Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-07-28


Mr.. G., "why do you condemn Gov. B. for appoint
ing meS" 4" l do not" said. Mr.. McRae, II ap.
plaud him for it, but condemn him for his incon.
sistency in censuring Mr. Venable for his course"
After complimenting Mr. Clingman he salt he ought
to have been in the Senate ten years ago."
The following is the written statement to N. w.
Wood6n, Esq, above referred to-:
AsHEvILLE, July 16, 1853.
To the Hons Joha. ~ Ellis and d. r. McRue:
GENTLEMEN In your discussion at this place to.
day, understood you both saying that you were
opposed to increasing the debt OF the State at pre-
sent beyond tine amount pledged by previous legis
lation. But that when the time came, if it should
be found that the four millions already appropriated
to the Western N. G. Railroad, together with the
two millions required of Individuals would not ex-
tend it to the Tennessee line. you would be favor
OF the State making further appropriations sufficient
t. complete it. on the payment, by private subscriI-
tions, of onethrd of the amount.
Regarding the time at which this would become
proper, yet left indefinite, and as very important
to our part of the State, and you both appearing to
suppose 1t would require six or eight years. | pro
pounded to you both the question Whether, if the
State and private subscribers should subscribe and
expend, and work out the said sum of six millions
within four years, you would iii office, recommend
further appropriations at that time for its compile
tion2 And took occasion to express the opinion
that if the charter should be amended as
he-e us of the requirement to finish it by sections
you proposed, that could accomplish it within
four years, except perhaps part of the tunnrl
10 this interrogatory understood Jud &c Ellis to
answer in the affirmative; and Mr.. McRae to say,
that in no contingency would he be candidate for
eecti n, so that he would not then be in office
but as far AS he conld exert any influence pri
vate citizen, it would be done cheerlully
Will you each be so kind as to say whether am
correct as 10 the responses?
Your obedent servant,
N. W. wooDFIN.
The foregoing is a correct statement, according to
my understanding Yours, &c,
JOHN W. ELLIS
The foregoing is. in substance the responses given
by me to your question-and is the position have
always occupied.
send copy of this to the Editor of the Register,
and refer him TO you for proof Of my handwriting,
&C. Yours. &C., D. COLEMAN.
Editors Standard.
| We learn that the scene at Asheville deeply
interesting The audience large-every one
felt concerned in the question of internal improve.
ments, and every one perceived clearly the uneasi
ness which Mr. Wood6n's question caused to Mr..
McRae. That gentleman confused. He thought
! Of his pledges in the Fast, and then he thought Of
the consequences in the West of adherng to those
pledges; and at length he answered, committing
himself unoffically and privately to further appro
priatons-declarng that he would 60 as far beyond
the appropriation of four millions as he who should
go farthest!
Did he utter any such language in the East? Wa:
not the drift, the tone, the substance, the argument
| of all his speeches in the East until he reached
Oxford, against another dollar to the Western Elk
tension? Answer, We thousands of all parties wht
heard him Let US hear from you, people of Wayne
Lenoir Wake, Wilson, Pitt, Halifax. and Duplin
We appeal to you to say il Mr.. McRae has no
changed radically changed. Who, then can plac
any confidence in him as public man? If tn
East trust him only while he is in the East, vii
the East vote for him? If the West finds him
friend only when he is in the West, will the Yves
vote for him?
And what will be said of his course in relation t
Mr.. ClingmanG He condemns Gov. Bragg for al
, pointing him Senator, and yet applauds the appoin
ment and when pressed for his reason for condemn
ing the Governor, he says he does it because tt
Governor has been inconsistent in his toward
, Mr. Venable! He Declares too, that he has been f
wears an ardent advocate of Mr. Cngman's elevate
to the Senate, and that, in his opinion, Mr. Clin
man ought to have been in the Senate ten years
y If so, where ought Mr.. Badger and Gov. Graham
have been? Mr.. McRae repudiates them, and y
they are expected to support him He was so go'
d Democrat that ne wanted Mr.. Clingman elected,
o as to break down the old Wing party; and yet
. wants the support of that same old party. He is
D.: Clingman mamie thinks he ought to have been
the Senate ten years ago; and yet though N
IS Clingman has done more than any other man in t
= Mountain District to break down the Know Not
e ings, he, Mr.. McRae, wants Know Nothing snppo
r. Was there ever politician SO inconsistent. so
J. reliable so confused in his purposes and movemen
J. so unfortunate as Mr.. McRaeY
cW- The Register. which is always going to
&c feat the Democracy but never does it. congratnla'
" its readers in it's issue Of Saturday last that Ma
Willie D. Jones, Dstrbutionist, had taken the fl
'g for the Commons in Wake county. "Y"u have
H. fine field before you. Major" said the Regis'
st "Your cause" continued that paper, Z" is the Cal
IN of taxridden people Put it straight before the
- and you arc sure to win
v. But the Register's joy was short-lived. Ma
u. Jones announced himself at Spikes on Monday,
n. withdrew at Adams's Tuesday. Maj. Jor
t, with Corporal Syme to help him. marched up
to hill with forty thousand men. and then marc
,r dow, again." What soiU this poor "tax-ridt
cd people }" do?
Good News from all Quarters.
e We continue to receive cheering intelligence Fl
all quarters of the State in relation to the contes;
Governor Judge Ellis has made the most faVor'
;,nnress;on in the mountain Counties, and his