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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
CLAY-POI.K AND THE TARIEF

On the 2lst of June we furnished our readers
with the plain, unvarnished and incontrovertible
facts, gathered from authentic sources, proving that
at the session of 1928 the locofocos, with James
Is. Polk, threatened to destroy the Tariff in two
years; that at the same time they threatened n
bloody civil war; and that, for the purpose of pre-
serving the Industry of the country from sudden
destruction, and securing the peace and prosperity
of the Union, Mr. Clay brought in the Compromise
Bill. We were provoked to do this by acowardv
irsinuaton of the Patriot THAT paper too well knew
that manly assertion of what it meanly insn,aied
would at once be proved false,) that MIR. Polk had
but followed Mr.. Clay in the session of 1928
The work was thoroughly done, and the result
would have probably justified us in holding up the
Patriot as dishonest, and unworthy of confidence.
We proved that il had misrepresented and falsiiod
the facts but we expressly declared that the reply
oil mat paper would show whether or not it was TO
be charged with Intentional Misrepresentation.
lie Patriot has made long reply one third of
winch Is lecture TO ourselves, and is entirely un-
called for, for the reason given above. The only
use we make of that portion is, to "commend tle
poisoned chalice" TO the lips of the Patriot. What
ever may be the severity Of language in legti.
mate political discussion, we never have attempe ed
to mislead our readers by playing upon the lowest
prejudices which infest the human heart-never
have feared to trust them with the principles of the
men we invite them to support-neyer have at
tempted to deceive them into the support of prin.
ciples and men they would not support if tbev
knew them--never have been knowingly the ms.
sassns Of private character or the retailers Of in.
famous ISLANDERS upon the ustrous iving,-and
much less have we suffered rancorous hate to perc,
the very tomb of the illusrious dead. This lee
ture of the Patriot has its purposes, in deepenn,
still the prejudices of its readers, and in pas
sing for reply to stubborn flcs, which that pape
has neither the courage nor the honesty to give L
its readers AS for ourselves, when we meet an,
expose talsehood, misrepresentation, deception o
fraud, we mean TO call things by their right names
If then the Patriot is wounded, it will be,-as OF
the present occasion,-solely because its guilt i
made too apparent to the world.
But what has the Patriot to say of Mr. Clay an,
Mr.. Polk? Does it show its readers what was re
ally the course of these men, and what were thei
motives? Does it frankly enter into a history G
'the famous compromise bill, and give the fact
which the official records afford 1? Oh, no no
no!-not jot is given-not ray to enlighten tn
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

1t will thus be seen that Mr. Clay's Compromise
gave double the duty on wool for nine years that
would have been given by Folks and that Polk
would have reduced the duty to Is per cent in itco
gears, while Mr.. Clay would reduce to only 20 per
cent in nine gears. We will only add that at the
end of The nine years, Mr.. Clay held that ANY
AMOUNT OF DUTY might be imposed on wool,
or any other article for Protection, provided that
the whole amount of revenue raised should not ex-
coed the sam required by fair economy-while
Polk insists that the country should go back 10 The
Compromise as 1t aoas IN 1912, viz. to 60 PER CT.
DUTIES, and COARSE WOOL DUTY FREE.
Such was the difference between Messrs Clay and
Polk; and this is our answer to the Patriots hum.
buggery on this subject duty free coarse wool in
cluded.
The duty on Tea and Coffee next comes under
review, and the Patriot is careful to say that it does
not appear that Mr.. Polk advocated it. Sir, he VO-
TED for it-vo;cd to tax the tea and coffee of the
laborer when at the same moment he was for with
drawing Protection from his labor voted for it
to increase the revenue, to argue that the du-
ties on protected articles ought to be reduced This
was the list of our objection and you do not at all
meet it when you assert that Wings in 1912 voted
for duty on tea and coffee. In 1912 the Wings
had reported Tariff with protective duties; it was
objected that it would not raise enough revenue un-
less reduced as to allow large importations and
to meet that objection and secure an adequate rev.
enue, this duty was urged. The Wings went for
PROTECTION, tax on tea and coffee or no tax;
Polk and your party went AGAINST Protection
and threw in this tax to boot. "Put that in your
pipe"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
CHARMING

1t seems that the third party is in trouble about
the moral character of Mr.. Morris, their candidate
for Vice President-by the way, once Senator
from Ohio and ocoloco of the most rabid sort
Somebody had accused Mr. Morris of being an IN
iniidel, whercupon a clergyman came out and GER
titled (see the last Freeman) that he had heard Mr..
Morris say that he was not christian, and was
sorry for it--that his father was clergyman ana
one of his sons also. Now we have to say, That
Mr.. Clay is the son of baptist clergyman Mrs
Clay is a devoted christian and Mr. Clay has pub
licy expressed his reverence for christianity and
his regret that he not entitled to call himself
by the christian name. Dare the Freeman say that
Mr., Clay's case is worse than Mr.. Morris? If not,
then let the Freeman drop the name of Thomas
Morris OR cease its attacks upon Mr.. Clay. "Fair
play is Jewell"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
AN ACT TO CONTINUE THE PENSIONS
OF WIDOWS


The following act continuing pensions TO the
widows of certain Revolutionary Soldiers, was
passed at the late session OF Congress.
"Be enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-.
Sentaiirts Of the United STATES of 4merica in Con-
greSS assembled That the act granting pensions to
the widows Of certain Revolutionary soldiers, APP
proved the third day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and forty three, be and the same is hereby
revived and extended for and during the term of
four years from and after the fourth day of March,
one thousand eight hundred and forty four to have
the same effect as if said act had been grant of
pensions for five years instead of one year from and
after the fourth day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and forty three.
"Sec. 9 find be ii further enacted, That such
widows as have been or shall be admitted by spe-
cial acts Of Congress to July, one thousand eight
hundred and tnlrly eight TO the benefit of the
act hereby revived and extended, shall be entitled
and shall be admitted to the benefit of this act sub
ject however, to the rules, limitations and condi-
tons IN and by the said act prescribed.
"Approvcd, June IL, 1914"
While this act is befcfe our readers we wish to
say that when the Senate sent it to the House. MIR.
Mckay (the Locoioco leader, being chairman of
The Committee of Ways and Means,) moved to
strike out the words -four years in the first sec
ton, ana insert one ysarre to give the pen
sion for only one year instead of four James X.
Polk, time and again, voted against The pension bills
So much for facts: now let us add, that Paul Dill
lingham jr. recently attempted in a speech in this
village, 10 get up charge against the Wing Sen
ate in reference to this pension bill Shane =
where s thy blush w
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

honest seeker for truth and yet the Patriot has not
the erontery to deny single one of our positions,
or claim a single inference to be wrong! Really,
the article of the Patriot, is confession that we
have correctly represented Mr.. Cloy's and Mr..
Folks course on the Compromise; but mere Ia
cit, snealng confession, destitute of the credit
which is always due to frank and manly acknowl.
edgment of wrong. Without controverting one
word of ours-witbout giving single quotation
from the record save the extract from Folks speech
of Jan. 81, 1933-tbe Patriot goes on through near
admitted coarse tcooI duty free, while Mr.. Polk
would m1ose duty of Is per cent on that wool.
This is the mighty answer of the Patriot-this the
argument on which it calls upon the farmers of
Vermont to reject Clay and take Polk. We have
only three words to repy,-and we do most expli-
city declare that while the Patriot had the facts
before it and might hare fne,cn them if it would,
we do not accuse the Patriot of known and inten-
tional falsehood when we use these words: they
are thoso-IT is FALSE In proof, we quote the
duty on Woot according TO the bill which Mr. Polk
advocated on the 2lst of Jan. 1888, as follows
"Unnmuuhcturcd not exceeding cost per pound,
ceHS W iooii % per ccnt-to
March 1885, % cenand after that 10 per
Report If Committee Of Ways and Means, page 7.
The column of fierce Patriotic argument thus
comes TO this supremely ridiculous conclusion: it
is founded on an utter misapprehension of the only
material fact in the case!
Now to show the actual difference on wool be-
tween the bill, which Mr. Polk united in reporting
and advocated, and the Compromise of Mr.. Clay
we give the following table. The duties set down
10 Folks bill are strictly correct--in the duties by
he Compromise, fractions are excludes:
Pol's Blu. Cdy's Bill
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Convention of Tuesday last was an evidence
that the spirit of la40 is really revived in the Wings
of Washington County. No extraordinary eXer-
tons were made to get the Wings out, if we ex-
cept the noble Wing town of Warren, the most
distant from us, which sent nearly one hundred
delegates, who were escorted in by the Montpelier
Band. Nevertheless the Convention was one of
the largest ever holden in the county; the Free
Church was filled, nearly all the towns being rep
resented in the morning session-and the right
spirit was plainly indicated Whether few or
many-whether victorious, or borne down by supe-
rior numbers-we venture to predict that no county
in Vermont will produce more patriotic, more stead
fast, more faithful Wings in the coming contest,
than will this same County of Washington. twill
be observed that Orrin Smith Of Berlin and Nm,
W. UeHs of Waterbury were nominated for Sena-
tors-both practical men, who are highly esteemed
by all who know them, men of prudence and in
tegrity, and with fair talents and enough of legis-
atve experience to make them useful efficient and
highly respectable Senators. OF the addresses
except our own, of course-we must say they were
characterized by fairness to or opponents such as
they never show to us, AMI were too forcible for
candid and honest LoGofocos to Withstand for
moment. Mr. Brown spoke as an abolitonist who
has reasons for supporting the Wing cause which
will bear the scrutiny of any Liberty man, be he
whom he will. We should be glad to present the
question he presented it, but we can only give a
single idea which he very strongly enforced: it is,
that the defeat of the Wing party is the triumph of
Slavery, and dooms the North to wear the CALLING
Southern yoke, herself to burst the bonds of the
Union.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

frankly and boldly avowed the same doctrines
which he had before avowed ON the banks of the
Ohio, and, in the Senate, to the whole county,
And the Wing porty-ithas but one National creed;
the same which was unanimously adopted at Bati-
more, has since been ratified by State Conventions
in Missouri and Tennessee, Massachusetts and
Vermont "Our cause is just--our Union perfect .
and we warn Mr.. Dillingham; that he had better
come in and vote with u3 in Vermont, as he has Of
ten done in Washington, OFT get out the way
the cars are comingw
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

Coming out Of the lille end Of The horn" On
the 2lst ult there was meeting of our locofoco
friends in this village. We heard at the time that
it was rather thiny attended, and that the locofoc-
racy underwent severe lecture, from neghbor
Marston for not coming up to the scratch. This
was the meeting, but in the Patriot it makes a
mighty hubbub. We there find an extremely long
list Of ,rhcreaSeS growing bigger and bigger with
wrath as their authors recount one by one the tre-
mendous thumps which the people gave them in
Is40-and at last squizzing out in three funny res
olutions, viz. for short-
|. The wings are treacLerous rascals. N. B.
In 1910 the American people were Wings by a
bout 100000 majory!]
2. They have forfeited all self respect and the
support of the people. [Of course then they have
committed political suicide are you afraid of the
ghosts of those who thrashcd you in 40?1
3. Henry Clay has been twice beaten" is an
ultra bonte and an ultra federalist in every pari-
cuar'-a man Of violent passions, and IN all re-
speeds totally unfit for President
Oh the meeknes4 charity, selfrespect, truthful
ness of the ocofocracy Mr. Clay never has been
the regular candidate of any party, when he or his
friends ovnoctod or bonod far s,ccoss Az 70 HE
.,'.,,.- .S,...Y
i, ,Di''li''-' - 80 ''N'U -'"'',
Wv Do-o' p.'y Da,i"s 'as INV,
politics, from the extreme of agraranism to the
sE P'"I. '"'' ui'
NV" 't"D',,'''
oo'' tuo u P0P''"' gyms anu 'ne enemy
r,'','ill ~ po"v, "a" ui'.u 0ur'N-
i'' -, - l'' Oi"y 'i'"ii SPe"A ioi Ni'l'''''
, I uI m'i.oi "oulu ana
Intellectual. is a sound currency. of uniform value
throughout the Union, and redeemable in specie
upon the demand OF inc holder. know OF but one
J bnt hns s,ood I ,h zee. o t W J
experience. II ann other can be- der;se{ than n
Bank of the United States, which should be safe
and certain, and Tree from the influence OF govern
len G,o ny I'g, .ne GT ~ nf ne
SEE TT EMBRACED. | am NOT exclusively
welded to a Bank of the United States, nor do I
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

Tears! tears! The locofoco papers are weep
ing wonderfully over the loss of the bill fixing
uniform day to elect President and Vice President.
Now for fact or two: the House passed a bill,
lin the teeth and eyes of Mr. Dillingham's argu-
ment against the right Of Congress to issue a man
dGmuS to the States and it was found that, unless
amended, extra sessions of the state legislatures
would be required this summer in over half of the
States The Senate was in favor of the bill, if
amended so as to obviate this difficulty but as the
House had already rejected such an amendment
and the bill itself was not reached until the heel
Of the session, it was laid on the table, and goes
over to the next session. So much for that BILL
We have only to add, that the locotoco party offer
ed the same. proposition in lS29-their demaga-
gogues Including Polk,) made great noise about
it, and wopt oceans of tears because it failed =
well, in 1929 these identical locofocos came into
power and held the power for twelve long years,
but during all this time the hypocritical rascals
never thought of passing this bill Out out, brief
candle! hypocrisy like this can't shine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05

Our oVn. Some weeks ago we devoted a day or
two in running through the Debates of Congress
and in noting important incidents it the political
life of James X. Polk. These notes were pub
llshed by us, and we now meet with them in news
papers in every section of the country. We rejoice
that our humble services on this subject seem to
be so universally appreciated; it is, perhaps,
"gory enough" to find ourselves doing good-but
after all we should be better pleased to find our
property marked with the owners name.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
ORRIN SMITH and
WIN. w. WELLS,

and by the unanimous vote OF the Convention thek
were recommended to the freemen of Washington
County,
A list of town committees was then appointed,
which will be given hereafter.
Hearty thanks were voted to the Montpelier
Band and Glee Club, when the Convention adj
iourned to NEE, the Wings of the 9Th Congression-
al District at Danvile on the 10th instant, at ten
O'Clock A. M.
ARTEMAS CUSIlMAN, President,
Roswell DEWEY,
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
An American Lion Killed.

A large male Puma was recently killed in
the town of Diana, Lewis county, New York
|, was called, and supposed TO be, Panther
This Puma Cougar, or American Lion, is five
feet nine inches long with a tail three feet and
one inch. He has no name, or brush at the
end OF the tail like the lion, though OF the same
color. He has round head and broad muzzle
and body more slender and less elevated than
the lion. Audubon's description applies TO this
animal, viz:-''The upper paris Of the body are
of bright silvery fawn and tawney, hairs ter
minaiing in whilish tips beneath and on the
Insides of the limbs he is nearly white and more
completely on the throat, chin and upper lip,
the head Of an irregular mixture of black and
grey; outside Of The ears al the base, and at the
place whiskers take their origin, and the ex-
lremily of the tail, is black" The Puma is
now seldom found in any part of the United
States except in some remote and unsettled
spots.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
The Secret of Health.

Every person is almost constantly on the
look for something either 10 preServe or 10
restore their health 1t is natural desire in
all 10 be free from pain and suffering; but many
miss their aim simply because they neglect the
proper remedy. or all Affections TO which hu-
maniiy is subject, those arising from colds are
the most numerous, and often the most dis
tressing. Now nothing is easier to cure than
a cold, If il is properly lrealed in time; and no
remedy has been discovered which is more
sure 10 produce thai desired effect, than Sher-
mans LOeenges. They have been fully tried,
and their virtue and efficacy have been testified
10 by thousands, who had suffered all the pains
Of even prOtrdcted disease. We have tried
them ourselves, in cases OF severe cold, and
can add our experience 10 their wonderful cur
lag powers. They act like charm upon
person who is afflicted with cough, giving
him relief in The shortest imaginable time
They are also efficacious in cases Of worms,
&c For particulars see advertisement in an
other column.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
OLden Time.

In October l645, we find the following mea-
sure taken TO prevent an idle life by the inhab-
ilants Of Falmouth The names were present.
ed TO the Grand Jury d, follows =" We pre-
sen, Charles Poum, fer living an idle, lazy life,
following no settled employment. Maj. Bry-
AMI Bemblelon joined with the selectmen 10 dis
pose of Polum according to law, and TO put
him under family government. We present
Jere Gulrdge for an idle person, and moi pro-
vIding for his family, and giving reproachful
language 10 Mr.. Nat Frier, when he reproyed
him for his idleness." Jere for his offence re-
ceived 90 lashes on his back. If our young
men nowadays were punished for their idle
and lazy habits, i, would be better for their
health, and more beneficial TO the public.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
O'COnncll Convicted.

The Steam Ship Catalonia, arrived at Bos-
ton on Friday last, from Liverpool, bringing in
telligence that the Stale Trials in Ireland had
been concluded, and that Daniel O'Connel, and
his associates, were found Gully of conspiring
to spread dissension and dissatisfaction among
her majss,y's subjects, and to bring the Govern
ment into dsrepue, &c. Their sentence
has been delayed until April. In the mean
time, i. is said, they will move TO arres, the
Judgment. on account, OF some defec, in the In.
dictmeni, and if they should fail in that, carry
the case through all the Courts Of Appeal in
England
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
GLORIOUS VICTORY!!

At The special election in Allegheny county.
for Member OF Congress, 10 supply the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation Of the
Hon. William Wilkins, appointed Secretary Of
War, held on the 5lh inst. CORNELIUS OAR
RAGH, Esq. the Wing Candidate was elected
by nearly one thousand mojority' Last fall, Mr.
Wilkins, the loco foco candidate, was elected
in the same District by upwards of tuo Mous-
ardmajorityi Mex. fall HENRY CLAY and Gen
MARKLE, will carry Allegheny by upwards oi
5000 votes, and no mistake
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28

The March and April numbers of this excel.
lent "monthly," have no, yet been received by.
us. We are at loss to account for this failure
We have published the advertisement Of the
Book, for upwards of two months, whereas an
exchange is promised to every paper that shall
give i. three insertions. We hope friend Co.
dey, will attend to forwarding the missing num-
bers 10 us, as we prize the work too highly TO
lose even single number.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
The First Page

We have placed, on the Frs, pags, oftoday's
impression, a number of extracts from the MIS-
SsSSinneud War Club" illustrative of The char
ac,er of GEN JOSEPH MARKLE, The Whig
Candidate for Governor. We call upon our
readers to give them careful and attentive Pc
rusal, and after they have done So TO ask them
selves seriously, if he is no, man in whom
they can place the utmost confidence, and who,
if elected, would administer the State Govern
men, with all fidelity and honesty.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
The Tariff.

The Loco Foco leaders in Congress have
made dead sci a, the Whig Tariff, which was
enacted Two years ago, and which is spreading
blessings all over the country. They have re-
ror'ed new Bill, by which the duties on most
articles which come in competition with our own
indnsiry, are reduced al least one half. If The
Bill should pass in It's present shape, all the
manufactures which have been opened within
The last twelve months, will soon be closed
again, and The workmen thrown out OF employ
Inent A strong effort will be made to pass The
B,il; bui as The Wings are united against il, as
one man, and are making every eyeriion TO de-
zeal ii, We have hopes that ii will not become
law
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
Gen. Joseph Markle.

Meetings have already been held in upwards
OF forty counties, since The 4,h of March Con :
venlion, and at every one of them Resolutions
have been passed highly complimentary TO Gen.
MARKLE, and determination expressed 10 use
every honorable means to secure his election.
The people are heartily tired of Loco Foco mis-
rule, and as they know, our "old fighting Cap
tain, TO be an honest and capable man, are de-
termined TO cast their sufrages for him, and
place him al the head of our State affairs.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-03-28
Connecticut.

The annual election in this State for Gov
ernor and Members of the Legislature, will be
held on Monday next. Both parties have been
actively engaged in canvassing the Stale, and
hope for success. The campaign, on the part
Of the Locos has been carried on in the most
disgusting manner. Fslsehoods of every ina
ginable description have beon indusiriously cir
culated, and every thing else that is mean and
low, almost, done 10 deceive the voters On
the part of The Wigs, every thing has been
conducted in an open and straightforward man.
ner Our friends have avowed themselves the
friends Of a Protective Tariff" and under that
and the Banner of Henry Clay, canvassed the
Stale. Who will achieve The victory, we can
not say but We do know, that the Wings
oughr.