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' AcraanMB) 1U ba auda with raarl adrertUen ba Ubaral aaJ adraatanoa vrmt. - rrnfi ln1 and loalBaaa Carda. aot axaaadlat Iva llaaa amtaria ketbrt bramd for fS yaarrj If waJhij 1t Ban wUl a ehsrgM tat aaa tttkar dtartiaaaeta. " Obltoary aotieai fraa wbaa not aaeatdlof twahlr liaia; aU aoova tmctj uaaa at MTertiaaeMai raua. DM. GLASS RAMSAY, mat rouD " AT IHEia OLD STAND, . Ualeaf ProfraitioaaUy Eagsgad. ' n 86 w JOItl S. OALLAIIER, Toaaiai.T raiao AODiroa or rai raaAiuar,) ATTENDS TO CLAIMS BEFORE THE SEVERAL DEPART MENT8 UF GOVERNMENT, Aod nprtnu tha balief that hit hmlllaritr with Doalaaaa will aaabla hia to auara aatbraotorj raaolta U an km af awrit. fW Addraaa hla at Waahlogtoa Oty, D. C. rab. 1, 1850-74-tf " T T. C. B. O. WORTH, Oentrml Commitrion Merchant AB D1ALIU II LIME. HAIS. CALCINED PLASTER. AND CE WEST, SAND PLASTER, PURE PERUVIAN 0UAN0, Aad AfaaU for Um nil of ROBINSON'S MANIPULATED OUANO, TA8KBR CLARK'S FERTILIZERS, SUPKR-rUOilFHATK OF LIME, 70-ly WILMISQTQy. lf. C. ROBERT H. COW AX, . IHnirml Cmmiio Merchant, WILKIKQTOK, N. O. 0 OSoa aonth aoraer Market aod Walar itreeta wpaUlra. &-J ruoa . a. liOTO.l fCBAt. c. Tvciaa. TFCEER A LLOf D, aoixti roa PAOCURlNf lOUNTr LAND AND PENSION . AID lki!mi ItU WarruU u4 leil Irtitf, .. . WASHINGTON, D.C. : lmA WurutTbaacbL aold aad loaatad. Cotlae- tioaa Bad tbroagkaat tba Ualwd 8ut aad Caaa daa. TtOaa to WtaUra Landa axamiaed, and teza paid foraoaHraaUanta. Old Land rateoU purenaacd. aad Titlaa to Uad gfaaUd for atililary acnrioea, and atacr alaiau nr ml aatato, lafuUgaUd aad proa mbJ. - tor OBoa, No. ili Saraatk ilreat, appoaita tha City Poat OSoa. oa-tr r...aarr. ranii'uwiJ SMITH A McLAVRIM, COMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANT8, ' WILMINOTON, N. p. COHSIflNMENTS OF COTTON. NAVAL STORES AND COUNTRY PRODUCE GENERALLY, FOR SALE OR SHIPMENT, WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND TERSONAL ATTENTION. , Refar to John Dawaoa, Eaq., Major, and E. P. Hall. Eao.. Praaidtnt Branch Bank State of North Caroliaa. 6-ly W. n. McRARY A CO., Commlmian Merchant, mnd iteotert , in Cimim, Sail, Drain, tc, Sc., Coaxia raixctfi aid With itkibts, WILMINGTON, K. C. PARTCULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE SALE -OP NAVAL STORES, COTTON, TlMUEK, rwjUK. AC, AC. LIBERAL ADVANCEMENTS MADE ON ALL PRODUCE WHEN REQUIRED.. RirinaxCM.- H. R. Savage, Caxbier Bank of Cape Faar, Wilmiogtoo, N.C.; CoL Joba McRae, Prtaidaat Baak of Witmiortoa, Wilmington, N. C; D. A. Da- rii.Caahter Branch Bank CapaFmi.Salisbory.N.C.; I. 0. Lash, Cashier Branch Bank Cape Fear, Salem, N. C.j J. Ell Gregg, President Bank of Cheraw, 8. C. M-ly ---rr- : COLCOCK, McCALLEY A M ALLOY, Factor mnd Commission Merchant, Omci No.A Noitb Atiaitio WaAar, CJTARSKSTOX, S. C. C J. COLOOCK, T. 8. McCAIXET, R MAXXOT, CW,te nMfvW4,Ala. Chiracs. I, N. B. Offices kept at each plaee, where advances u ba obtained on shipments of produoe to Chsrles toB.g.C , , ., - 60-iy . IIOFRIHS, HI LL A ATKINSOX, iMP0RTEB8 AND WBOLI8ALt, ItElllKllI FOREIGN i D01E8TIC DEt GOODS, '; .'""I No. 2S8 Baltmobi 8tiiit, . .... (omun BioT rrmin,) BAsii. a. aonus, 1 . . HALTIMORfi. aoaaat sou, TBOl. w. atkiisoi. J 87-tf KERRISO.Y aV LEIDIXG, -IMPORTERS arv-Wsi. aui HMuril. sara JBaotfa- V .ww ' 9 - Who'esala and Retail, : UASIL STklBT, OBI BOOB rBOM kl0, CHARLESTON, fl. C. a-ly 1 1 aiBaAii t- R. p. SLumonrs, irVifrA n4 Cloth nepalrtr, Axsoi.rii.tB, i. e. Qt Jewelry, Ac, neatly and substantially JjJja , . repaired ,' swl all work warranted 27 twelve months. ASHE A IIARORAYE,' tTTORJTErS tT JUir. Practise la partnership la tha county of Anson, ex empt aa tha Criminal Docket la tha County Court, (J. R. Hargrave bdnt County Solloi tor.) - They will attend to the collection of all claims en . trasted to them ia Anson and tba surroundingcountiea. . T. 8. Ashe attends tha Courts af Riohmond, Mont gomery, Stanly, Cabarras, Union and Anson. 1. R. Hargrayt thoaa of Montgomery, Stanly and Aaaoa. ." - .. r ?. .. . (sayOAoa at Wsdesboro'. THOMAS 8. ASHE. I J. R. flABORAVE. it-a BLANK Office. NOTES-FOB BALK AT THIS :.CifAS,:E. S111TII, MEGS O MEDICINES, ...;- . ALSO - ; -Paints, flils, Dye-Stufe, ' . V. -4, i 'n I'.tf'.. - - ..I ! ' 4.1'i' I f ' '. ." ' AID . Perfumer; tad Fuej Articles of Every eltoenpuoi ii His Line. ITZW AND FRESH DRUGS. A large lot Joat reoeind, for Family aad Phyak alias' Uaaa whioh aaa be. relied apoa as being exx tin and rvaa. :v." ' . ' "' Of tha tseiet cuoica aail yaaaBAar selections. Is this baboI and txrtxsiya assortmeat ha would more sipecUHy call the attention of tha Ladies aod of the Toung Men )n our oo mm unity of course Old Bacba- lors not excepted. 1X60 fOHALES, for Imparting a rich, (lossy and healthy condition ta tha flair from tba best manuructurera la this oountry. . TOILET ARTI0LE8,- Of French and English ssaaofactira, and of every descriptioa sa! table for the most fastidious; ia fact never has there been la this place soch a large and beau. tiful assortment of lbs abova-aamnl articles which be aow offers to tha publio oa tha most liberal terms. 8URQI0AL INSTRUIBXNTS, fco. Amputating Instruments and Dental Forceps of every variety. Also new style Electro-Magnetic Ma chines. ,V R rPhuiicimt ia ike turrounJina eoun- try tan obtain COMPLtTI OUTFITS without (At - - y time and EXTRA erprnte of tending Nortkt and can rey upon all the (JIIIMICAL I'kipabatIONS ai being the best mat can be obtained ana war ranted TRtt from adulteration. . The eili- ten of Anton and the adjoining Count let art retpectulljf invited to catt and examine for them telrci, when' they Kill find Vie Proprietor ever attentive, ready and willing to nhoto hit auorl ment to all who will favor him with a call. 40-tr NEW STORE. rpHE SUBSCRIBER IS NOW RECEIVING, IN I the Brick 8tora recently oecapied by Daniel A. Horn, A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OF GOODS, auited to tba trade of this uarket, com prised ia part af DRT GOODS. s Prints, De Laines and Dress Goods1 Bleached and Brown Ooods; Hosiery; negro uoous, Blankets, Ac., Ac, Ac II ATS AND CAPS. AH styles, colors and qualities. BOOTS AND SHOE8. Calf, Kip, Wax, Seal, Goat and Kid; Black and Rus set nrogaaa. HARDWARE. Pocket snd fable Cutlery; Pins; Tacks; Locks; Wood Screws; 8ieves; Coffee Mills; Hoes; Shovels; Spades, Traces, Ac, Ac. HOLLOW WARE. Pots, Ovens, Spiders, Skillets, Ac, of all shapes and sixes. . IRON AND NAILS. Broad and Narrow Bar; Hoop, Band, Rod and Square; ails, 4 to 40 penny. LEATHER. : Sole and Upper, Kip and Calf. BAGGINO, ROPE AND TWINE. LIME AND FLA18TER PARIS. 'GROCERIES. Loaf, Crashed and Coffee 8ngars; Java, Laguayra and ltiu Coffee; Tea; Cheese; Mackerel; liscou, Lard, Salt, Soda, Potash, Molaasos, , Rice; . ami every other article called for in this market; all of which will be sold on as favorable terms as they can be purchased in this market, for cash, or on short time to those wo Ui pay mken they pnmut. All orders strictly attended to. 3. M. THREADGILL. . Cheraw, Sept. 20, 1859-56-tf GOLD PEXS AUD GOLD CASES. 1 0LD PENS AND GOLD CASES-FROM $3 IT to $20; tiold Pstts and 8ilver Cases, from $1 to .1.11 n RA Mnta a ft U UU1U I irvn. w wuot w GEORGE F. HAWKES, Manufacturer, 64 Nanus street, New York. Damaged Pens, all liiei, repaired in a superior msnner, for 81) cts. Gold Pans exchanged. Sent by mail to any part of the United States. 78-91 T?OR RENT. -A DWELLING HOUSE, IN 1 1 excellent condition, with gsrdea and grounds attached. ItU located onCsrr's Jlount. Inquire. at this Office. 73-tf OILLSBOBO MILITARY ACADEMY, TTNDER THE CONDUCT OF COL. C. C. I J TEW. late Superintendent of tbe State Military Academy of Columbia, 8. C. The Staff of Instruction comprises Six Offi cers. For a Circular address the superintendent. NEW GOODS FOR FALL AD WIMER. M. COX, TAKES PLEASURE IN ANNOUNC Ing to his customers, friends, and the publio awnerally, thst he hes received, and ia now receiving, . .ii rvrrVfliur BTyi V Tit I V tTQITAt tw FRESH AND FASI1IONABLEGO0D8 consisting, In pert, of STAPLE ANDFANCY DRY GOODS; READY MADE CLOTHING; HATS, CAPS. BOOTS and 8IIOE8; HARDWARE and CUTLERY; BAGGING, ROPE and TWINE; GROCERIES, Ac., Aa. These Goods are or. tha best quality, and those wishing to purchase will be consulting their interest by calling and examining for themselves. . They will be sold low, on he usual time, but accounts must be settled punctually. Lilesville, N. V., Sept. 3b, alM0-M Painting and Paper Hanging. THE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY SOLICITS tha patronage of thuf plane and surrounding neighborhood in PAINTING and PAPER-HANGING, promising to giva enure aatisraetloa. Those wishing Fine Finish, Ornamental Graining, Marbling, beauti ful Outside Finish, Ac., would do well to address or call oa me. SAM'L A. WISE, ' 614m j Wadcebore'.N. C. BLANKS, i ALL KINDS, GOTTEN CP AND FOR SALS ' at the A rye OtB ee. . : . WANTED, R AOS AT TU ARGUS OFFICE WADES- NORTH CAROLINA ARGUS. THE CANVASS OPENED J, tolSCllSSIO!! AT OATESYILLEI GOVERNOR KLLIS A USED-UP MAN! .... THE OPPOSITION IN HIGH 8PIRIT8! POOL CO f MIRED H"ITII BLORVt DEMOCRATS DOWN IN THE MOUTH! Frtm the llnrfnaben' Sotkron. Tfce candidatea tor Governor addrosaed tba people of QaU eoant, at GateavilU, oa Toesdij ImC The Court Home wu crowded to it nt- OBpaeili, and tba people ippearod to take great intfortjo tba duwusbion. We were pre-, eut and twnViwM,nd the following ta reb- ataitlal repait of . the i tiain pojnU in the diaens- two : - , , Qovernot Ellii made the opening speech. , lie eommenoed hj telling the people of Galea that he wu the candidate of the Demoeratio party for re-election to the office of Governor. He told the people that he desired, in, the outset, to thank the people of Go tea for their warm and generou support two yean ago. The Governor laid he had been careful reader' of the history of North Carolina, and congratulated the people on the hippy and prosperous condition of ber citizens. He alluded in glowing terms to the fact that the State had in successful operation an asylum tor the deaf and dumb and the blind, and a retreat for the insane. lie said that in establishing these institutions, we were obeying the behest of Divine Providence, and acting in aocordanoe with - the decrees of high Heaven, He said there wu no point of personal difference between him andi i .V i i :j :ir c . . 1 Biacompeuwr, uuia wiue uiuurence on oiaieana Federal affairs. He then approached the subject of ad valorem taxation ; said it wu an important issue ; he lauded the constitution, snd deprecated its disturbance. The object pf the proposed amendment to the constitution was to increase the tax on. slave property, and not decrease it on any- .1 ' TT . . , .1 I luing cic. ii9 cuaracienzeu lue . propose! amendment u a remarkable and dangerous one, and deprecated any disturbance of Sectional com promises. The present constitution wu a com promise between the East snd West, and like the covenant between Abraham" and Abimalecb, it brought peace aod harmony to the people. He had no doubt the discussion of ad valorem, would prove dry," but its importance domanded that it should be heard. He then went into a Ions argument to show that the measure wu pecu liarly estern in its ongtn; and tbat that plank in the platform of the Opposition wu made of mountain oak, and that it would result in pecu niary injury to the East. When tbe State taxes were but seventy or eighty thousand dollars, they were but a small matter ; but now that railroads are to be run through the mountains of the West, aod heavy debt in consequence thereof to be paid, it wu important to observe tbe compro mises of the constitution in regard to the subject of taxation. The first Congressional district pays into tbe state treasury about ninety-one thousand dollars, seventy-one thousand of which wu to bore certain little holes through Western mountains, which some of us are for. The first Goncres- ional district gets nothing in return for all this. The West had no ground to complain, but like the horse-leech, Wu ever crying give ! give 1 1 and like the grave, more ! more ! 1 and there is still an insatiate and inexorable cry for more. The Eastern people should consider before they placed a weapon in tho hands of their enemies of the West with which they may destroy them. The people had not asked for ad valorem ; Mr. Badger and Mr. I'ool bad asked for it. lie would go u far u any one to equalise taxation ; it was right and just.. There were two ways of making things equal. Mr. Pool wanted to equalise by increasing the tax on slaves. He Would equalise by decreasing the tax on land. The tax on land wu too high now, in comparison with tax on slaves. If we desired to amend the constitution, why did we not, do so by legislative enactment, in stead of Dy an open convention f It would be safer for the East, for tbe West had several little things they wanted to put in the constitution. 8ome politicians in the Eut contended and argued (hat if by ad valorem taxation the taxes of the Eut were increased, that the East would thereby have a larger representation in the Senate ; but they might be assured, said the Governor, that the West would not submit to the loss of a single Senator, even though their resistance worktd a revolution. The Governor said that, under ad valorem taxation, the Eut would be placed in the power of the West, and be taxed to build West ern railroads. Tbe West would all the time have its hand in the pockets of tbe Eastern people, snd would have a bank down here, and all the drafts upon that bank would be honored, for the sheriff would have the control and collection of them. Tho Eut wu to the West what the fabled goose wu to her owner. Eastern men need not be afraid that this gooso would be killed, u long as she continued to lay golden eggs. Eastern men were geese, indeed, if they consented to be caught in such a trap. " Gov. Ellis then Went on and gave a second edition or a rehash of his Raleigh speech about the Constitutional Union party, Mr. Badger and Mr. Graham, which our readers can see by get ting a copy of tbat speech, which can be obtained very cheap. ' The Governor then said (i. e. at Raleigh i) " The Opposition Convention It is called, and surely it riohly merits the name. ' It presents a collection of opposites, contraries, antagonisms land contradictions, not to be found elsewhere, in all tbe uncertain snnala of politics and poli ticians They resolve in favor of a system of ad valorem . taxation, and select a gentleman to ad vocate the measure before the people, who, but a few months since in his solemn aod sworn capa city u a legislator, recorded the' oonviotiocs of bis judgment against it." They propose conven tion to alter the organic law, and nominate a can didate to go before the people and say that it is right, wbo, but a few abort months since, uid, under oath, that it is wrong. They resolve was this principle of equality and protection-1 To j for almost every thing that had been uked by the warmly in favor of works of internal improve- . I all that ne favored, and that Wu the distinguish- Western people. He voted against the appro ment, and to prove their sincerity to the Western 1 ig difference between the Whig ptatforu and pristion to the Fayettevlfle Coalfield Railroad, people, select a gentleman to advocate thorn do fore the people, whoee first political suoces was a triumph over . Democrat because he had sop ported and given existence and life to these very measures, a gentleman who hu voted against every railroad, in some form, now in course of construction, and wbo never voted for, talked fori er worked for, any Railroad that ever hu been ilt in North Carolina, or, in my opinion, that ever will be built." He then went on and said something about Gen. Dookery, boring holes through the moun tains, etc., which we have uot room to give snd do not deem it necessary, as this part of his speech wu a dsguerreotype of a portion of bis celebrated IUleigb speech, which, u we before stated, ean be obtained very cheap. Gov. Ellis then said something about Seward and the Republicans, using the general twaddle of Locofoeo orators upon this subject. We will do Gov. Ellis the justice to say that his speech was an ingenious one, but utterly devoid of either eloquence, warmth or force, and he entirely tailed to arouse bis party friends, Mr. Pool then rose to reply, and wu greeted witn loud and rapturous tpplause. MR. POOL'S REPLY. ' . ' Mr. Pool eommenoed by statins that it "was Lthe first time he had appeared before th people of Gates county, but that he had hereto fore appeared before them, advocating the claims of. other men, but that now he wu a candidate himself for the office of Governor. That Gov. Ellis had told the people this in his speech, but that the Governor had misrepresented him in so many particulars in that speech, that he thought it wu necessary for him to tell the peo. pie hinself that be wu a candidate. He said that be would have corrected the Governor in some of his misrepresentations at the time, but there wu so many of them that he concluded to give him plenty of rope, and in his reply make necessary corrections. Air. f . said tbat be was in favor of ad valorem taxation, and stood squarely upon the platform of his party, not only upoa the part of the platform mentioned by the Governor but upon the part which the Gov ernor left out and Mid was not in. it: He said that the Governor had 'spoken of the compro mises of the constitution, and had preached sermon about the dangers of a change, and his determination to preserve it from all attacks and alterations. He uid thai the Governor was the last man to become a champion of the constitu tiou and to deprecate changes in it that he owed his present position u u over nor of tbe State to free suffrage, and tbe amendmeut ef- fated to the' constitution on the subject that A'. . 1 1 . " 1 . - Qe, tne UOvornor, naa just given Hie coouuiu uon a stab, ana tnat ne came nere witn nis hand reeking with its blood to lecture other men about the sacredness of tbat instrument. Air. P. uid that he, voted for free suffrage, because it gave equality at the ballot box, and that he now advocated ad valorem, because it gave equality at the tax box that in this free government there ought to be equality between the hi"b and the low, the rich and tbe poor that he was for an amendment to tbe Constitution, that every man might be taxed according to what be wu wortb, lor tnat wu tne measure ot tne protection that every man received from tbe government which he wu taxed to support tbat bis position and the BlaUorm of hie party had baen misrepre sented all over tbe Ctate that tbe Governor bad attacked him behind his back in his speech in Raleigh, ( before the Democratic Convention, where even his friends were not allowed to cor rect any misstatements of his position that the Governor in his speech had represented him u having voted against the principle of equal taxa tion while a member of tbe Legislature tbat be had never given any such vote, aod that bis votes referred to by tbe Governor were in exact con formity with his present position that on page 73 of the Senate Journal, 1858-9, he voted acninst this proposition of Mr. Bledsoe, "Re solved that in the collection of revenue for the support of the government, snd the payment of the publio debt, it is unwise, unjust and inexpe dient to discriminate in favor of or against any particular close of persons, or any particular species of property not contemplated by the framers of our constitution." Mr. P. uid that this was a proposition to tax every species of property according to value, except slaves, for the constitution not only contemplated that tbey should not be taxed according to value, but actually forbid their being so taxed. This Wu admitted by the Governor ; how could he then say tbat this was a vote against taxing all property according to its value, tt was mani festly unjust to make ali the other property in the State pay tax in proportion to its value, and leave slave property out. That would be more unjust than the present system. He voted sgainst it in the Legislature, and wu against it now, abd that was the present point of difference between him and the Governor, for the Gover nor's platform wu in the following words : "We deem it the duty of the Legislature in passing acts for raising revenue so to adjust tax ation u to bear as equally u practicale within the limits of the Constitution upon tbe various inter efts and classes of property in all sections of the State." 31r. P. saidrtbe "Kmitt of thp Conttitution" in the Democratic platform excluded the ud val orem tax upon slaves while the balance of the platform would place it upon all other species of property.' This was the same w Mr. Bled- see s proposition which he voted against, and that he wu against it now, that he voted agninst Air. Bledsoe s bill to amend tbe Constitution, on page 224 of the Journal, which bill wu in the following words : m "See. 2d. Be it further enacted that all the colored, inhabitants of this State ahall be subject to such capitation or other tax astheGoneral As-4 aembly may impose, provided thst nothing herein contained shall prevent exemptions of taxable polls u heretofore proscribed by law, in cue of bodily inbrmity. Mr. P. uid that this wu not a proposition to Uxpad toted against every railroad, in some form, snytbing according to value, and would leave the slaveholder without any protection against bav ins the whole taxation oftha State nlaoed udoh bis slaves -thst he Was opposed to such a proposi tion then and is opposed to it now : that his posi tion and the platform of his party proposed a very different thing. It proposed to tsx all property, slaves included, according to its value, giving tho slave owner protection against having an unfair proportion of the taxes put upon his property, and to the owner of every other species of prop erty an equal protection against having an un just proportion of taxation put upon them. It wnra1 nvitxt ! m.nJm..! D I psge 223 of of the Senate Journal, which wu in several hundred thouiand dollars to improve determined by the Old Testament or law oT No the following words: ' Deep River aod thus develop the coal fields, and . We were struck . With ihie reply. He said "That the colored, inhabitants of this State, I except Indians, not taxed by this Constitatkm, shall be subject to a tat upon the ad vaJerein prinoiple, provided the General Assembly shall npt see fit to tax them upon tbe per capita prin- ciple, iu which latter euo they shall not be taxed more than whito persons, subject to capita- Carolina Railroad ; to page 202 for the Atlantie tiontax.". and Suffolk Railroad; to page 289, tot tbe West- Mr. P. said that the first part of this amend-, ern Extension bill, as amended iy the select com ment would put a tax upen tlavet according to 1 mitlee ; to page 804 and 820. for the Wilming value and leave til other property without ton Uiailotte and Rutherford Railroad; to page such tax j that this would be unequal and uu-1 808 fur thc Greenville and French Broad Rail just to the slaveholder, for the same reason "L00 to, PfS 31? for the Rockingham and that Mr. Bledsoe's resolution and the Demoeratio platform were unequal and unjust upon the holders of other property, that he wu for put - ting tax according to value not only upon slaves but upon other property also, and wu opposed to ex empting either. For thiaeason he had voted against these propositions uad wu against them now. He repeated that he desired equality to the slsveowner and the non-sla.veowner exempt ing neither, and wu therefore compelled to vote "sgainst -any proposition that exempted either from their juit and equal proportion of the bur dens of taxation. That tha Governor in his Ra leigh speech had attacked him behind hit Utile, and where his friends could not defend him, snd had there represented bim snd the platform of his party u proposing to discriminate in favor of nothing, as being in furor of taxing the fam ily Bible, the medicine administered to the sick, tbe cradle' tin cups etc. lie was surprised that tbe Governor, or sny man, wbo was able to read, snould make sucb a charge, tbat the big plat. form provided for no discrimination in favor of anything, lie would call the Governor s atten tion to that, part of the Opposition platform which the Governor had taken such particular pains not to read. It was in the following words " with power to discriminate only in favor of (he native products, of our State and the industrial pursuits of her citizens." This provision was ment to exempt from tsxalion all those little ar ticles of household and kitchen furniture which are necessary to set up s man in his industrial pursuits, but the Governor had denied that it wu in tho platform though be bad a copy of it in bis bands while speaking. J bis provi sion was similar to the one contained in Gov. Reid's ad valorem mcttago when he rocom mended the exemption of one hundred and fifty dollars Worth of property to cover all these little things. Suoh an exemption Jid not inter fere with tbe great prinoiple of equality because it extended to every man alike. The constitution of tbe btaio pf Texas' com pels the Legislature to impose an ad valorem tax upon all property alike, with power to exempt three hundred dollars worth to cover these little ar ticles of household furniture ; that he hoped the mirepresentation of our platform upon this sub ject, would not be made again by any man who knew bow to read. Bit. I'ool said that be Would call the Governor's attention to the fact that the Democratic platform contained no such exemp tion but proposed, to tax every thing equally ex cept negroes. Tho Governor snd his platform were for taxing the Bible and the tin cups and the baby's cradle, but not slaves ; that tbe negro wu the only thing they proposed to exempt from equal taxation; that no. Southern State-except North Carolina, had any constitutional provision exempting slaves from taxation according to value and equally with other property. Virginia is the only State that approaches the exemption of slaves, but she taxes them according to value, limiting tbe value in ber constitution, bix of tho South ern States in their constitutions make it obliga tory upon tbe .Legislatures to tax all taxable property according to value, while the other seven leave it "discretionary with their Legislatures to do so. Mr; P. proceeded to read from the con stitutions of the Southern States containing these provisions, and called upon tbe Governor to help him to place North Carolina side by side with her sister states of the Sooth in taxing slaves as property and nut as persons; thst treating slaves u persons and not as properly was embracing the leading principle of the Black Republican party ; that it was a blot upon the constitution of North Carolina which lie called upon every true Southern mau to help him to wipe out; that North Carolina should not stand-alone among her sister states of the South recognizing in her con stitution the Block Republican doctrine that slaves are only persons; thai making tlavet pay their equal portion of the burdens of taxation would remove any hard fetltnnt of non-tlave- holder! dgdintt tluwhnldert and give to every man, wltether tlaveimder or not, an interest in llie institution of 'tlavery. It would thus Strength en the institution of slavery which at this partic ular time - needs strengthening. All tho other Southern States have done this, and it is time for North Carolina to do the same. Mr. P. said tbat the Governor iu his Raleigh speech had prophe sied that ho would leave his platform before the stto stood erect in the heavens, as rats leave a sinking ship; but that the Governor would find him standing proudly upon the deck of tbat ship In storms and in sunshine; that if Democratic tyr anny and misrepresentation should raise a temp est to s allow np tnat snip ana sink ner Dcneatn the surges of prejudice.' he would go down with ber her dating thouhl be hit. . Mr. P. said that the Governor in bis Raleigh speech, behind hit back and ichen hit friemh could not defend him, had misrepresented, his course in the Legislature in regard to railroads and other works of internal improvements ; and bad circulated that speech in thc est, for the purpose of injuring him there; that the -Governor used the following language in his Raleigh speech; " They resolve warmly in favor of works of in ternal improvements and to prove their sincerity to the Western people, seloctcd a gentleman to ad vocate them before the people whose first politi cal success wu a 'triumph over a Democrat be cause be had supported and given existence snd life to these, very measures)-a gentleman who! now iu courage of construction: and who netcr for voted , talked for ot worked for any railroad that ever has been built in North Carolina, or, in my opinion, that ever will be built." Mr. Pool said a reference to the journal of the Legislature, would show this to be a total mlsrep resentalion of his eourae that, he had advocated tnd voted for more railroad bills than the Gov ernor had evet done, and bad voted against few er. .Ibst no appropriations bad been asked Tor Western railroads, while ha Wu a member of wit.. TrtSoUlnM kn.l thara-afriM ha It A fbA nntVtrw tunity of toting for ent, but that he had voted -.k-4 T .I.. V -.l.t.. f. .nnmnriitinn. nf , this road wu a rival project He thought it wrons to vote for both. He referre to the Senate journal of 1966-7, page 195, 201; Tfft, 223, showing that he voted four times for the to page 206 ; w'ueiu anroua ; p,go oos ror me ooutnern I Airlino Railroad. Ho referred to the Senate ! journal of 1858--0, pnge 208, for the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ifuthertord Railroad, to page 275, nvs .a war ii f..r. - ou'j ior tne u estern cxicnsioo, which bill he ad vocated with all his might in the Senate aod out of it ; he spoke for it, published his speeches in the Raleigh papers and fn the-papers in his own DU ri :t. Tbct in the face of this record and these acts he was surprised that tbe Governor should attempt to injure bim in the West, ifj publish ing to those people that he (Mr. P.) " never voted fur, talked for vr worked for ay railroad that etr hat been bnill in North 'Carolinn, or in my (his) opinion that ever - will be, built." Mr. P. said the Governor had to day made 1 strong East ern sectional speech, uying that Western gentle men desired to slier the constitution giving them the power to put their hands into the pockets of Eastern gentleman to build tbeir toads, and had said that this District paid 870.000 a vear to build Uailr ds in the Eighth district aod gets nothing in return. Mr. P. uid that he was an HasteM mm, that he was standing before hie Eutern friends, and that he took this occasion to tell thetn that while bo was an Eastern man he wu also a North Carolinian and felt pride in the hon- 1 or and prosperity of every section of tho State; that he had done, and should continue to do, whatever he could, for tbe benefit and develop ment of every section of the State, East snd West North and South, as far u the resources and fi nancial condition of the State would permit j that sucb wu the platform of his party and such Was ins piatiorm ; nna tnat ne should stand or rail by it. That he would tako this occasion to Say to the face of his Eastern friends and neighbors that if elected Governor of North Carolina, he would not be the Governor of the East nor of the West,, but of the whole State, and would do what he could for the prosperity and happiness of all. Tbat he should take the same positions Eut and West, snd he called npoo the 0 vomer to tell the Wutern people when weget smon them tbe po sitions that bad been taken by us here to-day. Mr. Pool, at tho closo of his speech, sat down amidst a shout of applause, and such epptattte ai we have never seen given to any Other man who wu a candidate in this District. We have not attempted to give the Whole of this powerful and brilliant speech of our gallant young standard bearer, but merely a synopsis. What wc have said, however, are the main points of the remarks of both the gentlemen, and are strict ly correct. " ' Mr. Pool, during his eloquent speech, wu fre quently interrupted with loud bursts of applause, and hu made agreat impression upon the peo ple of Gutes county:, Oov. EIUt, in his rejoinder, wu very much confused snd showed conclu sively that be felt the terrible asping that he hod received, or in other words thst he wu a used- up candidate We haven't room to say more. - A SATIOSiL CCMESCT. Tho Committee on Commerce of the Federal House of Representatives hss had referred to it an important bill, introduced by Mr. Etberidge of Tennessee, tbe object of which is to establish and regulate a paper circulation of uniform value throughout- the United States; - tt pro vides that the United States sub tftuurcrs or treasurers of the mint and its branches Shall receive deposits of gold Ot silver, bullion Or gold, and givo the depositors, certificates therefor, iu sums of from twenty to one thousand dollars. These certificates are to resemble bank botes, to be signed by tho Scorctary of the Treasury, or some one appointed for that purpose in his name, snd countersigbed by the. officers receiving tbe deposits for wbich they are to be exchanged. These certificates ere to be transferable by deliv ery, and to be received in payment of all dues to the United States, and re-issue in liquidation of Government debts if the creditor is willing. Tbo Secretary of the Treasury may authorize such collectors of revenue as he may designate to receive deposits' of silver aod gold and issue the certificates, the Secretary determining the place of payment of these collectors' certificates, but"' all others are to ba made payable at the place of issuaoce. . 1 here ore other details, guards, and checks in the bill, but these are the general fea tures, tt Supplies a currency of unimpeachable security for all the purposes pf exchange, and does away with all objections to a government bank. Since the Lombard Jews, some thousand and fifty years ago, first erected their banco ia tbe market places for the1 exchange of money. there hu never been a more simple plan of ex change suggested than this which owes its pa ternity to the gentleman from Tennessee. It will necessarily, if it becomes a law, equalize all oUr exchanges from Maine to Oregon, and save the Government, under the operations of the Sub-Treasury law, a great amount of ex pense in transporting gold and silver to differ, ent localities. It makes the Federal Treasury, in effect, a bank of deposit u well as a bank of issue, and it seems to us that such guards Can be thrown around the System to prevent counterfeit ing, embezzlement, and false issues of certificates as will render its workings practically useful. It will not of coarsc-nor is that the intent of the bill -form a general circulation medium, but i will, in the commercial economy of our coun try, conBtitate Its exchange, by whieb all debts will be liquidated without the intervention of moneys "d it will do away with all tbe various and varied responsibilities of drawer, remitter, . acceptor, and endorser, thus simplifying the busi ness operation, of the country and giving -it what is greatly needed a regulator of exchange. I'lcAwom Whig. "Not Religiously Educated." The Chris tisn Observer, speaking of the prayer of the Jw- ish Rabbi RapbjdTtiTCOngrcss, says : The Rabbi ia spoken" of aV a very affable and nleasant. u well u learned man. One of tbe Editors of the " Pretbyterian Witness" asys, that " in 184a we crossed the Atlantic on the l Teasel with Dr. Kapha, then his way to this eoun ry. i It wu proposed one day by in English man, that we ask oim e g"" vjuuwu, H , Itshhi: in lcpnrd tO the raWItllOCSS 01 BlaVerV, BS the Scnptores sarerionea sravwy, ana a- ded : 'There arc those who do not belwvw in tbe lawfulness of slstery, tml ihey re pertont have - nol been ftlioionfy reatwreef. Cheraw and Coalfield Railroad : showing that he voted for the Atfai
North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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