The North-Carolinian., 1842-06-25

appear in the best possible mode 10 make an
impression favorable to himself and to divert
The popular mind from the true issue before
the country--it must be admitted that in case
Col. Reid had not been there, and he had not
been replied to, his speech was we'll calculated
to make erroneous impressions. 1t was long,
multifarious and plausible. / shall notice a
few of his points (from memory however)
with the replies of Col. Reid.
On the conclusion of his introductory re-
marks, he adverted to the charges against him,
mentioning IN the first place that he had been
charged with extravagance in the construc-
ton of ice houses and other improvements
about his lot-He denied the charge, alleging
that the last Legislature had appropriated
$4,000 towards the repairing the Governors
palace and other public property--that Col.
Reid himself was the Chairman Of the COM
mttee that made the estimate and reported
this sum TO the House-that he Governor
Morehead) concevng this sum in the high
est degree extravagant had sent up for his
own woskmen, who agreed to take the job fox
$1,000, and in this way, he had saved for the
people the sum of $500. This looks very
fair, but mark the sequel.-The Governor In
the next place, in commenting on his oppo-
nent's letter, adverted to the charge made
against him and his party in North Carolina,
! of 'sproscription'' and with great flourish
repeIIed it.-He alluded to individual instan-
ces, in which he said he and his friends had
acted upon the tolerant principle of Mr. JEFF
ferson, in making appointments to Office
making the only test of merit to consist in
honesty and capabiIity.
He next charged upon his opponent that he
was in favor of magnificent scheme of Iu-
ternal Improvements, and that while the at
tempt was now making TO cast odum upon
the Wing party for the course of the last Le-
gislature in loaning the public money 20 the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Company, that
he, (Mr Henry, and the leading Democrats
in North Carolina,l were in favor of loans to
a much greater amount in 1888, to this very
same company. These points and others of
a minor character connected with State
politics, the Governor commented on at great
length. He next charged Mr. Henry ofbeing
a federaist, and that he (Gov. M. had always
, been strait forward Republican.
Col. Reid rose to reply.-He admitted it
was true that lie was the Chairman of the
Committee that recommended the appropri,-
ton OF $4,000, but proved that the Governor
5 so far from having saved s 1900, had expcnd-
ed $1,000 on objects which were never con-
| templated by the Legisature-that the work
e marked out by the Legislature and upon
t which this $4,000 was to have been expended,
was the recovering the Governors house and
c other work connected with it-that he had
utterly failed, even to commence this work,
and had applied $1,000 of this money for Pu'-
. poses which no person had ever dreamed OF,
and was now boasting of his administrative
abilities in saving $lSOO!! He had indeed
saved $500 by sitting still and neglect'ng
d the public property which was suffering tor re-
d pairs, while he using the peoples money
u . e-,a<sla .xhIs;h the .r
C agents had never authorized.
,r AS TO the charge that MIR Henry was in ia
: vor of loaning 100000 TO the Raleigh and
t CASTOR Railroad Company in 1893, Col
) Reid admitted that the Governor told the truth
), SO far as he went, but opened the Journal ano
!, showed that he had not told the ,chole truth
He showed that Mr. Henry and others of ou,
4 leading Democrats were indeed in favor o
o aiding the noble work from Raleigh to the
. Roanoke, III the manner he had mentioned
. but read a little further and found that the pro-
0 posed loan of 100000 was required to be
made If at all, on 'tgood security," that it was
not conte nded that the security given for its
repayment was not ample, and that therefore
o the people were in danger Of 'osiug any
thing. Col Reid then looked ,p ihe Jour
nails of the last Legislature (here some OF the
better informed wings left the immediate
neishborhood of the orator, and it was evident
from the restive aud anxious little squads COL
lected on the out skirts OF the ground, that
there was an alarm in the camp.) He proved
that bill was introduced in the last Legisla-
> ture to loan the credit of the State to the
;, tune Of ss30O,00o, TO the Raleigh and Castor
Railroad Company, which was rejected. That
then Gov. Morehead sent special message
to the Legislature touching the proposed aid
= to be extended to the road after ,rhich his
. , friends actually passed Me bill plcdgins the
credit ofthe people to the amount OF $500, 900
: with that of This Bankrupt corporation-poise
them then fellow citizens Exclaimed Col r }
] Ii is charged against Mr. Henry that in '3s he
was in favor Of extending the credit of the
State to this corporation upon good security,
u while the same gentleman, it seems who
makes the charge, by his influence secured
the passage ola loan bill two years after, when
the Company was notoriousiy bankrupt to
this very same company for 100000 ,c:M-
out any security ,chaterer!! This part of
Col. Reds address had powerful effect upon
d the audience. 1t was peculiarly happy.
The orator next turned to the remarks of
his adversary upon the subject Of ssproscrip-
ton" tor opinions sake-referring the people
TO the pledge of federation heretofore made by
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