Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-09-22


Register.
How has the error been corrected? The Phla-
delphia Convention declared that leach member
shall be at liberty to make known the existence of
the order, and the fact that he AinseZfs member"
and that is all. The Editor of the Register if he
be K. N, is solemnly sworn not to tell that ony
one else besides himself is Gmem6er; and if interro
gated, he must stand mute evade the question.
Nor is he enjoined to make known the fact that he
is member-he is only g at liberty " to do so, and
may dolso or not, just as he chooses Ifhe gain
any thing by being silent, why he may be so but
If he can make proselytes, or advance political OBJ
jects by stating the fact, he is s. at liberty do
so! Call you that removal of the veil of secresy?
Again Know Nothngs solemnly swore, when
they joined the ORDER to keep secret the fact that
they were members; and up to the adjournment of
the Philadelphia Convention they did Did these
Popes assembled at Philadelphia take this oath for
the thousands of their brethren in all parts Of the
country and therefore have the shadow of
u right to absolve them therefrom2 What would
be thought of Judge, who after witness had ia
ken solemn oath in Court, should tell the witness
thot he a0as a6sol0ed from part Of his oaih and
might swear, not swear, as he should choose to
a portion Of what he knew? Why, one of the
highest crimes-one of the most dangerous assump-
Nothngs upon the Pope of Rome is, that he pos
the power of absolving persons from their
oaths of allegiance and yet here we have these
same Know Nothing leaders doing this Gerry thing
for their followers from Maine California! They
denounce the Pope, and yet out-Pope the Pope in
the way OF granting absolution! they denounce
Foreigners and foreign influence, and yet in their
platform expressly insite immigrants to this country
from Europe!-they profess to respect the " civil
and religious rights all, and yet swear to exclude
all Catholics and all persons OF foreign birth from
office they affect disgust for the wild hunt after
office which characterizes the age, and yet they
attempting to monopoIZe all the offices for
themselves! A few observations explanations
from the Register these points, will be g thank
fully received and duly appreciated. ~
The Register admits the order has been n
ror'' TO its secrecy-but assuming that the
sy has been removed says "a dead error cannot af
feet a living truth" Whoever heard of dead
error? " The evil that do lives after them "
the error is of record-it has sunk into the mind
and into the morals of the country, and will not die
upon command, be resolved, nor voted, nor
wished out of existence.
- As an act of justice to Col. Walter Gwynn,
and for the nfoi nation of the public, copy be-
low, from Gov. Morchead's Report to the last Leg
isature, facts in relation to the estimates for
the North Carolina Railroad. 1t is proper also 10
state in this connection that the Portsmouth and Ro
anokc Railroad built for 81 600 less than the
original estimates for the same by Col. Gwynn and
that the actual OF the WILMINGTON and Weldon
Road SIS. 900 less than Col. Gwynn's estimates
Ectruct JrOBt the COMMUNICATION or H. " NOrehcad
President Of tie v. {. RuIroHd, to tie LeyisAt
tu1e Of IS54-55.
AZ nv he eStim % submitted it will
pear that the Road, when fully completed and
equipped, will cost, as per exhibit A-Sl ,23o,3 $780,
over and above the three millions; it may seem to
them, who do not understand the subject, that the
original estimate of S., 4O5, 1872 made by the Chief
Engineer and adopted by the Board, was wide of the
mark, and erroneous in its calculations.
If any such impression be made, it is due to
the Chief Engineer, and to the BOaru, with whom |
had the honor then to act in adopting the first est-
mate that it be removed. y snort examination of
the subject will excite surprise at the accuracy of the
first estimate.
That estimate made, to ascertain what
would be required, to construct the Road, and fairly
put it in operation and the Chief Engineer after
tmating that the Roadway would cost So, 165, 332-
the workshops and fixtures 500, OOO-proceeds to
say: The number OF Locomotives and their trains
depend of course entirely the amount of business
and may be increased as the wants of the Company
require. 1t is not usual to embrace in the original
estimates and charge TO capital more than bal ly
sufficient to put the hoad into operation, and with
uncomfortable additions, carry it through, and
bic it to do the business of the first year. With
this restriction, 1 submit the following estimate
viz
The Engineer then estimates for ten Locomotives
six passenger, four Baggage and eighty Burthen
Cars at Sl39, SOO--whch sum added to the prece-
ding sums gives So, 405 1872 for the Road way, equip
ment and w or< shops
The estimates now presented to you, are intended
to show what sum will be required to complete the
Road, all necessary buildings and appendages and
to equip it in style commensurate with its impor-
lance.
By these estimates the entire cost will be 1885,,
300 (being the whole amount contained in exhibit
A. over and above the three millions already sub
scribed.)
By exhibit A. it will be the motive
power yet to be contracted for, amounts
to the sum of $3.50, 800
By reference to the accompanying print
ed Report at page 3 |, will be seen the
motive power already contracted for,
and the most of which is already receiv-
ed, which may be put down at cost of 221, $50
Thus making the motive power cost $5IO750
Deduct estimate for motive power in first
estimate, 139soc
The increase for motive power is $37o,s5o
To this may be added the estimate for
Houses, for Overseers and hands,
which might be, but ought not to be,
dispensed with, viz 10000
Also may be added at least the sum of
$40 900, rendered necessary in the
tirnate for additional sheds for Locomo-
tiveS and Coaches 10000