Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-30

IL is a matter OF great moment wnetner miihons
of human beings in New Mexico and California
shall be elaves or freomcn. You feel 1t deeply
your sympothies are rightly enlisted in their be-
half; you regard each one of those millions as
ga Man and BROTHER" But there is ques-
ton of still more importance, personally, TO each
freeman of Vermont: it is whether you will be
free and Independent, or slave upon your own
soil; whether you will keep in your own hands
the control of your destiny, or be mere tenants
at will Of British Landlords Your destiny
your prospcrity-is linked with the Protective
system. The freemcn of Vermont, as one man,
have agreed upon that ubject in times past You
well remember when the only strife upon this
topic was, whether the locofocos or the wings of
Vermont were best proieeiionisis. The Tariff of
'42 was denounced by the Vermont Patriot us
not being protective enough Well-how stands
that great matter now? You are upon your old
ground; you have gone straight forward, honest
ly and consistently. Where are your opponents?
In 46 they wheeled in their tracks and declared
for the BRITISH FREE TRADE PoIrcr. They
were traitors both to Freedom and 10 Protection,
and at this moment they gravcy argue that the
question is "settled"- settled upon the Tariff of
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ernbly well known representative of Slnvocratic
cotton growers and British manufacturers, ROB
ERT J. WALKER Shall that question stay set
tied, after that miserable fashion Are you pre-
pared TO surrender your long cherished princi-
p,es-ihe principles which your fathers cherish
ed as second IN importance only TO the Declare
ton of independence itself? We trust TO wing
OF Vermont is prepared for that. Rally, then,
for your own well-being-for the prosperity of
your State. Gu. off utterly by our position
from foreign commerce, Free Trade would be to
us the curse of curses. Having the power of
becoming neither the carriers nor the monufac-
turers, nor producers, for other lands, Vermont
must Of necessity look al home for her markets.
Let Vermonters cherish, therefore, that system
upon which their wel-being depends, cherish
it as the very "apple of the eye"
The Work of Reform!
We might 60 on, specifying all the distinctive
principles of the Wing party-the Sub .Treasu-
ry, the Public Lands, the Veto, Executive power,
SC. &C.. oil of which your opponents Ingenious
y attempt 10 bury under that convenient word
"seitled." But you understand The gross fraud
attempted upon the people by that word "set-
ted" You understand that the legacy Of the
late administration was nothing more nor less
than the old favorte policy of Slavocra,c Loco.
focosm-lhe policy of FOLK and Bob Walker.
Shall ii be changed? Shall the government be
reformed ?-or shall all things remain "setted"
after that pattern? The country has answered
that question, IN The late Presidential election /:
good work of REFORM will be attempted by
the new administration. 1t has been tceH begun
by cutting the government aioot from The extension
Of Slavery You see that fact demonstrated in
the measures for bringing in California and New
Mexico as FREE STATES. You see that also in
President, to put down the expedition upon Gu
ba The work of Reform has been begun, loo,
in giving TO the Wings, who for twenty years
have been prescribed, a fair share in the public
service; aye, and ceH begun. in detecting and
exposing stupendous defalcations and gross ex.
travugance in the Treasury Department. Thus
the good Wing work of REFORM is begun
Will you help carry it on? Will you stand
seadfast to your old and we-iried principles
That is the question. You are assailed by all
sorts of humbugs-he administration ia abused
and misrcpresented at every point-and what is
worthy of remark, the organs of the opposition
do not hesitate to accuse the administration If
precisely opposite things as for instance: Faith
er Richie of the slavocratic UNION boldly charg
es it with abDiiionism, and at the same instant
whistles on the coalitionists of Vermont 10 OPP,
pose it upon directly opposite grounds! The
organ of the late Polk administration at Wash
lngton-ihe organ of John c. Calhoun in South
Carolna-and The coalition organs in Vermont,
all conspire to oppose Gen. Tay.or's administra-
tion-to oppose the work OF WIG REFORM.
Is it time. then, for Wings to ialter? No
no!-we feel sure that The wings of Vermont
will with one voice say NO!
Rally then.
Again we say: rally 10 the support of your
old and well tried principles. Rally, too, for
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Honor of Vermont!
The good name of Vermont is at stake. Cor
rupt factionists have conspired against her good
name political principles Lave become matter
of bargain and sale men are put in The political
market, for sale 10 the highest bidder, as your
oxen are sent TO Brighton. Green Mountain
Boys! shall it be said that Vermont is for sale
Shall she be called The roiten borough ofhe Un.
ion! Shall she become the object of the de-
rision Of rogues and the contempt of all honest
men? Forbid it, wings; forbid it, honest free
men of every name. Let the first Tuesday o.
September show to the Union that VERMONT is
HoNLsT that her freemen cannot be bribed Ia
any sacrifice of principles; that her sons car
neither be bought nor sold.
TO this end, Wings! rally to the polls, one
and all. Rally for your State and County and
IL.