Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-06
THE EAST AND THE WEST AND
THE ENAMENES.-~--------

AMEN nM
We are glad to see our western
friends rousing from the lathargy they
have. in SO mauy instances, manifested
in regard to the ratification of the
amendments now pending before the
people. There was never more vital
error, that ever seized people, than
that which seems TO prevail in certain
sections in surprising that the amend
ments are of Importance gonly to the
people in the negro counties of the
East. Our western friends are equally
Interested with the people Of New
Hanover and they now begin to see it
plainly. TIE Asheville citizen puts
the whole thing in. Hut SHE'LL. 1t
says: ET~1ss& "@ z+"@@a
To finish our Western railroad to
Asheville, Ducktown and Paint Rock
we must have State aid. Vote fer the
proposed amendments and relieve our
eastern counties of their enormous
burdens imposed by Radical negroes,
and reduce the State taxes. and the
people will gladly vote, from year to
year, enough to keep the work going
on until the entire line is completed.
The east is crushed down by Radical
taxation and corruption, and begs the
west to vote for the amendments and
help her, and they will most cheerfully
stand by the Western railroad until it
is finished. @-.'t 24'.- -
! Nor is the Citizen mistaken in the
temper and disposition of the people
of the East toward their brethren of
the West. We tell them candidly and
confidently that the aid given to them
by the people of this section will be
measured only by our ability. IF we
have much we will give much, but if
We have little or nothing we must of
course give little or nothing. And
this is as certain as that if the amend.
ments be not ratified, we shall have
nothing either for ourselves or for
our neiehbors. The interests of the
whole people are bound up together in
| indissoluble connection and neither
section can get along without the
other, nor can either flourish while
the other languishes. It is time
therefore that we should all recog-
nize this fact and work to-
gether in the common cause for
the common good of the whole State
of North Carolina. Our Western
friends need have no fear that a pros
porous East will show a niggard hand
to suffering West, languishing for
the want of facilities for transporta-
ton and travel that our own more
fortunate section enjoys. But we can.
not repeat too often that unless the
amendments shall be ratified the East
cannot prosper @ '#~
But it is not only the. press that is
advocating the ratification of the
amendments as Western measure
the candidates also are making the
SAM argument. Captain Thomas D.
Johnston. of Buncombe, the Demo
cratic candidate for the Senate in the
Fortieth District, composed of the
counties of Buncombe and Madison
ana Que or the ablest and most prom
Using OF the rising young men of the
State, is giving some plain talk to his
people. The Citizen says:
Mr.. Johnston. in advocating the
amendments, among other reasons
very truly and properly urges thai
unless the west will, come up and
rat1fy the amendments, and thus re.
duce the State taxes and relieve oul
eastern friends Of the burdens they
suffer from negro Radical misrule
we need not expect the legislature to
appropriate dollar towards the
completion of our western railroad
The relief these amendments will give
the people, Mr.. Johnston argues, will
not only enable them to complete this
road, but all will be glad to vote
enough annually to keep the work
going on vigorously; but if defeated
they cannot take upon themselves any
other burdens whatever, for they are
ground down now. -..-..