The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-07-21
WOOL AND TIE TARIFF.

The prospect of falling Off in the price Of wool
I'm last years sales has very much troubled our To-
% OcO friends "The beautiful influence OF federal
whiggery seems to preside the interests of the
farmer" says contemporary of press not thou
sand miles off To be sure we have n democratic
President and his party has had complete swing in
the last Congress; but, the tariff Of AZ is a Wing
measure! and the article oc ''coarse" wool, which
under former "democralic'' administrations was suf-
krcd to come in duty free, is, by the Wing tariff,
suffered 10 come in by a small duty. This, accord
s our cocmporary's logic, is proof positive, that
The wings are the farmers ''worst enemies !''-Now
wc0pprehend that all orthis talk about the coarse
wool clause, though without much reason or sense,
snended to blindrod the wool growers as to the
most prominent causes of the decrease 10 the prices
oIwooI, AS the Washington Reporter says, our
good loco foco friends very 10th to attribute it 10
The pernicous influence OF the nnti-arifr doctrines
held up and avOw ed by the leaders of their party
They would much rather lay at the door Of the
Wings, aud get up impression among the people
TINT Ni1 the result Of preconcert and combination
mons tho Wing capitalists and manufacturers to keep
torn The prizes. This gross absurdtY will find some
70 give it credit, no doubt. Admitting such to be the
case, why do not the democratic moneyed men step
forward and offer higher prices The market is y
pen to Them If they have that confidence in the
tariff doctrines Of President Polk, which they profess
ed 10 have before the election, why do they not take
the field at once and buy this years clip of wool at
l'sl years prices? While they decline TO do this,
wan what show of propTiety can they propagate the
''and9F that the wings are hostile TO the farmers
prosperity The Wings did predict that the policy
Of I0coIocolsm would blight the farmers hopes
Ihey made this prediction in view of the past policy
81 The now dominant party. 1t has ever been hostile
10 'he great manufacturing interests of the country;
lis organ at Washington City has. within few weeks
past uttered the most bitter imprecatons against the
present tariff. Without an exception, the Cabinet of
"e President is hostile to the protective policy. This
"Aen INTO connection with the well known sentiments
The President on this vital question, and the uni
'U'N'y entertained and recently avowod opinions of
"s organ, overhrows the last hope of the manufac-
''sr How can they ba expected to come into the
market to buy wool at high prices, when they know
not now soon the destructive arm of locofocoism will
''"e down the protective policy? Intelligent farm
CTS among us do not expect from them such an exhi-
O"oh oil folly. While the government persists in
warning against the best interests Of the country
"'"lers do not look for prosperous times. Their
soou sense teaches them that like produce
IKE ELECTS, and that il Mr. Van Burens against
VIC tariff Frustrated the manufacturing establishments
VI 'ne country, and parayzed its industry, similar
'uSaue on the part ofPok's administration, must be
'"'aded with like results st. Adams Messenger.