The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-02
Charlotte, March 81. 1871.


official 81 gnature Of the President Of the Char.
lOlte and South Carolina Rail Road Compa.
ny, purporting to be an answer to a letter re-
ceived from US, and reply TO q commun'ea'
ton which appeared in the Hornets Nest oil
the preceding week. Having by this notice
Of our correspondence, given 1t publicity
for which i, was not intended, we feel m-
PEELED by sense Of duty to notice his publ
cation through the same medium, for the Pur.
pose Of correcting it's inaccuracies and p'ac.
ing ourselves and the interests we represen,
10 proper position.
The letter to Mr.. Huichison, upon which |
the President relies for evidence TO show that |
we had no reason to complain Of want OF
courtesy in no, being notified Of the meeting
of the Board Of Directors at Winnsboro',
contains this notice OF the intended meeting,
viz: Their will be a meeting of our D'rec-
tors on the 18Th inst, (Feb',.) at W'nnsbo.
ro', bu, have not summoned the North Ca.
rolina Directors, because do not think they
would be allowed to attend" From this II
will be perceived that he is not only ncor
rect 10 stating that he had given US notice
through Mr.. Hutehsou, but tina. he gave
reason for not intending TO do so. After this
mistake respecting The notification he claims
to have given US, and his particular statement
Of the manner in which he conveyed sum
monses TO the South Carolina members Of the
Board, we think the President should do Us
the Justice TO say that he has not heretofore
found the n. c. Directors so particularly ob.
servant Of the formula Of etiquette as his
publication would Imply. But admitting his
reasons for not Notifying US TO be sufficient,
and our cause Of complaint is not removed (;
because, if he assumes TO himself the right
to determine for US prudential considerations
which he might deem sufficient to cause our
absence, we ella m that 10 considering matter.
Of such grave import TO the Interests special
~ delegated TO our care as was acted upon a
that session Of The Board, we had right &c
be heard under that Resolution OF our Boarc
which authorizes the President torecslve from
ters materially affecting the Interests Of the
Company.
ii he of II. n.
o was called principally Tor the purpose Q
/. determining a local matter" and that It's lie
gi.la,ion upon the interests Of the n. Carroll
ia Stockholders was incidental, we DO not at
q tempt to gainsay; but the following Resola
e lions are the only published proceedings o
: its session which We have seen, and their 10
!. calty is so Immediately in our neighborhoo
II that he should no, have been surprised
n ,het the sight Of them here had produced
y telling. They are as follows, VIZ:
AT meeting Of the Sou'h Carolina Di
rectors Of the Charlotte aud Souih Caroln
Rail Road, the following Resolutions wet
adopted:
r. Re,oirsd As the sense Of the Board Of ID
" rectors, that II Is highly expeden, lha, sue
!. force be put on the Rail Road as will Insur
the completion Of the snperstructure TO Ches
lervilie By the LIST Of October next.
Resoired. Tha, no further payments fror
the funds ef South Carolina be made on con
:, tracts in North Carolina, and that the Pres
dent be, and he IL hereby directed, TO briu
= suit against all delaul,ers 10 the Stale Of Mort
Il, Carolina.
- Resoired, That the President beIaulhor z
= ed to call 10 two additional instruments fror
, the Stockholders IN North Carolina.
R,soired, That the PresIden, be directe
= to bring suit against all S ockholders now /
- arrears 10 South Carolina"
q. Tbs local matter he refers TO is moi foun
'e here and Inc difficulties he speaks OF as ha'
= ing been enc ouniered by Mr.. A ken, and whlc
n had retarded The progress Of the Road, wer
nj unknown TO US until Informed Of them BY lei
IN ter after the publication of The above Resi-
=, By his publication. We recoleced that Ii
u. Pfesdent and Engineer had reported 10 tn
st Board Of Directors at Columbia in Noveu
: Der last, that three months as sufficient tim
!, for Mr.. AIKEN to complete his contract, an
rs that upon this repor, The Board ordered
> forfeiture Of hts contract unless completed
y the expiration Of that time ; and we kne'
a also that The same officers represented, tina
)r after passing Winnsboro' nothing could b
ID foreseen TO prevent a steady completion ,
70 the Road at the rate Of four miles per mont
until It should reach this terminus, which, il
ID stead Of bringing 1t to Chester by Octobe