Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-04-19
TARIFF AND TEXAS MRETIro
IN TOWNsupNn lNV

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the Town house 10 day TO consider The n,~.'s
ETY. Of memorialIzipg Congress upon n. s =.
ject Of annexing the Republic of Te,s. ,,.% D'
U. States, and continuing to manufs,,n.a' '
and producers protective Tariff.
The convention was called to order A., =.
object stated by the Hon. w. r. Rannsv :"
Organized BY choosing Hon. S. F "a
son, President, and M. w. Tyler, Seere,. S'p'
Several resolutions suited 10 the occ..;o.
presented by A. johnson, ESQ. from comm,,'t
on Resolutions, were discussed with abiaa "ss
spirt-and adopted as the sentiments or Il, ~
convention. '"'
w. r. Ranney, from the comu;,,..
appointed for the purpose, presented ~
following Remonstrance, enjoying the v;. ~
of the freemen present, which was unapiuoa.s
adopted and numerously signed
Voted that the Secretary be requested fl e.,
ward copy Of the remonstrance to the H..
VIM. Upham, one Of our Senators in Copvr..,
S. F. THOMPSON, Psrs
Nj. w. TYLER, See'y.
Townshend, April 9th, 1914.
TO THE SENATE OF THE U. sTATyS
Your petitioners, freemen of Townsbena l.
the State Of VT, in the exercise Of priyiIse.
guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution. womb
respectfully present 10 your honorable bodyop,
views OF certain measures which are about 70
receive your consideration and official action.
measures, in the opinion of your petitioner
fraught with manifest evil, injustice and pre,,
danger TO the prosperity and happiness Of our
beloved country.
At the period OF 1871, and for several vp,,,
previous, the productions Of our soil. and ths
fruits of our manufacturing industry were i.
Their deprived of market, or reduced in vain.
TO such an extent, as to render Intellectual orr
efforts 10 sustain our families and meet our
pressing pecuniary engagements-our farms
would scarcely pay the expense of cultivation
our produce was accommodating unon our hands
for the want of purchasers-our manufactories
had suspended operation, and labor in the 6ed
or the shop was unable TO find employ at apy
thing like fair remuneration-our debts r.
NAMED unpaid and continually augmenting, and
had il not been for the clemency Of creditors
and suspension of collections, by general con-
sent, one widespread desolation and ruin, must
have ensued.
This humiliating and disastrous state Of
fairs would have been insufierable, had il not
been for the hope and general expectation en-
tertaned, that government, perceiving iheru.
nous consequences ola low Tariff Of duties
and the enormous influx Of foreign pro-
ductions, would come up TO our aid and impose
such restrictions on commerce, as would De.
iend our industry from foreign competition, rt-
plenish an exhausted Treasury, and payOu
accommodating debt.
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a new Tariff law was enacted, founded upon
just and equitable principles, just to foreign
countries, because enacted in self-delence and
for selEpreservation--a equitable among our
selves, in having relation and afiording proltt-
ton TO all classes of producers. For season
but little influence from this sautary aud bene-
icent measure was perceived. Yet when those
vast accumulations of imported merchandise
which had flooded our cities and filed 10 oyeI-
flowing our store-houses; the result ofimpolitk
importations, had had time for consumptiOn bu.
siness revived, a demand for our wool, pork,
butter, cheese, beef, and all our manufactured
articles was created. At first, il is true, Of pr
ces scarcely remuneratve, but infinitely better
than mo sale" And at the present time, pr
ces are advancing, business is active, capital
seeks investment, labor is in demand, the mo-
sic OF the spindle & shuttle is again heard with
shouts OF exultation-and confidence and hope
would be greatly in the ascendency, had we T.
ny assurance that our government smiled with
appreciation upon our returning prosperity
But we regret TO say, that at the very moment
when we are beginning 10 experience the ben
efts and blessing of this measure, and The
Treasury TO be redeemed from threatened re-
pudiation and bankruptcy, a repeal is in con-
temptation We can endure privation for our
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suffer adversely to sustain the honor and mag
nanimity of the nation in an hour Of peril, or
when plunged in misfortune by unavoidable
causes-but to submit with meekness, or in ST.
lence to needless adversely, the fruits Of spill
il OF party and pride Of opinion. requires differ
ent sort Of patriotism from ours-moIe tame
submission than we possess-moTe charity than
is "long-sufering or kind" aae
We therefore, with due respect and proper
Difference, humbly pray, that neither NC
Kay's, M'Duffie's nor any other bill, unse'tlng
the policy OF the country or affecting Inc pro
visions OF the present Tariff law, may receive
the appreciation Of your distinguished ana non
orabe body.
Again, your petitioners, deeply impressed
with the dangerous character OF another meas
ure about TO engage your attention, esleem y
their duty TO speak out their sentiments, anu
opinions, without hesitation or reserve.
We refer TO the proposition to annex the re-
public of Texas TO the u. States-agalnst sueh
a measure we beg to enter our most solemn
protestation and remonstrance.
LIST. For the reason, that our terrltoryBE
bundantly large for republican form oil gov
eminent. In union is strength, but IN wlos
~ extended territory, a diversity OF Interests
feelings and opinions must necessarily exist
leading TO contention and dsunion as an elA
voidable result Such is the history oil anern'
republics and such can only be anticipated iIO~
the nature Of man.
2. Because we believe, that by such meas,
ure, Slavery, relic OF ancient barbaIisIn, sIa u
the greatest curse TO our nation, will THEREBY
be strengthened and perpetuated. ,,,:.,.
The founders ofour republic designed lnls =
the asylum for, and not the land otihe oPp,sss,
ed--our fathers fought for freedom, ana IN, IN,
acted upon toe principle that the natural i III,