The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-07-09
WOOL AND THE TARIFF.

The prospect of falling of in the prices
of wool from last years sales has very much
troubled our loco focO friends. 1.-The bane-
full influence Of ledral whiggery seems to pre-
side over the interests Of the farmer" saws a
contemporary Of the press not a thousand miles
of. To be sure we have democratic Presi-
dent and his party has had complete swing
in the last Congress; but the tariff of - is a
| Wing measure, and the article OF coarse
wool. which under former democratic" ad
ministrations was suffered TO come in duly
free, is, by the Wing tariff, suffered to come in
by small duty. This according to our CO.
temporarys logic, is proof positive that the
wings are the farmers, worst enemies i''-
Now we apprehend that all this talk about
the coarse wool clause, though without much
reason or sense, is intended to blndfold the
wool growers as to the most prominent cans
es of the decrease in the price Of wool. As
the Washington Reporter says, our good loco
focO friends are very 10th TO attribute it to the
perniciOus influence of the anti tariffdOctriucs
held and avowed by the leader Of their party.
They would much rather lay it at the door
OfIhe Wings, and get up an impression among
the people that it is the result of preconccrt
and combination among the Wing capitalists
and manufacturers to keep dorm The prices.
This gross absurdity will find some to give it
credit, 10 doubt. Admitting such to be the
case, why DO not the democratic moneyed
men step forward and offer higher prizes =
The market is open TO them. If they have
that confidence in the tariff doctrines of Pres
ident Polk, which they professed TO have be-
fore the election, why DO they not take the
field at once and buy up this years clip of
wool at last years prices! While they de-
cline to do this, with what show Of proprety
can they prOpa gate the SANDER that the wings
are hostile to the farmers prosperity! The
Wings did predict tina, the policy of locOfoc-
ism would blight the farmers hopes. They
made this prediction in view of the past pol
icy of the new dominant party. IL has been
ever hostile to the grea; manufacturing inter-
ests Of the country It's organ at Washington
City has within few weeks past, utt e red
most bitter imprecations against the present
tariff. Without an exception, the Cabinet Of
the President is hostile TO the protective poll
cy. This, taken IN connection with the well
known sentiments of tile President on this
vital question, and the uniformly entertained
and recently avOwed opinions Of bis Organ, !
OverthrOws the last hope OF the manufacturer. !
How can they be expected 10 come INTO mar
ket to buy wool al high prices. when they know !
not how soon the destructive arm Of Locoio- /
coism will strike down the protective policy .
Intelligent farmers among rs do rot expect
from them such an exhibition Of folly. While .
the government PERSISTS in warning against
the best interests fthe country, our farmers do
not look for prosperous times. Their good
sense teaches them that Ike causes produce
like effects, and that Mr. Van Buren's war
against the tariff Frustrated the manufacturing
of the country, and paralyzed
It's industry, similar crusade on the part Of
Polk's administration must be attended with
ike results-.St. AIbaHs Messenger.