The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-27
Letter from Hon. l.. u. Poland,

Letter from Hon. l.. u. Poland.
The following letter has been handed US
for publication and we gladly give it space
in our columns. We have never question
ed the political soundncss Of Judge Poland
and our preference fot Mr.. Morrill, has
ever been the result ola conviction that the
State and country could not at this time
well dispense with his services.
UNlrED STATES SENATE Cn,MDER,0
WAslrNGroN, June DIST, 1866.
Hon. JAMES NJ. StADE,-Dear Sir -
| have just received your letter Of the 19th
INST, in which you say that in Jour coun-
ty it is urged against me that am free
trade democrat OF the old school, and still
think the same, and you ask an expression
OF my views upon the question of pro
lection TO the industrial pursuits Of the
country AMI particularly that branch
(wool growing 50 vital 10 Vermont
] have been aware tina; most persistent
efforts were being made to dciame my
political character, AMI create a belief
that | am not 4 sounl AMI true rcpub.
lican, but | have pail no attention to
such charges, as l felt entirely willing the
people Of Vermont should judge me by
their knowledge of my previous lie and
by my public course here us one Of their
representatives, in the Senate.
Your letter contains the first intimation
| have had that | was accused OF being
uniavorablc to the suitable and efficient
protection Of every branch OF Industry
AMI production in our country, and cs-
pcclaIly that | could not be trusted upon
the subject Of protection for tho peculiar
interests Of Vermont. | cannot b. lievc
that such charge is made against me
honestly by anybody. The tariff, or
the principle upon which duties or i'm
pests should be based, never was strictly
and properly a party question. Dif;rcnt
section, Of the country would vote accord
ing TO their ideas Of their own local inter-
csts without much regard to the doctrine
advanced by any political party, and our
country was - large AMI its lntCrc, 5 an
productions 30 diversified that no party
could bc made homogeneous ON this qu,s-
ton. But whatever differences formerly
existed on this subject, the present state
of the country, its increased expenditures
and the immense debt under which we
labor, will require Us 10 resort to every
means to raise revenue. for many year,
to come, AMI put at rest the question
about tariff
The only questions now open, are, how
shall duties be adjusted, 50 rs TO bear
equally upon all the different interests
and productions Of the country The
existing tariff, so far n it affects the wool
interest Is mlniit,tly unjust AMI unequal,
rs between the grower and the manutdc-
turer While the producer Of wool gets
10 moro, if so much. tor his wool in the
present inflated currency, us he formerly
obtained in specie; the wool manufacturer
gets two or three times as much for lis
cloths. Its injustice is manifest. The
mystery to me has been how the Trainers
Of the existing tariff ever expected it
would do justice between the wool growcr
and the manufacturer. | have heard it
said that bill was in preparation in the
House (where all such measures must
originatc) winch would do away with
this wrong TO the great wool interest of
the country, and if such bill should
come before the Senate, shall give iii
my earnest support, To rccur for mo-
ment to myself, let me say, that it is n)wl
nearly twenty years since | acted with
the democratic party. While | did act
with 1t, | was not Il free trade man, |
but believed in protecting our domestic
industries by the imposition Of duties
upon the same productions imported. |
that | was the author of al
series Of resolutions adopted at a meeting
of the friends of tariff, held in Lamoille
County, at least twenty years ago, which
this doctrine.
| have rot time now, sir, to enter more
largely into this subject. You are at lib
eriy TO make my views rs above stated,
public in any manner you may deem ad-
vsable. Very respectfully yours, &c,
LUXE i. POLAND.