Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-24
TIE WINGS OF no.


per was signed by the leading spirits of those in
tercslng times,--by Gro. WAsniNGroN-b Peg
Ton Randolph, the first President of the first Con
rress in 177l-5-by Richard Henry Lee, Francis
LighiJooi Lee, Thomas Jc6erson and Benjamin Har-
yison all signors Of the Declaration Of Indopen-
denco-by Col. Henry Lee of the revolution, John
Marshall, Geo. Mason, Wm. GyGyson, and other
Patriots of those days. These old fashioned Wings
were against the admission of British goods, and
were then called traitors by the British; in these
days, the democratic Wings are against British
Free Trade, and propose Home Leagues to protect
ourselves sand for this, the organ OF President
Polk calls them traitors. We guess the Wings OF
1916 will not be ashamed to take rank with Wash
ngon, Randolph, the Lees, Jefferson and HARRISON
From the National lnelgencer.
FREE TRADE AND OUR FOREFATIIERS.
| The late proposition of Mr.. ANDREW STEWART,
of PENNSYLVANIA to fight the new Tariff law for the
protection Of British industry and capital, and for
the destruction of American Manufactures, by
Home Associations Of persons friends OF their own
country and its arts who shall bird themselves not
to consume the foreign productions which Locoio-
cosm and It's leaders prefer to our own-that prop
oston, we say, may may not find, in the present
state Of party management and subservlency, SPIRIT
enough to sustain 1t, even among the states nnu
the mGsses of working population most interested
in manufactures, most dependant on their cncour-
arcment for all their wcIl-beinr party ever APP
| ealing to domestic names and household feelings,
because il is by these that men most easily mis-
led; a party that brands men "Fedcrasts" for
merely daring to oppose Executive supremacy
and usurpations that Federalism never venured to
imagine; party that calls men British Wings
for all their conservative efforts to save everything
really American our laws, our institutions our
morals, our industry; party that breathed flames
of for ifty -four -stigmatzed as "trnltors
all who shrank from that senscess extravaganza
then crept out themselves at forty nine, but still
have the eltrontery TO Willy men as "partisans OF
| England" for having calmly advocated a rational
arrangement; the anti Bank party that filled the
country with banks the anti-Credit party Of Re-
pudiation; the Hard money party Of empty Sub
treasures and deiautng Receivers; that party
which made such Il cheap and such "bloodless
acquisition" Of Texas, at only the cost of our Con-
stuon and fifty millions of dollars to begin; that
party we say, merits such extreme confidence from
all Americans, from all the manufacturing interest,
and from Pennsylvania in particular, for all its
achievements, that ii VIII no doubt easily succeed
las its Organ here boasts that it is dong) in per-
suading every body that its doctrines are to be be-
licved, however fatal ITS doings, and that lis theo-
rcs are perfectly to be relied on, though its pledges
are openly falsind. Bless us Pennsylvanans and
all the rest Of you! why, consder is not this sa-
gacious, this scientific Administration going to Lake
philosophers Of you all Certainly it is. Now it is
against all example for philosophers TO be rich: SC
its first step Is to make you poor The virtues Of
abstinence, contempt OF pain, and all that, cannot
be taught to prosperous people, but they will be
easy for you to learn when you have not q coppe
left to cross yourself with TO make you mecE
as Job, it means you should be as poor 1t is go
ing to enghten you, but you must pay for YOU
schooling.
n lima rs ko s,rn ,,il,p NOR &c
tors-uot quite so vain Of their freedom you bu
more careful OF it, had yet sufficient pride and self
respect to defend themselves, by voluntary prvu
ton, against a legislation hurting them inintoi,
less than this and to achieve that independence O
Britain and her workshops which is to be take
away from YOU Would you have specimen 0
tehat Hey did? Here itis-a venerable document
part printed, and part written by The hand Of tn
Father of his Country.
An antiquarian friend has sent us three copies c
the following paper; one of them as it came fror
the press, and without the additions, in the unmis
taxable handwriting Of GEoRGE WAsHlNGroN,(w
print them in itaiics) and the Fairfax county sigma
lures which follow. The signature of Gen. Wash
inglon himself and Of many Of the eminent name
of Virginia are, as the reader will perceive, IN tn
list annexed.
Examining the articles of the original Associa
ton, our readers will find that they form not merel
Thrift but strictly prOhibitiue one. Our COLI
NAL iorefathers could not legally Tar British or Oh
CT loreIgn soou1 oI.' ~ uuIonu ',J Lo :,
aehce' anu 10 hiuNo .'Ie uov " n', luu :.
urou tlelh rettuce Us stePs wy oI1u ie1 1
j. the use Oh iorGisn SoouS anu NY 9,u sU ~
nrst ron oi suoscItoIis ll'a' ~ w p,
volutionarS Virginia. The second list contains
We few more remarkable ones as OF John Marsha
~ Geo. Mason hiciiafu ila'Iison' anu "'' 'Io!'o
ey The association entered into last tfday NE 22d
lot slant, by The gentlemen Of the House Of burgess
i'll and The Body Of Merchants assembled IN His cIl
" W. bis NAies,v,s most dutifnl nd loyal subiec
"a IF I;ro;a; declarino onr invaluable and unshakt
is fidelity and attachment to our gracious Soyerelg
We our affection for all our teow-subJects OF Grea