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cannot be had, nor can it be had a. all,
unless the Senate shall vote down the mo.

cannot be had, nor can it be had at al
unless the Senate shall vote down the nc
tion to postpone to the next session.
There is, | apprehend, no other way t
test the opinions of men in regard to .hi
matter than by voting against the post
Ponement, and thus to bring the questio
directly before the Senate. The onl
way We can test our opinions is BY votin
against that motion. The motion to de
fer to the next session Of Congress pre-
venting vote upon the bill, and preclud
ing all amendment, is the most effectiv
that can DO made by those who are de
termined that no action shall be had .
this session. For the purpose Of know
ing precisely how men stand on this ques
ton, | ask, when the vote be taken, tha
it msy be taken BY yeas and nays, ant
let that vote be test upon the BILL y
The yeas and nays we're ordered, ant
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baysrd, Bragg Chesnut
Clingman, Davis. Fitzpatrick. Green
Gwin, Hempbill, Hunter, j johnson, of Ar
kansas, johnson of Tennessee, Lane
M.llory. Pearce, Polk, Powell, Pugh
Rice. Salisbury, Sebastian, Slidell
Toombs. Wigfall, and Yulee-25.
Nays-Messrs, Anthony. Bigler, Cam
eron, Chandler. Clark. Dixon, Doolittle
Fessendeu. Foot, Foster, Hale, Hanlin
Harlsn, King. Latham. Seward, Sim
mons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trunbull
Wade. Wilkinson. and Wilson-23.
Senator STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS
did not Congressional Globe, frs
session Thirty sixth Congress, page 3O27
and United States Senate Journal, FRS
session Thirty;.ixth Congress, page 673
So the further consideration of the bill
was postponed to the second Monday oi
December next.
June l6, 1860, Mr.. Powell, of Ken.
tucky, moved q reconsideration of the
vote BY which the bill to adjust the tariff
was postponed to the second Monday o
December next.
The Presiding Officer stated that was
a privileged motion, and would be enter.
od
June 20, 1860, Mr.. Bigler moved to
postpone all prior orders, for the purpose
of taking up the motion of Mr.. Powell.
The vote being taken, resulted as fol.
lows:
Neas-Messrs. Anthony, Bigler, Brigh,
Cameron, Chandler, Clark. Collamer. Crit.
tendsn, Davis, Doolittle, Fesse senden, Fitch
Foo.c, Foster, Hale, Hamlin. Kennedy,
King, Lane, Latham, Nicholson, Polk
Powell, Seward, Simmons, Sumner. Ter
Eyck, Thomson, Trumbull, Wade, Wilk
inson-33.
Nays-Messrs. Bragg, Brown. Chesnut
Fitzpatrick. Green, Gwin. Hammond
Hempbill, Hunter, Iverson. johnson oi
Tennessee, Mallory, Mason, Rice, Toombs
Wigfall, and Yulee-17.
Senator Douglas did not vote.-Con'
gressisnal Globe. first session Thirty sixth
Rress, page 3l9l; U. s. Senate Journal
first session Thirty-sixth Congress, page
72O.
SO the motion to reconsider was agreed
to. The vote was now taken on the mo.
ton to postpone, which was not agreed to
The Secretary proceeded to read the
bill, which was arrested by the interven
ton of other business, and motion te
adjourn, which was carried-yeas 2l
nays l2.-Congressional Globe, 6rst ses
sion Thirty sixth Congress, page al95.
The subject was not considered agar
during the few remaining days OF the ses
sion.
Here ends the record Working mon
mechanics Of the manufacturing States
read it carefully, then say whether yor
are prepared to elevate BY your votes, te
the Chief Magistrasy of this nation, |
man who has on all occasions sought t,
break down the manufacturing establish
meuts Of this country by repeating al
tariff acts, and who proclaimed, in th
United States Senate, that he was a free
trade man to the fullest extent that ne ca'
carry IL"
People of Pennsylvauis, are you pre-
pared to elevate to the Presidential chair
and give tho mighty power which tba
Office Yields. to man who has used eve
cry means within his power to reduce th
tariff, or repeal all acts levyiug a dut.
upon foreign iron, and who proclaimed
10 the United States Senate, that be kne'
of mo item upon which We can take o.
the revenue with greater facilities and ad
vantages to the great material interest o
the country than upon this I"
Should the iron and other manufacto
ries be compelled to close operations, an
thousands thereby be thrown out of em
ployment by the introduction OF the free
trade doctrine, through the instrumental
ity of an Executive pledged to that prin
ciple. will you vote so as to have to uE
braid yourselves that your votes brough
it aboutl