Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-10
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Mr. Laidley says II lle & understood !
he plan Of Mi. EIIstt. that iii 4 e4als
4 advocate The measure I ior ths improve
nent Of DE Eaua0 ID and ohiosrifeIs
4 bat says he is opposed y taxihs 81
people for thS Improvement Of th'
I Kanawha river. !. We confess weare IN
II able 70 see how the government Gan ait
Nj. Elicit 10 improving tie KanaWha, q
lany other river without appfopriatins
money nom Tie public treasury an1s
We cannot see how money can % got inti
the public treasury 40 be appropriated
except BY E taxing she people." II Mi
Laidley can tell Us how the government
lean get moneyinto Tie public treasur5
without taxing the people. and taking
lii from the pockets Of she people inssome
form 81 other, We should like for him &
fdo So If BE can show Us how snch
thing can Be done, Ws will pronounce
him the greatest public benefactor thai
lany country has ever produced, and will
advocate his election for Congress. The
Presidency. Or anything else be wants r.
Unless he can do So. we contend We did
him no injustice when We said he Was il
favor Of taxing the people Of Ksnawha, d
the State and Of the United States, TO I'M
prove the Kanawha and that upon tie
same principle Congress would have q
fright, and il would b. its duty to tax the
people q improve every river ndHcreek
lin Virginia and in the United States,
which would cost millions upon millions
Of money bankrupt The government and
grind the people 70 dust with taxes.
Mr. JEaKIss i opposed tod protective
tariG. and direct sdxes. He believes that
the government should be economically
administered. and supported BY moderate
duties, besides upon foreign imports, ac-
cording to their value.
Mr. LAIDLnY ayoWs himself ia tapor ot
t d protective tariff HI IS in favor Of 4
Edeagy Tar By thrift on Irea. Rolzen Goods,
Cotton manufactured, and almost every
Other ashcle consumed by Farmers, for
/ the purpose Of building up the rich man
ufactnres Of New England. He is il IA
yor Of / proteetips tari6 n other words
he Il in favor Of taxing the people 81 viz
ginia, and the South, and the North West
tie roasumers the farmers Ana la5Or.
.ers for the purpose of building up tho
Eaaaafactares and aaotsiea aristoerats Of
Nem Ea9Iand.
We are astonished ta see agentleman
Of Mr.. Laidley's intelligence and patriot
ism, advocating before THE people Of Vn-
ginia At this enlightened day tie exploded
humbug Of d protective tdrii6. This. Of
itself, is sufficient to defeat him.
We again. urge our readers to give M.
Laidley s lelteitan attentive reading. We
do not desire % mis-represent him but
wish to do him full and complete justice.
We regard Nj. LaidIey and Mr.. Jenkins
both as honorable gentlemen. and urge our
friend to conduct the canvas ID, high
toned. fair, honorable manner Mr.. Laid
ley principles are sufficient to defeat him,
and We trust none Of Mr.. jenkins friends
will be guilty Of circulating. privately,
personal ISLANDERS upon Mr.. Laidley. as
We learn some Of Mr.. Laidley supporters
are doing towards Mr.. Jenkins. 50 far
as the Democracy are concerned. We hope
to see this canvass between NH. jenkins
and Mr.. Laidley conducted on honorable
and fair terms. Mr.. jenkins principles
are sufficient to sustain him, and Mr..
Laidley IS principles are sufficient to con
denim and defeat him. We urge lie DE-
mocracy TO stand firmly totheir principles
and vote fol man who will carryo out
their principles.
70 Tie Editor of The Ri
Amanda Hailey Sur :'' -
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In your issue Of theil2th of April last
Fin giving what purports TO be ali abstract
Of my opening speech i'd. Putnam, you say
that i expressed myself as opposed to
taxing the necessaries of life, such asI tea
and coffee, but that 10 the next breathde-
clared myself sin favor of tariff on salt.
Meeting me IN the street. you inquired
liz you had reported the points Of my
speech correctly, replied that / bad
merely glanced at your article, and from
what I recolleetsd Of Il, I did not know
THAI ! had cause 70 complain. After
leaving you, and rejecting upon the color
you had given 70 my opinions. ! thought
I bad been too hastily IN asserting 70 the
correctness 81 your report and that
ought 70 read your article with care. and
give you definite answer. This i fully
Intended q do. but lesEing town in few
hours afterwards, entifaly forgot the sub
lject yet rhcollected tho moment YOU had
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