Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-03
THE TARIFF AND ANNEXATIO CUES
TIONS

1t is evident, we think, that the ocoioco leaders
intend to make furious war upon the tariff of 1872
despite all the professions of friendship so proilse.
ly made by their organs in the Tariff States during
the late contest. This is point, if true, which
every freeman ought to consider; for the result Of
the election will have great Influence in the de.
csion Of the Tariff question--far greater than the
vote or the personal influence Of the member to be
elected. This election is new appeal to the peo.
pie upon the questions test of the public pulse
upon it-and will indicate 10 the conspirators NJ
Washington whether ornot they will be sustained
by the people in their ruthless war upon the tariff
of 1912 1t is immaerial whether the contempla-
ted onset is to be made noo or at the next session.
1--WE think il will be deferred to the next,) so far
as the influence of the present election is concern
ed-our verdict is to be rendered NOR. and the
more emphatic it is the better
For indications that the overthrow of the present
Tariffs intended we refer the reader to the pro-
ceedngs of the house OIL the Eth and 18th of De-
cember published in our last, on the bill providing
for the remission Of duties on rail road iron No.
tce first that Mr.. King of n Y. avowed that she
wanted from the committee of Ways and M cans ia
strongly anti-protectiye committee,) matured and
modified tariff bill"-in other words new tarifral-
together. This Mr.. King is the right hand man of
Silas Wright, ana member of the Van Buren, sec
ton of the !ocofoco party. In the second place no
tce that Mr.. Payne Of Alabama proclaimed I'M
compromising and eternal war against the whole
system Of protection, and hailed the election of Mr.
Polk as an earnest that the system is to be over
thrown. Mr.. Payne represents the southern branch
Of the ocofoco party. These men differed in the
degree of their hostility to the Tariff of 1925 let
us see how the difference was settled:
" Mr. Hammett, of Mississippi, said that this de-
bate had come upon him suddenly; he believed
none had anticipated that the House was to enter
on full discussion of the Tariff question al This
stage ofhe session He did not think IL best 10 eel
al The question in this 'oay. The subject ,caS one
t0hich must be settled before The country could be
quiet. But this bill would not settle it or approach
to settling it. There were many prominent inter-
ests Of the country which demanded the attention
of the House at this times and, with view to put
tiny an end TO a debate of this character, and tC
leave the tariff to be settled in regular form, and
in spirit Of harmony and mutual compromise SC
as to meet as far as practicable the wishes of al
the States and fix it on permanent basis, whence
1t should not soon be removed, he would move tC
lay the whole subject on the table"
In other words, says Mr. Hammet Ia loco,l I'VE
must not fight the Tariff in detail, nor at this mo
ment, bnt lot us do it in the regular way and upse
the whole at oncei' and the House agreed to hii
motion
Corresponding with Giis, we have the declaration
ofthe Richmond Enquirer loco) that the committc
of Ways and Means will report bill very muc
like Mr.. McKay's last winter; and now il seem
that about the same time Mr.. Polk intmated tn
like policy on has part--as follows from the Vince
ling (Ya.) Times;
Mr.. Polk. A,couespondent at Washable, il
whom we have the most implicit confidence, write
under date of the 18th December that Mr.. Polk o
tho day previous, had said to prominent locofoc
that the leading measures of his administrator
would be, lst, reduction of the Tariff Cd, TIL
Annexation Of Texas; 3D., The re-estdblishment c
the Sub-Treasury. This is the fact beyond dispute
Such are the indications given by the locofoco
in high places; indications, not Of any new polio
in reference to the tariff but Of their determnato
10 carry on the war against II which was declare
,, the last session. McKay's report at the ia