Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-04-10
Hon. Thomas S. Ashe at Charlotte.

The Conservative candidate for Governor
addressed large crowd Of people at Char
lotte, on Monday, with fine effect The
Times and Bulletin give interesting alb
stracts of his speech.
The latter paper says:
For SOundness of logic and unanswer-
able arguments, combined with O holiness
of character and high-toned dignity, we
have never listened to a more powerful ad-
dress. Mr.. Ashe Is not fowery speaker,
but he presents in clear and unmistakable
language, so simply that every one can un-
derstand, bis arguments. He does not work
upon the feelings of his hearers by out
| bursts of eloquence, but speaks in a steady
and argumentatlve way, that is calculated
to make his political friends and opposers
pay marked and closest attention to what
he has to say, and to treat him with that
dignity and respect which the candidate
on the Radical ticket for the same Office
would fail to command"
The Times says:
"He dissected, fully, the new Radical
constitution, which is now the important
issue before the people, and showed it up
in all its villaiDy If the constitution is
ratified it cannot be changed for years, and
it will bring degradation and ruin to our
children and children's children. For one
he had rather live under military rule as
we are now, with our old constitution, than
to attempt to escape by such means as pro-
posed by the new constitution. The Legis-
lature, should the Radicals succeed, would
be under just such men as composed the
recent convention until August, 1870 He
briefly demolished every himSey argument
the friends of the new constitution brought
forward in its favor-showing clearly that
it did not interdict intermarriage between
no on1 Hvhitao hot ,>Innnl h,I
races together in the common schools mil
itia &C., and that every proposition to sep
arate them was voted down, &c, He said
all were allowed to vote for State officers
by the constitution, but that was interdc-
ted by an order from Gen. Candy.
These are only few points made. He
urged all white men to stand frm-the rock
had been cleft and the waters of Liberty
are fast flowing towards us that reaction
had commenced, and if we were true to
ourselves we would yet retrieve our for
tunes and preserve our noble inheritance.
The speech was able, argumentative, dig
ni6ed and statesmanlike, and gave univer-
sal satisfaction"
The difference in the personeRe of the
Constitutional Convention of 1885 and
1868 was simply that between giants and
pigmles. In the matter of pay, it was ditto
only Vice UeTSd, as the records abundantly
show:
The aChole cost OF the Convention OF
1885 was exactly. Observation-Disclosures. $1O1l7 SO
The cost of the Convention of 1868 so
far as ascertained mot including W.
W. Holden's gigantic printing bill,
not yet presented), is. .............. 77,164 80
The whole pay of members, 1885. 80. 1888 90
The whole pay of members, including
oficers;and employees, 1868. ......... $4,000 90
Daily pay of each member in 1885,. 80
1868. 80. 800
Mileage in 1885, cents per mile
Mileage in 1868, 20 cent? per mile.
A comparative statement OF q few indi-
vidual cases will be instructive, if not very
edifying:
The Hon. Nathaniel Macon was Presi-
dent Of the Convention in 1885, and
his whole pay, per diem and mileage,
Calvin s. Cowles was President of the
so-called in 1868, and his per diem
and mileage amounted to........... S48 90
VIM. CASTOR, from Newbern, received 60 90
G. d. Pierson (negro), from Nubbern. 555 %
Judge Seawell. from Wake, received. 81 90
Jim Harris, from Canada West, ....... 5I2 90
VIM 3. Meares, from Wilmington. "a 90
Galloway (negro). Observation-Disclosures. 564 90
Jud1e Toomer from FavettevilIa G5 90
J. W. Hood, Connecticut negro. GIG so
Calvin Graves, Caswen ........... g. 70
Carey, heavy negro land sleepy o'Z W
Governor Morehead, Guilford, 49,. 65 %
W. A. Tourgee, white man (so-caled}. 5t4 w
Judge Daniel, Halifax. OF W
Eppes and Hayes (negroes), each..... OIL ~
Governor Owen Bladen. ....... ...... 65 81
French, aspiring Yankee ............- oo4 on
In several cases the mileage of the patrl;,
OTIS of 1868 exceeded the per diem ana
mileage of those who represented the same
constituencies, in 1885:
Cowles' mileage amounted to............'s 81 00
Galloway's, from Wilmington. 80. 81 0 o0
Hoods from Fayetteville. .-......''''''. 4U6 on o.
Careys, from Oaswell .:......,..'' S % on on
Eppes and Hayess, from Halifax, zach. o. ~ ~
AbbottS.. .....'.: '..''..'' '''''''''' -
And so on-dnd so on.
! Good Hevings are we not great
pleople, and becoming greater every Day!
as CT cream am no heirs and no poor kin