Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-11-27
RICH Nd, VA.
Friday Morning, November II, 1916.
NORTH CAROLINA.

elected n Senator OF The United States, IN pidce
of William Fl. Haywood, resigned. The vote
stood in The Senate, Badger 26; Asa Bgss, De-
mocrat %; Governor Graham |; Mr.. Gillian oil
Berlie)
In The House of Commons, Badger Gil Bisgs
81.
On Saturday, Willie P. Mangum, Wing,
was reelected United States Senator. The vote
was in The Senate Mansum p; James J. Nc
Kay Gland in The Commons Mansnm 6l;
Mckay 40.
In announcing The result, The Wing Register
makes The following remarks, which we COM
mend 10 the attention Of our Democratic friends
OF The Legislature, soon 10 assemble. Lei lhem'
100. exhibit The same union, harmony ard devo-
ton to principles. In tina, way they VIII
strengthen, and render invncibc the proud posi-
lion of The Old Dominion, and perpeIualc her
cherished principles:
ain conclusion, We must add, thatln This whole
mailer Of electng Senators, The members oi po'h
branches have acted as became Wigs. Discard,
ing all personal preferences, giving up all local
attachments they went for The anfv Of the wing
Pauy, and the glory and honor Of North Caro-
lima There were several gentlemen spoken Of
as candidates, VINO had strong claims upon their
friends; but they yielded them all up, upon The
altar Of their counlrys interest"
The Raleigh Standard says, that The Federal
members of the "law and order" party have re-
solved 10 play the disorganizers in re-dastrcfsns
the Stale, SO asst send several prominent Fede-
ralsts to Congress, and increase The Federal yole
In all
The people 10 mark their course, and warns The
Federal majority that a day OF reckoning is be-
fore them.
Gov. Graham, in his message, assails The le-
eislalion of Virginia in directing sale Of The
Portsmouth and Roanoke Railroad, as far as re-
lates 10 North Carolina, as "lhc mere cilusion OF
jealous and hostile spirit, without object or
meanins." lie declares that North Carolina has
made herself no party in the rivallrs o: The Pc
lersburg and The Portsmouth Railroad Compa-
nies-bnt "aulhorizcd The construction Of both
roads 10 procure The advantage Of two highways
for marker ard travel, affo!dins 10 her people, of
course the fruits OF a lair emulation between
them He says tina, 'no influences from abroad
can be permitted 10 interfere" with the exaciion
OF The homage due 10 her laws in her own teri
tory, and asserts that The act Of The last General
Assembly OF Virginia, excluding North Carroll
ma from The biddings Tor The Portsmouth Road, and
declaring that The use OF both roads should be
osl, il The Petersburg road should be deprived OF
any Of its privileges BY North Carolina; this
act, he says, Indicates a presumption" on the
part Of Virginia, OF dependence BY North Caro-.
lima upon her, for markets and The means OF
reaching them, (which requires an examination
of the relations between u.s." Ilcalls for he says,
the provision Of new guards fer the security Of Ihe
advantages 10 Moth Carolina, which The liberal
charters c;ai, 4 hy her III ihe pr. motion .! trade
with anc.her STAT were DIS. nr,. 10 procure
! Ii also suggests The necessity Vi Improvements of
her own, 10 break any such dependence upon an
| other Sale. He thinks Railroad from Raleigh
To Fayetteville an impcr.an, work IN such sys-
TEN ii improvement.
IL, would 1t once render available The exisliug
| So mile al road III concentrating the Trade OF the
| c.untty i,tw,cn I.aic."h ani The Rnauol:c on
The Layisa'lc rairt> 4 Capr Fear river, il an
equally coud lra; XII hcus he found there, and
render US independent Of that less liberal spirit and
policy on The part OF Virginia, which peTvades
the statute on which have ben commenting. Il
is therefore recommended that this Road be en-
couraged, by The grant of liberal charter and by
any other aid that the Legislature may deem ex
pedent."
In relation 10 the extension of both Of the exist
ing Railroads Of North Carolina, (the Raleigh
and CASTOR, and The Wilmington and Raleigh
Roads 10 junction with those OF South Carroll
ma, Gov. G greatly prefers road from Fayelie-
vile to Salisbury or Charlotte, thence penetrating
through South Carolina towards Camden, 10 either
Of the connexions proposed. He recommends
liberal cha rters 10 bolt sections, leaving success
10 be attained, in both cases. BY individual enter
prise.
The Governor advises an increase OF the reve-
nue., to preserve The crcdi, OF the Stale, and re-
commends new assessment of lands which
might soon raise The revenue from $50, 900 10
100000. He also advises tax upon pleasure
carriages and gold watches, in aid oil The public
revenue-and suggests The payment into the Urea
sury for The use OF he State of The debts now due
The Literary Fund; The Stale, however, 10 pay
out interest on The funds so collected 10 sustain the
common schools, OF which he recommends the
appointment OF Stale Superintendent.
That part Of the message which is devoted 10
the Mexican war; and in which The Richmond
Wing expresses its hearty concurrence, struck
The Raleigh Standard "as being entirely out Of
place and moi only this, but TOO HtLsicr,an in its
tone and bearing Tor the people Of North Carroll
na. We regre, that his Excelency thought pro-
per so 10 speak Of that war"
In a subsequent article, the Raleigh Standard
points out the absurd inconsistency in which this
Wing Governor Of Southern STATE has involv-
ed himself. II is a warning Tor his Wing asso-
cates who, for party effect, assail The "inJuslice"
Of this "damnable, atrocious wal" when the cause
of patriotism and peace should induce them TO do
nothing TO cool the ardor Of The gallant volunteers
in their country's service:
There is one point We cannot pass in silence.
Mark the facts His Excellency declares The
Mexican war anconstltutionai-or in other words,
| he denounces il as war Unauthorized" By The
Unconstitutional Department" of the Federal Co
vernmen and in The very same paper Contain
ing ;his declaration The reader will fed "Gsne-
raj Order" from the same funCtionary, in which
under The commands OF the Psesideni he calls
the North Carolina Regiment into service! A
nice predicament truly, Tor The Governor 81
sovereign State to be in The war is u,,constitu-
sionai; and yet, as The Governor OF the State, he
calls for troops 10 carry il on. He can now see
if he will, the ridiculous position into which he
has thrown himself, BY permitting his feelings as
portizan 10 give tone and direction 10 his Off
cia acts.
again. His Excellency works himself into
most commendablc slate Of excitement and is
ready, all OF a sudden, 10 beard Virginia about
some miserable Railroad squabbles bur in The
next breath he lamenls that the American people
were involved" in war with Mexico on what he
is pleased 10 term "a rolnt Of honor" But we
leave this Message in The hands OF the people sa.
ished than thy know how 10 appreciate and sus-
tain their counlyys honor"
Mr.. Webster, in his late Boston speech, de-
clared that The President in ordering General
Taylor TO march the army from the Nueces TO the
Rio Grande, had committed an "impeachabx of.
fence" This in Itself was gross breach of nro