The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-12-28
The Deserted Tariff.

their organ and champions of General Cam.
eron, who directs the inlerna! tactics of the
party. and of Mr. Henry c. Carey and his
school, who edo" the statistics, to the re.
markable fact, tina, in the authoritative call
of The Republican National ~ Convention,
at Chicago, Just issne d by the Committee,
while all oher sorts Of principles are pro.
| fessed, not one word is said about Tariff
or projection, or domestic industry, or spe-
ciiic duties, or modification of the revenue
laws, or anything kindred TO them. In or.
der that there may be no mistake we re.
publish the call as issued aud printed in
| The North american, merely divided it into
paragraphs without the suppression of a
word:
The CALL For A REPUBLICAN National
CosvENToN.--A National Republican Con.
venlion will meet a, Chicago, OIL Wednes.
Jay, the thirteenth day OF June next, at l2
o'clock, noon, for the nomination of candi-
dates TO be supported for President and Vice
| President OF the United States at the next
election.
The Republican electors of the several
States, the members OF the Peoples Party
of Pennsylvania, aud the Opposition party
Of New Jersey, and all others who are will
ling 10 cooperate with them in support OF
The candidates which shall there be pomi-
mated, and are opposed TO the policy OF the
present Administration, 10 Federal corrup-
ton and usurpaton, 10 the extension of
slavery into the Terrltores-to the new aud
dangerous political doctrine that the Con .
Istt ff tic la
into all the Territories of the United States
10 the reopening Of the African slave.
irade-to any inequality oil rights among
citizens, and who are in favor OF the imme-
diate admission of Kansas under the Constr
tuition recently adopted by lis people-of re.
storing the Federal Administration 10 a sys-
TEN of rigid economy, and TO the principles
of Washington and Jeferson-of maintain.
ing inviolate the rights of the States, and OF
defending the soil of every State and Terri
tory from lawless inrasion-and of preserv-
/ ing The integrity of The Union and the SUP.
remacy OF the Constitution and laws passed
in pursuance thereof, against the conspirac Y
! OF the leaders of sectional parry 10 resist
the majority principle, as established by this
government, even at the expense of its ex.
istence, are invited TO send from each State
! two delegates from every Congressional
district, and four delegates al large 10 the
Convention.
The reason for this omission of a cardi
nal principle, we must leave 10 others 10
explain. 1t may he that, resolu,e 10 have
| no other issue but that of sIavery-no other
conflict but the irrepressible one, and since
that the Peoples Party of Pennsylvania,
(vhom THADDEus STEVENS long ago dsscri-
bed as "whippable aricle,") will agree
10 any terms, the Republican leaders con
templuously throw the Tariff aside 1t
may be that the great importing interest Of
New York, where the Committee met,
Governor Morgan presiding.> set its face
against any allusion 10 protection. 1t may
be that the agriculturalisls of the Northwest
who especially desire railroad iron free of
duty, and the wooleu men of New Eng
land, who have always been hostile 10 our
local interests, demand the sacrifice. The
reason, we repeat, we can only guess at.
The fact stands prominently forward. If
RePublicanisrn is TO direct the campaign,
then the Tariff is 10 go by the board. If
MIR. Sherman's party, with whom our Tar
if representatives., Messrs. MoRRIs and
MiLLwARD, are daily voiing,i is TO rule lhe
day, then Protection, direct or incidental,
fades from the banners If The New York
policy is 10 prevail, with its darling "ad VA.
iOrems" and its "Reciproci,ies," then MIR.
CAREY had better throw down his pen, SO
long and so ably employed in registering
terrific statistics, and demonstrating the alb
surdity of free trade. and 60 back TO the
genial atmosphere of Upsal and Gottingen
10 study his theories in dismal Tuetonic
and Sclavonic words, and find a higher and
iuster appreciation among Hyperborien pro-
fessors than he does among Republican
politicians. If the Chicago platform Of "No
Tariff and Free Railroad Iron" be adopted,
then our esteemed friends OF the Phoenix
Company (who we believe 10 be active in
the proposed protection festival) had bet
ter look elsewhere for comfort, and, hand
in hand with the creditors of Montour, and
the capitalists Of Crane and Cornwall, seek
some other safer association. All this, we
repeat, we commend 10 the attention of
the gentlemen who are preparing the Tariff
banquet, who, having by this time, we
nope, caught guest or two, must be think.
ing OF their programme of professions and
principles.
Indeed, the fact of the "People's Party
men" being i'll treated by the Republicans,
will give point to the festivity. 1t is in.
/ deed lis excuse. But for this provocation,
Christmas Garcia huge frolic over the
fresh graves of Brown and his fellow mar
tyrs, might have seemed little inappropr-
ate. Revolt, and murder, and arson, and
hanging, and funerals are, one would think,
rather serious matters. Our fellow citizens
of Virginia, the mourning families of MIR.
BuRSHAM andand MIR. TURNER, whom Brown
and his gang shot down from their ambush,
the humble widow and children OF the poor
soldier who fell in The assault-lhe farmers
whose ricks and barns has been burned for
months past-the vast body of thinking
mcr who are alarmed or at least depressed
at tae ominous appearances of public affairs,
all these may wonder at ihe selection OF
this time for a great mposum-5ut when
they are told that under the provocalion
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