Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-16
COLUMBIA, s. C.
SALISBURY CORRESPONDENTS.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.
SALISBURY CORRESPONDENCE.
SALISBURY, N. G., August 2, 1860.
The election for Governor and members to the
Legislature of North Caroline, is over. / have
been here all day looking at the "dear people
exercising the right Of suffrage, and I can tell
you, thew do it with q vengeance. This is the
greatest place in the State for elections. There
have been polled here to-day, 1858 notes.-the
democrats getting about 245 majority, which is
a considerable falling off from the last election.
John W. Ellis and Mr.. Pool, are the candidate,
for Governor. In 1858, Ellis had a majority Of
about 16, 900, but from present appearances, his
majority this year will be very small. He has
lost ground--not from any loss Of personal pop
ularity, hut, as I think, from an issue which
should never have been permitted by the Ellis
party.
It seems that according to the Constitution OF
North Carolina, negroes are not taxed as proper
ty, and the tax on slaves can never exceed the
capitation tax, which all white men have to pay
and slaves under twelve years of age, and over
forty FIVE, are entirely exempt from taxation.
The issue was sprung q few years since BY the
Know Nothings, to beat the Democrats, but il
proved o failure. After the death Of the Wing
party, the Democrats seemed invulnerable-but
minorities are always wide awake, while MAORI.
ties slumber in imaginary security; as the re-
suit will prove in the North Carolina elections.
Although Ellis was 80 far ahead of q very popu
lar opponent in 1858, he will be glad this year to
save his election by a very small majority.
The "opposition" started out in the campaign
with a platform Of equal taxation-on the ad
valorsm principle. The Democrats opposed
them on this platform, which gave the Opposition
the popular side among o certain class of voters.
This was unfortunate; and the future will con,
vince some, who are now arguing to the con-
such an issue, and it would have been better
that the Democrats had not opposed this doctrine
of equal taxation. I believe it only a clap trap,
and smartly tinged with demagogueism, but it
was not met in the right way.
Mr.. Charles Fisher, of this place, is in all
probability beaten for the Senate, by the pres
ent incumbent-Dr. Ramsay. Mr.. Fisher is a
heightened gentleman and an able Democrat
I always regret to see such o man Defeated
With his opponent, I mn not acquainted but
know Mr.. Fisher to be a sterling State Rights
democrat, and in every respect qualified for n
Senator. I hope he may be better appreciated
next time.
The extremes exhibited here, look a little
strange to q South Carolinian. The leaders of
the two parties keep a close watch upon the
floating vote, and if one party out.generals the
other, there must be some sharp work going on.
I was surprised to see so many females in at
tendance. 1t was the first election in which
ever saw women taking q personal interest. I
think the husbands, fathers and brothers, ought
to advise the women to absent themselves from
the elections, if what I saw was a fair sample of
the doings on such occasions.
The order Of the day was shouting, cursing
and fighting, among a certain class of voters
particularly those who surrounded the ''bar-
rooms" or in other and perhaps more appropri'
ate words-"doggsries."
I know that North Carolina, and particularly
Salisbury, can boast of as handsome, refined,
and intelligent ladies as any part of the world
and, therefore, I wish to be understood as only
speaking of those who 60 out to the elections
I was surprised to see such an exhibition of the
use of snuff, by the female part of the crowd
Nearly oil of them had their ''snuff sticks' or
brushes, with different kinds of boxes, contain.
ing, rs I was told-snuS!
know that chewing, smoking, and drinking,
by men, are useless, injurious, expensive, and
%unclean habits, but rs mens are made of a coarser
material, they can better endure the evils Of
such practices. Women are expected to be more
pure and refined, and demand Of their own sex a
degree of purity and refinement, they do not
look for in the rougher and coarser sex. They
should, therefore, certainly not initiate men in
their most dirty habits.
l hope none of the female readers Of the En-
ouIRER, have formed the habit of snuff dipping,
as I can assure them, it is-to say nothing Of
the injurious Effects very unbecoming, filthy
habit.
Crops look as badly in this country, as in York
The drought in many places has been equally
severe. Corn and -four arc scarce, and advan.
cling in price. Yours Truly, j..