Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-01-31

Iionably il was his duty 10 spprise DIS coh'
s,i,uents Of the fact" Well, now. we are
certain shat, had The proper time and oc-
casion occurred, Mr.. Nixon would have
given his views on this subject. as he has
done On all others, frankly and explicitly.
The people Of New Hanover county know
well, both Wings and Democrats. not for.
getting the mo party Circular" men. that
Mr.. Nixon IL not the man TO dodge any
question. whatever it may be. But the
most ridlcuOusly nonsensical. not to say
worse Of II. sentence in the whole OF the
"Chronicle's' article, is that in which he
savs that MIR. Nixon should have stated on
the floor of the House, that he Mr.. Nix
on) was we'll satisfied that his constituents
would :. tisapprove" Of the incorporation
into the charter, of clause. binding the
private property of the stockholders Tor
debts incurred in the construction OF the
Canal. Now we should like TO know oil
the "Chronicle," by what process he has
ascertained that Mr.. Nixon's constituents
, would disapprove of the amendment
w
I, think Mr.. Nixon is! The representative
-. of the people Of New Hanover county
r or of certain clique in the Town "t Will
. ming,"n! For our own part. we ieeI GER
tain that the people Of this county will APP
prove oflhe conduct of their representatives
in this matter. They. i'll common with
the whole Democratic party. are clear for
in.erposing as many ''saIu,ary" safe guards
between irresponsible corporations. and
those who may become their dupes. as the
: constitution and laws will permit. On
: this subject, we have no doubt they are
u perfectly willing to meet their constilu'
ents.
But again, the " Chronicle" takes The
y whole delegation to task for the course they
pursued in relation to the bill granting in
J diligence to the Wilmington and RalrlgI
o. Rail Road Company. As we have alrea
dy extended this article beyond what W
intended when we sat down, we shall. 70
It the present at least, say but little on ,hi
at subject. The bill authorizes the Treasur
IL er of the State to endorse 100000 Of tn
lie bonds OF the Company TO take up the SAM
p amount which the Company found itsel
II" unable to meet. This was an indulgence
to the Company. our readers will perceive
u" When the bill was on its second reading
n" Mr.. FIemming, Of Yancy, introduced til
IS following amendment:
le "Be it further enacted. That before endor
le sing said Bonds by the Treasurer, the Stock
hi holders shall give Bond and Security for tn
-. indemnity of the State against all loss, in con
Z. sequence of such endorsement, 10 be approve
of by the Governor"
at Now the head and front Of the offnc
Id committed by the Delegation from New
re Hanover. in the eyes of the Chronicle " a
d. that it voted for this amendment. DO GU
We readers-do the people of New Hanove
>" county think that their Representatives di
w wrong in thus endeavoriEg to secure til
~ State. already SO largely loser by tn
ip Rail Roads, against any further Iosses
n We think not. We ere perfectly willing
er in legal parlance. that the people OF New
Id Hanover shall take both cases and return
r. such verdict upon them as their bette
o. judgments NAV dictate.