Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-24
From the Ralei
HIU1II VII6 haIeigh s
MIR. Pool and his PIatrorm

MIR. Pool and his Platform, 0at
Fertile as the Opposition leaders of this Sto.,
tricks and devices to deceive and mislead tho NY SP
can remember no campaign in which thew ba1Eo y,
to more tricks to more subterfuges, to mora
and double-dealing than they have in this. %HSl
spect they are well represented by John Pool t5 aN
didate for Governor. He has brought all the wi aI
all tie technical unairness Of the special peadnr~
he has learned at the bar to bear upon this contSt
one locality he declares that the dd yalorem w19,
proposes will not increase the tax on slaves , rt
another locality his organs declare that the nau
specially aimed at and that Gd UaiOrena will nc,.
lax on slaves. In one locality be declares that GF
cipie that every citizen must contribute to sDnno
government in proportion to the amount of i az
must be carried out to the letter, thus prodnGrs%
impression that he would tax erery thine. vI3
another locality-and in this be is sustained bva
ton of his organs-he affirms that his platform tr
certain exemption from taxation, and that ten
" discrimination - in his platform means eyemni,, n
the East be is for taxing all property, so as 10 ra
the STAKEHOLDER to his view of dd vaiOreln wbip,.
West to Judge him by the newspapers that sr4aS \
him, he would add slaves only to the list of tayaE
perty. knowing that internal Improvements ara rE E
lar in portions of the State, and especially in tba IT,
he boasts of the works of internal Improvement for
he has voted but when the matter is investis,S
turns out that he has voted only for empty cbarqw
The truth is Mr.. Pool meets no question fT,
squarely. The characteristics Of his stump esrr
evasion, artful lodging, special pleading and eopyr
ton. What confidence can tie people place in sr% f
man What must they think Of cause which emIs
sustained only in this way The first requisite dr,
ularity is honesty Honesty is evidenced by drc5ss
and candor of action and speech. The people can m
ceive almost intuitiVely when public man dBDs
to act fairly and honestly. If they suspect him even
might as well " Lang up his fiddle" They will Layr
music from one who plays different tunes on the q,
string.
The resolution of the Know Nothing Convention
the subject Of I'D Ualorem plainly declares that Eu
SPECIES OF PROPERTY should be "taxed according
its value with power to discriminate only in hvWdu
native products OF our State and the industrial pu
of her citizens" Now, what does that mean: CaE
ly that every species or all property shall be taxa
That is the broad proposition. There is nothing
about specific taxes, about one per cent for ezaa
on one article and half per cent. on another. Ill
property IN the State is to be bumped and then Qa
the same rate The race horse is to be taxed-tGg5
horse is to be taxed, but the former is to be taxa
higher than the latter. The billiard tablets to be
the threshing machine is to be taxed, but the iua
is to be taxed no higher than the latter Ii there R
in words, or sense in the construction OF Language
Mr.. Pools position
But, says Mr.. Pool, would discriminate" VA
well-let US see what that means. Discriminate d
plies taxation. How can Mr.. Pool discriminate be7g
articles unless he taxes them? How can he ernrd
discriminating? The idea is absurd. Discrimnl.
Gin favor OF native products " and industrial r
suits - means what? Why it means that foreign r
duets shall be taxed higher than native produces d
that all pursuits or occupations being taxed i
burden of taxation shall not be as heavy On certain
suits as On others. That is the correct constructor
the language, and that is what was meant when it WI
first used. The construction since given to il byL
Pool and his friends is an afterthought and is not al
thorized by truth or common sense.
But, says MIR. Pool, Il would exempt certaDalDa
from taxation" That will not do Mr.. Pool YMa
copied the nomination on the PLATFORM and, Dhaa
man, you must adhere to the platform If it sinks Wit
you, you must still stand upon it. That platform
ctareS that you shall erempt nothing. That is what:
says, and that is what was meant when it was alFa
and we will prove it. How? Simply by tRN
which appears as portion of the proceedings to
Convention, that Mr.. Turner moved to exempt cIA.
articles, and the Convention deliberately refused @A
The South Betrayed'-H Rights Infringd and
that by Her Own SOns!
The Opposition, under the name of the COnStutND
Union party, have adopted the Constitution of the r
what and how they interpret that platform. IO@l
we would be at loss, except for the fact that one
their prominent candidates, who stood Cd an equally
with Hon. VIM. A. GRAHAM, of North CafoI1
IN the votes for nomination, Mr.. q. receiving Y 3D.
this gentleman receiving 22,-that man is JUollIi
MCLEAN, of Ohio. Mr. Mclean was pOmnA
candidate, receiving % votes, and of course bis oEu@
OF their platform must be entitled to some weight
And now for the Opposition platfOrm-the ColS1A
ton as interpreted by one of their leaders when Jung
| against the Court in bred Scott. ~
But zoe knoao as historical fact, that James A4 T
uedt great ana good man. leading member M Wt It
Con0enton, oodS Sohcitous to guard he language D.
str%med so as not to conUey The idea that there ce1a
against right . ''''O
If Congress should deem SJares or free co,orsa F
injurious TO the population of free Territory as c"1
10 lessen me Uat'Ae Of the public interest," they pare "L
|" pro@'o,t hem from becoming settlers l" It,
I" By virtue of what law is it. that master may s'
slave INTO free territory and exact from him the
slave? The law of the Territory does not sanction
authority can be claimed under the Constitution q -
led st0.es' or any lao Of Congress-"
I" 1t is said the Territories are common properly
States and that every man has right to 60 tnel w
property This is not controverted. But the CoI IA
slave Is not property beyond the operation OF INC %
which makes him SUCH NeUer eCaS a truth more o''"
''0e'g ana justly uttered by n'os'" >.
In this case, majority of the court have ss q
slave may be taken by his master into IerLok kind
United States, the same horse, any olns =, al
ps9psr other Is true ,n this was said by 1f So~
The above is the Opposition or NauOna ~ Bat
adopted by the National Union Convention Am a. Il B.
more; And upon which they have placed S 5o,Int
and Ed. Everitt. Was ever deception more P S"ra
treason more apparent? And you will lind lV J,,a
Opposition supporting this ticket II! May Goa p u
the South, for her own sons have stabbed n'l "
heart. hP
Give us the Philadelphia platform of the Pa' Pre-
publican party thousand fold with Seward ~, Viz
dent and Wendell Phillips or Lloyd Garrison l tbe 81
President, before you give US such ticket i T.oa
port OF honest honorable Southerners.-Fdy C""
The BANK OF NORTH CARoLNA-By s sIst pa
terly Statement of the Cashier, dated April % Of
iished in the Standard we see that $2,2O9,6yo
capital stock has been already paid ill., FaegS5
$290,3Ol 81 unpaid. This shows that about @DI
has been paid in advance The profit of SIX IlVD m