Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-11-01
W We copy the following from the Wilmington
Herald Of the 14th instant:


'D1REcroRs THE w. & r. r. RoAD. Talk on
change is to the effect, that Messrs. L. H. B. Whit
aker, YIN. X. Lane, and VIM. A. Wright Esqs.,
have been appointed Directors on behalf of the State
IN the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company.
The two former gentlemen, with Wm c. Betten-
court, Esq, held the position last year under sim
liar appointment Mr.. Wright is at present Direc-
tor on behalf of the individual Stockholders. Why
Mr. Bestencourt an orthodox Loco one of the High
Priests, should be removedby the Internal Improve
ment Board, of the same kith and Mr. Wright, q
Republican Whig, be placed in his stead is the topic
OF conversation now at the street corners Our Loco
friends do not understand tit is so utterly at
rance with their precepts and practices, that they
are lost in astonishment. One thinks that this
markable act of magnanmity has some reference to
the Senatorial election; in which Gov. Reid is pre-
sumed to take an interest Another, that Mr.. Wright
was appointed with the expectation that he would
not accept, inasmuch as his election by the stock
holders was certain, and it was thought that some
credit would attach to the Internal Improvement
Board for this exercise of political generosity while
others ffaintan (ana with show of rcason)
that our Governor has joined the " Know Nothings,"
inasmuch as he has decapitated former foreigner
and placed true, American citizen in his stead"
And the following is from the Wilmington Jour-
nal of the 10th:
"Our cotemporary ofthe Herald, properly desig-
mated by the Raleigh Metropolitan as the "Know
Nothing organ in Wilmington" lets out little of it's
spite upon one of the oldest citizens of the place
VIM. G. Bettencourt, Esq.,-whom it denominates
in its issue of Saturday last with rare felicity of
expression, "a former foreigner" This is in con-
necton with the appointment af State Directors in
the Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad in which Mr.
Bettencourt is left out and Mr.. Wright substituted
If the Governor expected his berality to be appre
cated or his motives avorably judged by the Herald
and kindred organs, he made very decided mis-
take. As for the Senatorship, if Governor Reid is
an asprant, cannot think that he could have any
thing to gain by counting the opposing party, while
1t may be that he has something to lose"
The appointment of Directors referred to was
made by the Board of Internal improvements, and
not by the Governor, though he is President and
member of the Board. While Gov Reid regards Mr.
Wright as worthy gentleman and his appointment
good one, and though he acquiesced cheerfuy in it.
yetwe have reason know that the appointment was
made on the motion of another member of the Board
and was not the result of fany hostility his part or
on the part of any member to Mr.. Bettencourt; nor
die 1t, we feel confident, occur either to him to
the Board that the course pursued would be con-
strued as unkind or disrespecfu towards Mr. B. 1t
is true two Directors might have been selected from
Wilmington and in that event both Mr. Bettencourt
and Mr. Wright could have been appointed but this
was not deemed entirely just to other localities in
tercsted in the Road. AS it was-as, under the
charter of the Company, the Stockholders and not
the Directors elect the President and as party can
have but little to do with the operations the Compa
ny, it was considered that the appointment of one
Whg on the Directory would not be objectionable.
We arc not surprised at the Herald's article-that
was to have been expected but the Journal, a De-
mocratic paper has thought proper to nsnuate that
Gov. Reid is aspirant for the Senate and that he
wa hyt tha Of Io,e onl~
in his course in this matter In other words his
motives have been impeached. Now it is well
known that our position in regard to the Senator
ships is one of strict neutrality. We have published
nothing the subject, and taken no part whatever
in the discussions relative thereto which have been
going on. We do not intend to depart now from
this position and should have been silent if the
Journal had contented itself with mere declaration
of its opposition to Gov. Reid's election as Senator
But that paper has coupled the Senatorshp with
reflection upon his course as a public functonary,
and has imputed to him motives in the discharge of
his official duties which know to be as unbound
ed as they are unworthy; and we not to be de-
TERED, by any real or supposed connection in the
public mind between Gov. Reid and the high place
referred to, from defending him, would defend
any other Democrat, similarly situated, from what
we conceive to be unjust and ungenerous mputa-
| tons. Gov. Reid is neither Know Nothing nor
is he capable of ''courting any party organiza
ton in the hope Of political preferment. What
proof has the journal that he is an asprant for the
Senate ? We know him well enough to say that he
has performed his duties as Governor with an eye
single to his countrys good, and without reference
to place or reward hereafter; and that so far from
"courtng the opposing party" he is the advocate
now, as he has always been heretofore of organiza
ton and concentration of strength in his own par
ty, and could not be induced to accept the Senator
ship unless rendered him freely and voluntari-
ly by his political friends - -s-o.....
We do not deem it advisable or necessary now to
pursue further this strain of remark; but we may
remind the Journal that Gov. Reids administration
has received entire justice at its hands. That
paper may have right, even as q Democratic jour-
nal, to maintain silence when Democratic Governor
is unustly assailed by the Whg press, it may
such statement of facts may be necessary to the
vindication of the unctonary referred to but when
it becomes itself assailant though by ndirecton,
and INDUCES in insnuations not sustained by facts
by any just fair construction of the conduct
of such functionary, it must not expect to avoid
such reply and comments as the occasion and the
cause of truth may seem to require. a. 30. .s,a
70 .l .s ..s.-...
WISE AGAINST Known NoTHlNa1sH Henry A. Wise,
of Virginia, has written long, eloquent and able
letter against the secret order of the Know Moth