The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-08

have shown utterly excludes protection from the p"r-
poses Of tariff and makes discrimination Tor revenue
onlv the "rule of Legislation" on this subject Ana
now comes one Of the most insdicus thrnsts at the
protective system through the manufacturers that
have ever seen. Referring to the"' lsderae manu-
facturers,"he proceeds to say
"Conscious of the extent TO which, fnr mora than
a quarter Of century they have engrossed tho tlme
and attention ofthe national Legislature, md OF the
people las though "the people, had been annoyed
by the manufacturers, with whom they had no com
munity of INTEREST," and of tho millions upon millions
which have during that time, been collected from the
latter, avowedy TO facilitate and give special ndVan-
tage the particular pursuit in which thcy are en-
gagged, only to the exclusion OF, but ni Inc lme
tate cost Of those of others here il The stereoyPed
unt-protection argument, which Inns been thousand
times answered1 sensible the most observing n
mong them be- that the period has Phsseu AWAY
when tariff designed for protection can be kept up
IN this country without doing injury TO every IN
terest by the commissions s. reyusons which II cannot
fail to produce in public opinion than Il can confer
benefit on theirs they would, themselves, prefer that
uhe protection secured 10 them by the legislation of
Congress should be confined TO that which Is inclden-
tally derived from revenue tariff
Where, let me rNpeut, are those "consderntc, OBJ
serving" manufacturers, who have abandoned the
idea of keeping up protective tariff What author
i,y has Mr. Van Buren, for putting such language MS
this into their mouths for thus giving up, in their
uame and as by their authority, tariff "designed"
for protection ?'the only kind Of tariff that ever
did, or ever will, e(ectualy secure 10 the country
the benefits of the protective policy.
But to proceed. Mr. Van Buren goes on TO admon-
sh the manufacturers acquiescnce in his sort OF
tariff by referring to the danger which he processes to
see that the whole system of raising revenue by
imposs will be superseded by resort TO pcrmn-
nent system Of direct taxation; in connexion with
which he Gays
"The manufacturers cannot be ignorant OF the fact
that prejudice against direct taxation, sprnging IN
some degree ut least, from supposed abuse OF the
power in times past may yield TO time and reflection,
or may be suppanted by new and stronger antpa-
thy [Antipahy against protective tariff he evident
ly means And what could be more likely to AVA
ken popular aversion than the sight of great and eff
fcicni interest in the country meaning the manuac-
turing INTEREST," standing out amid the general gloom,
pertinaciousy excrng It's influence in the councils OF
the nation, not only to itself from the nsior-
tunes which had overtaken all other classes, hut to
secure lis own agrandizement by new and unjust inn
positions on community arcndy borne TO the earth
by the adverse course Of events"
Now why parade the manufacturing interest
"grea, and aTiuent amid tie genera gloom" but to
create the impression that its prosperity necessarily
depresses the other interests, and produces general
gloom1 And why is this 'ufiluent interest," presen-
ted in the attitude Of pertinacousy excrting its in
auence in the councils Of the nation to ts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by new and unjust impcstons on an
already oppressed community but to awaken the
very popular aversion" which he affects 10 depre-
cate! But the direct thrust is yet to be made
''Indiyiduals and their families" he adds, ''may
be- and in all other countries are, permanently bit
ItO hnT all hpo
shown that with us at least, it is not in the power Of
disagreement to permanent advantages to the
those Of business pursuits of one class over all Others
And thus, Mr. Van Buren, deems the pension sys-
tens of the governments of Europe, by which fami-
lies are billetted the public Golfers fitting illus
traton of the encouragement afforded by tariff for
protection, TO ''the business of man featuring in the
, United States Mr. Van Buren, knows that this is
representation of the rank with the grossest
fraud upon the public mind; for he knows that
measure of protection which shall establish
features upon firm basis will, by necessary conse
quence, give vgor and activity to the energies Of all
ahe producing classes. Such has, VIGOROUSLY, been
ahe result, and such will manifestly, always be tho
result, OF adequate protection manufacturing indus
try-connected, as of course it should be, with pro-
lection to the materials when i, is in our power,
or for our interest, to produce them.
might proceed with similar extracts from this re-
markablo letter; but enough has been presented to
show what it is, md to exhibit its author in his true
charncter-destute ofthe frankness and manliness
becoming statesmen striving to conceal from com
mon observation by circumocuons and qualifca-
tions his real hostility to protection, using terms
which seem TO be expressive Of the doctrines on
that subject, and yet skifully throwing them into
such connexions as entirely to change their bearing
and destroy their force
ITO be continued
HUSBAND AND WIFE TO be HANGED. The
Governor of Pennsy vania has issued for the
execution OF James Dolan and Bridget Dolan on Fri