Newbern weekly progress., 1858-10-28
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RIDAY MORNING,@ OCTOBER

EDITORIAL CORREsAsONA = " - 8 sSAs.s
SALISBURY, Oct s5S
Dear Subs Though by no means ma frame E
of mind to write I must attempt an alassFerstosI
the following paragraph which nne ln the s5al-sl
isbury Watchman Of today
Now. friend Progress, we are goingsto test yphr
moral courage IN legitimate way wa nt yeas
to tell the public who are to blame forthe defen-
ton of goods at Carolina City. There are goods
at that place, landed by the Mary Enlma three Z
and elsewhere in the West. Mr.. GRANT, through
whose influence these goods were shipped mere
complains that he cannot get them sof1 Af ny /
can't he get them Ehe impression mere ls
tention Be il right or wrong, our TOW as SUI
ferinp iii the estimation of conllsa
inc this cause of complaint, and ,slt
deyolvess upon you to- come to her defenc S)n
the other hand, if there bespartlesA aIiong ypu
who are embarrassing shipments through eaI0llna
C;tv it may afford YOU beautiful to
display the and moral courage OF
boast. ~@
Now we would respectfully inform The % atc1Ssl
man that, never having been Kohored BY ths
rectorssof the Atlantic and North Carolina
road with any office of honor emolumen we
feefunder no obligations to lools
We have heard,. repeatedly beforg leaving New
bern, that Mr.. Grant had made Comp Ants that
has freight could not be brougllt up the road IS
fast as he desired, and made inquiries Of the
Company 'ssagent at Newbern relativesto the matt
ter,swhen we were informed that Whenever the
agent Of the Company, at Carolina City, made
request to the principal office at New bern for cars
to remove freight from that. station that they
were Immediately sent to him. T his ,itsseems to-
us, is all that should be expected Of the agent at
Newbern, and if the agent at tCarolina City does.
not know his duty, and IS not capable Of perform
ing it, it is clearly the duty Of the Directors, b5
whom he appointed, toremove him and ap-
. point some one WHO'S capable. ss9s
As to there being parties IN NeWbern w S en-y
barrass shipments through Carolfna City s g
preston is that whoever created such Impression
if it actually exists, is guilty of Intentional and
wilful falsehood. True, our business men are
energetic and active, but the business men of
Newbern are not so dead to sense of right and
moral obligation as to resort to any illegitimate
means to build up their own town at the expense
of their neighbors Let us be satisfied that there
are parties in Newbern, parties in any way con-
nected with the road, from the Governor, ,iwho has
the appointing of two-thirds of the DireetoTs,a
down to the humbest brakeman, who hinder
shipments from Carolina City, or any other point
on the road, and we will denounce them.
But the Watchman should hardly expect that
the agent of two three little packets should
govern the whole management of railroad nearly
hundred milesslong. One thing we do know
freight trains have been sent to Carolina City to
remove freight at the request Of these agents.
and when they would arrive there, there was no
freight with which to load them. - -
AS the Watchman is SO well posted relative to
the management of things down there, and with
everything in any way connected with those
places, possibly he tell us ,cho 1t Is that have
SO industriousy labored, in New York turin gstl1e
past season, to create the impression that vessels
scoming from New York to bern, assust came 5y i
soay Of Carolina City, $zsssss s
But only object in these remarks s,y as to
deny that parties in Newbern were embarrassing
or had embarrassed shipments by Waysof Carroll |
ma City We should be unworthy the position |
we occupy public Journalist, and unworthy
the confidence and esteem of our business com
munity, did we not brand such an assertion as
false, and the ,scource. from which it emanated
low, mean and contemplate. 81
AS to the offcersgof the Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad, they can, and must,z take care of 1
themselves. We know. however, that the Pres
1dent OF the Road invites the closest Scrutiny and
strictest investigation relative to his official
duct, and we do not believe that hesdesires to
serve the company an hour1onger than the stock.
A1oluO1S dIo with his services.
Were the whole management of the Atlantic "A
North Carolina Railroad transferred to a few adj
venturers and fish dealers, who have ever
to gain and but little nothing oslose. ~ Ia
have squatted in the vicinity Of Beaufort
henceforWard the management ofsits affairs would
sbe most exemplary and Immaculate, and nothing
more would be heard about g en- barrassing shir.s
sments," &C. But suppose the Stockholders F
OF nil ondx -
mindssto manage the work.
Well, we have done, and what think you, Mr..
Waterman l1a ct our ner0e Il
Western North Carolina Railroad e Excur-
sion, &c., A gain.
During the past week we have been as far
Westsas Statesyille We have seen much sc Tie
old North State, and seen it perhaps id ifs most
favorable aspect. We were alwaS opinlor,.
that was great State, and resII
Gently seen serves but to confirm the