The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-01
WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE AND
RUTHERFORD RAIL ROAD.

pay their subscription OF S~Vo,OOO' uIl4oSs
the road shall proceed directly to their city
as an independent road, alleging that
such was the understanding when the sub
scription was made. The following cores
pondepce ON the subject appears in the
Wilmington papers.
WILHINGTON, n. c.
Holmes Hotel, June 81, 1856.
The Board of Directors of the w. Z. o.
R. r. r. Company, met according to ad-
! iournment, and adopted the following reso-
luton:
Resolred, In order that there may be no
misunderstanding in this matter, that we re-
iterate the assurance that, without the alq
of this subscription, the road, East of Char
| lotte must he abandoned, while that portlcn
west of Charlotte will he built, ct the ex-
| pense of the State of North Carolina, for
the commercial benefit of another State.
WLsuNGTON, June 10, 1856.
| SIR: The Board of Directors of the Will
mington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
| Company is now in session, and DESTROYS
! to proceed with the consideration of the inn
| portant question of locating the Eastern
| terminus and line of the road. Itis deemed
! desirable to know when it will be convenient
/ to the corporation of Wilmington to dis
charge the present obligation Of ten thous-
sand dollars we now hold upon it, and what
| in stalments, in the future, will be most ac-
ceptible TO you and those with whom you
act, in behalf of the town of Wilmington
An early answer is invited, as the mem
bers of this Board are about to separate and
NAV not again meet for a considerable
time. Very respectfully,
H. w. GUION, President.
To o. G. PARSLEY, Esq, Mayor, &c.
OFFICE COMMISSIONERS OF Town OF }
WILMINGTON, June 20, 1856.
At meeting of the Commissioners of the
Town of Wilmington, held in their Hall this
afternoon, His Honor, the Mayor presented
q communication from H. W. Guion, Presi-
dent of w. C. &. r. r. R. Company
Whereupon, after due consideration, the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor be requested
to reply, on the part of this Board. to the
communication of III. w. Guion, President
of the w. c. & r. L. r. Company, dated
10Th June, and received this day, and state
that the Commissioners of the Town cannot
see any reasonable hope of completing the
Railroad, either from the Town of W lining
ton, or from the west bank of the Cape
Fear with the psesent means and prospects
of the Company; ana, therefore, they do
not feel justified, at the present time, in
waving or Withdrawing the restrictions and
conditions heretofore placed upon their cor
porate subscription-that, while they feel
compelled by eve-y sense of duty to guard
against involving the town in heavy debt,
for tho prosecution of any scheme which
does not afford a reasonable guarantee of
success, they are yet ready and anxious at
any moment, to do all in their power to aid
and further any project for building the w.
c. & r. r. r., which in their Judgment,
does afford such 2 reasonable guarantee of
its successful completion.
II. P. RUSSELL, Clerk pro. tenn.
In reference to the above, the Whining
ton journal says: The action of the Town
Commissioners has caused q deep feeling
of excitement in our city, and the friends
of the road from distance appeared dis
appointed, and gave free utterance to their
chagrin, plainly avowing their belief that
by means of this course on the part of the
Commissioners the road was dead, and that
they must look elsewhere for an outlet
Our visitors certainly carry away with them
unfavourabie impressions, both in regard to
the prospects of the road and the spirit of
" ilminSt towards it. We trust that all
these impressions may turn out to be I'M
founded, and that every thing will yet come
right
The Wilmington Herald says: 1.-THE
sudden and unexpected check received by
the Wilmington, CHARLOTTE and Rutherford
Railroad at the hands of our Town Author
tiles, is by no means, as some persons think,
a virtual killing of the enterprise. 1t only
amounts to this The Commissioners do
not think tic action of the late town meet
ing is q sufficient warrant in Ldw to Justify
them in resembling the restrictions and con-
" HuPoS'u uPOh lHe corporate SuO- |
scriPtions, and therefore they decline re-
scinding them. That is the whole matter
in n nutshell. What remains then to be
done! Shall we quarrel concerning the
relative merits of the rival routes proposed, !
and lose the road entirely by dissensions
among ourselves Or shall we proceed to
give the Authorities full and undoubted
power to carry ont the wishes of the people |
as clearly exhibited at the recent town
meeting9 fit is necessary to begin anew,
let us d" so. If the law requires thirty |!
days notice and then vote of the people, |
let us give the notice and take the vote
1t is matter of very great Importance, and
calls for the exercise of the fullest caution,
but at the same time it likewise calls for $ !
prompt action as legal construction will al |
low. We are for the Road. We want the |
direct route from town if we can get it, but !