Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-05-16
NO PARTY QUESTION.

Notwithstanding the eXterminatiDg war which
Iocolocoism has waged against protection, from the
year 1888, when it enabled the South 10 force up
on US the Compromise Bill, which the friends of
domestic industry submitted to, rather than wit
ness 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 in full cry, and raying TO It's aid all
the powers of sOphstry and chcanery in favor of
free trade, ard is now daily denouncing Mr.. Sal
tonstalls report as bill of utter abonnntions,
upon the same grounds that it has every thing of
similar import, and The rawlings of this paper
with rare exceptions, are echoed aud re-echoed by
every loco press in the Union notwithstanding
Mr. Clay, but n few days since, on The floor of the
Senate, chrrged distinctly upon the locofoco par
~, a Systematic opposition TO protective tariff,
aud at The same time, challenged them Instantly
to contradict him, il he was mistaken, aud all even
Buchanan and Wright, were as silent US the grave;
and Notwithstanding every day is accommodating
fresh evidence Of the extreme reluctance OF the
seli-styled democracy TO accede 10 the demand Tor
protection, which is now resounding from Maine
to Georgia, we are seriously upbraded by some
for making II protective tariff party question. Ii
we did not make IL pnrty question, we should
be traorous to The dearest interests of our coun-
try. The very foundation of loco strength is based
upon opposition 10 protection: and let this again
be in The ascendant, aud who doubts that South
el influence, to which it has ever bowed in hum
be fealty, would again sway the desIinles o! this
nation. How long would it be before the crush
commerce, crush credit party, in obedience 10
Southern dctatiou, would re- enknde the fires of
persecution against that protection which in every
shape they have hitherto ridiculed and opposed.
The leaders Of the party, in Congress and out,
have an inbred haired 10 the very word, protec-
ton, and sneer and scout il the moment II Is utter
ed II goes counter TO all their reances for fu-
ture power and emolument, which rest upon gull
ling the north 10 sustain The antl-arf policy oil the
South.
Who would trust for protection 10 the tender
mercies of Buchanan, who would enable our mum
ufacures to compete with aliens by reducing the
price OF the raw material and the wages of The la
borer, rather than resort 10 u tariff, ungracOus
to his Southern allies? to Wright, who recently
declared in Congress, that 20 per cent was all lhet
he wished? 10 Calhoun, Pickens and Rhett, who
maintain even discrimination in favor of Home
manufactures as unconstitutional? TO Wise, who,
in conjunction with the Northern democracy, us
he declares is scheming and slraining every nerve
TO perpetuate the dominion Of the South, by tho
annexation Of Texas TO The Union? or to Martin
Van Buren,, who, in his progress TO the Hermitage,
is cruising about among the slave holding States,
and endeavoring to brace up his pretensons 10 the
Presidency, by atflating himself with Southern
politicians?
Depend upon it, fellow citizens, The moment
locofocoism gets possession of this Government,
the knell of protection will be rung in our ears,
aud the country which might be the most pros
porous on earth, will gradually sink 10 lower a.
by. of wreIchedness than we have hitherto ex-
perienced. Peoples Press.