The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-04-15

II iusaid that the Sonth are entirely .nlsshttheu WI"
the BILL on account Of the duties ranging so high, ana
| we complain that, like the act of AZ, the duty on
| wool is TOO Iowa good deal too low on tho cent
wool, and that the cents per 10. specific on the ON
| er should have been retained. Let government take
Of the farmers, and the gamblers and spectators
| take Of themselves, say We
o. IIore is the apology for the locofoco Tariff,
viz: that it is better than the Compromise Act Giant
it, dear Patriot, lryou please; but the Wing Tar
f is better STILL this is apology at all. fla loco
oco 25 per cent duty better than 20 per cent,
| apprehend that Wing duty Of from 40 to so per
cent is far better than either, and nearly equal 10
both put together But the Patriot here asserts Tint
The Compromise allows but 20 per cent duties; that
Mr. Clay is bound by his recent letters TO abide by
the Compromsa--that no "adheres' 10 the Compro-
mise. Ir there is any meaning force to this,
apology for the locofoco Tariff il that Mr. Clay will
consent to only 20 per cent duties, that the Wings
adhere to Mr. Clay, and therefore that Wing Clay
Turiff will give only 20 per cent. e. per cent
less than this ocoroco Tariff. This we have marked
MS fuse representation of Mr. Clay, and we will
now show its utter fasehood by maintaining these po
sitions, for which we give the proofs annexed;
lst The principles of the Compromise accord
ing to Mr. Clay, do mol limit duties to 20 per cent, but
do admit of any rate Of duy, ho,oeUer high, provided
the government is economically administered.
PROOFS.
'If, instead Of the duty Of 20 per cent proposed,
II or II per cent Of duty is sufficient, or 20 per
cent should be found necessary to produce a revenue
TO defray the expenses Of an economical adminstra-
either Of these rates, OR ANY OTHER, from being
fred oa."-SPeech Of Mr. Ciay, Feb. IL, 1888, on
Introducing The Compromise I'LL.
contend therefore, with entire confidence, that il
is perfectly consistent with the provisions Of the Com
promise Act'to impose duties to ANY AMOUNT
WHATEVER, thirty, forty, or more per cent, sub
jet to the single condition Of an economical admins
lraon of the government. "-Speech Of Mr. clay in
The Senate, .Niarch /, 1912.
I'd. Mr. Clay is in fauor of The Wing TariF Of
1912, and therefore the assertion that he is for going
back to reduce duties is false;
PROOF.
Extract of Mr. CIay's letter to Mr. Meriwether of
Georgia, 1913.
"Ihink the present TIA, D in The main right.aad
porEtng much good There may be de-
iects in it, of which have not here the means to
judges and if there be, they ought to be corrected by
supplemental legislation
Thus briefly aud poiutedly does Mr. Cuy's own
language put down the oco(oco lies in reference to
this subject.
CD Here is the old humbGg about coarse ,eool,
and we insist first that this wool does vol compete
with ours.
Proof
For more than year we have had per cent.
duty on this wool, and pound of would therefore
cost but cents and three mills. II it competed with
ours, wool must therefore be reduced to an equal
price; but actual experiment has proved that our
wool has risen from % TO from IS to 90 cents per
pound-in other words has proved that this course
wool does not compete with ours
In the next place we insist that if this coarse wool
does compete with ours the locofoco bill gives no pro
tection aud is therefore humbug and an insult to
the woo-growers.
Proof
One pound ofcoarse wool costs cents-locuroco
duty cent total cents a pound. We cannot
raise pound of wool for that sum, nor double that
sum.
(3.) The Free Trade doctrine is here involved,
that duties taxes the consumers. Irtrue, Mr.
Patriot what right have you to ask for any duty ON
wool!-what right, sir to tax the consumers ben
eft the wool-growers any more than manufacturers
The doctrine is false, and the prices current prove it,
If this bill ruins the factures of silk cotton IRON
salt, sc. the foreigners will monopozo the markc,
and charge what they please. Time and again has
this experiment been tried.
On the whole, the Patriot is 10 be ranked as
an enemy oil projection beyond all question It's milk
and water apology for reduction of the Tariff shows
where the wind es shows that is ready to swal-
low any act of the party, right wrong.
NO GO Tremendous efforts were made in Con-
ncctcu, such as are now being made in this State,
by Sd party men, (ocofocos generally in disguise)to
blacken the character Of Henry Clay; but they have
failed being successful in giving up that State to
the locos this time. Their las, year was nearly
ls0O-and this year it varies but little from this mum
Der. People are beginning to and think upon
this matter.
DONATION VISIT.
MIR CHADwIcK-S1R Permit me to express my
thanks thro' your paper TO those friends who con-
vened at the Parsonage the 2Ist inst for dona-
ton visit There has been so much sickness in Con-
cord during the past WINTER that no favorable time
presented for visit, until the which it was
uOnha ,hn