Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-01
= E5E7 State ELECTIONS.
State elections will take place this Fall
Unjust Observation-Disclosures Carolina
Railroad.

Railroad.
ga Hillsboro' correspondent of the
Raleigh Sentinel says:
"I started this to tell you of Pogue and the
onions Pogue is the enterprising Timer Wn9se
advertisement is to be found In your PAPeI: Ae
shipped nine bags Of onions 10 Hlntnlnss.o o.
weight 1921 pounds freight to TO- 20 III
from Goldsboro' to Wilmington, only u e. 4he
distanca from Hillsboro' to doldsDoro Ii aDoui
the same as from Goldsboro' to Wilmington.
How and why is this r
We have frequently urged that the
North Carolina Railroad was operated
inimically to North Carolina ports. Oh
course we have been met with prompt
denial upon the part of the manage
ment of that road. We copy the
above extract not only in proof of our re-
peated assertions, but to show that this
prejudice extends to the detriment OF the
people along the line of the road. We
would ask what would have been the
charges upon Mr.. Pogne's freight II 1t had
been shipped to Norfolk, more than fifty
miles further, and what would have been
the rate per mile received By the North
Carolina Railroad? Why tax the people
along the line of that Railroad so heavily
should they desire to seek the Wilmington
market with their produce We venture
to say that our domestic market. at least,
is the very best open to the people OF
Central North Carolina, if their produce
was not not so highly taxed by the North
Carolina Railroad for the privilege of being
sold here
We disclaim any prejudice against
President SMITH, personally or officially.
We give him credit for great industry and
faithfulness in the discharge of his duties
If his Judgment was not led captive by
his prejudices he might yet redeem his
administration from the error into which
he was betrayed in the earlier days of his
Presidency by those experienced men who
control the roads forming his Northern
and Southern connections. We believe
Major SMITH is devoted to his road and to
his State, and wonld not willingly ana
knowingly do anything to inlnre the one
OF the other If he could once get loose
from the contract which requires him to
manage his road for the benefit of the
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad and Norfolk,
we are satisfied he would 10 nothing to
the detrlment of our State ports, certainly
not if his road was not benefited thereby
We opposed the consolidation of the
North Carolina and the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railroads, first npon legal
grounds, and secondly for the reason that
we dit not think all the advantages of the
former should be given to Newbern. Yet
we find that practically it IS consolidated
with the roads leading to Norfolk. This 10
surely perversion of the views enter
tanned by it's projectors and the purposes
for which millions of money were appro-
priated, and on account of which the
people of North Carolina have been and
must continue to be taxed.
We surely cannot tell why this prejudice
exists to Wilmington. Self-interest would
dictate to the feeblest intellect that the
building up of our own sea-ports will be
beneficial to every citizen and every inter
est in North Carolina. Much less can we
divine why road having advantages from
its position for the carrying trade from its
section of four ports should cast aside
three. As business transaction it was |
stupid-if it resulted from personal or |
local preiudice, it was wrong. Wedo sincere
ly think that these I'M ust determinations
should cease, and that this great North
Carolina work shall not be operated in
direct hostility to her own people.
Our citizens feel no ill-will towards Pre-
sident SMITH AS man, We like his !
rough, Independent, but genial manners.
His politics we don't like, and we don't
believe he is very much in love with them |
himself They carried him into a snug
office and he must praise the bridge which |
enables him to cross the stream in safety. |
He certainly has no just cause to act in |
hostility to us and our interests. We do |
not ask him to sacrifice his road; we adj !
mire him for the evident interest he mani
tests in its welfare. We forgive him his
heavy extra charges upon insignificant |
parcels belonging to passengers who had
paid more than an hundred dollars of pas
sage money, for he says he makes every
edge cut bat we do blame him for his I'M
hostility to us and our inter
ests, in matters in which his road could !
possibly receive no detriment, but we be-
lieve would be materially benefited. We
ask Major SMITH to turn this matter
over in his mind. and if he cannot do what
his better Judgment dictates and what is
right, let hia come as near doing so as the
and ill-advised contract "
will permit him.
Proposed Tax on COttOn-SOuthern RsCu-
perati0n.
Among the indications of the Internal
Revenue laws to be submitted to Con.
gress," reads paragraph going the rounds
Of the press, "wiil he tax of one cent