The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-02-11
A CALL SECONDED.

We call upon Northern Laborers, upon the far
mers and working men Of every class and of all
parties, TO mark ,rcH who then are and TO uhat
purity they belong who thus dare to vote against
their interests,-Bur. Free Press.
This extract has allusion to the vote on the Tariff
question We second the call most heartily.
1t is little strange that the farmers will not I'M
dersand this matter. Suppose, to make the sub
jec plain they sell their wool this year for forty
cents per pound and buy their broadcloh for one
dollar yard. The manufacturers get up tariff Of
protection on foreign broadcoths, not to protect
themselves but the farmers; well, next year the
farmer sells his wool for sixty cents per pound and
buys his broadclolh for one dollar and twenty cts.
peryard; what has he made by the operation how
has he been protec,cd' The farmer supposed that
he was to be benefited BY this protection which
enabled him to obtain an additional twenty cents
pound on his wool. Where is that twenty cents
In the pockets of the manufacturer for whose espe-
cal benefit the protection was got up. The farm
er need not think that his broadcloth will no, in
crease in price, and that he will save his twenty
his protection if it was not to Increase the price of
his manufactures and enable him to make more on
his capital invesied' If he knew the protection
would not increase the value of his capital and The
price of his manufactures do you suppose he would
ask for it what would be The objcci' Who believes
that all this cry for protection from the Gov
eminent is for the benefit of the farmer and the
mechanics How does it happen that these nabobs
who will scarcely condcscend to speak to the labor
ing man, are so interested in his welfare Does
any man suppose it is all out of pure love Tor him,
for his especial benefit, that they have no in,eres.
in the matter? Is this like them' is it aalural
No; they seek n more profitable investment of
their capital, and pretend that it is for The benef,
Of the aborer This IS what they want and the re-
suit of The whole will be to bring tho laborers Of the
North, those who lv" from "hand to mouth" into
a vassalage the most degrading and wrelched. The
system which these Procciionists would establish
among US is the English system.
The system that builds poor houses and fills
them with paupers. The very system that fills
cities with miserable vagabonds, starving meGdi-
canis, robbers and midnight assassns. This very
system that builds up distinctions between classes;
gorges one with wealth and leaves the other wal
lowing in the ditch. England is blest with this
system I.ookat her an Empire Of Beggurs-
Look at her Paupersm, most oa,hsome, mos,
horrible, crawls and crecps over the whole length
and breadth Of her b.oated and wasting carcass, as
the lice crawed over the land of Egypt when the
& cd Of the 'sraetes visited that country with
scourge scarcely less loathsomc, scarcely less terri
ble Look al her The lordly palace of the
protected nabob with its marble steps, gded tow
ers and sheeted domes; with its gorgeous furniture,
brilliant Examinations, revelries, music and FEAST
ing, towers into the heavens, ovcrshadowipp half
the land, and around 1t raves fierce and mani.
nc mob, clu,ching their rags and bowling DREAD
OR BLOOD"
If the people of this country wish to SEQ such
state Of things here, let them protect and parnper
the grusping Manufacturer few years, raise up
an immense population Dependent, upon him for
their daily bread, and they shall see i, in all its
beauties.