Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-09
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r.ss: NORTH CAROLINA sNJINC.
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The Richmond EnIuircl publishes
IN extract from our article on this
subject, with the remarks which we
herewith give We do not ask or
expect the EnI'irc,' to subordinate its
own immediate interests to the welfare
OF others. On the contrary, we should
suspect its purpose i'll so doing.
Like the Enquirer, we favor the
change Of gauge because North Caro-
lina's interests, and especially those Of
Wilmington, will be promoted. At
present the North Carolina Railroad is
a Virginia corporation, benefiting
Norfolk principally. BY the change of
gauge at Greensboro, North Carolina
ports viii be brought into commercial
intercourse with that portion of the
State between Goldsboro' and Greens
boro', section now aud in the past,
as much cut off from us as if sur
rounded by Chinese wall, SO com
pletely have railroad combinations
isolated Wilmington and Newbern
internal improvements.
And We have no fault to find with
those who haye brought about this
state of affairs. They were working in
their own interests, and ours, being
antagonistic, were made to suffer.
And surely they cannot blame It's, if
now We synlpathize with those whose
plans will benefit us, whatever may
he their objects, although their con-
summation may and will injure those
who haye SO long injured US.
BIT we do find faux, and grievous
fault. too, with our contemporary, the
STIR. for being led astray by the cheap
pro. s-ssions III o4f Petersburg and
Norfolk ne::.ohbors to declare openly
against the best int tests ct Whining
ton, because, forsooth, they were 10
be promoted by what il chooses to
style at The monster Briareus." These
frie1dsof North Carolina, whose kindly
words the star has gaudily paraded
before our people, have now Il contract
with the North Carolina Railroad, and
it has been in existence for several
years, by which Wilmington is rob-
bed OF every particle of business from
that line. And when there is IN Op-
portunity of getting back, permanently,
the business from more than one-half
OF that great railroad, the ,Star is
either cajoled into opposition to the
movement by the pleasant caresses of
Petersburg and Norfolk, or frightened
into it by q spectre of its own distorted
imagination.
The ny aircT says:
The Wilmington Star having con-
graduated the people of North Caro-
lima on having so able and earnest q
champion as the Petersburg I,ader, the
Wilmington Journal enters the field
with a lengthy review of the railroad
showing that those who find
so many good Carolina reasons why
the gauge of the North Carolina rail
road should not be changed, are not
with peculiar accuracy the
wishes or interests of the people of
the old North State.
This is view of the case on which
We dc not care particularly to enlarge.
In brief allasiOn to this subject, it |
has already been said that the Enquirer |
was a Virginia paper, published in /
and made no claim to any
such generosity as would subordinate
Dur own immediate interests to the
welfare of others. But we would not
10 our sister community IN injustice,
nd we are therefore truly pleased to
ind from the tone of so many of the
Iost representative North Carolina
papers that our view Of the legal rights
If the Richmond and Danyille road
,oincides with the wishes Of the com
nunities most directly concerned.
The Journal says:
"The Richmondpapers, while holding
OF the legal right under the lease to
he Richmond and Danville railroad to |
hange the gauge, are candid enough
0 confess that they are influenced in ! {