The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-31
CoNNERsvILLE, IND, Aug: 81, 1872.

SIR-In answer to yours Of August 10, ~,
proposing joint discussion of the powers of
the U. s. government to tax government
bonds, excluding all other questions from the
discussion, beg leave to remind You that
proposed q joint CANVASS Of this district, and
that you declined making general canvass,
and would only agree to q few joint appoint
ments, all of which have now been filled. If
you so desire will make - joint general can
vass of this district with you. provided you
will, without delay. agree on tile apo int
menss. In these, as in the past, we can dis
cuss the question Of taxing the bonds, togeth-
er with other important questions of public
policy. In these discussions you can occupy
so much Of your time as you please on the
question of taxing the bonds, and / will do
the same. As to the establishment of banks
on the basis of lanis, l can only say that
never advocated any such thing. ,g.
Tour proposition to furnish . reporter is
duly appreciated.
"Hoping that you win not decline this prop
osition" forr general joint canvass, and that
you will answer without delay Il an
Yours, &c.,
DAVID 8. GOODIN0.
On Monday morning Wilson sent TO Good
ing the following reply. to which we invite
special attention:
CoNxRRsvILLE, IND, MoNDlv MoRNrNo,(
August Goth, 1872.
Hon. D. s. Good ing:
Your letter of the oath, in answe, to mine
Of the 10th inst, was handed ~ by Mr..
Riggs. lats last Saturday evening, and take
the earliest opp ortunity to reply;
am much surprised that you should state
that declined a general canvass, and regret
now that there was no one present but our
selves at ou- intery lew on that subject, but
you shall have no reasonable excuse fer say
lag that declined TO make general canvass
with you.
am also surprised thai you should stats
what you do in your letter in regard to the
and am quite sure that should your letter
ever meet the eyes OF many who have heard
you at some of the meetings We have had
they will be sstouished that you could have
the hardihood to make such declaration l
you "never advocated any sach thing" how
did it happen that although have read
copy of my letter to you on four different oc-
GASEOUS in the presence of large audiences.
and in your presence, you having the original
in your possession all the while, yen neve
denied il beforef This denial would not hav
been made, apprehend, had you not see,
me publicly hand my letter to you to the edito
OF the Times, with . request that he publisl
it as standing offer to discuss these ques
tons with you. But your denial now puts
this QUESTION out OF the canvass, and will moi
be required to spend any more time in expos
ing the fallacy and wickedness of such
scheme.
But You are in the-habit of stating that,
elected TO Congress, you win iavo: the taxa
tiUn Of national bonds. IA you propose to d
this, you certainly must be convinced Il
your own mind that what you propose to d
in this behalf may be lawfully and jussl
done, and why not, therefore, let the voters q
this district Judge as to the soundness Of you
conclusions. One discussion on the sub Re,
| is oil that desire, and it will occupy but
q single day; 80 you will see that the dis
terially interfere with.
propose, therefore, to make an arrange
ment with you for general joint canvass q
the district-as many appointments as 20,
desire-with the urdersta nding that the fir.
meeting. at which you shall have the cope
and close," shall be devoted exclu ,ively t
the discussion Of your proposition to n
these bonds.
have, on four different occasions, in Ii
most public manner, urged yoa in every VA
that could. to engage in one discuss ion o
this subject, and you have not yet agreed [
i do %. II You think . general joint canvas
4 will b TO your advantage, you certainly wi
not iorsgo it, when it can be had upon Il
sole condition that you engage in one Olsen,
sion upon au important proposition which u
ssy you favor.
i II you accept this offer name the time Al
place, when and where, we shallmee ~ NAL
appointments, and v III be there. q
Having answered without delay, and ho
ing that you will do likewise, am
Truly, &C., J. n. WILSON.
l. While the taxation Of these bonds 10 NO
now insisted upon BY any party or BY q
person except GoodinG, the latter persists
haranging the people on this subject.
has now an opportunity to discuss the que
ton and to have general joint canvass Of Il
district. We will zee whether he will ava
himself Of it.