Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-22

Wings, Vermont calls yOu to Duty!
We are on the verge of a crisis In one week
from next Tuesday, Termoni, hitherto the Wing
Gibraltar of the Union, will be covered with
glorious victory, shameful defeat! We hope,
we believe the former destiny awaits u.s. but that
the latter is barely possible in such State as per-
mont, is enough TO thrill the heart and awaken the
dormant energy of every Wing, who Processes to
have the least regard FOR the principles of his party
or the honor and welfare of the State Our adver-
saries are playing deep game Of deceit. They are
trying to persuade the people that the wickedness,
the bare.iaced rascaiy Of the Polk administration
has nothing 10 do with our State election. The
Constitution may be violated treaties with for
eign nations may be broken, trampled upon, and
lat ghed at, in order TO fasten upon the country
almost illimitabe extent Of slave power, which can
be used 10 break down and insult the Freemen Of
the North--,he Wing Tariff Of 1912, which has
vrved every branch OF industry. and in the effects
of which every class Of our citizens is now rejoic-
ing, may be brought down 10 the revenue standard
Of the Secretary of the Treasury, who is of the
most ultra ol Southern Free Traders--oul manuiac-
turing establishments may be destroyed, and the
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chanics thrown out Of employment, and our farmers
cut off from their valuable markets, and New Eng
land and the freemen of the North may lie in ruins
at the feet of Southern Free Traders and Anuexa-
iionists to be laughed at and tainted with such ep.
ibets Northern dough )aees' Wings Of Yer
mont this is not idle defamation. You all know
Of the progress of Texan anne xaton, aud the dis
graceful manner in which il has thus fer been ac-
compshed and you also know that the present
Secretary of the Treasury has publicly announced
that he is applying himself daily in efforts 10 form
plan Tor reducing the present Tariff, and that the
"demoeratie" organs in Boston and New York have
joined their Southern allies in denouncing the "od
Gus Tariff, and that even in this State the party
have dared 10 vote resolutions denunciatory Of the
protective policy, witness their late State Con
venton at Middlebury, County Convention Al
Montpelier, aud several of their holder newspaper
organs And yet, in the face OF all this, we arc
gravely told that Vermont, in her State election
has nothing 10 do with any Of these things Is no
every Loco Foco gain in the recent State elections
at the South and West hailed by that party here Al
la triumph of the administration, and approva
Of the Texan and Free Trade projects OF JAMES X
Polk? Aud ore tho Whiss nj varmont ready 4
llcnd the Influence THIS land OF freedom dn'i Ia
dustry to the triumph Of such cause9 Are the.
prepared To hear the echoes among the green hills
amid the shouts of Southern Nul6ers, Free Trad
crs, and Texan spectators, "Vermont has give
up the protection to her industry-Ve.mont hn
sanctioned the violation Of our National Constitu
lion and Of our treaties with Mexco--Vermont ha
at last approved of the annexation Of Texas, an
quietly submitted to an unconstitutional addition
slave power, that through all future time shall die
tate to her a national policy that will depress he
enterprise, cramp her industry, and cover thi
broad land with gnominy, and make it the scor
of the civilized world p While other nations ar
proclaiming universal freedom, Vermont help
James X Polk TO proclaim that slavery is extende
10 an indefinite extent, and through an illimitabl
duration while other nations are taxing I
through their Tariffs TO such an extent that one
those nations receives one of our articles of e.
port alone, more revende Than we receive from a
of theirs together, yet we will still increase tn
discrepancy, even at the hazard of running o,
home industry! Are the Wings Of Vermont pr
pared for this Are they prepared 10 throw Il
influence of free, industrious, intelligent Vernon
into the scale of eternal slavery, to bear down ar
crush forever the industry Of her enieIprsing sons
We believe not-we know they never would stuff
il with their eyes open. But If they sleep on, al
refuse TO besir themselves, and hang back from Il
: polls, all this may be done. Our adversaries a
9 boastng in private conversation, that through I
: State debt and coarse wool humhugs they will d
4 feat an election Of Governor by the people, Al
d through some hocus. pocus management in the
gislature, secure the election Of their candidate
. 1t il true, say they, that our State debt is main
). the result Of building new State House, which
IT both an honor and an ornament TO the State--il
d the building Of It was '7uiected and carried on
% men who are now devoted Loco Focos-but wi
y OF all thpt 1-we have a State debt, and we "
ID ring il in the ears of the people until they beco
weary of t-unlil they are humbuggcdl TIL
again, we have only duty of five cents on Goa
"a wool, which wool, il is true, is SO coarse tina
!, does not compete with any Of our home grown,
a. it is enough to raise cry about, and although
profess to have great respect for the virtue and