Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08
Vol. 5O....No. 81

! Yes, yes Well then we write on our ban.
net, Universal Suffrage and Universal Ed
ucalion." lChccr-- that's the talk II Thank
YOU my friends, Tue exile shall bless you,
and the world will hail our great army as
the missionaries of knowledge andFrocdom
What else Oh there, catch the words
from that banner that is half hidden ia the
leaves OF the old ash tree over your heads
Home Industry" Cheers --"proieciun to
Home Industry" Protection implies ,ha,
we depend upon somebody else for pro.
lection. We viii be our own prolec-
tors. We VIII say maintain Home In.
dus,ry.
Fellow citizens, YOU would have nc dis.
cnss the Tarll. Bu; even this long summer
day has been nearly spent IN the gathering
OF the people. ] have adopted the one hour
rule for you sake, and that Of my associates,
your patriotic orators who are To follow me-
there is no time for argument. Good house.
wife from Cicero, II your bread was ready
for the Land you had none, would you bake
AT home, or send II 10 your neighbors! aud IL
you had nc oven, would you 'hangc works
with your more fortunate neiphbor who has
one, or would you send 10 the distant market
towni Now the principle of Home Indus
try applies just MS we'll TO the making of our
own leather, and of our own boots, our own
cloth, and Of onr own clothing, of our own
salt, of our own knives and forks, and of our
own shovels and longs, and OF our own spin
ming jennes and steam engines. as TO the
lowly example have set forth. Bot the Eu-
ropean baker cannot compete with the house
wife, while the European mechanic tanner
shoem aker spins,er, weaver, blacksmith, iron
founder and iron monger can. We must,
then have duties which shall secure eqnal
advantages 10 oul own mechanics.
These marshes were once filled with the
miasma of pestilence and the vicinity Of
Salt Lake was as dreadful TO the traveller
as the sea of Sodom. Now your salt springs
are sources of health and wealth. What has
made this change The 1'dng---Home IN
dustrY
Well, but our opponents saw that they are
friendly to Home lndustry-lhat SlasWiight
saved it Saved ii from whom From their
own hostility Saved it from themselves -
| But they want it modified,so a. to give equal
protection 10 all" And what do they mean
by that Why, no protection TO am kody
But they say that they are now convinced
that this tariff is right. and that they will
! let it alone. 1t is deathbed confession Do
not trust them. We trusted them once, and
justly reaped the bitter fruits Of our folly
We will trust them no more IChecrs
Why, what miserable appearance do our
opponents make here ! claiming protection
/ to the wool-grower, not 10 the wool spinners
and viewers, when the wool-growor is re-
ceiving forty cents per pound--double what
he received before the tariff law was passed
They inscribe their deceptive notices on
muslin for which they are indebted to Wing
hands and Wing looms-broueht into employ
ment by the Wing Tariff [Cheersl
But our banner is broad enough and
| for yt,nr Nt,o, - n "a. L
distribution Of tie Proceeds Of The Public
Lands among The States" AYE, aye that's
the CLAY policy j So is. And a Lenifi-
cent policy it is too. But what say our op.
ponents why, it is robbing the people to
bribe them with their own money The
land revenues are taken from the Federal
Treasury, they say, the people must be taxed
to supply the amount so withdrawn. Well but
are they not brought into the Stale Treasury
and are the people not taxed by the States,
just as much as they receive from the Fede-
raj treasury Surely such exchange as this
is no robbery. Blu, the people are taxed to
supply the amount Withdrawn. 1t is tho for
eign mechanic and ar,izan and capitalist who
is taxed for that amount.
Again what are the imposts that are so
much to be dreaded Why, the duties by
which we secure the protection and prosper
Let us, then, have the imposls and let MS de-
vote the public domain to education and the
improvement OF roads and rivers. This was
the policy of Jefierson-it is he policy Of the
Wings. IL our opponents are not satisfied
with this, we will surrender il TO purchase
and emancipate Slaves of the South. lave,
aye, the whole ofit.l Nobly and generously
said, Fellow citizens. And such generosity
would be doubly best for like the quality Of
mercy, it would bless them that received and
them that gave.
Once more,my fnends.our opponents since
last they met us, have changed not only then
leader bu, their front. Their walchwords
then were "Van Buren and no Texas" now
their watchcry is "Polk md Texas Texas
as soon rs possible" which being Interpret
ed by Andrew Jackson mea ns"rexas n0w If
ecer." BY adopting this new policy, they
have forfeited forever all pre,ensions alike
TO the name and to the principles Of Democ-
racy, Henceiorih thei' principe is, Slavery f;
their name. the Ieras Party.
When the Constitution was formed, there
were thirteen States. In seven of them the
system Of Free Labor was exclusively. or
prevalently established That the system
!, we daily see and practise. Your hands and
mine are free. They are moved by the assu-
) rance Of rewards---of the ENJOYMENT Of all that
! they earn land the desire of reward springs
from the necessity and duty Of supplying our
own wants, and the wants Of our wives. and
! children, and providing for our chdren's
education ynd competence. In six Of the
States the system of Involuntary or Slave
} Labor was supreme. What is that system ?
Their fields are titled and fabrics wrought 10y
! Slaves. They toll without reward, and Wit
bout even the pressure OF necessity for their
support. The fear Of the lash, mot the love OF
wife and children, is the only simulant for
their bondage was Inherited and is ransmt-
tied to their descendants forever. These Fix
slave labor states refused 10 en,er he Union
without concession Of undue political powe