Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-05-27

At the commencement Of the last ses-
sion of Congress, modification of the
Tariff, favorable to Penusy lvania interests,
seemed to be certain. Mr.. Buchanan re-
commended change from al ratoreHs to
specific duties. The Buchanan press OF
Pennsylvania generally supported It. Sen
ator Bigler lent the measure the aid OF
his powerful abilities. Great efforts SEEM
Cd to be made to carry it. But it failed.
We say great efforts seemed to be made
but who that is in the slightest degree
acquainted with the hypocrisy of the men
who seemed to make the effort, can believe
that they were really made 7 1t would be
throwing great discredit upon Buchanan
and Bigler, to suppose such thing.
Why Of what value to Pennsylvania
would be her two distinguished sons
the one in the Presidential chair and the
other in the U. s. Senate, aud both illus
trious as statesman and tacticians-lf
their united influence was not sufficient to
carry through Congress simple change
in the tariff from al ualorem to specific
duties? 1t would be an insult to them,
aud discredit to their constituents, to
believe that they tried to carry it-and
we will not insult the one, or discredit the
other, by believing any such absurdity.
The plain truth is, they did not want to
change the Tariff a. all, They were obIi-
ged to pretend to favor it, in order to
hoodxiuk their northern friends, aud a
bare preteuce wa. about all they made.
Would Jackson, or any other spirited
President, have retained Secretary Of the
Treasury who openly aud actively opposed
q measure of so much consequence recon-
mended by him3
What was William j. Duane's fate !!
Promp, rcmorul And yet Buchanan re-
tanned Cobb-anj Cobb's hostility to the
measure ueItAteu IL.
The Cabinet was not a unit-and Bu-
chanan, on that question, did not desire to
make it one.
Cobb ia Southern man-the South did
not favor change-and our Northern
President, who rants a denomination an
1860 from the Charleston Conrention,
would not offend the South, by removal
of hi. Southern Secretary.
He preferred chance for reelection in
1860 to "specifc duties j and Bigler
would sell the State at any time, and half
his soul inf he had a soul large enough
20 be halved-for o seat in the new cabl-
net.
1t is in this way We may account for the
failure of Congress to modify the Tariff.
The North has been sold, Buchanan and
Bigler have been principal and agents in
the transaction.
In any case affecting the interest Of the
South-tbe Lecompton question, for in
stance, or any other negro question-is
there a solitary inhabitant of the country
silly enough to believe that reIeRio"'
Northern member Of the Cabinet would
have been retained?
1t is very evident to us, and We think it
will be to every one who will look at it
through clear glasses, that "adeq"ats incl
dental protection" Eve believe We quote
right to the interests Of Pennsylvania
will never be secured through the efforts
of "Pennsylvania's favorite Son. or those
of her "lllustrious Senator" while they
have an axe in hand to "bring to an edge"
on the Southern grindstone.
We of Pennsylvania have been hum
bugged by humbugs for many years. We
shall be wiser, probably, by and by-and
"boughs experience" is said to be lasting
and profitable. Lot this reflection be our
present consolation.
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