The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-08-05
They are Coming! They are Coming!


for 'rs, is against ust So said the Romans, and so
say wo.
Hitherto we have published neutral paper But
times are chan gel; and our opinions have changed
with them. Our country is entering upon career Of
prosperity, which nothing short of blindness of will
full and wicked blindness, on the part Of our President
makers, the PEOPLE, can check.
We go for DON Country, for our whole Coun-
try, and nothing but Country We 90 for PRo.
TECTIoN-P protection to our FARhJtUs - to orr ME-
cHANrcs to our MERcHANrs-,o our SAILORS
TO our MANUFAcTURERs--a and to oURsELvEsl
In word, we go ogdiasttho annexation Of Texas
--agdiaSt n change of commercial and manufacturing
pocy-aeainSt John Tyer--againa Polk and Dali
las 1--WE forget their christian names) and fer HEN
RY CLAY AND THEODORE FRELINGIIUYS EN.
And all ask is-a fair field and no favor IIurrah!
Il. S. ANOTHER PAPER in Maine COME
OUT for CLAY The last Bangor Daily Mercury
comes ont nobls Cor the Wing cause. The Editors
say they cannot go with the PoIkitos any longer.
We cannot resist the inclination to copy the odio-
rial article of the Mercury, announcing the excellent
reasons which have induced it to this change.
"Shoud be ashamed to acknowledge that have
lived TO improve, and have the sense to and the
irnness to correct early errors -
The above query of distinguished son Of the
South, have chosen for a sort Of text the pres
ent occasion, well on account of its appropriate
ness as the righteousness and manly spirit which it
cVinccs. II is mark of mn honorable mind to cling
with wiul tenacIy 10 early convictions aud errors,
when the bright GIiuge OF sober truth has eXhb-
tied them to the mind in colors not to be Mistaken
! To tho above query honorable return
any other answer, than the homcly monosyllabIc--
Nay
We have. ever since we became by age qualified
TO cast vote, been casscd with the Democratic
Party, called and h>pe voted for their nomina-
ted candidates with but few exceptions. We, how
ever, meyer wore collar; but always reserved To
solves the right of Judging whether they fairly
nominated or thrust before the people by the
chirancry and trickcry Of office holding and office
seeking demnGogucs; by those men who pratC loud
and long of their attachment 10 principle that pun
ciple which seeks the greatest good al the greatest
number-but who invariably exhibit tho broadcast
antthesiS between their professions and Practice
Their counterpart or rather protuty peS, may he
IN the loyallsts of England, who according to the
| Rev. sydney Smith, when they Cry--''GOd save the
! King, uean nothing more nor less than-'GOd save
! my pension and placc,-God give my sisters an al
ioWance out ct the prlYy purse make me clerk of
! The IRONS, let me survey the meetings, let inc live
upon The fruits oil other mems industry, and fattCn
| upon the plumber ofthe puhic," So il is with the
| oiiccseckers in the Democratic Party. Their
tons which speak louder than words evidence that
they care Tor nothing bat Office and lis emolumentS
with them we have dissolved all connection, -Hnd
commence hostties anew, which shall not
long as they present a front wotIh noticing.
But enough orthis We have hoisted tho head
oltho Mercury 10 day, the names of iiENEY
CLAY and THEODORE fRELINGHUYsEN, as Can
ddntcs for the exalted offices of President and Vice
President Of the United States Why have we done
this? We answer because we ''huve had the sense
10 sec, and the iirmness to correct early errors
We do not 20 for the men mrrcly--bu we shall vote
for them as the honest and faithful opponents Of that
great and fundamental principle which lies the
ionndaIlon,-ayc, Is the very corner stone of our
wealth, and which can alone render nation truly
independent. We mean the principle Of protection
10 American Labor and Capital.
Who, in the possession of his Senses that has ia
ken the trouble TO examine this subject, would wish
our ports TO be thrown open, what is equivalent TO
this the TARIFF on articles manufactured in the country
so reduced, to invite the importation Of sufficient
quantities OF foreign manufactured articles TO drive
our mechanics and arzans INTO n ruinous competl-
ton with the ''six penny day" labor of England?
Who wishes that country to become the workshop of
the United States? Every one, OF whatever party,
perhaps will answer-"not l." Yet, those who
vote for james X. Polk, will be guilty Of treason TO
their own best interests; his principles Of free trade
tend directly to produce that state of things. lie
avows himself openly and above board "a opposed TO
the present tariff and in favor of the reductions pro-
vidrd for in the Compromise Act. lie utterly repu-
datcs the idea of protection and only is anxious upon
the point OF a rereRue tariff.
There is not instance in history where nation
has prospered without protecting its abor--hs CAPT
tai. There is not nation which has adopted the
principles of free trade, and we do not hazard much
in saying that there will be one. ''Scli-prcs
ervaton is the first law Of nature aud this aphorsm
is needed by nations inst in proportion they in
tclllgent and enlightened. Without protection we
must sink into povcrty-become nation of paupers;
and this, becau without protection, there would
inevitably be impolnc increase in the
number Of those who cultivate the soil; aud
where would they find market for their pro-
ducts, were all men farmers, and factories and
mechanics shops turned into grannres? Where are
we to procure our clothing, groceries, iron, and
so on We cannot sell our surplus of agricultural
produce, because most of the countries Of Europe
raise surplus. Shall we not he compelled, in the
language Of Mr. Jefferson, "to return 10 birch bark
dipper II gourd?" Shall we not be compelled To
cover nakcdncss with sl<ins?" We certainly
shall, because our labor in the supposed, will
produce nothing but drug, for which we cannot re-
alize one cent of money, and England would not re-
ceive dollars worth more Of our agricultural pro-
ducts than she does.
We have thus given n or two Of the many,
which have induced to abandon the support OF tho
free trade candidates. We have done SO because we
for American in preference to foreign Iabor be-
would not the millions who receive, in
in most cases, fair equivalents, which enable them to
live luxurinusIv when COmnarel with