Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-18
Col. .Johnson'S Circular.

printed at Clarksburg, Harrison county, all OF
Col. Joseph Johnson's somewhattamous Circular
of 1925, that is of any interest at the present
time, and much more than is of any real import
ance. Not word is omitted from the beginning
to the point where he discusses his personal issues
with Mr. nnddridre. his competitor for seat IN
Congress, and the general character Of this poi
ton we sufficiently indicate in the abstract en-
closed within brackets. As the Democratic pa
pers have made some nsinuations that the extracts
heretofore published from the Circular are no
genuine, we think it best to reproduce the docu-
ment IN estenSo i; 50 that there can be no longe
any ground for cavil on the score of authentici-
~.
The reader will find that the opinions avoweG
by Col. Johnson in the extracts are made to ap
pear much more clear and definite by restoring
them to their original context. 1t is certain, from
this Circular, that Col. johnson, in the year 1925
was
1st. A thorough going advocate Of the most lati.
tudjnarian doctrine Of Internal Improvements. He
desired to be reelected chiefly that he might gel
Congress to undertake an expenditure of five MIL
lions and half for Canal connecting the Mo-
nongahela and Potomac, and another uncertain
outlay for a national road through the South side
of the District. 1t will be observed that he refers
to the various acts of the Congress in which he
served, by which appropriations were made for
Internal Improvement. The sums voted for the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, the Cu1nber-
land road, that famous bone Of contention and
the general improvement of the rivers. he refers
to with hearty approval and claims credit for hav-
ing participated in all the measures designed to
carry out a vast Improvement policy:
IDLY. An equally thorough going advocate Of a
High Tariff for Protection. He lays down the
broadest principles of "the American system,''
and points with pride to his vote for the Tariff of
1924. That Tariff, as we have recently shown,
was one of the highest in lis protective character,
ever enacted. For example, it declared MINIS
MUM valuation for WOODEN CLOTHS of 80 cents
per square yard, and laid duty of 81 IL per
cent? and for COTTON CLOTHS MINIMUM valua.
ton of 35 cents per square yard. 1t imposed high
specific duties OIL IRON, SALT and coTToN-BAGGING.
And Col. Johnson, he says in his Circular.
voted for this high Tariff, alone in the Virginia
delegation:
3dIy. An original Advocate of the election Of
Hery Clay araa though he actually uoted for Jack
son. ,0as Favourable 10 the administration of .Joh,
Quincy Adams. This last is conclusivey shown
by the confident language in which he speaks Of
being able to obtain favorable consideration oil
his "Cheat route" from the officers of Govern
ment.
His support of Mr.. Adams is however, placed
beyond all doubt By the fact that he participated
in an Adams meeting held at Carksburg on the
10Th of November, 1927, and by which he was
appointed one of the delegates to the Adams State
Convention at Richmond. He had then served
q second term in Congress, under Mr.. Adams's ad-
1ninistration, had sustained its policy throughout
as the records will show, and was in favour of
Mr.. Adams reelection to the Presidency. We
have before US, published by the Clarksbure
Enquirer, the full official report of the proceed.
ings of the meeting referred to- The preamble
to the resolutions, which were adopted, contained
a very strong argument against the qualifications
of Gen. Jackson TO this portion of the report il
appears that Col. Johnson objected; but that he
concurred in and voted for the recommendation O.
Mr.. Adams for reelection, there is no sort o.
doubt for he allowed himself to be appointed a
delegate to the Adams Convention.
Thus we have traced the Colonel down to No.
vember 1927, and have found him until that time
High-Tarif, Internal improvement, Adams
man. Whether he actually voted for Mr.. Adams
in 1928, we have not ascertaned, but it is to be
presumed that he did, unless his keen observation
of the popular current induced him, second time
TO abandon his first choice.
When there came over him the mighty change
of views, which turned him into supporter of all
the Baltimore reso utions," we have just now
no historical memoranda to determine. We know
that during his seryicein the Congress of 1857
he was
For the Oregon Bill though it contained the
Wilmot Proviso, and was, Mr.. Leake said, "a
firebrand, and "crusade against the South
For Mr.. Folks odious scheme of making
Thomas Hart Benton Lieutenant General and SUI
pers eding Scott and Taylor;
For the resolutions of censure upon Gen. Tav-
Tor for his conduct at Monterey; and
Against the bill for the reliefo Ireland to which
John G. Calhoun had no constitutional objec-
tons.
This brief catalogue OF his recent positions is
sufficient to exhibit his title to the favour of the
people.
Ma. WEBSTER GoIsG SOUTH The New OrIean=
Crescent says that understands. reliably, that Mr.
Webster will visit New Orleans mex; February, aud
sagqests thai arfangements should be made 10