Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-30
Mr.. POOLS Professions Of Devotion to the West
thoroughly Exposed.

:, Mr.. POOLS Professions d Devotion to the West
thoroughly Exposed.
The following letter from the Hon. j. P. Jordan,
Of Perquinafs thoroughly exposes Mr. Pools re-
cent declarations Of devotion to Western interests
Read it and then hand Il to your neighbors. Mr.
Jordan shows what Mr.. Pool said when he had no
idea of being run for Governor. Then he thought
only of his section, and was hostile to the West
mow, when he wants Western votes, he is loud in
his professions Of regard for the West Let the peo
pie of the West beware of such friends - =: III; =,
wAYNEsvnLE, Haywood Co., N. C,)
May 10, 1860.
Editor of the Standard: = 5"
SIR: Enclosed send you copy of letter which
received few days since from the Hon. j. Parker
Jordan and it contains facts which, in my Judgment
every patriot and genuine North Caronian should
know before casting his cote in this approaching gu
bernatorial election We ought to know the views
of candidates upon all questions affecting the honor
and welfare of good old State, before we vote
duty requires.
Gov. Elliss record, presume is familiar to every
voter in the State, and shows him to be statesmen
of enlarged views who regards the citizen of Cher
okee as much his brother as the citizen of Curr-
tuck and whilst member of the Legislature, 50
acted and so poted upon all questions which came
before him. as to leave no just cause for doubt upon
the mind of any person that he regarded any one
portion of the State with more favor than another
but acted with an eye single to the advancement of
the interest of the whole State
1t appears, however, that Mr. Pool is not so for
tunate in having sound and liberal record and in
addition to that he will find that the positions which
he took in the campaign between himself and Mr.
Jordan, for seat in the State Senate, will not be
received by the liberal and conservative Of the
mountains, as he might imagine We cannot at
tach-no people ought to attach much Importance to
mans professions, whose whole life, both public
and private, is at war with them He will also find
when he comes among u.s. that at this peculiar juno
ture of public AFFAIRS there will be but few who will
join him in his efforts to spread the flames of sec
tional strife and discord which, unhapply, for the
State and her cherished interests, have already
| spread too wide.
We ought to be of one mind, as our interest as
citizens of the State is the same knowing no East,
no West but one common country. Wonder if Mr..
Pool thinks if Convention should be called no
move would be made to change the basis of repre-
sentaton, both in the Senate and House of Com.
MONS and to fix in the fundamental law the princi
pie that hereafter the school fund should be dis
trbuted according to the number of white children
as we'll to give the Legislature the power to tax
slaves as property! If he does not, then he has
most wofully mistaken the character Of the people
| of the State.
In fact, some of his followers here in the noun
tains, already advocating his Convention propo
| stion, with view of effecting these changes; and
as an induccment to the freemen of the mountains
to swallow they propose to take all the tax off the
white poll and place 1t on the negroes Of the East.
We think this all wrong, and are willing to let
we'll enough alone, and are opposed to creating sec
tons feuds and controversies, and are in favor of
preserving and handing down to latest posterty
| onl .LoI kho ,ofsf ,S.o with
each and all the compromises of 1885, as we re-
ceived them from our fathers.
Hoping that you will. for the benefit Of the cause,
publish Mr.. Jordan's letter, subscribe myself,
Your friend
ELISHA G. JOHNSON.
HEREFORD, N c., April 21st, 1860.
Ny DEAR SIR: Your letter of April 5th address
ed to me, asking for information to the truth oil
certain facts of political nature growing out of the
controversy between Mr. John Pool, the present
candidate for gubernatorial honors, and myself 'du
ring the time that VIC were the candidates of our
respective parties for seat in the Senate Of the
Legislature Of this State, not received, because
Of my absence on professional engagements, unit
within the last few days.
NY own Court has been in session this week, anG
my business engagements have been such that
could not answer so promptly your pressing enqui
ries as otherwise would have done; and now avail
myself of this opportunity to express the regre
that could not reply to your kind letter at an ear
ller date.
You say: 1--WE have understood that Mr. Joh1
Pool when candidate for seat in the State Senat
in opposition to you, argued before the people o
your district that you were unworthy Of Easter
support because you had voted whilst member o
the House of Commons, for the Western Extension
of the N. C. Railroad the erection of new Counties
and other measures calculated to build up the Stat
and develope the Of growing and prosper
GUS people," and you inquire to know if such was tn
fact You further add: 1--WE would also like t
know judging from his past life, his political ante
cedents to what extent in the event Of his elevation
: to the present position to which he aspires, h
would be likely to cooperate, in good taith wit
the Legislature, in giving force to such acts wou
encourage to completion, and foster into exstenc
the very road which you assisted in chartering, an
for which he so bitterly arragned you at the bar
public opinion"
To the first interrogatory answer: Mr.. Pool aca'
and, undertake to say, still is the uncompromisin
foe of the Western Extension, and in the canvas
8 alluded to, bitterly opposed my election upon tn
ground that I had voted for the Western Extensio
Of the N G. Railroad, Allegheny county, and othe
of the resources of the State and particularly thos
measures which had in view the improvement of tn
mountain region. He declared time and again o
the stump that he would never support if elected
d any measure which in its nature would benefit tn
mountain region of this State, which required a
appropriation of the public MONIES. He also urge
9 that the West was exorbtant in her demands an
;; ridculed the idea that any in the Eastern Sc
Il ton should so far forget his own home to vol
Il for Western measure; and may add, his easter
friends now glory in the fact that he never vote
II for any measure to benefit the West which require
r appropriation Of one cent Of the public monte
" Itook a broader view of my duty to the State
member of the Legislature than Mr.. Pool avowe
he would, if elected; and when elected, did l fe
it my duty to foster and cherish by legislative ali
b inside of the means to accomplish it. the grown
,r upon my record, unsustaiined as I have been
J. home, even by many Of my own party, feel prou
that lent my feeble aid to accomplis this purpos
apdIh old fha Ale G.