Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-03
Majority for Collauer,
A PREDICTION.


The Hurrisburgh PAY Argus, u locOfoco paper,
thus predicts:
"If the support of the Tariff Of 46 is TO be still
the rallying cry, II will be worse than idle to en-.
cage in the contest: and we should save much
trouble and expense by permitting the Wings to
walk unnolested over the course. Neither ra in or
sunshine could save us from another defeat"
We believe this is true, because we believe now
as we have always done, that the great body ofthe
locofoco party, especially in the Northern and Mid
die States, is honestly and as ardently attached
to the Protective policy as are the Wings The
masses are always patriotic always think first and
best Of their own country. They may be misled
and cheated as they have been but il can be done
only once. As homes, and patriotic men, they will
for their own and their country sake abandon their
treocherous leaders and repair the wrongs which
have been done. The democracy of Pennsylvania
and New York, and other important states, have al
ready taken this honorable and consistent course
and this undoubtedly it Is which has opened the
eyes of the Harrisburgh Argus. But what has
been.the effect upon the Cabinet at Washington !?
Do the traitors at head quarters repent? Are they
ready to avert the deadly blows which they have
aimed at American Industry? All, mono! they
blind their eyes and harden their hearts, and prac
tically imprecate the vengeance OF the people,
Just read this, from the official organ:
The TARIFF. The only change which the pres
ent times suggest to our consideration, arises from
the condition of eur country. We are in the midst
OF iDar. We must terminate that war at an early
day. and on as honorable terms as possible. We
shall want additional means for that purpose-inore
y IL
the large products which we expect to receive from
the sales of public lands. Shall we not then In
crease the Customs, by taking some Of the articles
from the Tree list, and placing them among the du-
table articles-these additional taxes TO cease with
the war.-Hdshington Union.
Here then is an imperous necessity for more
monS sto carry on the war, and for higher duties
TO raise this money: yet the official organ does not
auctions which compete with our own. That would
be proieciion--it would be tax upon foreign pro-
ducers, and benefit TO American farmers, mechan.
les, and manufacturers, and the powers that be
can't think Of any such Thug as that, even when
the imperious necessity for money to carry on
war of their own beginning stares them fully in the
face. But they can take articles from the free list
the TEA and the COFFEE, and perhaps the
drugs and the dye-stuffs, which we cannot raise
and on these articles, necessary for a comfortable
subsistence for health, and for manufacturing pur.
poses-they can lay heavy tax In every emer-
gency the government should be supplied with all
the money necessary to secure the safety and the
honor of the country but the bndest cannot fail
to see, that it is the climax of folly to lay direct
tax, in preference to other duties, which would af-
ford not only the revenue required, but protection
and advantage to our own people.