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Then he would decrease the amount of revenue raised, and would not hare enough to the support the State gov ernment. He would, therefore, be obliged t8 put it on something,, Let him telt us where he would put it. He intimated that the Treasury would per mit a redaction, on the present amount raised) but does' not tell us how or Where. "He is not able to tell us. I thought so in the last Legislature, and made a speech urging a reduction. His party refused to reduce it. But thisdoesnot alter the-principle. Whe ther, you collect much or little, it ought to be collected upon the principle of equality. Every man, should pay for the support of the government in pro portion to the protection he enjoys, lie speaks of taxing luxuries more than necessaries, and says that a govern ment that taxes necessaries is a ty ranny, j I do not propose to tax ne cessaries at all.. We propose to leave the details to the Legislature compel ling it only to tax the leading subjects of capital, and other things, when taxed at! all according to their value. But the present system does tax ne cessaries as sugar and coffee, salt and caliek and everything that a poor man buys-frojm a store in the State; and it taxes them 50 cents on every $100 valuation while the slave owner only pays 6 cent on the $100 valuation. Then -according to my competitor, his systetn of taxation is a tyranny, and I call upon him to help me to change it and to wipe out this blot of tyranny fronijthe jurisprudence of the State, He asks me what I would exempt un i der the discriminating clause in our platform, whe.th.er I would exempt -Cattle and stock and other things ? I tell him J would exempt nothing in the Constitution, but would give power to the Legislature, to discriminate on ly in favor of the 'nativeproducts and industrial pursuits of my .State.' But his platform makes it the duty of the Legislature to bear upon every species of property equally, excepting only negroes. He would bear 'as equally as practicable,' upon cattle, stock and farming utensils," and-Voider necessa ries,' and thus make the government of the State, as he confesses, a tyran- tiir ' J The above is believed to be a cor rect.report of the -main speeches of both gentlemen, and the reader will " see that Mr. Pool's arguments are un answerable. In the short speech which closed the discussion Mr. Pool was most happy, and brought his Opponent "up standing" several times. 1 WA VNTTC III 11 A -i. The Canvass. : The published reports of the dis cussion betweenMessrs. Pool and Ellis at Newborn, on the 3d, present no points different from what have been already published of the discussions at other points, excepting the follow ing hit at :rov. Ellis and the Demo cratic party by Mr. Pool, . and the enunciation by him of sound and pa triotic sentiments, which we copy from .-'the Kinston American Advocate, from which it can be seen that he stands side by side, and on the same plat form, with' Bell and'Everett. Mr. Pool commenced his reply by saying that his competitor had just said thathe should ' discuss this ad valorem issue principally, asthenomi . nee of the Charleston Convention was not yet in the field. 4Ie said if his competitor! continued to discuss that question only until the Charleston Con vention put a candidate in the field, he thought he would continue to do so until the day of the election., lie said the Democratic party was claimed to be the 'onjy party' capable of saving the Union--that they had had a dis solution of the Union amonjr them selves ' anc! that a party that had so divided up was a poor reliance to save the Union pf the btates that the Ln ion-loving conservative people of the country must unite and form a pary to save and protect the Constitution and the Union of the States that his competitor claimed the South had a party and that the North had a par ty. It is now time for our country to have a party; and a convention of conservative men will soon meetiin Baltimore and present to the American people a candidate upon whom we can all safely fely to bear the banner of the stars and stripes with this motto inscribed upon its folds : ' The Con stitution, Union, and the enforcement of the Laws.' i Of the discussion at 'Kinston,-the Advocate gives the following point, which (we join the Advocate in saying) must grate'j harshly upon5 the cars of all Democrats, who not only enter tain, but express, very decided and . unequivocal sympathy with the seced ing delegates at the Charleston Con vention, uov. hllis said : . f lSoine delegates went jto the Char leston Convention to prevent a nomi nation, and to dissolve the Union. I am glad tliey left the Convention, It was a happy riddance. When they left we got, clear of the disunionists. Thatfellow from Delaware by the name of Bayard he is a Democrat went off to; the seccders to work the political wires for personal friends. I hope never to see these scceders in the Democratic party lorOy Argus. again. iiades- No Moral ' Difference. Brownlow says that, as much as he despises. Northern negro stealers, he an see no moral difference between that crime; and the money stealing of the Democratic party. To the latter, however, he awards the preference on ! one poipt--their stealing is not sec tional, put; is done wherever the public money can be found. Mr. Dallas, oar Minister ! to Eng land, inkdipatches to the home Gov ' ernmen'fi intimatea that serious appre hensions are entertained by i EngJish statesmen j for the general jpeace of Europe. He thinks that European affairs are in a precarious condition. The National Constitutional Union Covention. This Convention, composed of delegates from nearly all the States in the Union, met in the city of Baltimore on Wednesday the 9th' instant, for the nomination of candidates for President and Vice-President of the Unit ed States. ' ."' Among the distinguished gentlemen who are known to be present are Hon. Joseph R. I ngersoll, of Pennsylvania, late Minister to the Court of St. James ; Hon. A H H Stu art, of Virginia, ex-Secretary of the Interior; Hon Wm L Goggin, of Virginia, late candi date for Governor ; Hon A H Boteler, Hon George W Summers, of Virginia ; Gen Les lie Coombs, Hon Gibson Mallory, and Hon. John 3 Crittenden:, of Kentucky ; Hon Hen ry M Fuller, of Pennsylvania ; ex-Governor MoreheaJ,' of North Carolina Hon John Bell, of Tennessee ; Hon Andrew Jackson Doneltion, ex-candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the United States ; Hon J Scott Harrison, son of ex-Preeident Harrison, of Ohio ; Hon Washington Hunt, of New York; Hon Win C Rives, of Virginia, and Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi. The Convention was largely represented, and at 12 o'clock was called to order by Hon J J Crittenden, of Kentucky. The Eev. Dr James I) McCabe was then introduced by Mr Crittenden, and delivered a very impres sive and appropriate prater. Mr. Crittenden then nominated for tempo rary President the Hon .Washington Hunt, of New York, who w.:s unanimously chosen. The President, on taking the chair, was received with much good feeling, when he proceeded to express hjs gratitude for the hon or done him, lie congratulated the Conven vention upon the character of the body. It called his mind back to the days when our forefathers assembled to give birth to the Republic. Now, dark and roaring waves threatened the gjorious altar they had erect ed ; we, their eons, assemble to counsel to gether for its perpetuity, and show the citi zens of the country that we muet remain one people. The duties of the Convention were therefore the most important of any ever as sembled, and he hoped the spirit of forbear ance and patriotism of the earlier days would control the members of the Convention, that they might discharge their duties, not fear ing the power of man. but trusting the over powering influence of God to prosper their work. Wm. F Switzer, of Missouri, was appoint ed temporary Secretary. - Gen Leslie Coombs, of -Kentucky, moved the appointment of a committee of one dele- gate from each State to nominate permanent officers for the Convention, and that the sev eral delegations select their own member of the committee. The motion prevailed, anil the States be ing called, tbe following gentlemen were nam ed as the committee : Alabama, N W Shel ly; Arkansas.CC Danley: Connecticut, John A Rockwell ; Delaware, Wm. Temple; Geor gia, J S Fannin ; Indiana, John J Hayden ; Illinois, John Wilson ; Kentucky, John W Finnell : Maine, C B Jackson; Massachu setts, I, V Bell ; Minnesota, T J Barrett; Maryland, Thomas Swann; Mississippi, John K Yerger ; Missouri, Geo G Smith ; New York,' B Davis Noxen ; New Jersey, J W Allen ; North Carolina. Nathaniel Boy-den ; Ohio, Allen Trimble; Pennsylvania, Joseph Paxton ; Tennessee, A J Donelson ; Vermont, John Wheeler; Virginia, W L Goggin. i he Secretary proceeded to call the several States represented, for their list of delegates, which were handed in, and the Convention adjourned to 4 o'clock. EVENING SESSION. At 4 o'clock the Convention was called to order, when A J Donelrion, from the Com mittee on organization, reported the follow ing names for permanent officers of the Con vention: PRESIDENT. Hon Washington Hunt, of New York. VICE PRESIDENTS. I?iii S R Hanson, of Maine. Marshall P Wilder, of Massachusetts K M UrniKhy. of Vermont. " Austin Baldwin, of Connecticut. " Kred A Tallmadge, of Nw York. ' Peter .1 Cl.'trk, of New Jersey. " .lottpph K Ingjer.noll. of Pennsj-Irania. ' DeuuiB Clnmle. of Maryland." li Alexander II II Stnait, of Virhinia. ' Robert B Oiljinm, of North Caroliua. " James M Calhoun, of Georgia. John Q Dure.jof Alabama. " Kirhurd W-Thompson, of Indiana. " David A Sayre, of Kentucky. " Edward F Mcdchoe, of MinHiasippi. ' John Scott, of Miiwoitri. " (iustavuN A Henry, ot Tennessee. " John Scott HaiTiiton. of Ohio. " John P Comegys, of Delaware. " y K Untlerwood, of Arkansas. SRCRETARIES. A C Long, of Maryland. Jep4p K' Pay ton, of New Jersey. K.ra Clarke, of Connecticut. D J Snow, of Illinois. fyevert tt Salrttonstall. of Masaacliuftottii. J W Synie. of North Carolina. Samuel Davis, of Kentucky. J P Early, of Indiana. ! Adolphtig Moiwt, of Missouri. l)ickHim Bell, of MiHsnaHippi. John H Callender, of Tennewse. .- Edward Shippen, of Pennsylvania. This report was unanimously agreed to. The President, upon taking his seat, deliv ered an earrest, patriotic and' conservative speech. About this period the delegation from Tex as whs admitted, led by its chairman) A B Norton, wearing a beard reaching nearly to his waist, which attracted great attention ; whereupon Gen. Leslie Coombs rose and thought it proper to account to the Conven tion for the extraordinary hairy appearance of the gentleman from Texas. Some fifteen years ago he had made a vow that he never would cut his whiskers until Henry Clay was ejected President of the United States and iti will be perceived that he has most religious ly kept hi vow. Vociferous applause. Aii animated interchange of opinion then took place on the subject of presidential can didates and a platform.- The latter did not seem, to find much favor tlie Constitution being considered a platform on which all cbuM staiid. Mr. Switzer, of Mo., said the delegation of his State stood two to twelve against adop ting any platform. lie considered the ques tion Of platforms as disgraced before the country ; mere humbugs, designed only to catch voters. He hoped the Convention would not peril the success of the present movement bv adopting aHy platform : but take' the Constitution and the Union, and with that go before the country. The Hon. Thomas Swann, of Md., second ed Mr. Switzer's motion. He considered the distinguished men who inaugurated this Convention and appeared upon that platform to-day, as platform enough for the State of Maryland we want men who are ready to stand upon the Constitution and the execu tion df the laws. i ' ' " . Mil. Hopkins, of Georgia, advocated the claims of Gen1. Sam Houston he considered" the record of the hero of San Jacinto a plat form that three millions of voters could stand upon. , ' ' . The Hon Erastus Tfro' ks, of New York, considered this discuBsipn of the questions, either of men or of platforms, even to the ex tent already indulged in, as premature and unfortunate. lie thought he might be per? mitted to say for thirty-five delegates, and for their thirty-live alternates seventy men f upon this floor lron the fetate qt New York5 with one heart and "one voice, that they have resolved to ask this Convfntion o pre sent no platiorm to tne country save tnetJop stitution of the United States I ApplauBe.l a Union'of the States, and the Enforces- ment of the Laws. Applause.l And o that platform, interpreted by the constituted authorities of the land, we teel . that we can meet our brethren, South and North,5 East and West, with a proper spirit. r On motion of Mr. Brooks, a committee on business was thjen appointed, consisting of one member trom eacn state represented, and the convention adjourned to' ws o'clock on Thursday. . SECOND DAT. ? At 10 o'clock on Thursday morning the Convention was again called to order by the President, and the business opened by an ap propriate prayer by Dr; John McCron of the Monument Street Lutheran Church.' The Hon. Erastus Brooks, announced that the Hon. Joeeph E Ingereoll, of Pennayva nia, had been chosen as chairman of the com mittee on business, and was prepared to re- Mr. Ingersoll having ascended the plat form, eaid: '. . t I take great pleasure in communicating the result of the proceedings of the. Commit tee that was appointed yesterday upon what was called the business of the Convention. They tnet with entire cordiality ; they pro ceeded with entire good feeling, and they ter minated their proceedings with great unan imity, and I may say with patriotism. Ap plause. I would not venture to present an example at all to a great and highly re spectable body like this the feeling ana the courteous deportment of the gentlemen with whom I had the pleasure to sit as Chairman last evening ; but I woukl say that a more entirely respectable set of men in manner, appearance, and in result I never saw. I Aimlause. 1 You will find, centlemen, that all those, who arc in favor of the name of this body, "Constitutional Union," will not be disappointed in what your Committee did last night. Applause. THE PLATFORM. Whereas experience has demonstrated that platforms adopted by the partisan Conven tions of the country have had the effect to mislead and deceive the people, and at the same time to widen tbe political divisions of the country, by the creation and encourage ment of geographical and sectional parties ; therefore, Resolved, That it is both the part of pa triotism and of duty to recognise no political principles, other than The Constituliiytt of (he Country, The Union of the States, and The Lri forrement of the Laics ; Loud and prolonged cheering. and that, as the representatives of the Con stitutional Union men of the countrv in ra tional Convention assembled, we here pledge ourselves to maintain, protect, and defend, separately and unitedly, those great princi ples. ot public liberty and national safety, a- gainst all enemies, at home and abroad, be lieving that thereby peace may bnce more be restored to the country, the just rights of the People, and of the States, re-established, and the Government again placed .in that condi tion ofjustice, fraternity, and equality, which, under the example and constitution oi our fathers, has solemnly bound every citizen of the United States to maintain "a more per fect union,, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our pos terity. Prolonged cheers. 1 he committee further recommended the following resolutions': Resolved, That each State shall be entitled to the same number cf votes in this Conven tion as its electoral vote, and that each dele gation shall for itself determine in which way its votes may be cast. Resolved, That in balloting for President and Vice President, ballots shall be taken until a candidate nominated shall receive a majority of all the votes cast;' that the can didates for President shall first be balloted for and selected, and then the candidates for Vice President. After several propositions had been consid ered, Mn Goggin, f Virginia, offered the fol lowing, which he thought would embody the views of nearly every member of the Conven tion, and which was finally adopted : ' Resolved,, that the Chairman of each del egation shall cast he vote of his State for each delegate from such, in such way as he may be instructed by the delegate entitled to vote, and when there is not a full representa tion from any State, then a majority of such delegation shall decide how the vote of the District unrepresented shall be cast, or when there be two delegates from a district who can not agree, each shall be entitled to half a vote. The Convention then proceeded to vote for a candidate for the Presidency, when it ap peared that the following votes were given For John Bell, of Tennessee, 68J Sam Houston, of Texas, oi John J. Crittenden, of Kentucky, 28 Edward Everett, of Massachusetts, 25 W. A. Graham, of North Carolina, 24 John McLean, of Ohio, 19 Win C. Rives, of Virginia, 13 John Minor Botts, qf Virginia, 9 J Win. L. Sharkey, of Mississippi, 7 Wm. L. Goggin, of Virginia, - 3 Whole number of votes, 254; necessary to a choice, 127 During the taking of the first ballot there was considerable debate, and the following statements were made in relation to the vote Un tlie states being: called the Chairman of the Arkansas delegation said that Arkan sas does not come to this Convention to fa vor the agrarianisin of Republicanism, or the abstraction of secession, or to pander to squatter sovereignty. Applause and cries of "vote." lie thought he was there for a man who was strong enough to save the country. Arkansas cast three votes for Sam Houston and John Bell Kentucky.---Tlie Chairman of this delega tion said: ThcHon. John Crittenden is not a candidate before this Convention. He has over and over again refused to be so consid ered, still, the delegation of Kentucky, his own favorite State, came here instructed to cast their vote for him. Applause. He, above all other men living, is the choice of Kentucky for that proud station. I there fore cast the vote for Crittenden, notwith standing it is in opposition to his wishes and his expressed desire. Applause. Georgia had the highest appreciation for Hie name of Crittenden, and the chairman took occasion to remark that she would man ifest it on this occasion. . Massachusetts. it anoruea tne onairman of this delegation infinite pleasure, in behalf of this State, to announce as their unani mous choice, a name which it was onlv ne cessary to mention to go home to every heart, and that was the name of the Hon. Edward Everett. Immense applause from the gal lenes. Missouri. The favored child of Kentucky goes with her united voice, and casts, whether he is a candidate or not, nine votes for Crittenden. (Applause.) Ohio. The Chairman said : It is with great pleasure I announce that I am instruc ted by the State of Ohio to say that if our lnend and neignoor, Crittenden, nad been a candidate, he would have had our united vote. Texas. Mr. Norton, the chairman of this delegation, statedthat they were instructed to cast their votes for the present executive officer of that State, Sam Houston, not Sam uel, &b he had been by some called, but "Old Sam," the liero ot ban Jacinto, lliey. were instructed to vote for the first President of the Republic of Texas, for the brave and val iant soldier, thrice wounded at the battle ot the Horse Shoe. If nominated by the Con vention, he would receive the electoral vote of Texas by twenty thousand majority. Vermont. Always gave her vote for Hen ry Clay. Sh'never faltered then, and she would not now, and therefore cast her whole vote for Crittenden. Pennsylvania. MruLittell said t 1 - to the irentleman from New York, who has OOIU. All 1CUIV entertained the Convention with a very ainiuv they had retired to their room, re- ing speech, I am instructed by my colleagues turned, and presented an indictment MfiSfSS: f" Theodore Evader, ..and Henry Democrat nor a WhigMapplause,) but f?lnnn for aiding and abetting m send that we are here tQ discharge, m the name ing away a vessel, called the Storm of our fathers, and tenement with our blood vUf Z V ' M i V Z V tried statesman, iu regard to whose antece- dents there catfe no doubt. One who will administer the laws of our great government in tbe spirit of universal fraternity and union. rirr":"r" Convention, hut to repudiate all past issue to take a man who can be trusted by the unit- ed ana universal sentiment oi tne country, and whether he succeed or fail, that he'de- served the " amplest success. (Applause.) We say to you, gentlemen, to remember that to announced votVof Pennsylvania ; Bell 19; Houston 7; McLean 1. On the second ballot the vote stood as fol lows : , Bell, 138 Houston, 69 Graham, 18 Everett, 9 Botts, 5 Sharkey, . r' 8 Crittenden, , 1 McLean, 1 ITjon this being announced, the delega tions from Virginia, Massachusetts, North Carolina. New Jersey, Ohio, Missouri, Ken tucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and others,, changed their votes to John Bell. On making this announcement the chair man of the North Carolina delegation said : They felt themselves bound, by the instruc tions which they received at the hands of their constituents, to cast their votes for North Carolina's favorite son Graham. We came here with instructions to unite with our A merican citizens for 1 the selection pf some man under whose banner we might achieve a glorious victory for the country. I was in structed by.imy delegation to rise to announce to this houie that it was glory enough for us if we could not get North Carolina's son to go for herIaughter's favorite son. We feel all due honor conferred upon us that you have selected her grandson John Bell, of Tennessee. I ask you, sir, to change the vote (as we are unanimous) for Bell. Ap plause. " Afterwards, on a motion of Mr Brooks, the nomination of John Bell for President was made unanimous. NOMINATION FOR VICE PRESIDENT. In the afternoon session lengthy speeches were made in support of the nomination of Edward Everett for Vice President of the U ited States by Messrs. Brooks, of.New York, Morehead, of North Carolina, Danley of Ar kansas, Summers, of Virginia, Hunt, of New York, Sharkey, of Mississippi, Bowie, of Ma- rviand, rendieton, ot Uliio. Kanuoipn, ot New Jersey, I ngersoll, of Pennsylvania, Hil- liard, of Massachusetts, Brown, of Tennes see, Watson, of Mississippi, Wheeler, of Ver mont, 1 1 ill, of Oeorgia, and lhompson, ot Indiana. The-President then put the question on the motion to make the nomination of Edward Everett for VicesPresideiit of the United States unanimous, and it was carried amid a deafening roar of applause. On motion of Mr-. Lathrop, of Pennsylvania, the following persons were constituted a Na tional Central Executive Union Committee: Anthony Kennedy, of Maryland, A R Boteler, of Virginia, Joshua Hill, of Georgia, John A Campbell, of.North Carolina. Robert Mallory, of Kentucky. Thos A R Nelson, of Tennessee. Henry M Fuller, of Pennsylvania. J B St John, of New York. R W Thompson, of Indiana. John WHson, of Illinois. James Bishop, of New Jersey. John A Rockwell, of Connecticut.- Marshal P Wilder, of Massachusetts. William Temple, of Delaware. It was resolved that the next National Convention of the National Constitutional Union party be held at such place as should be designated bv the .National Committee. ' Mr. Donnelson, of Tennessee, moved that the Convention adjourn sine die. Pending the motion, the President ad dressed the Convention at. length, but we have not room tor his remarks in this issue. In the evening a mass meeting of some thousands was held in Monument Square, which was addressed by several distinguish ed gentlemen. Railroad Accidents. The smoking car attached to the train from Weldon for Raleigh, ran off the track qt the bridge over Deep Creek, on hndav last.iwhen ten miles south of Weldon, tearing up the track for some fifty feet, and lodging on the embankment, at an angle of about fifty degrees.; There were 12 or 15 gen tlemen in it who were, of course, bad- lv frightened. We-learn that the track master was there at work on the road, and the portion which gave way had just been laid down anew, but per haps in an unfinished state, but thought sufficiently secure for owe train to?pass over. The engine, post office, and one coach passed over safely, and it was fortunately reserved for the last car to press the track open and run off. If either of the others had gone off, the loss of life must have been ap palling. Mr. Once, Mayor of the city of Portsmouth, Va., was in the unfor tunate ear, and much is due to his pre sence of mind in seizing the bell cord when the wheels struck the sills, and' to the promptness of engineer Horton, in ebeying the alarm, that no lives were lost. The train on the Clarksville road, Wednesday, ran into the freight train on the Raleigh road, at the junction of the. two roads, demolishing two or three cars for the Gaston ; road, and seriously injuring the Clarksville cars About a fourth of a mile from the junction, the engine switched off from the train, leaving it to run to the De pot under the momentum previously acquired, under the control of the breaksman. The momentum proved too great, hence the accident naiiroaa people snouia do very cau tious, and extremely particular. lialeigh Standard, Corruption in a Marshal's Office. In the United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York, on Tuesday morning, the Grand Jury were empanneled, and Judge Smalley, after calling -.their attention to the usual topics, charged them especially on the statute relating to delinquent marshals and their assistants, who, in the event of indictments being found against them, might be tried and com mitted for malfeasance, in office. It is understood that Judge Smalley made these remarks in. view of recent dis graceful disclosures in the Marshal's office, and intended that the Grand Jury should consider the propriety of finding indictments against Merssrs. Theodore Rynders and Henry Munn, who, last week, accepted a bribe of $1,50U to let the slaver Storm King escape, Acting on the Judge's sug- .. x, , T 1 ' . I gesuon, me urana Jury, snoniy alter King, for the purpose of being engaged m e slave trade. A bench warrant . , , was immediatelyjssued by the Cour.t for the arrest of the accused parties. It is presumed that thpy were, appre- bended, as they were both seen walk ; W tne !wer hall of the United States Court building during the after noon.' IV. X. Mxpreit. ; Don't get above your business as the la(Jy gaid to the shoemaker when m?as"mg her'ankle murder to ascer 'lain tne size pi ner toot. ; The Nominees and th.eir Platform. , Among tHre many worthy names pre sented to the Convention yesterday there was not one better known or morie highly honored than that of John Bell, of Tennessee. He has been spoken of as the probable choice of the Convention by papers in all parts of the cduntry, and his eminent fitness for the high position to which he has been nominated is everywhere admitted. Wherever there is a free press, free from party trammels, and free from insane sectional proclivities, the cause of the party that has selec ted such a leader will find warm sap porters. It is the cause of the people arrayed against - the extremes of sec tional and partisan bitterness which would imperil even the Union itself in their mad strife for supremacy. Mr. Bell has been in public life from his earliest manhood, and in the ser vice of his country has earned that high reputation for inflexible integrity and sound statesmanship which gained him the nomination of the Constitu tional Convention. There is no man in the country to whom we could give a more cordial and earnest support ; none to whose hands the interests of this great empire could be more safely entrusted. And it will be seen that even the most unscrupulous party or gans will not dare to assail the candi date,; even while they fight against the new organization that has placed hjs name upon their banner. We have already expressed our admiration of u Ptt 0rri nnn;.i;nn f his ability and his national character. For the first time for many years, the people of this great confederacy have a ticket containing two spotless names; the names of statesmen who have been thoroughly rriqd and tested, and who have been found equal to every .emer gency. It has been said that the whole thing will be a failure, because forsooth there is a Republican party and a Democratic party, and there fore there is no room for another ; and because the Union Convention could affirm no new set of principles, no new fangled platform. But the truth is exactly, the reverse of this statement. The Democracy was not faultless while it hung together as a national party ; and to-day it is but a bundle of hope lessly disjointed fragments. The Re publicans have never claimed to be anything else than a sectional faction, and have not a man in their ranks that could carry a single State on his naked popularity, aside from his adhenence to r reesoil doctrines. The delegates who have so ably dis charged their duty, are not the repre sentatives of any party or faction They were required to select a man around whom the people couW rally, and not to invent a high-sounding plat form. If all the ingenuity that wa; in the Convention had been elabora ted upon a string of resolutions a yard no power on earth could have transmuted John Bell into a platform ne is John Hell, the People's Candi date : and if the conservatism of the country can shake off the shackles of party, he will be the People's Presi tent. The assertion that there is no com mon ground upon which we may stand, outside ot the old, effete and corrupt organization now contending for pow er, is monstrously false. The Con stitution, the Union, the Law. Ate hese things mere abstractions ? .Are they a mere bundle of negations? They are the very things udoii which our Nationality is built : they arc at the toundation ot our happiness and pros perity as a people : - and it is because the politicians "-the demagogues of tins generation, have dared to-trayiple upon the Constitution, to threaten the integrity of the Union,- and to openly deride the majesty of the Law, that the people have risen against them. We honestlv believe that the true policy of a large majority of Am ericans, outside ot the ranks ot these contending parties, is similar to that expressed by Voltaire agairlst two op- r. p t i i xt i 1 pOSing SeCtS OI hlS day: 'He hoped to live, said he, 'to 'see the last sur vivor of the'one sect strangled m bowels of the last survivor . of other." 'the the xell ana jverett i it is re freshing to turn from the contempla tion of the unclean race who would build their; greatness on their coun try s ruins, Sand to look into the his tory of these worthy gentlemen. The unanimity with which they were nomi nated is. the earnest and the promise of success in November. Baltimore A vn o vi si n AMiMlAM AWfl W A -WW mmM mm m The New York Day Book contrasts the opinions of Douglas and Seward, by , bringing together the following passages : ' The people of a Territory, while in the territorial condition, have the inherent power and right, through their Legislature, to exclude slavery by positive enactment. Fosttton of Douglas in Harper article. ' Congress by virtue of the Uonsti tution, has power to pass laws exclud ing slavery jrom the lerntones. Fositton of W. H. Seward. The Mississippian, a leading Demo cratic paper, wishes to know if there is a Southern man with intelligence enough to comprehend an idea, who will say that the position of Seward is more objectionable than that of Doug las? Up Country Crops, &c. A friend at Wilkesborough writes us : . l- Wheat looks badly -the fruit crop bids fair to be very abundant. Corn sold to-day at 58 cents. Bacon 13, 9 months credit without interest. People are becoming excited on the subject of railroads ; we hope the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio railroad will pass through our county. . r i ' rt n. ii x uytueviue juserver. Constitutional IXijioa Salification A large meeting, df the Constitu tional Union party fs held in Monu ment square last nt, ,to ratify the nomination of Belpid Everett for the Presidency andfice Presidency of the United Stat The meeting was called to order tit half-past 8 o' clock, by Wm. Hlang," ;Esq. He nominated Hon. Jof P, Kennedy for president; A.. Stirling, Sr., Wm. Woodward, Thos. and others for vice-presidents.; E. lg Matthews, Da vid Cushing, D. Stpsbury and others far secretaries ; all of whom were ele'o ted. Hon. JameaJfM. Quarles, of aenn., was iniroauceu ana spoxe tor an hour. He "was followed by Col. Pickett, of Tenn., and others The stand was brilliantlylluminated, and the Independent Bis occupied the north end and ' interspersed the pro ceedings with musics!? A large number of transparencies Wri in the . proces sion, and a belVw&ii h was rung be tween the speeches, y iThere were also rockets going off during the whole of the proceedings. Xke meeting was large and good order -prevailed. Miltimore JSun. Wight aliaa; fling. A pretty decent loking man, who has been passing himsllf in some pla ces as Wight and elsewhere as King, some 5 feet 10 or ,X inches high, dark auburn hair, pi ejecting Chin, one or two uppertrppt teeth out on tne ngnt sme piausfwe tai Kingman, rat.her inquisitive, ageabout 25 years undoubtedly a scoMdrel of a very dai!k character, .and ths, pub h.c ought to be on their guard gainst him. He fa a thief, it is well kafywn : and is be lieved to be an emis'soiy, ot the John .brown school, lie ws in tne upper part of this County several days ago, and stole a valise ana contents. He is. wandering about in Western -North Carolina. Look out ffjr him. A re ward of 25 will be paid by Mr. G. P. McConnaughey for h; starrest and de livery to Wie Sheriff cf Rowan Coun ty. Salisbury Watc-kpian. Dogs are said to ''peak with their if'"" " tails." Would it be 'proper to call a short tailed dog a'slrtimp orator : ' IM1MI ' Prej ied for the ExjjrenH. . Requiem for Col.'- M- Butler, Commander of the Paling Regiment, who fell at the MaUle of Vluubusco, 184 rf. Dedicated to the Remnant i that gallant Band. Words and Music by Mrf&'JL.- V Pendleion9 To be sung at the Concert t3 V. College, May 28. Mournfully, sing moutjiiully, The dirge note sad nl slow, For many a bright anJf billing head, Lies in its glory low!X Our noble-Chief lies lo to day : Our gallant Butler has Massed awav 1 lie fell: as the brave svuld ever fall, At the head of his Jaliful band, His breast to tffoemaiet' cannon mouth, His sword grasped irf fchand! But the Eagie soaring fj the sky, lias fallen,-low on thd irth, to die! Mournfully, eing mournfully, i Our noble Chief i'3 !0el Hie sword is broken, hj B plume lieslow, II is banner is soil e id torn. But peace to thy aelielthy race is run, Sweet be thy slumber,Shou .gifted one ! Ah ! well may we mourhfliat .Southern Band For few will return, tj tell How bold struggling, hftfrd to hand, They nobly fought.t-vlind fell ! A sad and mournful Jiuiem then, For Butler, and his giJJant men. i it 1 1 1 r nn EUGENH B. BRAKE & SON, EDITORS A&D PROPRIETORS. STATESiJLLE, FRIDAY, MAf? 25, I860. Our Tfims THK "irede express -t lowing TkUms, from winch, tftire Sulcriber therefore will goTerr,. ib published npon the fol- re will im no deviation therefore will KOTern. tbeinjelrea accordingly. 1 copy one year, if paid in aJvR) SV " $2 00; If paid within 3 'months, v- ' , .2 25; If paid within 6 months, ; 250; if not paid till the end of the f1b8cripti6n year, 3 00. Nominees of the Un'i)n Convention! For Frx&imnt JOHN BSE LL, lUAOCAv(i- Olil XOi I : , .ir. i - n - - , .. JSJ. Justice Demands thatgj?$ce 'Values in Slaves Should Pay, Equal Taxes &iih Jjands and oth- er jaxaoie property. t PEOPLFIpKET. FOR QOVXiffVL,. . ' , JOHN 1'lOOL, OF FASQUC.VANK. . -iel '. ilev. J. B. Watt, Vp deliver a Lite rary Address before th?. young Ladies of Concoid Female CUege, on Tues day 29th Inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M. Chicago Coi4iition. The black republicaa arty held their convention at (J.h lekgo last week Seventeen states werjjrepresente3 by w delegates. ;The ltla. plaUorm o 1856 J w9 adopted a few slight amendments. The first ballot resulted as follows Seward 173; Lincoln 192 Bates 51 Cameron 50; MLeanVl 2 ', Dayton 14 Wade 3. 1 ' ''M. - . Second BALLOt.-r-Siifard 1841; Lin coin 1811. Thikd Ballot. IJ iteoln 228 ; ' Se- ward 181. So' Linconl oblained the nomination by a niajoiity of 3. eron aided in this resiiltT Cam The nomination ofLiheoln was af terwards made unaniicus. ; The Con vention then nominate for vice Presi dent, Hannibal Hamli.vof Maine. I II VI' For Vice-PiZiidenti ; , EDWARD IERETT, : Bell and Everett. Our exchanges furnish the most gratifying announcements of the favor which the Baltimore Union Convention nominations meet among the masses of the. people every where ; affording the most unmistakable in dication that the ticket will be triumphantly elected, over squatter sovereignty-Douglas and black republican Lincoln. BeliandEv- erett were chosen from among a number e qually as worthy to bear aloft the flag of the Union, Constitution and Enforcement of th Laws, and to them the eyes of the nation are turned imploringly to save the Republic from utter ruin and if the' people will elect them which we confidently believe tkey will do, , the Union will be saved, discord will be hushed into peace, arid the North and the buth will dwell in hatrmony, as the best W friends should live. We cannot for a mc- I ment doubt that-thia will be the happy re sult, whenever Bell and Everett shall be in ducted into office. The Douglas-squatter-sovereignty-party, and the Lincoln.black-re-publicans, are factions that would over-run the cup of the nation with bitterness unutter able, should either of them get into power. To prevent a calamity more dire than any e vil we have yet tasted;; old parties,, that have lorded it rough-shod, aver the welfare of the people so long, must be disrupted and broken up, and a new combination formed, of the pure-minded, patriotic and honest men of tbe - country having such meu as Bell and Ev erett at its head to govern the affairs of tate at the national government. The peo ple have it in their power, now, to re-instate their own government in the pristine purity which the great Statesmen of a former age infused into the great fabric when it received the final finish by the hands of George Wash ington, and loomed up, the admiration of the world. ' Steam Communication between New York and Wilmingijon N". C. Merchants arid farmers in the interior of the State, jjrill be pleased to learn the fact that the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company, have purchased two steamships to ply regularly between Wilmington, N. C, and New; Yoik, for the transportation of pas sengers, mercnanijise, ana products of the State. The first steamer will leave New York for Wilmington, on the 2d day of June, and depart Wilmington about the 7th June re-, turning. Handbills, giving rates, Jbc., will be issued in a short while. Steam communication between Wilming ton and New York, affording rapid and cer tain transportation for merchandise and pro ducts, is indiepensible, in order to compete, with the Charleston and Portsmouth lines, which hitherto ljaye done such a large por tion of the carrying trade of North Carolina, and we rejoice that the important event is so socn to be inaugurated. It behoves our cit izens, therefore, to give all the encouragement to this line that may lie in their power and thev can do much because, their freight will be convey td cheaper and more e.pedi. tiously, and especially because the Wilming ton Line "is a North Carolina' Company. We refer to the advertisement, in another column.- West Minister Eeview. This publication f o r the present quarter Ayas duly received. Tlie Bri tish Reviows enjoy a world-wide refu tation. New Volumes of tbe four Keviews and Blackwood corameince January, SOU. terms: - Per. ann. For any one of the four Reviews, 53 00 For any two of the four Reviews, 5 00 For any three of the four Kevie-vs, 7 00 For all four of the Reviews, 8 00 For Blackwood's Magazine, 3 00 For Blackwood and one Review, 5 00 For Blackwood and two Reviews, 7 00 For Blackwood and 3 Reviews, 0 00 Four Blackwood and 4 Reviews, 10 00 Money Current in the State whero ssued will be received at par. ' CLUBBIXO. " A discount of twenty five per cent. from the above price will bo allowed to ibs ordering four or more conies of any one or mora ot tbe above works. Thus: Four copies of Black wood, or of one Review, will be sent to one address for 89 ; four copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $30 ; and so on. Remittances should always be ad dressed to the Publishers. LEONARD SOTT & CO., No. 54 Gold St., N. Y. The Blues were out for target prac tice, on Saturday last, and U contend for a Medal, which is a gift from the. Hornets Nest Kifles of Charlotte. The distance was 100 yardg, with the Min nie-muskets, and a nun.ber of e'oso shots weie made. The medal was won by Private A. A. Davidson. ; 8. Frankford, 8alibury. Requests us to say that he has re ceived his large and well assorted stock of Spring & Summer Dry Goods, Cloth ing, Hardware, Groceries, &c. All of which he wiii sell low.; Frankford is a jolly fellow, and those who 'deal with him once, will hope to call again. tT We have been placed under ob ligations to Capt. A. K. Simonton, for supplying liberally with Baltimore papere'duringi the meeting of the late Union Convention. Rain Crops. Rain has fallen freely in this section during the past two ; weeks, and the crops are most promising jthus far. Wheat in Iredell, with here and there an exceptional spot, never was finer, perhaps. But the plant is so liable to disaster to the very day for harvest ing, that All speculationvconcerning, the crop would be in vain. The Constitutional Union Party pf Iredell, held a public; meeting at the Court House in Statesyille, on tno zzu instant, to ratify the nomination of Bell and Everett, and to appoint dele gates to the Taylorsville district Con vention! We 'regret having to put our paper to press before the proceedings were handed in for publication. They i will appear next week. -4