Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-07-13

predicated the necessity of a change in tho Nd
if the present downward tendency
would be stopped
The doctrine Of Internal improvements was n
measure Of the highest Importance to the bust
ness and social relations Of the country. Rivers
aud harbors must be improved and rendered Sc
cure, SO far as The application of human means
can give security. Security for the vast amount
of wealth transported upon our waters, aud Tor
the lives of the countless thousands Of our fell
low citizens that ill our steamboats, and other
water craft, throughout the whole land, is a mea-
sure in which all are Interested, aud which right
" comes wllhln the province of III General
Government. The lusaess relate ns Of the
country imperovely demand, that tho attention
of the Government be turned to this subject
And the sucial relations OF the country % less
demand it, For one of the strongest bonds OF
the Union is free, safe and comIrodIous social
intercourse between the diff rent sect ops of tue
land. lie alluded to our own unfinished Break
water, ns remaining in its present state, because
of the veto of President Polk to The channel OF
our Lake near Whitehall as being uniInproved,
from the same cause. james X. PolB was opPo-
sed to the vii! Of the people, EXPIRE ssed in the
River and Harbor Bill, that passet Congress
some eighteen months e,and the people must
suffer.
MIR. L. was IN favor of no hasty leg lsaton on
this subject. He would have every application
for improving the rivers or harbors OF our coun-
try pass through the crucibe Of u competent
board at Washington, before the action OF Con-
gress, that Congress may act inteillgenty..
Mr.. Lawrence next spoke OF the duty .: pro-
tcclns American Industry by tarlh vi speclhc
duties.
lie was lnborinr man. lie was not man
of money. HIS means were all employed In iur-
hering the great indusril. interests OF country.
Na.-,s.-a.@s<fsis bic had been, and the re-
naming YEARS would be spent in developing The
resources Of the country. lie demanded, not
that his personal interests should be protected,
but he did demand that the efforts in progress tor
developing hitherto undevelop9d, or only partial
ly developed sources Of weulth aud prosperity,
should be protected. IL was the duty OF the
Government To do this. But the present Adj
nlnlslratlon would not countennncc p'oecuoh
to American industry, would not lend helpihS
hand ~ the dcvelUpemcnt vi TesOutces wltnih
the nation
It has been said from high places, that The
| high prices, which farmers obtained last year
Tor their crops resulted from the present tariff
| Why are not agricultural products us hlgl' now
The same tariff Is still a law. TINS day is corn
oottlng in store houses, at the West, because 1t
will not sell for enough 10 pay the cost OF trans
pOrtulon: and at this hour IN Liverpool, Is Hour
selling as cheaply as at Burlington. The fanine
| uOTOhu not Tue luTIll, CuusCu tHe iiSH Pi'SS u
gram. VIVA farmer wants is Ii quick cash
mdrktt at home. Famine may occur abroad, but
we want no famine, we need none, to enable the
Farmer to obtain fair pnce for his crops 1t only
the Government will project the means IN use
| tor developing tie resources OF the country by
specific tariff
The question now before the people OF the
country is wheher General Taylor, rs the expo
nent Of the great wing doctrines " Internal lm-
provement, aud Protective Tariff, or Lewis
Cass As the exponent Of tic concentrated reck-
essness and radlcalIsm Of the Loco iuco parry,
shall administer the government for the next
Presidential term.
Mr.. H. asserted that General Taylor was
Wing, "A saunch wing. lie was responsible tor
the statement. Gen. Taylor would have wing
cabinet. lie was the friend Of Henry Clay. lie
was iian Of strong common sense, not VISION
airy, but practical man, mqn keen aud shrewd
in his Judgment of human nature. lie was
man of honor, sterling integrity and courage
] he political character of Mr. Cass was one, IN
which Mr.. l., had no confidence. lie was VI
sionary and destitute oi courage. When DUR
ing Jackson's administration, there was danger
of war with France. and Cass was Secretary OF
War, the poor man was so frightened, that e
could neither eui, drink, sleep, or attend ID any
business, but was continually running ABOUT,
asking with anxiety depicted Oh every feature, II
4. b. sc. T11!iy thought there would be war.
He was frightened almost to death and Geh.
jackson knew it, and one morning during the
season Of Mr. Cass' fright, while calmly smoking
his pipe, remarked 10 that effect to MIR. Il. Gen.
Taylor was Cr!z'n uI slave State. What
though lie was lie was clIzen OF the Unl-
ted States. Aud the tact that Ie was cltzen
of slave slate was o o J"cuon to ilh 50 long
as the Constitution remained. lie VINO VIII not
vote for Gcn Taylor, on TINS ground alone, does,
no, by The refusal OF hts vote, but by lie reason
on which that refusal is grounded, virtually nui-
hiy the constitution as far as he eau.
AIR. l.. sand That hc was u ION uian, that
Gen. Taylor vas Union u an, aud that his Gen.
l's) Determination tn ad minister tie govern
, meni, according to the viii It the people, was
The guarantee OF Il Is. Though saveholder,
> like every sensible man in the country, lie was
: not III favor of the extension Of slavery.
| General Taylor would remove no one from Of
fee, on account OF political principles He
would retain quiet, capable, honest men. But
he would not allow Incompetent, brawling, noisy
deuagogues to remain ln office. lie wants men
that can mind their own business.
The nomination at Phadelphla was honorably
made. All WAS above board there. Aud the
{ wings of the Union were, from the fact that The
convention was authorized by them, bound in
honor 10 support the nominee. The delegates
were sent 10 nominate candidate. II eacl
J State had persisted in standing out Tor separate
} candidate there would have been no nomination
The delegates agreed upon candidate. They
did their duty. Now the wing party is to do It's
l duty, and elect its own nominee.