The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-07-14

The canvass in this county is waxing warm.
The Wings after great and protracted agony have
at last brought forth a candidate for The Senate.
Ger. j. A. Young declared himself last week. and
has already met his opponent at two or three
places. He is popular and plausible, end every
effort will be made by his adherents to secure his
election. They know if he succeeds, that this
time. honored county will be thrown into the EN-.
braces of whiggery. Capt. Walker is we'll
known to the people of Mecklenburg that we fear
that bare reference 10 his political career will
be regarded as the work Of supererogation. But
there Is question which has assumed an impor.
lance recently, and upon which we know that the
Captain IS misrepresented. We mean internal
Improvements.
1t has been repeatedly charged that Captain
Walker was hostile to internal improvements, and
tina: he has changed from, upon this question TO
keep in with the popular breeze. To the old
friends of Capt. Walker, it is scarcely necessary
for TO deny this-they know that it is fabr
cation got up and circulated for the purpose of de.
feating him. s ...- 4. --..
In examining the Journals Of the Senate ace Gnd
that our old Senator eoted for ercry Charter that
acos ever asked achile he scas member, with the
the exception of the one Tor the Central Road !;
and his reasons for doing so were these /: He had
been instructed by his constituency to 60 for the
Charlotte and Danve Road and while pressing
that, the Central Road brought up for the
purpose of defeating the scheme in VIII ch his
stituency were deeply interested, and for which
he acdS instructed to go.
He believed that if he could kill the Central
Road Bill, that by combining with other sections
he could carry through bis own project. Thus
he did moi vote against the Central Road through
opposition to internal improvements. Blu, because
it came in conflict with the Road in which his
own constituency were most Interested. He was
fully sustained the time by all parties here, for
it cannot be denied that this town and county were
almost UNANIMOUSLY opposed TO that Bill; and the
raking up that vote now is done in bad faith and
for the purpose Of making eectioneering capital
out of it. The Wings well as Democrats were
opposed to 1t, and if Capt. Walker is TO be put
down for it, SO ought every prominent man Of the
other party. We repeat, by reference to the
journals i: will be seen that Capt. Walker has ever
been the friend of liberal and judicious system
Of internal Improvement He has not changed
his views. In conversations with US long previous
| to his nomination. he expressed himself in favor
of iudicious system. 1t is we'll known here that
he did mol desire the nomination-that indeed il
was forced upon him against his consent-but in
such way that he could not refuse it. AS the
question has been asked why did he not subscribe
| to The Charlotte & S. c. Road, we will answer II
and no doubt TO the satisfaction of every Demo.
crat in the County The Captain it is well know r
started poor, that what he has is the fruit Of hi.
own labor. When this Road was chartered ane
the stock raised, what money he had made ovel
and above that required TO buy himself comfort.
able farm and stock it, he had lent TO young farm
ers who were starting as he had. He believed a
| the outset that money invested in the Road wouls
he good stock, but he could not call it in withou
acting III bad faith TO his friends. He had len
them the money and they had bought proper,
with 1t, and 10 have forced them TO pay it the,
would have been ruiuous. He had also lent som
TO several young men TO enable them to be edu
Gated, and 10 have collected that would have bee
to MP their fair prospects in the bud.
For his iorbearance and kindness, we Ia nI
| Capt. Walker deserves the highest praise.
1t is further charged, that he would no, sub
scribe TO tine Rail Road, bat could invest MS mo
ney in Bank Stock. Al the time the Bank wa
chartered the money he had lent out and i
years before had been returned, and ahus he conl
make the investment without depressing any c
those friends who had had The use of it. w
hope the gentlemen are satisfied - .f7-