The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-05-17
From the Journal of Commerce.

LAND Ho The whole crew confess
now that they see land. Trade is good in
all its departments. Dry goods have with
in couple of weeks felt the influence, and
strange as il may seem. have really advan-
ced some articles, teo per cent. At
large sale of French goods yesterday, bet
ter prices were obtained and the expecta-
lions Of the owners being realized, the lots
were extensively duplicated. Groceries
have gone well for several weeks and as
10 stocks, they have advanced quite a, much
as the bears" could endure.
We have here an acknowledgment from
one Of The strongest opponents of ProIec-
tive Tariff that business has actually revi-
we'd, notwithstanding such aiariff is in full
force. What better evidence can be af1or-
ded than this, of the salu!ary effects Of that
Tariff What better evidence that it has
not destroyed com nerce. as the Journal of
Commerce predicted it would Had it not
been for the passage Of the present tariff
what would now be our condition Is it
probable that in that case, we should be able
10 record any signs of the revival Of busi-
Less? Not at all. Our late suffcrings
would have beon protracied indefinitely, or
TO that point of time when the people, exas.
perated by hardships, would rise en- niasse,
and refuse to consume foreign mauuiac-
lures.
Of the increasing popularity of Tariff
for Protection, in various sections of the q.
MAN. no one who reads the newspapers can
doubt. In Tennessee, and even in Virgin
ia. those former strong holds OF free-tradc
principles, the Wing candidates in many
instances, openly evow themselves TO be
friends to Proicc ion; and the leading Wing
journals in both States advocate the same
cause with ability and effect. 1t is, in fact,
beginning to be very generally understood
by those who are capable of reasoning, that
the principles of political economy which
guided the administration of Washington
and the most illustrious of lis successors,
are on the whole, the pest principles for the
government of this country. Men who
think, naturally inquire how it happened that
the United States flou-ished to such al ex.
tent under the administrations to which we
have alluded, if they were conducted on
wrong principles. They will also inquire
how it happened that Van Buren,, Woodbu.
nv, and other prominent politicians Of the
free-trade school, involved the country in so
many disasters, il they are, as they pretend
10 be, the most enlightened of American
statesmen. We are taught by the best of
authority, 10 Judge of a tree by its fruit :;
and judging ofthe tree of Van Burenism BY
its fruit, wha, do we find in il worthy Of
commentator or encouragement II may
be fair and comely 10 the inexperienced eye,
but 10 the taste ii is bitter as the waters of
Marah. The apples of the Dead Sea shore
are not more unpalateabe or unwhoesome,
than this accused" fruit has proved to the
American people.
The next Presidential election draws
near. In year from this time the people
fthe United States will be engaged in The
heat of the contest and 10 year from No.
vember next the result will be known. On
one side will be arrayed the friends of Pro-
lection to American Industry, with HENRY
CLAY at their head on the other. the ene-
mics 10 Protection, with Calhoun or some
other equally obnoxious free-trade politi.
clan at their head. In such contest, can
there, ought 10 be any doubt as to the result
There can not be. there pM not be, if the
friends Of American Industry will only buck
lie on their amor in good earnest, and deal
sucn blow for the good cause and its gall
liant champion, as they did in 1910 for the
brave old patriot whose remains now moul.
der on the bands ofthe Ohio.-Troy Wing.