Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-31
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
The Fayetteville Observer.

Fayetteville observer
We beg to repeat our assurance that we do not ex-
meet the Observer to put favorable fair construction
mon ANYTHING here and to tell the truth, people here
ourselves among the number tired OF Its carplng
and uueruousness that they have become as Indifferent
to its oburgations as they would be to the passing
Winds The Observers Scoding does not hurt anybody
and It NAV perhaps amuse the Editors, OF whose
amiabe weaknesses it is to fancy themselves censors OF
the press of North Carolina in general and of the village
of Wilmington in particular. We once had Bourbon
amongst u.s. but he's dead; perhaps the Editors OF the
Observer hold their commission under the Napoeonic
dynasty The Observer, not satisfied with arragning
the editorials Of the Journal pitches upon its correspon
dents Well now, we do not submit the tavors OF our
CORRESPONDENTS to the revision of the Editors of the o.
server We want news-we want letter from Raleigh
to say what the writer really finds believes to be the
case at Raleigh If we wanted it made differently, we
might as well write it here ourselves OR get some one to
write it from Fayetteville.
The Observers figures of arithmetic as rcmarka
BILE as its figures of speech In recent article in the
Journal we said So far six hundred thousand dollars
is all that the State has taken in two Wilmington Roads
extending nearly three hundred and fifty miles" Now
that So and yet the Observer is weak enough to try
and make people believe that because the State trans
ferred two thousand shares of her stock in the Whining
ton and Weldon Road to the Wilmington and Manches-
ter Road that she made subscription to that a.
mount She held six thousand shares of stock in the
Wilmington and Weldon Road She now holds four
thousand shares in that Road and two thousand in the
Wilmington and Manchester Road. 1t is only six thou
sand shares after all.
Again the Observer charges Wilmington with all the
money expended on the Deep River which is also cool
so cool as to be uncomfortable to dwell upon at this
son of the year. 1t might be quite refreshing in The
dogdays. As for the Wilmington, Charlotte Il Huth-
erford Road VIC have not yet been Informed of tlc fact
that we have got" any of the assistance promised
The State has not issued bond nor paid dollar on
account of that work If the Observer will revise its
figures it will find that the Journal is nearer correct than
its Fayetteville would-be-censor is willing to admit.
By the way, the Observer remarks very truly in the
last paragraph but one, of its leading article in the
paper of the 23d 1t often happens that schemes
killed by the injudicous though we[meant efforts Of
friends" OF this stronger proof is needed than q
reference to the history Of the Fayetteville and Coal Fields
Road and the ObSerUers advocacy of it will afford
has impugned the motives of nearly everybody IN the
State outside of Fayetteville 1t has been Studousy
determined in all to find ault-to squabblc and
TO QUARREL This certainly has been our experience and
the experience Of others. The illusions to Wilmington
her people and the conductors of her press are such as
to forbid considering any controversies carried On IN
such terms in the light of friendly discussions 1t
hardly worth while for grown men to handy WordS-tC
scod and squabbe perpetuay. We, at least shall not
The Observer can take its cOurse-we shall take ours
If it thinks fussing and Immature judiClOuS course
why let it. We have nothing to say, and shalt have
nothing to say. 1t may hereafter beat the air Tor any
thing we