The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-02
MIDDLEBURY VT.=AUGUST g. Is43.

ultimately PROSTATE, the hopes, the enter
prise, and the energies, of the free labor of
the north, which at this moment are Just star
ting into new life, from the prospects ahead.
To drown all doubts floating in the minds Of
the wool grower, and of which the manufac-
turer and Spectator make hobby, that in
consequence ofthe next Congress having a
democratic majority, the repeal of the tariff
is inevitable'-l would ask, was the passage
of the bill. party or a sectional measure
Did not wings and democrats indiacriminate-
ly vote for and against the passage of the act?
Did not wings and democrats equally come
to the rescue! Are not the democrats in ia
vor Of tariff for revenue! Is the present
tariff anything else than revenue measure!
And are not the proceeds of the sales of the
public lands when thrown in insufficient for
the support of our national government
Under this view of the subject, (the cant of
party politicians and party presses to the
contrary Notwithstanding are not the pros
poets of the wool trade cheering in the ex-
IRENE? The benefits to be derived from
the present tariff, are begun to be felt as up
to the present time, large surplus both of
the raw. and manufactured article, over and
above the wants ofthe American people have
been in market. That surplus has gone in
to the interior, and is about used up. Little
or no wool, or manufactured woollens, have
been imported since the passage OF the pres
ent tariff. Some of both have actually been
exhorted. This, together with the fact, that
the United States do not raise wool enough
for her own consumption, that the old clip is
nearly worked up, the new clip begun upon,
and that both factories and business men that
have for several years lain dormant, are now
brushing off the cobwebs and arousng with
the strength Of Hercules, to new life and
vigor. Who, therefore can doubt but wool
will very soon command fair price? Not
withstanding the assertions of some of our
wool buyers IN writing to the manufacturers
that wool enough can be purchased in
Rutland County for twenty five cents per
pound. With Il knowledge Of the fact, that
the manufacturers do not as at former times,
purchase large quantities of wool at any one
time but only enough for present use, and
thereby saving the interest of money they
might have invested in large surplus over
and above their immediate wants. Know
ing also, that money in abundance can be had
in any of the Atlantic cities on good security,
for per cent Wherei is the farmer that
will sell his wool for twenty-five cents, or
even thirty. No brother farmers, we cannot
raise wool for these prices, and all that is nec-
essary at this time, and until higher prices
are offered, is for the farmers of Vermont TO
say, we do not want to sell. C.
Rutland, July 6, Is4s.
We publish the above article at the .olic-
itafion of a gentleman who is known to us,
and is what he processes to be a locofoco in
his politics and farmer. We may add
moreover that he is gentleman for whom
we have no other feeling than that of re-
spect ard in whose character we have seen
much to like. We do not feel competent to
advise the farmers of Vermont as to the prop
er time of selling their produce, and indeed
we have found they need but little advice from
any one in regard to matters of policy. To
this highly respectable and intelligent class
c. himself belongs and therefore his sugges-
tons are entitled to consideration. With
his views in the above article we in the main
most col daily assent. We do expect great
things from the operations of this much abu-
sed and we fear Inflated tariff. We thank
.. that, while the locofoco press are literal
ly deluging the country with their free trade
doctrines and are assailing this Black tariff
with all vehemence, he has the honesty and
magnanimity TO give his voice in its favor.
We will only add that we cannot answer his
questions in any way to Dro,on our doubts
as to the danger Of trusting this tariff to the
hands of the Locos. We think Locofoco
politicians dare do almost any thing in the
way of trade. We cannot forget that but
one Locofoco in Congress from New Eng
land, on It's final passage, voted in favor of
this bill, while every one from Maryland,
Virginia, North Carliana, South Carolina,
alabama, louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky.
Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, Indiana
and Mississippi, voted against it. This was
coming to the rescue with vengeance
Rut. Herald.