The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-10

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WAKE COUNTY, July l, 1850.
Mr. HOLDEN: Though am unambitious OF lndi-
yidua notorety, am sensitive to permit my name
to 90 before the public as partcipator in the pro-
ceedings of late County Convention win such
misrepresentation of views and sentiments as nave
been made by certain individuals, who seem Tar more
socitous for sef.aggrandizementa and personal noto-
riety than they do for the interest and prosperity OF
their counry-without explanation OF the opin-
ions that entertained at the time of holding the Con-
vention in Raleigh, on the Goth Of last May-opln-
ions, as believe, in consonance with the members
of the Convention, and certainly in perfect conso-
nance with the expressed views of the Convention !;
and therefore hope you will indulge me a little.
| entered the Convention not '' Rail Road )"
man, has been charged by the disconnected Doctor
nor as "Anti-Rail Road " man. went into the
Convention as Democrat, determined to abide by
the decision of that Convention, and cheeruy to CO.
operate with my brother Democrats in endeavoring to
advance the interests of the Democratic party tor no
better than simply because have heretofore
and still believe that the prosperity OF our common
country is intimately interviewer with the success Of
that party. Long before the meeting Of the Con-
vention, was well aware that perfect unanimlty OF
feeling did not exist among the members OF the De-
mocrac party in Wake County on the subject of the
Centrul Rail Road, and we'll kne " that it was
ensuing election, was anxious to see our party uni
ted against enemy In order that we might
with certainty count upon the success OF the Demo-
cratic party in August next cared nothing about
the success of Rail Road party, or an Anti-Rail
Road party. only wished the success of the De-
mocratc party-,hat party to which have belonged
from my youth up to the present ,ime whose prlnc-
pies have studied and carefully considered, not from
any motives of selfaggandize'nent, but entirely be-
cause wished to act in concert with that party the
- loxlA ofSnnn nf tho
terests of the people individually, and Of the general
prosperity of the whole country. l was therefore
exceedingly grati6ed to see Resolution adopted
the Convention declaring that so far as the Cen.
trail Raj! Road is concerned, consider 1t settled
question:, and a matter about which the Democrats Of
Wake ought not to dispute and divide.'' This
Resolution contained simply an undenlabie fact. and
see no reason why any fair minded man should
have taken umbrage at it. Its passage was neither
a triumph of the !" Rail Road" party (if there was
any such in Convention) nor the An-Rail Road par
| ty in Wake County. Ii simply mentioned a :" set
tied fact about which we ought not as Democrats,
to dispute, since good could thereby be effect
ed. l was highly in favor of its adoption, as well
as of the rejected Resolution, because in it l saw
no ha1m-like the other claiming triumph for neith
er the Rail Road men, nor the Anti-Ra Road men.
! In them both ] saw spirit of mutual concession
such as think should have existed in party as
sembled in Convention under the then existing cir
cumstances. But when it was rejected, in an hum
BILE Republican spirit, was willing to yield to the
majority. And had been SO welded to the Reso-
luton as to have been determined to make public
declaration that would not acquiesce in the will Of
the majority, most certainly would have there bold
ly proclaimed il in the face of the Convention. New
er will be found voting in harmony with Conven-
ton to approve its action, and then 20 home and write
a letter like the Doctor, participate in recommend
ing Resolutions to opposition Convention with a
long denunciatory Preamble stating objections unde-
fined, like some other gentlemen, until am forget
full of the course marked out by common reason for
| a consistent man.
| My views upon the Rail Road question l have
| never sought to conceal on any proper occasion.
| Though Rail Road man as far as the Central Road
is concerned, should have resisted with all my fec
BILE ability any attempt at triumph of opinion in ia
vor of the Rail Road in that Convention. Because
agreed with the adopted Resolution that it was
settled question: and therefore thought it
sary for US to dispute" about it. l believe now
that there is no division Of opinion in the Democrat
ic ranks in regard the future Of the Demo-
cratic party upon the subject of Rail Roads, unless it
be few that determined to Rail Roads
der any and all circumstances, and cling to the carts
and wagons. ] believe that the sentiment almost
universally prevails in the Democratic ranks that the
State should now wait and her present system
operate before she moves again for any plan" "
And indeed doubt whether she would have been
liberal in her present system, though it hight have
been wise, had been for the circumstances under
which we found ourselves at the Session of our last
Legislature. Nothing short Of the circumstances that
then existed could have induced me individual
to have approved the conduct of representatives
in voting for the measure. The circumstances, l
think, were sufficient to justify the measure, and
therefore wish it success.
WILLIAM A. ALLEN.