Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-27
CLEARFlELD. PA.
Wednesday Morning March ~ 1851,
where are we rriftingf

with our Black Republican ir'enos' """
,l,v always answered it by saying, ""ais
<ill old Abe gets in, he will show you that
we have, ~ hut now alas how arc the
mighty fallen; how terribly the comb OF
.he fighting rooster has been cut; how
the vaporing braggarts are stiiled and with
ssryile homage do they follow in the wake
ofthc vaiorous Abraham.
The position of Mr.. Buchanan, that the
Constitution and the laws gave hm no
mower 10 wage war has OF necessity be-
come the policy of Lincoln; and whilst
ye honor him for standing by at least that
much Of The Constitution and law, yc! we
fear that tacre is another question IN
which, under existing laws we are DOOM
ed 10 feel tcnsibiy The national crisis that
IL now upon us. We mean. OF course 'he
present position of the tariff law' OF the
country. The passage of the Morrill, tara
iK bill Of the last Congress increased
yery materially the amount to he paid
up,n imported goods, The Southern
Confederacy is now operating under our
old tariti and are about passing new bill
and putting il into effect Our tariff i'm
noses about double the duties upon iu-
ports that theirs does. Take for instance
the articles Of cutlery and linen. Our tariif
imposes duty of thirty per cent upon
oach theirs imposes fifteen per cent up
on he same articles, and these are fair
samples Of the difference OF rates IN the
two bills. With both these tariffs in
working trim, what is TO become Of our
great cities where is the revenue to sup
port the Government 10 come irom
New York and Philadelphia have Teen
the great business centres Of the country
and almost all The inror,s Of the Union
have been done through New York
Now she will have commercial rivalry in
New Orleans, Cha lesion and Savannah.
The merch ant in Liverpool about to ship
a load Of cutlery or linen 10 the United
States, has his choice of Northern or
Southern ports. At the North he must
,pay' two dollars, ut the South he can in
itrodute has Goods foc our dollar iin viii
can enter the cheapest, aud Thus the inn
porting trade is lost to New York and the
revenue is proportionabIy decreased. Bat
il is SAID, New York and Philadelphia are
tie busiress centres and supply the lar.
gest Ecope OF territory. and tne business
will seel; market there. We cannot
doubt from recent demonstrations, that
th, south will cease to buy from US, if we
continue to treat them rs enemies
The great west is abundant in it's re-
sources, pi.d s.LeIovsr it's trade centres,
wealth and prosperity will follow.
Are cur citizens secure in their enjoy.
ment? Oar people will buy where they
can buy the cheapest, and will seek the
point at which their goods can be thus Oh
taned. With TIE great artery of the
West, the Mississippi and it's tributaries,
oil tending towards the South, with navi-
CATION cheaper rpon rater than by rail,
with goods more cheaply bought ir New
Orleans than in New York. is it not. rea-
fonable TO suppose, that the commercial
supremacy Of New Ymk, Philadelphia
and Poston is endangered. The South
prefer flee trade, and the North
prefer protection, at least inciden,al-
ly. Heretofore We have had mu.
,ual concessions and compromises ups
on tbs question as well as others. II the
day for compromise has past upon one
subject, we must make up our iminds that it
has passed fer all and bitterly will we of
pannsS Sivania ,amcn: the day when each !
.,ysten, is left to itself
1t Is urged that the revenue must be
collected if il can he legally i: should be,
but Violence and b!o"dshed should not
iEsurp the Place Of law and order. Mr..
.a'cs, the Attorney General of Mr.. Lin
coin, ii is asserted, has given i. as iis
opinionin writing TO the President, that
the revenue can only be collected ptkis
the port Of entry, sod that vessels out
side The harbor are not recognized in law
as custom, Houses. Ii this be true, how
cur the revenue be collected at Charles.
ton,or y. Orleans? Is i, by bockading the
ports or preventing ships frcm euteTngf
This would be an act Of war, and Ne ho pe
Vii. never be undertaken b, our Govern
fNehi' Can we shut them up by Gordon {
OF Custom Houses upon land, within /,
the safes? The expense consequen, up, II
on such an effort would exceed the in =,
come, and smuggling could no, be pre- e
vented unless stat ding army of revenue O
o.deois we're ina ntainei in every State. 81
Suppose sUch TO be the case. and we re-. n
i~sc TO permit goods to pass up the Ohio a
and Mississippi must We not expec, the a
same in return. The products of western II
Fcnnsyivan'a. in lumier. iron. 6c find 7,