The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-26
FREEMEN, AROUSE!


sbould have but one united voice from all her
CONSERVATIVES in Congress, it is the present.
70 the North, the Protective Policy is every
hing. Of course we mean not to say that
this Policy is not essential to the well being
ofthe West and South also; what we do mean
is, that is indispensable to the North. WEI
cannot depend upon Agriculture alone Tor
subsistence, as Vermont is too well apprlzed,
nv the fact that for years she has not been a.
blc to raise her own bread stnfis. How has
she paid the enormous flour account that the
West has annually had against her? Let ev-
orv intelligent farmer sift the matter thor
onghly, and'he will find that it is from The me-
,banicg and manufacturers that we have deriv-
oil the means ofpayment; aud the conclusion
he will finally arrive at will be, that iOuhom
,,echonics and manufacturers. the farmers
cannot bring the year round and balance the
occo,nt ofdebt and credit It's the wool, the
hceC the pork, the butter and the cheese OF
Vermont, consumed by the mechanics and
non,lfacturers of the country, that have paid
FIR the flour of the West, and the comforts
ond conveniences oflife which come from a.
broad. Withouta regular demand ana iair
,,.;co for these articles of home production,
such MS an active and prosperous condition
ofdomestic manufactures will in the long run
most certainly ensure, it obvious that the peo-
nIo of Vermont cannot prosper. With our
people, therefore, the question of Protection
S home question--we had almost said, ques-
ton ofIife or death it certainly involves the
gueslion whetherwe shall or shall not pros
Der as Il people and state. How stands the
Government on this home question? What
would the administration do about it? What
is the Polk policy? The Polk newspapers in
Vermont have a way of avoiding these ques-
tons: they still harp upon the bubbles which
distinguished them in the Presidential can
yass-iust as though Polk the President had
not thrown off the mask which concealed the
real features of Polk the candidate; they flat
ter the people with hopes that the Protective
Policy will not be overturned, just as though
the decree for its destruction had not been
officially announced, nor the British lion
growled notes of hearty satisfaction. They
keep out of sight the true policy of the gov
crnmeut using the Mexican war and the most
disgusting exhibitions of sham patriotism, TO
blind the eyes oftheir readers to truths which
they know would alarm them to an instant u
bandonment ofthe party
Stripped of all disguise, the Polk policy is
10 destroy the Protective system, which has
characterized the government from the be-
ginning, and to secure control oEthe nation
for the future in the hands ofthe enemies of
Protection. lie has induced n locofoeo House
of Representatives to take the first and most
important step, by passing the Tariff of 1876
That establishes the anti protective principle
and now ifhe can only succeed in securing
the balance ofpower in the Senate, by ma.
lority OF anti protective states, this policy will
be perpetuatcd. Well-how is that to be
done. 10 be sure, just in this way-the con-
quest of foreign territory, out of which 10
manufacture and annex new states to the u
mon to order That design, we have no
doubt, was at the bottom ofthe Mexican war.
But it is our purpose to appeal to the democ-
racy on this question, AID we therefore do
not ask them 10 take our declarations or opin-
ions. They shall have locofoco authority
and here it is,
From the Charleston, S. Carolina Courier
every battle fought in Mexico, and every
dollar spent there, but insures the acquisition
0t'tewitory Which must widen the field of
Southern enterprise aud power in the future.
And the final result will he to re-adjust the
whole balance ofpower in the confederacy,
50 as 10 giUc rs the control over the operation of
HE Government in al time 10 come Ifthe South
be but true 10 themselves, the day of our OPP
preston and suffering is gone, and gone for
CUcr."
Freomen of the Fourth! look the danger
nIl ia the face. Consider it deliberately.
We appeal to all, without respect to party
distinctions, to say whether it is not time to
administer loud rebuke to the government
Can W0 be true TO our duty, TO our conscien-
lles, to our rights-ifwe fail to do it? Will it
answer to elect a protested friend of the Adj
Ministraton under such circumstances?
With IL full and honest verdict from the free
men ofthe Fourth, we are sure that stern
rebuke will be sent to the White House mark
cd-Per Hon. Geo. B. Chandler.--Wdtclman.
CONTEMPLATED ATTACK ON VERA Cruz.
The Washington Fountain says that it seems
to be well understood by those who are in the
way ofcorrect information, that descent on
Vera Cruz from the rear has been decided up
on by the Government. The plan of opera
lion is to concentrate our forces at the mouth
Of the Antigua river, that empties into the
Hult short distance to the north of Vera
Cruz, and ascend it to where the high road
from Vera Cruz to Jalapa crosses that stream.