Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-04-19

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some other articles imported from foreign
countries certain amount of revenue if
INDISPENSABLE TO the existence Of the Govern
mcnt RemoFe duties from one quarter
and they must be put on in some other. II
oar supply Of sugar. coffee, tobacco, and trO-
,fcal fruits could be obtained free of duties
something else must then assume the burden.
II our imports Of dutiable articles should be
diminished one fourth, then a propotionate
increase Of the tariff upon the remainder
must follow or external taxation must again
De resOrted TO for means to supply the deh-
cheney. No one proposes to resort to the
latter at home, and therefore it could not be
imposed upon Santo Domingo With no
duties upon our exports to or from SantO
Domingo, and no revenue from internal tax
alton, what becomes of annextion as an
honest means of paying our honest debts q?
Beyond All doubt It would cripple our Treas
ury, and be the signal for the imposition of
the new taxes at home, and of no insgnifi-
cunt amount, if the dream Of cutting off ) 100,
HHu, 600 Of imports should ever come to pass.
z .c milk in free coc0anuts will not pay the
public debt ! am innexibly opposed to any
increase Of taxation and in favor of reducing
The present burdens at the earliest day.
The threatening increase Of taxes which
would necessarily grow out Of annexation
IS considered and an exhaustive argument on
OH, assertion that tropical climate is never
cN-mIt 1om tropical diseases is presented.
rnE PUBLIC VOICE AGAINST THE MEASURE.
have admir- d the Presidents inAexible
TcIseverance m.Io than his political sagacity
u athlring to the policy Of Dominican an
acz.t.un in the face of undCniable evidence
tht- there was no sentiment in the country
ID. any PARTY or of any State warmly in its
favor. because il brings TO mind his Intiexl-
.ilty in Drawer and grander enterprises, and
! have no doubt of his patriotic motives.
i.c House 0f Representatives, by vote of
1el.Iv two TO one, have once pronounced
.-.iu-- it. on the Ist of February, 1869, a
resolution giving the assent OF Congress TO
tIe PROJECT u annexation was defeated by a
vote .l lIo against -. The non-committal
..slau3uent t. the Joint rcsolu tion authoriz-
ir- t.e es petition to Sauto Domingo was
hostile ore, and IL was carried in tie House
.. Repre- enatiYcs by thirty majority, and |
..Is.--Gltd that the naked question of annex
atlal would have been defeated by still
.-,r majority. In the present House Of
Repre- sentatiy,s it is likely TO receive a more
decided re. ul and vet vote of the House
v.l. Dee necessary, or the appropriation 70
a.r.v the measure into effect will fail. The
Senate rs we learn from the message. has
e.t.l d greatly oi annexation. All this
should .c counted conclusive 70 the un
II-.i opinion uf tile highe legislative bod
les .I the country, and most likely rs fairly
O.. L..lux tAe sentiments of the people.
Opinions ii any other sort can be put off as
..ualIy us put On, and ID would not be com
r.mclt4ry ID the national Legislature to
suppose cy would act on any other.
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