Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-29
North Caroltna Rail Road.


the Charter last year submitted and rejected the
! general meeting here. They were taken up from
the table to be again submitted, and notwthstand
ing great exertons by divers distinguished and in
luential gentlemen to secure their adoption, they
were again rejected by a large majority. A commit
tee was afterwards appointed to bring the subject
before the next Legislature, after conference and
agreement on such points as may be deemed proper
for Legislative action.
The very important matter for raising the neces-
sary means yet required to finishing the road over
and above the three millions of original capital,
committed to the Board of Directory. The next bu-
sness the election of four directors to act with
the eight appointed by the State. OF those voted
for the following received majority, viz: Francis
Fries of Forsythe, Caleb Phfer, of Cabarrus, R. NJ
Saunders of Wake, j. NJ. Morehead, of Guiiford.
The latter gentleman having been chosen by ten
votes majority over the next name on the ticket vo
ted. Subsequently at meeting of the board John
NJ. Morehead was reelected President
The above account Of what was done, we have
from friend, and thereon we desire to make a few
remarks.
1t will no doubt be remembered that when the late
appointment of State directors was made by the
Governor and Council, the leading Wing organs de-
nounced the same in advance Democratic
rangement to change the administration of the road,
and they alleged confidently, with their usual
courtesy and decency of expression to make it Lo-
cofoco concern The Watchnan of this place, in a
bitter article declared the opinion that it was for the
purpose of turning out the very able and efficient
President, Gov. Morehead, who had accomplished so
the un measured gratitude due for his services and
arduous labors had last year been opposed here by
Locofoco schemenS and trickery, and was now evil
IDENTIFY to be sacrificed In reply to this gloriticaton,
we need only point to the stock VOTE and ask,
this the work of Locofocos?-have these become so
strong in the body of stockholders? In answer to
the charitable and confident declaration of Demo-
cratic purpose by the State directory-in the subse-
Quent action of the Board i'll respect to the nature
OF the vote which elected Gov. Morehead at all on
the number of stockholders directors even by ten
UOtes will not new refer to the facts we have
heard, but proceed to another point Gov. Reid was
denounced as having made the State appointments
from party feeling, thereby setting precedent OF
party action Indeed and has Gov. Reid set so
naughty an example in tb' great work If so, it
was very bad in the Cove. and the Council, af-
ter the extremely liberal of the Stockholders
in all their elections before the State came in. or
they always made an equitable division OF the
appointments giving the Democrats their due num-
r!-so we must conclude from the righteous in
dignation of honest liberal, fair dealing Whiggery,
at the great outrage of Gov. Reid and his Council.
Let US see.
In 1850 the first annual meeting, out of twelve
directors elected by stockholders, two were Demo-
Gratis. In 1851, three Democrats, and the same
number in 1862 In 1858, after all this Wing fber-
atty Gov Reid in his first appointments gave two
Wing directors, and the stockholders elected their
four all Wings.
In 1854, seeing the determination as evinccd in
the last stockholders meeting to elect all Wings,
the Governor and his Council appointed the eight of
legedby Wing suspicion conscious ofits own crooked
ways of plotting and prescription, not thereby to in
huence the action of the Board but to give the De-
mocratic administration of the State its due prepon
dcrance, and the Democratic stockholders, as well
the people of North CaI DINA, faithful represent
tation of their interestn this road the reasonable
superstition Of another appointment OF all Wings
directors on the part of the stockholders.
Because this was done the Wing organs aforesaid
turned up their honest eyes, and shook their llber
al heads with holy horror. What an outrage on de-
cency and justice! What a contrast to Wing action
This Locoioco scheme to turn out an administration
of the road dear to the people, acceptable to
the stockholders-so valuable to the State. Let hon.
est men the vertcation of this abuse in late
eventS-n the votes of the stockholders, and the
action of the Board.
WHY or wherefore the reelection ofthe President
made by the Board of Directors under this state
of things are not informed and do not undertake
to conjecture; are free to say it has caused sur
prise, but not understanding the facts and circum
stances, or like Whiggery, undertaking to judge in
advance without knowing, we must conclude it was
done for some reasons satisfactory to the Board;
and venture to say, if the Wing organs who have
started this subject curious to know more they
may learn by enquiry.
Not the bitterest and most INSCRIPTIONS partizan
in the State venture to say that the Democratic
party in power or the Democratic papers have up
to this time brought into their political action or
their political discussions the interests of this great
State work. On the contrary, they have avoided
such course, dangerous to the prosperity of the
work, they have deprecated It as misfortune and
curse; they have desired to see the work admins
tered for the best interests of the State and of the
stockholders of which parties have risked so
heavily for the general good and whether this is
well done by Wing or democratic oficials-faithful-
ly done-honestly done, they will be equally we'll
contented and this their and feeling here
distinctly say, since there is occasion for saying it.
has been in direct contrast with tho partizan con-
duct and arrogant assumptions of some leading whg
demagogues who claim to be the State and the
people, that by this arrogant claim they may make
both Subserve their personal ends and interests.
1t is however most gratifying to all who desire to
look above party to the great interests of the road
and of the State to see that these Fictitious efforts
have failed sgnally and the Wing stockholders, no
more than the honest people, have given them
tenance and support.
We have not heretofore, although our right to do
so is quite unquestionable, made any upon
the management of the road its slow progress,
universally remarked for the reason that we intend
carefully to avoid every thing which could have the
most remote influence towards throwing even the
smallest obstacle before the way of its officials, or
give to party hacks excuse for any outcry. We
have not voluntarily, let it be Marked forward
now, to refer to its direction, its President or it's
concerns in personal way, but in reply to viruent
out reason and in advance of any cause upon the
State appointments; but We hereby notify all those
who have made these characteristic attacks or may
desire to indulge in such amusement in the intervals
of their leisure from political and miscellaneous
gagement, that profess ourselves ready to meet
them in any discussion, or in any investigation of
all matters relating to the management of the North
Carolina Railroad now hereafter, and promise
them they shall have much of it as they want