The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-18
THE LOCO FoCO STATE CONVENTION.

The as Waterman fully and clearly exposes
the deceptive game OF the locoiocos Of tho State
in pretending 10 DO for Tariff, and at the Same
time condemnine every and any proposition that
is brought forward adjust this question, and cIo
It's expose ns follows;
We have intmatcd that there is honesty IN
these locofoco professions Read and judge ye ::
at their last state convention, tho following reso
luton unanimously Adopted
"Resolvcd, That Tie true prinlipic IF Tho Federal
G0Uern1nent as to c0nfne its action Ia the objects
SPECIFICALLY enumerated an HE Constitution,
LEAVING INDUSTRY TO TAKE CARE OF
ITSELF"
That was their unanimous and explicit declara-
lion OF what they called "TRUE PRINCIPLE"
last year II covers the whole anti-Tarif ground,
reaching even the constitutional objection ofthe
most ultra opponents OF Protection. Calhoun goes
farther-the blindest devotees of slaveocracy go
no farther--thnn thus to say that the government
has constitutional power grant protection and
that Industry, Unprotected all, must protect Aself
And with this perfect declaration Of enmity to all
protection by the government, they nominated
Smile and Barber and Bal Twin to carry out their
principles, so far as concerns Vermont. Behold
now, the convention of 1912, attempting unblush-
pgy To palm itself off the exclusive friends OF
protection, and yet nominating The same ticket
without recanting their own res oluton Of
last year, or intimaiing even that their candidates
had changed their views. When the loco
foco leaders playing the hypocrite and deceiving
the people Were they for protection last year,
when they resolved against protection or are they
enemies of protection no,o, when they resolved in
favor OF projection? Again we say-judge ye.-
But have not now stated this matter
strong enough; 1t was EDWARD d. BARBER who
reported aud sustained tho anti tariff resolution
last year; and il is the same Barber who now with
out repentance of thus politica sin, is presented 10
the people as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Can palmer case of deception and double dealing
be magined3 We submit, the question to our
readers
PUBLIC LANDS
We have already devoted considerable space to
these resolutions, but from the connection Of the
land question with thai OF protection, we must now
give tho following
RssoIUcd, That we regard the Lind Distrbui ion
Bill passed by the extra session of Congress in Is
al, as not only wrong in principe but unjust in op
Grafton creating it does, "a deficiency in the Rev
onue of the General Government which will have
Ia be supplied from the pockets Of the people.
This is consistent far the public lands are
concerned they now much in favor Of rob
bling VT, and tho old thin teen, ever they were.
But mark the for opposition to the land bills
is that tho land fund may go into the treasury
Every dollar Of it, which goes there, goes 10 reduce
the protection IF american Industry. This is one
OF the very reasons why Benton and Calhoun OPP
pose the land bill These now born protectionists,
then, play deep game Of destruction they would
rob Vermont of her right 10 the lands, and 10y the
same act reduce the amount of protection which
she would receive even from a revenue Tariff 1t
is double robbery, and clearly exhibits the insincer
ity of their professions in favor of protection Out
of their mouths they condemned