Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-07-07
M. McRae...State Debt.

1t is too clear and too plain fact to be denied,
that as Mr.. McRae goes West he modfes his views
in relation to the Western Extension. We showed
this in our issue of the 23d June and also in our
last. Look. for instance, to his Dancy letter, in
which he says sane man would think of voting
another dollar to that Extension; and then look to
the position he took in his speech at Oxford. The
Register in order to this change of position
on the part of Mr. McRae, charges Judge Ellis with
having also changed. Such charge will not bear
even the touch of investigation The Judge occupies
identicaIly the ground he took at Charlotte, and
which Mr.. McRae assaed that occasion with
argument and attempted rdicue. Now he plants
himself substantially on the ground, and has
the assurance assert and the Register backs him
in the assertion, that he has been there all along
In paper of the 23d took the following
view of this matter, and invited to it the attention
of the Register. That paper has made reply;
and therefore take the liberty Of presenting this
view again to cotemporary:
Again, We learn that Mr. McRae, in his speech at
Oxford, said that if elected Governor he would
ommend notifications of the charter of the Western
Extension, so as to allow the whole Road to be let
out at once and to apply the four millions already
appropriated. This is the ground occupied all along
by this paper, and for which, previous to the meet
ing OF the Charlotte Convention, we were so severe
ly censured by Mr. McRse in his speeches in the
Eastern Counties. But it seems the gentleman is
now on this ground himself Truth is mighty, and
will prevail. As the gentleman goes West he modi-
ties his views, and is ready to modify the Western
Extension charter We shall not be surprised it,
by the time he reaches Asheve, he is as strongly
in favor OF "boring the mountains as Gen. Docke-
ry was
Judge Ellis, we learn, asked Mr. McRae at Oxford
if it possible that after expending four millions
along the entire route of the Western Extension he
would leave the work unfinished and to go decay,
merely for the want of small appropriation to
plete it? Mr. Nc Rae male no Who ought
to be called upon noao to ''wre down" his opinions
internal improvements? What will Mr.. Syme
say to this? His lamentations have been long and
loud over this proposed application of the four mil
lions to the Western Extension what will he say
now, when his candidate takes ground for it.
and by his silence, admits that if the four millions
will finish the work. he will recommend ad-
| dtional appropriation? And what about the Swan
| anoa gap, Mr.. Syme? What about it, Mr.. McRae ?
| Are to work with the four millions both sides
of the mountains, leaving the tunnel untouched ?
| And if so. Of what will the works the two
| sides be with the Swananoa range between? Where
are you, gentlemen, and how are you? Do you feel
better worse, depressed elaed, under the cir
cumstances? What think We of the little matter Of
twelve hundred thousand dollars, and above the
four millions, for the purpose of making the tunnel
You are pledgel-it IS your own committal-you
cannot, reasonable and sensible men, go to aoorh
along the entire line cith the four millions aoithou
| going to cork the tunnel And yet you talk
about high taxes and State debt!
What says the Register?