The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-12
From the Montpelier Waterman
Meeting of the Friends of Pro
lection.

lection.
The meeting ofthc friends Of Protection in
Washington County and vicinity, was holden
pursuant TO notice on Thursday last, and was
large. For want ofthe minutes of the Secre-
,aries, we are not able TO give all the details
Hon. Henry f. JAMES presided, aud the NEE
ting was addressed by Hon. WIN. UPHAM, GEO
Is. CHANDLER, Esq, and ourself Senator
PHELPS was not able to be present, hut I'D
dressed letter in reply to the invitation OF
the committee, which was read.
MIR. Upham went at large into the proceed
Jugs of the late Congress on tho Texas ques-
ton, the Oregon question, the Mexican war,
and the war upon the Protective policy. We
shall ere long publish his speech, delivered
in the Senate upon the latter question, in full.
The abstract, published in our last, indicates
that the speech was elaborate in important
historical facts, and we doubt not il will be
found that they were brought 10 hear power
fully upon this important question: The pub
LEGATION ofthis speech will supersede the ne
cessty of giving the speech of Thursday,
we were ahIe to do (which we nre not. MIR.
Chandler briefly "defined his pssition"in
frank and unmstakabe terms. He declared
himself to he in favor ola PROTECTIVE
TARIFF; and that there might be no ms
takes about his declarations, such ms have TN
luckily happened in the case of President
Polk, Mr.. Dillingham;, and other men OF like
stamp, Mr. Chandler declared that he was Tor
the REPEAL OF TIE FREE TRADE
TARIFF OF 1886, and for the RESTORA-
TON ofTHE PROTESTlVET TARIFF OF
1S42, with Protective Wings TO execute that
law faithfully, fully and honestly. He also
declared himself to be in favor Ofdstrlhutlng
the proceeds ofthe Public Lands 10 the sew
eral States: in favor of one Presidential term,
10 prevent the power and patronage OF the
Government from being brought 10 bear upon
Il second election; against the Suh-Ereasury,
and in favor of repeating 1t; against SLAN-
cry, and in favor of ABOLlSHING SLAN-
FRY in the District of Columbia and the Ter
ritories, and against the admission of more
Slave States into the Union, or the eXpend-
,ure ofthe public money for the acquisition
. of more Slave Territory. We believe we have
embraced all the material points in MIR Us
remarks, and if we have not, we will cover all
by stating his declaration that in principles he
isa WHIG,-as such ho holds the doctrines
which he avowed-and as such, ifelccted TO
Congress, he may be expected to act. MIR
C.'s declarations were highly satisfactory TO
the meeting, and we doubt not will be salts
factorily received by majority of the free
men of this Congressional District. However
party ties may have led many to vote on Tues
day last we have nota doubt that large ma
iority of the freemen of this District approve
of the principles set forth by Mr. Chandler.
The result of another trial we trust will tend
10 spread this opinion through the District.
The following is the letter of Senator
PHELPS. 1t speaks for itself; let it stir up ev-
cry reader to more energetic action i'll behalf
ofhis country.
MrDDLEBURY, Aug. %, 1916.
ORRIN SMITH, ESQ.
SIR,-Yours of the 10Th inst. was duly re-
ceved. 1t would afford me great pleasure
to be present at Montpelier OH the occasion
referred to; but regret to say to you, that the
pressure ofmy private affairs, after so long an
absence from home, forbids 1t.
As a public man and as citizen, have ev-
er felt bound to contribute my efforts to check
what have considered the downward pro-
gress of affairs i'm this country, and to bring
the administration of it's Government back TO
IL conformity with the theory and true spirit of
its constitution, 81 with that system of nation
al policy best calculated to promote it's perma-
nent prosperity. That its prosperityas endan-
gered more especially that of our section of
the country must be apparent, think, to ev-
cry intelligent mind which watches dispass-
ionately the course of events. The legisla-
ton of the present Congress has proceeded,
.as think, upon an inversion of every true
principle of national economy. The reduc-
ton of the Tarff-the Warehousing System
and the Sub-Treasury, are measures bad in
themselves, and doubly mischievous in their
combination. The effect will be, as it was
designed to be, to stimulate the introduction
into this country of the productions of fore
ign countries while our domestic industry is
hampered and depressed, and the resources
of our own country rendered unavailable
The natural and necessary consequences viii
he a burthensone foreign debt-derange.
,ment of the currency-depreciatio of prop
'erty-stagnation of industry in every branch
and Individual as well as national embar.
rassment and distress. The remedy is with
the people. Whether they will apply it in
season, or will be brought TO it only through
n series ofslrfferiug, is question which they
must solve. That they will be slow to assert
their power in viudication Of their own rights