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EQUALITY AT THE BALLOT-BOX : EQUALITY AT THE TAX-BOX. By Sherwood & Long. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, MAY 20, 1860. Number 3. M. 8. SIIKFtWOOD. JAMES A. LONU. SHERWOOD & LONG PUBLISHERS. Published Weekly, and to be Continued Three Months. PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. ADDRESS Sherwood & Lon?, Greensboro', IV. C. The National Constitutional Union Convention. NOMINATION OF FOR PRESIDENT, Everett, FOR VICE PRESIDENT. FIRST DAY. Wedesnday, May Oth. This body, composed of Delegates from nearly every i-Hate in the Union, in opposition to the Democratic Ad ministration, met to-day at 12 o'clock, in the Presbyte rian Church, corner of Fayeltevllle and North streets. Tlie object of the Convention being tho nomination of candidates for President and Vice President in opposi tion to the present Administration, when then venerable looking J. J Crittenden en tered the Church, lie was greeted with much feeling and long and continued applause, and when he ascen ded tlr- platform to call the Convention to order, he was saluted with deafening cheers. The Convention is largely "represented, and at 12 o'clock was called to order by Hon. J. J. Crittenden, of Kentucky. J'nv itev. Dr. James I). McCabe was then introduced by M -. Crittenden, and delivered a very impressive prayer. Mr. Crittenden then nommateu lor temporary l'res- - "CLINt! TO THE UNION' Use Wait or (he Wagon. lhdkat' d Ic thc Xutional Uniui Convention. There is a right and wrong in parties, And the right is on our side: So let us mount the wagon, And let the Union ride. The Nation is the wagon, And the people are its springs : Every lover of his Country, For the Uniou s:ngs Cling to the Union, Cling to the Union Cling to the Union, and lei the faction slide. &C. This wagon is a noble one, 'Twas built in Seventy-Six : 'Twas driven by Oeorge Washington, Through stormy politics : With Eeastern oak, and Western pine, And Northern ash 'tis bound, Palmetto, cypress, cotton wood ; In spokes and wheels are found. Clin to the Union &c. When Webster shook the fricndlv hand Of noble soul Calhoun, 'Twas here, upon this wagon box, They sat in sweet commune. Henry Clay he drove 'the wagon then, And Cass was by his side. And never did the Union take A safer Union ride. Cling to the Union, &c, &c. We tell the North Fanatics To let our slaves alone And the Southern Fire Eaters. Had better hie unto their homes. We are all true conservatives. Whatever may betide ; God bless our glorious Union, And let it safely ride. Cling to the Union, &c, &.C. The list of delegations being handed in, several mo tions were made to take a recess, the hours of d and 4.V o'clock being named. i Mr. Hands of Mo., moved as a substitute that it lo ident, Hon, Washington Hunt, of New York, who was ; nnt 4 o'clock. which motion prevailed, and the 1 icsi unaniuiou'dy chosen. 1 dont announced the Coavention as adjourned to that The President taking the Chair was received with j l0ur. , 1 r ...1 1 . ,. .v...,,..l...l 1.:., : mUCtl gOOU ICCIing, niini lie luuuccuni iu iajuvs? iii.i ed or at least some action should be taken on, the sub ject ; The President explained that the Committee cn Business, just ordered, would attend to that matter. The Secretary then proceeded to call the roll of States, when the following gentlemen were named by the res pective delegations as the Committee on Business: Alabama. A F Alexander, Arkansas. M S KenarJ. Connecticut. Austin Baldwin, Delaware. Charles F. Ctillon, Georgia. Hon Joshua Hill, Indiana. R W Thompson, Illinois. John Wilson,, s Kentucky. C F Burnham, Maine George E B Jackson, Massachusetts. A S Lewis, Minnesota. F J Burnett, Maryland. G A Pearre, Mississippi. J W C Watson, Missouri. Thomas A Harris, New York. Erastus Brooks. New Jersey. Jos F Randolph, North Carolina. Richard G Donald, Ohio. N (i Pendleton, Pennsylvania. Jos R Ingersoll, Texas. A B Norton, Tennessee. Bailie Peyton, Vermont. John Wheeler, ( Virginia. Robert E Scott, Hon. E. Brooks, Chairman of the committee cn busi ness, announced that the Hon. Joseph R. Ingerso'l, of Pennsylvania, would submit the report of that commit tee. This gentleman, then, in a few desultory remarks, stated that the considerations of the committee were marked with the best feeling he ever had witnessed un der such circumstances; that their report came to the Convention unanimously endorsed by every member of the committee, after a free interchange of opinion among, them. He then proceeded to rea l the report, its read ing being frequently interrupted with loud and en hu si.ist ic applause, and at one point loud cheers resound ed throughout the church, the convention and audience all rising the exciiement benig up to fever heat. The report was as follows : Whkucas, Experience has demonstrated that Plat forms adopted by the partisan Conventions of the coun try have had the effect to mislead and deceive tho peo Brooks, ot N. Y.; Rockwell, of Coun.: Watson, of Miss.: and Pickett, of Twin., being appointed tellers by the President. Hon. Leslie Coombs, of Ky., deemed before the vote was takf n 10 make a practical suggestion Trom an expe rience ol Foven hundred years more or less that to save time, instead olvo4.!- I-- bt!!, as though we I were in a den of thieves, the toilers collect the ballots and read them out. The President answered that such provisions had al ready been made. Hon. Mr. Swann: of Maryland, as the votcwas about being taken, asked i-Mvefor the Maryland delegation to retire for consultation lor the .-pace of riftecn minutes, which was granted. 1 t Mr. T. Barnfett, of Minnesota, stated that he was the lly one here from that State, and he was a proxy, and he therefore asked to be excused Jrom voting. A vote was taken, and the Convention decided he could not be excused. He again made the request, and was excused. The ballot resulted as follows : On the second ballot Bell was elected. Everett was nominated for Vice President. The f oil 0". ring n?.r:?d jutlcrceu were selected to ccn-e fctitute said Committee: ; NATIONAL KXECTT1VE CoMMITTKK. Connecticut Hon John A Rockwell, Delaware Hon William Temple Georgia -Hon Joshua Hill, Indiana Hon R W Thompson, Kentucky Hon Robert Mallory, Massachusetts Hon Marshal P Wilder, Maryland Hon Anthony Kennedy, New York lion S B st Johu, New Jersey Hon James Bishop, North Carolina lion John A Gilmer, Pennsylvania Hon Henry M Fuller. Tennessee Hen T A R Nelson, Virginia Hon .Alexander K Hoteler Various suggestions were made as t i the next plae of meeting of the Convention. Philadelphia, Mempl Louisville, Baltimore, and other j oints, were ni.mcd, but the matter was finally referred to the Exe '. ivo Committtee ior thefr decision. .'During tlto L : 1 v of his masterly ef fort, Mr. Pool was repeatedly applauded and i at the conclusion of his f pooch there was gratitude for the honor done him. He congralated the Convention upon the character of the body. It called his mind b-tek to thedays when our forefathers assem bled to give birth to the Republic. Now dark and roar ing wave- threatened the" glorious altar they had erec ted ; we the sors, assemble to counsel together for its perpetuity, nn 1 t show the citizens of the country that wc must ramain one people. We do not come together, he said, -is apartizan assemblage we have no platform bur the Constitution. The great Democratic party he deemed so shattered upon the rocks ufSquatter Sovereignty, that no medi cal skill, witchcraft or sorcery e mid unite the frag- j merits. We have another party, he continued, who :il- j so fight upon a section and abstract issue, subversi e of ' the intentions of the Constitution. j Under these cjreumsl - nees.. the whole head of the 1 Republic ha become weak and the heart sick. The duties of the Convention were therefore most important j if any ever assembled, and h hoped the spirit of fur- : bei.uiee and patriotism of the earlier days would con- ! t vol the members of 1 he Convention, that they might diseh Tie tlivir duties not fearing the power of man, Tiut tntxf inir t o the o erp iwering influence of God to pro-per their work. II n. Tlwrtia Swann. of Baltimore -. nominated . Wm. K. Switer. of Missouri, as the temporary Secretary, whh'h nomination was al-o confirmed. (b.n. Le.-lie Coo;n'- of Kentucky, moved the appojnt 1:1 at of one from ;mi h State, to nominate permanent of tic -i s for the Convention, and that t he several lelc 4 roiM select their own member of the commit ice. Tui motion prevailed, and the State- hein ca'led, t'.ic following gentlemen were named a- the committee: Alab.msa.-N W Shelly. Arkan-.i-.---C C O.rdey. . t otnicv ticut. Ilon.lohn A liockvrei!. PcK-vv.ii'c. Wm Temple. ( oV.rj 1. T S FhMm: .1. AFTKltNOON SESIoS'. pie, and at the same tine to widen the political divisions ' . 1 T t . 1, . , , of the country, by the creation and encouragement of rcncndous chcennpr. l Otwithstnmhnrj hand geographical and sectional parties; therefore, blllswerc Circulating tn the CvUnty to the effect Resolved, That it is both the part of patriotism and of i that Governor Ellis would not be here, thei i) and wo ho havo nuse lie lit l'J lecoguic uu puriiicai piiue,p,c oiuer man tae was U, RirC ailiei ltio n tMe DeOlde, iu,7U!"; U1 uie uieV , 0 ' know of many honest democrati-w and the entorcement of the laws. and that as represent a- - " - i . . . . . . .... . ' I'MHn 1 vim 1 in Hnnnnrr a i i -i tri .r.tt l.r-ir. r ' I I " v v This body re-assembled at four ocloek, and was called to order by the temporary .President. The committee on permanent organization returned the following repart. Tl : .. f...... t. c: . . t l . ...i 1 tivp of 1 ht I (iiwt it 11 f lr.n I I ninn rtif.n .if I ( nrtimlpr 1 11; cuiiiiiiiiiuv mic n um encii r.mie ciiwu 10 m'iiti ... ..... - ... .. . ... j ..v-..., . . . . , -. , . - . permanent officers for the Convention would respectfully 111 Ki1 Convention assembled, we hereby pledge 1 1 'o'' " '- "-' '- 4ua 1 Aui.-ou anu liutb report, ' ourselves to .maintain, protect and defend, separately .). H.LIIhis wron in Opposing it, when All That for President, the unanimous choice of the Con- :IU1 unitedly, these great principles of public liberty and ) men acknowledge that the principle is rihl, vention. was the Hon.. Washington lhintof New York, j national safety, against all enemies at home and abroad, j and jut. For Vice Presidents I believing thAt : hereby peace may once more be restor- .. .1 ., , , , . Hon. sV Hansen, of Maine: Hon. N. P. Wilder, of t ed tot he country, the right of the Pcple and of the 8 CVulence of the pract.cahiy and jU6t Massachuse.t.: Hon. R.R. M. O.nesbv, Vermont; Hon. j re-established, and the Government again placed "CSS of the caUdO that I ool IS now advoeatJt Austin Baldwin. Conncciicut : Hon. T. A. Tailmadjre, ,!1 ti,;lt condition, of justice, fraternity and equality, before the people, detUOCratsi tliem.sclvcs ad- Ne.w York; Hon. P. J. Clark. New Jersey, lb-n. J. H. i which under the axample and constitution ot our lath- I lult that ho Will bo elected by an OVCrwhol Ingersoll. Pennsylvania : Hon. D. Claude, Maryland : ' solemnly bound every citizen of the United niajorJty. Since he delivered his Speech l 0iO Hon A. II . H, Stewart, Yiv-inia; Hon. W. l. Gilliam, ! States, to maintain a more pertect union, established ,VR ,..v,, (on n0t fn m-tn ri ' ,:., f, North Carolina: Hon. JameCalhoun. Oeergia : Hon. ijusuce. insure domestic tranquility, provide for thecom- j " haVC t--n OCcdtOn to minglo With tt.O ni hiti'i' Hon i mon neifute, piumuic me ueiiC'iai nciiarc, aim secure r ' l irjimi tiiav iu c:i o .til th pson, : D A Sayne, Kentucky : Hon R T McGee, Mis-issippi : i Hon John M Scott. Missouri: lion N T Underwood. j Arkansas: Hon Co.-tavus Henry. Tennessee: HonJ S i know whether, under this resolution of Mr. Brooks, it i Harrison, Olio: Hon J. P. Co'.nevgs, Delewave. i would admit of a portion of a State delegation, in t ho ab- I Vacancies for other States, oce., filled on a, -rival of ! -8ence of a part cf the delegation, casting the entire vote ! .liA(rtinn. iron, t'loiiwo- St of til" Slate? If so. he eould nu sustain it. e blessings of liberty to ourselves aid our posterity . j tonihed to find EO Ilia ny in fuvor of hitu.'' Hon. John A. Rockwell, of Conneeticitl, desired -to 1 Wash. TiiiiCS. Devi ocri tic Econ otuy. The Deroocracy nro - ' iv. .1 llr deu. (en John Wil-on. In ItMn't,. I'liu is- - K:-:tucy. W i'iiui.iil. M tine. - t' B J ri" n. ; .- :.m m,-. v v. '1 .re . '. :...r:v.t. . ).,,,, -. Swaiu-.. Mi.-:ssipp)- J(.!m l -Verger. M l- . u: iv - Ueo ti Smith. N,w .-k. I. Noxon. N. JvpM-y .--,J V Allen. N rth 'ar-ol;:-.-x. Hon Nathaniel Bo :... Aileu Ti imMe. Peun-ylvania. Col Joseph Paxteu. .Ten!ie--ce. lbn A. J. Boiieon. Vci uii.nl. John W heeler. V irg'.ui . V I. tioggia. Tlie Secretary then pr.K'Pe led toe ill the u'o l lort.ie li-t- ot l;k''-it s. For Secretaries S C Long. Md ; J IV P.iyUn N J : Y. CI- rk. Conn : Sn ow, I 1 ; b Sal r oitsJial t . ?dc. ks : .Ino Svii'e, N C; S iavi. Ky : John P Karly. Ind: Ai dphus Mu-ser, Mo; l Be'!, Mi-s; J H Callcn lor, Tcnn ; K Shippcn, Pa. The teport 'was adopted. On t iking theChah, Mr. 11 uiu addressed t hr? Conven tion as tolhiws : ( 1 1 ht'i )l f-t ihr C'lHffV ion : I thank you for this act of kindness on your part for the honor conferred on imp. I lVol that I would much , ratherthat the Convention had chosen one more worthy ! to fill-the position than I am, but as mvi i ive c'.ioacn me. I will try t. do my b.r. Thee i- a '..! ts- of ' peojile inthi- country who feel and know mat the Con- st:tuti n of the country- does i. t a' f with uiiesec- tion of the country, which is ai rayed aain-i the other in political war. We are Americans-, and e ready to : t l ',i- '. 1 ... I o ..'U .li'. i, I ; it l - -:';' . and l!s.) f . ;s : our -. th j-e- who threat economy- over ihc left. Ve see :t sta- eVeial delegates here attempted to submit resolu- : ICQ 111 an CXChafige. iuul t.te national debt la ti..t;s upon the subject, the most of which were saluted ; now $G5f00O,U0O. When Mr. Buchanan went with cries of a acetic jv iOic'if.c 1; Li. -; n i !.y the c- ;ro.-"is o: our ;'.-- ..::: foi;rht :.nd M- i for the coimtrv o' v.'hi; zon. I .. r .1 . .. . i .i - i -. , ... l, a iev. i.:.,.- ao. ;-u v i oeaur ; i;i l s -;s, u river! .md yhle tla re ! was struck with iv n-jl-U- "ran ueur ot o.;r country, the broad M.ne. bo aidir.i; on a 1 ; i i! ' .:t 1 tiy o::r eeuntrynien, and 1 wc are un its .sidi-s h-.'iiu though: that take u-utider.' '.vh.;t God lias put t icthe: let no man evcrai Mates Mr each al dTecrat i n w pre- U hi stic . :. f c! ie t 'o ; ,;i ii i'.:M : e 1 i.CsC ff isioti ..v ." . -. 4 v ' 'i i i; ;v:i d:-tr il n:- l ainong lheddec .:o.at:d eubs Mm. umced thf the Kentucky d 1- 'lU it tc n'g a? their . :;.;r(l r,No. J.-S t...'-nU!i l!" to coM-Hittkk on rrsiNr.ss. Broi.k- tiieu moved that a c n:mit ee o( one from ;.-' ioiC r. I ! -i s-'-nt.! -.n.'..-. c.l ,v th spver- c'n shill i -r i i : r t r 1 to ui-nt.ivo bu-raes.- lor the n,;i -m. -iti-n of the' Conveut ion. which will douhth. bj.rc-pu-.-l to report by the hour of as fm'ilin,' : loyfi .'.v 1 f!. u-'d iv morning. Mr. Met 1. c. f I'cfu:, -y Iv.unii. do-ired r.o .latfrm belter ih.-iii'Vc, it p- p. -ed by Mr. Coombs, of Ktntm k. He tl.oy-ht'-, !i.ioif, tliat platfjrni should be a t t- 1 hat won t do. c. Hon. W L Goggin, of Va., offered the Ldlowing ; 'frC'tSHl'V aiiicii'.uiciii . 1 i.'s.v" That th Chairman of ca"h delegation shall i cast the vote of his s.ate for each delegate 'Vom such ; State j;, such way a lie may be instructed by the dele- gan- ( i.titl.-d to vote, and wlien tliere is not a full rcp- re-t-.ni itloii from any State, then a majority of such delCji'iiion shalldecide how tlie vc.'.e of i he district un- rc-pi eseuicd shall be cast, and when there stiall be two de-eg-ues trom a district who cannot agve-c, each of such delegates si Kill be entitled to half a voro. A tiiii'th of gentlemen here atte:npted to speak amid I.- . i iouici;s 1. 1 ij'.iL.-.ioU, aiiu i.pjii.i.i.-c. Hon John A Rockwell at 1 ist gained the floor, anl protocol .iiriinst tho vote of any gentleman, unlet he was actually here. He would nut r.gree to an absentee hci'i.r ,i(m.iiv tbso present. V:i" r: e i'lei.t i.ere. ;n.i i c. ie.- of ouv-i;o;i, s-ite(l - the .p;c-s; -on befre the iiou.-c to ie on tiiv aiuciih-:ent ofl'cr ed i y, Mr. Br oks. wiiich "a- lo-t bv a l arge vote. A v.- i- tliei taken on the am. ndraent of Mr. (jog gin, wiii-.'h was h lopied; and the resolution of t lie com mute . i hi; s amended, was passed. , Mr S-d Smith, of Mo., subminitted the following resolurion: A' -.. .V '. Tha: this Convention tn-vv pi.eo i ti v.-te ' for h candid ite f-v President. :..! that it' no nomination be made in thre-j ballotings, tho bw-t Cfendidate be dropped, arid soon, each ballot, until a nominal ion be- into olllce there w:ts 524,000,000 in tho Jle has, therefore, expended K,- 000,000 oeyontU.h'j ordinary receipts of ilia pjovernnteit in :t !itl!o over three yc: rs A lare jror'crlion of l.is sum lias hcc.i ex pended in .sustaining rotlon newsp.o tor, and in bnyis. up mercenary members ot Congrc. Rccj. Gov. Mrrchciid. The Delegates from tlc.s State at ictltiinoi.'e were repeatedly assured-of cCSj A i J 111 or ',;;: ti ol'nho country to vote lor Gov. Morehead as tho candidate for President of the United Slate. The nomination of t iov. (Jrahani hy our .Staio Convention t t'coui -e p: . Vi i.U 'i our ic!e;-: lion ft'otn o iv in aii v eiico;.r:.eniV:i t ' vnio for any vnc ilsc llioiiLrh eery otit 1 : 1 1 r w how kindly, under f -t' .t irctitr't-tnei-s, tiTey would' have united up;ii tiov. Moi ln-ti Fity. Ob. It v, ..-: t !lcd by a large v..e. Mt. 1 venee buck moved that the Convention i. pr ,ve i to ballot for a candidate i r i're-idmt, at: 1 continue - to do until lamination n made. J'nti-syloauia h.r li 'l. It i- cn'erallv ton ceded in Philadelphia, that B-il ami h ere it will carry l'cnns lv;uda against .Scwt.rd or any other iiepubneuti who e;.u be nominated Ti.e motion was adopted by an almost i'nnt J'epor'icr t v.;c a::ud cheers hd1 ajiplaare, and cries of ittianimoiii call tin Wc learn lrom i tic iiiii .I..I.. . i lu.u inal town ir Lrrowiii r.;pui.y, llttir be in; iiu u'.-s thitii tome lv i ; . :o cments in progress.
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