Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-07-30

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The observSsQeD eveIepae.ts."
The FayetteyiJ ~ think. the Greensboro
Patriot makes S6lse ques development" IN re
lation to tho recent meeting Of the stockholders Of
the N. G. Railroad The Patriot, we admit b . |
"queer paper Its statements arc frequently more |
"queer" than true. It is gossiping paper, a b |
evidenced BY its illusions to certain alleged promises
made BY Judge Saunders in Hillsoro last year, and
to the alleged manner in which the private stock Il
Gov. Ellis was voted in the recent meeting. The |
Patriot guesses and gossps and the O6serrer calls
this guessing and gossipping "qucer developments"
1t is not at al 'queer" in the Patriot, however, to
misrepresent Gen. Saunders, but very common
and that notwithstanding Gen. Saunders has lahored
90 earnestly and for so long time for the Road Of
which the Patriot processes to be SO strong friend
As to the private stock Of Gov Ellis, Il makes no
difference. so far the Governor is Concerned how
that was voted The Governor was not in attend.
ance, and therefore voted by proxy. His proxy. Il
is to he presumed was gentleman Of Judgment and
intelligence; and this being the case. We 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.
structions to proxies The bare fact that they are
proxies pre-supposes full confidence in their dscrc
ton and judgment. We. for example, gave our
proxy Gor three shares-iust think Of the anxiety
with which we have looked for those two per cent
dividcndsD to a gentleman, not knowing how he
would vote-nor do We care to know: We have no
doubt he voted them properly. So much for "quccr
developments"
But the Ohserrer Of tho slst-bcforc the Editors
had been refreshed by the Patriot with these queer
developments makes notable discovery Of mag.
nanimity on the part Of the Wing stockholders in
the Road It asserts that two Of tho Directors cleo
ted by the stockholders are Democrats. and two
Wings. That would have been somewhat mag.
nanmous," IL true; but not heins true. Il l. not
"magnanimous." The Ohssrrer i simply mistaken.
The stockholders Directors arr Mcssrs C. p Fisher
Giles Mebane. Alex. McRae. and Ralph Gorrril-
Now. our opinion Is that McsSrS. Mchane McRac
and Gorrell arc Wings Are they not whigss n
one Of them is Democrat, VIC have never ncari IL
it. 1fone Of them is Democrat VIC shall he gi,d
to hear it. even at tho risk Of having to admit that
| the Wing stockholders have been "msgnanimous'
| So far as the appointment Of Mr. shaver il con.
ccrncd we have no hesitation in saying that under
the circumstances. it was every way proper. Mr..
Shaver is large stakeholder in the Road. ownn.
some three or four hundred shares Of stock and he
had been turned out by the prcrc'iinr administrs.
ton. It is obvious that tic Governor was not ,lis
posed to remove the old Beard They hal stood hy
Mr.. Fisher as Board. and as Rcari the Govcrno,
was determined to stand by them. The war wssct
by Mr.. Worth and others on Mr.. Fisher. was party
war; and it was therefore just that these who had
been thus assaulted should he sustained Mr.. Mc,an,
had been in and out of the Board, and wss again an
pointed last year. VIC believe. in the place of Gov
Graham, who declined to serve. At the same tim,
Mr.. Shaver went out This year he went in. an.
Mr.. Mcbanc went out as State Director We ca,
see no objection to that. Time about is fair play
No one will say that Mr.. Shaver viii no, make q
that Mr. Mcbane has done mort for the Road thai
Mr. Shaver. Mr.. Shaver is cmincntly working
business man. Intelligent. energetic. thoroughly
acquainted with the Road no one could bring to |,
service qualifications superior to his.
But while the Governor Is blamed in on. hrcat
for removing Wing. he is ccnsurcd in the next &
> appointing Wing the States representative! n
Patriot is pestered in spirit at the appointment
Mr.. Thomas as States proxy, because il may ,ur
out that Mr.. Thomas was thus bought up BY II
r Governor for the Democratic party! Arc leadiu
Wings as cheap as that. The Ohssrrsr says:
"The singular spectacle was presented of Col
: W. Thomas, Whig. holding the States proxy
{ | the meeting. The public astoniShcsl as well
might be- and assigned various reasons for the fav.
which the Colonel had suddenly acquired at Il
Palace in Raleigh"
y First it was "qucer"-thcn il was "singular" -
+ and then it was astonishing" The Governor a
points Democrats and is denounced Tor il: aud tn,
he appoints Wing. and is denounced for that
appoints Democrats. and is forthwith party Ga
ernor forgetfa Of the States interests; he sppou
e Whig and the cry is that he Is seeking to hri
the appointee to become Democrat! We wou
say that this course the part of our opponents
5 both singular" and astonishing" did VIC n
D. know them too well to he astonishcd at any thi
!; they do.
"a We are satisfied that Gov. Ellis Is governed In
n his public acts by sincere desire to promote I
he taking in the cause Of internal improvements and
n education, should command the commentator cv
'r Of 1.-THE opposition" press. The appointments
III the Governor have greatly increased in number a
n importance during the last ten years. When
Wings had power, a Democrat was seldom appoi
cd to Office. We can safely affirm that Gov. Z
IS has already appointed more persons belonging
i'll "the opposition" to office than appointed r.
20 the Democratic party during the ten years Of
re administrations Of Governors Morchead, Crab,
- and Manly. Under these circumstances "the
re positionists" have no just grounds Of complaint
by New Publicasioss.
phi We are indebted to the publishers. through
IS Pomeroy, Of this City, for the following works:
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