Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-10-23

The foregoing questions are Addressed
in manner and form, as we have published
them, to Mr.. Bell, and if it is duly in or
der, and perfectly agreeable all around we
desire 10 transfer the address of them from
the Hon Mr. Bell to the Hon. Mr.. Pryor.
Will you then, Mr.. Pryor, answer each
and all of the above questions in your
speech tonight at the Atheneum?
The New York Herald, of Saturday
last, publishes two letters from the home
of Mr. Lincoln, Springfield, H., one of
which contains several interesting ex-
tracts from old newspaper files of that
-" touching Mr.. Lincoln's opinions on
political matters-espeCIany 81 +ariF
The writer of the letter says:
Sufficient record is obtained from those
sources to determine positively what Mr..
LincOlu's view was on the question OF the
tariff, which now, as we'll rs then, absorbs
large share of public attention in many
States of the Union.
Upon looking over the papers referred
to, find that on Monday evening, March
IS, 1874, Judge Caverly, Democratic cleo
tor of Illinois, delivered free trade speech,
which the Springfield, Illinois, State Reg
lister, of March %, l845, Democratic free
trade organ,) says, $50 disturbed Mr.. Lin
coin that he promised to forfeit his ears
and his legs if lie did not demonstrate
that protected articles have been cheaper
since the late I842) tariff than before"
"And, to our surprise" adds the Register,
"Judge Logan endorsed LincOlns prom
ise." The latter was at that time the
ablcst member of the Judiciary of :he
State of Illinois. 1t is a pleasant thing to
know that the Democracy never demanded
either Mr.. LinCOln's Gears" or "legs," as
he is yet in the full enjoyment of them.
hegtSfoS;; In enenlcinn of Air. Lincoln tho
terizes him as 1.-THE great Goliah of the
Junto," abiding to the friends of n pro-
tectivc or 'cOOn tariff" rs that paper then
denominNted it. The Register of the same
date, continues to denounce Lincoln in un-
measured terms for his protective tariff
opinions. So much for "Democratic" tes-
timony.
Turning to wing sources, find that at
whig mass convention at Vandalia, Illi-
nois, on the 18th of July, 1914, the fol-
lowing resolution was reported from Il
committee of which Mr.. Lincoln was Il
member. 1t was adopted by the Conven-
ton, and Mr.. Lincoln was understood to
be the author of it:
ASS"Nt'CN1 hAG W Z uLG III lbNOE vi All uC-
equate revenue from duties on imports, so
levied rs to afford ample protection to
American industry.
The proceedings of this meeting were
printed in the Sangamon Journal, published
in this city, of August I, 1874.
The above paper of July i, 1874, con-
tains an account of a meeting held at Pc
oria, Illinois, June 10. 1874 1t appears
that Mr.. Lincoln made speech at that
advocating the claims of Henry Clay to the
proOidomcy, aud supported, says the Jour
the following resolution:
RssolUed, THAT foremost in imnortonce
among these principles (the principles
which have guided Henry CIay) we recog-
nlZe and affirm that of providing n nation
al revenue by n tariff of duties on foreign
importations, so adjusted that, while it will
yield no more than is necessary for an
economical and efficient administration OF
the federal government, will at the same
time afford equal protection and encour-
agement to every branch Of American in
dustry.
Mr.. Lincoln has not changed his views
upon the tariff question since 1874 as will
be seen by the following tariff plank from,
the Chicago platform:
RESOLVED, II, That while providing rcve-
nue. for the support of the general govern
ment By duties upon imports, sound policy
requires sue! an adjustment of these i'm.
ports rs to encourage the Development o.
the industrial interests of the whole couu.
try, and we commend that policy of ma.
tional exchanges which secures to the work.
ing men liberal wages, to agriculture re.
munerating prices, to mechanics labor and
enterprise, and to the nation commercia
prosperity and independence.
So much for Mr.. Lincoln's views ON tho
tariff.
Concerning Mr.. Lincoln's opinions or
the Slavery question, the Herald CORES
: -pondent also gives US paragraph. TIL,
fact that the Herald has been bitterly on
posed to Mr.. Lincoln, gives weight to til,
following remarks from its reporter, which
they would not otherwise have:
In conversation with Mr.. Lincoln.
found him emincntly conservative. III
will be remembered that Mr.. Benjamin. II
his place in the Senate of the United
States at the last session, in comparing the
consistency and conservatism of Douglas
and Lincoln, said, with reference to the
debate between those two men in Illinois
in ls56;-"I must say here, for must be
just TO all, that have been surprised Il,
the examination that made again within
the last few days of this discussion he-
tween Mr.. Lincoln nn1 AR nUuo,I,,. =