The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-15
Another Enormous Approximation.

The State Senate, Oh Thursday last, passed a bill
making an additional appropriation 10 the Western
\. C. Railroad Of So, OO0 600, and also permitting
the Company to borrow s., OOO, 900 more and mort
gag The Road for the same, thus affordinS an op-
porDuny i'll the future to cheat the State out of her
interest in the Road, which will amount to about
5000 900.
We regret to sec that Judge Osborne, the Senator
from this county, favored this in speech
= that will largely increase the burlhens
Of tax payers. The Public Treasurer last week re-
ported the Legislature that the Treasury was
about empty. In view of such condition. how can
such konarsl,le gentlemen Judge Osborne consent
make farther enormous appropra ions for q en-
paEF that has already received liberal aid :?
Nr Robbins, the Senator from Rowan, said he felt
it lis duty oppose it, although hc lived in coun-
ty thai would be directly benefited. He so plainly
showed the injustice Of additional apnropriations
and exposed the unf.rncss Of the BILL that copy
short synopsis of his speech from ;hc proceedings
Of the Senate Thursday:
MIR Robbins sai id that be felt today the RESPONSE
hily Of hcng & Senator He had tried keep
si"rt tins question:, but his Conscience wo,!ld
let him. lie desired to this road bull, he had
kind friends who were interested III it, and thought
the road ought t' be huIt once. / agree with
:hcln Ii would he good thing to have this road,
WHICH from my town into that rich mountain
country which the senator from MeCk!cnbGrg 50
ClO,u"ntly described, TIT do ii? 1t viii no:
do Tor Us stay here and build air castles when
poor people are 20 Pay the piper Com htp dc e?
II this tax Of per cent is not sufficient pay the
interest it viii raise 500. 900 which is great than
the annual for the entire State, heretofore. Are
ready 70 increase this tax? 1t Is than
people hcay, and do rot desire see the people
crushed and hcGr&srsl. n orGtr 10 hLi;d this load
mailer how .l.,.c.. ,;esirc 10 sec il dcnc
A-an, $500 GOO TO be Dor: owed from certain
parties. and tliry have mortgage on tie entire
Ioad There i in that suggestion from the
Senator frcIn GuGrG ftIa; the Stale might lose her
entire interest III the Road tl.an Senators may
at glance We ought to risk it. l never heard
OF road before that required much money to be-
gIn-S' ,Wn,tAO, and the ground not broken; and
iii" fund j. III III" hands of whom? We do not
Know There Is provision in the Tbartcr rCguir
Hg the private Stockholders to pay in cent, until
The State paid in all it has subscribed Men take the
contracts where I@thc security; where is the sccuri
~ that they will hot put il in their pockets, and 60
+" Europe? Where is the security that, after
nave Made all these appropriations, the road will be
ours! AloHt six private capitalists have subscribed
s'rrk and have EO laid III cent, and are continually
srkIng Us for money | warn you Senator's in the
name OF the people of North Carolina to be careful
now you exercise such powers. l want the road as
much any can, but cannot vote for this bill.
Notwithstanding the forcible given by Mr.
Robbins and others why the appropriation should not
b" made, the bin passed by the following vote
AYrs.-McSsrs Ecasly, Betmar Ecllamy, Eurns,
Blythe, Cock. Davis, E:ivt@. E;hcridgc. llpcs col
"rr Galloway colorcd, Hayes Harrington, H. man
t"'red, jones Of Wake, Lassitcr, Lindsay. Love,
N'rtI'afe Moore OF Iancey, Osborne, Rich, Rich
afir"n Respass, Scott, Smith, Stephens aEd NyEne
NAYs-Mcssrs- Barrow Barnes. Erogden, Graham,
Long. Mcchor. Moore OF Carteret, Furtiie Robbins,
ShU1Acr, So Get and Wclkcr.-l2.