Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-03-12

TAs Wesessn K1ssaasss.
The Raleigh Rsssssr quotes he language Il he
Ashsville Ness dsnuneiasosy q he lass Laeslasss
for having done nothing fos he Western Exssasiea.
and adds-
"The Asheville Mess b mistaken IN regard 10 he
Albcmar,s and Chesapeake Canal That mssitosi-
Gus measure incurred ate siailas 10 that q The
Western Extension. The Ashsvills Noes should
crack in whip over citissn Ho,dsaL Had The eth
zen spoken out on Internal 1mpeuvemsnsa. instead
Of being - mute @ mouse fos nine-trnths q The
session. the Ashevillc Nsss and the West perhaps
would not have such cause Of complaint"
We have been in public lie TOO long 10 b unauiy
sensitive. but We must say and show that our neigh
Dor has done % Injustice We ia speak out hs
the Fayetteville Coslae,s Rood, fur the Cape Fear
and Deep River inpsuvsusent Sc he exchange d
bonds with tho Wilmingseo and Rushssfbsd Road.
for the AlbsmaTis and Chesapsaks Csnal md sds
the Western Extension. We did this, vs trust,
with pr6per respect sor The opinions d oshsss. and
with doe regard for the obligations resting on mem
ber TO carry out the wishes Of their constituents
We did not tArsss our views upon the Legislature.
nor ding. dong them in the esn a members; but
We endcavored to perform our duty o. we under
stood it. and to redeem our pledges to tho Western
people In our paper Of the 9Th Of February we re.
fcrred to The defeat Of Mr. Caldwcls bil In the Com
mons in aid Of the Western Extsnsioa. and FesFvs-
ted that the majority thought Il their duty. under
the circumstances. to reject L." And 70 sdded:
1--WE do not yet, however, abandon al hope On the
subject Ws trust that se@stAiss sM b asss 10
meet tie jus: expectations Of tie W~sers pspis
What that somstAiag sAan BE- IL . for tie H0s to
agree spos and tie Lsgisiatsrs 10 grsAI WIN they
do it! No time Is to be lost tho Legislature viii
most probably adjourn by the 18th"
The vote in the Commons on this bill on the Sd
Of February, was as follows.-the names Of Demo.
Gratis in Roman, and the names Of the opposition
members IN italics:
Those who voted for the bill arc:
Mcssrs. Badham, Baird. Barbcc Brsmss,t, Bry.
an OF Craven, Bryson, Burma Burke, Byrd, Cskd.
cell Of Burke. Calaesli. Of Guilford, Clap. Dick.
son, Dula, Euer, Hagg raribault Fleming. Gait.sr.
Of lrcdcll, Hall, Of Rowan, Harrington, Higgins.
Mo'dsc'ax, LETTERS Love. Lyon, Moore. Of Chatham.
rell, Simontoa, Taylor. Baitsr. Wallace. Hsissr.
Wilson and ne~!sa-se.
Those who voted against the bill arc:
Mcssrs Baxter. Bount, Bridsrrs, Bryan. Of n
H., Bullock, CAa~t,rs Cor. Of Pitt. Crsrss. psncy
Drake Haison. Eresss, roy. Gcitker. Of pssiV. Cat
ling. Gentry, Grsss, Of Chatham. Grccn Of Frank
lin, Hall. OF Warren, Harrovc. Henry. 1lill q
Stokes, Jones' Of Craven. L<sk, Lewis, MeCesssr
Mckay, Martin, Mssicn, Moore. Of Martin. Nsryas
Nsrby. Norman, Norwood. Osfiu~. Psydie. Han
som, Reeves, Roncy, SsnSsrs. Scales. Simpson
Smallwood. S~iiA, Spsns~, S,~sr. speisht Ste
phens Tomlinson, Thompsou, TAersbsry. War,
and williamS-53
Twcnty.six Democrats and thirteen Of the oppe
stion for the bill aud thirty four Democrats an,
nineteen Of the opposition against the tSll
But there was another vote upon the same INCA
sure on the 18th Of February, on the bil INTRODUCES
by Mr.. Williams Of CaswclL That vote h - iol
lows:
Those who voted for the bill arc:
Mcssrs. Baird Rarbcc Bryson. Byrd. Cstiesi
Of Guilford. Cox. Of Jones' Drake Duia Elisy Yasy
Fleming. Poy, Fries, Gsitksy. Of 1ry,icll Hall
Rowan, Hall, 81 wsrrvn. Higgins, Holdscsa~. Ls
fcrs, Love, Mckay. Nereisad. Ransom. Roacy
Shaw. Sheriff.. Sinseasea. Stanford nailsr. Wa
lace, Whitfield, Wilson. Williams and Hss,tSs-s-
Those who voted against the bill arc:
| McSsrs Blount Bs;aess.. b-~~msM: Ryan
New Us~s,ss, bullock, Bsras. td,dssM. Of Burk
CAGmAsrs, Costncs. Crutsn. Daney. Dickson. r.
roW, FsreAes, GaitAsr. Of Davic, Calling. Gen,r,
Grccn, Of Franklin, naryrove. lisu;nssoo. Ns~r!
Hester, Hin, Of Stokes. Jones, Of Craven, Jcoss.
Marta Yeryas, NseSy. Norman. Norwood. ~
lar, PUdis Reagan, Reeves sssders. Scales, Sim
son, Smallwood S~itk. Spsryve. SJser. Sp~ish
Stephens, Taylor Tomlinsou, Tlersbvr1, haLss
Ward, Waters, Watson and HisdLy-5s.
Twenty .scvcn Democrats and seven Of the OPP
sition for the BILL and thirty three Democrats u
/ - ~. 4.
Caldwell, Of Burke, voted against W. willamss b;
ono Of the hest introduced during the session; .,
under his lead the opposition vote for the msssu
dwindlcd from thirteen to seven. The Dcmoer'
ic vote for the bill Was increased very slightly, Il
true; while the opposition vote ior the measure
of more than vnc-haG The Dcmocsatic vote agar
the measure was one lcss than On the I'd, while I
opposition vote against Il increased from nineteen
twenty-five No Wing O. Know Nothing cast
Guilford, with the exception or Mr. Taylor. Of Oh
ham, voted Tor the measure; while on the I'd
February, eleven Democrats east Of Guilford, and
the l4thof February thirteen Democrats cassof q,
ford voted for the measure. The powerful Drmoc1a
Counties Of New Hanover, Warren, Cumberland q
: Wake contributed taking the two Houses togo
era majority Of their votes Soe the measure;
where were tho peculiar friends ofthc Rsyisfsr-,
whilom advocates Of internal Improvements
important question: Where was Outlaw, Smi
Sparrow, Pcrcbec, ThosnburE and othesss The q
vote cast for the measure from the Alhemaric reg
was by Mr.. Badham, . Democrat II Messra Som
r Outlaw, Sparrow, and Fesebee had united forces
the 18th with the friends Of the measure. and u
+ Caldwell Of Burke. had ranged himself BY their
II in good faith and had advocated NJ. willisms's
+ q he advocated his own Il b almost certain I
l. the restrictions would have been thrown OF o
n the West itself had united - ono man On any
scheme, Il Is highly probable that The result wo