The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-04-22
Mi. Pool and Mr.. Coleman in Hillsbor
Ough..JO Turner'S Discontinue.

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We learn from correspondent that the
Hon. John Pool and w. M. Coleman, Esq., n, I,
made telling speeches in Hillsborough on ID
Monday last before large and enthusiastic h
audience!e,.f .oiyGQ HG3 rG"oA "a"
Mr.. Pool led off and in an address Of
about two hours and succeeded in removing
all the false impressions that had been made
upon many minds by designing demagogues.
He told tie people that this Constitution
was the most liberal that could possibly be
offered; that, it disfranchised no man; but
on the contrary, extended equal rights to all
that it gave guarantee to property that
| had never been given before, by providing
| that the tax on property to the value OF three
hundred dollars should never exceed the tax
on the single poll; and that in no case should,
it go beyond two dollars. Mr.'Pool closed by
warning the people of the fearful consequent
ces which must follow, should this Constitu-
tion he voted down. -yaa"
Mr.. Coleman followed in characteristic
speech of an hour and quarter, devoted
mainly to exposing the frauds that had been
| practiced upon the people about NEGRO su-
prcmacv," the schools, the militia, taxation,
&C. He stated that there was one way in
which we should have negro supremacy
with a vengeance, and that. was to vote
down the Constitution, and to let the negroes
and the sron clad" white men form another
Constitution which would disfranchise about
forty thousand white men, and tax them to
paw the expenses of provisional govern
ment. .f..I e.
We further learn that 10 Turner exhibited
himself upon that occasion in his customary
attitude. After Mr. Pool had commenced
his speech, 10 came upon the stand and in
terrupted the speaker by asking fora divls-
ion of time. Mr., Pool replied that it was
then nearly one O'clock; that he was COM.
PEELED to leave by half-past five to take the
train to meet his appointment at Graham,
and that his trend Mr. Coleman, the candi-
date for Attorney General, would speak after
him; that Mr. Guthrie, candidate for the
Senate, expected to address the people and
/ that there was no time to be divided with
out doing injustice to the parties for whom
the meeting was appointed. Mr.. Pool then
showed that Jo had refused to allow the
Hon. R. P Dick to reply to him, and that
he (Jo) had no claim for any such courtesy.
p Besides it was perfectly evident that JOS
request for a division oil time was not made
in good faith. Had he really wished to
have been placed on exhibition by Mr.. Pool
he would have seen the Republican speakers
the evening before or that morning, at least,
Z when the arrangement might have been
made by commencing two hours earlier. As
it was, it was not at all in taste or reason
for 10 to come and interrupt speaker at
Republican meeting and ask for division
of time at that late hour, when he had been
in town ever since the evening before and
had not mentioned the subject.
r 10 proposed to take Mr.. Pool to Graham
on hand car the next morning. Mr.. Pool
replied that he would like to carry 10 around
on hand cur but that he himself usually
travelled by steam.r 10 made a lame excuse
for not asking division of time sooner by
saying that lie lived one mile from town.
Mr.. Pool remarked that he might have come
in on a hand eur. Jo got sick of the hand
Car business, and beat as hasty retreat as
he could amid dtheprolonged laughter of the
crowd, who enioYel JOS signal discontinue
hugely. Poor Jo in short time will not
have even a hand car at his disposal. If re-
, ports are at all to be believed, a majority of
the employees on the road will vote the
Equal Rights ticket.
There never was such change as that
: which is now taking place among the people
: of Orange County. From every section OF
the County the news is coming up from the
white men that they have been deceived by
rebel spokesnen and that they are now GO
ing in for the Constitution and the ticket -
: Orange may be safely put down on the Re
publican side. Not less than from one to
two hundred white votes have been gained
in that County within the last ten days
. Orange will be redeemed |':a
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