Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-05-19
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The last Fayetteville Observer says Good for
McRae!-Mr. McRaes letter has worked something
like wonder He said good word for Fayette-
Vile" And the Obserrer then quotes from the Will
mington Journal the following and gives it as proof
that Mr. McRae is ".oorkino uonders:"
I've know something about the platform Of the
Democratic party, and say that the spirit of the
trainers of that resolution in favor of granting
the proper amount of aid to Fayetteville friends.
We meet the thing right up and sag that they ought
to get it, and think oiU get it at Tho neat Legs
Lature."
No doubt the Journal entertained this feeling be-
fore Mr.. McRaes letter appeared. We have no idea
that that paper was influenced in the slightest de.
gree by Mr.. McRae's letter.
But the Observer goes further, and says
"BErrER!-We are becoming decidedly popular
Town. The Standard, drawn out by Mr.. McRae,
speaks of Fayetteville the Town which we all
desire to see improved"
Really, we shall not be surprised to find every
body seeking success in the ensuing campaign mere
ly for the purpose of having an opportunity to aid
the extension Of the Western Railroad"
The Observer is mistaken in supposing that the
Standard was drawn out by Mr.. McRae." The
first public work which the Standard advocated in
1s4s-the session at which the N. c. Railroad was
chartered, and the appropriation made by the cast
ing vote of Mr.. Speaker Graves-was the Fayette-
vile and Western P!ankroad. The Standard has
uniformly done justice to Fayetteville and to Cape
Fear interests, whatever rumors charges to the
contrary may have been circulated. Our files will
show that were anxious that aid should be grant
ed at the last session to the Fayetteville Coafelds'
Road; and We believe that the bill with State aid
would have passed, if it had been placed its own
merits important State work, and not entan-
| gled, it certainly less, with other
and different schemes. But the Standard does not
| expect to please everybody. In section it is
unfairly and untruly held up the advocate of an
enormous State debt and oppressive taxes while in
another section it is represented being hostile to
internal improvements-as, for example, being op.
| posed to the Fayetteville Road.
But has Mr.. McRae any thing but "good words u
for Fayetteville and the Cape Fear country? What
says the O6serrer? The Editors of that journal
practical men, and can readily distinguish be.
] tween sound and substance. Are they willing to
RELY upon distribution" to complete the Fayette
vile Road? Do they believe, Mr. McRae ap
pears to believe, that the only hope for a continued
prosecution of schemes of internal improvements is
to be found in the chances of getting "our share "
Depend upon it, gentlemen all Mr.. McRae can offe,
| you is "good word" He is not willing to put hi.
hand in his pocket and help you to one dime. HI
will assist you in begging the general government
however, if you feel like begging, for what you vii
never get, and what you ought not to have. 4
"good word indeed. That is easily uttered-it il
cheap-it costs nothing but little expenditure o
breath. "good word for Fayetteville" Is tina
all? Is that the @ wonder" which has been work
ed?" 1t will be a "wonder" if Fayetteville doe
| not call on Mr. McRae for deeds instead of soords