Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-01

SAYS. WITHOUT comment - lot various EedSoH. we
publish il also without comment 1t speaks for itself:
WH1TEvILLE, N. c.. Nov. 2lst 1854.
| To the Editor of the Wilmington Herald:
| S1R:-By reading your paper of the 10th inst,
! find the Directors of the Wilmington & Manchester
Rail Road Company charged with having allied them
selves with the Stale Proxy, for the purpose OF ee
vatng Mr.. Ashe to the Presidency of the Whining
ton & Raleigh R, r. Company, on political grounds;
and at the same time claiming that you and your cor
respondent CA StockhoIder) have no wish 10 lug in
politics, but we, the Directors have done it, Occu-
pying the position do, think would do myself in
justice were not TO reply to such charge.
Some four or five years ago. had the honor TO be
elected one of the Directors of the ". & M r. R.
Company and that election was not by any party
votes it has, since that time, been unanimous VOTE
and have been proud TO that sectional pO-
litica influence no nor has been since, brought
10 bear on any election ESQ far as have been able
TO see) Since my election, have had but oh
iect in vew which has been, and yet Isl the general
interest of the Company have been representing
So far politics concerned, if know my poll
tics. [ am Wing, and whenever Mr.. Ashe has been
before the people on political grounds. have never
voted for him But, when called to vote for a
President of Rail Road Company, ] have
thought OF inquIring after politics: for fully believe
that if you and your correspondent should succeed in
arraying political parties against each other the
subject of Improvements, you will then have accom-
plished what you profess to wish 10 avoid You
to think that we, the Directors of the w. & R.
Rail Road Company, should wait and see how
iorty of your private Stock holders vote and then
with them If such is to be the case, | should like
to know why should vote at all For one sir,
would refuse to vote at ALL and resign, rather than
give any vote that did not think to be for the best
interest of the Company have the honor TO repre-
sent. Your correspondent says that ' everyh thing
nected with the meeting made it eviden that there
was secret and pTeconcerted movement to fustrate
the wishes of the individual Stockholders, VINO lad
hitherto through evil as we'll good report, stood
L. Dad lab ,,:GI-.
ged their property for the support of this great en-
terprse" In reply to the charge of preconcer
ting, (Which consider ungenerous as it is unrue)
know nothing of any secret public preconcerIing
for any purpose on the part of the Directors of the
w s. Nj r. R. Company.
AS regards those private Stockholders who have
labored with their hands, and pledged their private
property for the good of public enterprises, feel that
| would be the last to do them, knowingly, any
injustice and think that if you, your correspon-
dent, would put yourselves in possession of the pro-
per information, you will find that the very men
whom you charge with such base corruption, have
done as much, and perhaps more, for the same
purpose
| cannot close without saying, that look upon
any attempt at charging those gentlemen from S.
Carolina, with whom have had the honor to serve
with meddlng with the politics of this State to the
extent charged, Uhat is of voting for President for
political motives,) with contempt and disgust and
hope never to see 1t again, unless there grounds
"
to ask Il few questions, and that expect you to an
swer them
Do you believe the State should be represented in
your meetings, or not?
! Do you believe the w. & M. R. Road Company
should be represented or not
If so, should they be represented by Proxies from
the proper authorities; sh ould they be represent
ed by the advice and consent of private Stockholders
to the amount of 5000 shares.
Are the 5000 shares, which wish to rule the Road,
hell he Of
our country, who subscribed for and paid for them
or are they held by spectators who have bought
them at reduced prices2
Did the election of MIR. Ashe cause the receding
of Rail Road Stocks, or had they Ieceded (the w &
r. R. Stock) from 500 to SIS before Mr. Ashes
name brought forward
AS the meeting of the Stockholders of the w &
M. Rail Road Company is not far distant, have
deemed it my duty to set forth my position in regard
to the election of Mr.. Ashe, that the Stockholders
who have heretofore fit to elect me, might act
knowingly al that time | voted for the Hon w S.
Ashe for President of the W. & R. Rail Road Com
pany, and as YET, and hope | never will, see any
reason to regret it. ALFRED SMITH.
PARIS, Monday Nov. &c, p m The affairs OF
NJ Soule, which at one moment menaced to be rather
unpleasant in its results, may be considered set
tied and the rumor to which allude IN my letter of
yesterday respecting that gentleman's return to
Paris route for Spain is completely correct.
mentioned yesterday the charges which stated to
have been alleged against Mr. Soule ustifying the
step the authorities adoptebagainst him. may now
mention what is said the other side 1t is denied
by NJ Soule and his friends that his conduct since his
rerurn from Madrid has been otherwise than prudent
and reserved-more, indeed, than might be expected
from his rather mpuIsive character 1t is affirmed on
his behalf that he has not conversed WITH or seen
the members of the revolutionary party in France
that he has even denied himself to them whenever
they happened to visit at the house where be was
staying and that he did converse with or see the
chiefs OF the revolutionary party in London All
these assurances understand, have been given BY NJ
Soule himself to the other members of the American
diplomatic corpse in London and 10 the secretary OF
legation who was commissioned by the United States
minister in Paris TO proceed to London to see NJ
r Soule on that subject,
\ 1t is certain that such assurances being given
NJ. Mason thought it his duty TO inform M. Drouyn
de L'Huys that unless Nj. Soule allowed TO nass
through France on his way to Madrid to resume his
functions in that capital he should demand his pass
e ports
e The French government, as have already men
toned repeatedly declared that it had no intention
of offending the government of the United States In
dependenty of lis rights TO exclude from it's territory
any stranger giving of umbrage founded its
present act on law enacted in 1900, in virtue Of
. which any French citizen who should become the
naturaized citizen of foreign State should not en-
ter reside the French territory without the
. permission OF the government. M. Soule had be
come naturaliSed American subject and had enter
ed France without the necessary authorization: there
h fore, the French government had not acted agans
, International law. The government however, ex
pressed its regret that anything should have
likely to disturb the harmony between the two coun
tries and either believing doubling M. Soule's in
nocence, has consented that he should pass through
France his way to Madrid, for the difference an
pears still to be maintained between residence AM
- a passage. The government decided, think yer,