Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-25

THE HERALD.
THURSDAY MORNING,
APRIL 25.
LOCoFoColsM Us. THE TARIFF.
APRIL. 25

LOCOFoCOlSM VS.. THE TARIFF.
II may well be a cause Of qualification to ever,
Northern man who has len, consisen, and stead,
support 10 the principles Of Protective tarlf-,C
witness its growing popularity throughout the whole
country and TO see that Notwithstanding il has ha
to contend against the assaults Of open and avowed
enemies, and the more insidious arts Of those pro-
iessedy It's friends-ye, through the never.ihing
eSeriions Of those who have a; all times manfuy
met every attack upon i,-ths measure still stands,
and q, no lime has its principles been so generally
popular as now. This popularity Of the tariff is
daily manfesiing itself in every section of,he coun-
try, and even at the South, where but a few years
since-in view Of this then odious measure, the
seeds Of Notification were sown broadcast. and
dissolution was ihreaiened;-we now see the pre-
JUDGE ogains, Protection passing away, as wisdom
and experience shows TO US that the ruin which the
Freetrade theorists confidently predicted would
grow out Of i,-exiS,ed only in their own dis,em-
pered imaginaions.
Its perhaps 10 this growing senmen, in favor Of
the present ,arifT-tbst we may attribute the non
derf exhibitions OF devotion TO this principle, which
the Locoiocos of Vermont are no,o showing, and
insist upon it that tho "Locofoco party Of Vermont
are favorably dsposed towards the tariff, as the
Wings can be-" In view OF their recent professions
in regard to this matter, /, will perhaps be we'll for
the people to glance back upon the history of the
present tariff and see with what truth the Loccs
make this assertion. and wha, claims they have upon
our belief in their sincerity. We ell recollect the
huzzang-.he ringing of bells and firing Of guns,
&c. which announced the Veto of the preceding Ia
riff bill. and the hostility manifested to the passage
Of the present, by the Locofeco party in Congress
We all recollect the qurks and bubbles and their
innumerable 'amendments'-n both Houses and
which was designed TO kill the bill on its passage
and yet, when upon its final triumph, notwthstand-
ing EVERY Locoroco MEMBER of Congress from
EIGHTEEN STRENGTHENING MAINE, New HAMp-
SHIRE and CONNECTICUT voted against tive heard
these consistent Tariff men claiming that to their
party the country indebted for all the good that
might grow out Of it. But, Presto !-Change! 1t
was soon announced from head quarters that this
was not such tariff democracy could favor,
and forthwith yell of denunciation arose from the
Locofoco ranks from end of the country to the
other. Their appreciation and love for this meas
was branded as the Black Tariff Of the Federal
Coons, and an attempt, as ingenious as it was con-
temptibe. was made to make it unpopular with the
people oil every section OF the country, and weaken
their confidence in the belief of its adaptation to our
wants. In Louisiana it was opposed by this party
upon the ground that it did not give sufficient pro-
lection to Sugar. In PENNSYLVANIA, it was argued
that the Iron interest not sufficiently cared for
while in Vermont, and in New England general
y, the sympaihies of these sincere prote c,oniss'
were altogether excited behalf OF the 'Wool-grow-
err We ask-could plan be devised better cal.
'ulated than this to destroy the present tariff and
render il unpopular everywhere Is it not worthy
he 'arch.cunning' ofhim who is the chief of this
party, and who announces himself as utterly SOP
POSED to the PRESENT TARIFF-both in its PRINCIPLE
md DETAIL,
In Locofoco paper-which last season lent its
I'D to this miserable project, and was in the mean
ime teemng with the Freetrade' doctrines Of ]. C.
'alhoun-we see in recen, lecture addressed TO I
he Democracy of Rutland County, an indication |
hat the right hand Of fellowship is again to be ex-
ended TO the principle Of protection, BY the Loco.
oco press ofVermont The editor of this paper.
iler having published week after week the long
EXPLODED dogmas of'freerade' and commencing them
the especial consideration of his readers-now {
rms coolly around and gravely charges his Jreta
IN here who were absolutely forced by public ;
pinion to come out in condemnation of his doc II
ines-wl'h dishonesty, in misrepresentng his u
ews-or stupidity, in not being able to understand
lem. With this charge of dishonesty. we do not
el that we have anything to debut we imagine
lat he will hardly succeed in making the charge of
up'dity, lie against the gentleman alluded to- Had u
OF the sagacty OF this gentleman led him to see the
osi'ive necessity on his part Of utterly di,claining il
re sentiments Of this paper-we feel sure that he
onld never have demonstrated that such demo- il
RAT was in the legislature Of Vermont-uorth pre. il
sefy one COON In the lecture alluded to. il il P
lated that those democrats who eat and drink and s
eep with 'coons' mighty apt to get some of the
w % The nni'noi upon their Jackets We would
Six II 1t Is not equally reasonable to suppose that
re same democrats associa,ing freely with, and u
'iying upon the potes Of the tariff-men of Rutland
oon'y-should al least pretend that little wool
OCCASIONALLY got mixed with the fur Of the Coon
no IN mat case we not TO see little OF this I
ommodiy''iso,upon their gsrments' But have pa !
enee' neishbor, with your Rutland County demo-