The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-05-03
Communications.
Meeting of the n. G. Stockholders
psi TiIE cnARLOTTE ANps q. D. RoAn.

~ idh 1hAELDITEANDS :. e., II ROAD.
A, a meeting &c the n. Carolina Sock
holders 81 the Charlotte and Suulh Caro-.
Ina Rail Road, held nj The Court House
M Charlotte on the 18th April, lsis.
o. motion Of Jos. II. Wilson, Esq, Col
Daniel Coleman Of Csbsrfus county was
called to the chair and Thomas r. Gucr,
OF Meck'eoburg appointed Secretary.
Tue resolution below explains he olJsc,
OF The meeting.
The r,ss'ng was scveral'y addressed by
f. G. Palmer, Esq. Prsideu, Of the com
pauy. John Springs, Esq. Of South Car
Gina and Jos. II, Wilson. Jas. ". o.
borne, L. J. Mcdowell, E>qrs., aud DIR c.
J. Fox, q n. c. The folloslng resoln.
iion onsfed by Jus. II. Wilson. EGG (eaci
share Il stock counted rs a vuic) was a.
dopted BY ayes Isl, noes loi
Rssalrsd by he S'oekholJtrsia'sc Char
lotie and South CJroiIaa R1ii RoId Coa.
pgay IA Aorih Cdrolind. That the pnrsi.
dent and Dfectofs o said oomptny be au-
thorised 10 call upon the Moth Carolina
S;ockha iefs iot payment upon lhe'f 'uh-
scfp,un 81 stock IL salI r. d to the ex-
ten, It ifiy per cent upon the am"nn;
thereof PrOrid,d the same 1. expended "a
the extension Of ihr Road from he village
Of Chcs etyi,'e To the east b,uk OF The Ga.
ia~ba River Including the Badge osci he
River.
The meeting hen adjourned.
DAN'L. COLEMAN. CHaS
TW3s T, Casa. sEcr
NJ. Editor The time is AT hapd when
Candidate. ShonG, aud members % the
Legislature. w,ll he canvassiug their res.
pectne counties fot votes 70 place them IN
those offices; aud IT Is a time when every
good ciiz n should tremhie for the safety
Of the ark OF Liberty, Motel',y aud good
order. II vas a Custom some ton or more
wears pal, llr candidates for office to uca,
with spurious liquors, 10 Obtain the votes
Of their constituents aud the candidate
who could succeed IN pouring wh'skey
down the most throats, was very hpt To
carry tho dav, no matter what his quaiih.
cations 10 other respects were.
! have been pretty much an observer OF
men aud thing III general, aud have come
to this conclusion, that IN mac cases DOT "l
ten ! have found, that men who are quail
fed to I'll an office rarely ever resort to
the degrading practice Of treating for votes
where those who have lutte else To support
, their claim resort to the tail at whlskcs
, cart to buy up votes Ia elect them; nnt
..tt . n n
tie the check Of any moral beng with
blush Tor pnnr human nature; 10 see Tel
r los beu. offering himself as pattern
q virtue and morality, calling his ieilow met
/, around him mud making many Of then
.bcastiy drunk and degrading them to lh
aowes, scale of human degradation; sucl
. cscrnes have with others Witnessed man.
times.
1t is imporian, that the Public Press .
Nempha,cally styled the Palladium OF Oh
'iblibefiies should raise II warning voice a
rainst b practice so debasing; lie! the put
lie prsss sneak out IN tones Of thunder. an
the practice of treating for Office Will b
a put down; let every friend of morality an
I. good order speak through the press, an
3. on every proper occasion, and my word &c
a, II, candidates tina, depend on treating WI
w whiskey to carry them into office "
I. have to give place to those who are t'
I'd stern in the principles Of honesty and VI
nr tue to descend to such low practices, wi
a. will soon find constituency that will
Il. honor to them and promote in 'hcmselS
n. The true principles Of feeemen'