Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-27

sentiments He was in favor of bill to give
to the corporation Of Wilmington power to
tax the property of every man in the place, in
order 10 assist in the construction of the Man
chester Road. More thanthis. He was with
Mr. Ashe in Raleigh, and was actually his
adviser in framing the bill for which be now
attacks him Nay, farther; we find that as
early as December, 1888, when Mr.. Reid was
a member of the Legislature, Mr.. Hill, from
the Committee on Internal Improvements, re-
one that the State should subscribe four-ffihs
of the capital stock of the Fayetteville and
Yadkin Railroad Company; the whole capital
to amount to two millions of dollars. Mr..
Reid voted in favor of this resolution. He al
so voted in favor of resolution authorizing
the State TO take three-fourths of the capital
stock of the Roanoke Inlet Company, should
the whole amount not exceed twelve hundred
thousand dollars. These are facts from the
record, as the journals of the Legislature for
1888 will prove. Let any one look at these
facts, and then say with what show of consis-
tency Mr. Reid can attack MIR. Ashe upon the
score of Internal improvements.
In his attack upon Conventions, Mr.. Reid
says that, in avowing himself a candidate, he
only avails himself of his privilege as free
man. Very true ;-and that is all that Martin
Van Buren, did. and yet he has been stamped
as traitor to his party from one end of the
country TO the other. We do not quote the
case as parallel, but only 10 show that men
may assume positions which, though unques-
tionably right in the abstract, are very far
from being so in their particular case. Had
Mr.. Reid never been identified with the Dem
ocratic party-had he never professed to be
governed by It's usages-did he moi, even now,
claim to be good and consistent Democrat,
the case would be quite different; then he
would be under no obligation TO respect lis or
ganization or abide by its decisions. But
while, on the contrary, he comes 10 solicit the
sufrcges of the Democratic party of the Dis
trict, in the guise of good and true Demo-
crat, and at the same time wars against the
unity and organization of the party, we are
puzzled to conceive how he can be sincere in
his professions. In all he does, he may be
very good Democrat, but certainly he has
strange way of showing it.
Before concluding, we would call attention
to another fact, which is worthy of notice.
In the discussions which have been held
throughout the district, although Mr.. Reid
has avowed himself democrat in general
terms, in no case could he be induced TO give
his views upon any of the great questions of
the day, even when specially requested so to
do. On the Tariff, the Independent Treasury
and the Slavery question, he is dumb. Is this
done in oder 10 pander for wing support Let
his position, dependent for all his hopes of
success upon that party answer.
We have now done our duty-it remains
for the democratic party OF the district to do
theirs. We have stated The matter fairly and
candidly-it remains for them TO say whether
they will stand Dy their organization, and re-
buke every effort of selfish ambition to array
them in opposition to each other for It's own
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, or whether they
will repudiate their own party candidate, and
go for the one first suggested, and first an
nounced by their opponents-the wings of
Fayetteville. We know that we have
been bitterly denounced at every place
where MIR. Reid has spoken, but we are con-
tented to bear all this, if our humble efforts
shall contribute, in any way, TO preserve the
union of the party, in The only way in which
it can be preserved by rallyng in solid pha-
lanx for the support of that tried Democrat,
WILLIAM S: ASHE,
the regular democratic nominee.