Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-11-28

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terprise pushing it forward under the most favor-
i able auspices.
q In Tennessee and Kentucky the work is being
! vigorously prosecuted. The Tennessee Company
have let out contracts for thirty miles grading, to-
wards the North Carolina line, which will terminate
| within 10 miles of the road in South Carolina,
| touching at Spartanburg; which, when completed
and the connection is made will bring us into mme-
date communication with the net work of the roads
| in East Tennessee, already built and in course of
| construction. This connection, when made, either
by Spartanburg of Greenville, will command the
best and easiest pass in the Blue Ridge-n fact the
only capable of being overcome without tun.
mel or stationary motive power.
| The company in North Carolina, whose duty it
will be to fill up the gap referred to, closing at the
line of this State, to be organized this day, 0he
| I4th instantly and it remains to be seen, whether
the PEG pie of South Carolina, through their legsa
tive capacity, will aid the enterprise by appropria
tons similar to those granted to like enterprises
and thus inaugurate one of the most complete, II
not the completest chain of intercommunicaton be-
tween the seaboard of South Carolina and the rich
and teeming valleys of Tennessee and Kentucky.
1t is to be hoped that the financial condition of
our treasury department will warrant liberal APP
preparation to the furtherance of this enterprise,
which is of equal Importance to the people of the
State as the Rabun Cap or any other similar work
already begun.
If the Legislature of our State will appropriate
suffciency to lay down the superstructure to the
line, and put on the running Stock the work will be
accomplish.
A correspondent, writing from North Carolina, re-
ferring to this enterprise which should be regarded
of the utmost Importance, remarks:
"By an appropriation of this sort, the most I'M
questionable guarantees of good faith toward the
State will be given for you will that the dis
lance being ascertaned, and the track, as preced-
ent condition, being prepared ready for the super
structure before the State is called the appropriate
anything, uncertainty exists to the amount to
be subscribed danger that the funds of the State
will be expended without completing the road and
securing all the benefits to be realized from such
No will fn ntai6 NM hose
terms. We know the ground to be occupied, and
resources and confidently believe that the per-
interested along the line, and south of u.s. are
able to grade the track, if your State will do the
balance"
The importance of the enterprise is well under
stood, and, we doubt not properly appreciated, by
the mercantile community of this State, who look
forward with much anxiety to its completion; when
the superabundance of the productions of the soil
of those fertile valleys in North Carolina, Tennes
see and Kentucky will be emptied into the lap OF
South Carolina, whose seaport town will become
the great exporting and importing mart for the peo
pie of the West. and trust that the efforts which
will be made this winter to the successful
prosecution of the work, will be crowned with
abundant success. Carolina Times
GENERAL JACKSON AND JUDGE DoUGLAs--Whe
the Abolitionists and Know Nothings continual
ly heaping on the head Of distinguished Senator
all manner of abuse, and with Greeley at their head,
they will not suffer him to visit his constituents in
peace and do that which every public man ought to
do-go among his friends and constituents from
time to time, to know if he has their confidence and
is truly representing thcm-we, as conductor of a
public journal, wish to recall what of our best
and greatest patriots thought of our Senator
when he had chance to express his sentiments of
public man, then, in 1914, quite young man and
politician The fact may be found in the life of
jackson page III, entitled thus: Interview with
Judge Douglas While attending the Nashville
Convention of August, 1914, we visited the Hermit
tage (ony twelve miles distanD in company with
Judge Douglas of Illinois, and some of our fellow
citizens. The Hermitage was crowded with people
from almost every State, who had been invited thith
er by the venerable patriot the day succeeding the
venvention. Governor Clay of Alabama was near
Gen. Jackson, who was himself sitting sofa in
the hall of his residence, and each entered, Gov.
Clay introduced him to the hero, and he passed
along. When Judge Douglass thus introduced,
Gen. Jackson raised his still brilliant eyes, and
gazed for a moment in the countenance of the Judge
still retaining his hand.
care you the Mr.. Douglas of Illinois, who de-
livered speech last session on the subject of the
fine imposed me for declaring martial law at New
Orleans? ?" asked Gen. jackson.
a have delivered speech in the House of Re-
representatives. upon that subject" was the modest
reply of our friend.
"Then STOP" said Gen. jackson, d" sit down here
beside me! desire to return you my thanks for
that speech. You the first man that has
relieved my mind on a subject which has rested on
it for thirty years. My enemies have always charged
me with violating the Constitution of my country
by declaring martial law at New Orleans; and my
friends have always admitted the violation, but haYe
commended that the circumstances justified me in
that violation. | could understand how it
that the performance of solemn duty to my
country-a duty which, if had neglected to per-
FORM would have made traitor in the sight of
God and man-coud properly be pronounced vio-
ation of the Constitution. l felt convinced in my
own mind, thai was not guilty of such heinous
offense; but never could make out legal ustifi-
cation of my course, has it euer been DONE Sir,
until you the floor of Congress, at the late ses
sion, established it beyond the possibility Of cavil
or doubt. l thank you for that speech; it has
lievcd my mind from the only circumstance that
rested painfully on it. Throughout my whole life
never performed an official act which viewed as
violation of the Constitution of my country, and
can now 60 down to the grave in peace with
perfect consciousness that have not broken any
period of my life the Constitution laws of my |
country"
Such the words of Gen. jackson at his last |
levee, for he died shortly after,) addressed
just beginning his bright of public useful |
ness. These words, too are for the American peo- |
pie, as we'll as for Judge Douglas. They show how |
that great and good man revered The Constitution |
of his country, and that in performing noble
and necessary act to protect life and property when
he told he had violated that sacred instrument,
his heart troubled, so careful was he to pre-
serve that charter of liberties. Who does not
wish that the old heros feelings and love for
try and Constitution could be infused into every
American heart? We should hear, then, no more
croakngs about the value of the Unon"-no more
trailing the American flag in the dust on the Fourth
Of July, as has been done by Abotonists in the
East D..