Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-03

session is the text book Of the leaders Of the party
Northern dough-faces and Southern Nulifers con-
c6cted itSas Wright and mad McDulie each
had hard in t--Lewis of Alabama was first to
call for its printing in vast numbers, and Paul Dill
ham, Jr votcu to sustain the Nullifiers CALL
The printing Of that report the public declara-
ton of war, by the ocofoco party in Congress, a
gainst the Tariff of lS42--oye, more than that--a
declaration of war against the very doctrine of
Protection. The question for the freemen of the
fourth district is therefore, will you encourage this
war upon your own rights and interests? or will
you give your voice against it? Speak out at the
polls on Tuesday next ye farmcrs-speak out, ye
wool-growcrs speak out we laborers in every field
of domestic industry. Ifyou would sustain the men
who are aiming at the prostratien Of the long cher
ished protective policy, then elect Mr., Dillingham;
they understand his tortucus, tcmporizing course
on this subject" and would hardly hail his return
as an emphatic verdict of the popular will against
them. On the other hand, if You would sustain
the cause Of Protection and defend the tariff of
1912 from the assaults of the enemies of all Pro-
tection-elect Mr. Chandler: he is known as
Tariff man--hs votes can be counted upon with
certainty ;-clect him, and your verdict will tell
upon the Halls Of Congress, with far more than
usual power, giving courage and hope and strength
to the gallant band who so nobly batted for the
cause at the last session, and warning the enemies
of Protection that he who is faithless to the PEG
pies rights forfeits their appreciation and their
rotes.
This is the way 10 hold public servants to their
sponsibility-this is the sort of rod which will
terrify truants into their duty. Let the fourth
district apply tie rod faithfully Oh Thursday next
and the efficacy of the application will not be
lost on New-York and Pennsylvania, and all the
Tariff States which have been deluded into the
support OF an snti-tarf administration. We APP
peal therefore, TO The friends of Protection in this
district whether Wings, or Democrats, or Adolf.
tioniss to judge whether the present crisis in the
Tariff does not require them to use the rod, and
thus point the way 10 rescue the business of
the country from the disasters which revolution
in the protective policy cannot fail to nnct.
The Annexation question presents itself to the
freemen of this district in nearly the same aspect
as that of the Tariff. As the overthrow of the Tar
if Of AZ was made part of the policy of the Polk
administration by the adoption by the Locofocos of
Mckay's report, so the annexation of Texas was
made part Of IFS policy by the action of the loco
foco National Convention And as the verdict of
this District now in favor of the Tariff after hay.
ing voted for Polk, will be powerful in its inAu-
ence upon the future conduct of Folks administra
ton, so will be like verdict against annexation
How strong, how pressing, too, is the demand up
on every man who would resist slavery and main.
tain the honor of the country, to make this election
tell against this accused plot. The bold avowal
that the defence and perpe,uity of Slavery is the
great object of annexation, the abundant proof that
the faith of the nation to Mexico will be brok-
en- in an instant, war war, TO effect this mca
sure, both exhibited in the official correspon.
derce Just published Who them can throw
away his vote on this OCCASION without being faith
less 10 the cause of freedom?
On both of these great questions, we trust the
freemen of this district will rally in their strength
on both we hope they will give az effective and
righteous verdict by eecting George B. Chandler.