Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-08-08
COMMUNICATIONS.

MEssRs. EDrroRs have Just taken my Dyes
from an article in the last Patriot, signed by n
committee, of Which Martin Flint is the Chairman,
in which they say that they were appointed at the
Democratic" State Convention holden in May
last TO draft memorial 10 Congress in behalf Of
the wool growers of The State, &C., and saying
that they have adopted and sent out to the people
for their signatures, a memorial on this subject,
and they advise all persons who may hold these
memorials, to alter them, so that instead Of asking
specific duty OF cents per pound, to usk spe-
cifc duty of at least Is cents per pound in nddi-
ton to the proposed al valorem duty and further
saying that hey are satisfied that nothing short of
this will afford the agricultural interest adequate
protection against the importation of foreign wool.
Here, then, we have 1t IN print,-a ocoiOco talk
ing about protection "uguinst the importation of
foreign wool" Aud here let me ask, whit man,
IN his " philosophy" ever dreamed of such thing
before? Did the locooco convention, n year ago,
when passing their resolutions, dream of any such
thing? Did Mr. Woodbury., in his free trade speech
winch he made in The Sennle, few days ago,
against protection, dream ofsuch a Ming" as this
Did the various locoloco members in Congress
when debating upon the Tariff bill which has lust
pissed the House, dream OF such "lhng' MS pro.
teciton when they proclaimed their doctrines 10
he I" Tree trade aud direct taxation 2" v hen the
whole ocoloco party in Congress, with one ex.
ccpon, voted against the Tariff bill ON its passuge,
AMI against every proposition OF The " higs to in
crease the duty on wool, did they, think YOU mean
to have the public understand that they were
dreaming of such hing proteciion2 And f.
naly, do you think that even Murtin Fint-since
he joined Tie locoioco party the last time, in the
fall OF 1896, when he faied Of his election to Con-
grest, I" Heaven save the mnrk! and began to
hurrah Tor Van Buren,, aud bruw Tor free trade,
as he has continued 10 do ever since, ill within
few weeks ever thought dreamed OF prolec
ton, or protective Tariff till he saw the lieo-
al, 4
"lree trade doctrines? Allihese questions, when
truly answered, will show the base hypocrisy and
deception OF this Conlntee, and the party they
represent, while they attempt to puss themselves
off as the friends OF ''proieciire Tariff The
free trade principles of the locoioco purity have
been proclaimed upon the house tops for twelve
years past, and their principles of opposition to
protection" and all protective Tariffs" during
all lha, time, have been spread, broad Gust, over
the land ill now, all at ouce forsoolh, they Start
up aud claim 10 be the pacuar friends Of "pro-
tecton.' Oh shameless hypocrisy Three months
ago should just as soon have believed that Mar
tin Flint had joined the Washngtonian Temper
aice Society, as that he would at this time avow
himself in favor of "proective Tariff" aud at
thai time, undoubtedly, he himself thought one Of
those events equally as probable as the other But,
as Shakespeare says, it seems that
There things in Heaven and earth, IIoratio
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
Martln fIint! claiming TO he u Trend OF a "pro-
teclive Tariff" when six months ago he would not
even lisp the sound Whether any such
"MemOrial' as is referred 10, has been "seut out
TO the people, and if it has, whether Martin Flint
ever saw it, or knows its contents will not pre-
tend TO say but if there arc such memorials in
the hands of persons Tor obtaining signatures, the
friends of "protection" and "proteclive Tariff"
in Orange County would like to know,
What are the contents of these memorials?
What persons hold them, for obtaining sigma
tures2
Why have not tho people had an opportunity TO
sign them?
If this memorial was drafted as long ago as last
May, why has it not been forwarded TO Congress
before now' especially as Congress has been en-
gagged Tor some months maturing the very subject?
To what Congress does this memorial address
itsef-to the present or some future session? Or
nre these memorials only TO be circulated, and The
subject agitated "tiIl after election" and then
dropped
II The Committee would enghten the public,
by answering these and other questions that natn-
rally suggest themselves, the iuvor shall be most
cordially reciprocated by
FRIEND OF A PRoEEcTIvE TARIFF.