Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-23


upon which will devolve the election of two United
States Senators, to say nothing of other officers The
result of the voting will also express the decision CT the
people the claims put forward by the candidate OF tne
Democratic party by the candidate OF the opposition
who is not claimed acknowledged by the party which
supports him. while his position is repudated and dis
owned by the Democracy which he has abandoned and
seeks to divide.
1t is time now to take slight survey of the ground
to make review of the events of the canvass now
about cosngto post up the books, as were so that
we may strike balance and be the better able to decide
upon the merits of the controversy pending before the
people of North Carolina.
The first move in the actual contest for Governor and
perhaps for other things, the letter addressed by Mr.
McRae to Mr.. Dancy of EdgecOmbe published in No
vember last in which the writer dlaes upon the en-
barrassments of North Carolina and proposes his dis
tribution scheme as the nfable remedy. In that let
ter Mr. McRae speaking of internal improvements,
says -
"To the friends of extension | would say, any
sane man suppose that another dollar will be given by
way of State aid to any work in progress to be be-
gum"
And at Clinton he dwet upon the terrible debt of the
State and the heavy taxation already upon us and said
He (Mr. McRae) would not so for any further aid
to the Western n. G. Railroad, or the Wilmington,
Charlotte and Rutherford Road for any approprla
ton to the Fayetteville and Western Road
We make this last quotation from our own report Of
his speech at Clinton report the accuracy of which, so
far as the positions assigned concerned has never
been called in question Mr.. McRae further said on
the same OCCASION
Il would not recommend any measure that would add
m no indebtedness nj STATE"
This was in reply to the following statement of posi-
ton by Judge Ellis -
Mr.. McRae arose and stated that Judge Ellis had
said in Arson that he would recommend to the next Lc
gsature to make further appropriations tor the railroads
now in progress if the credit OF the State would allow.
He wished the position of himself and competitor dis
tinctly stated and understood
Judge Ellis said he had there taken the position which
he now repeated-that no new appropriation could be
needed for either the Wilmington Charlotte and Ruth
erford Road or the Western n. G. Road-that he be-
ieved the appropriations already made would be suf
Gent to complete these works. and at any rate could not
be exhausted for some years to comC- these apprO-
praons did not fully complete these works, he believed
that it would be right and polite for the State, when
the time came to grant the necessary assistance rather
than to let works which she had taken so large III
terest fail for want Of comparatively very small amount
of money. He would allow the Western n. G. Road
to progress simultaneously on both sides of the
tains He would recommend to the next Legislature to
treat the Fayetteville and Western Road well as it
has already treated either of the other two.
Let it be borne in mind that taxation, debt, eXpcnd
ture formed the hobby which Mr.. McRac rode in the
East-that is the hobby which the opposition press
es and orators in his interest riding in the East
especially in those portions in which internal improve
nents are least popular Down i'll Washington, Beau
fort county, and all along there, the changes rung
Of thr Democrats and of Judge
Ellis in particular.
Now, our private adviCeS from the West are TO the
effect that the canvass has assumed wholly different
aspect in that section The contest is as to the
railroad question, who is the best friend of Railroads
Mr.. McRae Or Judge Fills Thiss at total variance with
Mr. McRaes course in the East, and is so charged by
Judge Ellis. The K n papers assert that Judge Ellis
admits that Mr.. McRae all through the East, went fol
altering the Charter of the Western n c. Railroad SC
as to proceed simultaneously both sides of the noun
tains Judge Ellis docs not admit any such thing and
Mr.. McRae did not dc any such thing, at Clinton, Ke
Evansville Mosey Hail. of the discussions at all which
places we have receive accurate reports We ask the
attention both of the East and of the West to this matter
So decidedly antnternal improvement MIR. McRae il
the East that the Fayetteville Observer although ncncC
to support him. was forced to abandoned his causeorc
ed to regret that he had employed his great abilities tC
poison the public mind upon this subcct-the Observe,
adding, at the time that the expression used
in no invidous Or disrespectful sense.
Let us add few words about the Danvile Connec
ton Let us argue little with our felOw-ctzens O
the West and present few considerations founded,
trust upon common sense.
AS things stand, the East pays the largest amour
OF money. New Hanover pays as much as all the coun
ties in of the Western districts. The report of thu
Comptroller of the State will show this fact which We
do not mention in any spirit of complaint or dsparage
ment, but simply for the sake of calling attention tt
another matter. Internal Improvements are built fo
the purpose Of consolidating the interests and promoting
the prosperity of all sections of the State. There is
ought to be, mutually in these things If Eastern
money goes to build Western roads, it is because the
are State roads, and in the hope that compensatng nd
vantages will to the State and all sections of TIN
State, the East included but if this end is to be WHOLLY
deaed-if the roads west of Greensboro are to be tap
ped at that point and made feeders to Virginia line
and towns, what interest can the people east of tina
point be expected to feel in them, or how ca
they be expected to contribute their heavy share of tn
millions necessary for their construction? We on tn
Cape Fear not illibera although we ask for paus
and deprccate extravaganza or the needless expenditure
of money beyond means. But we must say that tn
East could only regard the construction of the Danvi
connection virtual and voluntary severance of tn
Western Roads from the commercial system of Nortl
Carolina, and their voluntary annexation to that
Virginia. Let ask Western delegates how they couc
approach an Eastern delegate and solicit his vote fo
any assistance to the Western extension with its rea
terminus in Richmond It would be substantially
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