Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-02-18
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The Legislature of North Carolina is now about ad-
ourning after pretty long session. What may be done
in the last few days hours remains to be SEEN Let
us not judge hastily Of its action or nonaction before
Its career has been been completed and its record made
up 1t is easier to blame others than to do better
selves. Those who have no responsibility can talk large
y OF what they would do in certain cases. People, we
trust, have learned to place proper estimate upon such
things.
We would have been more amused had we been less
disguised by of the attempts to get up political
capital the part of certain organs of the opposition.
Why don't you do so and so? Why do you do so and
so the questions asked of the Democratic MAORI
ty in the Legislature. 1t is charged mortal sin,
that certain assistance has not been given to particular
works 1t is charged equally mortal SIM that tax
have been imposed to meet the engagements of the
State on account of assistance already granted to the
same similar works. The Raleigh Register says that
the Revenue Bill will ruin the Democratic party. 1t
complains of the Legislature for evyng taxes rendered
necessary by present State Indebtedness and again
complains of the indsposton largely to increase this
Indebtedness and thus create necessity for much heav-
Ter taxes What consistency in nonsense, what trans
parency in humbug
But the Charlotte Platform pledged the Democratic
party to certainly do various and sundry things Did it,
though? 1t most certainly pledged the Democratic
party to go far the and credit of the State
would permit, without imposing too onerous burdens
upon her citizens. The opposition papers represent the
public burdens already too onerous-how can they
expect them to be increased consistently with the Char
lotte Platform? We commend the Charlotte resolution
upon internal improvements to their consideration as
follows
Resoued That we are anxious to see the of the
different sections of the State fstered and developed and
that believe that such aid should be given towards
the forwarding to completion of the works of Internal I'm
already begun and the construction of such others
may be deemed expedent the credit of the State and
the means of her citizens may permit without inurousy
affecting the imposing too burdens the
other.
Does this pledge the Democratic party to go blindy
orward-to increase at this moment of pressure obiga
lions incurred at period of comparative ease? Ger
tanly the credit of the State and the Of her cit
liens must be regarded worthy of consideration
Such at least, has been opinion. It for the
Charlotte Convention to declare principle it for
the Legislature in its WISDOM and with the lights before
it, to apply that principle to particular works awe
ought to go as far for mertorious works can dc
without imposing oppressive burdens upon the people,
says the Charlotte Convention. 1t is surely for the LIE
gisature to say how far so CO. If the Legisla
ture went farther would that not be voatve of the
principle declared by the Charlotte Convention, il
would be if it stopped short? Who can deny IT,
What then does all this talk about heavy taxes amount
to- when those who use it blame the Legislature fol
seeking to avoid the necessity of having to resort tc
heavier ones? Or why talk about the violation of
principle of the Charlotte Platform, when, by their
account the very action nonaction complained of il
really in accordance with that principle, the justice
which has not been called in question
Daily Journal, 18th INST