Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-07-26

abolition sheet pointed to it the working of the ire
pressible conflict. Convention of free soilers held
at Wheeling Virginia had adopted resolutions almost
identical with the Opposition platform and arguments
in North Carolina Arguments have been used in this
canvass that no citizen of Northern State could have
used among without being tarred and feathered
Every any county is directly interested in the
slaves held therein although he does not own any since
the slave is taxed to assist in the education of the poor
white children and the maintenance of poor white per
sons unable to support themselves Of the staples which
go abroad pay the debts of the State and of her
pie and to bring in money, the great portion probably
Observation-Disclosures is the product of slave labor
Why do anything to drive out this labor, which, weld
rected by the white man, produces the which find
their way into the hands of the mechanic the merchant
or the business man. Drive out this labor diminish
it to any great extent, and you strike blow at
tn eprosperity OF the State.
The Governor alluded to the fact that no unqualified
ad Uaoye existed in any State-cited the instance Of
Virginia, where slaves under IL are not taxed-also
Louisiana, Arkansas Mississippi, and Georgia,
where the negroes are taxed upon stated assumed
Value-not assessed one, owing perhaps 20 the diff
Guilty of making assessment.
The Governor showed that every sense OF the word
it the dictate of sound policy to retain the slave
population of the State Unlike land slaves could be
removed if the soil the markets OF other States offered
superior Inducements and all the slaves driven out
the fixed landed property of the State would be
the less bound for her debt Would it be better able to
pay them?
Governor Ellis complained that great injustice had
been done him by the opposition press and orators
To bis knowledge not a single incident occurring
IN the course of the canvass had been correctly
or impartally stated by the opposition press. He
would like to devote time to the misstatements
of sundry opposition speakers who had been talk
ing around, but the exhausted state of his phys-
cal SYSTEM owing to the fatgues of an arduous and
protra ted canvass warned him to desist He would
simply make brief reference to certain remarks made
hvy Dad LoF A. IL
in the Wilmington Herald. It had been his intention
to have noticed this matter in Wilmington but the ne
cesy OF meeting other engagements precuded the pos
sibiity of his addressing his elowcitizens of Whining
ton during the present In all probability he
could not speak at any point nearer Wilmington
than this place WILSON, or Clinton He would there
FORE at this time proceed to offer the very few remarks
he had to make on the subject.
Mr.. Badger, it would appear, had charged him Gov
Eis) with having abiding to him (Mr. Badger gratu
itousy and Extensively Mr. Badger aso it seems harp
ed good deal upon the phrase pse dr phrase which
does not occur at all in the speech OF the Governor to
which Mr. Badger made reference. Governor Ellis had
spoken CT Mr. Badgers attempting to dictate exhibit
ted by bis remark to Mr.. Ferebee of Camden, when he
requested him to tell the people of that county to go for
al Uaoreo. Tell them" said Mr.. Badger, that say
So"
Governor Ellis, in abiding to the history of ad a.
loren had felt perfectly authorized to refer to the poiti
cal position and anecedents of Its most prominent spon
sors, Mr.: Badger among the number. As an opponent
OF od UoLoren he may have been influenced in his refer
ence connecting MIR. Badgers name with ad valorena
by the notorious fact that that s almost certain
death to any with which it is connected Mr.
Badger may be great lawyer and possess all the abili
ties that himself and friends think he does but one thing
certain, that whatever his abilities are they have been
exerted simply for his own promotion. He had never
raised finger to promote any great public improve
men or to further any for the real good of the
State All this the people know, and hence their dis
trust of him. 1t is true that Mr. Badger while in Con-
gress dad give good vote-that in favor of the an
sas and Nebraska bill, but he had undone all that ny
joining in the bill of indictment preferred by the Oppo-
sltlon Convention against the Democratic party in
which bill the legislation for which Mr. Badger cast the
good vote of his e figures as most serious count
vi course, public man, Gov Ellis could not and
did not complain of Mr.. Badgers having attacked his
political position or criticised bis political record but
personal attack upon political opponent like that
made by Mr.. Badger upon him, when he was 300 miles
tant, and Mr. Badger was surrounded and buIwarked
by his friends with opportunity for reply certainly
exhibited specimen of that safe ard heightened chiva
~ which will at once be recognized characteristic of
the Hon. gentleman. Surely Mr. Badger ought to be
the last man to get excited if his own political
record should be little roughly handled when he re-
collects that in 1910 he a member of the Wing Ex-
ecutive Committee appended his name to circular
openly accusing the whole people of Edgecome county
Of corrupt design to fos in one thousand fraudulent
votes.
The Governor spoke about two hours and quarter
very attentive audience whose Judgment he carried
with him throughout.
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