Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-10-19

Hon. C. J. FAULKNER, Martinsburg, Va.
MARr1rspuEe, August 2l, l85l


Nh Dear .Je,CeH: Your favor OF the 10Th inst,
has Just been received, and as am now on the
wing Tor Hampshire, have only time to answer
your letter very briefly for The present. may,if
deemed advisable, upon my return answer your
enquiry more fully and satisfactorily.
i have no difficulty in saying, that there has
been gross miScOncePtiOH of my views, either
by Mr.. PendIeton orby Mr.. BOteer, AS he receiV'
ed them from the lips of Mr.. Pendleton. With
out pretending TO recOlleCt any conversation
which / have ever had with Mr.. Pendet0D,
have no doubt, have expressed myself as opPo-
sed to Tariff, whose leading aud controlling
object was protection but do not think have
ever, upon any occasion, seriously expressed
myself in opposition to a system OF duties where
REvENUE was the MAIN OBJECT of the law, and
protection was made to result incidentally from
The COLLECTION OF DUTIES. have said that the
Government OUGHT NOT 20 propose to itself as an
obiectof legislation, to burden one department OF
industry for the benefit OF another but certainly,
no one ever heard me say, except in the mere
mirth and waniOnness OF disputation, Lnt which
however have no remembrance, that was OPP
posed to the system of collecting EEvEEUE BY
iMPosTs, nor object to an incidental protection,
which might fairly and properly result from THAT
SYSTEM OF TAXATION.
! write this very hastily for yourself and such
friends as you may choose to exhibit it 10. 1t
you deem any thing advisable for publication, let
me know, and will present my views more aC-
curatey and satisfactorily. Yours, truly,
CdAS. JAS. tAUbhNEh.
Now to show the perfect accordance between
the opinions expressed in my letter to Mr.. Jewett
written during the canvass, and the opinions as
recently expressed by me in the House OF Repre-
seniatiVes on the I'd of August, 1852, It is only
necessary to take an extract from that speech
A tariff policy looking TO protection as its lea
ding primary object, is now without an advocate
in the couniFy-as completely SO as the doctrine of
pure International free trade and SO long as the
nrincipIe is ayowed and honestly carried out,
that no more revenue should be raised than is suf-
6cieut 10 defTaV the Just and economical eXpen-
! ditures of the GoVerDment-that such revenue
| should be collected from mPOsEs, and not from
/ direct taxes. SO as to give TO the labor OF our
Olon country the incidental benefit resulting from
that SuSteT79 of taxation and Ihat in raising this
/ revenue such equality of burden should be i'm.
posed that one class portion Of The country should
mol be Eared for the benefit of dHother-principles
/ now universally conceded, all else pertaining TO
anv tariflaw must be mere matter Of detail, about
/ which local interest may squabble, but in regard
/ to which national parties cannot differ
Being desirous that this letter shall reach you
for publication in your next paper, and To do SO
il must 90 by the mail of this morning, have
| only time TO say, that l corresponded freely RnC
| without reserve with many gentlemen of this
District during my canva5s-thRt regard no lei
ter written bv me during that period and pertain
inu 10 the election OF private character, that
invite their publications whenever they are
deemed by my opponents calculated to throw ligh
uDon nv opinions aud course during The canvass
and that defy the exhibition OF one that will ex
hibi, the slightest variance or Inconsistency be
tween nv position and principles . candidate
for Congress and my present position and PrinCi
pies. yours SII ,.S E.IuDNEp
BovdrilIe, Oct. llth. 1852.