Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-22
FACTS
for WOOl-GrOWers.

SYSTEMATIC delibere.e, Cd Y,iliui deception is
dhe order OF the day with the ocofoco election
eerers and newspapers. One year ago, they were
the uvowed enemies Of Protective Tariff de-
curng with one voice that "iNDUSTRY MUST
REGULATE ITSELF" Indeed, it is not yet
seven months since the Vermont Patriot evinced
its inbred hostility both TO the manufacturers AND
WOOL-GROWERS, and to the entire protective
system, in the following uuequivocaI paragraph:
lost people want projections Protective
Tariff DO they want il for themselves or others
Are they quite sure that is the wool grower, and
not the manufacturer, who is sought to he protec-
ted? And ii the manufacturer, are ull who buy
willing TO he faxed 25 per cent more than they
now pay, Tor pure love of couuiry--to protect the
rich capitalist? And if THE WOOL-GROW-
Err, ARE OTHER CLASSES WILLING TO
BE TAXED TO PUT MONEY IN HIS POCK-
EFT? Is this equal rights Has one man or class
any more rigbllul claim TO protection than anolh.
er? None Ii devolves upon the advocates OF
this (protection) 10 show that such is not the OPP
Grafton, for they cerIainly cnnnot justify. We
believe DIRECT TAXATION to be the ONLY
EQUAL AND JUST MODE of supporting The
National Government, but habit and convenience
as well as the policy of other nations, render our
present mode, (hy Tariff) oppressive as 1t is upon
NE poor and la0orl"g classes, preferable 10 IA
change"
1t is yet fresh, too, in the remembrance of the
people, that every obstacle was thrown in the way
of the attempt made last spring to get The people
of Vermont, without respect To party distinctions,
to petition Congress for Protection to the wool
grower.
Why, then, this sudden conversion, apparently,
10 lie doctrine OF protection? Why, all ut once,
does this fiery zeui burst Out in favor oil wool p
There is but single reason: knowing that roies
could not be got by openly opposing protection,
they have masked their real opposition under the
guse of pretended friendship. This hypocrtcal
game was commenced at the locoioco state coll
vention last Mey, when great parade was inade
by resolutions and by che appointment OF Martin
Flint aud others as committee to get up petit
tons three months have elapsed, tho Tariff has
gone through both Houses, and not a single peti
ton, as lCe hare get seen, eUer reached Congress
from Flint & Co. In pursuing their plan of cheat
ing the woogrowers, they found the New Tariff
bill in their way they therefore attempt TO mis-
represent 1t aud
LIE 1T DOWN.
Another obstacle was found in The course of
their ownparIy: they therefore sludiousy
CONCEAL THE PROCEEDINGS OF CON.
GRESS ON WOOL FROM THE PEOPLE.
Their parti2aDs in Congress resisted protection
to wool by their motions, their speeches and their
votes: but the ocofoco presses hide the facts from
the people. The Wings spoke, acted, and voted
IN favor Of wool: these organs of iulsehood and
deception either entirely conceal The iacts or no.
tice them only to misrepresent them. Never
yes, never-was there "A more bare faced at,emut
to DECElVETHE PEOPLE, than That of which
the ocofoco leaders in Vermont IRE at this mo-
ment gully; never were misrepresentation and
iasehood more thoroughly substituted for candor
and truth.
In orIar "
far as we can obtain hearing, " e propose 10 sub.
NIT few