Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-06-23

be made, they should always be made in favor Of
the poor. Mr.. POOLS system was at war with this
principle. 1t was an efforts cunningly devised
trick Of the Opposition to throw the burdens of the
State from the shoulders of the rich upon the poor
They did not propose to remove the poll tax from
the white man, but to lay tax upon his crops, his
wagons horse, his farming tools and his stock gen.
orally; and this too for the relief of the capitalist
and the man of luxury.
He thought it q strange circumstance for his CON-
petitor to endeavor to make votes by creating pre-
judice in the minds of the nonslavehoder and slave
holder He had supposed in this country all were
equal and all interests were common II his COM
petitor succeeded it would certainly to that extent
weaken the institution of slavery and strengthen
our enemies at the North.
He thought it circumstance passingly strange
that Mr.. Pool could have such holy horror of the
present revenue law when he becomes candidate
for political promotion after having set for two
cessve Legislatures and heard the question discussed
and as many as five different bills proposed to
change the Constitution that particular and never
once made a suggestion or opened his mouth, ex-
cept only to say no upon the passage of each. He
could not understand how it was that Mr. Pool en-
tertaining the views he now pretends, could keep
his seat for two successive sessions and never move
to amend the tax BILL strike out those objection
able features, which he affirms bear so hard upon
the poor working classes.
He charged his competitor, a politician and as
a legislator, Of extreme sefshness in that he inva-
riably voted for measures beneficial to his
tion and against such for the interest of the
West He pointed to his opposition to the creation
of Allegheny county, to his vote against the appro
priation to the Western Extension, and to the Will
mngton and Rutherford Railroad.
Here Mr. Pool interrupted him, arose and denied
his statements. The Governor offered as evidence
to sustain his position the following extract of the
letter Of Mr. Jordan which appeared in our last is
sue:
ITO the first interrogatory answer Mr. Pool
'cds and undertake to say, still is the uncomprom-
Using foe Of Western Extension, and in the canvass
alluded TO, bitterly opposed my election upon the
ground that had voted for the Western Extension
of the n c. Railroad, Allegheny county, and other
measures which had for their object the develop
ment of the Of the State and particularly
those measures which had in view the improvement
of the mountain region. He declared time and again
on the stump that he would never support if elect
ed, any measure which in its nature would benefit
the mountain region Of this State, which required
an appropriation of the public monies. He also ur
ged that the West was exorbiiant in her demands and
rdicucd the idea that any in the Eastern section
should so far forget his own home as to vote for
Western measure; and | may add his Eastern
friends glory in the fact that he voted for
any measure to benefit the West which required an
appropriation of one cent on public monies"
In reply to this Mr.. Pool proceeded to denounee
Mr.. Jordan an Infamous liar and scoundrel"
and called upon Governor Ellis to say whether or
not he would defend his character.
The Governor stated emphatically that he would !;
that he supposed Mr. Jordan like other men had his
enemies; that he had gone into the neighborhood of
Mr.. Jordln and Mr.. Pool that he had heard both
the gentlemen spoken eyily of; that he had found
them both prominent members of the bar; and that
he had paid attention to evil reports concerning
either Of them.
Mr. Pool made the point that he did not oppose
Mr.. Jordan when a candidate for the Legislature
upon the ground that he had voted for Western i'm
provements, but because Mr.. Jordan was pledged to
his constituents to vote against them, and with the
hope of being elected Judge he had violated his
pledges. 1t was to show that he was untrustwor-
thy, that his votes upon the railroad brought
into the Canvass.
Governor Ellis replied that he had other evidence
besides the letter of Mr. Jordan to prove the truth
of what he had said and referred to the Journal of
the Legislature to sustain the fact. Here after a
few random shots in reply the discussion closed.
The Democracy were cheered at the triumph Of
their standard bearer the OCCASION Forsyth will
do her whole duty in giving him at least one hun
dred majority in the county.