The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-28
Revision Of the Tariff.

A circular addressed to the friends of a
Tariff for Protection and Of higher and spe-
cifc duties on articles in which there is for
eisn competition, has been put in our hands.
1t is signed by certain Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress favorable 10 modi6-
cation of the present Tariff, who promise
their best cndeavors to secure the success OF
such a movement, should the voice OF the
people demand it. They say:
If you, and your fellow citizens who are
suffering under the paralyzing influence
" Of the present revenue system, will arise
" and demand The highest cgitimate action OF
" all governments, legislation for the greatest
"good Of the governed. with half the zeal
" and resolution displayed by our South
fern brethren in defence o. their To-
" cal institutions, this very Congress will not
" adjourn without modifying the laws in such
" a manner as TO restore US our own markets,
4" and with them the universal prosperity OF
American industry"
They also present form Of petition on
this subject, which we subjoin
TO The Honorable The Senate and House OF
Representatives, IN Congress assembled =
Your petitioners, citizens of The United
States, and inhabitants of ----, State
of ---, would respectfully represent
that by the most severe as well as most true
of all lessons, that of experience, they have
found the operation of the revenue law
passed in 1916, most disastrous to their in
dustria pursuits. The system OF laying 4
Uniform duty according 10 the invoice oil
price of an article in the foreign country
has proved fatal to all those pursuits in thi.
country, in which labor constitutes the majo
cost Of the product. Believing that the
Congress of the United States would NO
sustain, for prolonged period, system
which prostrates the great producing inter
= ests Of the country we, tho farmefs, mechan
les, manufacturers, laborers and citizens, with
out distinction of party. pray your Honora
BILE Body to alter and amend the revenue
law Of 1876, in such manner as to enable
us to pursue our vacations with no other oh
siacles than the vicissi,udes of domestic trade
beautiful competition and the hazards OF thu
seasons. Your petitioners believe that NJ
injury or injustice can arise from the adop
lion Of specific duties upon all those arli
cles which come in competition with Ameri
can products, Of an amount, equal at least Il
the dd Uaiorem duties which would have be-
collected under the present law if foreigr
manufactures were at the same prices whicl
prevailed when that law was passed. w
therefore pray your Honorable Body so Il
amend the revenue law OF 1876. that th,
material prosperity Of the country and th,
dignity Of labor may be preserved and per
petuated.
The exigencies of the present time, AM
the prospects for the future, throughout Ne'
England, should the present Tariff be con
rinued unchanged. certainly demand of tn
people of this County and State immediate
and energetic action. Our citizens mus
speak out their wishes on this subject, AM
make Them heard and Eel. at Washington
Let us have decided movement Of al
classes and parties in favor Of revision AMI