Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-15

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,t,.,oo ~ the Board of Internal Improvements and
the proxy OF Tue 0taVe III uie "i'iins" ~
Railroad.
To all this we have only to answer that Mr. WAL
LACE men President pro tenn and now regularly elect
al preui ent of the Road was the unanimous choice OF
4ha Roo,d of Directors and, as events showed, the
choice of the Stockholders without dstInc-
+;on of marty. These were facts which we knew. we
knew and Governor VANCE knew that Mr. PARSLEY,
whose motives we do not in any way impugn, thought
difere2l and desired the election of gentleman now
or recen y citizen of Savannah. Hence the resolu-
ton of instruction. which, indeed, would never have
come up at all had the proxy been appointed at meet
ing of the board to which all the members had been
summoned. That the in the letters sent to Mr.
Kirkl3ui and the other member of the board was
wholly unintentional we know, but it committed,
nevertheless and gave to the action Of the board d
rection totally different from what it would have been
had all the members been present. We are making no
complaint now about this matter of non.summons but
sure-, when opportunity offered, we had right to
place ourselves fairly n regard to matters which
took place in cur absence without accusation of bitter
ness.
w might say ore, but really the matter is not OF
sufficient importance to occupy time take up space
p
YAxc that should MIR. WALLACE not receive very
large minority of the Individual stock he would resign
even if elected by the vote of the State However this
is neither here nor there The official proceedings of the
Board are spread upon its minutes by the Secretary
They show fer themselves During connection offour
year with the Board of Internal Improvements, we
never knew that it had reporter, that the official
proceedings are the only matters with which the news
papers have anything to do. By the way, the Sand
dard affects ignorance Of the fact that it has not been
very unusual TO request member Of the Board if pre-
sent any meeting to act in the absence of the regu
laEr proxy.
We might say that it would perhaps took well for
the Standard not to tack itself quite osen taously to
Gov. VANCEs coatail. But it please itself, and,
so far IS that goes, it will please US. We make at
tack lpon Governor VANCE. Upon the contrary, We
give m praise whenever we can, and where cannot
we prefer to remain silent This.hng ofinvcking Gov
VANCE'S name and relying upon Gov. Vance, popu
larity is game that mey be played out sooner than
those engaged in it seen to think. We doubt whether
it is course likely to benefit Gov. VANCE to win
the corroval of his true friends.
The course of this paTer for long years is sufficient
answer 10 the accusation of uItraism, prejudice and
bigotry brought By the Standard If that is not, then
nothing else could be. We certainly will not be
temple into any angry discussion, leaving that to our
acctlse9s
We need 4l0t remind " Governor Vance and bis
Friends" including the State Printer, that very
much fuctus cdici0clear out OF Office, quite much
to our own satisfaction as it no doubt is to theirs
We seeking for ofice, and in any discussion az
pear SIMPLY as one Of the editors of the Journal
THERE must be some fools connected with the bust
of sending Geographic from the West for we
actually believe nothing that to from the
other side Of the Blue Ridge. At the West, we have
gene ely been unfortunate We hear of Victories
(by eegraph) -but they turn out 10 be defeats. We
hear awful defeats and they turn out to be compar
atgely trifing.
We thought BRAGG had gained great victory at
MurTeesboro. 1t turns out that be is forced to re-
treat We find to-day in our dispatches that Vicksburg
has SURRENDERED to the enemy. We cannot believe
it. Vicksburg nacy fall but she has not yet fallen We
do trust that she may be still able to maintain her
proud position. When We say that we do not believe
in tie reported fail of Vicksburg, we DO not speak with
out sctne assurance tlat what say is so. Vicks-
burg in our possession after it is reported to have
fallen. We await further adycss with what patience
we may.-Dady Journal, 9M