Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-08-27
A FREE TRADE VISION.
Mr. Marsh Of Ve,moc, IN ~, :,

Mr. Marsh Of Vetmoni in the course Of
n" isV 'peeeh IN the House, sysins the
ne" Iaudtha' happily r,d,culed Mr. Walk.
cf' dc lafsnon that his hvou,o scheme
would throw open 10 Us The markets Of the
"otI1 eoniaininga popL lalon OF eight hun.
dfcd millions, dIsabed from pure hasing our
products by our high duties on ell they
would cell IN exchange :
'Wha, a sublime prospect Republican
America - TO turn nursing mother TO .ors
Europe and bAthatous Asa. and our 90
uOo 700 Of people are 10 feed, from the sur.
plp' o' their gatnes the lam.hing 100
OOO 900 who ME stretching out their hand,
to ", both from the firm continents and the
islcs Of the ocean
Hitherto the Atif has been q wall Of ad.
amani between us and the countless mvri.
ads That are waiting to pour into our laps
/ Ihe gold Of Ophlr, and the diamonds of
"oIconda, IN eIchang ing for the food that
wastes 10 our storehouscs, because there 10
none 10 consume II But this barrier is
now 10 be removed our people are to re.
lufn to the r'lstlne simplicity Of Arcadian
IIle the rude clang Of the fotgemnn's ham
mer the hum Of the spindle, and the crenk
ing ofihe pondcrous engine shall no long
/ er crate harsh thunder upon democratic
ears, and we shall know no occupation but
the care OF gentle herds, aud the quiet la
boS Of the ploS
The Chinese will bring the ,iks and
trns Of the celestial empire the Hndoo the
mn'ltns OF Dacch the swauhy Arab the
coffee Of Mocha the Malay, the spices Of
Banda and Amboyna, OF Ternnte and II.
dotr the EngIismao the broadclo,hs md
cutlery Of Leeds and Manchester, and Biz.
mngham the Frcnchman the silks oud
ribbons Of Provence the Portuguese, the
wines Of Opouo and Madeira, and gladly
exchange them oil for the potatoes and ,ur.
nlps OF Maine, tho cotton OF South Carolina
and the Indian corn Of the valley Of Ml:sls
sppl Then The indigenous Injuries OF A.
merica Will gradually win their way TO
foreign favor, until they shall everywhere
supplant whatever choice vlands and lus.
clous fruits bounteous nature has bestowed
upon other clmes The fertile fields of
Eng land, and Holland, and Germany and
France, shall be titled no longer and the
rich luSnrlance Of the tropics shall vaInly
tempt the hand thnt scorns to pluck 1t
The Chinese will abandon his birds nests
and his opium FOR sausagcs, dried fried her.
ring and tobacco; the hog and homony OF
the western sqnluer will expel the roast.
beef and plum pudding Of old England
The Ncapolan lazzarone will loa,he his
macaroni, and affect hoecnke the French
man turn from garlic and frogs and soupe
ualgre, and cry for Wealhersfeld onions
and Yankee baked pork and beans; the
West Indian will reject the the ethereal
jnIc.s ofthe p'nntnrn, the pineapple, the
bread fruji, the durion, and the chumoya,
and feed on gross Goldfish and potatoes the
Russian will cease to guzzle the slp,d
quass, and hencefonh sip no beverage bn
the pure Monongahela ! This is indeed 1
somcN bat pooicnl version of the Secretn
rvs VACCINATIONS, but i, is every whit nj
sane and as probable. Truly, Mr. Chair
man
The safth hath bubbles. as the water hath,
IND those are of them