The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-08-30
[From the Raleigh IN. CO. Press
North Carolina Election.

"A GRDAT VIcroRy.--No one who has been
close observer of the campaign in this State
can can. fail to admit that the reelection of Gov
ELLIS Is the greatest democratic victory record
cd IN the annals of history.
Never before, since the days of 1910, has TN
Memocr al party had such determined opposi
.lon. The Office seekers oltlie opposition party
having discovered q principle by which the,
thought TO rcvolutionize the politics o
the State, entered on the Campaign carly
and no amount of labor or means were snnr
CD TO accomplish their object. Thc Stat,
was Hooded from the seaboard to the noun
!ans, with documents gotten up by the leaders
IN 'lils CITY, and some Of them contained The
most uhlonnded charges against the democratic
ganized as thoroughly throughout tie State u,
III 1888, when the same party held its meetings
IN culverss, under the veil OF night, and in TIC
strictest secrecy. VAN
The most vehement appeals were made tc
Tue pockets and prejudiets of the pcople-the
negro was held up to the poor white men of tle
State as enjoying privileges which they, Llndor
me ensuing constitution and laws of our State
were not allowed to enjoy they were ronrc.
scented as being on an equality at the fax boy
ana that their masters could then tum ,hen,
INTO money AT moments warning. The poor
man was arrayod against his rich upiaibor.
ana INC rich man was not allowed to express
himself against nd raloreHhas advocated by the
opposition party, without his motives being
impugncd, aud his being tainted with l" I know
why you are opposed to equal taxation--you
pay tax on thcmo "'>-l' W
The contest was narrowed down to The dis.
eussloh OF the negro and the ignorant masses
IN many Places supposed that if I'D yalorem
was carried out every poor man would Get
clear OF paying his tax, md the "littlc niger"
would have all tbs burden 10 bear.
Ihcso, with countless other arguments. were
used by the opposition to defeat us and place
that party in power.
While these things were carried on by the
opposition, we have had to contend with dis
organzcrs in our ranks. In the comfy If
WAKE, the central point, to which the eve of
the state was attracted, we beheld Mr.. Bledsoe.
man whom the party has so often honorcd
WIN scat IN the legislature from the county
Q! WAKE lighting in open hostility to the prin-
Hlpits ahd candidate OF our party, and declar-
, h himself to DO democrat. BY the votes of
ane :k:now-nothlng party, aided by few disor.
ceeded in defeating the democratic candidate
Many things which we will not here enumor- |
ate, but which is evidently clear to the minds
OF the democracy of North Carolina, tended tn |
embarrass our party. =
!, we have triumphed over every obstacle
thrown IN our pathway to success, aud tie pco.
pc OF North Carolina have again spoken ont
~ tones that will echo and re-echo throughout
the entire Union. ''''"'
!! our majority is notso large as in former
have purged 1t of every unsound element. and
~ Novemoer, when the battle which is 10 Id.
''de the fate Of this Union is to be fought thew
vli! oil rally around the flag of Breckinridgc
md Lane, as they have to our gallant standard.
bearer, John W. Ellis. S'>'''>''''"'
ES~ The Squatters boast that their candidate
man Of paris" That's so. He is nast
'olltican, part autocrat, and demagoguc, He
part aspiration, part ability and pnrt imnn.
enee. He is part gas aud part brass.