The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-05-12
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w ne Jef1erSonlan thinks that the Oh
ficers ofthe Raleigh and CASTOR Rail Road
have no right, because they owe the State,
to take passengers at half price. This is
curious logic 10 us. How would the Edit.
or of the Jcffersonian feel ii some of those
to whom he is indebted would come and
say 10 him you shall not advertise only for
so much, for as you owe me you have no
right to do it for less, for that is the means
by which expect TO be paid. We think
he would say to them please mind your
business and will attend TO my own. But
here is what Mr.. Patterson says on the SUBJ
ject, and which the Jeflersonian has moi the
liberality to publish, although requested to
do SO.
FROM THE RALEIGH REGISTER.
Mr.. GALES observe in the Register Of the
goth instant, an extract from an editorial article
published in the Meckenbug Jeffersonian' in
which the following passage occurs -" What
proper set of fellows III sc Federalists are! They
lavish the Peoples money on Bankrupt Rail
Road and when they wish to get up Political
Convention, this Rail Road offers a passage at
half price to all Delegates who will attend" AL
though the corporate name Of the Road to which
the Editor alludes is not given, it is evident he
intends the remark to apply to thu Raleigh and
CASTOR Rail Road-that being TIE only one lead
ing to the Capital of the State. What the Edit.
or means by the charge that the Federalists law
ish the Peoples money on bankrupt Rail Road,
is not for me to say. have one remark, howev-
er, to mako in regard to it, and that is, that the
Federalists nor any other political party have ever
lavished either directly indirectly, brass far
thing of the Peoples money on the Raleigh and
CASTOR Rail Road. As to the second charge
that of conveying Delegates TO the late Political
Convention in this City at half price, have only
to observe, that il has been the uniform practice
evsr since the Roll Road went into operation, on
all occasions of large assemblies at any point on
the Road, whether Political OF otherwise, 10 con.
vey persons going TO and returning from such as
somblages at half price, or in other words TO give
them return tickets. The Delegates TO the late
Democratic Convention which met in this City
in January last, (of which the Editor of tho JET.
forsonian himself, | believe, was member,) or
such of them as availed themselves of Rail Road
facilities, were conveyed at half price, in accord
ance with the usual custom, and surely the Edit
or of the Jedersonian would not have us guilty
of he gross injustice of conveying the Delegates
to one Convention at half price, and charging the
Delegates to the ether fall price-both ConVen.
tons being assembled under similar circumstan-
ces and for similar objects. Believing that the
Editor of JefIersonian would not willingly or
knowingly do injustice even to corporation,
trust that his perceptions of right and fair deal
ing will not allow him to hesitate in giving this
note an insertion in his paper, it being perhaps
the most ready mode ofevincing that sense of jus
tics, which he no doubt possesses.
Very respectfully, your obi serv't,
S. +. PATTERSON,
Prest. K. Il q. X. r. Co.