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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-26
NATIONAL DEMOCRAT TIC
CONVENTION.

We are greatly disappointed in not being able to lay
before readers this week the final and harmonious
action of the National Democratic Convention which
met IN Baltimore the 18th inst Up to the latest
dates the Convention occupied in settling the ques
ton as to the right of the seeding delegates their
seats 1t would be useless 10 occupy space III giving
details of the Conventions proceedings they
treIy unmportant only so far they to show
how men will allow their feelings of personal friend
ship and admiration influence their in plain
matter of duty The following despatch will show the
action of the Committee on Credentials
BALTMoRE June 2l.-Convention met at TO- After
prayer portion of the flooring fell in, but harm
was done. There great confusion, however in the
midst of which the Convention adjourned for hour
to repair damages
The Convention reassembled at IL The Committee
on Credentials made their report, admitting all the
Douglas delegates except those from Mississippi, in
which case the seceders admitted
minority report also, was made in favor of the
seceders. The theatre densely packed, and the
anxiety intense
The New York Delegation announced that they were
not ready to the main question, and asked for
tnrther time for consultation.
great deal of talk and excitement followed the
port of the Committee. difficulty amongst
of the Pennsylvania delegates about the istribu-
ton of tickets. Statements made by Mr. Montgomery
denied by Mr. Randall. Mr. Montgomery exclaim-
ed7 as the mpernence of that old be tolerat-
ed?" (Cries of order Mr. Randall made at Mr. Mont
gomery with intense excitement whereupon there was
rush to the spot from all parts of the house. Mr. Daw-
son, of Pa, explained and concluded by saying that
what Montgomery said false The latter then gave
the lie to Dawson. The Theatre became a of
unusual confusion and uproar. Finally it was voted
to adjourn till to-mor
A son of Josiah Randall attacked Montgomery in the
street after adjournment and struck him in the face
with his fist. Montgomery returned the blow and
knocked him down. He Montgomery was taken off by
his friends with his face covered with blood. Great
excitement
Douglas Vihdrawo1
WASHINGTON, June 23.-It is rumored that special
train left here this morning for Baltimore, bearing Mr.
Douglas withdrawal of his before the Conven-
ton.
BALTIMORE, June 22-There is a general rupture in
the Convention Portions of the Virginia. North Caro-
lina Tennessee, Kentucky, and Maryland delegates
seeded last night. The anti-Douglas from the
free States also seeded.
Every thing is ahoat but another seceders' Admins
trator Convention convenes tomorrow. 1t is under
stood that the Richmond Convention will meet here.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-26
CARRIAGES.

would respectfully announce to the public that
am receiving and offering for sale lot of
Carriages and Buggies,
manufactured in the city of New Haven, Conn, K
pressly for the Southern market, which in point of
ncatness and durability warranted to be superior
anything of the kind before offered in this
ket. Call and see them, al my Old Stand
G. 0VERMAN.
June H. 1860 st
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-26
A HOT POOL.

Mr. Pool got exceedingly warm in the discussion
at Winston the other day. This is bad for
the opposition, for understand they intended
after his defeat to cut him up into small pools and
sell him out for duck puddles But now he is en-
tirely 200 hot for young ducks: and is dead loss
Without stopping to comment upon the naughti-
ness Of such proceeding the part of Mr. Pool,
or the unfairness of the transaction between him
self and owners, we will simply relate how the
catastrophe happened
Gov. Ellis was proceeding usual to show up
Mr. POOLS Inconsistency in voting against the
Western Extension and opposing Western interests
generally and then turning round and asking the
Western people to support him for Governor; and
to prove that MIR Pool did oppose the Western
Extension the Governor drew Mr. Jordan's letter.
in which he shows that Mr. Pool defeated him for
the Senate upon that very point-because he DOR
dam favored the building Of Railroads west, in
order to develop the resources of that section.
Just at this point Mr. Pool rose like tempest on
''raging canawl,' and pronounced Mr. Jordan an
" infamous liar and scoundrel." Gov. Ellis then
put him through cooling process by quoting
from the journals Of the Legislature to prove that
by word and act and vote Mr. Pool did oppose works
of internal Improvement running West What
do Western people think of this whirlpool?
HURRAH FOR THE WEST Gov. Ellis is gain
ing new ground in the West. The "horse-eech'
story and its exposure, and his frmness in main
tanning the State Constitution as it is, has made
him many new friends and bound old ones more
closely to him. We have reliable information
from Forsyth, Surry, Yadkin and Allegheny, that
the Democracy are nguine Of an extraordinary
triumph in August. The people are becoming
convinced more and more of the utter worthless
ness Of the ad va!orem hobby which Mr. Pool rides.
We have some curiosity to hear from Mr. Pool
as he approaches the extreme West-we want to
hear with what face meet and ask the
support of those whose best interests he has worked
against. 1t is true, he has shown considerable
pluck even in accepting the nomination upon the
ad valorem hobby, when we recollect that while
in the Legislature he voted agains. it in every
shape and form; but then Mr. Pool, must re-
member, is the leader of changeable party, and
he is expected to be able to change his position to
suit. So the question still recurs, how will he
meet the honest hearted people of the West?
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-26

Blessed is he that is ugly in form and features
for the girls shant modest him.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-26

Hs% Mr. Pool thinks bis system of ad valorem
taxation when applied to the negro looks very we'll
to the poor man who owns no slaves but ne for
gets to give the poor credit for common sense
The fact is, the non-saveholder has not been slow
in discovering that while this uniform ad valorem
tax is laid upon the slave property Of his neigh
bor his own little stock Of furniture, farming i'm
plements, cattle, sheep, &C., will also be touched
by the hand of the oppressor; and he is unwilling
to submit to the burden merely for the gratifca-
ton of knowing that heavy tax is imposed upon
what Mr. Pool has been pleased to term ''the cause
of our troubles"-niggers. This is the true state
OF the case-if ad vaorem is adopted the burdens
will fall heaviest upon those least able to bear
them. Mr. Pool is beginning to see this-or rather
he is beginning to find out that the people see it
and hence the little "question Of veracity" pend
ing between him and his chief organ grinder at
Greensboro, which we notice in another place.
CorToN REcEIPTs-4,4 O6,3l1 bales, against
3,613 31S last year. Increase 792, 1913 bales
The Southern papers abound with acknowledge
ments of 'sthe first boil of cotton" The earliest
that we note is mentioned in the Fernandina Flori-
dian, received from Alachna County, Fla, on the
30th ultimo.
\ Mississippi correspondent writes to the n. 0.
Picayune:-
Il see that paper in your city estimates the
growing crop at 100000 bales; it will be fully
that, should nothing unusual occur. 1t has now
fine start and with Cry picking season it will ex-
coed that quantity FGyeaecille O6sercer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12
an 0rigmal Stprp.
WRITTEN FOR THE YoRKvILE ENQUIRER.
NELLIE
OR,
THE FATAL GiF 7.
CHAPTER T.
BY WILLIE LIGHTHEART.


whats the matter, Nellie There yoa
stand, leaning over the fire, with your pref
ty curls yelling your face, just as though
you were not the pet of the household and
the loveliest little darling in Cedarville.-
What Is the matter, sis p Such was the
language of Charles Vincent to his beauti-
full sister, as he entered the parlor of one
of the coziest little cottages in Cedarville,
and observed Nellie leaning over the bla-
zing faggots of the hearth.stone, apparently
low spirited and sad. ....-
Nothing, Charlie And the fair girl
threw her sunny curls quickly from her face
and kissed her brother afectionately.
fWhy, sis, said Charles, seating himself
upon the sofa, and gently drawing his sister
beside him, tyour eyes are quite infamed,
and your cheeks pale. Have you not been
weeping?
'Not much, brother
But wherefore weep at all, darling p
Then gently parting the truant curls from
her fair brow, he continued: 'Only two
days more you are to be with US, my dear
Nell why not be the same laughter-loving,
merry maiden that you always we're? But,
what is this ?-weeping again!
sDear BROTHER said Nellie, after weeping
for some moments, 'do not suppose that I
am unhappy because I weep. You have
all been so kind to me here, and I have 80
many dear friends IN Cedarville, that I can.
not help shedding few tears when think
how very soon I shall be called upon to
leave home and loved ones
sOh! that's it, then,' said Charles. Il
could not imagine what in the world had
come over you. For shame, sis! What
would Joseph think, if he knew that his
intended was weeping at the prospect of so
soon becoming his bride. Don't you love
him, sis p
Don't lore him p repeated Nellie, with
much warmth. sOh! if I did not, do you
suppose that would leave mother, father,
yourself and little Lucille; my dear old
home, kind friends and everything, for him !?
Oh! if you only knew how hard it is to
part with all these certainties for the simple
word of man whom 1 have only known for
one brief year, you would not ask if 1 lo0cd
him.
well, sis, don't you believe that he loves
your
sOh! I am fully persuaded of that said
Nellie.
Then trust him, sis. I assure you, honest
". that I consider the match most admira-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

s% The following from the Louisville
Journal is oneof Prentice's best: A stroll
ling vocalist writes to us from the North,
asking whether he can Sing anti-slavery
songs in the South?' Oh, yes, and as he
will be tarred and feathered, be will be sure
to get exactly the right pitch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

Mmcenas, born don't care where;
OF what ancestors thou'rt the heir
Meier troubleth me, for thou'rt good un;
And so my muse must put her hood on,
And take fight
With me tonight;
For just as sure as eggs is eggs
And Centipedes have many legs,
The jade her steam must quickly raise
And like scott's Minstrel of old days,
Or like thy pullets, sing her lays
To L. Mecenas Grists his praise.
There must have been both brass and steel
Around thy face, to make thee feel
. Vsl'rous enough, to ever dare ... - .
To offer lucre for my share .
Of wit and brains. ...-.:-............
There now remains ..--. .-....-.-
No other manner as see ,-...>..r r.
To punish thine audacity, .
Than swift as fiery, flying rocket ....
Put the insult in my pocket, - .- .., -..
Though the sight no doubt will shock it,
And not being much accustomed to the recep,
tion of anything Of the kind, it might think l
meant to mock it. .
From thee I'll bear it, if lean,
Thou daring, too endearins man;
But Grist if any other s'chile''
Should dare attempt the like why I'll
Tell him t.you be-
Done says Ruby
Pll tell him that, for his bright gold,
This Ruby never can be sold;
Though be have diamonds in his store
And pearls, as Charles O'Malley says, galore
I'd see him rammed and jammed before
I'd go, unless he offered more.
Don't think this "suhnit" to thy praise
Is only meant to make a raise;
No doubt thou'dst elevate, if good
Friend Sam be in the Meltin mood;
'Twould not surprise
If yEast should rise
And stand among thy garden foaoers, --
And bending low Zone of the bowers),
1mplore thee, by the Roses red,
And by the Ink his pen las shed,
And by the bye, give Ruby bread.
No, L. NJ. g. l1t'Tis due to thee
The first who had the wit to see, -'
The first who by his actions told
That Ruby should be set in gold.
Then L. NJ. G.
Accept from me
This ode q wish 'twere all owed)
Fruits of the good seed thou hast sowed.
Then go it Grist; long may the sound
or Or and argent tinkle round
Thine auricles And I'll be bound
The mill was good, such Grist, that ground.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

BT The best definition thatwe have ever
heard of clearing false witness against your
neighbour was given by little girl in
school. She said It was when nobody did
nothing, and somebody went and told it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

could not speak to her. Well, the old peo-
pie and Charlie, Lucille, Nellie and the
guest sat down to the well filled board to
dine. Joseph Benson chatted quite social
ly with the old people; talked much to
Nellie. But, ever an anon, as the timid
Nellie glanced over her tea.cup upon the
stranger, his large black eyes would meet
her blue ones with such an unutterable look
of yearning tenderness, that she could not
help blushing, nor could she silence the
quick, strong throbs of the poor little tlut-
tering heart. All, me so love begins.
But wherefore Gnger here? Love began
in Nellie's heart before Joseph Benson left
her that night. Day after day he came to
see the old peopze--of course! Well, after
some weeks, he told Nellie of his love, and
they had a quiet little talk together which
ended in Nellie's saying 'ask papa Papa
was asked, and be referred to smamma;'
and the dear old lady had long talk with
Nellie first, and then with Mr.. Benson,
who was informed that she would thlnk
about it.
Weeks went by as silently as the drifting
clouds. and finally Joseph Benson was &C.
knowledged as Nellie's accepted lover,
sometime after which, they were engaged
to be married. ..-s. .-. ..:
Mr.. Benson then went to neighboring
city and became partner in large mercan-
tile house; but he wrote frequently to Mel
lie, and visited her as often as possible
So things proceeded up to the time our sto-
ry opens, which is the night before the
wedding.
AS the reader will recollect, we last left
Nellie, and her cousin Alice, preparing to
arrange their toilets, in expectation of Jo-
seph Benson's early arrival by the night
train.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

"Meeenas, atapis sdits regibas. :" ..
HOE. L. I. CAR. /.
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For the YorkyiIle Enquirer.
AN ODE.
TO L. MECENAS GRIST,

Who arst thought my writings worthy Of recompense
This Ode Ia respectfully and cordially dedicated.
BY "RUBY."
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-04-12

SLEEP.-There is no fact more clearly.
established in the physiology of man than
this, that the brain expends its energies
and itself during the hours ofwakefulness,
and that these are recuperated during sleep;
if the recuperation does not equal the ex..
penditure, the brain Withers-this is insan-
|ity. Thus it is sthat, in early English hiss
tory, persons who were condemned to death
by being prevented from sleeping always
died raving maniacs thus it is, also, that
those who are starved to death become In
sane; the brain is not noufished, and they
cannot sleep. The practical inferences are
these: First, those who think most, who
do most brainwork, require most sleep;
Second, that time saved from necessary
sleep is infallibly destructive to mind, body,
and estate. Third, give yourself, your
children, your servants-give all that are
under you the fullest amount Of sleep they
will take, by compelling them to go to bed
at some regular early hour, and to rise in
the morning the moment they awake; and,
within fortnight, nature, with almost the
of the rising sun, will unloose
the bonds of sleep the moment enough re-.
pose has been secured for the wants Of the
system. This is the only safe and sufi-E
cient rule-and as to the question how:
much sleep any one requires, each must be
a rule for himself-great Nature will never
fail to write it out to the observer under the
regulation just given.-Dr Spicer. =.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-23
The Mobile Register and MIR. Doug
las

Now will those Breckenridge papers which
have given currency to the unfounded report
that the Mobile Register had hauled down the
name of Douglas as an act of simple justice, as
we'll to themselves as to that paper, copy the
following from that paper of the 7th instant !?
We contradicted the silly report as soon as it
made its appeara nee for the reason that we did
not believe that Mr.. Forsyth could support
one ticket one day and another the next. The
Register of the 7th October, now before us, has
the following:
GREAT Cay AND No WOoL."-In making
up the form of yesterdays Daily Register, the
Presidential ticket of the National Democracy
was accidentally left out by the Foreman The
Weekly Register is printed on Friday night,
and the type for the Presidential ticket was taken
out of the Daily form to go into the Weekly, and
the Foreman of the Office in making up the Daily
forgot to put it back again.
Out of the simple accident, so readily accounted
for by every printer, the "Breckites have made
buzz all over the streets and discovered a whole
brood of plots and conspiracies. No doubt by
this time the telegraphic wires are disseminating
the astonishing news far and near, that the Regis
ter has dropped Douglas and the National Democ
racy of Mobile have 'given up the ghost" But
the Gag is up again aud will stay there mailed to
the mast" until its fortunes tried in the issue
of popular battle on the 9th of November. As
surely as the Almighty spares the life Of the
"Little Giant" until the day of the electIen, SO
surely will the Alabama, National Democracy
stand by him. So surely will the result lift some
people CEt oe tEe!. boots IL sheer aston5sumeIt.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-23
Wisdom and Patriotism.

The Dem. Press thinks it strange that we
should presume to doubt the wisdom or pa
triotism of the fifteen delegates from North
Carolina who seeded at Baltimore The fact
is, Mr.. Press, we have but little confidence in
anybody, politically, since you reported those
laudatory resolutions Of Judge Douglas to a
meeting of the Wake democracy last May and
then backed down from his support after you
had advised the Convention to nominate him.
You even said that you would rally to him as
you rallied to Pierce and Buchanan; and after
all this you hoisted Mr.. Breckenridge and Cou-
sir, Joe. We had confidence in your eoisdona
and patriotism in May but we have none now
in political matters. You deserted Douglas af-
ter you had promised to support him in the
event Of his nomination, and we have no cause
to doubt but you would desert anybody else
under the same Influences. We like to be char
liable but we can't have confidence in any
mans political integrity who changes simply be-
cause bid to do So by the leaders We have not
forgotten that you We're for ad valorem but
few months before the Convention instructed
you to oppose it. We confess we lack faith in
many of your party.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-23
Stale LIENS.

There is to be Breckinrdge and Lane mass
meeting at Wilson on the 10Th, next Friday.
Nearly all the distinguished speakers have been
invited and their presence promised.
There is revival of religion going on at the
n E. Church in the town of Wilson.
A Uniyersalst Church at Kerahsville is to
be dedicated on the first Sunday in November
A Southern Convention of Universalists is
to meet at Wilson on the 31st.
a mass meeting of the Breckenridge party is
advertised to come off at Winston, Forsythe
county, on the 23rd inst, to which sirteeza
speakers have been invited the list being head
ed by Gov. Wise. There are just one dozen
honorables among the list of orators. To give
them all chance to speak the meeting will
have to hold till after the election. Of course
Wise is not expected to be there as he has said
that the condition of his family will prevent his
taking further part in the canvass, but we sup
pose his name is considered good "card."
A young Mems Christian Association has
been formed at the N. G. University.
The editor of the n. c.. c.. Advocate refuses
to publish further communications from the
Wilmington District bearing on the troubles
created there in consequence Of the absence Of
DR.. Deems. Sensible