Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-06-25

or to reject the claims of others. The writer of this
article had the honor to be member of the Con-
ventions of 1s4S and 1862 and together with all the
delegates in attendance from this State, voted for
Mr.. Buchanan as long as Pennsylvania herself held
up his name. But there, can be no unkind feeling
between the Democrats of Virginia and North Car
olina. Such thing is impossible. They will stand
together in heart and in action and the only rivalry
will be as to which State will give BUCHANAN and
BRECKENRIDGE the largest majority in November next.
Mr.. GILMERs ATTACK ON THE DIRECTORS OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA RoAD.-The Greensboro Patriot
and other X. n papers, at the instance, no doubt,
of Mr. Gilmer, endeavorns to break the force of
our statement in relation to his unprovoked, unjust
and ungenerous attack the Directors of the North
Carolina Railroad. We now repeat that our state
ment is strictly correct and Mr.. Gmcr knows it to
be so. He charged that the Road was badly conduc-
ted-that its bridges were uncovered and unprotec-
tedthat its property of various kinds was going to
decay-that all the Directors were inefficient aud
incompetent; and when pressed by Gov. Bragg to
name Directors he singled out Messrs. Dick and
Dortch as especially untitled for their places. Now,
Mr. Gilmer was himself for one or two years Di-
rector in this Company. How did he acquit HIM
self? How much money did he and the former ad-
ministraton of the Road leave on hand, with which
| to cover bridges, and to do other work, which he
now considers SO essential? These matters, We
learn will be looked into in due time, and the facts
laid before the public. But does any one believe
that if Mr.. Gimer's particular friend, John w.
Thomas, and others that might be named, had been
in the Directory, and if Gov. Morehead had still been
at the head of the Company, that this attack would
have been made?
| 1t is not our purpose to enter into labored de-
fence of the President the Directors Of the Road
They do not need it Their energy, their devoted
ness to duty, their acs and the increasing prosper
ity of the Road all speak for them. Mr.. Fisher, the
President in his determination, and, We may add,
in his constant anxiety to the Road prosper and
meet the expectations and the hopes OF the people
of all parties almost liues upon it. Nothing escapes
his attention. AS general rule, his subordlnates
| ON the Road are active and faithful and the Road
is conducted at little expense any Road in the
| whole country. One of Mr. Gilner's organs, for
example, objects to the very reasonable salaries at
present paid to officers and this in the face OF the
fact that under former administrations OF the Road,
the Chief Engineer was paid 1000 per annum,
with the privilege of receiving $4,000 more per an
NUN for other servces,-and this, no doubt, with
Mr.. Gmer's concurrence and approval. Capt. AL
len among others, is referred to as inefficient and
| lazy-as !rding out in the cool Of the morning on
| a hand car to attend to his duties," when it is
known in all this community and along the line Of
the Road, that no man can be found who cares as
little for the heat of the sun he does, who is
more energetic laborious in whatever he takes in
hand.
The Wilson Sentinel, published near the home of
Mr.. Dortch, thus speaks of that gentleman and OF
the course of Mr.. Gimer in this matter:
Now, we are personally unaequainted with Mr. GIlmer,
Nothngsm and very timents prominent poit
ica questions he naturally gentleman of liberal and
of him. touching disposition which chivalrous
lie slander character for the purpose of hav
in his recent attack on Mr. Dorch as Railroad Director
msed doubtless by misrepresentation from some quar-
be has erred most ar4@ against truth and W justice
Dorch has been known from infancy will scarcely thank
him for IT, In what pray does M Dortshs nsompe,eney m
siona integrity energy and punctuaty IN courtesy OF
conduct and whole character toned to every high sen
of honor Mr. Dortch certainly stands second to no
in this State Mr.. Dorch in unguarded hour, al
lied himself with the h. N. order but his honest democrat
c impulses brought him out from the uncean connection
in few hours The next day, we believe 1t was scarcely
longer after his temporary lapse land how many democrats
the open light Of heaven in the most unqua
fled dcnunciaons of Know Nothngsn and stated every
body remembers that gentleman, consistently ach the
dgy pertaining to such character could continue asso
| ateI aUth such body"
Was that the reason why Mr.. Gilmer singled out
Mr.. Dortch9 Did he hope to make capital in Wayne
County by pcrpetuating the unpleasant feeling in
that quarter, occasioned by Mr.. Dortch's brief
necton with the X. N. faction? Whatever his OBJ
ject may have been, we learn from those who know
that there are 10 better and no useful Direc-
tors in the Company than Mr.. Dick and Mr.. Dortch /;
and that the latter especially from his location has
had it in his power to render and has rendered most
important and valuable service in many respects.
Mr.. Gmer and his few disgruntled friends along
the line of the Road disappointed because they
were not made Directors by Gov. Bragg, are not
likely to add either to their character internal
improvement men, or to their popularity, by this
movement
Mr. AvERY's SPEECH IN New YoRK.-We copy to-
day, from one of the New York papers, the SUBJ
stance of the remarks delivered by W. Avery, Esq,
of this State, at the great ratification meeting in that
City on the 18th inst. The report of what MIR.
Avery said is imperfect but it was hurried to the
press reports of speeches always are on such oc-
casons, and he had no time either to write out what
he did say or to revise and correct the report The