The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-03-15
TO THE FRIENDS OF A PROTECTIVE TAR
IF IN VERMONT.

| In pursuance OF request to them made, the
| Wing State Central Committee respectfully rec.
ommend that Conventions Of the friends of Do
nestle Industry, without regard TO other party dis.
tjnctions, BIO holden in each county of the state,
on or before the 25th day of March instant, for
the purpose of memorializing Congress for the
passage of a Tariff securing adequate Protection
to the Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mechanical
and Commercial Industry the country, and ap.
pointing one or more delegates from each county
to attend the National Convention, to be holden
in the City of New York, on the 5th of April next,
and furnshto that body such information as can
be collected of the necessity of promoting and sus-
tanning American Interests.
In this effort to bring the voice of the people to
bear upon the councils of the nation, the CO oper-
alton of the friends of Protection in the several
counties, by fixing upon time and place of meet
ing, and calling a convention by notices signed in
discriminatory by such shall give their names ,or
in any other mode which they deem advisable is
earnestly requested. March A, 1912.
u In Rutland county convention has already
been holden, for tho purposes set forth in the a
bove call; and in Chittenden county a convention
is to be holden at Burlington on Friday the 18th
inst Let the matter be taken in hand earnestly
by the people Of every county. The people mast
spsdk-and they will be heard. We can enforce
this in no better manner than by the following ex
tract Of letter TO the editor of this paper, written
by a farmer of our own state, and most emf
nently qualified to judge of the best to
be pursued to enfoIce protection to tho country
From some recent demonstrations in Congress
in regard 10 Tariff policy, am satisfied that
il is high Time for the people speak out, and that
their voice ought to be generally and so widely
expressed, as to satisfy congress that the slave
holding States do not mean tamely TO submit TO
the sacrifice of their industry and their legitimate
interests 10 crafty the prejudices of the cotton
planter of the south, to conciliate the good will
Of foreign nations, or to pander to the cupIdty of
foreign merchants. If our protecting policy is not
sustained at the present session of Congress, am
persuaded that all hope of any future protection
from that body must he laid aside unless The srhoie
peopic arouse themselves maSse and ptoriiy
demand, at the doors of that body 10 redress oheir
grievances. Apathy at this time will destroy those
Interests which are essential to the public welfare |
but ii there is n general movement the part of
the people firmly demanding of Congress the pro
lection of American industry and enterprise against
The cupdIy of foreigners and The absurd abs,rac |
tons of visionary theorists at home Congress must
and will comply with their demands.-But wheth
er we fail or whether we succeed it is duty we
owe 10 our Country, ourselves and posteriiy, to
make the attempt, and that too with the ZEAL firm
ness and resolution betting men, sensible Of the
important interests for hich they are contendng
- Wotehman