The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-20
,.,v .reacb he aver made upon the sub.

only speech he ever made upon the SUP
ject, said: :
ave shall continue TO pay the expenses s
of the Government by TARIFF on I'M r
ports. No Statesman. no practical legls- -
lator can, in view of the interests and re- to
ouirements OF the country do otherwise si Si
than what they have done in the past n n
LAY ATARIFF F for roveaue, with IN e,
CIDENTAL PROTECTION. y y q
IL believe that such protection as may h
be derived from revenue TARIFF Is Tor u
the beneG. all the great interests OF the
country-ot every one Of them. OF every
producing class, and especially OF that
greatest Of all one interests-'hat oil LABOR
This is the position of .he Republican
party, and these are the views Of Mr. h0r-
ton. 7
The vote TO which the Eagle refers is
the vote on Bill to reduce the tariff on
certain foreign imports, conflicting as lit
tie as possible Nth the n anuiacturlng ard
producing interests of the country and
Mr. Horizons reason for SO voting was,
/, that there was surplus fund Of $50. 600
t 600 in the public treasury. That this
r large amount of coin Of the country ta-
ken from the business of the country must
n of necessity paraiyze it in every branch,
v and finally, that this surplus fund was
corrup.ing every branch Of the govern
:. ment, was being used by Democratic
in Administration to purchase votes and
re- carry elections by every species of fraud
he bribery and corruption that this fund IN
J.. the hands ofcorrupi part z'ns could bring
% about. How we'll Mr.. Horizons reasons
70 were verified, let the Covode commit,
at tees report answer, 81.
n. The object of this Bill, as all know and
- as even the editors of the E.gle knew
te when they penned The above was not te
,el diminish the protection to American In
for dustry," but to reduce the surplus reve
ia nue. of the Government to prevent the cor
No ruptions. frauds and svindles that Law
:. resulted as Mr.. Horton predicted
bo In Mr.. Horton's own language nstd Il
the speech made upon that occasion Ut
cid enlarge the free list and rtdace the re0e
inc ,us in way that you will feel it least"
,ad "Put upon the fee list those article
NV which we want in this country and whlc
os ace do not produce ourselves"
On the other hand as We have said, tn
iac. Democratic party is now and always h'
al been opposed toa Tariff. Mr. Doug'as
tho and always has been opposed to aTarii
Ier In his place in the Senate of the Unite
49, States March list, 1856. Mr.. Dougla
NV said;
No. no. "Lom for a reduction of tile tariff to
's strict revenue standard. lama FRE
the TRADE MANTO THE FULLES
was EXTENT, that we can carry IL and al
,rty same time toSollect revenue enough to d
he. fray The erpenseS of Tie Government !
:, other aUords, lam for no other kind OF
- tariff than revenue tarG.
'a'e ave Mr.. Martin is aud always has be
'n"' (since he abandoned his old Wing pilnt
om '., ples) opposed TO protective tar.tf' +
=, Wv party pledge him to that principle to-do
ns'P He voted against "Morrel's protective tt
'A'u if bill' in the las. Congress, and we 81
h eheS cerely hope as the Eagle says, that "'
a. as laboring men and mechanic s of the II
N'" Congressional district will rememt
y " when they go TO the ballot box to "
that a man who vii! vote against or {
nau posed a Tariff isnot friend Of the labor
a. classes" We think when the editors
~" the Eagle penned the above, the old W
-" a'1 principles they both entertained prior
~ in'' 1848, and one Of them down to much
'"oD Ter period, leaked out somewhat. III
Nv forgot for time that they were no 10
'"' er old Wings, but that they were now
'"''y iting Locoloco paper.
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. 600 The Breckinridge men ofthe county
,ouup hated more intensely and denounced II
"a va. bitterly by the Douglas faction than
nusic, the HepuolicanS. II Is oVe'9"N,'' ;,
Of them that they are "renegades"
"A .'traitors' to the true Democracy. II
i tho eaters" "disunionist," and secession
shin. are common epithets. Douglas hin
eysry boldly avows these sentiments, and
mony the Breckenridge men will vote their
de rcrs and abusers into power.
!. ,.!As, .s,s MASONIC CALEN D n