Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-06-28


GEM D0CKERY cs. THE CASTOR ROAD.
The following timely and we'll considered article
from the Fayetteville Carolinian presents Gen Dock
cry in new light-that of having voted 70 lay upon
the table fthe House of Representatives measure
of relief to the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Still
Gen. D. processes to be foremost among the friends
OF internal improvements, especially if those inn
provements can be made with money begged from
the general government. The Carolinian says
"We published last week letter from Hon. VIII
liam S. Ashe to Mr.. Burr the Editor ofthe Whining
ton Herald, in explanation of the letter previously
written by him to Mr. Fulton of the Journal on the
subject of Gen. Dockerys vote in Congress in rela
ton to the extension of the time for the payment of
duties on railroad iron. Appended to the letter of
Mr.. Ashe were references to the pages of the Con-
greSsiona Globe, upon which he relied as authority.
An examination of the record, which we have since
made, fully su6stantiates Mr.. ashes statements.
We proceed now to give succinct history of the
matter, as contained in the Congressional Globe. .
On Saturday the 2Sth of August, 1852, in the
House of Representatives, ''Mr. Penn from the
mttee post Offices and post roads, reported bill
for the relief of the Memphis and Charleston,
and Tennessee River, the Coosa, New Orleans and
Jackson and the New Orleans & Opelousas and Great
Western Railroad Companies"
Mr.. Venable moved to amend the bill by insert
ing the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
Mr.. Hamilton moved to lay the bill and amend
ments the table, and upon that question demand
ed the yeas and nays. The question was taken and
decided in the negative-Gen. Dockery voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Parker then moved that the provisions of the
bill be extended to all Railroad companies build
ing or to be commenced within year.
Mr.. Allison moved to lay the bill upon the table.
The morning hour having about this time expired,
the further consideration of the bill superseded.
On the following Monday it came up in regular
order, and the question being upon Mr.. Alsons
motion to lay the bill upon the table, Mr. Allison
demanded the yeas and nays, which ordered.
The question was then put, and the result was yeas
90, nays 80, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Charles Allen, Allison Barrere,
Bibghaus, John H. Boyd, George H. Brown. Buell.
Curtis, Dawson, Dean, Dimmick, Disney, DOCKE-
RI, Duncan, Edgerton, Edmundson, Faulkner, Flo
renee, Floyd, Fowler, Henry M. Fuller Gamble,
Gaylord, Gilmore, Goodenow, Goodrich, Green,
Hamilton, Hammond, Hascall, Haven, Horsford,
John W. Howe, Ingersoll, Ives, Jenkins, Andrew
johnson, Daniel T. Jones, George W. Jones, j. Clan
cy Jones, George G. King, Preston King, Kuhis,
Kurtz, Letcher Mann, Martin, Mason, McNair, Hen
~ D. Moore, Morrison, Murray, Newton, Andrew
Parker, Pennman, Perkins, Phelps, Price, Reed Rich
ardson, Riddle, Robbins, ROBBIE Ross Savage, Schoon
mour, Shelton, Snow, Richard Fl. Stanton, Thaddcus
Stevens Thompson, Thurston, Townshend, Tuck,
Walbridge, Walsh, Washburn, Wells and Wildrick
80.
NArs-Messrs. Aiken, Willis Allen, William APP
pleton, Ashe Averett Thomas II. Bayly, Bissell, Bo
cock, Bragg, Breckenridge, Brenton Albert G. Brown,
E. Darlington Cable, Joseph Cable, Cdldacel, Lewis
D. Cambell, Thompson Campbell, Caskie, Chastain,
G. Davis, Doty, Eastman, Evans, Ewing, Fcklin,
Gentry Gorman Grey, Hail. Isham G. Harriss, Hart,
Hawks, Hendricks HEM, Holladay, Houston, How
ard, Thomas Y. How, Jackson, John Johnson, Rob
Queen, Meade, Miller, Millson, Melony, John Moore
-Norehead, Murphy, Outlaso Samuel W. Parker,
Penn, Polk, Porter, Powell, Schermerhorn, Scurry,
Stanfv, Friedrich P. Stanton Abraham P. Stephens,
IT, ,oIT,
Wallace Ward, Watkins, Addison White, Alexan-
der White, Wilcox, and Woodward-SO.
So the bill was laid on the table.
This BILL we grant, originally intended to be
partial in its operation, but the amendment of Mr..
Venable proposed to let in the Raleigh and CASTOR
road to the benefit of its provisions and the amend
ment of Mr. Parker proposed to let in the railroads
of the country generally 1t will be perceived that
on the table, all the North Carolina delegation Ex-
GEN. DoCKERY, voted in the negative, whilst he
stood solitary and alone for laying the bill upon the
table The bill was laid upon the table, and partly
through his nstrumentality. 1t is true that at the
time the bill laid upon the table neither the
amendment of Mr.. Venable nor that of Mr.. Parker
had been adopted, nevertheless, when the bill was
laid upon the table, it carried with it both of those
amendments sharing the fate of the bill.
Mr.. Ashe therefore, is sustained by the record.
If any doubts it, respectfully and earnestly
request that he call at the office of the North Caro-
liam aud examine the official records of Congress. If
the subject, will agree to retract it.
What we have said on this subject is not designed
as an attack upon Gen. Dockery, but as a vindica-
ton of Mr. Ashe Gen D. saw fit when at Will
mington, to hold up Mr.. Ashe useless represen-
tative account of his party affiliations, and want
of lberality to river and harbor improvements ar
guing that he could not carry through those meas
ures designed for the particular benefit of his
because he not sufficiently liberal to-
wards schemes in which they were not interested.
Mr.. Ashe retorts upon Gen. Dockery by showing
that in a certain vote which he gave when in Con-
gress he went against measure of relief calculated
to benefit the railroads of North Carolina well
those of the country generally"
CONGRESS-THURsDAY.
SESArE.-The joint resolution relative to surgeons
mates in the army of the revolution was considered
and passed also, the bill to constitute Madison in
the State of Indiana, port of delivery, and the bill
amendatory of certain acts creating the Office of
of the public lands in Oregon, &c.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the ind-