The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1860-09-19
Is the Black Republican Party Tariff Party:

Ii Tue BLACK kepuDllcan farty Idril fdrtyi
In the State of Pennsylvania, and more
particularly in the counties of Columbia,
Schuylkill, Berks and Northumberland, the
Know Nothing orators, great and small, who
address the people under the disguise OF
assert, with degree OF impu-
dence and assurance, calculated 10 mislead
those not investigating the matter, that the
Republican party is Tariff party.
They assert unbushingly that as the old
Whig party made the doctrine OF protection
a fundamental article in their creed, so the
Republican party are equally the advocates
of the same doctrine. That, they are not
sustained by the facts of the case they well
know; and that from the Republican party
as party, there can be no hope of obtain
ing such a Tariff as we Pennsylvanians de-
sire, they also understand There is no
recipe for the making of Plum Pudding with
one Plum. and upon the same genteel and
economical pI'rtciple, the Black Republican
party may belmLanufactured into Tariff
parly TIE ingredients would be about as
follows =
New England, Niger (very black
Western States, Niger (quite black.)
n w States, Niger (diabolically black
Northern Penn.
s. New York, Niger (big nigger)
Penn. and New
Jersey, Niger Qitile nigger.)
Central Penn, TARIFF.
. The ultra abolitionist attracted by the de-
votion of the Republican party to The "Nig-
ger," gives it his hearty support as the
ty, the leaders of the Know Nothing party
are the leaders of the Republican parry
Under and by virtue of the 12lh Plank in
the Chicago Platform, the Free 1r1der of
New England, New York and the Western
States yields his allegiance to Black Repub
lican leadership, and hoisls the Black Re-
publican Banner-only united by desire
for the spols of office. Hatred ior Demo
cratic principles and devotion to the "nig.
GER" the Tag ends and outcasts of all polii-
cal parties have united under a common
banner TO wage war on the constitutional
rights of our brethren, and the laws Of the
land.
The orators OF this party in Columbia
county assert that this conglomeration i:
the special friend of ihe industrial Interests
! of Pennsylvania A few references tc
known facts, and common sense view o
| their claim 10 this honorable distinction
may well cause the honest voter TO pause
before deposiling his ballot in favor of Z
party, that not only has not the manllnes:
here, TO declare its principles, but attempts
10 deceive the people into the belief that ;
question, local in lis character, receives the
united support of their whole party.
No moral question arises in the discus
sion of Tariff. We in Pennsylvania de
sire specific duty on Iron. Why? Be
cause we conceive ii 10 be 10 our interest Il
| have such dnty--on the same principle
Stale or section OF country, who conceive
it to be against their interest 10 have such
duty, will oppose it. 1t Is question o
( Dollars and Cents, and as such a question
it will be regarded favorably or untavorael,
as it affects the interests of any Particula
locality Therefore we find in Pennsylva
MIA and New Jersey the masses OF. both Po
liiica parties are in favor OF an increase'
duty on IRON, whilst the Western and Nort
Western States regard such Tariff as bGr
densome 10 them. The New England State
are in opposition 10 any increased duties
Why? The answer is obvious. Becaus
they were never before in SO prosperous
| fhnt a
of 1857, by which tariff they protect them
selves by taking the duty off the consii:u
ents, of which the manufactured article
com posed, and not by imposing duty o
the article ready for the consumer. If the
such is The case. has Pennsylvania an
hope for protection TO her interests Sh
has, but only by the united effort ot bot
political parties, who, removing the que
ton from the arena Of parry politics, ask
as a great local interest, which Pennsylvs
MIA, as a great conservative State, and as
member OF The first importance in the col
federacy is entitled to.
Again we would refer our readers 10 al
of their acquaintances, who may have bee
out of The State. or even in many parts
5 this State during this political campaign
: Ask them if the Tariff question is made ;
4 issue. The answer will be thai the gre
and absorbing question,is the slavery que
ton, and that question overrdes every OF
: er. Pennsylvania Republicans are sneer'
at, as being afraid 10 meet the true issue
r II is a notorious fact that in the Chlca;
Convention. that The delegates from thus St'
. qvere Sneered al aud snuhbed as 1eTresent'ng
/. party IN dis STATE, afraid even TO adopt 4
), name OF Republican, but ioisting themseiv
on the State as the Peoples party.
|. Again, the 12th Plank in the Chica
: Platform was adopted for the mere purpo