed
| the friends of Protection were gagged and tn,
insulting motion of Mr.. Dunn was carried by thC
undivided vote of the whole locofooo party! Lool
al the resolution for moment. II simply propc
ses that, in laying duties to The necessary C,
penses of the government, discrimination shall
be made for the protection ofour own industry anc
labor. And yet this proposition, so moderate ir
its terms, is voted down by the Locofoco maiorit,
in the Senate of Maine, and postponed for ono hur
bred years in the House o f Re representatives. by tht
same party. We ask the friends of Protection
every where to remember these iaots--especIall '
when they hear the Locofocos praing alb out their
friendship fora Protective Tariff Burlington, FREE
Press.