The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-06-05
Important to Western Voters.
From The Raleigh Standard
MR. POOLS PROFESSIONS OF DEVo-
TION THOROUGHLY EXPOSED.

The following letter from the Hon. j. z. Jor-
dan, of Perquimans, thoroughly exposes Mr Poors
recent declarations Of devotion to Western IN
terests Read it and then hand it to your neigh
bors. 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; no,o, when he wants Western
votes, he is loud in his professions OF regard for
the West Let the people Of the West beware OF
such friends:-
WAYNEsYILLE, Haywood Co, N. G.,
May Is, 1860. J
Editor Of the Standnrd:
SIR: Enclosed | send you copy of letter
which / received few days since from the Hon.
j. Parker Jordan, and If contains facts which, In
my judgment every patriot and genuine North
Carolinian should know before casting las 0ote in
this approaching gubernatorlal election. we
ought to know the views of candidates upon all
questions affecting the honor and welfare of our
good old State, before vote as duty requires.
Gov. Els's record, | presume, Is familiar to
every voter in the State, and shows him to be a
statesman of enlarged views, who regards the
citizen of Cherokee as much his brother as the
citizen of Currituck; and whilst member OF the
Legislature so acted and 50 UOted upon all ques
tions 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 hayin" a s0uud 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 a seat in the State Senate,
will not be received by the liberal and conserva-
tive men of the mountains, he might imagine.
We cannot attach-no people ought to attach
much importance to a mans professions, whose
life both public and private, is at war with them.
lie will also find when he comes among US, that at
this peculiar uncture of public affairs there will
be but few who will join him in his efforts to
spread the flames of sectional strife and discord
which, Hnhappily for the State and her cherished
interests, have already spread too wide.
We ought to be of one mind, our interest as
citizens of the State is the same, knowing no East
no West, but common country. Wonder if
Mr. Pool thinks If a Convention should be called
no move would be made to change the basis of
representation, both in the Senate and House of
Commons, and to fix in the fundamental law the
principle that hereafter the school fund should be
distributed according to the number of white
children, as well as to give the Legislature the
power to tax slaves rs 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 pro-
position, with view Of effecting these changes;
and an inducememt to the freemen of the noun
tains to swallow, they propose to take all the tax
off the white poll, and place it on the negroes of
the East.
We think this all wrong, and are willing to let
we'll enough alone, and opposed to creating
sectional feuds and controversies and are in favor
of preserving and handing down to latest pos
terity Unaitered aud untouched the Constitution,
with each and all the compromises of 1885, as we
received them from our fathers
Hoping that you will for the benefit of the |
cause, publish Mr. Jordan's letter, subscribe my
self, Your friend
ELISHA G. JOHNSON