Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-07-05
COARSE WOOL.

One would think, from reading the Vt. Patriot
that there was not pound of Wool raised IN Yer
mont except coarse. Mr.. Polk must be made to 90
down the necks of Vermont wool growers; and
presto the Patriot AYERS that he is in favor of Is
per cent. duty (about nrne mills pound on course
woodland even this ridiculou5ly poor story is I'M
true! If we tell the Patriot that the locofocos are
against Protoction-that they opposed Protection
to wool in l842-and at the last session went for
reducing the protection to both wool and woolens,
and even in favor of REPEAL, in the Senate {;
mercy on US eXclaims the Patriot-didnt some of
our folks go for 20 per cent duty (about hcelre
mills pound on COARSE wool in 1912? Well
such is the state Of absolute political pauperism
to which the locoloco leaders are reduced such
the fimsy ground on which they intend to wheede
the wool-growers of Vermont Perhaps in charity
we ought to let the poor fellows alone; but we
cant-such humbuggcrs as these never would ap.
preciate charity. We take points decisive of the
coarse wool controversy.
l. Bona fde coarse acool does not compete with
our wool. Nobody pretends that it does and if
any locoioco should do so, we quote upon him Mr..
Polk:
" The kinds chiefly imported either the South A
meIcan WOOL costing cents and under the pound OF the fine
s@S99y TC3 cc,!1g more han dollar the pound NEITHER
tent''- Cong DcJ. col 9, p. ll74.
g If this coarse wool does compete with ours,
no locofoco proposes TO 90 beyond duty of 20 per
cent,-Polk expressly declares himself against
any greater duly-whch is no protection at all,
cents 6 mills pcund-a price for which no Yer
monter can produce wool. On the other hand the
Wings hold that this wool should be guarded a
gainst as much as any other if it be necessary.
3 If the wool imported as coarse, is mol bona
fde so, the present Wing Tariff imposes duty of
cents, and 30 per cent pound equal to 5 mills
per pound, or more than three times as high as the
highest locofoco duty ever proposed.
A. 1t has been charged that the provisions of the
present Tariff against frauds in coarse wool are
not executed, or are not sufficient: we answer
the locos have had u majority in the present Con-
gress, and have they not passed a resolution to in
quire how the Tariff is executed? NO. Did their
new Tariff provide new securities against frauds
MONO, but it left the Wing Tariff in that re-
spect precisely as it was enacted!
Ilo! ye loco leaders; see if We can swallow
these four pints without staggering.
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GIVE understand that the Hon. Paul Dillng-
ham jr addressed the locoioco association in this
village, having very little nothing to say on Tex
as, the Tariff and Polk-doubtess thinking that
the least said is soonest mended." Mr.. Clay came
in for share Of his q6eciions-( Mr. Dillingham;
oncedlavng been n strong Clay man, and we are
told that he accused Mr. Clay ofwearng tloo faces
"A Southern face and a Northern face. This is
too ridiculous and contemplate a charge to come
from Mr.. Dillingham;. Wen be bound that he
barely petitogged little on the assumption, Or the
fact that some of Mr. Clays supporters at the South
do not fraternize in every thing with the North
but by MIR. Clay himself-aye, and the great body
of his supporters in the South-but set of prin-
ciples is promulgated At New Orleans, at Mo
bile, at Charleston, at Raleigh, at Norfolk, Mr. Clay