Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-07

H Mr.. Cherry, the Senator from Berthe, re-
ferred in his place on Tuesday last to an article in
the last Standard in relation his course on inter-
nal improvements; and insisted that injustice had
been done him in the article.
We are certainly not disposed to msrepresent the
position of any Senator and do perceive that
VIC have done injustice to the Senator from Bertie
We gave facts from the record in relation to his
course on the Dan River and Yadkin Railroad; We
referred to what we regarded as "much apparent
difficulty on the Senator's part in supporting the
Western extension and taking his change of vote
on the Dan River and Yadkin measure as in instance
in point, we conrastcd his course on the subject of
improvements with that of Col Bggs, who had beenso
freely catechised by him to his internal improve
ment views and opinions.
That Mr.. Cherry had difficulty" in supporting
the Western extension is known, We think, to the
Senate. We remember that when he first cate
chised COL Biggs, he said in reply to Col B., that
he Thought" he would vote for the bi-he was
embarrassed by it as it was and desired to see it
amended in some respect or other, we do not rccol
lect in what; and then he added, think, that he
would say that lie would vote for the bill" Is it
not clear, then, that he had difficulty" on the
subject?
The report Of Mr.. Cherry's remarks on Tuesday,
which We have copied from the Star, will show his
own statement, i'll brief of his position in relation
to the Dan River and Yadkin Road We referred,
we had right to do to the Senator's change of
vote on that measure; and repeat we exhibited
in contrast with this the course of Col Biggs, which
We considered and still consider more consistent
on the subject of improvements than that of Mr..
Cherry.
Mr. Cherry has Inexperienced us if he supposes
We intended to produce the impression that he pre-.
tends to be for internal improvements and at the
same time votes against them. We intended to show
just the contrary. 1t is apparent, VIC think, that
the Senator is restrained by thevicws and feel
ings of his constituents in relation to a heavy
State debt; he cannot 60 far he desires 10
go, and hence, in judgment, his "difiicul-
ties" the subject. This is opinion, and
We are entitled to entertain and express it; and we
go further and say, what substantially declared
in our last article that -lr Cherry is not the
to lead tie Wig forces on questions Of Internal
improvement Mr.. Gmer, Mr. Graham, or Mr.
Haughton would, it seems to us, occupy such po-
sition, and could catechise Col. BiggS if they saw
fit to do so, with much more consistency and pro-
pricty than he can.
We made what considered legitimate COM
ment on Mr.. Cherrys course. If he cannot 60 far
for internal improvements he could wish, stand
by every vote he gives on the subject the fault is
not ours. He must take the consequences in tn
public prints, as well as before the Whig party
the State, of his own course exhibited in debate
and on the Journals of the Senate At any rate,
when lie comes forward to catcchise Col. Biggs he
opens the door to inquiries into his consistency
and as to his own position the subject; and he
must not expect exemption, under such circnmstan-
ces, from the comments criticism of the press.