Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-09-25
MI VI.

Certain citizens of Ripley. Tippah county,
Miss, reading Mr.. Folks letter to Mr.. Kane
of Pennsylvania, wrote to him on the 9th July
wishing TO know where no stood on the su5jcc,
of the Tariff. Before seeing that, they had sup
posed him nti-pro,ectve' in the s,rongcs. sense
of the word. They pu, TO him. therefore. the
following questions, which they reques: HIM
pec,fuy to answer:
ls,. Are YOU in favor of, or opposed to, the
present Tariff! If opposed. please state your
Len ding objections to il, with such alterations and
notifications would meet Your views.
2nd. Are YOU in favor of restoring the
rate of duty under the late Compromise Act q,
It's eXpirotioni
3rd. In case neither of these acts meet Your
approval what is the maximum to which YOU
would be willing to 90 in the adjustment Of Ia
riff of dutiesl
18th, Are discriminating duties for protection,
in your opinion, constitutional or oxpodieut: or
should they be made for rovcnua purposes sooiyi
9Th, As the proceeds of the sales of the Pub
lie Lands have Il direct bearing upon the tariff
question what disposition would You make OF tins
fund
The object tho undersigned have III propounl-
ing the foregoing nIerrogatories is to afford you
the opportunity to reconcile conflicting opinions
that exist among portion Of our citizens. res
pectlng these points, growing out of your late
letter to DR.. Kane of Philadelphia. and former
publications and speeches.. We hope You will
consider the interroga tories too pointed, but
that thev are propoundcd expressly TO havo your
position upon the tariff distinctly defined, so that
neither The North South can misapprohend
you.
In conclusion, we feel it due to you sir, u
vol ourselves, to state, that belong to md
arc identified with the whig party; but at the
mo time consider we have not transce nded our
rJu of Ans n in
addressing a candidate for high and inp,rta nj
station although no may entertain political scnti-
mcnts differing from our own. We respectfully
solicit reply at Your earliest convenience.
Respectfully,
Thomas c. Hindman, Orlando Davis.
James B. Walker, James II. Sims,
Samuel Benton. Jr., John w. Thompson,
w. J. Riddle, Thomas Young,
r. r. Thomas, p. W. Saunders,
3. B. Blount.
To these questions, and to this letter, Mr.. Polk
has made no reply. He is mum on the occasion.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TELEGRAPH.
| am informed that 0. Beeson, Esq. OF Wayne
county in n speech which ho made al the Demo-
cratic meeting, held 10 this place on the 18Th inst,
animadverted at some length upon speech made
by myself IN the House of Representatives the
10Th March last, and that IN the course Of his
speech, he charged me WITH IaSeOoi, III SltItll1
that speech, that the constitution of the State of
New Hampshire contains provision that no per-
son shall be elected to the office of Governor Sen
ator or Representative. who is not of the Protes-
tant religion. AS have heard Of Mr.. Beeson
making this charge upon other occasions, and IN
my absence, when of course could not reply to
him, deem it proper to shy in this public
ncr, that the faIsehood Is with him.
| now repeat that the Constitution Of \. Hamp
shire does contain q provision that no person shall
be elected TO either of the above offices who IS
of the Protestant religion. When made tho
speech referred to, had before me the constltu-
ton. from which quoted and the Hon. Edmund
Burke one of the Democratic Representatives,
from that State from his place in the House, pub
licly admitted ,ha; quoted it correctly. Wheth-
or this charge made by Mr.. Beeson through
ignorance malice it is equally consurable, and
wi.hou. he retracts /, shall regard him will
fu calumniator.
Yours Respectfully.
CALEB B. SMITH.
Conne-Syi'Ie 18th Capt.. 1874,