Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-22
HOME PROTECTION.


the Government of the United States, to increase
the duties on British iron imported in the United
States have been instructed by Her MaIestys Gov
eminent to express TO the United States Government
the hope that no addition tDW b, mate 10 the dutieS
Imposed By The present Tdri6 of the United States,
which already weighs heavily upon British produc-
tion and canno, but observe, for my part, that
an augmentation of the dutyOn British products and
manu- tdctures, made ut moment when the hrlt!sh
Government has by series al measures been ioclli,
tnting Commerce between the TWO countries, would
produce very disagreeabe effect upon public opinion
in England
HENRY l.. BULWER.
Tie above official document from the British
Minister was laid before the U. S. Senate by
President Taylor, on Tuesday, the 9th instant.
Its important suggestions ought to be consider
ably weighed and reflected upon by every me-
chanc and manufacturer. Our own village,
its interest and welfare, demands OF its citizens
that they should honestly take INFO view, the
causes which led to the expressed WISH OF the
British representative, that 40 ADDITION Will
be made 10 the duties imposed by the present
Tariff, on d" British Iron, as it already W ghs
heavily upon British production y This ella.
ration is Of interest to every portion of Vermont
The Inhabitants of Brandon and its vicinity,
are particularly involved in the prinGi pie which
is complained of. We ask our ieow-townsmen
who reside within our own pleasant village, if
they are willing to aid in stopping their inrna-
ces )? thus destroying the facilities Of employ
ment for a large number of men. We ask our
citizens if they are willing to assist in filling the
Ore Pits-and to let the iron remain in its ORR
Cinal bed unworked and unsought for We
ask our merchants, our mechanics and our
farmers, if they are willing to destroy the Home
Market, for the sake of extending to British
lords a market here The vicinity of our
village has inexhaustble Ore Beds, and we
blessed with good water privileges with which
to manufacture all marketable kinds Of IRON
whether in castings, rails, bars or pigs; but the
Cipgcrs iD the ore beds, the furnacemen in the
blast furnaces, the mouder> in the boundaries.
rlust all have fair days wages for fair
days work'-and N'y must be protected
against foreign paper cmp@HiOn by Tariff
which will enable American free workmcn to
supply the American market, in order that the
manufacturer Will have a fair profit on the CAPT
tai invested, and that the laborers will have
Just remuneration for their services.-Eiu mon
Tribune.
The comments of the Tribune ale Just and
pertinent, and amid I" the noise aud confusion
that fills the country in regard to the Slavery
question, ii is well to look, now and then, al
other important interests. The ieiter-the i'm.
pertinent ctter-of Mr.. Bulwer, the B'itish
Minister, given above, is the one which called
from the eloquent, truc-hearted aud patriotic
STANLEY, Of North Carolina, the indignant in
terrogatory on the floor of Congress How
DARE THE BRITISH MINISTER INTERFERE WITH
pUR DOMESTIC rollcY - The Minister was
doubtless, speaking for the interests of British
Manufacturers, ard British Commerce, but we
agree in the opinion that his suggestions in re-
gard to our Tariff policy were uncalled-for and
impairment. And Great Britain, the land Of
prohibiory d'E"S, is the last quarter from Which
responsiveness should GONE (eyen if they ere
proper in any view against high tariff of du
ties or domestic productions. England owes all
Lcs power and pr"spcr!ty-her immense mari
time strength aud her immense veallh-to hci
stringent prohbitory tariffs and her exclusive
protection OF her own Commercial Marine. In
ddi n therefor, 10 the INTRINSIC mpcrtincncc
Of this foreign " interference with our domestic
policy it comes with special Inconsistency from
the representative Of GrcH Britain. Ii is sig
Ecan', however, AS showing the agonjcs which
tEp ovrrgrown monopocs of England expc-
rcnce in the period OF their inevitable decay.
c. Speaking Of Mr., WEBSTER, who is sup
posed to be quite respectable man in commu.
ny the Burlington Courier of to-day says;
perhaps he will conclgdc' .lat he has made a
show of himself without getting quarter from the
spectators.
. Who that is at all acquainted will. his pricatc
chdrdctcr," &c.
" lie is an unprincipled and profgate politician"
&c.
mir. Webster may have acquired sufficient de-
gree q pghcfactiOR 10 rise" &c.
And tbs is the sort of isyustng ollal that the
readers of the Courier have to swallow, weekly,
as IA substitute for argument AM decency. We
seemnly affirm that we do not find in the
columns of that paper to-day one solitary line of
attempted reply to the views so ably Get forth by
Mr.. WERsTER. il the editor emit rise above
the dead level of bilnsgate and slang, that is
another thing! His editorials suggest nothing
but goose in scwer,-,ycry flap its wings
! throws dirty water upon the spectators.
BY SATURDAY NIGHTS MAILS