Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-26
From the Raleigh Press.

From the Raleigh Press.
Gov Ellis and MIR. Pool at Nashville.
Gov Ellis spoke first he returned his thanks to the voters
of Nash for the liberal support they gave him two
for the office of Governor the duties which office he
endeavored to discharge with honesty and fidelity towards
all classes and all sections North Carolina He appeared
before the people again. the democratic nominee for
election with sentiments to present. but to defend
the same great principles of the democratic party which
the people Nash had discussed often before the
of which depended not only the best interests of
the country but the integrity and of the con-
After some wetmed and pertinent remarks in yindica
nationality of the democratic party eloquent
conservative character of people, Gov Ellis took the
new question of ad vaoren and pronounced it most
traordnay proposition all its clearinghouse which struck
blow at the sacred compromises OF the Constitution which
would affect nuriousy both the character and the credit
State which would array class against class and
ton against section thereby destroying the happy state OF
our State He declared that this alteration of the Contu
been called for by the people, but had been
started py potelans 1of tne own g % ne
years ago. when acting under oath as member OF the
every shape form He called upon m to explain what
new light had been shed upon this subec-that what was
SO wrong two years ago. should oGk so peaotu ara SO
time. He declared with what facility Mr. Pool could tnrn
political somerseshe had been Whig American OF Know
Nothing, Opposonist and he respectfully invited him.
while his hand in in changing that he over to the
democracy, where his blows couA be felt against
our common enemy-the Abolition party of the North.
Gov Ellis in his able exposition of the Gd 0Goren scheme
took plain and commonsense view OF the subject and IN
mastery demonstrated how utterly absurd and
mpracticable its operations would be, and how unequal
such system of taxation would act in North Carolina
alluded the efforts made about the city OF Raleigh
few politicians to start this thing but 1t had met with
cold response from the people of all sections he hoped
North Carolina would always sustain the character Tor con
servasm pure integrity which she had justly Won and
not be like the revolutionary legislatures OF France without
Gov Ellis spoke of the effect of open Convention
whether called the federal basis not and contended
that such convention would be unjust; for if I'D Ootorem
was established, the next thing would be change of the
basis fact if this thing start
law from being perfect contained many
good features New schemes of doubtful policy and danger
present revenue system was not satisfactory, let US I'M
Wed better bear the ills we have
Than fly to those we know not off,
No matter how magnanimouse both sections of the State
to either The present checks and balances
happily existing State should be disturbed If
ad Uaore established it would throw undue share
the burdens section, while the West would lose
several members of the Senate the representation in which
based taxation, and demand for change there
of would be the consequence He alluded to the present
indebtedness of the State mostly incurred for works OF IN
dens of taxation light He opposed to disturbing
the compromises of the constitution He had been born
and reared the West and felt all the attachments for that
portion OF the State which it natural he should feel
yet, as Western man. he asked no advantage over his
Eastern friends The West sensible OF the fact that the
Eastern countless where the bulk OF the property
owned, contributing largely and literally to advance
interests and to deVeope the resources OF Western
Carolina. There complaint, said Gov. E., that this
money expended principally in the West but he mention
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would work. without corresponding benefits any and
commended that his Western friends would stand by the COM
promises of the constitution, and would be unwilling to i'm
pose any unjust burdens on their Eastern friends.
find impossible Messrs. Editors to follow Gov. Ellis in
airy proposition He showed clearly that while aimed
heavy blow at the Shareholder it would also Cypress the
St tax eyerHbng made in
convention to exempt small articles and they expressly
fused to do So How Ca hey say they are
places their candidate in bad stuaon and we find Mr.
Pool compelled as he had done at Gainesville to splice his
platform He could not blame Mr. Pool for splicing for it
would certainly be ungenerous to require gentleman to
stand such platform as the opposition party he'd fixed
Up for Mr. P Now, Mr. Pool had arranged the platform at
Gatesv to suit himself and he should be bound to hold him
his Gainesville position, which to exempt little
ces OF and kitchen furniture necessary to set
man up in his industrial pursuits
Gov Ellis remarked that Mr. Pool speaking of his plat
FORM to have forgotten that just necessary
to keep man up as it was to set him up in business
Gov. Ellis contended that, while Mr.. Pool acclaimed in
favor OF what he called great principles OF equal taxation
and proclaimed generates he went for equaizng the bur
dens taxation and explained the unequal and impractical
BILE operations OF the proposed ad rdore system IN
State Garry out their pan and all kinds of property would
be taxed the per cent. according to its valuation
pleasure carriage worth $500, which pays tax of s.
and of land worth $500 which pays of 81
would be taxed alike There would be difference between
necessares and luXuries While this point, Gov. Ellis
made happy illustrations which showed the utter fulfil
ty and absurdity of the ad caoren proposition
He showed that the Democratic doctrine of dd Ud0re
tariff imported goods entirely different from this pro
posed scheme That tariff while it taxed according
value Disseminated against uxues and favor of
sae, the necessary articles of Coffee &c. laid
no tag at ALL The ad UdLoren party N c. pronose tC
tax everything whether articles OF prime necess uxu
RES the per centage.
The limits of letter win not allow to give fur
ther synopsis of Gov. Ellis speech. he cOnclu led with
eloquent auson national politics In the great political
battle before there would be but two partesthe Demo
candidate President will be so much the Cons
tuition and the Union.
Mr. Poo began his reply by saying that he appeared be
fore the people of Nash the first tmeha he appeared
candate for Govenor-that he knew well he ad-
dressing an audience composed generally of his political
a
differed honestly with him politics he had for his
political friends, and complained that Gov. Ellis had
fairly stated his position the platform of his party.
gratied to know that the people of Nash knew what
equal taxation meant and contended that everv ran should
contribute to the support of the government roporon
to the protection he receives He much opposed
arayng class against class Gov Ellis himself pro
bringing before the people and dangerous question
Ad 6aore was no new question 1t was the system of tax
alton in many OF the Southern States and he was for
North Carolina by the side of her sister Southern States
passing od Uaore and taxing negroes property
Mr. Pool referred to the views Gov. Reid and Mr. Ho
den on this subject He read the language of MI Holden
favor of the practicabty and justice Of dd ualore.
that 9d oaore would protect and strengthen
the hest pronertv in Which centa cond b @
they increased in value yearly and should be taxed that
convention called the federal basis could hurt the
Eas-that asked for the white basis-that he
for convention the federal the white basis
ing slaves and other property according to value.
Mr. Pool in to the charge of inconsistency in hay
ing voted in the Legislature several times against ad va
Te and being its champion, sad-that he did like
any OF the propositions made in the last Legislature and
it would have been entirely useless for him
proposition, for the Democrats had majorty-had
cUsed the bill and had voted down propo
son of his to make sentence dramatically by strict par
y vote Mr. Pool harped the great principle of what
called equity and Justice He resorted to considerable
special pleading &C., to make appear that he did not er
gc vote against I'D Uaorem in the last Legislature He
that his party proposed to tax everything and said
the reason the opposition convention efused exempt
cups &C., they found they had already made provision
such exemption He says he stands squarey the plat
form of the Opposition party that he has always been
Wbig and was an American or, Gov Ellis prefers it,
Know Nothing BESIDES and that those who for him
would vote for of the best Wings they
lives Mr. Pool made very ingenious speech. He is