The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-19
Mr DiIlingham and Die Tariff.

Mr. Dillingham; and the Tariff.
"Mr Dillingham; and the TariT"-reads the last
Patriot, first page and sixth column Ah-this Mr..
Dillingham; was las, year elected to Congress as
friend Of protection; the very particular and most
Jealous friend of the wool-growers; as an out and
out opponent Of coarse foreign wool; and he has al.
ready served through session Of over six months in
which he has undoubtedly redeemed the pledges Of
his pay--aby advocated the doctrine Of protection
demonstrated that course foreign wool completes with
ours, and exerted his eoquence TO the utmost extent
to induce his lccoloco colleagues to place n prohbi-
tive duty on that wool for every body must sec that
if7 cent wool completes with ours, it must require
very high duty, amounting very nearly ifnot quite to
prohibition, 10 protect wool. growers Let US go
with the Patriot
"The following is tho substance of the remarks
made by the Hon. Paul Dillingham; jr. before the
democratic Association Of Montpelier, on the 2sth
of June, 1874, and repeated afterwards ut DanvilIe
and elsewhere, so far regards the subject Of the
Tariff"
WHAT has not Mr. Dillingham; spoken upon this
all important subject in Congress? -has he not advo-
Gated higher duty on coarse has he not de-
Tended his wooI-growing constituents he not re
deemed the promises held out by his friends? No,
rcader,-no, no, no. MIR D's Wing colleagues all
spoke, and spoke FOR proection-Mr Foot incidental
y upon another question, and Messrs. ColIamcr and
Marsh directly, and very ably, too hut Mr. DIS elo-
quence was expended in arguing that the law of Com
gress requiring the election OF members By districts
tho very rule under which he elected, and
without which he could not have been elected ut all
was unconstitutional and void! This is the yast
service which h. las done his constituents; no mean
one, perbaps some will think if Vermont should take
1t into her head to follow his argument and adopt the
general ticket system. We doubt whether he would
follow his own speech to tina, extent. Well, then,
this speech is to be regarded plea for electng
man who mas not raised his voice in tho councils of
the nation for protection, and who has rofeS about
half Of the time with the locos! We give n pro-
gramme Of the principal votes of Mr. Dillingham; on
this subject, that we may be fully understood, quo
ting from the National Integencor, except the last
votes for which we have other authority:
he roicd with the iocofoc He roied uii The ITajrs
March 9, to suspend March | /, against lay
the rules to admit motoE ing the table Mr. Til
by MIR Lewis Ga free trade denis motion to delay the
many 10 print %, 900 ex printing of McKay's re-
ira copies OF Mcknys re- port, TO carry with
port against protection the report of the minority
ana IN IaVor ci bare rev. April 10, against taking
enue Tariff. up hcKays bill On tho !
April 10, to suspend thelnext day.
rules to take up Sic ApriI 10. in favor of |
KGys bill. posnoning the bill TO De. |
April 10, to make the Iccmbor next
oil the special order for April IS against tnking
March 10Th. up the hill.
April 10, TO lay on the May BON the final vote
tao(e MIR CoIamer.s mo TO lay Mckay's bill on the
tion to print q, 900 extra table
copies Of the report Of the
Committee on AIanufac
lures in favor Of protec-
ton.
May o, on the motion
10 adjourn, after laying
Nc Kays bill on the ia
BILE, the object being to
whip up the Loco4 in eau
Gus TO save the bill.
If this is correct, as we suppose it is, Mr. D. voted
Ere times with the great body of the Locos and fire
lines with the great body of the Wings on this sub
Jet! This may be pretty fair key to his speech;
n fact; having gone on both sides in pretty equal
he must OF course prove that both sides
rTe alike, admit that he Is like tho specified pig,
which run about the pen briskly that Paddy could
II count him at all at all. A man. in so absurd n
nedicament as this, would very naturally he expec-
ed TO make II strange speech; and we think he has
lot disappointed this expectation. lie begins
GA most industrious, and Think dishonest effort is
olng to make it appear, that Henry Clay and the
Wing party the fast friends ola protective tariff,
nd that J. X. Polk and the democratic party are its
endly enemies. Many wings, doubtless, believe
his, hence may be honest in striving TO make others,
eIieve, it too; yet that thousands in the wing ranks
nov better, but struggle 10 keep up thedeuslon, is,
. my NINA, equally clear"
This is Mr. DIS opinion, and we beg Ihc privilege
o differ from him entirely The Wing national con-
enton did unanimously declare itself for ga tariff
discriminating with speciaLrgerence 10 projections"
nd nominated Mr. Clay friend of such Tariff
IN the other side the locofoco national convention
adopted resolution which we think
Ir d. knows intended and is regarded by
,rge majority of his party, utterly hostile to tar
discriminating with special reference to projections;
nd they nominated Mr. Polk with the knowledge that
e has been, and the expectatontha he will be, ut t
,rly opposed to such Tariff Uc think, then that
is true that Mr. Clay and the Wings, as paryaro
" Protection that is that Polk and the loco