The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-14

the list Thursday in August next to rati-
fy or reject the Constitution, lately adop-
ted by the Convention and ordered to be
submitted to them at the polls.
The mere feebleness of the reply of our CO.
temporary, in relation to the railroads, does
not of itself tempt US to pursue an advantage
so apparent, but there are questions which
remain unanswered by the Sentinel, besides
new points to which we invite public atten-
ton.
The Sentinel denies that Gov Worth re-
moved Messrs. Thomas and Lassiter yet the
Sentinel admits that when the Governor APP
pointed the State Directors, he k,aeao the result
aoould be aohat 1t is. Such an argument is a
reply to itself.
There was no special complaint made by
US of the appointment of" Hon. G. G. Clark.
But we called attention to the fact that Gov
Worth appointed Mr.. Clark, Director, when
the Treasurer's report returns him as holding
only one share of stock, and the law requires
that Director shall be possessed of flee
shares. Then the question was asked, "has
Gov. Worth violated the law?" Tile Sentinel
is silent. What are we to understand by
such silence9 Has Gov. Worth violated the
law, or has he not2
| 1t would afford US no pleasure to know
that such was the case. Nor do we charge
it upon him. But it is apparently extra
ordinary proceeding, which demands to be
explained.
| There is another matter which has been
explained by the Sentinel, to which attention
|
of the State Directors were not intrusted to
Mr.. Morrissey, States Proxy, as usual, to be
officially announced in the Stockholders
meeting. The Sentinel replies that the APP
pointments were withheld Git does not say
| Why until the latest moments of the depar-
ture of the train mat day, and his Exc cheney
fearing that Mr.. Morrisey, the States Proxy,
would not reach Beaufort in time, entrusted
them to the care of stakeholder, marked TO
Mr.. James Rumley, aeho is not q stakeholder.
The above contains a reflection upon Mr..
Morrissey, who proved his punctuality upon
the occasion notwithstanding the mistrust of
the Governor. But Mr.. Morrissey, who was
present, did not receive the commissions at
all. They were in the pocket of Mr.. Rumley
| for aught we know, notwithstanding the
Stockholders in meeting made two efforts to
get hold ofthem, and adjourned finally with
out being officially informed as to who they
were. This we contend was breach of an
established custom. The blame rests here
at Raleigh, for the appointments of State
Directors had been made some days before
the meeting of the Stockholders, and suffi-
cient time had elapsed for the commissions
to have been sent to the States Proxy as
was usual, and not forwarded at the very
last moment to Mr.. Rumly, who is not a
Stockholders thing before unheard of in
North Carolina.
In order to break the force of the charge,
which is undoubtedly true, that Gov Worth
was actuated by selfish political motives in
cffecting the removal of Mr.. Thomas, the
Sentinel assumes the position that the Gov
ernor as well as the State Directors were gov
erned in their course by the wishes of the
Stockholders. This cannot be true in fact or
correct in theory. How was it possible for
Gov. Worth to be accurately informed of the
wishes of the stockholders Whence could
lie derive his information From MI. Whit
ord and his friends They were interested
!
evidence. But we shall touch this point
more fully hereafter
Nor is it correct in theory that the Direc-
tors on the part of the State should defer to
the wishes of the individual Stockholders-
The State owns the Atlantic road almost ex-
clusively. She has an important interest to
protect, and her Directors appointed for
| that purpose. Whenever the road is we'll
managed, by a competent and energetic
President like Mr. Thomas, the dictates OF
patriotism as well as common sense point to
his retention in the public service. Such
hitherto has been the practice of the Cover
nors of North Carolina and their State Direc-
tories on the different railroads. But a new
principle has been at length introduced: in
the election of officers the State Directors
are to defer to the individual otochholders-
the interests of this great State, of all her
people and all her taxable wealth are here
after to be placed in the hands of modicum
of her population, who are moneyed men,
Stockholders! And for what For votes
merely-yes, for their political influence,
which is courted and bought in this abomin-
| able mannerl
How was 1t possible Tor GOV. Worth to be
accurately informed of the individual wishes
of the Stockholders We have asked this
question before. We learn that Messrs.
Whitford, Green, Clark, Flanner, jenkins,
and others, had been engaged sometime in
getting up proxies-for months perhaps, pre-
vious to the Stockholders meeting Letters
were written to every quarter of Craven
County, and elsewhere. Mr.. Green held the
vote of Craven County-numbering about
$50 votes. These modest gentlemen having
secured all the proxies they could, and the
vote of Craven cast them for Messrs Whit
ford, Green and Hughes. If Gov. Worth was
governed by such an expression of the indi-
vidual wishes of the Stockholders, he was