The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-09


hat seems always % be presenting L.
self % his vision. and singing 10 the
tuns Of - On the road % Ararlt."
he says the object Of the meeting
WAS not 70 eensure any one, bat 10 send
up an application in the form Of petit
ton to the disinterested part Of the d.
reetory. 10 bring the road through the
town of Graham. II this was the OBJ
jeet. Why did he not 50 state il that day.
and what motive prompted him to sup
press ITS true purpose. and present tie
preamble and resolutions that were so
very Objectionable that he. with all his
efforts and profrssed skill in engineer
ing. could not save them. FROM perish
ing and ignominioss death.
tie says ii was my purpose TO avoid
the real issue. by "prelerring sort u
bill Of indictment against the stock
holders, directors. engineers. and all
persons concerned in the road" What
issue he means I do not know. but will
leave for bin to explain hereafter.) I
had no such purpose in view, made no
insinuations against these gentlemen in
my communication, and if had prefer
red such bill Of indictment as charg-
ed in his article, il would be most like
lyto meet with the same sad fate as
those often drawn by himself, BY being
badly prosecuted.
He again asserts that which is will
fully and maliciously false. BY saying.
81 endeavored to throw the responsible
lily and all the blame upon the Presi-
dent Of the road !" no doubt to cover
his own deceit and perfdious designs,
in order to divert the public mind from
the true matter Of issue between us.
The meeting was public, called
through one of the public journals OF
the country. Twas there under special
invitation. sought no advantage Of any
one by bringing its proceedings into
public notice, aud had a perfect right
to speak the truth las did) Of its de-
alterations. Yet this august parsonage.
who acted as leader and a sort Of go-a-
head in the meeting, says gave gar
bled statement of il.
i had no desire to cast reproach up
on any one Of the actors. in that body /,
by quoting the disrespectful language
used by himself towards the Directors.
Engineers, and those who had the pow
er Of locating the road. But that he
may be fully satisfied, will now graf
iiy his craving propensity, not by quot
ing language put into his mouth. but that
which came out of it on that occasion.
This would not do, but as he seeks
to cloak his guilt. by saying it was un.
hesitatingly admitted in the meeting
that the Engineers were gentlemen o.
high character, and had no motive t.
subserye but the good Of the State ant
the Road. propose to test the can
dor Of this admission. by giving his owl
language as proof incontrovertible
"There is ne necessity for locating tw,
lines. inducements are held out to TIL
citizens Of Graham by running and 10
eating one near the town, when in fac
they intend to adopt the line by Provi
dence Church, three-fourths Of mil,
or more from the Courthouse"
He says, "the people Of Alamanct
have confded in the Directory and En-
gineers, and they believe, if Alamanc,
were properly represented, the Roat
can and would come to their town.
docs he know the Road is not yet 10
Gated p Who are the people Of Ala.
nance that are complaining and have
spoken out upon this subjectf S. L.
Holt. Who. voluntarily, but in vain,
attempts to reflect improperly the SEN
timents of the people Of this county,
against one Of its own citizens, whom
the Stockholders of the Road in their
wisdom thought proper to elect one
of the Directors s. l.. Holt. From
whom has this same individual receiy.
ed unremitted and abusive opposition
from his earliest efforts in life ? s. l.,
Holt. Who is it that strongly inti-
mates that the Directors may be gov
erned, and the Engineers taken by the
nose and led by interested persons
This same s. l.. Holt,
This inference of his opinions Of
them, was plainly manifested in the
meeting on the 18th ult., and may now
be found in the concluding sentence Of
his article, which | offer in his own
language as proof against himself and
his denial.
81 will, at another time, prove con-
/. clusively that the Rail Road can be
brought any where through the town
Of Graham Without increasing the ex-
'pense."
Whether in this declaration he adj
mits them to be gentlemen Of high cha.
racter, or brands them with partiality
and unfair dealing, | will leave for the
generous public to decide.
Now when it becomes necessary to
deal with man so reckless of truth,
whose venom Of feeling is SO preg-
nant with corruption and unwarranted
abuse, as to deny assertions made be-
fore number of respectable persons
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