, 1860-06-18

THE DEFEAT Of Ath AAkkANEs
The Houss bill providing for such changes
in the Tariff Us should bring the reve-
nuss Of the government up TO its current ex'
psnses and prepare the way for e1tinguishing
tha national debt, and a. the same time foster
and encourage the great industrial interests Of
tho country, was edtctually killed in the
Senate on Friday last, by rote Of % to 90
the bill! having been postponed by that vote
until the next session Of Congress. This policy
was adopted BY the Democratic members Of
the Senate at the instance Of Hunter Of Tir-
Rinia, who represents u State which derives
its chief support from tho domestic slave
trade, and has very little in common with
either the manufacturing or tile agricultural
districts OF the Union.
We take it that the spirit Of the twelfth Sec
ton Of the National Republican Platform is
fully and cheerfuuy acquiesoed in BY all The
members Of the party-by Illinois as well as
Pennsylvania, by California as well as Con-
: uectlcut We reprint it, as the text for that
which W. have To say apropos to the recent
action Of the Democracy in tho Senate:
"That, while pro.iding revenue for the sup
port Of the general government by duties on
imports, sound policy requires such m adjust
xnent Of these lniposts Is 70 encourage the de.
ve1opment Of the industrial interests Of the
whole country and we commend that policy Of
national exchanges which secures to the work
ing men liberal wages, to agriculture remuuer-
atluR prices, to mechanics and manufacturers
IN adequate reward for their skill, labor and
enterprise, and to the nntiSu commercial pros
parity and independence"
This resolution was in the main copied from
resolution Of the Pennsylvania State Con-
vsntion, and was pronounced entirely satislac-
tory to the producers Of coal and iron in that
State, by Judge Jessup, the Chairman Of the
Platform Committee in the Chicago Conven-
tion, and By the entire Pennsylvania de1ega-
ton. The fairness aud moderation Of the
delegates from the Keystone State. thsir readi-
1ess to concede whatever could be demanded
by eound reason fom the grain producing Sec
tions Of the country, their well-considarcd
statements Of The deleterlous workings Of tho
present tariff not only on their own people hut
On the entire nation-all conspired to produce
the happiest accord in the Convention and
to secure not only unanimous but an
enthusiastic expression in favor Of this resolu-
to2. And when it was read from the Scc1c-
tNy's stand it was received with tumultuous
applause by delegates and spectators. There
fore II the Republican party is bound to any
thing it is bound by Ill considerations Of good
faith and sound policy TO a firm maintenance
and practical application Of the doctrines set
forth in the twelfth section Of The platform as
above. During the present session Of Con-
grass the Republican members have 1abored
faithfully to give legislative effect to the conf
mercial theories since embodied in their party
creed, and in this they have truthfully an,ici-
pated the wishes Of their constituents. We
do not propose to argue the tariff question
from Pennsylvania or Massachusetts stand
poiut We have 10 deal with it as it affects
u, We are concerned with it indeed as it has
to do with the whole country but We arc
chiefly and most nearly concerned with it az
lthRs to do with tho Northwest, and it is with
reference to its bearing On tho grain producing
States that we shall give it such attention as
nsy be demanded BY the coming campaign.
The great depression in the prices Of West
e7n produce during the year 1859, taken in
connection with the war in Europe and tho
state Of Tho crops elsewhere, would seem to in.
dicats that the prosperity Of this country, or
1t least Of this section ot the country is mainly