Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-07-09

last week, but was not received until the paper had
gone to press still we think it is not altogether too
late to be interesting.
WAsHINGToN Cry, June 25, 1916.
FRIEND Having a moments leisure,
ana the weather beng somewhat cool for this lati.
tude and season, SIT me down to play the part of
Il correspondent.
We are all pretty quiet hore-nolhinr but the
dull, ordinary routine of Congress to onliven or ex-
cite us. The House of Representatives arc hard
at work, discussing the Tariff, and will doubtless
SO continue until this day week, when the debate
VIII DC brought to close in Committee of the
Whole. What will be the final result. it is now
impossible to tell. Mr. C0LLAMER, Of your State
yesterday made one Of the best and most argument
latlye speeches of tho session. against any atera-
ton Of the existing Tariff. 1t is to be hoped that
u may be soon printed and distributed throughout
Vermont; and yet, it can hardly be supposed that,
IN State where everybody almost, knows and
feels the salutary effects of the protective SYSTEM
any further reasoning can be necessary. But, sir
such is the spirit Of demagoguism at this time, that
the trends of truth have to keep constantly on the
watch, or expose themselves TO the merclcss rule
and quackcry of modern I.ocoioCoism. Already do
certain politicians in Vermont, who would be con-
sldered democratic leaders, begin to preach abso-
lutte rce.tradc denying to the General Government
all power to lay tariffs for anything but mere rcvc-
nue. and denying even the crpediency of this meth
cd OF supplying the national treasury "ro direct
taxation we must sooner or later come, and throw
all thoughts of tariffs whether for revenue or pro-
tectlor, to the winds" is the language Of these So
Ions Of modern Democracy. 1t is admitted, in
deed, that the time has not yet 10 preach this
doctrine, for the people would revolt and the Dariy
suffer detrmont Let the Wings of the country
be cautious how they permit the political prisoners
to interrupt the industrial enterprises now so Wig
orous and so full Of life Not only the Wings, but
many high minded Democrats from Pennsylvania
ana New York, arc now cXertng he1lthiul innu-
cnce in Congress- 1t has been suggested that the
lear OF their more immediate constituencies induces
them to take protective grounds on the Tariff qucs-
tion-but am disposed to award to them higher
motives. Mr.. Broadhead of Pennsy lvania, though
a Democrat made an eloquent speech to-day in IA
vor OF protective Tariff; and III the course Of his
remarks soundly lashod his froc-trade brethren.
In the Senate, quite spirited debate spjang up
to-day, on motion fixing an early period for ad
Journment. The motion was finally put of, by
vote of q TO 90. There seems to be quite dis
position In the Senate TO continue III session until
response is heard from England to the Oregon
treaty, which is now crossing the Atlantic, IN haste
to give Joy to the civiliscd world
The excitement growing out Of the Mexican war
Is good deal abatod, indeed, | might say quite
subsidized. Gen. Gaines is here, but what is being
done towards the settlement of his difficulties, my
self am unable 10 say, nor can find any one bet.
ter informed When the General arrived here from
the South he suiuted with three rounds of
cheers from the crowd that had assembled in front
o. Co!cman's Hotel, where he has taken lodgings.
country rood sor;co Inv, bas ,o H.: Loet J,,
Ns,o On Sco,t tLo o,i ;,,i r'' i ,i
ba has bccn inil5ici0. in tn gn nf n non 1,cl
nc nus w" J'm'clous III t"e use OF inc pen; "hiGh
docs ,hc sword President pals, fret irton,;,c,
were doubtless good, and without the interference
of mcddlesomc party hacks, the difficulty would
Thc prce;Jcnt oyos ro,,oro1 y,,.,o ,,v;co o,c,,
woot WHOM cvarybod,, coma ,n 600 liz, ,,i,.a
him sLoto Of iho L3rJ l h., ,;i ,h
crowd whore move bc,,t,, aron,inr tSiios r,ano
nfoonr old familiar friends
This is the dav. believe. for your WLir State
Convention. All that can saw is | homo von viii
make n iu1icious nomination and tL,t tbS ,icl,nt
will be succcssrnl-Not tho bi~h raocc which Tho
Wbirs of Vermont have biibert9 homo tbrorTbont
the Union will nat tbis vcor bo ,,r,isLod mi th,t
beinr chccred by the GOOD prognect in New Ham,
shire Il new imnIIlsc will he i,t tho ,nnrcb
of GOOD, sound Whir PRINCIPLES win he onward.
In the Montpeller district There will pndonb,ed
" be "rood FIGHT" next Sencnber. for n s,Iccos.
sor to Mi Dillingham; who roiiros from the field.
and resumes his legal profession As man, /
highly respect him; and il is but Justice to saw that
here he stands high as to character and talents but
can but congratulate him on his return to n pro.
iossion which he has so highly adorned, and which
much better becomes him, IN my estimation, than
the pant he is sometimes compolled TO plav here
as to the Vermont delegation "taken as a whole"
there seems to be but one opinion here. and that
has often been expressed in my hearinr-that the
entire delegation stands as fair as that Of any other
State in the Union. As a Termonter | am proud
OF 1t.
WAsuNGroN. June 26.
We had fine test of the claims of The two par
ties to democratic qualities, yesterday, in the Sen.
utp. and tO-laV in tho Ipu-o Ia he
originated in the former BODY providing for the Or
gun2Ing Of the volunteer forces, Mr. Crittendcn
offered an amendment to the effect that. when from
any one State the volunteer regiments should be
sufficient to constitute brigade, briradier rem.
cra for the command of the same shall be appoint
cd by the authority of that State to which they be-
long in the manner prescribed by the laws of such
State. Butthis amendment was rejected, II Whics
voting for and % Democrats and Whigs against
IT, licDuGe beinr amonr the NAYS "a fair s3n,nle