Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-09-25
THE TARIFF.


action of Congress on the Tariff, because we know
that the effect of alarm is injurious to business
and The alarm is unwarranted by facts, the alarm
ist is worthy of condemnation. Our strong hope
is that enough division will arise among the Loco
foco members of New York, Pennsylvania, and
Louisiana, to save the Tariff: at present every
thing indicates that the attempt to ovcrturn it will
be made by the administration, We give some OF
the signs of the storm. The Baltimore Patriot has
a letter from its Washington correspondent, which
concludes thus:
/ must say word or two about the contemplated
destruction of the Tariff. The work is to be done
and the people will have to suffer! The revenue
from the customs, as you perceive, by the returns
of last month at New York, is falling off very ma
terially. Added to this, the post-ofcc department
will probably fail to meet its expenses for the cur
rent year, by something like S2,500,000! In this
state of things. what will Walker do? Why, pro-
pose to reduce the tariff on iron, and WOOL and
boots and shoes, and cabinet furniture, and coarse
cottons, &c &c, and to lay duty on tea and cot
fce and other foreign articles Of consumption which
our people, from habit, cannot well do without.
Perhaps he may do MS he once proposed in the
Senate, as the best means of raising about $780,
000,000, Just revenue enough TO carry on the gov
eminent economically, The had terrible horror of
raising a surplus y recommended that tax of 20
per cent be levied on the gold and silver plate in
the private families of the people Of the country !
But when Senator Simmons, in his quiet, mathc-
NAUTICAL way, showed the Mississippi economist that
such u tax would raise a surplus Of something like
eighty millions Of dollars, the proposition stuck It's
head under leaf and went to slecp-to be, or not
to be, walked up to life in Mr.. Secretary Walkers
forthcoming Treasury Report
The following is from a new Locoioco organ, os-
tublished in Now-York city, and it indicates the
views entertained by the ultrasts in the ranks Of
the administration:
We are utterly and absolutely OPPOSED to a
Tariif-we are Free Trade aduocdteS, 10 The .tM er-
tent Of its meaning. If we had our will, Congress
would shut up at its ensuing session, EACH AND Ev-
FRY CUSTOM HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES, and
lay DIRECT TAX UPON REAL AND PER-
SONAL PROPERTY, sufficient to meet and de-
fray all the expenses of Government.
This language similar, by the bye, to the dccla-
ration of the Vermont Patriot some months ago. is
sufficiently explicit against the doctrine of Protec-
ton, but hardly more so than the following, from
the United States Journal which is the national
organ of the Young Democracy" The resolu-
ton, it will be observed, was adopted by Iocoio-
co State Convention, holden in this town in 1871
but it was copied into the Journal of the 18th inst
and emphatically endorsed as the true doctrine"
We copy vcrbatm:
TRUE DocTRINE.-At the Democratic State
Convention, held at Montpelier, VT, in 1871, the
following resolution was introduced by Mr. Farr
from the Committee, and after being discussed by
Messrs. Dillingham;, Spalding, Barber Farr and
others, was unanimously adopted
ReOccd That thu principle of the federal government is
Constitution LEAVING TNDUsTRY 10 REGuLGrE r.
SELF.
While the Locofoco organs are thus urging a re-
duction repeal of the Tariff, the imports of for
eign manufactures are increasing largely and ex-
ceeding our Imports thus proving the propriety O.
increasing the Tariff, rather than reducing it, as
means of protecting our own producers and keep
ing our Indebtedness 10 foreign states within bounds
The total amount of imports up to June 80, 1915
was $l23 AGA 50!
Exports, Il6369,27;
Balance of trade against the U. S. 57O95, SGT
The imports of goods paying duty in 1916 a
mounted to S96Sl6,S3(
In le44 the amount was S366S, l54
Increase, Sl28I6,68;
At the same time the free list was reduced 81,
H1,I1l.
COUNTY HOUSES OF CORRECTION.
Some time since we received a circular from
committee of the town of Windsor, on the subiec
of houses of correction to be established in eacl
county
To put under proper restraint and discipline The
idle and the vicious;
To avoid the expense and bad effects of impis
onment in the common jail; and
To better regulate our poor houses by removing
therefrom all except those who, because of age o
infrmity, are unable to earn their support
The project seems an important one. Is it no
palpably ,orOng to make no distinction between
mere poverty often coupled with honesty and vir
tue as it sand vice; and wrong which loud!
demands a cure? 1t is often really cruel to fore,
person to the poor-house; but it is chiefly from
the sense of degradation which cannot be avoidc'
so long as these houses are the receptaclos of per
SONS who are properly fitted for house Of correc
ton. We merely name the subject now: it viii
probably come before the Legislature, and during
the session we will endcavor to publish the circu
lar alluded to.
Hon. EDWARD EVERETT and family came out II
the Britannia. No Minister has ever represented
our country with greater honor than Mr.. Everett
He cannot long remain out of public life, but whcth
err retained as head of Harvard University or in SOM
other service for his State is not decided.
CrMENr.-Two parts ashes, three parts clay, am
one part sand, it is said will make cement as har
as marble and impenetrable by water.
| LATE CoNvERT.-Mr. Van Buren, has at las
come out in favor Of Texan annexation.
J. B. GoUGH has so far recovered as TO be abl'
to 90 to Boston. He was advised by Mr.. Freling
huysen and ex-Mayor Harper of New-York to tel
the whole story, and he promised to do it Unit
that account appears the mystery will remain, tho
it now looks as though Cough himself was bam
able.
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