Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-08-13

and whose power is welded in working the .NdtionS
rum, that PdriyS leaders may rcyol IN the spos
and such from its own demonstration, we know
that to be, which now rules to ruin the Country.
TIE PATRIOT IN DESPAIR.
When vessel is on lee-shorc and threatened
by storm, the skipper must either change her
course, else put out his anchors and prepare to
breast the gale Our neighbor of the Patriot re-
Gently found himself in danger of tremendous
Storm and change his course ne could not, without
running directly into safe Wig harbor SO he
resolved to stand as best he might Three weeks
ago he saw that Polk and his party would sue
coed in surrendering the country to the British by
Walker g. McKuys Tariff, and then anticipating
outpouring of Indignation from betrayed peo-
ple he threw out anchor 10 The Cindoard, in the
shape of long article, grossly disappearing the
Tariff Of ~ and holding forth extremely delusive
views ofthe objects and effects of the new measure
proposed by the administration. Last week it had
to announce the passage of this measure, aud APP
paronty panic struck by the winds and waves of
popular discomfort which that severe blow at the
interests of the country had instantly produced, the
whole crew was thrown into CONSERVATION over
rigging and masts, until the Vermont Patriot was
completely dlsmantled, and presented nothing but
the wreck of the trim, smart, crank little craft which
Captain Marson used TO command. The Patriot
is watcr-logged; behold its Seven columns on
"Me .Nep Tdrif'!!! Seven columns of stuff to
cheat its readers out of that favor which even the
Patriot has sometimes profcssed to entertain, in
past days, towards Protccon--seven columns TO
reconcile the democracy to the making of sacrifices
TO British idols for the benefit of the Slavocracy-
Or to treat our neighbor with all courtesy, we will
call 1t seven columns of argument. 1t is bad
cause which needs so much boistering--it is a
badly constructed, weak, crazy building, which
needs so much propping. The editor of the Patr-
OF must have felt conscious that the people of YER
mont would revolt at this measure-must have felt
conscious that the bill is bad-ese he never would
have taken such infinite pains to patch and paint it
up. Indeed, at the outset this consciousness is
made evident by the declaration that the bill was
"amended by Mr.W cbstcr," voted against by three
democrats, and finally carried by Wing vote"
why lay such stress upon amendment which
was simply to strike out an encouragement 10 frauds
upon Wing vote which was given in obedience
to the Instructions Of locofoco Legisldtwe-and
upon the votes of three democratic opponents, rep
resenting Tariff States? "Ah! this may prove
bad bill soliloquized the Patriot man, =" let me
now implicate these two Wings in the affair-let
me now say that three democrats voted against it,
and, one of these days, when the measure be-
comes unpopular I'll swear that it was Dan Web-
sler's Taif-it ,ras Jrnagin's TariG-i ,cas
roted against by Democrats" But something must
be done noo to ease off the locofocos so on went
the editor with his seven columns.
The next idea advanced is also strong proof that
the Patriot man in his conscience condemns this
bill. That idea is, that no matter how this bill af-
fects the manufacturers of Massachusetts, or the
iron-men of Pennsylvania, or the interests Of any
other states-it is enough, if it protects Vcrmont,
and especially the wool of Vermont. Why thus
deprecate the consideration of the bill a nation
al medSure-why protest against considering its
effects upon Massachusetts and Pennsy lvana-
why limit the eyes Of Vermonters to iooot ulonc,-
unless it is because this bill is a most wreched
piece Of patchwork, presenting not single re-
deeming feature except lin the Patriots eyes,, an
increase of one cent. SeUen mills and half in
the duty on coarse wool, such never was, and
never will be, raised in Vermont? The advance
ment of this idea is of itself admission that the
bill will not bear scrutiny. The idea is wrong
into the bargain. Vermonters should see whether
this bill protects other interests they must do it.
in order to see whether it protects Themselves
Vermont cannot stand when all her neighbors are
sinking; nay if she could, the envy of her sister
states would soon drag her down to the lowest
depth in the common ruin. If this bill does not
protect rooien manufactures, the duty on wool is OF
no consequence at all, be it never so high Pros
trate domestic woolens, and you prosrIte the mar
ket of the wool grower. Suppose, if you please
that under this Tariff the duty on raw wool should
be absolutely prohibitory, and the duty on manufac-
tured wool 50 low to allow the importation oil
foreign woolens. The result would simply be, that
the foreign wool-grower would import his WOO
ready made into cioih and the duty on wool would
be entirely evaded. This is The tendency Of his
rery bill; and when the Patriot undertakes tC
make the wool-grower believe that he is protected
| by it, we fear that it is undertaking work of in
territorial deception. Decept ion is, in our judgment
the prime element in the whole seven columns o
the Patriot 1t is all intended to bolster measure
entirely defenceless in both principles and details
and which in two years will be secuted by ever
| body as curse to the whole country.
!
| As royal Saul his fathers asses led
| TO cooling sire ans and in rich pastures fed,
Their wandering steps by day directed right,