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


Pursuant to appointment, Gov. Ellis addressed the
citizens of Wilson county in the Court House at Will
son on Tuesday, the Oath inst.
little before eleven o'clock in the forenoon, procla
nation made by the crier of the Court 1.-THE Coun
ty Court being in session this weekly that Gov. Ellis
would address the people, and by eleven, when the
Gov was introduced by Mr. Bum, the Court House
was filed to its utmost capacity.
Gov Ellis commenced his address by returning his
thanks to the people of Wilson for past avors and
tesies as well as for the very atterng support which
had been given him the occasion Of previous
test for Governor Then, as now, he the rep,
resentave of the Democratic party and he must attrb
ute the cordial support of the Democracy OF Wilson
rather to their devotion to principle than to any pecu
liar merit popularity of his Sixteen years ago
in the House of Commons he had sat side by side with
the representatives from Edgecombe and Nash. Then
they stood together for the principles of Democra
cy-he was happy to feel that they were standing to-
gether now.
The organization of the Democratic party said the
Governor, is complete. In Breckenridge and Lane
we have candidates tor the Presidency and Vice Pres
dency than whom none could be better or more accep
table He reviewed briefly the of John G. Brock
inridge man who has attained rapid distinction by
proving himself to be- in every position in which he has
been placed an able and patriotic public servant. His
representative in Congress for two terms
a soldier of the Mexican war, and Vice President of
the United States, was rapidly glanced at.
And who is General Joe Lane, our candidate for the
Vice Presidency? He is Of u.s. He was born in Bun
in log cabin, moved with his father to Kentucky-be
IN TDd; 70 Tho
to Congress. Distinguished himself in the Mexican
war, doing his work well there as he always did his
work. whipping the enemy honestly and soundly wher-
he met them. The charge of disunon against our
Presidential candidates. urged by the Opposition
negatiVed by the whole history and character of the
nominees well by the platform adopted which con-
tains no principle that is not Identical with sustained
by the decision of the Supreme Court in the bred Scott
In every section of the State the people have
ratified the nomination of Breckenridge and Lane
Gov Ellis had raised that banner in the mountains and
the people had rallied around it enthusiastically.
Gov. Ellis then turned to the State canvass. He said
that we were confronted by an issue new to this genera
ton at least though not, he would hereafter show
absolutely in the history of the State The OPP
position always had some new issue. General Dock
cry harangued for distribution of the public
lands. He defeated. Mr.. Gilmer came out as
the nominee of the Know Nothings-tod the people
that all parties were corrupt and that the country
they must join the American Order. Mr.. Gilmer was
defeated Then they gave up the idea of running can
didate of their party and went for Mr.. McRae on
the distribution issue. He was beaten as Mr. Dockery
had been-ony more so. Now the issue is upon the
mode of taxation Taxes, say they are not fairly n-
poSed-under the guise of zeal for what they call the ad
U0torem system of taxation, they ask Democl ats to
vote tor and cooperate with Know Nothings The
scheme of the Opposition would be destructive to the
revenue system of the State besides it was liable to
the further objection that hardly any two men agreed
upon the objects to be attained by holding Convention
as proposed in the platform of the Opposition quoting
the resolution upon that subject
ReS0lued That recommend convention of the peo.
pie OF the State be called the federal basis early
practicable for the purpose OF SO modifying the consu
uon that eueTy species of property be taxed according
nus value with power to discriminate only in of the
E products OF our State and the industrial pursuits
The only fair and legitimate construction of that re-
solution was that oil property in the State should be
taxed alike, with discrimination against goods brouph
into the State, on their first introduction Tbor a
be no exemption. Mr. Henry of BERTHE was onnosod
even to Mr. Turner's resolution to exempt tin Guns and
other such small matters The Greensboro Patriot
says 1t is not true that ad Udorem is intended to an
ply to negroes only says that every species proper
" shall pay equally according to value Elsewhere it
represented differently 1t is asserted that the only
OBJECT to Impose heavier taxes on negro property than
those to which it is now subject Different faces are
presented to different sections For his (Gov. Elisn
part, he did not think a uniform rate of taxation
upon every species ofpropery whether levied under the
Gd U0lOrs system or otherwise would suit for North
Carolina Nearly half our revenue is collected bv tax
eS upon iuxuries and by levying comparatively bpb
rates un0n these the afnni 49, |