The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-02

is the pOlicyto favor American farmers and
American ldb0ersi Throw the plough out of
the fiirrow, and turn labor QUITO starve-to
make 'waytor British goods, and increase rev.
,enue! ~. ..-.''
Mr s. snid he had not time at present, but
he would avail himself of the first proper oc-
casion, 10 shew, ns he thought he could most
clearly, that all the theories of tho Secretary
and his followers in favor of their free trnde
policy were not only false and unfounded,
but that exactly the reverse of those theories
was true. He referred 10 the theories that
"protection was for the benefit of manufac-
turers at the expense ofthe farmers and ln-
borers of the country" that "protection i'll
creased the price of the manufactured goods,
and reduced the price oflabor and produces"
that il "fjivored monopoly and wealth at the
expense of the poor; that producing duties
would increase revenues" &c, He could
scarcely speak of such gross absurdities III re-
spectfiil terms, What? Favor invested cap
ital by building up competition, and increas-
ing the supply ofthc articles they had TO sell?
Injure the farmers by doubling the demand
for their produce, raw materials and bread
consumer by giving him goods at one fourth
of their former priceS Reduce wages by
doubling the demand for labor-labor ofmen,
women, and children? Yes, sir, increase the
price of goods by doubling the supply, and
reduce the price of agricultural produce by
doubling the demand? Favor monopolies 10y
building up competition, the only thing TO de-
stroy il? Such are the absurd theories OF free
traile. Bui gentlemen must first reverse all
The laws of trade--the grent and universal
law thhi "demnndap aud supply regulate prices"
n lawAs. universal and invariable in its ope-
ration, as the law that governs the solar sys-
TEN, must nor only be repealed, but reversed
in its operations, before gentlemen could sus-
tain any Of these 0bsurdiIies. 3" ,''
The clock aLInonished him that his time
was out---he would avail himself of the mo-
ment left TO warn gentlemen-if they would
allow him 10 prophecy, he would say-gen-
tlenien, pass this Treasury bill, approved, us
he understood, by the odbinet-bring back
the scenes Of lS40-restore your twenty per
cent Tariff bankrupt your treasury
paralyze your national industry-break down
Your farmers, manufacturers, and mechanics,
by importing goods and exporting money--pass
this bill, and in eighteen months you will
scarcely have n specie paying bnnk, or a spe-
Gle dollar left in the country. Pass this bill,
and you will not only bring back the scenes,
but repeat, you win bring with them the
political revolutions of 1910. Again will be
heard throughout the land the cry Of''ohdnge!
chdgise' any ctdHgc Htu" DC JOF INC OetAeF' u
liticai revolutions are the fruits of popular
suffering and discomfort, in prosperity the cry
is "iei iceu enough alone"
la voice. Then as wing you ought to go
for the new tariff
Yes, said Mr. s., i'll was like some gentle
men on this foor-if loved my pHyty more
than my country would; but as love my
country more than my party ] will not. lift
were not for the lash and drill ofparty disci
pline, this british biP' would find few ad-
vocutcs on this floor. II was the bnntling of
party--the illegitinate offspring of the Bal
hmore Convention, that Pandoru's box
wheRce originated most OF the troubles that
now afilict this country. But be again warn
ed gehllemeir-Iass this bill, and in the strong
language of a democratic Senator on late
occasiOts, IL will sink "the party so low that
the arn, of resurrection could never reach IT,
so low that-tbere the hour having eNpir-
ed, the chairinnn's hammerfell, and Mr. ;. re-
summed his seat