Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-03-31
The Republic cans as a Tariff Party.

If it is claimed, as many Republican pa.
pers in Pennsylvania do claim, that it is
the tariff party of the country; the asser-
ton must be received with caution, and
strict scrutiny be made into the facts of the
case. AS we regard the question, Penn.
sylvania is a tariff State, that is, the great
majority of the individual members of both
the great political parties of the State, are
in favor of specific duties on the great sta
pies of the country. 1t is equally certain
that members of both parties, in other Sec
tions, are opposed to the principles of a
tariff. As it is asserted however, that the
tariff is a great leading principle of the
Republican party, and free trade, on the
contrary, is Democratic principle, we
shall present the facts of the case, so that
the truth or falsity of the assertion may be
judged by all. We insert an article, en-
tire, from the New York Eueniug Post,
one of the most able and influential organs
of the Republican party in the country:
The REPUBLICANS NOT Protection
IsTs.-The members of Congress who rep
resent Republican constituencies ought to
look carefully into the question of the tar
iff before they act upon it. Some changes
for the better may be made, doubtless /;
some articles may be taken out of one sched-
ule and placed in another, to the advantage
of the country; but no change ought to
be made recognizing distinctly the principle
of protection, or committing the Republi-
can party to it in any form
1t is well known that our organization
was called into being by tho denominations
of the Kansas Nebraska bill and the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise. In Ohio,
and most of the other States, conventions
were called by the signatures of influential
persons of all grades of political opinion,
and entirely without reference to any pre-
existing party or organization, inviting the
people, as such, to meet and choose dele
gates to conventions for making the neces-
ary nominations solely on the ground of
resistance to those iniquities. To come in
at this late day and tell us that we are
pledged to the policy of the defunct whig
party on the question of tariff is, at least,
wholly unjust to those honest and patriot
ic Democrats who have responded to this
broad call, and have left long cherished
party, in the midst of its triumphs for the
sake Of resisting the encroachments of sla-
very.
The policy Of this attempt would be as
unwise as it is unjust. The people of the
United States have sattled the question:
After thirty years struggle, in which the
utmost was done that wealth and talent
and eminent influence and political man.
agement could do to establish the protec.
tive system as the permanent policy Of the
! country, the whole scheme was exploded
the party which upheld it was blotted out
and the political leaders who have bounded
their fortunes to that idea were consigned
to private life or to the grave. lhe A1leri
} coaa people have evsNcel their sellked deter
mination that, a0hatevcr chrnsns mas
heJeqfter be msaae IN thc tariff, ShaN be IN
the directton Of free trale, anu not ,tS op.
posite. Any polalcai Org4nteotiom o.
dentalconabanation in CongrfSS, uhici
shall .tooihan(ity contrauene this deter
, mination, may rely upon IL that Mei
, work aotN never endure longer ,han unti
r the JoIl"a0iag Presidential election shal
q0rd the bociy Of tie peopte an opoort,,
mtg to g'oe legal efficiency to Mer 'oiN
Q The question Of slavery is altogether to
t gaeat and momealtoas to be thus prostitu
, ted to the selfish schemes of speculatin
capitalists and venal politicians and narrow
minded economical bigots If those VIII
t now manage the affairs of the Republica
o party contemplate any such vancouver, W
: warn them in time that they had better Il
o it alone. They have not so great SUI
' plus of votes that they can afford to driv
: off the friends of free trade from thei
l. ranks. .4,sd u Mey do commit this blu,'
der soe tell them that The gear 1860 is III
% last in a0hich tie present political part
. a0W figure ae a Presidential eiection."
r In the above, two great leading prime
!. Piles are asserted.
e Ist. That free trade is fundament
is doctrine of the Republican party.
I'd. That the niger question is entirel
tOO SlSdp anu W duOW ~
afiliation with the tariff
That such is the doctrine of the Repu'
licans, as party, we have repeatedly a
= = serted. That the politicians of the Pc
- ple's party of Pennsylvania are dispos,
to yield to the outside pressure of the r
" pub!icans, glance at the proceedings
the Convention of the Peoples party, he
- at Harrisburg, makes so evident that
% who runs may read. What are the res
lutions of the Peoples party, adopted
\ Harrisburg? We find resolution aft
, resolution on the subject of slavery. T
." great and momentous question" of t
- niger, in connection with the political {
We y" pirations of SIMON CAMERON, over-rid
~ everything, and impregnates all the pI
ceedin0s of the Convention What dc