Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-06-13


themselves and give tho Locos small 'ouen
= 1870 lie, us al attend the Convention al Cas''e
ion--lhat arrangements may be made Tor 'ui' az
tendance al Burlington on the Goth
THE TARIFF-WHO WILL DESERT TT
The readiness with which the Locoioco press Of
Vermont come into line in the support oil the ne"
nominee ofihe party for President is in accordance
with their usual subseiviency 10 party dctailon aho
discipline. Within the past year we have seeh'ne
columns Of the press Of this party teeming WIN
abuse and msrepre sensations in regard TO tne Ia
riff of s.e;--and while they have at all times USED
every effort 10 destroy it. and weaken tie conn
dence of ALL as TO its beneficial effects upon the IN
,eres,s of vemont-yet their opposition TO 1t has
ever BEEN proiessedly. upon the ground OF the IN
srrF,cirNcY OF THE PROTECTION AFFORDED BY IT.
With much mock gravity and apparent honesty they
have devoted what time they could spare from 'he'f
assaults upon the pirate character OF Mr. Clay TO
the investigation of the precise extent OF MS views
upon this oueson-fearng (honest souls) that ne
was falling away from his first love- OF this, TO US,
important measure, and that in his apostacy, the
interests of vermont would be seriously endangered
We have also seen them vaLly attempting 10 main
tain tn, Mr Van Buren, and tbe party were cruelty
misrepresened by the Whigs, who have charged
upon them hostility to the principle OF Protection,
and insisting upon it with all imaginable pertinaci-
~ that they constituted the true tariff party.
We rejoice tha, in the coming contest, this mser
able humbugg gerry can he no longer carried on
We suppose that in the nomination of JAS X. Polk
as the candidate Of their party for the Presidency
they endorse his 'fiee trade Abstractionsm; and
we imagine ,ha, no Locofoco will now be found to
claim longer, that SHE principle of Protection is as
safe in their hands as it would be in the hands olthe
Wings" The truth s, VIVA, little interest the Lo-
cofoco party of the North had left in the Tariff
question: and all the democracy they ever had in any,
has been bargained away and transferred TO the
South. regular sale and full surrender Of all
claim to every Northern interest, has, BY these
Northern doughlaces, been finally staked upon
single issue-and in the vain hope of keeping for
few months longer the breath of life in the disabled
body of Locofocoism, they have made an entire
sacrifice of every principle upon which they could
ever hope TO retain the vote of the North. 1t has
long been seen that this party is, in every essential
respect, peculiarly Southern party 1t has ever
been governed and guided by the Locoioco, Free
booting, mad-cap 'chivalry' of the Southland to
them have the Northern leaders ofthis party ever
yielded strict obedience, The drafts which they
have so frequently drawn upon the North, have, in
every instance, by their minions here, been duly
honored-often by our dishonor and our best and
deares, interests have. from time to time, been sac
rihced as tribute to their exac,ons. But notw,h-
standing we have SO long witnessed the alacrity
with winch the northern portion Of this party have
obeyed the commands OF the Southern free trade
Observation-Disclosures we have ever seen them
Welding ready obedience TO their dic,ation, and
their late cast-away Chief, bending in disgraceful
humility before the offended dignity of Southern
Slaveocrats-yet we did not so soon look for the
perfect surrender of sou. and body both, which the
Northern portion Of the party are now, by their
leaders, required TO make.
Blu, the most important question 10 US, in this
matter, is, will the enlightened and intelligent ror
ton of the Vermont freemen, who are attached to
this party, be thus bound in chains and passed over
as a sacrifice 10 southern rapacity and avarce?
Are they ready surrender all the cherished prnci
pies Of the free North, for the sake of party, for
the naune-without particle of the sprit-of de-
mocracy, We ask you Of the Looofoco party who
believe yourselves dcmocra,s-will you lend youi
aid to this unholy alliance Will you still close
your eyes upon all else bu, rarfy, and engage ansu
in cause which is designed to bind forever the
chains of millions of people, in our, so called, free
country, in mos, AFFECT bondage1 Would you see
your country cursed beyond the hope OF relief, with
this Infamous system7 Again we ask, il you will
for the sake of a party name, see the tariffs
measure of policy for which we have so long and SC
vigorously coLiended-for which the energies ofoul
best men, in Congress and ou, have been for years
most nobly devoted, we say will you see this Pc
coiiahy Northern principle, now that ii has success
iuily worked lis way through all opposition, dragged
to the polluted altar OF party and there offered "
as sacrifice TO Texan 'land jobbers' and Southern
null:hers.
W ne Loeotoeo papers are pleased 10 inves
Jas n Polk, tie defeated candidate for Governor