The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-13
The New Tariff.

This bill passed the Senate contrary to my eN-
pectation but not SO in tho House, for prepar
ed to believe that almost anything started by the
Executive wire pullers would 60 through the lower
House as did the $40 40 Bill. But could not be-
lievc majority could be found in the Senate who
| would push this radical change in the protective
policy of Government until the people should have
sufficient time to anayze the probable results of
| such change as is contemplated in some of the
provisions of the new Bill. One strong reason with
me, was, that Pennsylvania had given her support
to the Administration. had her Dallas in the
Senate, and her Buchanan in q position to exert q
great influence in favor of the interests of that State;
and it would seem nothing short of political mad
in the main body of the Administration to ap-
ply this amputatng knife to the iron leg which
that body might in future wish to rest But the die
is cast, and there is use in whining about it. On
the contrary, there is strong hope that the noring
power; the Cords and Muscles; the Iron workers
of that State will place this leg under the care of its
friends at the next Presidential election; who will
apply such adhesive save as will cause to become
a component part of body that will impart nour-
ishment and life to it. These inklngs at the future
may not prove realities; but, should the povisions
of the Tariff bill be carried into effect next De-
cember, they will either be repealed or, in my hum
BILE opinion Pennsylvania will, next time, give her
electoral vote for men who have been tried and
found true friends of all the manufacturing interests
of that State, as well as of all the others.
The Democrats Of this State have now seen part
of the length to which their coworkcrs in the South
and West wish them to go in rendering unstable the
great moving wheels of prosperity to this section of
the Union. The question now arises-Will you bow
your necks and so with them, to your own destruc-
ton? 1t would rather seem that full bloodcd Yer
nonters would say at once, NAY we love our own
honor,--our own interests, and the welfare of the
people in the New England States generally, too
well to submit cheerfully to such degrading and I'M
profitable service. 1 ask each reading and reflect
ing Democratic freeman in this State, this question:
DO you believe yor interests, and the interests of
people generally in the Northern States, are so well
subserved by an upturning of the main features of
the protective policy of the country once in four
years, as they would be to have them remain more
permanent 2-To have such laws stand from to 12
years at once enactng, instead of the shorter period?
Although the Manufactured was more fully protect
cd by the tariff of 1912 than was the wool grower,
yet the class ofmen am addressing kno,o that had
the Democratic Collectors ofimposts discharged their
duties according to the provisions of tho law and
their oaths in regard to coarse WOOL the wool grow
ers of this country would have been much better
protected than they were under the maladministra-
ton of the collectors spoken Of So that if you now
say there occasion for altering the tariff of 1912
because of its non-protection of Vermont wool, you
must discard tn recent act of the present Congress
in giving still less protection to such wool as you are
raising, and wish to raise for the support of your
selves and families. 1t is but a short time since
your organs in this State contended strongly for
more protection to the dear .Jaymsersi What say
you? Will you submit to have that protection les
seaed and still say the men who did it shall have
your support? 1t is for you to say which class of
men you will bestow your sufrages upon, & wheth-
or you will come square up to the plain line of dis
tinction, and let all men know whether you will cat
your own euogiums of protection to homo industry
and go the whole length with the South, or whether
you will stand by the people Of your own section.