Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-20
Out Plainly at Last.

We like to see people out in their true coIors
and show their real sentiments and therefore we
like 10 see The way in which the Fayetteville Oossr-
yer of 17b inst let's out its real feelings with regard
to the Deep River Work-its hopes of the failure OF
that work.
Immediately under its editorial head, it publishes
an extract from what it endorses as "a Sensible
Letter. in which the writer says, think that every
man who has any interest in the coal fields should
now come forward and help out your road. The
River must go down-it cannot sustain itself-Judg-
ing by past experimentation large sums OF money,
and this the Company are unable to raise"
The aniYnus of such arguments for the road, en-
dorsed as thew are by the Observer is too apparent TO
be overlooked. But whether the Observer and its
correspondent really think that the river must go
doaon, or whether they only adopt this amiable and
friendly mode of eleclioneering for another work. We
lean to the opinion that their pleasant anticipatlons
will fail of being realized. 1t is very pretty and
highly consistent no doubt for the Observer and its
conireres labor for the defeat of the River and TO
prophecy and anticipate that it must go do0n, while
at the same time they make hue and cry over the
failure of the Legislature 10 extend aid to tall this
is perfectly consistent with their scheme of hatchng
up party capital upon false grounds and from lrree'
want circumstances, but this attempt Is more certain TO
90 do1On under inevitable exposure and detection than
that the Deep River Work is go do10n under such
election erug as is now brought 10 bear against it
The Deep River will not go down, in pursuance of the
prophecies and hopes Of those who plainly exhibit
their desire to rise upon its ruins and in spite OF its
opposition" But for the bitter spirit displayed by
friends of the Road towards the other work, one al
least would have been secured. Depend upon 1t the
people of Wilmington are not 80 easily driven from
the pursuit their just and proper objects, and they
stand not alone in their desire TO put through" this
work-ths great State work.
We have not now one word to take back that we
have said in favor of the road. The people of
Wilmington have no endorsement to withdraw, for
their endorsement of that work freely and hon.
estIy given but surely if ,nything could awaken
feelings of bitterness and hostility that work. it is
the bitterness and hostility towards other works. dis
played by those who put themselves forward as the
friends of the road-who with oil their astuer
are unable to conceal their exultation the sup
posed going down OF the work on the river.
In another article. headed " Not so Sanguinary,"
the Observer becomes funny after its peculiar manner
by asking if the Journals party friends in some be-
nighted quarter have been down upon it, and then
refers TO Long creek, elc. we nave not SUBSCRIBER
who does not understand meaning perfectly, and
the only benighted quarter in which our remarks
sudiousy not understood is the Office of the Fayette
vile Observer, But if the editors of the Observer
aUW insist upon having somebody's windpipe severed,
suppose they try their hands frs, upon their
own party friends, Dockery and Christian, the pa
rents of the Cheraw and Coal Fields Road.
The Observer in this article alIudes 10
brief absence-to our spending week in Washing
ton City. Perhaps it may be an aggravation of the
offence, that our sole and exclusive business there
had reference 10 the interests of the town, and no
more connection with party politics than We con
ceive the question of internal improvements in North
Carolina egitimately has, and that is, none at all.
Among the shining lights of the Democracy,
meeting with whom in Washington, furnishes the
Observer with the occasion of sneer there was one
a native and citizen of its town, whom no one
can meet without pleasure, pleasure only allowed
by the feeling that his physical health and strength
not proportional 10 the warmth of his heart and
the activity of his mind. We allude to the Hon
James c. Dobbn. With his broad and comprehen-
sve views of State Improvements could fully coin
eide. In his absence from petty prejudices could
heartily rejoice. Would that the same spirit were
more generally difused. Would that it pervaded to
greater extent the public opponents of opinion and
feeling in his beloved Fayetteville.