Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-08-16
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POLITICAL.
For the Waterman & Journal.
THE ISSU u FAIRLY STATED
II the present time. il NAV MT be n,niss Il

PihStPCo vi WV wv EiedJ pOlIlCul parties, WHICH
now divide the community.
The Wings contend that government was franz
ed By the people for the people-for the protection
Of their rights and the security of their interests
The Federal Constitution was adopted to provide
for the common defence, promote the general well
fare, and secure the blessings of liberty" The
main distinction between the Wings and their CD &.
ponents is, that while the Wings contend for gov
ornment which shall protect the peoples rights, the
self-styled democrats would separate the people
from the government, and give to the government
an interest separate and distinct from the interest
Of the people. They are the advocates of Execu-
tive power, and would confne the Legislature to Il
rigid compliance with Executive will. There has
arisen among them the adage " Let industry regu
late itself" The government, with them has
nothing to do with the wants of the people, Mr..
Van Buren, expressed the doctrine of his party
when he said, All communities are apt to look 10
government for too much. Even in our own coun-
try where its powers and duties are so strictly
limited, we are prone 10 do so, especially at periods
OF sudden embarrassment and distress, but This
ought not so 10 be-
What is the doctrine of the Wings in relation
to The curency2 Simply that it is the duty of Con
gress to furnish a currency for the people. In
what manner this duty should be performed, re-
mains an open question. 1t Is true that whenever
we urge the election of Henry Clay to the Pres
dency, we are at once told that his election would
Hc'iIpIy ,Wty mutton monster Du7h
upon the people, On this point we would have no
concealment or equivocaton. If am enquired of,
whether, in my opinion, National Bank is const-
tutonal, my answer will be given in the language
of President JAG kson, "That Bank of the United
States, competent to do all the duties, which NAV
be required by the Government, might be so organ
lied moi to infringe on our delegated powers or
the reserved rights of the States do not entertain
doubt" IT am still further enqured Of whether
in my opinion, such institution, is Mt this time
expedient, my reply must be, in the language of
the same distinguished statesman, I" Bank of the
United States Is IN many respects, convenient for
the government, and useful TO The people," Wheth.
er, on the whole such an institution should be
created, we are willing should be submitted to the
determination of the people Mr.. Clay's election
would only give to the people the power of doing
as they pleased, through the medium of their own
representatives, on this subject and every other
Our opponents are unwilling to trust the people or
the peoples representatives, but prefer monied
power, under The control OF The Executive.
On the subject of the Tariff there exists quite
variety of opinion. Mr.. Calhoun and his friends
advocate the doctrine Of free trade and direct tax
alton. 1t IS true that they may admit the necessl-
ty OF a tariff for revenue, under existing circunl-
stances, because say they, the people strangely
welded to such a system of raising revenue, and
as the other nations Of the earth Impose their du
ties on imposts, we may be justified in doing the
Sllnc ny way VI TeldudllOH. MT. anu MS
friends advocate tariff for revenue which may
furnish incidental protection to American industry
Insisting at the time, that the proceeds of the
sales of the public lands shall go mo the national
treasury. Mr.. Clay and his friends advocate ta-
riff for both reueaue and protection, and insist that
they should be rendered permanent by distribu-
ton of the proceeds Of the public lands among the
several states. On this subject we again perceive
the leading doctrine Of the Wings. The Interests
OF the people require permanent protection, and the
Wbigs are willing to recognise this interest in eve
ny leading measure which they adopt.
But we are told, over and over again, that the
self styled democrats are equally the advocates OF
protection with their opponents. Is this true p
Why then have we been told that Industry could
regulate itself:" Why have we been told by the
Vermont Patriot that there was &" more truth than
poetry in the following extract:"
"Nobody disputes the power of Congress to Gre
ate a tariff for the support Of government, &C.
These duties, it is generally admitted, must be as
high "a % per cent at least, upon all merchandise,
ercept rdc mrterinl for mdnufacturing.-.N Y. Jour-
Com. .4pfi 9, 1913.
Look at the following extracts, which cannot
be explained away:
".any tariff is a tax upon the people,
took Age, Jan. 7, lS42.
snake the rich, richer-let the poor grow poor
err, this is the protective system."-Ib Jan. 49,
"Dont touch one of their petitions. If you do
any thhS ooOuS ~ pC'tiOH otiiSl way III
March IL.
"The protective system is essentially and vir-
tually the Wing system 1t is a point upon which
they well, if not BETTER united than upon any
other, while opposition to the system is one of the
cardinal principles of the opposition party."-.M
Easfmun OF W H.
"'rhe wool growers regard the duty upon foreign
wool as important to their prosperity. ! his opin
ion, apprehend, is founded in error. My o,cn
opinion is That tcoolstoutd be duty s"--James K.
Polk.
1t is nevertheless contnnded that Messrs Polk
and Clay essentially Of the same opinion on the
Tariff. To settle this question, let it be remem-
bered that Nne everlasting difference between them
exists on the distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands. This difference embraces the sub
iect of rerenue as well as protection. Mr. Polk, in
speech delivered by him at Jackson, Tenn on
the 3D. of April 1913, says that he is in favor of
reducing The duties to the rates OF the Compromise
act, where the Wing Congress found them on the
50th Of June A. d. 1912. Mr.. Cay says in his
letter to Mr.. Meriwether, that the present Tariff
in the main is right, and working much good. In
his speech at Charleston, 5. e. last April, Mr.. Clay
denied that the principle Of the Compromise re-
quired the maximum rate of duty TO be fixed at 20
per cent-its true principle that 10 more reve-
nue. should be raised than was necessary for an
honest and economical administration Of the gov
ernnent, and within that limit there might be dis
elimination in favor of domestic industry.
The annexation Of 1eras is incorporated into the
creed ofthe democratic party. Why was the nom
nalon of Mr.. Van Buren, rejected at the Baltimore
Convention, and why did South Carolina readily
accede to the nomination of Mr.. Polk South
Carolina voted for MIR. Van Bureh in 1910. Her
tree trade doctrines, her notification, and her at
tachment to slavery, as the corner stone of her
republican, edlfce are well known to all.
Whit can Wing gain by voting for James G..
Buney? His opinions on the currency and the
thrift may be guessed at by his association with
Mr.. Morris. On these subjects we knol0 where
Mr.. Polk is and this account he is far prefera-
BILE to MIR. Blrney. A vote for Mr.. Birney, under
existing circumstances, is equivalent to a vote for
Mr.. Polk and the annexation Of Texas The
friends of Mr.. Polk, in this state, aware of this
and stone by them will be left unturned to dupe
the Wings into his support. Hence you may ex-
pee: to hear that Mr.. Clay has abandoned the doc
trine Of protectlon--that he is even in favor of
Texan annexation, Notwithstanding his unanswera-
BILE objections to the measure, and hence too the
long and interesting homilies you hear read to you
a fha oc IarL liz of