The North-Carolinian., 1860-06-09

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pay q [a1ne per cent. He would leave them to
ansNsf the polls. He was opposed to taxing me-
chau{ lnd he was surprised that his competitor
did 3 enye to have that clause struck from the
IT, w1s no analogy between the Democratic ad
valosa af 1876, and that of the Opposition );
that q opted and Disseminated ous and
ou. d srtxental
Enszshis Competitor inexperienced and
ShoFG <hted during the last Legislature to have
voted ninst ad valorem, again and again, which
was eat deal better than this federal basis. His
rasIa - here perfectly severe, and Mr.. Pool
eyessypuld squint as he turned his ear to the Gov
He h9Nktook up the proposition of convention, and
provt5 esnclusivefy that no two sections in
favors83he same kind of convention, and as things
now g, the Opposition party were not only ar
rayn ne class against another but were also
rayi4 ection against c-lon by agitatiny ques
ton f5f no too of them has the same idea about
and HFxRool was the boosted leader Of that party
Thel4 el4fEfhen referred to the Baltimore Conve ton
whis kould assemble in june and his time having
expiA saok his seat.
.ral then arose to reply. ald from what we
hadk nns expected legicas and ar .umen-
atiye speech, but his speech composed of long
declafnlti humorous appeals, and can't expires
slons- We could not get the connection Of Mr. Pools
speech, for he would, as l thought commence ar
gument, and after making assertions. and starting to
the proof he would off into some humorous
preston and wind up with goose eggs; and thus we
never could get argument and will have to be
satisfied with simply stating his position. He said
his competitor had charged him with arrying one
class against another but that he himself was fresh
from contest of tnat sort. . =
His proposition this the Constitution now tax,
ed slaves as and he proposed to tax them as
property This was the only government that made
the poor man shield to the most valuable property.
The clause in the opposition platform protected the
native products, but the Democratic platform taxed
everything except negroes. There now about
$500 900 worth of property in the State, except
$780, 00O 900, and tax the 5000 O0O 900 ten
the dollar and sufficient amount of revenue will be
raised
Talk about protection wasitjust andright the man
who owns $500 worth of slaves should pay only
eighty cents, and the owner of $500 worth of land
three dollars He in favor of equality and when
the cry of equality was raised at the ballot box. he
in favor of it, and now he in favor of equal
ity at the tax box. He was in favor of protection,
all alike but in the name of do not protect
slaves at the expense of the poor white man.
By ad valorem Slave would only, be increased
three cents the $1OO and if this to drive them
from the State in the name of common snse let them
SO. 1t had been charged upon him through the high
ways and hedges that he in avo of taxing hor-
ses, tncups. goose eggs &C., it Infamous SLAM
considerable laughter at Mr. POOLS expense. He
said he aoas IN t1nor Of toring the proate BILLIARD
tnbtes soorth 5000 tie $500 aoorh Of land.
Land yielded something and the billiard table no.
thing Here you could see the frown of contempt
rise upon the countenance of the tller of the soil.
He did not to into Details and did not to the
last discuss the praticability of ad valorem.
Every Southern State except n. G. taxed slaves
property and that was strong enough ground
for him. He here made excuse for the Conversion
of Mr.. Ferabee. Uncle Syme, and others over to ad-
yelot4,n in one'night, bat the about
good & his own for voting against ad vaorem in the
last legislature and only caused sneer. He asked
would they have been fools enough to have adopted
the amendment of Mr.. Turner exemptng tin cups
&c? He hoped no one thought AS regards
the Convention he did not care whether it was open
OF not. He wanted the people to ask him questions
on any and every subject lie stood ready to answer
them. He advocated great principle, and he did
not ask them to vote for him a mere no. he
ed them to vote for ad valorem because it
great principle. He then referred to the Opposition
candidate for the Presidency, calling aoad in thun
darng tones, the names of Bell and Crittenden,
again and again, causing the crowd to with
laughter, hut seeing his mistake said Bell and Ev~
erett lie did not care for a platform the name of
Bell enough; forgetting that five minutes before
he called upon the people to vote for principles not
men. Here his time expired.
Gov. Ellis's reply undoubtedly of the
most withering. sc'rching and annihilaing replies
ever heard, and the oldest men present expressed
the same opinion. There was such continuous
laughing and applause that it impossible for me
to retain my seat; suffice it to he referred to
Andrew Jackspn's opinion of John Bell. and of Mr.
Badgers proving him in the Senate of the U. S.
political liar, also showed curious looking do
cuments, which Mr.. Pool, said were Hnon- Nothing
documents, and referred to Mr.. POOLS, know-No
thingism in such witty and sarcastic manner,
to make me sorry for Mr.. P. and closed by leaving
the assemblage in most pleasant state OF ex-
cltement.
Mr.. P again replied, and made some humorous
expressions which pleased all, and endeavored to
excuse himself of his dark lantern relations by at
tacking Gov. Ellis He quoted Mr.. Holden again in
favor Of ad valorem, and dwelt upon the name Of
John Bell, being sufficient for him. He said he
would trust Mclean, that devoted abolitionist
soonas he would Douglas.
The discussion closed, after having attentive
hearing for four hours. The Democracy is
jubilant and are glorying over Gov Ellis decided
victory, while the Poolltes to be standing off
cogitating.
This think is pretty correct report of the
principal point taken.
SEND II ALONG.
When in Halifax, last week. we had a little dis
cussion with exeditor of the Opposition presua-
sion, in the of which, that gentleman challe
nged us to publish the Ritual of the Know Nothing
party. He asserted that we dare not publish it,