The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-12
Flood wood on the track-old" Blue
Light" train Of cars stopped
horrible times.

The old reviler of Jefferson and the oppose o
the last war, the Vermom Waichman, has asser
ted week after week that the democratic member
of Congress are oppose to tariff. See how thu
following extract Iiom Richard ID, Davis, speech
il democratic member from New York made, ii
the House, July s, scutters TO the winds the as
sertions of the Watchman and proves its editor 1
wanon and malicious liar.
Almost any kind of tariff, that coud he pe,ma
nent, would be better than to prolong the uncer
tainty and perplexity which now ugilates and lnr
asses the public mind; and so important do know
the settlement of this matter TO be, in the present
situation of the country, that if The distribution Is
giren up, IshaH not feel myself at liberty 10 rott
against almost any tariF mhich the majority Of
erea this congress may make.
10 my mind, n medium, moderate, judiciOus
tariff, avoiding either extreme, is the one which
we ought to form, and the only one which can a.
ford general satisfaction to the country ,or be at all
likely to endure. 1t should not be framed as the
present depressed state of importatons was 10 last
because the trade of the country will again revive
(and all the sooner by our proper acton), and
when that shall happen. duties that will now give
enough, will then give too much and again inlillc
the nation with that worst of curses-a redundant
revenue. 1t should not be made on the high pro,
hbilon, for such tariff can not stand as it would
soon ruin the manufacturers themselves, by that
rush into the business which it would produce and
the dissatisfaction of the people against its cxac.
lions. 1t should not he framed too low, because
that would be inadequate for every object, wheth'
er Of revenue, or for the preservation of domestic
manufactures, and thus failing in all that for which
any tariff is wanted, it could not be endured
Neither high or low tartI-men act wisely to urge
the adoption of their peculiar principles at the
present moment, because neither of those systems
nor any other can afford sudden magical relief to
the country; and if either is adopted, it would in,
crease, instead of aevialing our troubles, and thus
bring additional and undeserved disrepule on the
theory of It's formation. go, therefore, for Il me,
dunn tariff, the best for all the great interests o
the country, under existing circumstances, and The
hest for both pnrtles-as well that which lavors {
high, us that which Mvors low tariff,
Mr. Mangum, one of the leading wings of The
Senate, made Tariff speech the other day, ii
which he also gives the lie direct to the blarney Of
the hard cider papers in the State about the demo
cats being opposed to the Tariff interest. Ilea
"hat TIC says
The question has been argured upon the as
sumption that a large portion of this country ar'
aboring for an entire demolition of those establish
ments; and appeals have been made to excite
every motive Of interest, and arouse every scls!
principle, to rally around this tariff system
and grotect il from the assaults of its ruthless as
saanls,
Sir, these appeals have been made with admira
Bile sagacily- deep conviction that the sys
TEN can be maintained only by arousing the pas
sions, and excluding the lights of calm and sobcl
reason But, sir, has this assumption any iounda'
ton in Gict' is there any purity in this COUNT!
that seeks 10 demoiiM The manufacturing csiob
Hshmcais kihere any which is not dCCpiV i'm
pressed wiM The diGcuAy and delicate response
JlHy Of rc.orgaai@iag our system Of imports
and 0djusiing he duiicS, wiM due regard Il
ALI. the great interests Of the country u Tier,
be any such purity, ii is unkaowa 10 mel
Whn, must the people think of papers that kccI
up complete Misrepresentation of the views Of
tn democratic plrly'