Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-07

Lenoir, Caldwell, Friday, do %.
Morganton, Burke, Saturday, do %.
Marion, Mcdowell, Monday, do 25.
New Hanover County Democratic Convention.
On Tuesday next the delegates appointed by the De
ocrac citizens of the several districts in New Hanover
County will meet in Convention in the town of Viii
mington, to nominate candidates for the Senate and
House of Commons Of the next Legislature of North
Carolina.
We trust and believe that the Convention will be a
full one so that no misunderstanding may exist or fu
ture difficulty arise calculated in any way to disturb
the harmony of the party at time like the present. when
unanimy Of feeling and concert of action are so much
to be desired so essential and indeed SO indispensable
In this connection, VIC trust that we may be excused
it, for moment, we obtrude upon the attention OF our
readers matter somewhat personal to ourselves 1t is
this The Democrats of Upper Black River, In the
proceedings of their meeting, held for the appointment
of delegates to the County Convention did US the hon
or to mention our name in connection with nomina-
ton for the House of Commons To our friends there
and elsewhere throughout the county, who have been
kind as to suggest name publicly privately we are
deeply grateful for such manifestation of their confidence
and good feeling and we are none the less SO because
duty alike to ourselves and to the Democratic party
compes to request friends not to allow our name
to 90 before the Convention highly would appre-
cate the honor of representing in part the county of
New Hanover in the councils of the State.
The necessity of being steadily at post during the
canvass or rather canaes OF the present exciting cam
paign-th sacrifices in time and otherwise which we
have already made will yet be compelled to make on
account of attendance upon the State District and
National Conventions of the Democratic party, all warn
us that we could not discharge the duties Of candidate
W nominacd with justice to the party, nor be absent
from our business three months during the coming
winter With justice to ourselves.
We make this statement from no feeling of van
ity that might prompt us to attach public lmpor
lance to any movement of ours in connection with this
or any other matter personal to ourselves, but simply
because we desire to prevent anyeven the slightest
misunderstanding and because deem it due to many
kind friends and good Democrats that should do so
No doubt the Convention will nominate good men and
true, whom we can all cheerlully support.
The N this State.
AS the candidates for the Office of Governor 80 west
ward the tide Of battle rolls away aud down here there
is now and has been for time, comparative stag
nation in State politics, or rather we might say that
their discussion has been postponed in view OF the moro
Immediately exciting interests connected with the meet
ings of the several national conyentions- indeed the
Chicago Convention can be considered as entitled to
name, which q name it repudiated, while the at
fair already held in Baltimore could be entitled to h
designation of " National " only in
A year or two ago the issue which now, under TIT
name of ad valorem, agatcs The State Of North Caro-
na threatening in the of the discussion to whic
it inevitably gives RISE to array section against section
interest against interest class against class har
dreamed of by any one 1t was hardly mentioned o
only mentioned to be repudiated. We well remembe
how Mr. Bledsoe, the Senator from Wake, made his ha
rangues to empty benches replied to i'll tones
depreciation by gentlemen like MIR. Pool then Senate
from Pasquotank, now candidate for Governor of Mort
Carolina. The records of the Senate show how Nj
Pool year and half ago persistently voted agans
everything that squnted at the idea of ad val0r
or suggested the thought of a Convention.
Within one year from the dOurnment of the legisla
ture in which Mr. Pool stood out as the opponent of
valorem, we find him standing upon platform {
which the following is the gi8t:-
ResoIued That we recommend a Convention of the pee
pie of the State be called the federal basis early
practicable for the purpose of so modifying the ConstutO
that every species of property may be taxed according
tive products of State and the industrial pursuits of he
citizens.
And that no exceptions were intended to be mad
was rendered certain by the rejection of an amendmen
offered in Convention by MIR. Turner of Orange to ez
empt even the humbest articles of house keeping ror
the operation of this uniform rule
On the 9th of December 1885, Mr.. Pool had vote
against resolutions offered in the Senate by Mr. Bledsoe
he voted against the abstract principle, ahoug
identical with that contained in the resolution of the
position platform, on which he stands. On the 3li
January 1859, he voted to lay on the table bill oere
by Mr.. Turner of Orange, for Convention to amen
the Constitution in the mode and manner and to ii
extent indicated by the resolution On which he no
stands. On January 2lst 186O--a month before Ii
Opposition Convention met the Raleigh Register tt
central and also the leading and recognized organ of IL
Opposition party in this State
"Abolonss would make capital of the discussion whic
the ad UaOren proposition ao0uld erce and if they
do at any time, is argument to show that
long the products of slave labor constitute the prncp
wealth of North Carolina, the proposition should not
brought up in the State. -
In truth this issue looked upon as dangerous
unconstitutional by all parties and nothing but the fer
desire to grasp the pois, by which certain prominel
politicians are devoured could have led to its adoptic
at this or any other time The Raleigh Register spoI
the words OF truth and soberness when it uttered its war
ing in January against the dangerous proposition in
the support of which it wheeled subsequently in Fe
ruary.
Certain indications seemed to hold out hopes of a
vision or want of harmony in the Democratic par
upon the subject Of taxation and the Opposition wi
had found the contest against the united Democracy
be hopeless determined to avail themselves of this
posed division with view of obtaining control of Il
State at any cost Never since 1910 have their leade
worked harder, for themselves, than they are doing no