Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-30

upon this subject but We deem it right to correct
mistake or two into which the Commercial has fall
len. which can be best done by quoting the order of
the County Court under which the committee on
the Jail act, from which it will be seen that the
committee certainly not prohibited from erecting
Jail out of town, might be inferred from the
sertion of the Commercial, that "The committee
have no authority to erect Jail out side OF town "
and again. the Commercial asserts that the commit
tee intend putting up such building on the prem
Uses, will enhance the value of the adjoining prop
erty. rather than depreciate it, Now, it will be
seen. that the whole amount to which the committee
is limited. is 100000 for purchase of lot erection
of JAIL etc. No doubt the committee will do all in
the way of building that sensible and conscientious
men can do; but if, after paying for, and making
ready the lot, they put such ornamental Jail
there for the balance, then must confess that we
will begin to believe in spiritual agency-thats all:
Ordered. That VIM. c. Bettencourt Thomas H Williams
appointed committee authorized and empowered make
sale the present lot which the Tail and Jail yard are
naed, and to purchase suitable lot for the site of
Jail and to contract for. and be built thereon,
proper and sufficient Jail for the of the county If New
Hanover provided that the entire cost of the purchase
said t and building of said Jail shall not exceed the of
$40 0O0 1t is however understood that the said
tee in making sale of the said JAIL shall the posses
sion and of the until the Jail to be built shall
be completed
THE WESTERN RAIL RoAD.-Our community was surpri-
sed Friday last by finding in the Raleigh Register the
following:
Fayetteville ~ Western Rail Road.
GULFoRD, Sept 20, 1853
Mr. EDroR:-At the instance several gentlemen high
standing in this State, MIR Smith and myself shortly after
visiting North Carolina induced subscribe for large
portion the Fayetteville Western Rail
road We had no mstrust the utility and of
the work did anticipate at the time of subscription
opposition at least North Carolina But since we have
commenced
with deep modification and pain the series of attacks made
upon this road, and The Deep River improvement by Dr. Eli
sha MITCHELL Professor of Geology and Mneralogy Chap
ell l-a gentleman of great learning occupying high
and position the whole country and
Seeing this determined opposition most respectfully
gest my fellow stockholders well those interested
in the River improvement whether it would be prudent
and to interest to abandon both these works forthwith
and save all further expenditure
JOHN L. COLBY.
Some at first inclined to consider the above
perPetrated by young gentleman at Chapel Hill 9th
thought that it genuine but intended operate up
the price of Coal lands and enable individuals buy
them at low rate the supposition that the railroad
would be abandoned, sc &c. g.
The directors of the Company in this place have received
communication from either Smith Colby (who said
to have dissolved partnership But circumstances induce
to believe that the above letter genuine that Mesrs
Smith Colby do not intend to make good their subscrp-
ton They have not paid the I'd nsalment amounting
$20320 They did pay the first of ST per share "a O64
cash. Their payment of the first nsament their large
chases of mineral lands and recently of real this
town. had inspired confidence them with those who
originally doubted Fay. Observer, 26th inst.
We had seen the above Card of JOHN L. COLBY
some time since in the Register, but forbore pub
fishing it, for the reason that we did not know how
to take it, whether to consider it genuine or not
and if genuine, whether intended rs an roncal hit
at Professor MITCHELL, indicating an actual
disposition to back out from the subscription to
the Fayetteville and Western Railroad. 1t will be
that the Observer regards it in the latter
and it would appear that circumstances give but
too much warrant for coming to the conclusion that
Colby and SMITH actually have backed out. If So
the talk about Professor MITCHELL is all CANNON
and affords but very fimsy and ridiculous excuse
However, we have no idea that the failure of these
men will entail the failure of the work with which
their name has been connected. As the Observer
further remarks. duty and interest alike demand
that the Railroad to the Coal Mines shall be built
and the people of Fayetteville determined that
it shall be.