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Ine NC asrand Tssues publishes the following
conthnaicseba. from i hishly respee,ah,. -e.,le.
maa u Kihauha roanty. i, es,ahlish.s .-,r,.
veEy Interesting facts ID regard d ,heroiit,l h;s.
tory Of Col Joseph Johason. alas old Joe,r-
4 SHOWS ssSs with al The horror 9f orr Deme-
e'ale ifieaEs Or Henry clayism. John Quincy
Aaansisfa. saleEnsl Improvements. and Tariff
protesting American industry, they are how offer-
ing ior aoSssnor gentleman whose !. fysi ekeies Z
ior ne Presidency was Henry Clay Of Kentucky !;
who aissF Mr. Adams came intofhe Presidency,
said &c VAS deserving Of the high sfice conferred
Ga him xao declared TIA, q the great constitu-
iionai qass,isa As to the power -ofthe Government
in reaica "a Internal Improvements, has been set
led andswha strongly advocated tariff for the
encouragement Of American Industry. Ii is pity
that Old Ja had not been presen, during The de-
bates heiwea fAe candidates for Congress from this
District, faast he might have reproved Mr. Caskie
for his ant tariE and an,i-mprorement heresies.-
It win Be psscsived thar he writer Of The e,,er
nails Oh gosp BY quoting from his own cacu-
lar Rics aaHa .sss7aslieaa
K4NAwua C. H., oc. IS, 1851.
To tie Edilsrs IF The Z Times
Having teeenily had an opportunity Of examin-
ing an old Circular, issued in 1926, BY one Joseph
Johnson the present Democratic candidate for the
Office of Governor, present you below with some
extracts, lendiag 10 show how far his opinions of
that day fofsespond with the 2 resolutions of %
go and the recent Baltimore Platforms, upon
which he. ia his letter OF acceptance, now plants
himself. ffpi viii agree with me, upon examna-
ton of the Extracts, that Col Johnson must have
been put to his mete to keep up with the progress
ett ~ hat heh moi
peculiar saeiliiy Of adaping himself to the changes
of tie times, he would hardly be entitled, at this
time 10 place on The Baltimore Platforms"
where he seems 10 have seated himselfwih 50 much
selfcomplapeney. But desire 70 do entire justice
to Col. Johnson. The Inconsistencies 10 which he
has been drisen Is the fault of his party than
Of himself A Protective Tariff, Internal Improve
ments b. tha General Government, and Henry
Clay have adj come distasteful TO the sPoiIs party"
heretofore abe strong side-to Which party Col,
johnson has always belonged, and always will be-
long. Pus him on the weak side and his g occupa-
lion is gope.f Office, and fair and liberal share
Of the pukiie spoils have been the sole object
Of his life Each Of these he has received from the
hands Of hss5party without stinl hence hisdu,y ID
his own in;erest-a controlling motive with him
requires that he should occasionally change his
views to sui1 the times II is however, very ineon
venient lor an old politician like Col Johnson lobe
continually Ginning and changing his ground. Es-
peciay Is Use when he has been guilty Of the in
discretion Of writing Circular. Mischiefmakers
will occasionally turn these old records up To
guard against future inconyenience on this score
Col. Johnsonh has very wisely, think, pat himself
upon inpresnable ground, this time-the I resolu-
tons of 9s-9s Let the Democratic party progress
Sit may the resolutions of 1873 aleast will stand
they at ieas9wiIl furnish secure sheier, for they
are easily construed to mean anything that's want
cd The Sscessonist insists they are authority for
him though their ilustrious author has declared
they are not But Il digress from the purpose of
this communicated. To the extracts:
At time when the policy Of Internal Improve
ments was popular with the 50 called Democracy,
Col JoAns9a held forth as follows;
Ertracts ySom Gel. .Jatason's CirtGlar Of 1926
The great constitutional question, as the power
OF the Government, in relation to Internal Improve
meni has been settled"
RI am noisa ware that the Constitution has been
altered in thar respect since Col. johnson wrote in
1925 II -
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