Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-20
The Fayetteville Observer.


The Observer came down some time since with long
diatribe against Wilmington, although ostensiby drec
ted against the Journal That affair we laid aside until
after the election being unwilling to reply upon the i'm
mediate impulse of the moment lest we might uncon-
scousy permit some Of the unchristian spirit OF the
Observer to creep into our remarks. When we did re-
ply it was calmly and without irritation. We did not
abuse the Observer. So much for the Observers re-
mark that we amused ourselves by abusing it. It says
further, that "peope in Wilmington, who know any
thing of the Observer know that the Journal does not
speak truly concerning it." That we are willing to
leave with the people in Wilmington who know the
Observer" and who know nothing of its feeling towards
Wilmington, but all uncharitableness and constant
effort to create prejudice and perpetuate arrangement
It is convenient for the Observer TO forget all that
really constitutes the record between Wilmington and
Fayetteville. II go back seventy years to pitch in
to Timothy BloOdworth for whose acts his constituents
were not responsible while it cannot bear reference to
comparatively recent facts, because they might tend to
show that the Observer asserts what the rCastate of the
question of the Old Western Road all out with the VIII
mngton papers years since and has disposition to
quarrel it all over again The Observer chooses the
any discussion, especially with Wilmington. It immc-
diately qayye 1t to have no other idea OF the
thing than quarrelng although reference to the
Old Western Road was totally free from the slightest
appearance Of feeling We simply stated facts. These
things the Observer does not like 1t flares up and says
we abuse it. 1t does not say in what part OF our article
of Monday last the abuse is contained 1t contents it.
self with assertion baseess its charges against
Wilmington.
We repeat our assertion that the bill against which
Senator voted not naked charter for a road to
the Coal Fields neither was the appropriation against
which he voted. The charter was really rowing COM
mission devised to answer any purpose. One under
which the editor of the Observer felt empowered to CO.
quette with Charleston while others intrigued with the
four corners Of the earth.
The Journal never made any boast of the offer Of
stocks made by the people of Wilmington. 1t simply
referred to il as an evidence Of the feeling existing in
Wilmington,
But then Wilmington chose to invest her own money
in her own works, without consulting the Observer,
which Of course was very wrong, but supposed to be
legal and by no unconstitutional, although of
very improper But these investments made
before the Coal Fields Road came on the carpet which
is some cXtenuation.
The whole course of complaint and queruous maun-
dering on the part of the Observer is weak and rilcu-
ous. 1t is folly to talk of cash subscriptions from
community already so heavily burdened Wilmington,
The ObscrrT never could have expected in reason it
only growed for the love of growing.
There are other matters in the Observer which we
may or may not notice hereafter. We simply refer now
note to the long article i'll which the Observer OF the
18th vcntilaes its bcncrom feelings. 1t aludeS to the
Editors of the Observer personally. We have nothing
here to do with that. Our reference has been to the
Observer and have judged of feelings it by It's
pressions We may have been wrong in doing 50 but
really know Of no other plan to adopt. If the Oh
SerUer will furnish us with key to its meaning may
perhaps be better informed, If we might venture q
hint we would remark that its cause would lose nothing
by an avoidance of buster and abuse, Of course it is
harmless but hen-wcll, then it is unfair, because WI
cannot and will not reply TO il i'll the tone, an6
may thus be forced to drop out of the ring,
But before close must beg not to be misunler
stood We desire above all things to avoid any contro
versy with Fayetteville VIC cannot suppose that thu
aCrmoDy Of the Observer is shared by the people of tina
town. The tone of the Observer amounts to this Yor
Wilmington hate us, ind you needn't say you don't
but whether you do not, we hate YOU We reall,
think Wilmington will survive. 1t will try to, at an.
rate it will do the best it can We won't believe tina
Fayetteville speaks through the Observer, No othe
paper in that place ever adopted such tone
Il We estimate fully the attempt of the Observer to raise
an issue of veracy between the Journal and gentlemen
in Wilmington. II will take nothing by its notion
1t is also liberal with its closing advice. Whateve
other things the Journal may do it certainly will no
make it q business to SOW dsscntion and -w between
communities 1t will not attack Fayetteville as tn
Observer does Wilmington, and it will not follow tina
paper into personalities.