Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-17


to Britain, il the plan before laid, was
on that account TO be executed, so far it
would be advantageous, but then all the
benefit that resulted from it, would
equally result from such a system Of pol
icy without it. Whatever the govern
ment Of the colonies is, ii is the making
Of staple commodities alone that can
prove advantageous 10 Britain, no union
upon earth, nor any change, that did
not employ the Americans upon their
culture instead of manufactures, trade,
Fisheries &c, would have any effect
that we are in want of. And why such
a change should be expected more from
the union, than from our own ideas of
the necessity, cannot discover. Upon
what terms such union was ever thought
Of know not, but probably upon one Of
consolidating the Colonists and ourselves
into one people but whether upon such
or not, certainly they would enjoy in
consequence of it, free trade, and there
wants no remarks upon :hat to prove,
that any trade is very contrary TO the
proper business of colonists and the in
terests of Britain.
But there remains another circumstance
which is not a trAe. Would the Colonies
accept of our union? Probably they
would accept of Bntain's sanction to
their manufactures and free trade,
though am not cleal in that but they
would undoubtedly rejec, partial union.
1t does not appear that the last would
be of any advantage to Britain, the first
would certainly be prejudice. Upon
The whole, in whatever light this point of
the independency of the colonies is view
ed, 1t appears that any conduct in Britain
except that of employing them on sta
pies alone, in the manner sketchod in the
preced ne section, will be vain and use
less That no union will make amends
for the wants of this policy. That her
present system tends Immediately 10 rem
der them Independent. That the long
er this system is continued, the less will
it be possible to retrieve the mistake"
Here you have the sayings OF dstln-
gulshed writer before the Revoluijon.-
From this extract connected with the
extract from the British Parliamentary
Documents which have made, YOU can
not but come to the conclusion, that the
United States, as have again and again
said, are to rule the commerce of
the world Vermont by her delegates
in convention at Westminster on the
10Th and ooh Of October A. y. INA,
protested against the Boston Port Bill,
and the duty on tea. 1t has fire.
quently been said that the first drop Of
blood, that was shed at the commence
ment of the revolution was at Weslmin-
ster in this State. Tcondcroga, the
first fortress, was captured by the Green
Mountain Boys. Commissioners on the
part of the Green Mountain Boys made
the first treaty of peace with the common
enemy. | have already told you as to
the policy Vermont has pursued in rea-
ton TO the tariff, Public lands, &c.
1t now belongs to the good people of
Vermont 10 make the first move to better
the condition of our common country by
lelevatIng the condition of our Artisans,
Mechanics, Manufacturers. TO talk of
our Liberties aud independence under
present circumstances, is only speaking
those words as existing only on parch-
ment. 1t IS only when our Legislators
give substantial aid to our Artisans, Me-
chanics and Manufacturers, that class of
citizens being employed in converting
our raw material into necessary manu-
featured articles, equal to a full supply.
1t is then and not till then, we can speak
OF our Liberties and independence as
being reality. Let this be done. and
| will guarantee that within one hundred
years from the time Col. Ethan Allen
demanded the surrender of Ticonderoea.
company Of Green Mountain BOYS,
will, on the morning of the 10th MAY
A. ID. 1873 demand the surrender OF the
last post in the possession of the British
on this Continent, in the name of the
Great Jehovah and the Continental Con
gress.