Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-09-03
MEETING OF THE FRIENDS oFP&TEC.
TION.


suant to notice on Thursday last, and was large
For want of the minutes of the Secretaries we are
not able to give all the details. Hon. Henry +.
JAMES presided, and the meeting was addressed by
| Hon. WIN. UpHAM, Gro. B. CHANDLER, Esq, and
ourselc Senator PHELPS was not able to be pres
ont, but addressed letter in reply to the invitation
Of tho committee, which was read.
Mr.. Upham went at large into the proceedings of
! the late Congress OH the Texas question, the Ore
gon question, the Mexican war; and the war upon
the Protective policy. We shall ere long publish
his speech, delivered in the Senate upon the latter
question, in full. The abstract published in our
last indicates that the speech was elaborate in inn
oortant historical facts and we doubt not it will be
f. ound that they were brought to bear powerfully
u pom this important question The publication Of
tn is speech will supersede the necessity of giving
tn speech Of Thursday, if we were able to do it
which we are not Mr. Chandler briefly "deiin-
cd his position" in frank and unmistakable terms
He declared himself TO be in favor of PROTEC-
III We TARIFF and that there might be no mis-
tai about his declarations such as have unluckiy
Ina opened in the case of President Polk Mr.. Dill
lin gham and other men of like stamp. Mr.. Chand-
ler declared that he was for the REPEAL OF THE
FIR .EE TRADE TARIFF OF 1916. and for the
RI GSTORATION ofTIlE TAR
If L OF 1912, with Protective Wings to execute
tina law faithfully, fully and honestly. He also
de- 'ared himself to be in favor of distributing the
PR 1ceeds Of the Public Lands to the several Staes
in favor of one Presidential term, to prevent the
po wer and patronage OF the Government from be-
OH n hpur a nd,lo
the Sub-Treasury, and in favor of repeating it ;
gainst SLAVERY, and in favor of ABOLISH
! NC SLAVERY in the District of Columbia and
{ le Territories, and against the admission of more
lave States into the Union, or the expenditure Of
t lie public money for the acquisition of more Slave
. territory. We believe we have embraced all the
lateral points in Mr. C's remarks and if we have
lot, we will cover all by stating his declaration that
n principles he is a WIIIG,-as such he holds the
doctrines which he avowed-and as such, if elected
TO Congress, he may be expected to act Mr.. C's
declarations were highly satisfactory to the meet
ing, and we doubt not will be satisfactorily receiv-
ed by majority Of the freemen of this Congress
sionol District. However party ties may have led
many TO vote on Tuesday last, we haye not a doubt
that large majority of the frcemon of this Dis
trict approve of the principles set forth by Mr..
Chandler. The result of another trial we trust will
tend to spread this opinion through the District.
The following is the letter of Senator PHELPS.
7. ,,,a,.. CO. ;,sa,e. !. =. -:
80 'P0""0 ' ''9 ~ IL SUI UP every leuuer 10
more energetic action in behalf Of his country
MIDDLrRURT, Aug. 90 1876
ORRIN SMITH, Esq,
.Sir,-Yours of the 10Th inst. was dulv received
1t would afford me great pleasure to be present nj
Montpelier on the occasion referred to but re-
gret to say to you that the pressure of nv private
affairs, after SO long absence from home. for
bids it.
As public man and as a citizen, | have ever
felt bound TO contribute my efforts TO check what
have considered the downward progress of affairs
i'll this country, and to bring the administration of
ITS Government back to a conformity with the the
DRY and true spirit oil It's constitution, and with that
system OF national policy best calculated to pro-
mote its permanent prosperity. That its prosperity
is endangered, more especially that Of our section
OF the country must be apparent, l think, to every
intelligent NINA Wnch Watches dlsPasslonately the
course oil events. Inc LEGISLATION OF the present
congress mas proceeded as think, upon an lnver-
SION oil every true principe OF national economy.
The reduction OF the larf-the Warehousing
System, and the subj treasury, are measures bad
IN themselves, and dou6y mlschievous their COM
Dlhatoh. ne erect VIII De as IL was designed to
De, 10 stimulate lhe Introduction into TINS country
OF the productions oil foreign countries while our
| domestic industry Is hampered and depressed, and
tie resources OF our own country rendered unaval-
able. Inc natural ana necessary consequences VIII
( be burthensome ioreign debt-deraugement OF
the OF propory-stag nutlon
OF industry IN every Drahch-and individual as
well as national ehparrasS,Aeht ana distress. The
remedy Is WIN tle PeoPc, W hethef they Will
Apply II III scusoll' vi e WI oc drought tot only
through series o1 suheIihg, Is question which
assert