Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-01-31
The Delegation from, ew Hanover.

In last Wednesdays Chronicle" an
article appears under the following head
- The Delegation in the Legislature from
NetO-Hanover." Now we suppose when
the "Chronicle" sat down in his chair edi-
toriul. he took counsel with himself and rea-
sOned somewhat on, this wise " Now for
it, we'll bring NIXON & Go. up to taw,
and no mistake. Wen give 'em such a
broad side as must demolsh 'em, if they
are not more than mortal. Who knows
but that we may be able 10 pave the way
for the election Of .~...I
Those brave wings two,
So gallant and true,
of no party circular celebrity. to the next
General Assembly. Who knows what
tremendous results may flow from the on
slaught which we shall make upon the
New-Han6ver delegalion!" Such. we sup
pose, might be the current of the "Chroni.
cle'S" nominations.
:" We had supposed" says the "Cnron.
icle," "tha, Mr.. Nixon, the senior Com
moner from this county, would. upon his
return home; give his constituents some
explanation i'll regard to his course in the
Legislature. when tho Bill was brought
i'll for charterlng a Company to construct
Canal from Cape Fear to Lumbe, River"
All, indeed! =" We had supposed" What
would are have of'Mr. Nixon? Would
"cc" have Mr.. Nixon to travel about the
streets III pursuit of each and every individ-
uaI member of certain "clique," who we
suppose, from the lone Ofthe '.ChronicIe,"
he considers the constituency of New
Hanover county, and enter into lengthy
and elaborate account of his stewardship
whilst in Raleigh! Or would the Chron-
lcIe have Mr.. Nixon to come out under
his "sign manual in the public press. and
say although, in the course have pur-
sued whilst the Representative of the peo-
pie Of New Hanover county, on the floor
of the House Of Commons, have obeyed
the dictates Of my own conscience, and
have acted in accordance with what be-
lleVed to be the wishes Of large majority
OF my constituents, still, as there is in the
town OF Wilmington some individuals
whose wrath ! awfuIly deprecate, shall
give those individuals minute and detail
ed account ofalI | have done and said"
In Our humble opinion, Mr.. Nixon,
"upon his arrival home," was no, called
upon by the circumstances, to do either.
But let us see what Mr.. Nixon's con-
duct was, for which the Chronicle takes
him together with the other members OF
the delegation) SO severely to task.
About the middle of the session. a bill
was sent from this place for chartering the
Lumber River Canal Company. Mr.. Nix
on, as it was sent to him, presented il 10
the House. After having gone through
the ordinary routine OF being referred ia
the committee on Internal Improvements,
It was reported back to the House un.
changed. when Mr.. Flemming from Yam
cy. offered an amendment in the follow.
ing words:
I" BE it further enacted. That for all debts
contracted by said Company, the private pro-
perty OF the several Stockholders Shall be liza.
Ole IN proportion to the amount of Stock held
by them on the first day of April preceding
the creation of such debt, and that any sale or
transfer of Stock, shall not exempt them from
liability"
Let US here state, that Mr.. Regain, the
member from Robson, was in The act OF
rising to propose a similar amendment,
when Mr.. Flemming proposed his. We
would here again state, and we do it upon
good authority, too, that Mr.. Nixon was
perfectly convinced, when he accepted the
amendment in question, that the bill would
not getthrough the Senate without clause
making the individual s,ock-holder's pri.
"ate property liable for the debts incurred
in the construction Of the Canal. Whe,b.
CT this was the reason Mr.. Nixon accepted
the amendment. or whether he did itupon
principle, we don't feel called upon to say.
Does the Editor of the "Chronlcle" know
that clause of the kind in point, had
been incorporated into the charter of a
Mining Company in the,West by the Sc
nate and that, too, without any {" false
step" on the part of any. member of the
House. But the ''Chronicle" says, .''New
if itbe Mr.. Nixon's, fixed principle.of po-
liIical morality5{ economy. we presume he
means. that no charter should be granted
without provision similar TO the one in
point being attached to i. nasst unepes.