The true Democrat., 1855-08-21
Advanced Backwards. Ehi


 The following from the Gazette is charac- teristic of Dr. Borland:
 We have said that the Governor has ad- vanced backwa,ds in religion. His policy has always been to advance the State backacards; and we think the ides of next August will show 1 that he has aduancd hinaself backwards with the people,"
 This quotation is piece of barefaced misre- presentation of Goy. Elias M Conway that is almost without parallel. The charge is that Gov. CONWAY has " advaced the State Jack- aodrds'' Now for the facts. In 1852, when Gov. Conway entered upon the discharge of the executive office, there was in the State, taxable property to the amount of nearly Jorty-three millions of dollars In 1854 the taxable property was nearly fJty-nine nul- hons-having increased, in two years of his ad- ministration, nearly sirteen millions cfdoNars!
 This looks like advancing bachwmds" with a vengeance!
 | And again:
 1 When E. N. Conway was elected Governor of the State, the Treasury was heavily burden ed with an issue of scrip for the ordinary ex- penscs of the government, which it was not able to redeem State scrip a0as ct discount. NoaU, all the scrip has been redeemed and there is, at this moment, nearly $6O,OOO ill the Trea- sury. Instead of issuing Treasury warrants, which were always at discount, the State Treasury is paying specie. This too looks like advancing the State backwards-don't it Doe tor? eh
 And again:
 Since Gov Conway was installed into office he has done what no other Governor before him, ever was able to effect. He has opened the doors of the Real Estate Bank, and pro- cured admission for officers of the State to ex- Famine into its affairs. Gov. Roane called the Real Estate Bank sea7el booh'' Gov Con- way has broken the seal and laid the book open to the public view.
 And more:
 He has caused State bonds and coupons to the amount of seuen Hundred and forty y-oae Mou- sarld dollars, for which the credit of the State was pledged, to be filed with the Treasurer of State and cancelled Thus settling and forever plotting out nearly three quarters of a million of the States indebtedness. Does this look like aduancing Jachwards?
 If these acts of CoNwAY's have advanced the State Jockaoards, what would you call, Doc tor, advancing it torvard2 We should like ve- ry much to be informed.
 Dr. Borland's animosity against Gov. Con- way is so violent and inveterate that it is i'm possible for him to do the Governor the plain est act of justice. The faithful execution of the law against the Real Estate Bank, the dis mission of the old officers who have controlled it for thirteen years, and the apl ointment of new ones, who are made responsible to the Chancery Court for their acts, have, more than any thing else, inllamed the patriotic anger of the Doctor against the Governor.
 From having been, few years ago, the bold est in his war upon what he denounced as the corruption of the Real Estate Bank, he is now loudest in his denunciations of Gov. Conway for having laid the hand of the Executive up on that institution and throwing it's doors open to the public Such is the change that has ta- ken place in the feelings of Doctor Borland within the last few years, What has produced it. we shall take occasion soon to speak off, In the meantime, We leave it to the people to decide between l'r. Borland and Gov Conway, whether the State has advanced Jochwa,d or Jorwad.