Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-27

hold it to be the duty of every North Carroll
man to cheerfully contribute his part in pay
ing off the last cent of the States liabilities. |
No matter how unwisely and imprudently we
have got in debt, we will and must pay up.
We agree with Mr. Graham, that the doctrine |
Of reputation must have no foothold within
our borders.
THE WILMINGTON AND RALEIGH RAIL ROAD.
We fully concur with his Excellency when
he says, there can be no objection to con-
tinuing the States credit to them, (the Will
mington & Raleigh Rail Road Company to
the extent of her present liabilities" The
State has Endorsed the bonds of this Company
to the amount of 100000 The Company
has paid $50, 700 of the principal, and has al
ways paid the interest on the residue, and will,
be able to do SO for the future.
We suppose, then, as the State is SO large a
shareholder herself, 600, oOo0 the Legislature
will have no hesitation in extending the time
upon her Endorsement of the Company's bonds.
This is all the Road wants.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN GENERAL.
We heard it said, we do not know how tru-
ly, during the last Gubernatorial campaign,
that many of the wings of the eastern counties
of the State, had expressed themselves to the
effect that they would not vote for Mr.. Graham
if they believed him to be the advocate OF the
" Metropolitan route" to the prejudice of tie
internal improvements of this section, They
voted for him, however, and of course they
can't complain of that portion Of his message
which recommends the State to aid the build
ing of Rail Road from Raleigh to Fayette-
Vile Te can complain, and we do complain,
that that portion of the document upon which
we are commenting, is illiberal and unfair, as
regards Wilmington and her interests. We
really cannot see the inducement which his
Exccllency can have for going it so strong for
the Raleigh and Fayetteville route, if it be not
to bolster up the Raleigh & Castor Road, with
the sustenafce of which his own reputation is
so deeply involved 1t was narrow and con-
tracted spirit which dictated that paragraph,an
we have no doubt but the Legislature of North
Carolina will give it the proper rebuke. Ii
anything, the State is more deeply interested
in fostering and sustaining the Wilmington &
Raleigh Rail Road, than in bolstering up the
CASTOR Road. Does she not own six hundred
thousand dollars worth of the stock of the for
mer, and is there not at least some chance OF
getting back portion Of this large investment
| if the Road is continued? But can any man
in his senses believe or think that even under
any circumstances, the CASTOR Road will pay
back any of the large amount for which the
State is involved on its account For our own
part we think the best course for the Legisla-
ture to pursue in the premises, would be to
grant the people OF both sections liberal char
tiers, and then, to use the homely but express
sive phrase of our Duplin friend, "let the
longest pole take the Persimmons." We, Of
Wilmington, want no peculiar favors at the
hands of the Legislature, but we do think tina
we are entitled to Justice, notwithstanding the
" leaning of his Honor's charge" We agree
with MIR. Graham that neither of the contem
plated Roads would bring much produce to ou
, seaport towns. But we do say that the con
tinuation of the Wilmington Road would d.
> much more in this respect than its rival.
GENERAL POLITICS.
His Excellency, as a matter of course, coul
not, as a Federal Governor, address commu
nication to Federal Legislature without Civ
ing them dish of Federalism. The documen
would be incomplete without it. And we ar
sure that in point of spicy rancor, the mos
> craving Federal palate in the Legislature ha
no reason to complain. The trade against tn
administration on the subject OF the Mexica
: war, is done up in brave style. Milky Stl
J ky' couldn't have done it better (By the b
we see the Intelligencer has copied it entire
: We would advise his Excellency to revie7
!, his political history before he again writes O
\ national affairs Mr. Graham says the terrific
. ry lying between the Neuces and the RI
:, : Grande, for we suppose he alludes to TIL
" when he speaks of disputed territory, was
e dispute between the United States and Mex
II co. On the same principle the whole of TIE,
. as was in dispute, for Mexico contended the
u as she does now, that the whole of that R
10 public, as we'll East as West Of the Neuce
belonged to her. But who will have the ha
y dihood to say that the United States was n
bound to protect the soil of Texas from foreie
. invasion, coming from Mexico or any other n
:. ton. But, as we said before, we suppose h
- Excellency supposed that his message wou
:. not be complete without little abuse of Il
=, administration. We will say no more abo
;; the matter.
There are many other portions of the me
sage which we intended to comment upon, b
\. we have already drawn this article to such
- length that we must close for the present. '
No. may allude to the subject again.
re GOV. GRAHAM AND THE ADMINS
" TRATION.
v We had thought that Daniel Websters- I
an neuil Hall speech, in which that arch old F.
tie eralist denounced the administration in ter
re- of such unmeasured bitterness, would hare
us find an echo amongst Southern whiggery,
er, we were mistaken. Gov. Graham takes
a fcasion, towards the close of his long MESA
,ut to allude to national affairs, and really had
re- Excellency been writing pronunciamento
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