The Greensborough patriot [May 4, 1860]

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VOL. XXII. GKR-EENSBOHOTTGH, ]ST. C, MIA.Y 4, I860. ISTO. 1085
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DISCUSSION AT GATESVILLE
■ ,. i,ubernatorial campaign was opened
' esdaT last, at Gatesville, in tho discus-
. between Hon. John W. Ellis, the pres-distinguished
Executive of North Caro-
. .; ne for the Democracy. Ad valorem
\ : uletely unmasked ; and, bared of its
...jble disguises, exhibited in all itsdeforra-
.. • ugliness, for the indignant condem-
,: the past. The manifold ihconsis-
. , f Oppositionism, as appropriatery
in its candidate, for Governor of
things to put in, besides ad valorem. An at-tempt
would be made to alter the basis of rep-resentation,
and place the whole taxing power
of N.C.. in tho hands of one section where
they want a deal of money. The West eould
then cut down mountains and fill up vallies
ad libitum The East would be the goose to
lay the golden egg for tho West. Gov. Ellis
was opposed to placing the whole power of
legislation in either section.
When tho people want an open Convention
thev can and will have it—open and unre-stricted.
But they do not.
What guaranty was proposed by Mr. Pool
for the safety of slave property ? The pe -
pie should hear the facts, and should know
the views and designs of both candidates.—
What property did Mr. Pool propose to ex-cept
from this sweeping equality of taxa-tion
? Nobody knew.
Such was the schomo if our opponents car-ry
the election. Mr. Badger was its shrewd
and lawyer like author. Only ten men of tho
Opposition voted for ad valorem last year in
the Legislature! Why did they oppose it
then, and pronounce it wrong ! How wus it
with Mr. Pool ? Ho is in a great hnrry lor
ad valorem now—he was not so much so then.
He said no to it by a Convention ! no by act
of the (ieneral Assembly! Ho was never
even once for it." Worse than Peter, Mr.
I'ooi had denied ad valorem, not three, but
POUR TIMES! But Mr. Badger said ad
valorem was "manifestly just and right," and
Mr. Pool says the same. When Mr. Pool
was on oath, in the Legislature, with no spe-cial
personal motives to sway him, ho said
■
-
Carolina, were exposed in a manner at
: v and masterly.
. ~*;ih.-.iou was oponod by Gor. Ellis,
l menced by gracefully expressing his j ad valorem was icrong.' Now, he calls it right
•. ^ratilude to tho people of Gates lor ' —with no oath—with no responsibility to
I ..» of their confidence in accord- [constituents, and with personal object.—
, ibeir support when ho was first a j Which Mr. Pool shall we believe? Mr. Pool
■. Be congratulated bis auditors on I of 1859, or Mr. Pool of 1860 ? A glance at
resent thriving condition of tho com- jjfr. Pool'* record showed that ho voted against
lilt—although he was conscious that 1 Turner's 13111 —Bledsoe't Bill and Resolution
• not become him to speak of his own j —Ramsey's amendment, taxing s lives ad va-
,.• •] Its finances were most pros- \{oren—and GorrdFs motion, for an open Con-'
. Its great charitable institutions, in j vention. Thin he voted against it in almost I
; ; -...: > udow ment of which the State ' every conceivable shape What "new light"
bud been shed upon him now ? There was
a great OPPOSITION CONVENTION, in
Raleigh, on the 22d Pobuary, and a red lu-1
mi nary rose. A pair of spectacles of extra-1
• ilina baa now the means of obtain- ; ordinary power had been vouchsafed to Mr.
forthwith made many strange
Lord Kosse, with his 56 foot
.: obeyed the high behests of Pruvi-
. were steadily dispensing their kindly I
1 he Common School system had !
,i, eminent success. Every child in i
his visit was to I
I'm•! ; and h>
discoverii -!
Ad Valorem, as pr .posed by the N. B. Op-positionists,
is an insult to the political intel-ligence
of 'he people. It was picked up only
question of, as a con cement hobby. Tired and sore with
: • main purp« -• of
j .. , ! i,j. - iliej of the Doin-j t lesecrpe never enjoyed such revelations.
...,. . Ui„ , |,, ■ lit, Mr. Pool, be-
, ..'. it. ... I himseil i • difference upon
••i ;.. ..• - existed, jet stood widelj
..i ii-i u t im or a grca
policy. I iii- Opposition proposed to I going so long time on foot, they saw a little
• fromoor Sinte Constitution an impor-lpony—ad valorem. Gen. Doefcery couldn't
(juarantv of the protection of slave prop mount him—he was too big So Mr. John
iie: proposition was most unjust.— j Pool was selected. But the pony will make
-•'...eepopalaUou of NortAi Carolina, al- i a, slow race ai best, and very likely throw
■pays nearly two and one-half ttmes j his rider.
.';..•• * • population pays. Slaves paid Mr. Pool had never voted for Railroads—
•.;!• 8i!6,U0U—Siato tax—whites paid j ho voted against the Western Extension, the
i. Of County taxes 8147,000 is paid j Coalfields Road, the Rutherford road, now
...—865t0iHI on white polls; making a I he is suddenly a great railroad man !
Gov. FJllis had been condemned for appoin-
What
:as of€265,000 upon slaves, against
11 is the white population.
• Opposition propose to effect tho adop-
• id valorem, through an open and un-
. led Convention on the Federal basis.
State Constitution, first framed at Hali-
.:;.•!!.•-• Revolutionary War, becamo
\\ <>ar changed condition. By it each
•y nut cne Senator and two Common-
- to tin General Assembly- To this the
' fed on account of its increaso of
D,«Dd tho matter was a sourco of an-
;.T (vntitition for long years, greatly to
■•;r:\i>>;iiient of legislation. At length
: made a proposition to the East; "if
jive us a Convention, wo will place
. upon the taxing power towards
Ibis came from Macon county—in
lime West. Tho West got what sho
otrol of the House of Commons.—
• btaincd that of the Scnato- This
• was not meant to bo tomporary, but
sent Like the covenant between
Mid Abimclech, it brought peace
sperity to the people. It was a great
. ion; and, under it, the useful leg-
: the State revived. When Rail-cam*
to b« built through tho mouir-ting
Democrats to Judicial office. is
Mr. Pool SWORN TO 1 To APPOINT KNOW
NOTHINOS TO OFFICE IN PREFKRENCE TO ANY
ONE ELSE ! THOMAS JEFFERSON himselfcould
not get an office from John Pool!
The Opposition Convention had passed a
resolution complimenting their representa-tives
for voting for a Democrat for Speaker,
in Order to beat a Black Republican. Why
did they not compliment Hon. EL Miller, and
Others, tor voting for Mr. Buchanan?
There were but two great political parties
ia this country—tho Democratic, extending
all over tho confederacy, and the Black Be-j
publican, intensely sectional, and bitterly \
hostile to the South. The issue between these
parties is the Abolition of slavery here and else-\
where, wherever it can he done. Seward says:
"Slavery can and must be abolished, and you |
and I must do it." This is plain English and
unmistakeable. In 1856, the Opposition got
Maryland—one State ; and recently their re- j
tired list of politicians met at Washington, i
and found they had no less than sixty-six
candidates for the Presidency ! They made
a joint Stock Company, and have gone to
nominating themselves. But seriously, there
were only two parties—the Abolition and the
Democratic; and it was nonsesense to talk
about getting up a separate party in N. Car- J
olina.
The Gov.—his hour having expired—elo-
• the heatbiul influence of this com-
- felt.
• ». proceeded to show that the East
:■■ taxed heavily for the benefit of tho
: •■ :'■..•■ Report of the State Treasury,
irsthat the First Congressional D.s- j quently concluded by appealing to tho Dem-
■• -: ••' -.•.;! State tax, and tho Eighth ; oerats ot Gates to follow still the banner of
'843400. Gates county pays into the j Democracy. It had led them to repeated
victories, and should not be now deserted — ,
They should not allow themselves to bo mis-led
by any extraordinary issoe—any marvel
of the nour, destined to burstingloriously on
the IslThursdwy of August. Tho Governor
was warmly applaodcd, and his speech made
Still tbVcry from the West is, a profound impression. _
-•'...', -Give! Give!!" Mr. Pool commenced his reply by charg-
- .,-. tional compact was like | ing Gov. Ellis with misrepresenting his posi-1
•: •■ • i : , Revolution. Three fifths ! tion, and with making speeches behind his
back. H«" declared that the Oqposuion plat-f.
i in favored dwrimination '■† He had not
el anged h - ptj ttbrm. Quoting from the
i;, . j,,n |i ol'ilions, in favor of
qs.aftax I n as fa as practicable, Mr. Pool
ec —
bin.
• easury 85 500; Burko county only
-yet in Burke county the State has
: $500,000, the annual interest on
• -•-1,000, or nearl. eight times the tax
■• The East pays her full measure
• "heaped up, pressed down arid run-
-.•.•-«:i. --'ii\v. uni . •
the
■•••• -1-, lug counted as so many wbiws
- f representation If the compact
~. I .:, the State constitution, how
j •. v ■ † .lition in tin P 'di il
ii \\ . . ! In- effectual!} '•-
r..i
iark t»l Mr. Ma I
. ;,..-■-.• of atta k i he e
, ,. , • -...:; a! i'1 ■•> ofdefencc.
. ■. . v rk v. hich
... - lie li »ui
< mstitui iona
... »i .. «,f il iii erty, intend
weak ag:iii»Bl the strong
i ,\a- 'practicable" to tax everthing ac-
: ■• in ralne. Bleilsoe's bill, which he
,, -,_.,!. ubjeeted the colored popula-
• HI to a capitation, or other tax, as the;
|^!(.i-.lalnr.i might choose Mr. Pool would
.-...,;/ Itg, but wanted it recollected that]
... .i ... kd sacredly
■ ••• :■•■• ! . prouunced his ipse dixit in
'• ;• • posed alteration of the Con-
■• vVh , , Iso a>ks for <('/ valorem'1.—
:'•:• n-1 Mr. Pool! It is only a
'•'■' its purpose is to make capital lor
■ Party, by exciting jealousy between
itelus^es oftbepeople. Thereareiwo
' dualizing taxation. Ad Valorem is
"i'«i*ddelusive. Discrimination is tho
' 'i'-u'v. flic Opposition propose to
"* tax off land and put it on negroes.
\' •" <•! land in North Carolina is nearly
''t!"' Value of slaves. The true equali-
_■* 'e... •„:,, ./rent property interests is to
• ■«■ revenue from each source.
' '" •'■ m the man who has 1000acres
' .'••, 81, an acre, and finds it hard work
'*•••'•/ and support his family, must
. , ' '• h as another pays on S1000
" .•.'-"•rpluto which he enjoys as a Ins-
' •: W>w tux the silver plate 810, and
Wily (2
1 ./ Convention would be used to ben-
• • H" ,*■*** the expense of the East.—
"* *«uld have various other little
discrimin it, m was
to be observed. The ques-tion
"t ad voloretn was an appeal of lOO.OOO
voters, ;ii.i.-slaveholders, to the slaveholders,
to tax property acccording t^> value, and do
tb*ra justice. This would harmonize the
two classes ! lie admitted that he opposed
the exemption of negroes from ad valorem
taxation in Bledsoe's bill.
As t<> breaking up the organic law of the
which LANDUOL-the
Ho
rious compromise by
DEBS ONLY were represented in
Senate was broken down by him!
thought the Gov was inconsistent!
Mr. Pool then proceeded, with his usual
adroitness, to whitewash his record, and told
stories, all of them amusing enough, but
some of which we could not seo the point of,
and therefore omit. He denied that ho bad
ever voted against ad volorem, and claimed
that the Opposition platform calls for a restrio-tcd
Convention! It was "nigger! nigger!
nigger "' all the time from tho Democracy,
lie wanted no "new lights" from them. He
eaid the Constitution of S. C. recognized
slaves as persons and not as property : while
every other Southern state taxed slaves as
property, N. C. stood solitary and alono. He
wanted this changed, as our Constitution now
accords with the Black Republican doctrine
that slaves are persons! He read from the
Greensboro' Patriot to show that ad valorem
prevails in most of the other Southern States
H being obligatory in some and discretionary
in the rest. If a poor man pays a dollar tax
on his buggy worth 8100, ho wanted the
Govornor to pay 815 on bis 81500 ne-gro
!
Mr. Pool then went on to show how he
had voted for Western railroads "time and
again"—for one of them 30 times. Had stood
up and advocated the Western Extension.—
Voted for eleven railroads while in the Leg
islature, and against only six, while the Gov-ernor
had voted against five, and in favor of
but three. If he was elected Governor
ho would ba Governor of the whole State !
Mr. Pool's friends made considerable noise
which we presumo was intended for applause
and we must do him the credit to say that
he showed no small ingenuity in his endeav-ors
to get out of the aw.ully awkward fixes
and very tight places Gov. Ellis got him in-to.
We think the Gov. wiil give him oppor-tunity
to attain increased proficiency in
"artful dodging" before tho canvass is
over.
Gov. Ellis spiritedly rejoined, and re-af
firmed tho accuracy ofhis statements concer-ning
Mr. Pool's legislative record, saying
that he did not appear before them to talk
at random, but was prepared with proofs.
Mr. Pool denied black and white andho stood
whore ho always bad,like tho trout left en-tangled
in tho bush by the subsiding freshet
—high and dry. His competitor's ad valor-em
was rather indefinite, perhaps in the
spirit of the Know Nothing password,
"Keep Dark " Why did he not make speci-fications?
The Governor had volunteered
to answer any questions. Mr Pool seemed
to look at details with indifference, if not
disdain, but the details are what the people
want to know, that they may decide how
the project will affect their interests. An
equal tax does not necesarily equal tho bur-dens
of taxtion. It is the policy of all civi-lized
governments to discriminate. The
threshing machine certainly should not be
taxed at the same rate as the billiard table.
or ploughs along side ot pianos. The super-fluities
of life are always ttxed higher
than the necessaries, and no one can
dispute tho eminent justice of the distinc-tion.
Mr Pool had forgotten his record. The I
Governor could verity all he had said. In I
some shape or other his competitor had vo-ted
against every railroad bill. No appro-!
priations were asked for by tho friends off
many of theso roads, and to vote for such ,
was the cheapest way imaginable of getting '
up a railroad reputation.
Mr. Pool had charged him with being ah-sent,
and not voting on several bills, while
in the Legislature. During his opponent's ;
legislative term, ho was absent one hundred I
and forty fivo times, when the ayes and noes '
were called—about half the time; and he j
was absent both times when the Revenue bill •
was voted upon. If Mr. Pool wants to "take j
the tax off of land." why did he vote against !
a reduction of tho land tax from 20 per cent I
to 15 per cent.
[The Gov. made manj' excellent points in
his rejoinder, of many ot which, however
wo are compelled to pass over at present.—
Wc shall make further uso of our notes
now from time to time during all the can- j
vass.]
Mr. Pool said in his replication that as to
details, ho would tax everything except
household utensi's. He would exempt the j
old woman's paper of pins, 2 tin cups, a china j
cup, if ehe had one, and her cat. flo read j
from the constitution of Texas exempting
8250 worth of household utensils. But he ]
was not to bo led off from tho discussion of
great principles to tin cups, cows, sows, &c.
He threatened that ad valorem was bound to
prevail in spito of Democracy and everything
else. (Where's Distribution '!) Ho had the |
banner of tho Opposition, and ho was resol-ved
to bear it through storm and sunshine,
thick and thin.
We can only desire that our gallant and
able standard bearer may sustain himself as
handsomely as he did in this opening discus- ;
sion. We expect much from his effective
blows at the miserable and ill-omened crotch
etofad valorem; and we believe he will SO
unmask it of its specious sophistries that it
will be a most uncomfortable word to the
ears of the Opposition long befor the "sum-J
mar's sun stands erect in the heavens."
THE EAST SENDS HER GREETING'
TO THE WEST! STAND BY THE SA-OBEDCOMPACTS
OF THE CONSTITU-TION,
CONSECBATED BY THEACCDI-ESCENCE
OF A QUARTER OF A CEN-TURY,
AND THEY WILL BE FOUND;
THE BENEFICENT PEACE OFFEB1NGS
OF AN AMITY WHICH SHOULD EVER
HENCEFOBWABD REMAIN UNBRO-KEN!
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Farming as a Whole does Pay.—ilOnc swal-low
does not make a summer," and a sin I
gle case of success, in tilling the soil, does)
not prove that farming pays. The average I
addition of our farming population is, doubt- .
less, the best evidence of tho reward of hns-bandry.
At the last census, there were in
the State of Connecticut about 22,000 farms,
generally occupied by their owners, who cul- I
tivate, on an average, about eighty acres
each. Tho value of theso farms, with the
tools and stock, was estimated at about eigh-ty-
two millions at dollars. This is an aver-nge
of thirty seven hundred dollars to every
farmer, invested in his business—to say noth-ing
of tho sums in bank stock, western lands,
radroads, manufactures, and other enter-prises.
The productions of these farms, con-sisting
of hay, grain, roots, slaughtered ani-mals,
butler, cheese, home manufactures,etc.,
was estimated at about eighteen millions ot
dollars. This would average to every own-er
of a farm, an income over eight hundred
dollars, exclusive of house rent, and fuel, and
interest money. We doubt if any other class
in the community, embracing so large a num-ber
of individuals, can show as much average
wealth. Why should so many of oar sons
quit the plow for other more hazardous cal-lings,
when they have before them the mor-al
certainty of success in cultivating the soil''.
■†i ■
The Bank of Wadesboro' has declared a
a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent.
HOUSE OF REPRERENTATIVES, 1
March 2d, 18G0. j
C. W. LITTLE, Esq.:
Dear Sir: Multiplied and pressing engage-ments
here have delayed vt\y answer to
yours of the 28th ult., requesting me to at-tend
a mass meeting of the friends of the
Constitution and the Union, to be called in
a short time at Gertaantown. I regret to
say that my duties here forbid my accepting
such an invitation, although, were it possi-ble,
nothing eould give me more pleasure. I
am satisfied that unless tho growth ot see
tional prejudice and hatred can b>' stopped,
we will soon be hurried with precipitate steps
into tho vortex of disunion" and civil war.—
To such extent iiasseciional jealousy already
gon«, that I do verily believe, were both
General Washington and Dr. Franklin now
alive, and in tho vigor and prime of their
lives, and tney should be nominated at the
Chicago Convention for the offices ot Presi-dent
and Vice President of the United Stales,
on a sound conservative Southern platform,
they could not get the votes of the majority
off the slaveholding States. So, on the con-trary,
do I believe, that it' the Charleston
Convention should nominate Win. II. Seward
for President, and Charles F Adams for Vice
President, with the Republican platform,
they could not command the voles of a ma-jority
of the free States. You may smile at
this statement, but it illustrate.* a truth, a
fearful truth, and one 10 which tho eyes of
the great masses ol the people in all sections
cannot he too soon opened.
When fairly examined, this will be found
to be the true state of sectional prejudice at
this time; yet all fair-niiudeu citizens, who!
will extend their inquiries, will soon become i
satisfied, that they have permitted themselves j
to become excited about things more imagi- |
nary than real, more abstract than practical.;
No sensible southern man ever expects slave-ry
to go and remain in any territory north
of 86. o0. The influences of climate,soil and
production fix this. The status of slavery is
already fixed in New Mexico, which now em-'
braces Arizona. As to the Indian Territory,
if the Government keeps in good faith its
treaties with the Indians, we can never have
any dispute about slavery in that Territory.
This disposes of all the territory we now
own. If the statUB of slavery in New Mexi-co
is ever changed, it can only be by the tree
and voluntary action ol us own citizens! Ot
this neither sec'.ion can complain justly.—
Then, where is there, in a practical point of
view, any ground for this sectional feverish
excitement'! We are permitting the country
to become niosl dangerously maddened with-out
cause or justification. I take it lor
granted that should New Mexico, when her
population becomes sutb' lent, fairly and vol-untarily
adopt a constitution of her own
choice," and apply lor admission in the Un-ion,
that a majority of the Representatives
from the free States in Congress would not
be lound voting against her admission into
the Union because she admitted slavery]
whatever might be their opinions of slavery,
and the admirtion of a slave State. Thecon-seqaences
of rejecting a State, thus freely,
fairly and voluntarily organized, would bo
too momentous to permit prejudices to be in-dulged
in negative votes to any extent. The
power may be claimed, but 1 have too much
confidence in the good, sound sense of the
people ot the tree States, to believe that they
will ever think it wise under such circum-stances
to exert it.
Tho masses of this country must be arous-ed
to the dangers which threaten and hang
over us. The Constitution and the Union
must bo preserved- The laws of Congress
passed under the authority of the Coustito
tion must be enforced. The peace of the
country must be preserved To this end. all
sessional agitation and Bectional agitators in
and out of Congress must he put down.—
There is now no time to inquire after the in-cendiary.
We see the country is n fi«—
and we must rush to the work of extinguish-ing
the flames. We have no time to be in-quiring
into Democratic. Whig, Republican
or American fancies, likes, or dislikes. No
one party, as such, can successfully do the
work. Nor is it desirable that it should be
undertaken. The dangerous exigencii a ol
tho country invite the conservative masses
of all existing panics to unite tbeir exertions
for the general welfare. We must preserve
the Constitution and the Union. This the
honest masses of the people can do, and, as
soon as they can be properly advised, in my
opinion will do. in defiance of designing pol-iticians.
We have only to be advised by the
father ol his country, and all will be well
with us again. Every citizen should he in-duced
to get a copy of bis farewell address,
and read il every day. It would revolution-ize
the country, and give peace.
No sane man can believe that a separation
of these great, prosperous and happj Slates
can ever take place in peace. It tin not he
done. We have only to look into the conse-quences
of dissolution, to be satisfied of the
importance of dispensing with all useless and
abstract sectional prejudice. 1 envy not the
heart of that man who can look forward with
composure to tho day when this prosperous
country shall he divided, and involved in fra-ternal
strife and bloody butchery—our fields
laid waste—towns and cities burned—our
shipping destroyed—our improvements and
trade stopped. It is enough to make the
heart ot every true patriot melt within him
to contemplate the consequences of bringing
the tree and proud Ameiieau citizens to eon-front
each other on bloody battle fields. His-tory
has never yet recorded such sanguinary
butcheries, as these will prove to be. When
Greek, trained under the influences of Gre-cian
freedom, met Greek, it was called "the j
tug of war." A distinguished Mexican on
seeing a display of American courage, in the i
late war with Mexico, declared that "Ameri-cans
fought more like devils than men."—
But tho description of the first conflict in
arms between Northern and Southern Amer- |
lean freemen has yet to be invented, the
war of the Roses in England would be but a ;
faint type of the awful struggle.
Bat enough of this. My heart heaves with
anxiety to see the great conservative masses
of Pennsylvania, and of every State in the
Union arise and take their own work in their
own hands. Tho real people have left the
destinies of this great land too long under
the control of office-holders, palcemen, office-seekers,
and mere politicians. They can
give the country peace. They have only to
say the word, and the work is peforoied.
Please accept assurances of my high regard
add esteem. Yours, truly,
JOHN A. GILMER.
From tho Raleigh Press.
A CORRESPONDENCE.
RALI.IOH, N. C.April 23d.
Dear Sir:—As several designing persons
have perverted and misrepresented a conver-sation
that I had with you, relative to a po-litical
society in the town of Raleigh, called
the "Wake County Working Men's Associa-tion,"
I would be much obliged to you, ifyou
will furnish mo with a statement of the con-versation,
for public use. 1 would have you
slate whether my remarks were not confined
exclusively to the society above named, and
whether I did not, at tho same time, state
that some of tlie members of that society
were circulating their addresses in varioas
parts of the State to affect my election,
Very respectfully,
Yours. &c,
JOHN W. ELLIS.
DANL. G. FOWLE, Esq.
RALFIOIT. N. C, April 23rd, 1860.
II .n. JOHN W. ELLIS:
Dear Sir :—Yours of this morning in which
you state that, "As several designing per-sons
have perverted and misrepresented a
conversation that I (you) had with you, (mo)
relative t< a political society in the town of
Raleigh, called the "Wake County Working
Men's Association," I (you) would be obliged
to yon (me) if you (I) would furnish me
(you) with a statement of the conversation
for public use" has just been received. I have
complied below with your request, and would
only ask, that if any expression is used
which you may think stronger than your
language upon that occasion, that you will
call my attention to it, at once, as it is my
desire to do full justice to a political opponent
tor whom 1 entertain so high a respect as for
your Excellency.
On Friday afternoon I was standing on
the State House steps, in conversation with
several gentlemen, when you approached. I
had in my hand, two volumes of'the Journal
ot the Legislature. Sou made some remarks
about the bojRs, whoa I replied that I hau
obtained then for the purpose of examining
your legislative record.
Yon answered: "you will find that all
right—but there is one thing which is not
right, and that is the manner which I—you
—have been treated by tho "Working Men's
Association ol Wake county." Wherever I|
have gone, I have found that somebody has
been stabbing me in the back, by tho circu-'
lation off the Address published by that As-sociation.
On my return to Raleigh, I as-certained
that Frank 1 Wilson was the man,
who had been sending off tho addresses, or:
at least a part of them. I am determined i-i |
this campaign, to meet my enemies face to |
face, and I shall denounce them from the j
stump on the first occasion that presents it-;
sell; and you may say to Mr. Pool, that I
desire an opportunity to do so; and that it
be will refer to the address of tho Associa-tion,
at Smitl field, that I will denounce them
worse than you ever beard a set of men de-nounced
in the Court House. It' 1 cannot bo
elected Governor ot North Carolina without.1
the votes of the Working Men's association
ot Wake County, 1 dont deserve to bo elec-ted."
The above, Governor, contains, according
to my recollection, the substance of our con '
versa!ion. I do not pretend to say that I
have given the very words used, though I
think I have used the very words, in the most
material parts.
1 understood that your remarks were con-fined
to the "Working Men's Association of
Wake county."
As any misrepresentation of the conversa-tion
would reflect upon me as well as upon
you,] have rctai.ied a copy of this note, in
order to make publication of its contents, if
necessary lor my protection.
Very respectfully.
DANIEL G. FOWLE-Hon.
.liio. W. Ellis.
Mr. Buchanan and the Kansas Issue.
Gov, Walker has at last published Mr. Bu-chanan's
letter, under dato of July 12, 1857,
Democratic Bugbears.
The Raleigh Press, after re-atfirmini
statement of tho Standard and Journal.
the
oat
success depends, and that on this
question he is himself prepared to stand or
tall, as "it is the principle of the Kansas-No-braskabill;
the principle of Popular Sover-eignty,
and the principle at the foundation of
all Popular Government."
Tho President changed his mind, quarrel-led
with Walker and Douglas, and hence the
troubles In the party about territories.
The (otter came not in the course of an ex-amination
before one of tbe investigating
« ramitteea of a Mr. Behnabel, who was fur
nished with it by Gov. Walker. In the
Lcoide of his testimony he made the follow-ing
statement:
"I bad an accidental discussion with At-torney-
General Black, upon the truth of the
existence of such a document "as the one
referred to in this testimony—he denying,
and 1 affirming; he declared that no such
document existed, and never did exi it; I told
him I had seen it; he affirmed that I was
mistaken ; that if such a letter existed, no
good citizen would withhold it; I inquired
of him whether ho invited its production in
tho name of the President; he replied, yes ;
that he challenged its production; that ifGov.
Walker had such a paper, his duty to his
country, as well as to himself, required him
to produce it; that in point of fact, however,
ho said the story was not founded in truth,
or words to that effect; many severe remarks
passed between us; be was in a atate of great
ex itement when 1 referred ■ second time, to
my having seen it; ho again, in high rage, de-clared
that I was in gross error; that the
President never wrote such a document, and
if Gov. Walker, or any other person, pre-tended
to have such a document, ii was a
mere pretense to cover up a pretended or in-tended
treason to the Democratic parly, or
a mere pretext for desorting to tue Black
Republican ranks; ho further added that if
any one attacked tho Administration on this
ground, to use his exact words, he would put
a shirt upon him from which he would never
escape."
The N. Y'. Times of the 20th inst, has the
following special despatch in regard to the
matter:
" Tho publication of tho Presidents letter
to Gov. Walker has produced a great excite-ment
here, and tho languago used by Attor-ney-
General Black to Mr. Schnabel, touching
the letter, resulted in a challenge to-day from
Gov. Walker, Hon. Albert G. Brown being
tho bearer; but Judge Black refuses to fight.
The President charges tno publication of this
bomb-shell document to tho imprudent lan-guage
of the Attorney-General, and a change
in the Cabinet is already spoken of. The re-sult
has been another rise in Douglas stock."
The Intelligencer of tho 21st has a long ar-ticle
from Gov. Walker and adds to it a par-agraph
indicating that tho Times' despatch
is correct.
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cratic, of tho discussions,—makes the re<
Ions assertion that by the increased ta
slaves every county in the East will be
tied to a Senator, and that the wholo W
with a majority of the white population,
have but 13 Senators out of the 50.
The least examination would have th
the Editors of the Pr.ssthat these asuer
.ne very wide ofthe truth. The ratio ol
ation to entitle to a Senator being about
000. as tho Press rightly says, it is perfe
plain that such eastern coin ties a.- now
from 12,264 to 17,9611, will not pay ui
the prjposed system of equ.il taxation
thing approaching to 612,000, and ihcref
cannot singly be entitled to a Senator. Tl
are nineteen loch Bastsrneoantiea.vlei 'I
roll, nhr smallest, paying but *_'.L'.'.S. |jri,
wick, Bladen, Camaen Certeret, Cbowai .
Iambus. Cuirritnck, Gates 'Lrcno By
Jones, Lenoir, Martin Perqnlmons, Bobi
Washington, wilsnn Pasqnoti nk, (toe 1 irn
paying 6.7,968.) The nrerage of tbe nioet
counties is only fc"),217,
We have already puhli-h.i itatietios
the latest Comptroler's Import which si
that by an equal tax ol 11 cents on the fR'tf
value of lands and slaves, the Bast will | I .
only 65,485 more taxes than now, and t io
West.614,081 legs than now This would gV.«
t be K*lt ono more Senator than now, and ilit
ten more as the Press says, The Bast worn,i
have 2s instead of 27. and the West 28 InsteaS
of 28. And it is well that tho East shot
retain the control of one branch of th.t Go
ral Assembly, and the weet retain tho o>
trol off the other; for thus there will heagu
anty that the peculiar interest of neither s
tion will be unduly taxed. /
Besides other errors, the Press puts ilowa
Cumberland as an Eastern oOaoty. Geo
phiclv west of Raleigh, and always acted ■ Lb
the West.— Observer.
Democracy Mad.—A corespondent of the
Newborn Progress writes as follows:—
'T was in Wilson on last Saturday the
day which Gov. Ellis and his opponent,
Mr. Pool, were, by long appointment to ho
present and address the people. At an early '
hour a very large concourse of people had col-lected
from one to forty miles around, only to
hear the sad announcement that the candi-dates
would not ho there on that day, but, '
might, probably.at some future time. M ingled
disappointment and indignation were depict-ed
on every Countenance—disappointment at
not experiencing the pleasure so long antici-pated
of hearing those distinguished men
and indignation that a democratic Governor
should treat a democratic people, and his own [
appointment, with SO little respect. You sec-
Mr. Editor, they wero iustin a condtion to]
Ad Valorem in tho Country.
\\ e are daily in receipt of the most ehe-t
ing intelligence from all parts of tho Slato
to our prospects in tho present campion.
The question of equal taxation is daily gro
log in popular favor. We make tho folio
ing extract from a left -r from a Democrat
< (range, writing to us to sulwcribo for t
Register: \
'• Ad Valorem" is the ticket in < Irangc, a
you may count on a large rote for Pool
this section, as also the election ol the unit
.V. V. ticket. The doctrine of"taxing a ric
man according to his wealth and a poor mi
according to his poverty," is so plain, so re
sonablo, and so just lira the "stringency
party drill" will not he sufficient to kei
men from expressing their honest opinion
and ratify those opinions at I he ballot box.
A subscriber writing from Boon I lil',.I oh
ston county, assures us thai "ad valorem wi
carry Johnston by a large majority." Anoti
er, writing from Lilcsville, Auson count
say- :
i " Tho Whigs of this county seem to be u
and doing—doing their best for ad valorer
and John Pool. Some of the Democrats ar
also in favor of equal taxation, and say the
will vote lor John Pool at tho coming oled
tion." i
We might go on and multiply extracts fror
many other private letters from subscriber:
all equally cheering, did we deem it neccssnf|
ly. The above will sutlice to show the Btatft
of feeling in the country, and to eneooragtf
our friends elsewhere Our prospect tare lit".
deed "bright, and hrigbtcni-ig" daily. Cnf
Ira! Ca Ira'r—Bateigh .'.'■ ;
A Gross blunder.
Among the blunders committed in the vol-ume
just issued from tue Publication, or Cir-comlocution
Office, of "the Executive Com-mitte-*
of the Democratic party of North
Carolina, on tbe objections to an ad valorem
Bystcm of taxation," we find the following:
" •■ Nor must it he forgotten, in considering
the taxation which slave property pays, that
lands and slaves at present constitute the
sole Bubjects upon which our County Courts
can impose excises for School and Count}'
purposes; and. besides, the tax of eighty I
cents imposed by the revenue law, they pay
under the systems of County taxation an av-erage
of over one dollar more."
Now, without stopping to comment upon
i he gross misapplication of the word "excise"
—which one Dictionary says is "a duty on ,
goods paid by the seller, or consumer," and
another defines to be "a hateful tax levied
upon commodities, (the address says, "in
North Carolina taxes aro considered as the,
voluntary bounty of her citizens, accepted i
by the State," &c.,) and adjudged not by tho
common judges of property'*—we shall show-that
the publishers of this address are entire-h-
ignorant of a plain provision of law pass-ed
in ported accordance with a plain provi-sion
of the present Constitution of tho State.
In section 1st Of Chapter 28 of the Revised
i\n\c of North Carolina, wo find tho fol-lowing
concerning "County Revenue, and
charges :"
••]st The Justices ot the several County
Courts, a majority being present, at their
first Court which shall happen after the hrst
day ol January in every year, shall, for Coun-ty
purposes, lay a tax on the lands with their
improvements situate in the County, and a
tax on the tree and black poll." "A tax on
Scene in the //••/---Punning EztraordinaryA
While th Pryor-Pott rcontroversy w*
disqualify them for the exorcise of that para- ing on in Washington, a v n ol ibe II •
mount heavenly grace called charity. Par was called upon some minor matters Whel
mcrsha.l neglected their planting, mechanics Mr I'oiier'.. name WM NilhxJ, an ol ! daw?
practice, lawyers' member from Pennsylvania, whom vert
•gleeted their ]
their work, doctors thei
their courts, young men their "com ti'■■:." and
not a few women their "nursing," and came
up with as much alacrity and pleasurable an-ticipations
to the intellectual contest, as ever
multitude gathered in Roman amphitheatre
to behold a gladilorial combat. Therefore,
tbeir disappointment was great; and some plo8
resolved aim
for him who
up time unless he has t< i . ■ ■..- t •» -. i n
point, rose in his place and excused I r
ler i!.u~: "Mitditer Sh|»eaker, I will shuxt - ■
ash bow, Misbler Potter hash a I'.y.ir •
ngemeot." Both aides of ilie Bonne •<
and the galleries united In an Hiiro. ,i/ -
II HI. on in ' ir's i..
ost, thai they would not vote of wit, and it was onlj checked lobe redouii
had caused it all." ! 1-1. when, after Ibe name ot Hi. IY> or «ra9
called the same old Hans arose and said: \< j
More Corruption—Tho Covodo Investiga-ting
committee has had Mr. George I'litt un-der
examination. He has been a soit of do-er
of odd jobs for the democracy, holding first
one office and then another. He testified that
as treasure of tho fund collected throughout
the country to carry the last Presidential
election for Buchanan, he had received and
Mishter Sphcaker, MishtOT IVyor has ", >n !
to pe ash elay in te hands ol la PoMa* Poi"
tor ■onto moments the Bcene in the Bouse
was indescribable, and for the nonoe, Ivs
pound bowie knives and shotted rifles wer
at a discount.
paid out 870,000, every dollar ot which had
been paid out upon Forney's order. "Mr-
1'litt testified that he received from W. C. N.
Equal Taxation—the peopU tai ,get U—
will'jo.—Tbe democracy had iust as veil o
tempt to whistle down s barneai o uU a
rest ibe principle ofad valorem, or equal la
Swift, of New Bedford, Mass., about sixteen ation. The people of the country have got t|
thousand dollars for tile above named election discussing it. They will find out its men
with tho understanding that Plitt was to use before tho August election, and they will d
his influence, if the democracy triumphed, in ' eide in Us favor. They will require negro.
obtaining for Swift certain contracts for sup- to he taxed as property, and according I
plying the government with live oak timber., their value. They will require every mini
It will be remembered that Swift, subsequent^ j be taxed according to the value of his |>«
ly obtained largo contracts, notwithstand- sessions, beeaase tbe rale is a fair one i
in" be was found to bo the highest bidder equal tax, according to what a man is wort
when the proposals wero opened.—Pay. Obs. is just and right, and that is IM to be
verdiet ofthe ile. AII i IM foil the deal
ocrat^ are mal^Br about tin cups and th'
widow's hen, l^lcre clap-trap i.nd f'u-tian I
'.. I mislead and decive— Saliaburu Wutchman.
tho free and black poi In others words,
B capitation tax bearing no harder on the
black poll than it does on the white poll, just
as is now the case in imposing capitation
'taxes for State purposes, lor if, lor State pur-poses,
no discrimination in favor ot taxation
on white polls can be made, a fortiori, the
County Courts can make no such discnmina-
We advise the authors of the address to
learn something themselves before th.-yset
up as instructors of the "State at large.
A man applied once to be shipped before
the mast. 'Are you an able seaman or a
green hand?' 'Why, no, not anablo seaman,
but yet not exactly a green band. I have
some knowledge of the water/ -Ever been on
a voyage/' 'No'.' 'Well, What then do you
know about the sea?' 'Why, I have tonded
a sawmill"
Old Squire W. is an honest, jovial soul,
with few religious scruples, fond ot a hearty
laugh or a good joke at any time. He re-lates
tho following on himself as an actual | J ' *
occuriience: "Ono night, boys, I had a very Franklin County Candidates.—-lor (he Si
strangodream. I ihoughtT was about to cte—Sheriff Harries and Davio W. Spiv.
get to heaven. A long ladder; like Jacob's, Eeq They are both Dei ral As y
reached from the ground towards the "good i there is no Opposition candidate, in «
place," and it was on this ladder that 1 went event it is said, the laal namedgenil.-man w|
up. When I reached the top, I foun a space
ot seven or eight feet intervening between
tho last round and tho celestial gate*-. I could
sec within, and catch glimpses of the tino
things inside. Peter stood at tho entrance
—he leaned over—reached out his hand and
told me to make a big jump. 1 did jump,
boys, and got one of tho confoundest falls you
ever heard of! for 1 found myself sprawling
or\ the floor, having jumped out of bed while
I was trying to jump into heaven."
CufFy says he'd rather die in a railroad
smash up than in a steamboat burst up fbr
ihisreason: 'If you. gits run off and smashed
witndraw, in order to give a fair fieldaSMl at
trammeled contest
For the Commons.—Win. P. Green, Esq., d
mocrat. John E. Thomas. Baq:, Opposition.
Franklin County Belctors—The Dial ,
Convention at Franklin on the LJlh iiibt. a]
pointed Messrs. Jones Fuller and .Ino.
Yarborough, electors 'for Franklin Count!
msr A country schoolmaster had a hun-dred
pupils and no assistant. "I wonder ho(i
v in manage them," satd a friend, "withod-j
help." , |-
" Ah," twas his answer, 'I eould manndj
the hundred boys well enough: it's the tt
up dar you is, but ifyou gits blowcd up on hundred parents that troubles me—there's
do boat, whar is you 1 managing thorn.'