Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-04-04
s From the Ashevio News
GEN. D0CKERY AND THE WESTERN EX.
TENSION.

lew days ago, at Jackson Court, friend csi!sui
my attention TO a late letter Of General Dockery,
copied by the Raleigh Register from the Fayette.
VILE Observer; but at too late day to enable me
to ask the favor Of your columns for reply there
to- in last weeks paper. 1t is the postscript of that
follows:
r. S.-Sincc my reply to the Standred was pre-.
pared friend placed in my hands the Warrenton
News with the following article.
"Wno Is 70 BIAuEy-Th following extract
from the Raleigh correspondence of the Asheville
News gives Western mans opinion the pro.
ceednss of the late Legislature. His opinion is en-
titled 10 the more weight he saw and heard for
himself The people of Western Carolina are too
spacious 10 be decievedby the plausible clap traps"
OF the INSCRIPTIONS opponents Of the Democratic
party. They can and will compare the vast differ
ence between the practice aud professions of the
Know Nothing leader, General Dockery.
We thus see that the counties West Of the Blue
Ridge have been slaughtered, therjust and reasona
Die expectations thwarted, and their members, as
one. of them expressed it in debate go home
phhcaly, with their fingers in their mouths! Where
does the blame of this thing liey
No party can be held exclusively responsible.
Both Implicated alike the record. The vote
on these questions not party, bnt a sectional
one. But the man on whom, of oil others the re-
sponsbility is the former internal improremea
candidate for GovcrnOr--Gen. Alfred Dockery. The
Western Extension bill providing for the promp;
cutting of the tunnel through the mountains, as a
State morf. had passed the Senate. In that body,
from its constitution the West is weakest In tho
Commons the two sections are more equally balanced,
1t regarded therefore that the battle was over.
BY the rules of tn. body, whcua bill had once
passed motion 10 reconsider is in order, unless
made on tie same day or by twelve co'ock OF the
DAY succeeding About eleven the Senator from
Redmond made his motion to reconsider, VIII ch
was finally adopted, and resulted in the death Of the
bill lie therefore, is entitled to The 'oad emincnco
the rnenviabe distinction, Of striking that death
bow. Nor was the honorable Senator content to
stop here in dealing out his faycrs to Western
people. On the very 'Yt day he made two eahor
ate and effective speeches aeains' the French Broad
bill, But it is useless TO d,nounce the gentleman.
lie announced that he expected again to ask
Office from the people, and on; Western friends can
therefore only render him their MGBkS
have never seen article Of t, sumo length
which contained greater number Of unnitigated
hlsehoodS, expressed and implied, than is contained
in the ctilsion of the above raleigh correspondent.
One or two Of them will notice
The writer says, on the very next day he made
two elaborate and effective speeches against the
French Broad BILL Now, sirs, | have never made
the first speech agains, the bill to the present mo-
ment. gave my reasons at the time for moving
re consideration, that wished to amend it only
and the two speeches made the day after were in
self defence, in reply to two violent and vindctive
personal as well as political assaults male by Spea-
kcr Avery, in which again assigned my reasons for
wishing TO reconsider and amend the bill Alter
the amendments bad been made as to leave the
old charter in form from Morgantion to Asheville
the new bill granting aid TO reach Morganton, and
all the aid asked on 40 miles West of Ashcvic, had
not warmer friend in the Senate than was.
Again he says, with the view to render my course
more oiiouS that said never expected to ask the
people again for office. This is false said never
exp, cted seat in Legislative body agaia.
Every development shows there is concert
of action to iniurc me, that stops but little short of
n criminal conspiracy.
ALFRED poCKERY.
II is pretty generally understood, in this section,
that was the Raleigh correspondent ofths News,
fact Of which think it probable Gen. Dockery
entertained shrewd suspicion while penning the
above, and shall reply under that presumption,
need not comment the vituperativc tone of
he letter. 1t is well known the writer does not
hold himself amenable to the "code of honor and
the world is not so harsh as TO expect Gen Dockery
to express himself, either in the tone The language,
or the sentiments, of gentleman.
From the multitude of my alleged "unmiligacd
falsehoods," he selects two. He magnan "ously
omits to conrovert the Rules" of the Senate, or
the records Of the Assembly, which principally con-
stitute the remainder Of my statements.
First, he denies that " on the very next day, he
made two elaborate and effective speeches against
the French Broad Bill" NV allusion was TO the
bill 10 amend the charter Of the Grcenville and
French Broad Railroad Company, commonly called
the a." French Broad Railroad Company" His dodge
Is, in affecting TO suppose that by the term " French
Broad lll," was meaEt the five sections lie sets
forth at one time incorporated, by amendment iatc
the Western n. c. Railroad Bill He cannot have
SO misunderstood He knows ar. amenary erDS
an amendment is got bill, nor is the word used
to denote sections Of ahothor bill. Nor could he
easily have forgotten. lie procssed to consider the
French Broad Railroad Bill very important one
and knows it was generally designated by that name.
Though he might, therefore, at first glance, have
mistaken the d7y meant he coud not easily, UNI
Intentionally, have mistaken the bill meant. aga
in assert that " on the very next day Of my rccn
lection, which think can rely is correct as to
the day the bill came npD after the death OF the
bill" (WeSern n. c. RailroadJ he made two ella
borate and effective speeches against the French
Broad Bill" II the Senator to deny this, his
assertion Is untrue. If he means to say he alludcs
10 the sections of the other bill In question, by the
name French Broad bill, /" he prevaricates. he
really dit believe the former t. be meant, when the
latter was named, he is remarkably obusc. am
disposed to acquit him Of the last count of the in
dictmcnt, and rely strongly on the two first.
Again. he pronounces my statement, that he said
he never expected again to ask Office from the pro
pie, false. That he said he "never expected a seat
in legislative body again" My understanding of
ms announcement, and bcueYc tlat OF the senate
-as think cop'd show il it were worth while
was according to my version But If he wishes, |
am willing to accept his amendment. We ave to
presume then, that possibly he may he again be.
fore US, for our votes. In that event there is hope
yet Cor him that he may be once more a Jealous
Western Railroad man.
/ have answered the charge of " falschood." Mex,
time Gen Dockery undertakes tn publish so wantor
and insoent libel, would advise him to dash it a
little stronger with tjict
A few remarks on the body of the letter. Gen.
Dockery endravors, in it, TO make Mr.. Avery and |
myself responsible for the loss, from Mr. Avery's |
bill, of the sections already referred TO, "a to lS)
prc7idng State aid, on certain contingencies, from |
Asheville to Paint Rock. Let us see now plain
tale shall put him down"