Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-03
The Observers ssQueer Developments.''


The Fayetteville Observer thinks the Greensboro
lation to the recent meeting of the stockholders of
the N. c. Railroad. The Patriot, we admit, is
"queer" paper. Its statements are frequently more
queer than true. 1t is gossiping paper, as is
evidenced by its illusions to certain alleged promises
made by Judge Saunders in Hlsboro' last year. and
to the alleged manner in which the private stock of
Gov. Ellis was voted in the recent meeting. The
Patriot guesses and gossips and the Observer calls
this guessing and gossipping "queer developments"
1t is not at all "queer" in the Patriot however to
misreprescnt Gen. Saunders, but very common
and that notwithstanding Gen. Saunders has labored
so earnestly and for long time for the Road of
which the Patriot processes to be strong friend
As to the private stock of Gov. Ellis it makes no
difference, so far as the Governor is concerned, how
that was voted. The Governor was not in attend
ance, and therefore voted by proxy. His proxy, it
is to be presumed was gentleman of judgment and
intelligence and this being the case, feel sure
that Gov. Ellis did not request or instruct him to
cast it for or against any particular person per-
sons 1t is not the custom to give particular in
proxies presupposes full confidence in their dscre-
ton and judgment. We, for example, gave our
proxy for three shares iust think of the anxiety
with which we have looked for those two per cent
dividendSD to gentleman, not knowing how he
would vote-nor do we care to know. We have no
doubt he voted them properly. So much for "queer
developments"
But the Obserrer of the o1St-before the Editors
had been refreshed by the Patriot with these "quecr
developments makes notable discovery of mag
naninitv on the part of the Wing stockholders in
the Road 1t asserts that two of the Directors cleo
ted by the stockholders are Democrats, and two
Whcs That would have been somewhat mag
nanimous,' if true; but not being true. it is not
magnanimous." The Observer is simply mistaken.
The stockholders Directors are Messrs c. F. Fisher,
Gi'eS Mebane, Alex. McRae and Ralph Gorre-
Now, our opinion is that Messrs. Mebane. McRae,
and Gorrcll are Wings. Are they not WhigS9 IF
one of them is Democrat we have never heard of
it. IF one of them is Democrat we shall he glad
to hear II, at the risk of having to admit that
the Whis stockholders have been "magnanimous"
So far as the appointment of Mr.. Shaver is
I the circumstances, it every way proper. Mr..
Shaver is large stockholder in the Road owning
some three or four hundred shares of stock and he
had been turned out by the preceding administra-
ton 1t is obvious that the Governor was not dis
posed to remove the old Board. They had stood by
Mr.. Fisher as Board, and Board the Governor
was determined to stand by them The war waged
by Mr. Worth and others on Mr.. Fisher, was party
war; and it was, therefore just that those who had
been thus assailed should be sustained. Mr.. Mebane
had been in and out of the Board and was again ap-
pointed last year. we believe, in the place of Gov.
| Graham, who declined to serve. At the same time
| Mr.. Shaver went out. This year he went in, and
| Mr.. Mebane went out State Director We can
see no objection to that. Time about is fair play.
No one will say that Mr.. Shaver will not make as
good Director as Mr.. Mebane; no one will say
that Mr. Mebane has done more for the Road than
Mr.. Shaver. Mr.. Shaver is eminently working,
business man. Intelligent, energetic, thoroughly
acquainted with the Road no one could bring to its
service qualifications superior to his.
But while the Governor is blamed in one breath
for removing Wing, he is censured in the next fo,
appointing Wing the States representative The
Patriot is pestered in spirit at the appointment o
Mr.. Thomas as States proxy, because it may turr
out that Mr. Thomas was thus bought up by tn.
Governor for the Democratic party! Are leading
Wings as cheap as that The Obserrer says:
"The singular spectacle was presented of Col. j
w. Thomas, a Whig holding the States proxy il
the meeting The public was astonshed, well i
might be- and assigned various for the favo
;ob +bo To1opo1 had cud6an1v orouirad at th
Palace in Raleigh"
First it was "aueer"-then it was ''singular y
and then it was astonishing" The Governor ap
points Democrats, and is denounced for it; and thel
he appoints Whig, and is denounced for that III
appoints Democrats and is forthwith party Gov
ernor forgetful of the States interests he appoint
Whig, and the cry is that he is seeking to brib
the appointee to become Democrat! We woul
say that this on the part of our opponents
both "singular" and astonishing" did we nc
know them too well to be astonshed at any thin
they do.
We are satisfied that Gov. Ellis is governed in a
his public acts by sincere desire to promote tn
prosperity of the State The interest which he
taking in the cause of internal improvements and
education, should command the commendation eve
of "the opposition" press. The appointments b
the Governor have greatly increased in number an
Importance during the last ten years. When tn
Wings had power, a Democrat was seldom appoin
ed to office We can safely affirm that Gov. Ell
has already appointed more persons belonging t
"the opposition" to office than were appointed fol
the Democratic party during The ten years of tn
administrations of Governors Morehead, Graham
and Manly Under these circumstances "the o.
positionists have no just grounds of complaint.
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