Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-02-25

RUARY. Is, 1852:
j. ANDREW JOHNSON. 80. :
We clip the following incident from the letter of
Washington Correspondent of the Nashville Union.
This incident 10 highly eredtable to the heart Of
Andrew Johnson; and the whole country knows thar
ne. is man of ahead and thought" The Cores
poudent says:
b" The debates ia both houses Of Congress have
partaken mainly Of Kossnh g mission, several weeks
having been squandered in the discussion Of inter
ventien, his reception. &c. The Tennessee deiepa-
tion pursued dignifed and sensible COURSE and 10
the main they Will be sustained by the public sen.i.
Ient Of the Union. aiude more particularly to the
ecorse Of Messrs: Jones, ChuIchwetl, wi iams, Wat.
Kiss, Cuiium, Savage, Harris, and Johnson.
In connection with the name of Mr.. Johnson par.
don me for reaatng little incident for the truth of
which Twill vouch, which came to my ears few
hours since. 1t exhibits the man and shows of what
kind of stuff he is made. God bless himl he has
heart 40 big as fodder stack A few days ago a
citizen Of East Tennessee. who arrived from Califor.
MA, on the Cherokee. where he had been deling fo
the dust TO supply the wants Of large family, in
somewhat destitute circumstances, called upon Mr..
Johnson. He presented quite wea:her-beaten ship.
wrecked exterior and looked the very picture Of des
d
grlet. Mr.. Johnson recognised him, and listened
with commendabe attention his plantive and dole
fu tale of misery failure and ruin. Our Californian
spoke OF the embarrassQents that led him seek to
mend his fortunes in the golden worlds, and how he
abored and poed upon that sickly and inhospitable
shore, and finally how he had struggled thus far to-
wards the home of his family, and how his means
failed him. Before his story half told, Nh. John.
son with his characteristic frankness stopped him by
exclaiming, Jack, you knos0 if Ihad but one dine
tSSafh fhA-4ss H. IL L.
Name the sun. you desi,c and It is yours" at the
same time exhibiting his purse for the purpose of re-
Iieving his distressed friend when that i-fated in
dvidusi drew out certificate Of deposite from the
Philadelphia mint. showing that he was worth S9,-
600! The countenance of the honorable gentleman
was Illuminated with sstonshment and qualification,
while the grayhaiFed Californian grasped his hand.
and with tears in his eyes aeked forgiveness for
ing whether Andrew Johnson the Tailor. was And
| rev Johnson member Of Congress; and after SPEND
ing the day with him, parted yesterday with a still
higher opinion OF the generous and humane feelings
Of man who is essentially and peculiarly ef the
people. who has sympa,hies in common with theirs,
and whose highest ambition is to a,neorate, prosper
and elevate his fellow men. The presence Of such
men n Congress s always gratifying, and their deeds
live after them. TO be admired by and to bless COM
ing generations. )" '.'
Andrew Johnson is a native Of this City. He was
Tailor By trade, and is purely self-made man.
RAIL ROAD MEETING.
At a meeting of a portion of the Stockholders of
the North Carolina Rail Road Company (rspresent-
ing $26 900 of said stock) held at New bsrne on
Wednesday The 4.h DAY OF February, 1852. on mo-
ton Of John Blackwell ESQ.,, Dr. J. Graham T'uil
called to the Chair and on motion of Alonzo r.
Jenkins, ESQ.,. Richard N. Taylor Esq, was appoint
ed Secretary.
be, 10 take into consideration change Of the Route
and Eastern terminus of said Road, made at a recent
meeting Of the Directors ; whereupon,
On mo,ion of d.. John R. Justice, committee of
five persons. viz: Wm. H. Washington John Black
we'll, John R. Justice, Moses w. Jarvis and Edward
r Stanley were appointed by the Chai, to draft
lutions expressive Of the of the meeting the
subject which had called them together be report
| ed TO an adjourned meeting on Friday at o'clock,
P. M. and on motion the chairman was added to the
said committee.
On Friday the 9th Of February the meeting hav-
ing assembled according to adjournment, the Com
ni,'ee through their Chairman, VIM. H. Washing
ton, reported the following resolutions, viz:
| l. Resoired. That We conceive it TO have been
clearly the object. and intention of the Legislature in
granting the Charter for the North Carolina Rail Road
| to connect the same with the Neuse River well as
the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road to establish
great State ,vork for the benefit efthe people Of the
State at large and not to build up any particular town
| or towns, to give TO the farmers OF the country a
choice of market for their produce and TO furnish
cannot but regard any Unnecessary departure from
the provisions and intention of the said charter by
which preference is shown to particular section Of
the State and large portion thereof denied partici-
patton in the benefits arising from said imD
as violation Of the Charter and act of gross in
justice and wrong not only tho stockholders and
people in this section Of the State, bat all persons
who may have occasion 10 send their produce said
! Road.
Q. Resolved, That had supposed the route of
nitey settled not only by the provisions Of the Char
ter itself, but also by actual survey and by solemn
vote Of the Directory in full meeting assembled.
3. Resokred, That we have heard therefore with
surprise and regret, that at recent meeting Of the
Directory in which our views and interests were
neither represented regarded, change was made
in the route of said Road and in the Eastern term-
nos thereof, which we consider important in itself
and tending to the manifest wrong and injury Of this
section of the State. And though We have not seen
the report Of the Engineer the subject. yet
compelled 10 say that the assigned for said
change letter Of the Presden, of the Com
pany, are wholly unsatisfactory.
4. Res0lred. That while as members OF large tax
paying community, as good citizens of the State, anu
(under all the crcumstances) liberal subscribers 10
this great improvement, We ar: not only willing but
sincerely DESTROYS Of doing all in power for the
accomplishment of 90 noble IN enterprise in the true
spirit Of the Charter, and in good faith to all the
parties concerned, yet we are determined to employ
all lawful resist violation Of that instru-
ment and prevent gross inrac,ions OF rights,
and an utter ruin Of interests.
! On motion of Samuel w. Chadwick, ESQ.,. sec.
onded by Emmett u,hber,, Esq. sale resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
| And on motion, ii was
Resolped, Tba. the proceedings Of this meeting be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and be Pu5'
lished in the Newbernian, with request that other
in the State copy, and also that copy
of the same be sent to each Director Of the North
| Carolina Rail Road.
On motion of Vim. p. Moore. ESQ.,, the meeting
adjourned. J. GRAHAM TCLL, Chm n.
RICHARD N. TAYLok, Sec'y.
The Legislature Of Vermont, at its recent session,
enacted a law forbiding the employment of conduc.