The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-11
The Causus BeIIi--McAden vs..
p~earson

After preparing 3 lengthy report 81 the
difficulty between Mr.. RutusY NcAden,
(Presldeat Of Charlottes lst National
Bank, ex Speaker of the House of Com.
mons, and nephew of the late Geo. ".
Swepsou, and Mr.. Richmond Pearson,
(son OF the late Chief Justice Pearson.
ex-Consul to Liege, and member Of the
present House of Commons) we have
concluded g await the recovery Of Mr..
Pearson who Is still under physicians IL
rections- We wish to do exact Justice.
The editorial (which Mr.. McAden now
avows) giving rise to the difficulty was as
follows
Owing to the peculiar canvass made In
Buncombe county last ummer, and the
fact hat Mr. Pearson was elected to the
Legislature % the issue Of requiring the
owners of the Spartanburg aud Asheville
railroad to complete the road 10 Asheville
an Obserrer representative Yesterday
called on Mr.. R y. McAden, of this city,
and the President OF the road, to know
what he had to say about il. Mr.. Me-
Alden had not seen the resolutions, but
said in rather an off baud manner that
they were only a little Of Mr.. Pearsous
'buucombe.
The Obserrer representative then asked
Mr. McAden why the resolutions were
introduced at this particular time, and
he answered the question IN his own
way, and we give his exact reply, as near
as we can remember the language used.
lie SAID his friend Pearson had long
desired to get TO the Legislature, and
falling to be honored as the representa-
tive from his native county, \ adkin) he
several years since removed to Buncombe
county. Mr.. Pearson was a snrightly
young man, and he could not understand
why the people Of Iadkin had failed to
recognize his talents, buf he had heard
that 1t was owing to the very great doubt
The people had to know whether he
really was a Republican or a De
After Mr.. Pearson's removal to Bum
cOmbe, the people of his adopted county
did not appear to be SO very scarce of
legislative material as to particularly de
sire the new light which 1adkin county
bad failed to appreciate, SO something
to be done in order that the State
should have the advantage of bis great
experience and travels abroad, for he
Mr.. McAden) believed Gen. Grant had
sent HIM (PearsOn) abroad. either as a
minister plenipotentiary, consul ralet de
hdm6re or something of the kind. and
he county of Buncombe being anxious
hat the Spartanburg and Ashevilie road
mould be finished, Mr.. Pearson adopted
he plan of getting into the Legislature,
IS he, (Mr. McAden,) had learned, by
promising the people he would force the
lnlshlng OF the road and also force ex-
esslve taxation upon the Western North
.arollna Railroad. Since Mr.. Pearson's
lection he had tried IN several ways to
nd out If the owners of the Spartan
urg and Asheville Railroad would build
he road, and when they would build it,
order to that he had built
!. Some time since, hearing that the
OF the road were to meet in New
,ork. Mr.. Pearson went there, and as
e., (McAden) learned, telegraphel to {
Ashevllle that he had been at a meet {
lg or conference with the owners of ;
re road, n that arrangements were
lade to complete it. This, of course, i
he wished his constituents to believe. y
as owing to Mr.. Pearsou's being [
resent Now he, (McAden) had this
say: Mr.. Pearson was entirely mis- /
as to his being at any such con
renee. There was a conference, it is {
but Mr.. Pearson was not at it.
Mr.. McAden further said that the road Il
ould be b%uilt-and be built soon that {
I: Pearson, with his legislation, should h
I'd CO... Andrews with convicts fail. he G
as sure. Adjutant General. tombstone d
mes and his militia, who know no such q
ord as fail, would come to the rescue, Il