Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-04-04
J RAILROAD MEETINGs-THE VICE.

Il meeting held IN Newton, at which n dst. :"
ton was evinced to prosecute with eneryv H.,
struction of the read west from Salisbury
cess to them Let railroad penetrate the ~.
talfs OF our own State and it will create a ro, !
ton there. making it not only the garden sn.. =.
i the State, but of the Union.
One of the editors, at least, of this paper n,,s
es to know something of Western North Ca,.r,
4 and OF the wants and character Of its peo,lp
ed IN their mountain misunderstanding out from, Il
markets of the world-cut off from iptero,u
with the surrounding country. they have had ~.
/ inducements to produce more than WIS sniff;
for home consumption. The result has been ~"
the rich valleys have either been badly cultivated
Or not cultivated at all. Open to them a marL,,
give them an Involvement to produce sprrIn,
and they will raise ten times the quantity of ,r,;'
and vegetables that they now do.
| Nor is this all. The water power Of that ror;,,
is sufheIent to turn the machinery of the worll.
and with railroad facilities capital will be irvi,o1
there, manufactures will spring up, the population
will beco ne more dense, labor will be diver,6.I
and the valleys will TEEN with bold, free am, ON
ightened people. The mountain slopes will /,
covered with vineyards, and will rival ~suurr
France. +" Wool can also be produced in aImos,
any quantity, and will soon become ali i,nnort.n.
article of commerce there while f1ocks and herd,
will cover "a thousand hills )" The mineral >.
sources too, which we believe have, as yet, been
merely touched, will then be developed.
Letnone suppose that this picture is overwroupbt
No one acquainted with that region will think 50
those that are not, can scarcely appreciate if
Those who have never seen them can form I'm,
faint idea of the sublmity of the scenery, the fer
tilily of the valleys, and the ever chan yiny but
ever beautiful aspect of the country.
We trust that its people will come forward with
united front and hearty will, and push on tba
road to completion. Patriotism and Interest com.
bne to prompt them to put forth their energies
and we believe they will do it. The State has at
last evinced disposition to do them Justice in aid
ing them to overcome the barriers bv which thew
are surrounded, and we doubt not they will avail
themselves of the profered assistance.
Eg We clip the following from the WilmiDa.
ton Commercial:
Mr.. MCGOWAN. The following appears in seve.
If ha
true, the " ARRAY at Weldon" bears very different
aspect from what has been generally supposed The
reader will observe that it inflicts one of the high
est insults, on the part of MCGOWAN.
we hope, for the sake of truth and the honor of
human nature, the Standard, or some other Demo.
cratic paper, will obtain and publish the facts indie
pendent of party considerations or party influence
If not, it should come from some other quarter,
Let justice be done:
IN, Gowan, we are told, wrote a very insulting
of n in rb I., tI,,
the Postmaster General turn him from his Office as
Postmaster at Spring Hill, and put man in office
whose wife. like Caesars, was above SUSPICION
This gives an entirely new aspect to the atfray and
indicates that MCGOWAN, although an IIishnan was
not a martyr the Wise press would have us be.
lieve 1t seems that the anti Know Nothing organs,
IN their desperation, will resort to any means to
make party capital, even from an affrav in which
husband and son resent an insult to a wife and
MOTHER
We must say, however, from our knowledge of
Mr.. MCGowAN's character, want proof that he
intentionally perpetrated this great insult-and
should not be surprised if he made bull in The
premises, and instead of saying, as he intended
Postmaster should be like Caesars wife above
he Numbered into the expression. "A
postmaster should hare wife, like Caesars, above
MIR. MCGOWAN has no copy of the letter he
wrote to Mr.. Everett 1t was written in pencil
marks. and probably hastily. But he assures us
hat the above is incorrect He alluded TO some
eports in the neighborhood against Mr.. Everett.
nd added that a public officer SHOULD be like
;sesar's wife. above suspicion" He did not even
now that Everett had wife He did threaten
IT, E. that he would try to have him turned out
his office as postmaster.
The following is Mr.. Everett's letter to Mr.. Me-
rowan. to which Mr. MEG. replied. After stating
is account against Mr.. MEG. he saws:
Sir, You will here find statement of your ac
ount with me. which must be settled M immpd-
telv or shall take steps to get it. It is not the
mount think so much of but it is the DISPOSE
on you have oftrying to chouse me out Of it.
At the bottom of this letter is the following
y the magistrate who had Everett and his FIRMS
custody at Weldon, after Mr. Nee had sworn
re peace against them, and which induced him
come out of the car, when the attack was made
pom him
t" The language is retracted at the bottom of
lis Dill referring we suppose to the above letter
the ehd OF Everett's account-EDs. upon con-
tion that the whole of your note is retractod.
his, am authorized to say, on the part of Mr..
verett and his friends
RICHD. B. PARKER"
March 5, 1855.
We may here state that we learn that Everett
I'd his accomplices have been admitted to bail and
e at large ~