The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-15
Vol. 10, Nod. Whole Mo- 472

city, at prices destructive 10 our e%i .prs,
aud which is now being ieItby our 'u crs
and milers in the present Reduction Can
our farmers, in furnishing beetle tlie IFS
of the world, compete with tie hcefiluu ne
grnss plains ofMeXico andthe Argentine Re-
public, aud the Pampas Of South America,
where cattle are fed and lauencd ia herds OF
thousands, without cost, and now slaughtered
only for their hides and tnIlow2 -
II is next 10 be remembered, Tint if The sew
cnteen millions and half OF these articles
are annually imported over and ahovc
all we now import, they must be consumed
by the people, and of course dispncc aud
| throw out of use Just so much of any ofthese
articles as are here produced. Now they are
all here produced except silk, of which the
required increase of importation would he
less than hulfu million, TO wit, $4S4,7SI De-
duct than from 1913 G32, and il will stiIlieavc
! the SUN ofover seventeen millions Of the five
remaining articles which must be imported,
in addition 10 the last year, in order 10 II ise
the ordinary amount of revenue: and thai ju'-
portatlon must, of course, throw out Of use
and displace from our market over seventeen
millions ofdollars the American mnnuiaC-
lures of those articles. Is it not then quite
obvons, that tins must Hot only deelly en-
barrass and utterly destroy lurge pnii, or I'll
ofthose who now produce these a'trlra here
but also visit back on our agriculture du. ne
citation of the price Of all It's pTodHcts h} @
destruction of the home market, and d co,.-
version OF Pensioners and consumers into pro-
ducers and farmers. -.,.... ......
1t may possibly he inquired, why we do Lot
propose amendmentSTo this bill, in ordcrtoreuch
and save particular and important branches
and interests? Why we do not attend to the
details Of the bill: answer, ifnny have ar-
tended 10 what have already said, they will
perceive, rhat from the applications oftl &c
principles and definitions stated hv the Exec
utive, and on which this bill is founded, il is
an unavoidable consequence that if, bv an n
mendment TO this bill, or in any other way,
any home article should succeed i'm orr mar
kct, and thereby the like foreign article should
he in any part or degree excluded. which
would make the revenue derived from that
article less, it would be unconstitutional
above tho reoenue standard, and Immediately,
on that operation leng asceuained, Congress
must Immediately correct it, and give the
preference 10 the imported article. Such be
ing the avowed principle, il is useless 10 try TO
save any particular branch, because we are
here told that, ifit now succeeds. il must be
destroyed as soon MS ;hat success is known.
Protection Ivy It Tariff is doomed 70 death hy
the Presidents messaEe, by the Secretary AID
the supporters of this hill. III am distinctly
told am to he destroyed with arsenic, have
M choice in the size of the dose.
1t is indeed true that this is the first time H.
the history ofour Government that these doct-
rincs have received the Executives sarction;
and we are in effect told, that all the views of
all the Executives heretofore, in relation LHti.
10 HE best interests Of the country, and even
rs 10 the tine extent and right construction
and limitations ofthe Constitution. (which
Constitution many ofthem assisted to nakc.)
were 10y them entirely misunderstood on This.
subject and that all the various tariffs hereto
tore passed, have always been, and now are,
really usurpations md unconstitutional. (
have no time to discuss that point, but there
seems 10 he Il degree Of confident assurance
and reckless tencTity in the outings forth Of
his new oracle of finance, which at first rath~
ar coniounds men of mere ordinary prelen-
ions. II should, however, be reCollected that
he Secretary has tried on this comnurity
certain experiment, in putting forth certain
amous letter on the subject ofthe annexation
II Texas, and therein. among other orsu-
ncnts, the East and North part of the com
ny were urged 10 20 for the measure, because
would greatly enlarge the market for their
This, though urged hy those
we'll known to be hostile to the W hole system
If home manufactures, and who were con
anIly threatening to destroy the system aud
who by the accession of Texas would add to
heir power so to do; and while the South was
openly and protesscdly DESTROYS ofthe annex
tiOn of Texas 10 give TO the institution Of
lavcry a larger field, and 10 secure TO it rer-
nanency and perpetuity, the free States were
Urged TO favor it as a measure tending to di-
ninish and obliterate it. These views, how
yer inconsistent, yet took with those who be-
onged to the dominant party in the northern
nd free States, and by their votes Texas waE
nneXed and her Representatives and Sena~
ors have taken their seats, and they are by
his same man now called on to assist, by ileir
'otes, to put down all that policy by which
he manufacturers are encouraged; and prob.
IDLY their votes will determine the question.
ow, sir, after the successful performance
If such an experiment on the gullibility of
he party, he is well encouraged 10 put forth
lmost any proposition which his sophistrv
AN concoct. "...e laf..F ..| .
II. MIR Chairman, | come now, secondly.
o briefview ofthe proposed change ofpo-
cy, as it would affect us as an Independent nn-
ion among the nations of the earth. BY ~,
nation, Imean one comretcrt
o sustain itself without the aid of others, or
heir supply, in peace and in war; and which
IAN proceed in the progress ofimprovement
without being affected by foreign legislation.
Vow, sir, the principle on which insist is
his, that whatever nation, and especially RI
agricultural nation, neglects to make provi-
lion by law for the encouragement of inter
,al manufactures, and especially for snch ps
ire really necessary comforts 10 sustain
human life, and leaves this matter to regulate
tselG and holds the doctripe Of always poinr
o buy in the cheapest market, is always sui
ect to the regulations of other nations, ard
s the dupe oftheir cupidity, and under such
course never has and never will prosper,
,nt will in fact be hut colonial dependence.