Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-30

spirits the surface of the water caught e and the
flames spread so rapidly that it impossible to save
more than the cap of still, in doing which Mr.. Owen
Holngsworth got his hands badly burned Loss 81 500
to 1000.
A written account of this fire reached us some days
since, but without the signature of the writer We
could not and did not pay any attention to it. We con
not and W not pay any attention to any communica-
ton unaccompanied bya responsible signature We
have said this thousand times already.
From the Raleigh Standard.
More of MIR. McRaes Diplomacy!
If Mr.. McRae had remained much longer at Paris, he
would have become so skilled in diplomacy that he would
have deceived everybody and himself BESIDES whenever
he might have chosen to do His activity in chang
ing and his fertility of resources in making contrary
opinions exactly the same, indeed surprising There
never has been in this State, exactly such politician
as Mr. McRae and cannot account for his pecuiari
ties except upon the ground that he took LESSONS
in French on this subject which no one else in North
Carolina has had an opportunity of taking
The Asheville Spectator has just brought to light the
following letter. written by Mr. McRae in May last:
MosELY HALL LENoR
May 9th, SO. {
MY DEAR SIR Il know my position the Internal I'M
provement question will be greatly in your
section and propose therefore, f do not trouble you
too muc to give you truthuy as present everywhere
TIE WESTERN EXTENSION AND THE W1LMNeToS AND RU,
H. increasing
or liability dollar at the nert Legislature, for any work of
mprovement-no because am opposed to either of the
works above named-but because satisfied the
sary Revenue bill cannot be and the people of the
East particularly could not bear the burden of increased
taxation am friend to both Roads, and deeply de-
sirous of their completion as soon can be accomplished
and will stand up with truest fidelity to the Legislation
the the Wmoron e and
Railroad according to the terms of the act and would be
ali an the an boh fast as s ean be
done, and would facilitate as soon possible such
Mr. Ellis thinks the s6OOO0OO (capita) will complete the
road and that appropriations further will be needed-and
Yesterday at this place he said he did not expect to
for would require six or eight years to spend the present
In reply said that was his position there was no ma
eria difference for by that time hoped the State would
would doubt of it, if we would unite and pass Dis
ribution for before that time could obtain fund by
which to build all Roads and at the time get rid of
For the Fayetteville Coal Fields Road he will furnish aid
by subscribing for stock. think Fayetteville entitled and
her road great State work But propose to aid her
without further burdenng the State by transferring saleabe
stock from other roads to hers which stock will be benefit
ted by the transfer.
declared for the principle of connecting Railroad
all were he ts me on
He is making all the capital he can here by opposition to
that any people have right build work of improvement
aoih their to enable them to reach market.
unless Would see our Northern Abotonss divide
themselves all the land and ourselves lose the enjoyment Of
The passage of the Insane Bill in 1885, and of Morris
Bill the other day. show distribution to be practicable.
Kansas said would have voted against the first bill
but the ground that she claims % millions of of
land.
do write this letter for publication but you are at
liberty to state positions understand them and by
authority / am very respectfully en1 o5t servt
DUNCAN K. MCRAE.
The Editor of the Spectator introduces this letter to
his readers in the following language:
"CHARGE OF CHANdE-There has been considerable
o1o,+ ol,o 4lo4A Id III
changed his position the subject of Internal Improve
ments Now we have in possession, the following
letter which was received from Mr. McRae about two
months ago which then requested to make note
Of as by authority but Mr.. McRae having no claim
upon his organ, and being at that time somewhat
predsposed against him. did not feel called on to comply
with his request Though as act of justice, even to
political opponent, ought probably to have done
But further, we then unable to write it might
perhaps, have appeared. The letter accompanied
by another from H. S. Smith, Esq, of Raleigh, who be-
ing an intimate sona friend of ours forward the letter
to u.s."
Now fellow-citizens let us analyze this matter and
see what it is
In the first place the letter is dated the 9th of Nav
2dly. It was sent through his Wing friend Mr..
Smith.
3dy. not to be published but to be shown to
friends and his positions stated priuately "by
thority.'
4thy The Editor did not publish it. because he "qvas
unable to avrite-but if he could have written, sit mig
perhaps, have appeared And yet Mr. McRae express
y informed him he did mot write this letter for publ
cation Other letters he had written for publication
but this letter was not to be published
5thy. The Editor insists that Mr.. McRae has I'M
dergone no change on internal Improvements the
considerable fuss" made about his having changed,
amounts to nothing for, says the Editor, aoe haze
our possession the tolIocing letter. which shows that
he has been with of the West all the time IT, then
the Editor OF the Spectator has not been decevedf he
has known all along that Mr. McRae has been anxious to
facilitate possible the completion of the
Western Extension and wanted the contracts let all
along the line and both sides as fast as this can be
done"-theD say, the entire East has been deceived
But to the letter itself.
He is opposed to increasing the State debt one dollar
"at the neat Legislature" In his Dancy letter and in
his Eastern speeches. he opposed to adding dollar
to the debt at any time Such is the construction his
own friends placed his speeches. He did not confne
himself to "the next Legislature"
He wants to transfer stock to aid the Fayetteville
Road yet he does not tell the people that he would take
that stock or what it yields from the fund erpressv
provided to PAY present debt. He is opposed in one
breath to increasing the State debt one dollar sat the
next Legislature and in the next he in favor of in
| creasing the debt $4,000 per annum-the income of
the stock tor If you take away that amount and apply
to new work Of internal Improvement you must Of
course supply its place in the Sinking Fund and that
would increase the taxes or the debt
He would have voted against the first bill admitting
Kansas, because Kansas claimed TOO much land under
that bill. Now that claim was. no part of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution and no friend of the bill thought Of
giving Kansas % millions of acres of land Mr. Green
OF Missouri in his report on the subject distinctly de-
cared this and the compromise BILL as passed. rejected
this claim OF 70 millions OF acres He would have yot