Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-05-10

tonfX.,il4d fh6t even is to these articles
Ina ..5ns,.es,er loeS I'LL always pay high
lar nf;ee tbereIofz. il tIe extent oif the al
Il svy e ne lpiikk Il 6flsn regulated BIZ III,
4 a Is and deHa1.l
Il Sci although have not intimaied
That ,he prese;st Democratic tariff Oh sall
4 ongbt q be CHANGED thd spirit 81 your ar-
iticle 81, salt n ans VI u, he question b
ma Viroinia Democrat. is calculated "a III
.Iluce ihe belief thai / am IN favor of. and
i personally Interested in 4 high protective
a tar;lf AZ ssflt. & Ql,;s Il stlehg. You aIlifn
Z I'm Won aid not know Is Be true, Thai
Il when Benton 81 down the tariff lon salt
llabandoned the Democratic party. Ipro,
l|nounce this statement untrue, once
4 baper for twelve months
(which supported Gen. jackson, but
hunted With ths ghia party On its fofma,
1Ition. before MI. benton made his move,
Efnent against HE chem existina tariff.
Il Ii il matter 81 little Consequence
lwhat NV present 81 past pursuits have
been. nor would / now refer 10 the sub,
liect. except for liz purpose Of denying
That have any other interest IN salt-na.
limo than yo1 III anyother citizen Of this
county Has, as i member Of tile commu-
/ nity.I IS
1 Beneticially ana directly / have never
been 4 salI-lnaker, as you might have
known If YOU really wished % know.
4 AS Trustee 4 for 4 limited period engaged
| il the business, for The benefit Of Others
and when no portion OF tile profits, il
any, there should. be, would, ia any eyeni
have enufed to me. That may be oor-
feclly understood, | affirm that n am OPP
posed ID any tax whatever upon salt, Of
Inv other article Of prime necessity %
support Democratic extravaganza.
f8l iii your issue of the third inst. you
say that You are authorized by my
speech atfWinfeld 70 state, that i'm 1. in
favor of.taxing the people of this county.
Estate and United States, to pay for the inn
lproyement Of the Kanawha River upon
lIEllett's plan, which will cost millions 81
dollars / say in reply, that YOU are
not authofized 10 state any such thing. y
| i have never intimated that / was ii favor
lofaddingt TO the present onerous taxes. for
any purpose Whatever. I emphatically
deny that / gave my sent I'd any plan for
the improvement of the KaiaWha river.
In speech 10 which You advert, lgstated
IL substance that had heard That Mfi
Ellett, = gentleman Of the highest lscien7
tlfIc attalnnients, bag reported upon 3
particular plan 1ior the improvement soi
Efhe Navigation 81 the ha lli river,
which would afford a short intervals 2. II, z
great increase q the,soilpe q lts tids.
aau consequently wouid aaa consiaeraole
depth to the Qhie river ny winch pt several
a the fStates ooradering thereon would be
greatly benenttea. and further, that Mf.
application should be- made to Congress
fol- aid III the execution of his plan, fur
fher said that if j understood the plan.
and such application should b made 10
Congress, | would advocate the measure.
inis e tee enslse purport q what SAD u
H nave ~ " N ln,s 1spis' seen nift FIJI 81,
ietts report, ana nence am prepared
g give ny otller'oPinlon ehan ne condi
t a1ei, one ABOVE expfessed--1o Whicq \
sun adhefe.
!. now TURNER say. ilas you mas MI q
" tle ~ tusure nisconstfue me, mat VIII
give my assent 70 no propositions Wnlon