The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-01-24
From the PottsuiHe Gasefie
Combinations TO Reduce the Iron Duty.

-a.as a1ka t from fHe f0HSUtue GdEeHe
Comblnatlento Reduce the Iron Duty.
A Washington Correspondent of the New
York Tribune says, "it is ascerained that
formidable combinaion of importers of iron
in New YoIk, and manufacturers in England,
has been organized, looking TO demonsira
lion upon Congress for the repeal of the du.
~ on raiInhi{ea exclusively, or failing in
tha, project, n - passage Of a law bound
ing il for five years, with retrospective fea-
lure so as 10 include corporations which have
been lobbying here for the last two years."
That such an effect will be made is almost
certain, and looking at the probability ofsuch
scheme, in what estimation must we hold
the representatives in Congress from this State
who vote for, and our presses that advocate
the election OF Banks, known free trade pol
iticiau, TO the Speakership? Do they wish
TO give the sway over the House in the hands
of that faction, or are they so welded TO, and
so determined TO carry oni the proscriptive
spirit of Know Nothinsism, that they will Go
ii even at the sacrifice of The vital interest of
The Commonwealth ha Should they succeed
in eleciin2 Banks, these are questions that
will be answered through the ballot box next
autumn, and they who barter of the Coal and
Iron interest Of The State to secure The action
of Congress, ,besiile 10 tbe Catholics, will hear
the curses o an Outraged and indignant pub.
lie.
This correspondent then, to track with the
notions of the tribune, throws in some lwad-
die abonl the tariff Of 1916 as follows:
"This organization assimila,es in charac-
ter to that which appeared when the tariff OF
1916 was proposed, and is understood 10 be
supplied with the same material aid which
was said to have enlightened The wisdom
and influenced the votes OF members o. Con-
grsss on that memorable occasion. This
blow at our industry would be disastrous to
those interests which most require TO be fos.
tered, and il remains 10 be seen whether an
open and barefaced attempt to procure spe.
cial legislation for British manufacturers can
be carried through an American Congress by
the assistance of British gold"
This foolish and exploded humbug about
"Brlsh gold" IN connection with the tariff
of '42, has 'ln<its day, and for the honor of
the inventors OF the story, it should be allow.
ed to sleep. The measure that ii was expect
ed would be made odious by The fiction, has
survived the clmor of demagogues, and IN
history will be recorded as one of lhe aiding
causes OF the last ten years of unexanpled
prosperity. But the most bareface effronery
we have ever witnessed, is in the fact that in
this State most of The presses that in '46, and
since, charged The Democratic party with be.
ing bought by "Briish gold" TO favor low
tariff, are now themselves, these same presses,
advocating tho establishment of free trade
dynasty in the lower house. Heretofore they
have advocated "prole cion for The sake of
proieciion," and now they, at one sweep,
would not only destroy protection, but wou!d
throw away every cent OF revenue from that
source. Now as. iii csc presses raise the clam
or Of soIInaaeatlom -.British goldn against
The Democratic party because The tariff of
'46 was Too low 10 keep ont British goods, as
they asserted, it is certainly proper for the
public to ask uhOse gold it is that has brought
these "protec!ionlts' around, and made them
the advocates ofa free trade policy that will
lie, in BIi'ish goods without any government,
tax whatever.
If The Democrats, in carrying out this long
dUowed pariality for revenue tariff With in-
cidental projection, could be suspected of
corruption, how much more obnoxious to the
charge are these pretended proleclionists,
who rant against free trade, and yet labor for
the triumph of free trade by electing The mas
Ter spirit of that doctrine 10 the Speakership
in Congress With them there has been
complete somerset, and The question is who
paid them for playing the harlequin.
The above quoted New York anti-D Demo.
cratic journatssEs-xaat it is British gold that
is now working for The free trade movement
and as the auti-Democrats of this Slate are
the sole movers from this section, we are per.
iec'ly willing that their kindred press should
name The reason for their course.
OF course our Nx-Wisser presses and rep
resenlatives will vince some under the i'm.
pu'aton but YET they must bear the charge
as it looks very probable, and is made by one
that ought to know.
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