The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-10-04
From the Baifimore Am,ricon.

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ANOTHER LETTER FROM Gov. JONES.
4 gentleman has favored the Editor of
the Pittsburg American with the follow.
ing letter, received from Governor Jones,
Of Tennessee:
NASHVILLE, August 5, 1874.
Dear Sir:-l have the honor to receive
the receipt Of yours Of the 23d ultlmo, and
beg leave TO assure you, that it gives me
much pleasure TO afford the information
you desire.
Unjust strike the friends Of Mr.. Polk in
this State, with great establishment to see
II stated IN the public journals ofyour State,
that he is the friend aud advocate of Pro
tecllve Tariff, when there is no political
fact more notorious, than that he is The un.
compromising opponent Of protection
Col. Polk for The last four or five years has
been before the People Of Tennessee as q
candidate for the Gubornaiorial chair
During that time he has published his
opinions on the subject Of Tariff, as of.
Ten as SIX or seven times, and in each and
all Of these publications, he has avowed
himself opposed TO the PROTECTIVE
Foley. To these various publications
| refer you for full and explicit declara
ton Of his opinion on that subject.
CT. Polk and myself were competing
candidates for the Executive chair Of this
State in 1S4l and 1913. | think | mel
him in these several campaigns, as often
as one hundred and fifty times in public
discussion before the people of this State,
and al each and every speech lie made, he
invariably ayowcd lis opposition to the
protective policy, and in the last contest of
lS43, he assaled aud denounced the-pres. (
ent tariff act as highly protective il lis
character, and pledged his influence aud
effort 10 secure lis repeal. ! think may
say with great confidence, that ii wne
mainly on .i.- g4wsrtun, mat Col. Folk /
aud his friends expected to defeat me IN T
the contest of last year. was the ad.
yocalc Of the Tariff of AZ he its unqual.
fled opponent.
That Col. Polk is a free trade man in
Inc same sense in which Mr.. Calhoun is,
10 one can doubt. | would call yonr al.
cnlion to his address to the people Of Ten.
lessec, dated in May, l943 In that ad-
lrcss he states that he is for raising mo.
ley enough by imposts duties which.rhen
idded 10 The money arising from h@sdles
# The public lands and other incidental
sources Of revenue will be sufficient to de. ]
ray the expenses Of the Government eco.
administered. From this Zone
If the latest Of his Published opinions you
will see that be is in favor of exhausling I
III the land money and other means from {
sources first, and then raise the
Ieficit by a tariff. The proceeds of ihe ,
'ublc lands has gone up on one occasion,
IS high, OF mistake not, as 1000, 900. :
t such thing should occur again, as it
nay, then, if this sum should be sufficient
0 deiray The expenditures of the Govern
nent Gas | think it would, he, Mr.. Polk,
ccordng TO the ground assumed in the {
ddress would have to abolish the tariff al. {
ogclhcr. This would be free trade with !
rCn9ednce. +.
As 20 our prospects in this State, have !
} say, the contest is one of unprecedent- a
d warmth and zeal. The Locos are re.
ortlng 10 every means 10 secure the vote .
{ this State but to our friends Of Penn j
ylyania, would say, be Of good cheer c
he Wings Of Tennessee know their duty q
nd uiR do it. Tennessee will maintain 7
er position, despite Of every influence that !
nay be brought 10 operate on her. Twice i
as she re2udiated COL Polk, and am
ersuaded she will not revoke her verdict I
NEVER, no NEVER. Keep the keystone :
f the Arch firmly in its place, and all v
I'LL be WELL S
Very respectfully, :