The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-01-28
CARRYING OUT THE PRINCIpLE.E

The paper makers have held large and respect
able convention in New York; to meuorialize con-
gress for the protection Of their branch Of man
ufac,ure.J Henry Hudson Of Hartford, Con- pre-
sided, and delegates were appointed from Massa-
chuse,ts, Connecticut. Vermont, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland md Virginia.
Thus it may be seen to what will lead, the doc
trne, ,ha, any branch ofiudus'ry has Alright 10 de-
uland protection from the Government. We shall
expect soon TO see notice of'a large and respectable
convention" of the wood-sawyers of this city,
Esquire Parks presiding, 'to memo'alize congress
for the protection Of their branch Of" industry. If
congress can protect paper making, they can wood
saving. You laugh at the idea of wood-sawyers
memorializing congress for protection, and you
cry GU, for the Manufactures when they call for
protection. The lordIy and bIoaled SPECTATOR
rolling in wealth, living in his marble palace,
gorged with all the luxaries Of the earth, mus,
be protected by the Government, but the poor
ragged wood SAWYER, who wanders about from
door to door, followed by his haf-sarved, halfna-
ked boys to "split and carry in" the wood he
saws, glad 10 make meal Of pota,oc skins, aud
earn crust Of bread TO carry home at night to his
wife, he must stand on his own bottom, there is no
protection for him, he is no, known to The Govern
ment!
We remember when We were in college, at
Burlington, when the wood sawyers' harvest came
round in the fall there used 10 be great deal
srumbing on the part Of "lhe home manufactures
about set ofwagrant foreigners, who came along
saving for less Than the established prices, old
clothes or wha, not, "compeing," successfully,
with them, to their great deriment. Many and
earnes; were the appeals to our patriotism, in fa-
yor Of "home industry" and "home manumc-
lures" With 10 more change in our pockets than
wc knew VIVA, 10 do with, our course was usu-
ally that Of all our brother students; we hired the
man 10 saw our wood who would saw il the
cheapest Now, here was case that called
loudly for protection. Tho "hvme manufacturer"
could no, "compe,e" with the "foregn manufic-
,urer." In similar cases, the manufacturers call
rpon congress for protection, or n tax 10 enable
them 10 keep out the foreign article, but in this
case, the wood-snwyer mus, lean upon his saw,
see the "foregn" taking precedence Of the "homo
article" and whistle or swear as tho humor takes
him,
Now, we say il You are going to protect one
clnss, protect another. Your !ordy manufacturer
will talk all day in most doorous tones about the
introduction Of foreign woolens. He will tell vor
that he can, "competc" with the importer, md he
must be protected. Did you ever hear him talk
about protecting the wood-suwyer' Oh, no. Eng
land may send us shin loads of poor fellows who
will saw wood for smpen.e cord, und the home
sawyer has no protection, md can ge, none, al
though he may :iarve for the wan, of employment,
YET whigsery says the manufacturer must be pro-
ec!ed. and the rest Of community left 10 sarvo -
IN other, and psiner lansuage-ihs rich man ,rho
has, or can command capital, must be protected
BY The Government in his inpeStmsats, but HE
poor man ,uho has nothing but his la5or, can hare
noprolectioni ICJsMAkE THE RICH RICHER
LET THE POOR crow POORER. This is the
protective system.