The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-03-13
MR. POOLS CONSISTENCY.

The Opposition candidate for Gouernor an an
fortunate selection the record against hins!!
1n another column we publish Mr. Pools's letter
accepting the nomination for Governor. by the
Opposition State Convention It is remarkably
short; proceeding, we suppose, upon the truthful
ness of the old /" wise saw" that short horse is
soon curried ;: especially when he is kicking
animal. Mr. Pool burrows among the fuss and
feathers of the Convention saying but little, until
decidedly bad egg for himself; but, like child
taking dreaded dose of medicine, he nerved him
self for the task shut his eyes, held his nose, and
swallowed the dose. Mr. Pool has turned a COM
plete summerset upon the ad valorem question.
In his letter of acceptance he says:
The section in reference to ad valorem taxation in
wolves principle manfestly just and equal in its
operation it ought be incorporated into the
Constitution, with the least possible delay"
Very well, Mr. Pool; now let us see what you
thought of it in the last Legislature, when you
were in position to do something in order to car
~ out "principle so manifestly just"
"Look on this picture; and on this"
In the Senate of the last Legislature Mr. Bled-
soc introduced series of resolutions declaring the
manifest justice" of the ad valorem system of
taxation, the last resolution being as follows:
"Resolved That the committee on finance are here
by instructed to report a bill upon the princ-
pies lad valorem set forth in the foregoing resou
tons"
Mr. Bledsoe then proceeded to explain that the object
of the resolutions the committee fl
nance to report revenue bill based upon the dd Ualo-
rem principle. He had introduced bib to5eect that
end" .-..
A motion was made by Mr. Carmichael to strike
out the last resolution which of course destroyed
the life and force of the whole series, Mr. Pool
voting to strike out! The question was then put
upon the passage of all the resolutions, and they
were lost, Mr. Pool roting against them! ..f..
Thus we see that this gentleman, who now affects
to believe this principle $50 manfestly just that it
ought to be Incorporated into the Constitution with
the least possible delay" did, in the last Lcgisla-
ture, not only oppose the practical working of the
system, but positively voted against the principle
an Uolced! .. "a ." 81 s. So
"Turn about, and wheel about, and jump jim crow;
Every time he turns about he does ''jist So
Hay~ On motion Of Mr. Smith. Of Halifax, the
Opposition State Convention passed the following
resolution:
"Resolved That the thanks of the whole country
due the Opposition members of Congress from this
State for their persistent and patriotic efforts organ
ize the House of Representatives"
Two hundred and seven delegates from the whole
State of North Carolina, pass vote of thanks for
and in behalf of the u" arhole country" to the sop
position members of Congress from this State for
their persistent and patriotic efforts to organize
That strikes as being decidedly COOL not to say
magnoquent, not to say tremendous We are
reminded by this of what the fly said to the char
iot-wheel-" What gieat dust we raise !"
But let us see what this vote of thanks is for,
even supposing the "whole country" submits to
have its thanks voted away in this loose manner.
Mr. Gilmer voted for Schwartz and Henry Winter
Davis-the other three didn't; they are all thank
ed for that! Mr. Vance, then thinking that Mr. G.
was not as sound as he might be on the goose
question, refused to vote for him; he is thanked
for that The 'immortal three" then, by tight
squeeze, voted for a Democrat-Mr Gilmer didn't !;
and the "whoe country" is called upon to thank
them all for that Mr. Smith then repudiated the
know nothing party-the other three didn't; but
they are all thanked for that! For these per-
sstent and patriotic efforts to organize the House"
the POI opposition delegates at Raleigh sounded
the hewgag, and expected the "whole country" to
fall down and give thanks 1t is proper to state
that Mr. B. Ager and others refused to vote for this
strange resolution, and positively persisted in CIV
ing nary thank.