M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-01-22

Black Republicans-or u large pro-
portion Of them, at least-were loud
in their d~enunciations against the
Democrats because they insisted that
the former were sectionalists. Re
publican speakers declared that their
party was purely and truly a national
one-that they did not design to dis
turb slavery where It existed by law,
but on the contrary would uphold the
rights and interests Of the South as
we'll as ofthe North. They protested
that they were not warning against
the Southern States, and acknowledge
ed that those States had equal rights
in the General Government with 9th
err States. These assertions were
made boldly, Notwithstanding the
course Of the Republican leaders and
the general tone of their press stamp
cd them as untrue. The simple fact,
indeed, that the party was based up
on the anti-slavery feeling in the North
was enoughas to convince Gnyreasona-
ole man that such claim to nationali.
ty was wholly unjust.
The cloven foot which was attempt.
cd to be concealed by the nomination
of Fremont and the hue and cry for
freedom, is now made Enthusiastically
plain, by the course of the Republi.
can party in Congress. 1t is known
to the reader that the L. S. Treasury
is full to overlooking. The Secretary
estimates that the amount of surplus
revenue in 1858, will be sixty mil
lions of dollars-or thirty millions at,
ter paying off the entire public debt,
A very large proportion Of our reve.
nue. is derived from duties on foreign
goods. These duties, of course, add
to the cost of the articles imported
and this additional cost the consu.
mers-the people, must pay.
Now what do the Republicans pro-
pose to do9 Do they propose a gen.
eral reduction of duties so as to bring
down the taxes and reduce the reve-
nue. to an amount sufficient to carry
on the government economically Oh,
no---not they I! That would be a ma
tional measure-one in which the
north and the south would be equal.
By such a reduction the Southern
planter would buy certain kinds Of
goods which he must have, a little
cheaper than he now does, and the
northern farmer would sooR tiGd q
gratifying reduction in the price of
tea, coffee, sugar, &c. Such a meas.
ure as that, bearing equally upon all
classes and upona all parts of the Union,
is not calculated to please the Black
Republicans.
Well, what is the grand measure
that our opponents have devised to re.
lieve the Treasury Gifts plethoric con,
dition and benefit the people, Why,
simply the repeal ofthe duties on su.
gar! The reason for the repeal is
this: A considerable quantity of the
sacharine article is the product Ofslavc
labor in the Southern States There
is the whole matter in a nutshell. /
is a petty, narrow, bigoted, spite
against the South. Now, Democrat:
do not oppose a reduction of the sugar
duties, but they do oppose this spiri
Of sectionalism---this continual war
ring against everything which per
tains to the citizens ola certain portion
of the Union-and they insist that
reduction Of the duties upon other ar
ticles, besides sugar, shall also b.
made. A general reduction of dutie:
on all imported articles commonly il
use, would be a wise measure, and i
seems TO us the only one which Dem
ocrats cali advocate, under existing
circumstances.
HE Notwithstanding ofim
p%ortance has TRANSFERRED in the Legis
lature since our last. A few weeks
will develop more fully the pro-
grarrme ofthe Republicans during thu
present session. Whether they vii
agree to nullify the acts Of Congress
relative to naturalization, and pass g
bill to strike the word white from
the Constitution, thus DISTINGUISHING
white men and entranchising negroes.