The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-18

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The Convention that assembled IN Ra
S leigh, IN December, 1893, among othe
matters, recommended "a gaarantte b,
he STATE Of foe hundred thousand dollar
10 he CASTOR and Raleigh Rail Road.
Mr.. X. Nj. Saunders IS the acknowledge
r uuihor OF the Report Of the Commute,
that nude this proposition, and il wa,
signed also by MIR. Louis d. Henev ant
Mr.. Marsteller And DOW, the Jsferso
nun charges Mr.. Barringer aith doing
wha, The leaders OF his own party were
{ The cause Of having done Ooh, shame
J where is thy blush Y
We entered fully into this matter las,
Spring, and clearly showed that The invest
men's made IN favor Of internal improve
ments we're not put into life by party. We
quoted then, and beg leave 10 repeat some
remarks OF one Of The mosl distinguished
and talented democrats Of the Stale. He
says:
II has BEEN my object 10 prove that ,hesj
measures were not Wing nor yam Buren, y
party schemes. Ia doing this, | beg pardon o.
the several gentlemen 10 whom allude by name
for that purpose MIR Graham, tile Chairman a
the COMMITTEES Of &c, every BODY knows) and
was no Van Buren, man. Tnis report was intro
duced BY Mr.. Edwards, On the Sen8tc.) and zeal.
ousiy advocated by him there. yet 1t is well
known that Mr. Edwards is and was couspicu.
Gus and distinguished advocate Of Mr. Van Ba
foh's election Tho plans adopted IN The House
q Conmons tiu tbs face Of ii ffrrent result in
tbe Senate were proposed and Sustained BY sir.
Haywood and Nr Iioko, who i is lust as certain
were supporters Of Mr. Van Buren,. | might
multiply proof Int this With What Las already
beea ex4i5itedi appears conclusive. Mike what
ever we may Of tuesc acts. tiev were moi pQyfy
measures Ihey were State medsuyeg North
Carolina lave. acted on from principles Of State
po.icy About them politicians honestly differed,
notwithstanding their concurrence on nstional
roilttes and others honestly concuTred, although
they differed % national policy"
And YET atihis late day, and for the pur.
poses q party, and with design 10 hum.
bug the people into opposition 10 Mr. Bar.
ringer, he IS charged With the acls Of
leading democrats, and with faults ofwhich
their own language acquiis him. ooh,
shame where Is thy blush p
The Jsftrsonian caps The climax :" Of
political regeneration, in speaking Of The
surplus money, received from the General
Government ii 1897. Wilt be believed.
can il be credited thut the Editor of the
JtftrsoHiua says this money "hus been
straiioired W BY tor caAerers md specu
iators, fh2e ihe people, instead Of 6eing
beHJaHed, hare had 10 pay increased tares."
houstrous Does not The Etor know
how tits money was disposed Of Does
no not know that il was disposed OF by
leading democrats We tell The voters Of
the second District, that there is Dot one
syllable Of truth IN the nalicised words
"e have quoted from the Jr6trsonioa, any
more than there is 10 the other SANDERS vi.
tered against Mr.. Bafringcr. .
Bat TO the facts; 4 bill TO aid the In. .
ternaI Improvements Of the State received
the sanction and support Of Mr. Haywood,
Mr. Edwards, and other distinguished
democrats, who We believe will now scorn
TO shrink from the responsibility then in.
Cured, at the session Of 1867. This
blll provides, that beside the fund hereto.
fore sci apart for Internal Improvement,
there shall be added and appropriated for
hat purpose oil the surplus rersnue, re.
ceised by this State, from the United
States. under the late act Of Congress TO
regulate the deposltes of the public money;
nfler dcdueilng the sum Of four hundred
thousand dollars, tsh,ch is TO he deroted to
he redemption # he plJlc dtits If The
Siats a.. the sum Of three bundled thousand
dollars, which Is lo be paid for stock sub
'cr,bed IN tie Bank Of Cape Fear ; and the
portion which Is 10 be added to the Ltera.
~ Fund, and 10 be applied 10 draining the
swamp lands, according to the provisions
pf sundry acts Of The General Assembly;
,al provides further, for subscribing to
2.5ths Of the Beaufort and Fayetteville
Raj! Road the Fayetteville and Western
Road, and the Wilmington and Raleigh
2oad
Whatever of swallowing up" there
las boon of this money, may be attributed -,
o Democratic Leaders. 1.-The Jtftrsoai ,
IN puts wrong face on the matter, and at.
aches guilt in The disposal of the surplus
money, that guilt belongs to his own party.
But the money is neither swallowed up nor
ost. The State Debt was paid with il,
which is ore good thing, Mt least, And ,
What some mny think another good thing
:, that several good democrats have II part /
# dis money on loan, under the dir,c- 9
ion % he Literary Board, "OA, shame Il
where is thy blush ~ /
WELL CONSISTENCY IS A JEWEL. +,
BY our referring to resolutions adopted Il