Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-17

political power, came some relaxation of the rigid
exclusiyeness which had taught Democrats to look
upon Railroads as Wing concerns, and with that re-
Taxation came better feeling The first executive
Ulcer of the Central Railload-the most extensive
interest is Wing, as is also the second. Repeatedly
the State proxy under Democratic Administration
has voted for retaining Wing President at the head
of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad; but now, it
seems that because the retirement of that gentle
man, the Stale proxy, whose character is above I'M
parchment reproach, chooses to cast the vote with
which he is entrusted, for Democratic successor,
whom he finds first on the list wihout his vote. an
outccy is raised as though some great principle had
been violated or some great wrong done. No one
has been proscribed-no turned out. 1t simply
happens that for the first tine in the history of the road
gentleman who has in his public capacity, worked
we'll and faithfully for the interests of internal
improvements in the State generally, and for the
works centerng here in partcular-to say nothing
of recent services to the commerce OF the town
in Congress-but who is a Democrat, has been placed
at the head of the Company Is the bitterness ex-
hibited fair or reasonable? Can it do good ? How
many Democratic Presidents of Banks, Railroads, or
anything else could have been pointed TO under
Wing Governors of this State Not one. Nay, the
time has been when Democratic employee. in any
public institution whatsoever, would have been near
ly about as great curiosity the State could ex'
hibit About the time when the first movements
made towards getting up the stock OF the VIII
mington and Manchester Railroad, citizen of Viii.
mington, who felt deep interest in the success OF
that work, made an effort in Edgecombe county to
obtain subscriptions AMI was met by the reply that
they had taken stock in one Wing concern, and would
have nothing to do with another. Those days, with
their feelings, are past passing away, and they
cannot pass too soon for the good OF the State and the
cause of Improvement but since the Herald has cho
sen 10 20 behind the record it do no harm to re-
vert to facts which exhibit the practical working Of
a state OF things and feelings which 4 seems willing
10 revive and perpetuate and which the election OF
Mr. Ashe is 80 well calculated to put final stop to
If bitterness and party bitterness too be not at the
bottom of the Heralds doleful prophecies where was
the necessity for Juggling IN the names OF Messrs
McRae and Bettencourt, one of whom has been for
long time in France and never in the Directory
and the other is not now Director, having been su
perseded by it's much injured candidate, MIR. Wright
There are those who stand ready to predict ruin
and desoation as the inevitable consequence of the
election of Democrat to any position whatsoever
but somehow, the world turns round on its axis, anu
" the country is saved" The same prophecies with
about the results may be expected in the pres
ent case.
We too feel for once like taking turn at the
future-a hand at the prophetic bellows, and do there
fore foretell that not only the State proxy but the
Directory of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
Road will survive, and that events will show the
accuracy of their Judgment which by another years
time will be substantially endorsed by all concerned