The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-02

ceived simultaneously, and are very much OF
the came purpcrt, | have been advised by
Stock holders here, who have seen both srti.
Gle and letter TO answer hem officially thro'
the press. The grounds OF complaint against
myse Il add the South Carolina Directors, may
clearly bs class fed under three heads-FIrsl,
q want of courtesy IN not being invited to at
tend a meeting of Directors al Winnsbsro,
called especially IN reference to the interests
Of North Carolina and secondly, surprise
expressed OF the lunds Of North Carolina and
South Carolina being kept separately; and at
Resolution that was passed, directing the
Officers Of the Company not to make any
paw fnents on contracts 10 North Carolina,-
and thirdly, tina, the Resolution that was pass /
ed inslrucling the officers to place a sufficient
force on the road To ensure ITS completion TO
ChestervIlle BY the first Of October, has ex.
cited q suspicion among your Stockholders
tina, The road Is 10 be stopped at that place,
and that their interest Is not 10 be cared Tor,
after The road shall have reached that point.
10 relation TO the first charge, wan, OF conr'
tesy in not inviting the North Carolina ID.
rectors te attend the meeting, | say most ex.
pliciIlv, that nothing vas farther from my
mind than 10 be sIssourteous towards YOU, IN
not having invited you formally to the meet.
inp,-aud feel assured that IN letter 10
Mr.. Huichison, | mentioned the tac OF the
meeting and requested him to men,lan It to
the Directors, stating a. the same time that
. did not think our community would allow
, Of their attendance as hey we're ~ the small
pox region and am more couhdent in my
assertions, as | mentioned to him that an III
curry ~ relation 10 the guafanee debt would
: be submitted To The Directors. If the letter
: was not received II was NV m sforruno and
not nv fault. The Richland Drrec'ots were
invited verbally. O.e Of the Chester and
d Charleston Directors, we're invited through
. third person; and the York Director was
not written to al all, as | knew neither his
name or Po..office, and his election berg
but recent, and the proceedings OF our late
J. meeting at Columbia, never having been pub
l. lished b. Mr. Morgan, could not have &C
J; cess to documents, and intended TO offer such
an excuse vhene.er should meet him, for
an apparent ueglec, Of duty. Indeed, the
whole meeting was informal, and gotten up
h for local matter principally, add not espe
. cially 10 reference TO The interest OF North
4 Carolina as has been charged. And the fol
), lowing circumstances viii subsianllale the
fact.
At meeting of the Directors at Columbia
in November last, resolution was passed
notifying the contractor through the village
Of Wiunsboro' that unless his contracts were
a finished in ninety DAYS, that his contract
should be forfeited The time for complet-
ing the contract would transplre on he 9Th
I Of February, and discovered that the con
/ tract would not be completed By that date
!, 10 consequence Of the contractor having en-
e cpuntered great deai Of bad weather, ant
, two beds Of rock that we're unexpected
There would have been no other ALTERNATIVE
a. left to the officers of The Company, but L
rs forfeit the CONTRACT and irfl CT penalty Of =
nj per cent. loss upon the contractor, or call
meeting Of the Directors and submit he ma,
ter TO them. To avoid such an alternaiiv
y, an informa instead Of secret meeting
al the Directors was called al Winnsboro, q
mn he 18Th Of February, 10 act upon a matte
nat was purely local, and appertaining
South Carolina. And upon an inspection
p the work they did not hesitate to extend tt
'e' time Of the contract. So much in reply
OK the first charge.
sG Asrespects the second, surprise expires
lie ed al the funds OF North Carolina a1d Soul
Carolina being kept separately, and at res
luton that was passed lnsrUclng the Office
Of the Company not to make any psymen
from the South Carolina treasury to contra
10 tors 10 North Carolina. Thai DR.. Fox, WI
re has been Director Of our Board from u
r. % a
e. PRISE. AID who has attended regularly tt
meetings Of our Stockholders, should ha,
entertained such feelings on a sublec, abo
~, which he should have been better lnfoTme
ed cannn. bat be matter Of astonlshmeBt
he the Stockholder. Of both States, and as
proof Of The funds Of North Carolina havir
been designed to be kept separately, be
w leave to refer him to resolution introduce
BY Mr.. Neatly, at the very frs; meeting
-. the Stockholders a, Charlotte, on the On
ne September, lSi7
IN " Resoiced Tha, in he opinion Of this Co
n venton, he route, when decided upon, shou
in be put uader contract, for construction on /
81. whole extent from CharIolte 10 Columbia $
us multsneousy and hat no fund, arising fro
IS. he stock subscribed under The charter
of Nefh Carolina should be expended beyon
en- the hints of Nprlb Carolina until the con
N. pleli9n Of that potion OF the route, which
Of within North Carolina or until The same
err sauslac,orlly provided for; except for so ruc
20. as will be a raleable proportion OF he expet
&c. ses Of surveys aud salaries"
ed II the above resolution does no, es,abIis
the ex s,ence OF I NJ Treasures, and he Ell
tire control of their funds on he part Of n
Y North Carolina Stockholders and thor d
rectors-lhen the action Of Seuih Catolir
N. Stockholders and their Directors has been
he fsul, from the earliest progress Of our roa'
ed Al a meeiina Of The UnecIofs al Che,le