North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-23
THE PLANK RoAp-MR. HAZE


THE PLANK RoAD-MR. HALE
The last Fayetteville Observer contain.
teristic article in relation to Wesley ZONES r.
States Representative in the late Meeting 81 y. %s
Stockholders of the Fayetteville and Western d." e
Road. We say characteristic, because we kno". A
no individual in the State besides Mr.. Hale =,
under the circumstances could have written su.h.
article.
Mr. Jones, the States Representative, posses.o,
the power TO control absolutely the proceedings o
the Meeting; but he deferred to the wishes of II.
Stockholders in the selection of President of ,bo
Road, as the Observer itself is compelled TO s,.,o
and finally, after the Stockholders had voted twic.
so that their choice could be perfectly clear to bs
mnd he cast the States VOTE withou; respect to pa,
feeling, in favor of the gentleman who had received
the highest vote. But he gets no credit from M
Hale, even for this. His very liberay is rdiculed
and the declaration is made that he deserved no
of thanks - for what he did, Thisis sample os ~
greediness for Office which seems to be OAR, ana
parcel of the very exstense of such Wing leaders
Mr.. Hale. The more you give them the more tho,
demand; looking torward always, to the next OBcs
or the next chance for Office, they have no gratitude
for the past. --.. s-..a
Perhaps Mr.. Hale is mortified because he was M,
the Of all those who were voted for as Direct,
ors by the Stockholders, and his appears in tho
list as having received GIL votes Other geptIemsn
received over 1000 votes each. Ii Mr.. Jones had
voted for Mr.. Hale as Director, and if Mr. Hale had
been elected, he would no doubt have escaped tbis
newspaper attack; and, upon the whole, Mr. Hale
would have concluded and stated, that every hiUo
off well, and that Mr.. Jones ,ous entitled tn
-
is proverbial, but here have little malice min
gled with it-a feeling, by the way, by no means
very foreign to Mr.. Hale's disposition.
The main point in this matter is, that no objection
is urged, by the Observer, to the action Of the
States proxy in the more important business which
transacted by the Meeting. The terminus of tbe
Road was changed-a route, to some extent,
fixed upon, and provision made for al increase Of
capitalize all of which Mr.. Jones asseued, and for
which, of course, he cast the States vote We have
a right to infer, and do infer decidedly from
the language of the Observer that this action of the
State highly satisfactory TO the Stockholders and
yet the States agent gets credit for it. He also
gives the Stockholders their first choice as President
and not content with this, with the united and
harmonious action just had in relation the location
of the Road and4he increase of the capital, the OIL
criticises the of the States Repesen-
tative, and complains that he left Fayetteville for
home, after he had performed his duties, at such time
suited himself! But Mr.. Hale was not elected
Director. The States Representative overlooked
him, forgot him, most probably, at the request
of many Stockholders, omitted his name for reasons
which considered satisfactory all round but Mr..
Hale, it seems did not orgst himself will he
forgive this neglect on the part of Mr.. Jones. What
Mr.. Hale would have done, if he had been chosen
Director, does not and never will appear. friend
at elbow suggests, that he would have taken up
his abode in s. Hotel Hail. and would have remained
there, OIL the very spot and amid the very scenes
which Witnessed his election, until the next Annual
Meeting, weighing and asceTainiDg, time and again,
the amount of his dignity in the scales of his own
and counting and repeating both in figures
and in letters, the vote by which he was elected.
Last year Mr. Hale :" the State,'' and held in
his hands theState's twentyfoLT undred votes
this year he is not Director
'Oh what fall was there, my cOuntrymen :"
The charge that the States Representative was
'' BIASED by interest" again the Plank Road Com
pany and the people of Fayetteville, is scarcely
thy of notice. The facts, above stated give posi-
live contradition to any such charge insinuation.
Mr.. Jones did not seek the appointment, did his
friends seek it for him; it conferred upon him by
he Board of Internal Improvements without his So
icitation and against his wishes. He accepted it
solely from disposition to his State and the
;ause of Internal Improvements, which, repeat
lie has done Throughout this whole matter, in man
Ter satisfactory to every one except Mr.. Hale and
ew of Mr.. Hale's personal friends. For this ser
ice he receives compensation-not even his
oenses.
But it is not purpose to defend Mr.. Jones
ganst this attack. His conduct on the occasion
peaks for itself, and his reputation is not likely to
e affected by any thing which may emanate from
he Fayetteville Observer.
STATE BONDS.