Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-26
From the Wilmington Herald, 18th inst

From the Wilmington Herald, 18TH INST
/ MIR. T, BURR JR-Dear Sir: | intended address
sing you this note few days since, but the House OF
Representatives having remained in session almost
continually for the last two days, was precIuded
from doing
IN YOUR notice of a letter addressed on The 4th Of
MAY to Mr. Fulton, pating myself from charge
made against me by Gen. Dockery, when at Whining
ton YOU thought proper to represent me as ''W ash
ington striker + know you are disposed to be just
and relying upon the existence of that feeling in your
bosom, would simply ask. if you, as friend, would
have advised me to remain silent under the publca
ton in your columns of the charge made by 0enefa
| Dockery. | do not believe that you would have so
advised If Gen Dockery had not made that charge,
or if YOU had not published II, certainly would not
have troubled myself about his speech. Then with
what Justice can be denounced as a striker My
nriyate correspondents informed of the Generals
attacks The last mail brought me letter from
friend E Ca good Whig) in which alIusIon
was made 10 it. Yet would have remained silent II
you had not given it publicity. The only question
was, as to the Importance of the charge now what
was the substance OF IT
The General informed the people of Wilmington
that their Representative, though we'll disposed to
the improvement ftte Bar yet and must be TN
able TO obtain any relief for them account OF his
Constitutional scrupeS, or in other words because OF
his connection with branch of the Democratic party
which considers the Improvement OF Rivers ond Har-
| bors as unconstitutional.
| Now, independent of the personal injustice to me
contained in this charge, | will submit whether at
this crisis, when the people residing on the Cape Fear
are about 10 assemble In Convention, to request their
Representatives to all their influence in favor OF
certain Harbor improvement bill, ii was not i'll -ad-
vised to declare to them that their labor useless
yea thrown away, as their representatives were DIS
qualified to aid them on account of their party con-
nections and whether ii was not my duty 10 disa
buse their minds of any such false impressions.
thought So and hence bunty reierate, that as far as
| am concerned, the charge uni ust and errone
Gus. In the conclusion of your criticism, you allude
10 a statement contained in my card of last spring,
in which stated chat all of our Representatives
slrove to obtain repeal of the duty railroad
ironn | have no reason 10 change this opinion, but
what has that to do with the statement of facts which
| | gave to Mr.. Fulton in my letter, and which men,
toned saddled Gen. DOckery Nth the same charge he
preferred against me. He charged me as being, as
far as the improvement of our harbor concerned,
a useless Representative, for the reason would not
vote for general bill to improve rivers and harbors.
referred TO a vote given by General Dockery TO lay
a certain bill the table, which, if it had not been
tabled, would have extended the time of payment of
duties. not only on iron for the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad and Central Road, hut all other
Roads, which would comply with the conditions Of
the act. This at its first Introduction private
bill, but such amendments offered as to make il
general in lis provisions.
Now as General Dockery eschews with scornfu
contempt the influence of constitutional scuples he
j
vote; vote not only in opposition to the lnstruc
tons Of Legislature but contrary to the interests
: of all our North Carolina Railroads. In order IL
avoid misapprehenson, append extracts from TIT
Congressional Globe, with dates for reference. Doe
not this vote completely saddle him with the same
charge he preferred against me.
! In conclusion, will state that in my conmunca
ton to Mr.. Fulton, my purpose was to repel an un
Just accusation. This, hope have done, and here
9 with ends the matter
\ Yours with respect, w. S. ASHE
'Mr. Penn from Committee on the Post Office an,
Post Roads, reported bill for the relief of the Mem
+ phs, and Charleston or Mississippi, Tennessee Rv
err the Coosa, New Orleans and Opelousas and Grea
q Western Railroad Companies
''Mr Penn. The bill simply asks for time for tn
payment of duties on Railroad iron, by the paymen
of six percent tt time This bill is ample in it
provisions and is copy of the bill passed for Mort
Carolina the other y."-Congressional Globe LIST
Session. 32nd Congress, Vol. gath, Sd part pag
2409 and 24l0.
q Mr.. Venable-"Proposad to amend by insertin
q the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad in North Carolina
!, giving them the same privileges are conferred b
the bill upon roads embraced in it."-Con
ereSSiOnaL Globe vol. "a. part 3, lst Session, 80
= Congress, page 24O9 and 2472
:, Mr.. Dockery voted TO lay on the table
h Subsequently Mr. Parker offered the followin
r. amendment:
o THAT the provisions and benefits of this act, s
tar as the same are appcaOe, be and lhe same al
hereby extended TO all Railroad Companies in th
% United States. Provided the Road of the Compan
be now in the course of construction, be CONNER
F. ced within one year of this date"--CongreSsionC
d Globe, oath vol, part 3, lst Session, a2d Congress
$ page 24l0.
i; On the Monday following, the attached record
n found
4 1.-The House then proceeded TO the regular order
d business, being the motion to lay the table Hous
h bill No. 1923, for the relief of the Memphis an
Al Charleston, Tennessee, the Mississippi & Alabam
If and Tennessee River, the Coosa, the New Orlear
,e and Jackson, and the New Orleans and Opelousf
Is and Great Western Railroad Companies"
Is Mr. Dockery voted in the affirmative.
is Congressional Globe, oath vol part 3d. 1st Session
9lst Congress- page 2472.
IN Ia We have just seen a gentleman from Lun
n berton who present when Mr.. Bragg spoke the
ar on Monday last. He says the number of person
ne present on that occasion rather greater than
r. sembled TO hear General Dockery, although in neth
case was the attendance large owing to the seaso
We which required the attention of every his farm
IN The impression made by Mr.. Bragg was high
I'd favorable, and Robson county will give him :
+. good ma ority as it did Gov Reid, and perha,
" do better. General Dockery made no impression ar
certainly no changes unless to the other side
ce From Cumberland We learn that our friends a
not only pleased but enthusiastic since the discussit
there on Wednesday week. Cumberland is good f
en- her Reid vote if not over
Congressional.
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