Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-08-17
Cane Fear and Deep River Works,

The Managers of this work held meeting at the
:, Gov. Ellis, Mr. Cassiday, Mr.. Bledsoe, and Mr..
lOndon The Engineer, Mr.. Morris, was also in
tendance.
| We understand that the Managers are experience
much difficulty In procuring laborers for
works at reasonable prices and it will be seen
the following resolutions, adopted by the Board
! Thursday last, that if a sufficient number of
nls cannot be obtained by the first of next month
! 500 per month, the acork aoiU be discontinued
be amount offered for hands ought to be sufficient
command them. No can justly or reasonably
kpect the Board to give more. 1t now remains for
be friends Of the work to come to the aid of the
ard in procuring laborers, for failing to procure
sufficient number to prosecute the enterprise, the
ncfts anticipated from the appropriation by the
St Legislature will not be realized. Surely this
ain statement of the condition of things, as set
18th in the resolutions of the Board, will at once
ouse every sincere friend of this important State
mk.
The resolutions are as follows:
hthEAS, II dppcdiS iOil VI
e Chief Engineer on the Cape Fear and Deep River,
orks, that he has been unable, up to the present
me- to procure force adequate to the successful
fo>ccution of said works; therefore,
h@ired That the Chief Engineer is hereby in
tucted to advertise in one or more OF the news
pcrS of Wilmington, Fayetteville and Raleigh for
orers on the Cape Fear and Deep River works at
b per month and board.
Rmlte3 further, That unless he can procure
Hicient number of hands, by the first day of Sep
|nbcr. to justify him in prosecuting the work of
wovement on the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers, that
is hereby instructed to discontinue the work on
rivers, and remove the Boats, &c. to Whining
to be disposed of as the Board of Managers may
ect. r. y
North Carolina will as surely elect an Opposition
vcrnor and Legislature, and cast her electoral
te for an Opposition President as the year 1860
Fll roll acknowledgement.
The Register is jubilant over accidental gains in
State IL makes large calculations for 1860
quite certain of sweeping everything next year.
are equally certain that the Democracy will car
the State for Governor, and also the Legislature
1.-The President We have suffered in the late con-
because we rested too much in our strength
oTN ndu TeHueicu us IOO Ccitdi vi SutSC>SS, anu
failed to put forth the energy which was neces-
to retain what we had so laburiously won. -
The Register will find the late contest child's
" compared with that of 1860. In the next con-
the Registers piebald party will be put upon
defensive, and the Opposition South will be
lrigidy responsible for the Opposition North.
e Register will go for an "opposition" candidate
President against Breckenridge, Dallas, a
he,-it will either go for candidate selected by
bartv in the free States, nineteen-twentieths of
om are aboltionsts, or it will support some
uthern man of straw with a view of throwing
! election into the House of Representatives. In
her event the Register and its party will be in a
led minority in North Carolina.
Who are you for for Governor, Mr.. Syme? You
pose to hold your Convention in December tell
who YOU expect to nominate You are so conf
pit of victory that you can lose nothing by show.
your hand Are you satisfied with the expert
nts you have made with discarded and doubtful
mocrats Will you run for Governor renegade
mocrat, Wing, or Know Nothing?
~" We made flying visit on Tuesday last to
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