Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-08-25
DIALOGUE.

The following dialogue, reported from rccol-
lection, may be supposed to have taken place
between Farmer and Shopkceper.
+. Good morning. Mr.. S., it is sometime
since saw You, and thought that l could not
pass the time, while my horses were batting,
more pleasantly than in coming to see you.
s. Thank you. friend F., am very glad in
deed to see you, and hope the good wife and
your family are all as well as you appear to be.
+. Why we are all comfortable thank you,
and as for myself have never enjoyed such
good health in my life as have since joined
the ec-totaers.
S. Well. am rcioiced to hear You say so
my experience has led Inc to form the same
conclusion in my own case. But what do
they say in your eighborhood about Elcc.
ton!
+. Why we hear good deal about this one
and that one wanting office, and we have had
good many visits from such want to be Sher-
if and Clerk But what | want most to know
about is the tariff. My father, you know, was
warm Democrat, and have always hitherto
voted their ticket Now he used to say tina,
NC could never he really Independent SO long
as we pay hibnie to any foreign country by pur-
chasing from them what we might just as well
make at home. lie was for protecting our
selves, and often have heard him say, that
England had derived a far greater revenue from
remained colonies. Now orr people say that
we must have TARIFF FOR REVENUE, but not
for PEoTECTIoN-and that does not exactly
square with my notions. To be sure, Squire
Smith says that protecting manufactures does
no good to the farmers, and | must say that |
think Sc too. Now you used to be Democrat
$. Yes-used to be, aud am so still for
though have not voted the ticket, you call
Democratic, for some years, yet have never
changed my coat, and still maintain the prnci
pies always did, and which induced me in the
last war to volunteer and 90 to the lines in the
service of my country.
+. Well, well, you may call yourself wha
you please, only tell me about this Tariff for
hardly know what to think about it.
S. Why | suppose you can easily under
stand that the satinet factory and the cottol
factory, in the village here, which have got t.
work again since this tariff law was passed
have made the market for your produce bette
than it was before !
+. Yes. can understand that.
:. Well if the tariff has had the eject I
set these factories agong, and others through
OUT the country, should suppose that, as it OF
casionod greater demand for your produc,
you would have no great difficulty in seeing no
protecting manufactures benefits the Farmer
But this is not ALL You raise a good mar
sheep in your town don't you
+. Yes, we have good many, and the b
siness is increasing.
$. We'll, the tariff by protecting manufa
lures not only occasions greater demand th
would otherwise exist for your WOOL hut ais
by imposing duty upon foreign wool, in Il
way benefits the Farmer too.
f. Why it would, to be sure, if mu
wool came here, but it is not wool they sci
but cloth.
S. Say yoa so! We'll, now here is a par
that contains an extract from the books of /
Treasury that shows rather different state
things. Let me read from it," During
first half of the fiscal year, which conment
one month after he present tariff went i
operation, there was mpDrtyd--
Wool COSTING cents or an.
der per pound. l-@ .S6S pouu
Vol costing ogcg cents, 10000 Z"