The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-16
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TEE RAIL Road.
Ia he Lass - Standard" there u n ar
tirls. IN which the Editar endeavoFs 10
e0nnoyeFI he r0urclarss and weaken the
force Of he Slslrmsnl which was pub.
lishsd By ~ fsw nuGbers bark. pFrpsE-
"a By The Treasurer of me Raleigh and
Gssi0n Rosd. showing the Receipts and
Disbarsemens foF The last Eve monlhs.
twill be seen. When me facts are more
particularly stated, ihsI IN This attempt.
The Edllor Of ne . STANDARD" has Iailed-
and that he his preferred charges, BY in
nuendo n least. against The Officers and
Commissioners 81 The kosd, which are
unjust and nnlonnded. In tl.s RepOIt Of
lhe Treasurer, there is no .hon'isk Of
lumpels." a. is asseFied BIZ The >. STAN
dard." but . plain statement from the
Books Of the Road. which The most illiI-
eraIe reader Of that print could hare sasi-
" understood. had the Editor chosen 10
have published thai Report even By the
side Of his own misrepresentation and
erroneous rommepts. The Books Of
the Road are open 10 the inspection Of
the most suspicious and erednlnus Of the
Editors friends, and even he, upon sp-
pllcstion, will be afforded every oppOru-
nifty 10 daleei any errors which may have
been fallen into by the Officers Of the
Road. We challenge the Editor 10 such
investigation. and 10 fnll and scruIiniz-
ing enquiry Of the Officers OF the Road,
1--WE mean the President and Treasurer.
who are Of his own psrly.) u vii be
seen. upon examining Mr. fass' Report.
that The Receipts Of the Road, after de-
ducl,ng all thai was actually paid for ex-
penses during The last 1--WE months, amour,
10 sl2, 093 SO.
The Commissioners, before directing
the $1,000 10 be paid TO the State Trea-
surer. made particular enquiry as TO the
amount OF outstanding debts against the
Road. 81 reserved enough 10 discharge
every liability contracted since the Road
has been under their management, All
The officers and laboreTs are paid quarter,
ly or monthly, If they desire il. Il is
true. the payments in the month Of jan
usry amount 10 but s457; bpt il should
be remembered, that when the Road, on
the lss January last, came into the hands
Of the present managers. i. was without
funds, and that the pay Of the Officers and
lsborers, not being due, The expenses Of
January were not paid I'LL the month Of
February, which is clearly shown by the
Report, The =. Standard" says. the pub.
lie are curious 10 know, how it is that the
Road has become all at once so profitable,
whereas il paid no income to the Stale for
three years previous 10 January last
This can be easily and satisfactorily an
swered, The old Company owed large
debt, and it was thought advisable to ex-
pend all the receipts which could be SPAR
ed, in repairs.
We stated in our last, in hasty para
graph, that The surplus was applied TO old
debts. but we learn that this was an error.
The surplus profits having been exclusives
ly applied 10 the repairs Of the Road, with
the exception Of rWQ THOUSAND
DOLLARS, winch were paid into the
State Treasury, before the sale of the
Road. We place this amour; in Capitals,
because the q Standard" again asser,s. in
the face of truth, that nothing was paid
by the Road before the sale.
Whatever may be said by the "Stan-
dard," or his complaining friends, to the
contrary, the Road is, a. this time, in bet
ter repair than il has been for four or five
years past.
The Editor insinuates that this Report
was made out to deceive-thst il was is
sued on The eve Of our Election, ito keep
The present dynasty in power-and he
expressly charges that "Govenor Ora.
ham, alarmed al his impending doom, or.
dered this Report to be made out to sui
his own convenience. and to appease the
public wralh." In all this there is mol
one title of truth, and the Editor has yet
to learn the character of the two worthy
gentlemen members Of his own party,
who have the immediats management Of
the Road, il he supposes them capable o.
lending aid and coun,enance to any such
unworthy and dishones. purpose. Nor
does he Jess injustic to the Commission
ers and lhe Governor, in his false insinu
ATOMS and charges. Had he put himsel
to the least trouble, he could easily have
learned. that directions were given III.
Treasurer TO make out plain, unvsrnish
ed statement from the books.
And had not this Report been publish
ed. showing the condition Of the Road
what would have been the consequences
Why, jug on the eve of the Election, ths
;. Standard" would have been the fret Il
cry out tina. the Governor and the Com
missioners were concesling the condition
Of The Road from the people. because ihey
feared to make an exhibit. They woult
be charged with attempting to deceive
them-to withhold information in refer
enre to their own property--anG all thi'
would be construed into an admission
that The Road was sinking the State deep
er and deeper in debt. Secret Circu