Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-12-25

In accordance with the recommendation OF Mr. Polk
effort will without doubt be made during the preurn
Session Of Congress 10 abolish the existing tariff tc
remodel it, the Presidents views of revenue
tariff How far the Northern Locos in conjunction with The
Southern interest prepared sustain aud carry out
these views remains 10 be But from the high ground
which the Democrats well Wings Of Pennsylvania
other States have taken this subject led "a
hope that principle will for once prove strong for pay
trammels and that the tariff act or may yet be saved
morbid jealousy Of New England and Of the North gen
eray-a jealousy which has been increasing from year 10
yearsoems 10 have acualed the South in her ortuous
course this great question. AT time when the capital
Of the free States almost wholly employed 10 com
merce when manufactures were yet hardly thought OF
the South forward and demanded tariff. This the
North srenuously opposed the ground that such
would tend to destroy its commerce. s,agnaon in
business and thus produce misery and among the
people, Notwithstanding this opposition, tariff act was
passed, and the Northern capitalists forced great
sacrifice, 10 Withdraw their capital from and in.
vest it in other pursuit The experiment Of nanuiac.
turing made and with wha; the present prosper
Gus condition Of New England can testify.
Still the South has been unable TO compete with the
North, either with without tariff Why this Why
Is il that the Panethe possesser of thousands Of in
that "sunny land where the and the cotton plant
spring almost spontaneously from the bosom Of the EARTH
has been unable keep pace with the hardy Yeoman Of
New England whose possessions most consist of but
few hundred comparatively sterile and unproduciiye
The answer is plain "thal the wbyfarng man. though
fool cannot mistake it, Sapey like incubus has been
hanging about her neck and though she has struggled hard
to rise with the load the attempt has been unavaiing
She looks toward the Norta there is prosperous and
happy-and forgetul that she ehershe in her bosom
the poisonous Asp that Pou,ng her very e blood she
cries outs "our laws unequal the Northern manuae-
turer daily growing rich while every day brings US
to penury aud want The last assertion strictly
true Though want, had almost said starvation is
ing her in the face, the Of this she cannot rather
will not The heavily the Of Slavery weighs
her down, with much the determined will does she
cling to it, as her only hope for the future
The South forced tariff upon the North, and con.
sequence arrangement in business and distress followed
But with energy and elasticity peculiar 10 herself and
ready to make the best Of every thing she applied her
to the only branch Of business which then SEEM
ed feasible, wiz Manufactures These have now become
the source OF her wealth, prosperity and happiness The
South still Poorstill complaining The enactment of
tariff brought her not the desired relief and now she de-
mands that the very Of policy which she herself
caused 10 be adopted shall be discarded Should she now
succeed in her wishes lasting benefit will result from 4,
Her disease too deeply seated be materially affected BY
the tariff the subeasury any Of the agtated political
questions Of the day When she learns the true cause Of
her affection and appes the to the Of the tree
then will relief come, and no, before.