The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-11

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wool then brings him, ut 40 cents per
poand, $500
Now,f, as we supposed,o n the broad cloth,
you raise Tariff Of 20 cents per yard, or
20 per ceatum, which is the sans thing,
as we put the cloth at 81 100, his FIVE
yards of cloth would cost him at 81 20
pei yard, $500
Then, The price of his wool heng raised in
the same proportion would bring him, 5000
And his balance would be, as near as You
ca" s''''' lJO
But says the Farmer" nv balance in the
whole speculation is $500, for my 500 pounds
OF wool has brought at the copper cent increased
price of $4,000, and have paid out only $1,000
for my cloth that have saved $34 ,OO, clear. We
attempted by the cloth illustration to show that you
would make nothing out of so much of that artl-
Gle as you wished to use, by your protection; so it
will be with everything else you buy which is pro-
tec,ed. The price will be raised, and if you de-
pend upon your wool for.your ability to purchase
them, YOU will find they will keep pace in price
with that, or that in the end you will find your
wool all gone in the same way, an to as much
profit as in the cloth speculation.
But, suppose you hare made $500 clear,
what are you going to do with IT. you lay i,
away in your chest it is no better than tenpenny
nails TO you or any body else. The most natural
thing for you to do would be to purchase more
sheep, as you cleared your S34, 90 raising wool.
But the increased price of wool has raised the
price Of sheep. SO that the extra SUN you will pay
for every sheep you buy will ca, away portion of
your $4,000. viii you buy horses and cattle to
stock your farm! all kinds Of stock have risen in
price; what will you buy on which the price is no,
raised excep, Labor' and that, God help the poor
INN! that does not need protection! Will you let
your money! Money is plenty, Farmers A. and
b. and c. have also made an s 90, they do
not wish to hire. None but gamblers in all sorts of
things wish to hire; will you let it to them -
Do so, if you wish and when you get it again let
US know it.
This is carrying things out some distance, we
know, hut no matter, if it is understood.
what is to be done with those who raise no wool,
bat live from hand to mouth by daily labor
This yeal you hire that man who lives on cor
ner of your land in little hut, by the way as you
60 to Burlington, to work for half month, and
you give hun $500; he takes lhi, to the merchan,
and buys five yards of broad cloth for coat.-
Next year comes on your Tariff, and you can't ar
ford him another cent for his labor but compel him
to work another half month for another So, 00.-
This he takes TO the merchant, and says he will
take for it, what he took last year, five ynrds Of
broad cloth. But says the merchant the price of
broad cloth has risen since last year, and you can't
buy FIVE yards with five dollars now. You must
bring another dollar. The poor fellow Is now OBJ
lised to work for you about two days more, under
your protection 10 get him coat Now do You
see to what youl protection tends' You have
ROBBED that man Of his labor, you have rob
bed him of his property, for his labor is all the
property he has. DO you say that you can give
him 1875 pounds Of wool 10 buy his cloth with, the
same YOU gave him last year, and lha, will buy his
five yards OF co,h' Can the poor fellow live upon
wool alone He must have the necessarles Of life,
and you undertook last year, with your wing con-
gress to tax them, tea, coffee, molusses and salt,
and you will do it yet, YOU can carry out your
internal schemes Of taxation, that you call tariff
OF protection. Can he go TO The grocer with
pound Of wool for few ounces Of tea, aud a quart
OF mo!asses' All that he buys in the world, he
buys his labor, that Is his capital md you 81,
up nights and scheme by day, devsing measures
to cheat him out Of that, to buy his labor for less
than i, il worth! Take care! Mr. "Wes,ford Farm
er" whoever you are, take care what you do
There is God who hears the young ravens
when they cry, who will not allow you to use
the little brief wool authority you may have,to OPP
press the poor. Take care that you do no! pro-
woke His power 10 place you in the little hut by
the road'sde. and the poor man you would rob, in
your palace; take care!
l.aborers Of Vermont. Of the Norh-hcar, we
beseech YOU to hear, one moment! These
schemes of protection, that are Matching on all
hands are for your ruin They nre schemes which
will rob you of your ALL, your LABOR! They
are schemes that ~iH compel you 10 rork for no
more than you gel nop, and pay double for oil
you Guy. They are schemes derissd BY men 10
lire upon your labor-to compel your hands 10
GHher mouths. They are the schemes Of idle,
lazy, selfish, coid.bloodei villains, 10 speculate
upon your iabor,to grou fat upon your sueat and
that Of your children. You men Of Vermont
who live by your daily labor, WHO PRODUCE
NOTHING, THE PRICE OF WHICH CAN BE
RAISED look out These sly and crafty creatures
are getting up meetings all over the State to Pc
lilion Congress to pass laws to protect you with the
protection we have described to you. Look out for
them! They will show their petitions TO you and
talk, and whecdle and cujole you for your names
10 go along with ihens Don't touch one Of their
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