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liable to see nothing else but his wrongs in tha
matter. The Senator from Halifax would fine
out before he, Mr.. w, took his seat, that he hae
not only seen but particularly noticed some motions
1 which had transpired on the floor of the Senate
for instance, he had not only seen with surprise
but especially noticed the fact that while the Sen
ator from Halifax had only a few days ago de
clared that he could not possibly vote for the bill
! to incorporate the Atlantic and North Carolins
Railroad company, because.i it would increase the
public debt, and make a deficit in the Treasury
and because he thought the policy of transferring
stock from one company to another was all wrong
yet no longer than yesterday he not only warmly
| supported a bill for the extension of the Central
Railroad west, which proposed to increase the
public debt just two millions of dollars but actu-
ally proposed to provide for the payment of the
amount of the States subscription to said work
by transfer of stock from the Central Railroad
into this new company. Now the stock proposed
to be transferred under the Senator's amendment
was either worth something or nothing. If it was
worth nothing, then the Senator from Halifax was
fathless friend, and was willing to give stone
when they asked bread or a serpent when they
asked fish,. And if the stock was good property,
he was certainly himself violating a rule when
he laid down as inviolable when he was opposing,
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad bill
that good stock should never be transferred to
new company.
But the Senator from Halifax had complained
that Mr. w. had not stated all the facts connected
with that Senator'S vote for the transfer of stock to
the Newberne and Goldsborough Road at the
last session He, Mr.. W., had not undertaken at
the time his remarks were made, few days ago,
to- state all the facts connected with the transaction
The Senate would remember that in reply to the
vehement speech of the Senator from Halifax
against the propriety of transferring stock he, Mr.
w had stated that the practice of that Senator at
least IN one instance, in direct opposition to his
theory for that Senator had voted at the Yerv last
session, to transfer stock from a company in sue
cesstul operation to a new company. The Senator
from Halifax had Immediately interfered and said
he remembered very we'll having voted to transfer
stock from the Wilmington and Raleigh Road to
the Manchester Road, and undertook to justify
that vote. And remarked that if there was any
other case, he should like to be informed of it. |
Whereupon he, MIR. W., had stated that he was
we'll aware of the vote in favor of the Manchester
Road, but as the yeas and nays not called in
that case he had not intended charging it. that the
vote to which he alluded was in favor of the New
Oerne and Goldsborough Road when the Senator
rom Halifax did vote for the transfer of stock, as
can be shown from the Journal. He admits he |
did so vote, which is all l stated. He says it was
1t my solicitation, but does that alter the fact !
But he says that he voted against that bill on its
hird reading. l did not state, know or care how |
hat was ] dare say he did las he says) when he |
ound the bill was likely to pass. For that Sena- !
or had previously obtained all he wanted and |
seems to pratice upon the principle that
Of all my fathers house, love myself the best
If can have mY ,oish the devil take the rest.''
MIR. Washington said that, so far as the person
ities in which the Senator from Halifax had
cen fit to indulge the subject of candor and
air dealing were concerned, the disparity in their
ears forbade his replying to them in the language
which perhaps they merited. He, Mr.. W., would
corn to engage in personal contest with any man
averal years older than his, Me- VS. old father
Amendment lost yeas %, nays %. The Speaker L
oted in the negative. Is
The Senate took recess till u o'clock :
When the Senate re-assembled Mr.. Joyner rose
nd said, he had not heard distinctly the closing q
ntences of the remarksof the Senator from Craven
nd should like to know what that Senator did n
" in conclusion. q
MIR. Washington rose and repeated what he had
i'd in relation to personalities. Whereupon Mr. y
,yner said he could assure that Senator and the
enate that while he had spoken warmly, as he b
ways did, he had not intended to say word dis 81
spectful to the Senator from Craven much less -
impute to him either directly or indirectly any
ing III the slightest degree dlshonorabe or i'm "
oper. Ipl
Mr.. Washington said he was himself satisfied m
that fact before the Senator from Halifax had m
planned and he had not the slightest doubt that ~
. explanation of the Senator from Haifax had -,
ewise satisfied the Senate of that fact De