Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23

BS- The Bloomsbury " Star of the North, u
is a fair specimen of the BUCKALEw school of
politicians. They assume an attitude of great
fairness and candor only to cover the grossest
dupcity, and whilst they support the most ul-
ira pro-savery doctrines, endeavor to render
an equivalent in the suavity with which it is
done. Such persons would be Republicans, ii
Republicanism was dominant-just as they
would be honest if honesty paid best
The Star of the Sth inst, contains a char
acteristc article, from which we, extract the
following paragraph, as specimen of the
whole = 70. ..-
81 were possible to elect Wimot for Governor there
would at grow up hostile spirit between State
and those ncighbOrS South. Every lazy negro of
Maryland and Virginia would be tempted to escape into
Pennsylvania and the whole power of the Executive
would he used to shield the fugitive. The WinOt ad
mniraton would let the tariff and the white laborers
interest sleep and trouble itself only to protect the black
Years ago we heard these Wllmot men talk about
protection " to the white aborer but it is only
protection " for the man with tawny skin"
The editor of this paper, who talks thus
fippantly about protecting negroes, is one
OF the oudest in approving the late decision
0. the Supreme Court of the T. S. in the Dred
Scott case. He also pretends to be lawyer,
and will not deny taat that decision, if sustain
ed by our Courts will permit any Shareholder
to bring his slaves into Pennsylvania and hire
them by the year to labor in our factories,
mines and workshops What kind of protec-
tion does that afforI to white labor? Dos
the Star dare to deny that such may be the
case? If the policy advocated by the Demo
cratic party is fully carried out, what is to
prevent any ironmaster from hiring slaves from
Tennessee or Virginia, accustomed to that
kind of labor, at half the expense he is oblig-
ed to pay for free labor? Or the coal opera
tors from working gangs of slaves, at less an
nual cost than that of white men ? That poll
cy would bring the free white labor of the
North in direct and ruinous competition with
slave labor The advocates of the doctrine
that Slave holders may bring their property
into Pennsylvania, and hold it so long as the
animus rerertendj is preserved, may say, that
it is not likely that slaves will he hired to SER
vice in this State, and while we grant that
fear Of the L. r. r. will limit the probability,
yet that does not alter the fact that the great
barrier has been broken down. Let slaves de-
crease in value for the Southern market and
Maryland and Virginia have an over supply
of their chief productions, and the slave bree-
ders will turn their attention to supplying the
mines and furnaces, and in some measure. the
farms of Pennsylvania with slave labor, hired
for limited periods which, as the intention is
to return it to Slave State, under democrat
ic decisions, can be lawfully done. .I g. $500.
The great and the only political question
now before the public, is this very protection
of Free White Labor Shall slave labor oc-
cupy this Republic, shape our institutions and
control our destinies, or shall Free White La
Dor be predominant The Democratic party
asserts that it is the policy of the country to
FOSTER extend and perpetuate the institution
of negro slavery. Indeed, many of its promi-
nent leaders hardly stop at color, but assert
that slavery is the normal condition Of society,
and not confined to particular shades of COM
plexion. The Democracy hold the doctrine
that it is better for capital to own it's labor
than hire it. Acting upon these doctrines, it
is claimed that Slavery "keeps step and marches
to the music of the Union," that wherever the
Constitution extends, and the stars and stripes
wave, they carry the institution of Slavery, and
sanction ard protect,it Tina. following upon