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Cfrf run atriat .A. Family Newspaper-Devoted to Politics, Literature, -A-griou.ltu.re, Manufactures, Commerce, and Miscellaneous Reading. VOLUME XX. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1859. NUMBER 1038. %uint%% ©arts. r MGDCIECOCE, ATTORNKY AT LAW, I '•' ,i ". N '■'■† ?«*• 17, 1858. 972 tf. >MM 4. LONG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P1E9 .»• ORBENSBOEOOGH, N. C. f . A. t, IIII-I.. lilt. *• »* LEXINGTON, N. C. U-.iltTll &■ †«"I'LKV, COMMISSION AND " . *.; Jing Merchants, K.iycttcville, X. 0. I. r rBEEMAW, WITB ABBOTT, JONES & i\ i" I- i »ntra ll"'1 •'"' l,l'rs of SaPle ani1 Fancy I1 * |1 jj ,. |53 Market Street, Philadelphia. ft "R*. C. «» *■ *• ■*• PA«SS I'Ol'ARTNERS II . ,., ■•■•!'•<■ of MeJiciue, Ohstetrics and Surge- I'ultogt^K-C. I-rtt IIK>I.-PORTER&.«OKREI.L, \K ; .. :- ■■> T .1. PATRICK, Wholesale and Re-f Drneelittti, Greensborough, N. C. '.,:>-- 1-.- sotf ,. \f»|.I\. Manufacturer and Wholesale ] Li Retail dealer in TIN and SHEET IRON »r ,-.M.M\'. STOVES, be., High Point, N. C. ' - irv. !*■■'. -4 8m 9«fiti*j ©arts, Cfee ©mustougji ||atoi 27 r,m . UKI:\CK HOUSE, 1/ I li^rh Point, N- C. T. Laurence, Proprietor. SM. COFFIN & COBLE, JAMESTOWN, \ r ha»e associated themseWes together for the ierf PRACTICING MEDICINE in all its various .,.„_" «.., ial attention given to SURGERY. 01- JIMES y|- ED\EV.141 CliaiiiberH-Nt, New York, buys every kin'lof Merchandize on the best terms, nn 1 forwards for '1 £ per cent, commission. Dealer in Pianos, Parlor Organs, Organ Melcdeons, Melodeons, Harps. Guitars, Stools, Covers, Music, etc., wholesale and retail. All Instruments warranted. Agent for ■'Lindsay's Patent Pump," Garden En-gine, etc. Circulars of Instruments and Pumps sent free on application. Refers to John A. Gilmer, C. P Mendenhall, D. L. Swain, and others. 950 RL. l><> \ M;I.i/-> Photographic Gal- • lei'y is now opened, andCameotypes, Melatno-types, and AMBROTYPES, which aannot be surpassed for DURABILITY and BEAUTY are taken in Lockers, Pins and Cases, to suit the tastes atid purses of all.— Having permanently located in Greensborough, they ' confidently expect a liberal patronage. &tf~ Call and examine Specimens, and learn the Prices. Booms formerly occupied by A. Starrett. sec-ond story of Garrett's brick building. Wist Market St., Greensborough, N. ('. March. lS-j*. 971 tf G« i:»K(.i: II. KELLY, COMMISSION MER-f chant, and Dealer in Family Groceries ami Pro-visions, No. 11, North Water Street. WILMINGTON, N. C. Will keep constantly on hand. Sugars, Cotfecs, Mo-lasses, Cheese, Flour, Butter, Lard, Soap, Candles, Crackers, Starch, Oils, Snuffs, &c. Jleferencn:—O. G. Parsley, President of Commercial Bank ; John McRae, President Bank of Wilmington, Wilmington, N. C. A. M. Gorman, Rev. R. T. Heflin, Raleigh. J. & F. Garret, David McKnight, Greensbo-rough, N. C. M. S. SHERWOOD. JAMES A. LOttC. SHERWOOD & LONG, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS: $2.00 A YEAR, IV ADTAKCE. Rates of Advertising. ONE dollar per square for the first week, and twenty-five cents fer every week thereafter. TWELVE LINKS OE LRSS making a square. Deductions made in favor of standing matter as follows: 8 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TSAR. One square, $3 60 $6 60 $8 00 Two squares 7 00 10 00 14 00 Three " 10 00 16 00 20 00 Jt I ,• 1; R. 1» jt Peb. 1859. 24 tf. K. JAMES K. HALL, HAVING REMOVED ,,,,,,. ugh, N. <"., otfers his Professional ;,.,..!. ,.. public. Office on West Market Street, ehwi el- • ily occupied as a residence by Hon. j •. \. 1. :-.-r February, 1858. 973 tf i IW (III' iKT\ERSHIP.--J. A. LONG & JlP 1'. ' »t»'»n-t- tireensborough, N. C, having 1 j.- 1 •••• - -Vl ■ i" the practice of the law, in the |jrt»«fOuilfordcounty, wBl promptly attend to all 1 aw- e»trus«*d to their care. Jan. 1858. 967 tf L'tllf W. PAYXE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, M being permanently located in Greensborough, N. [ »; iRead 'lie Courts of Randolph Davidson and I -rLa'il promptly attend to the collection of all 4 .'|.»i"el:u his hands. Jan. 9, 1857. 915 tf Il'tTMl* At .HEARS. GENERAL COMMIS- %} -'.-i M-ndiants, ::i Burling Slip, New York.— I ..'.>"•'■'.■•■ paid to the sale of Grain, Cotton and JrS"Uthern products. 0jyLiberal advances made . teigaawnts. 915 tf Mtitllli: WORMS—GEORGE HEINRICH, '■'. .:. tfacturer ofMonuments, Tombs, Head-stones, I ; .. :.t reduced prices, OPPOSITE THE DEPOT, t rteWMigh, N. C. ISsif" Orders from a distance I Lf-.yfilled. 971 tf II tNHLETOX SIIEPPERU, ATTORNEY I AT LAW, formerly of Salem, N. <'., hut now of 11 M iiitI>II. Gt'oreia. BU! pnetieo in the eounties of Wilkinson, Twiggs, J.«r.;i'. Put'iski. lrwin. Wilcox. Tefair, Montgom-r wJ Washington Jan. 21,1859. ly i €A KM.—J. F. Jullee has purctiasecl f\. this tall, a large and weB selected STOCK of Chollillic, It...,Is. Slioos and Hats, which he li.iwlit'HE.M' FOR CASH, or to punctual customers W. j -h- rtcred j ••.■!.■!• rl-. :-•• 8tf j Iff SOTIfi:.—The undersigned has removed i to Newbern, with the intention t> devote himself :.y ••• the practice of the law. He will attend the .::- It. -ill •! the surrounding counties, and will also ■:■•■• before the Supreme Court at Raleigh. I in. 1.185». 6m D- K. McRAE. J • .. «tl.r\. J. M. CI.ARK. LLES &. « I. i It K. COMMISSION MI:R-f|\ • II \M>. WUlllillKtoil. \. ('. Prompt per-a .'. attenti •:. given to consignments of Naval Stores, C •••?! ->r otherCoontry Produce, for sale or shipment. 5 .--r- in Lime. Plaster, Cement, Hair, &c. 1 -t.uary L'". 1859. ly i I*. SI'ERRV, of \oitli Carolina, II • With WM. GRAYDON & CO., t irt^tn and Jobber <>t Dry Goods, 40 PARK \CE,«nd41 BARCLAY STREET, Wm. tiravdon.l M,.„e«v„r vY„o.r.,k, . « Geo. H. Seeley, ( Win. A. Scott. '•v^mlwr. 1^."*. tf ID r..»I.«M- I IV. II. KEYN..I.KS. | J. II. BOWLANO. l)OWI.t\D K REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS .11 t* Anderson .v Reynolds, Grocers and CommiBsion ehattta, ^ORFOLK, \'n. Jt^" Pay particular at- 1 •.:, to the sale of Flour, (Iraiu, Tobacco, etc.. avoid-nnneeessary charges, and rendering prompt re- •-. December, 1857. 903 tf I 1\*>I. «■• HllthSI'l. COMMISSION MER-I client and General Agent, Morehead City, N. C. attend to buying, selling, receiving and forwarding • it. I- of produce and merchandise. ■ -. . Qov. J. M. Morehead, Greensborough, N. John II. Haughton, Esq., Newberne, N. C. Dr. F. ' Wilmington, N. C. II. A. London, Esq.. Pitts- ..•h. N.C. ^ June 1. 1858. 987 tf IAI\«;T0\ JEWELRY STORE. 1 The subscriber has on hand the tine GOLD LE- .'. '1 \T«'iiiis manufactured by Johnson of Liver- Uaad Dizon of London. Also, the Silver Lever •• and common Virge Watch, with a variety ot ■::.!:Y .5 all descriptions. All of which will be '• ■ for cash. Watches of aU descriptions repaired. . 1 GEORGE BILEY. ■ --./HV. ALEX. OLIUIAM. ^TOKELY & OLDIIAM, GROCERS AND ' ■ †uission Merchants, Wilmington, N. C. I.iher-ubanees made on produce consigned to us, when •■ 1 £ ' '■•.•* .•-<•,]. John McRae, President of the Bank •'.'.-.•..•••li. O. G. Parsley, Esq., President of the ■••r :,; Bank. Aug. 28, 1857. 948 ly ■ V .... . WILL. L. SCOTT. v«OTT ii. SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AND COUN- •• - r-:,: Law. - - GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., *iUattend the Courts of GuUford, Alamance, Ran- --.!•.%.;- n, Forsythand Rockingham. All claims "'iMed]«, them for collection, will receive prompt -"•■.-•■. Office on North Street, fourth door from .-• v « (•. rner. L&XKS^-A FLT.I. SIPPI.Y 1 V BLANK WAR- .••. Deed . Deeds of Trust, Attachments, Decla-im Ejectment, Administrator'g Notices, and *Mf ether forms, will always be found at the Store of lama, Dobpon & Grimes, in Lexington, who are our fur the sale of the same; and who are also our ''•'' t-i r.-i ,v an I forward to us. all kinds of Job •': - SHERWOOD ,-c LONG. HJ.MI:MM.\IIIIX. LAND AGENT, WILL • e»:.-.t •• 1, Dter Government Land, Locate Land '-'•'-. nakeii •■ for capitalists at Western It '•-■—. I'J , and transact 0 general real estate bu-rn Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Address, '■''• i| '."«. Minn.--..ta. '•••-••..»■- Hon. J M. Morehead, George C. Men- "%, "''"• ''*'■■ "'alter Qwynn and Hon John A. Gilmer. •'? D"., 1«.>. sss tf \V ■■• HCB4S1 &. «0.. FACTORS AND • »■ • t ; . ission Merchants, Agents for the sale and » ».i».„t Cotton Flour, Grain, Salt, Groceries, &c, "'•*,':l'- and Water Streets, Wilmington, N. C. ** . *""' '• ivanoes on Consignments. ."•'"'••' ■• — II. R. Savage, Cashier Rank of Cape •-J: DGKOSSET .<: Brown, Wilmington, N. C. F. ft i '•"••-. •-. . N C. C. Graham \. Co., Marion C. •" '". Hunt, Adderton .v Co., Lexington, N. C. C*n*L ti. I IIOIIAS has removed his HAll- Si •- SHOP to the rooms recent'y occupied by . * W •. • • Esq., two door* North of LINDSAY'S '*. •_,!. 1 tuiiii,timely opposite the New Court House, e ne WiU be pleased lo receive calls from his old aJ» and the public generally. It is his intention ■Tan vi'-'- ;'y "" l'"nl a GOOD ASSORTMENT •»AR.\ESS. and other articles in his line, which • *•.. he pleased t„ sell on reasonable terms. Jauuarjr 20. 1859. 19tf CHARLES S. FEATHER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN ROOTS. SHOES A\D RROCAKS, No. 49 North Third Street, above Market St., IMiiladelpbla, Respectfully solicits the attention of Merchants to his stock of City and Kastern Manufacture, adapted to the trade of North Carolina. BSf Particular attention paid to Orders. Refers with permission to Messrs. J. R. & J, Sloan, Greensborough, N. C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly STEVEXSON & iton i;v. (LATI: STKVKNSON, BOWES 4 NESMITT,) nhok«;iic Dealers in Dry Goods, BATS ASSOCIATED WITH TIIKM Daniel M. &immevman, formerly of L1NCOLNT0N, N. C, and romoved to the large Store fVo. H9 Xorlli 3rd Street, below Arch, where an increased stock will be kept, and inducements offered . .,ual to any house in the trade- Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1859. 19 6m JJI, ROTHROCK, D. D. S.. RESPKf'T- • fully offer- his professional services to the citizens of Greensborough. and all others who desire operations performed on the TEETH in the latest and best style. Persons unacquainted, can have any satisfactory refer-ence as to character, skill, &c , &C.; and the advantage of eight years constant practice in MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY, with every new discovery that is valua-ble. B&- He has furnished his OPERATING ROOMS on Market Street, second story of Garrett's brick build-ing, where he will always be found unless professionally ubsent. April 29, 1858. 982 tf DP. GREGG, DENTIST, (GRADUATE OF • the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery) having located himself permanently in this village, respectfully tenders his professional services to its citizens and those of the surrounding country. He deems it unnecessary to publish long lists of testimonials, as he hopes to have sufficient opportunity to evince personally to those having disenscd dentures, whatever qualifications he may have to practice in the varied departments of the profession. ANY CALL WILL ItE PROMPTLY AT-TENDED TO. Office on South Elm Street, next door to the Patriot Office, Greensboro', N. C 759 OTTO HIRER, JEWELLER AND WATCH-MAKER, West Market, GRKKXSIIOKO", N. C, has on hand and is receiving a splendid and well selected stock of line and fashionable Jewelry of every descriptinn, among which may be found several magni-ficient sets of coral Jewelry. • He has also a stock of line Gold and Silver Watches. All repairing done in the BEST MANNER and war-ranted. All persons purchasing Jewelry, would do well lo call on him before purchasing elsewhere, as he is confident that he can sell as good bargains as can be bought in this market. August 1st. 1858. 990 tf. CESIIIXGS & HAILEY, iTBLISIIEUS AND WHOLSSAXB DEALERS IN BOOKS AND STATIONERY, So. 202 Baltimore Street, opposite Hanoverst., Raltimore, Maryland. Offer a full assortment of SCHOOL, CLASSICAL. LAW. MEDICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.— They are prepared to execute orders for LIBRARIES, CoLLK.iKs and SCHOOLS on the most favorable terms. Tlieir Stock of Stationery embraces all its branches, and contains a varied assortment. January 20, 1869. 19 5m* Ii M.I;I:U 11 *t SMITH. NO. -PS NORTH THIRD STREET, Philadelphia. Invite the attention of Hie trade of NORTH CAROLI-NA to their large and taricd stock of Rio Coflee, Sugars, &.c, which are offered at the lowest licit rates, and in lots to suit purchasers. Their purchases being iuide exclusively for cash, enables them to offer GOODS AT VERY LOW FIGURES. January 1, 1859. ly 1.-0ALL. INS8! Hamilton & Graham, 1 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, Are now prepared to orfer on the most favorable terms, to WHOLESALE BUYERS, a large stock ot" For-eign and Domestic Dry Goods, selected with great care for the Fall S. Winter Trade, which, lor variety, beauty, and its adaptation to the NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE TRADE, will be found second to none. Buyers from all seel i >ns are invited to a close and rigid examination ot our Stock, prices, Ace. No. 60 SYCAMORE STREET, September 10. Petersburg, Va. .1. W. ll.mi.ElT, 11. n. S. J- y IIOWLFTT. JW. HOWLETT & SOX, DENTISTS. RE- ■ spectfully offer their professional services to the citizens of Greensborough and all others who may de-sire operations performed on tlieir teeth in the most approved, modern and scientific manner. They are amply qualified to perform all and every operation per-taining in any way to Dental Surgery, uusurppsscd for ability or beauty. The Senior of the firm has in his possession Diplomas from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Ameri-an Society of Dental Surgeons, and Dr. S. 8. Fitch of Philadelphia, and has been in the regular practice ot the profession for over twenty years. They have furnished their Operating rooms on West treet, two doors above the I1IUTTA1N HOFSE. in a ..andsome and comfortable manner for the reception of Ladies, where one of the firm may always be found.— Ladies will be waited on at their residences if desired. June 28, 1»5G. SS7 t« L. MEEXLEY. Practical Watch- L MAKER AND JEWELER, (formerly ol T. B. Humphreys & Son, Richmond. Va.) haslocated himself in Greensborough, N, C, where he will devote his careful attention to repairing all kinds ot fine Gold and Silver Watches, in the neatest and best Style the trade can afford. All work warrant-ed tor tV*el*C months. All he solicits is a fair trial. Work done on the most reasonable terms. All work from the country strictly attended to. Store next door to Cole & Aims. 13"*Terms exclusively Cash. NOTICE. Having retired fioni the Watch and Jewelry busi-ness in Greensborough, N. C, on account of iM health. I recommend to my customers, Mr. G. L. MF.ENLY, of Richmond. Va„ who is a good workman, hoping he may net the patronage of my friends and customers. E. F. POWELL. March 14, 18S9. 27 3m MR. WORTH'S REPLY TO MR. FISHER. To the Editor of the Raleigh Register: I ask the privilege of replying, through your columns, to the communication of Chas. P. Fisher, President ot the North Carolina Hail Itoad Company, in relation to the re-port of a majority of the committee appoint-ed to investigate the affairs of the said com-pany. The report was signed by four of the five members composing the committee,—two of each party,—and for the facts set forth in the report and the manner of stating them, each of the four was equally responsible; but Mr. P., in order to avail himself of the influ-ence of the dominant party, singled me out as the object of his wrath. I am willing to be held responsible for everything contained in the report, as 1 do not doubt each of the other members are, •who signed it. As the evident object of Mr. P. was to involve the issues in smoke, b}r connecting them with party, he could not assail the report without attacking two of his own party as well as two of the opposition—and therefore he ig-nores the other members of the Committee, under the pretext that they had not been attentive to their duties and had signed the report upon the faith of my representations. This pretext is not founded in truth, and ought to be, and doubtless is, more offensive to the other members ol tho committee, than it is to me. Mr. Ferebee was present at excry meetiag of the Committee, excepting the one on the 4th January, when only Dr. Mills and myself were present, and when none of the evidence was taken on which the report is based—and tho other members were generally present, and when any one was absent, the evidence taken in his absence was explained to him afterwards, this evi-dence being almost exclusively taken from the books and records ot the company, and tho statements of the Treasurer and book-keeper, and answers to letters addressed, by order of the Committee, to Col. Gwynn and others. The report was carefully read and considered before it was signed. As my mo-tives are questioned and I alone am attack-ed, (except in one instance, where Dr. Mills' statements are contradicted) it is proper that 1 state the circumstances which induc-ed me to offer the resolution under which the Committee was raised. I was appointed a member of the Commit-tee on Finance. I sought to inform myself how much revenue must be raised by taxa-tion. This necessarily brought up the in-quiry how much are we to expect from the 83,000,000 invested in the N. C. R. R.,—or are wc to expect any thing? I procured and read carefully the annual reports of the President of the road, made since the com-pletion of the Road. I found in them intern-al evidence that no reliance was due to their Fi-nancial statements. I had no stock in tho road—had not been a member of the Legis-lature since 1840—had no acquaintance with Mr. Fisher, and no motive and no desire to injure him, and knew nothing as to tho man-agement of the road—except that during the electioneering canvass I heard much com-plaint among my constituents of Alamance, of all parties, as to the management of the road. 1 at once decided, without consulta-tion, or conference with any person whatev-er, that it was a duty I owed my constitu-ents, to see, it I could, what was the financial condition and prospect of tho road, and what foundation there might be for the complaints 1 had heard as to its management; and 1 drew up and offered in the Senate, on the 29th November, the joint resolution which, as amended to include others roads, passed both Houses of the Assembly unanimously. It never entered my bead that this committee was appointed, a? Mr. P. would have it, to examine and audit every voucher and inves-tigate every transaction for tho past nino years. The language of the resolution war-ranted no such absurd interpretation. In attempting to ridicule me lor attempting this Herculean labor, which the terms of the res-olution did not embrace, Mr. P. ridicules the whole Assembly which unanimously adopted my resolution. It was tho "general man-agement" which I proposed to investigate, and particularly those matters as to which there was complaint. As to all those not examined, the officers were entitled to the presumption that their management had been judicious, until the contrary appeared. I ex-pected, and the Assembly could have expect-ed, only such investigation as was practica-ble; and the officers of tho Company, if they felt conscious of having discharged their duties properly, ought to have desired spe-cial inquiry into those matters about which there was general complaint. These were tho views of every member of the committee including Mr. Green, who declined to sign the report of the majority, and filed a mi-nority report, resting his objection on the "round that the investigation was not suf-ficiently comprehensive. I call attention to his admissions in the House of Commons, in reply to interrogatories propounded to him by Mr. Ferebee, on the coming in of his mi-nority report. Mr. Green then said ho did not mean to say or imply that any thing in the report of the majority was incorrect or improperly set forth—that he was not at all the meetings of the committee, though he was at most of them—that he could not tes-tify as to any facts except those investigated when he was present—that those were strict-ly true and correctly set out in tho majority report, and he believed the others to bo so; and ho believed the subjects which the corn-tee attempted to examine received a fair and impartial investigation. He further stated that he himself called the attention of the committee to, and asked the investigation of some of tho subjects that were inquired into and reported on by tho majority,—as for in-stance the contracts for wood—how made— when, by whom and the amount. He furth-er admitted that it was expressly understood by the committee, when they first entered on this investigatisn, that they could not ex-amine all the affairs of the Jtorth Carolitia Rail Road Company, and would be necessar-ily restricted to the loading and important features of its management, and he further admitted that the objection, on his part, to this partial investigation had arisen since this inves-tigation was dosed, by the vnanimous consent of the committee. These candid admissions were what was to have been expected of tbe worthy gentle-man who made them, being in strict accor-dance with truth. Being thus sustained by every member of the committee, 1 should not feel called on to reply, and would not reriv, to Mr. Fisher's effusion, in which he rests ms defence on his own unsupported assertions, apparently in opposition to mine—but really in opposition to every member of the commitcee—if it had not been for the attempt of the Speaker of tho Senate, and Messrs. Ashe, Lane, Brown, Houston and others, to dignify this commu-nication by printing it, without reading, by order of the Senate. It is not presumable that tho Speaker of-fered this communication to the Senate, or that Senators advocated the printing of it without having read it. The report of a committee may, with propriety, be printed without reading—because tho House may properly assume that a committee of its own members will say nothing indecorous and insulting to the body. No such presumption exists as to outsiders. Whilst the right to petition is secured by tho constitution to the citizen—it is a right which must be ex-ercised in terms respectful to the General Assembly. Any member thernfore, who would allow himself to present any commu-nicatian, couched in disrespectful terms to the body or any of its members, ought to be censured : consequently, it becomes ne-cessary that a member know what ho is pre-senting. I take it for granted, therefore, that the Speaker who ottered, and the Sen-ators who advocated the printing ot Mr. Fisher's communication, knew its contents, (for it was presented in printed form) and that they deemed it a document fit to be received and printed. Such does not seem to me to be its character; but there is no ac-counting for tastes. Let me proceed to re-view it—and let a just public judge. A noteable feature which runs through the whole communication is, that it is treat-ed as my report, and the desperaging and of-fensive remarks with which it abounds, are directed at mo alone, which by necessary implication, apply to the other members 01 the committee who signed it. It may be that the dominant party in the Senate deem-ed such expressions as these applied to me alono, as not affecting the worthy gentlemen of their own party, who, by signing tho re-port, had concurred in all it contained, and that as 1 belonged to the minority, 1 was without the pale of the protection of the body fowhich I was a member. Some of these expressions are— " The chairman talks about steps necessa-ry to coerce tho attendance of the President which he very well knows is nonsence, but which ma}' do to impress some as to his con-sequence." '• The next count in the chairman's bill of indictment against me, is as to the wood con-tracts." " He speaks with manifest ignorance and prejudice." '• But what does tho Chairman propose t that the Gen'l Assembly shall pass an act to regulate the of trains on the North Carolina Railroad, and appoint him for his learned chapter thereon, Superinten-dent of transportation on the part of the State." "Ho had my report, yet ho makes the statement above, when ho either knew or refused to know, which he pleases," &0. " He knows these things, or he is wilfully ignorant." " The chairman shows his ignorance in talking about measurements on a Railroad by disinterested men." " But not satisfied with this, in which he is indulged as harmless flourishing in tho way of brief authority, ho applies to the Senate for still further power, this already potential chairman." I quote the foregoing expressions as show-ing some of the ingredients in the dish which seems to have been so well adapted to the taste of tho gentleman who urged the print-ing of tho document without reading. Gen-tlemen of the minority, who exhibited their indignation, and thereby arrested the read-ing of this communication, are reproached for their disorderly conduct. Could any Senator, not having craven spirit, quietly listen to tho reading of such a paper? Whenthoreadingis arrested by the storm of indignation which arose, the Hon. W. S. Ashe, who had not introduced the communi-cation, asks leave to withdraw it. What rea-son does he assign for his motion? He said that as his "purpose was effected, ho would now withdraw tho communication." What purpose ? 1 can imagine no purpose accom-plished, unless it was to offer a Senatorial insult to one of the members of tho Senate. Ho is President of a Railroad in which the State has stock. Have these Presidents of Railroads become so great, that the repre-sentatives of the people dare not look after their money, invested in companies of which they arc presidents. It would seem so. Mr. Aslic says it is a bad precedent. Mr. Fisher says that on the 4th of Janua-ry, in his reply to my remark, that it was our purpose to make a fair and impartial in-vestigation, he said "if this is your sincere purpose, although much injustice, and much misapprehension might result from a discur-sive and partial inquiry, and although ii, had been my intention to require a regular and complete inquiry,! will allow you to proceed in anj- mode of just investigation ; here are all the papers for your use, and the men to explain them ; proceed as your please." No such arrogant and offensive remarks was. then made; implying a doubtas to oar sincer-, ity; or assuming that the examination was. merely permissive on his part, and to bo con-ducted according to his notions of what was proper. We regarded ourselves as in tho j excise of ot a right, belonging to the people Of the State, which right is fully recognised in Mr. Fisher's letter of the 22nd of Decent-. ber, 1*58. On the contrary, at that inter-; view, his remarks were all courteous and be-coming. He next asserts "fiom that night (4th Jan-uary) to the close of this examination, when the men and books were discharged, no sin-gle question has at any time been asked of me. He admits that he then told us he could not possibly remain in personal attendance, but if his attendance was at any time requir-ed, it should be instantly given on his being notified. He does net deny that ho kept away, for a week,the book-keeper and with-out any explanation. He does not deny that he received my letter of tho I5th Janu-of the committee to this effect? Was it jure my personal and political friend? offensive that we wanted proof of their accu- j every member of tho committee testify racy, after the enormous errors (admitted errors) in former reports? or is it moro pro-bable that they were withheld from a con-sciousness that his figures were inaccurate? As to the second inquiry, an exhibit of debts contracted prior to the time whon ho was mado President—July 13th, 1X55, and which had been paid since December, 1850, uary written to hint as chairman, every word the existence of which was not known to of which was approved by every member of j him at tho latter date—according to his the committee, in \« hichjhe was requested to | official report, it was tho payment of these attend the committee on 19th January fol-1 debts which led to tho deplorable djcrepan-lowing. Ho does not deny that he did not cies between his own reports. He could not attend on tho day designated. Ho does not | be ignorant that many persons believed such deny that he sent, without explanation, for debts were of inconsiderable account, if in the journal of the Directors, which was in my possession, to be sent .0 Salisbury. He does not pretend that he ever answered my letters of the 15th of January, which I had addressed to him, as charman, -by order of fact any such existed. I mean debts made 18 months before, and not yet, December, 1856, known to Mr. Fisher to exist. Ho had been terribly iiarrassed with debts—paying '' per cent, to raise money. Creditors were the committee, but he sets out a letter writ- apt to find debtors, driven to such shifts.— ten to Mr. Drake, which I never saw until I saw it in his communication. Mr. Drake's just sense of decorum fprovented him from showing it tome. Every communication ho sent me, as chairman, was annexed to the report. He seems to have felt there was some humility in his recognizing me as chairman. He sets out what he call copies of two letters—the one dated Jan. 31, 1859, the other Feb. 2, 1858—in each of which he professes to address mo as chairman. They aro both false copies. Tho word "chairman" is interpolated. I have the originals. Ho knew I would not permit him to draw me from the discharge of my official duty into a personal controversy, and seeing no excuse to offer to the public for ignoring my posi-tion as chairman, he makes false copiesforthe public. Seeing that Mr. Fisher was disposed to take away all the evidence wo had, and that he would not regard our summons as to his personal attendance, nor deign an ex-planation for disregarding it—towards the last of the week, with the unanimous con-currence of the committee, I offered a resolu-tion in the Senate, asking for power to send for persons and papers, and to examine wit-nesses on oath. This resolution passed both branches of the Assembly, and tho omission to exercise the power as to the president of Road is the only error into which I think the committee fell. I received Mr. Fisher's letter to me of the 26th January, set forth in his communica-tion. A member of the committee had re-quested me to convene tho committee on tho day before, to enable Mr. F. to offer, as I un-derstood him, an explanation as to his non-attendance, withdrawal of his book-keeper, Ac. 1 replied that this could bo better done by writing—that such written explanation could then accompany the report, and there could then be no pretext to impute misrep-resentation to me. To this letter, not ad-dressed to me as chairman, in which ho de-clares ho had no "explanation" to make, I made no reply, but I convened the commit-tee, submitted the letter to them and as"ked for their instructions. A majority of tho committee thought he should be required to submit his explanation in writing. By a misapprehension of ore of the committee, he was introduced and made many remarks, but was distinctly informed that no notice whatever would be taken of anything ho said, if he would not put it in writing—that any written communication he might choose to make should accompany our report. Ho refused to make any written communication, and yet indecorously attempts to set forth that conversation, suppressing tho most ma-terial portion of it. Mr. P. dwells much on this dismissal of tho book-keeper and treasurer on tho 22d January, suppressing tho reservation that they "have leave to remove to the respective offices, all their books and papers (excepting those in possession of the committee) subject to any further cail for information which the committee may make on them." One ofthe most important inquiries which we desired to make, was that which related to tho financial condition of company, and at one of the earliest meetings ofthe commit-tee we had made an effort to obtain it. Mr. Fisher had kept away his book-keeper and books, so that we could not find out the lia-bilities and resources of tho company and on tho return of tho book-keeper, he stated that tho forth-coming report of Mr. F. would contain thisinformation. On tho appearance of tho 20th January report, the resources were set forth as amounting to 8218,248 75 and liabilities, 177,643 39 surplus on hand 841,200 35 Wc desired to sec tho details. We had a few items. Wc wished to be sure there was no error. His previous financial reports had been grossly erroneous, and we wished to see whether the exhibit would set forth the items wc had obtained. I addressed tho book keeper, on the 26th of January, asking for a "detailed statement of the debts duo to the North Carolina Railroad Company, spe-cifying the name of the individual or. corpo-ratioii Owing each debt; also a list of the debts owing by the corporation, specifying to whom and when each debt is duo, bring-ing up this statement to tho same period to which these accounts were brought in Mr. Fisher's report to the Governor of the State, of tho 20th January. No answer was re-ceived from the book-keeper, but on the 31st January, Mr. Fisher addressed me the letter set forth in his communication, in which he uses his favorite declaration, "you have nev-er j'et proposed to mo one inquiry/or infor-mation ; although as in this case, asking from subordinates of matters of which I could best have informed you." I regarded this as a personal communication, decidedly offensive in tone, bin laid it before tho com-mittee, a majority of whom thought the in Whether he withheld the information, because ho disdained a vindication at the hands of the committee, or because ho knew the facts would confirm the suspicion, 1 know not: but lie was certainly asked important questions and refused to answer them—his own eommun cation furnishes the proof of this. As to Mr. Fisher's contradi'-tion of Dr. Mills, it is sufficient for me to say in my vin-dication, that Dr. Millssubscribed the report, and I presume that worthy gentleman will hardly deem it necessary to defend himself against Mr. F's imputation upon the truth of his statement which is fully proved by .Mr. Fisher's letter of the 2nd Feb., which he publishes. In relation to the loan of 8350,000 he says nothing worthy of note, except the remark in his usual strain, that the chairman, as to the sinking fund, "is again, mistaken, 4c." Ho cites no authority for this assertion.— When he would contradict a committee of the Legislature, I submit whether it is alto-gether modest for him to expect his wse dix-it to outweigh theirs, especially after his jep-resentations to tho Legislature of 1856—and his assertion ".hat tho excessive purchases of wood were made before his term of office. He may profit by studying the moral of .-Ksop's fable of tho shepherd boy, who cried wolf, when there was no wolf about. Mr. Fisher's commentary on so much of tho majority report as relates to the con-tract with John C. McRae & Co., may be dis-posed of in a few words. He does not den}' that by the terms of the contract, "the deci-sion of the Chief Engineer was to be final and conclusive as to every question which could arise as to the execution of this con-tract. Ho docs not pretend that Col. Gwynn refused to perform his duty. Ho docs not controvert the fact that tho work was badly doue, and that the disastrous results followed its imperfect execution set forth in the ma-jority report He does not pretend that the Directors were ignorant that Col. Gwynn disapproved tho work, and that with full knowledge or* this disapproval, they accepted it and not only paid the contractors the full amount which they would have been entitled to receive if the work had been well done, but a considerable extra allowance. He does not deny the fact set forth in Col. Gwynn's letter, that tho difficult}- with these contrac-tors arose from their refusal to obey tho or-ders of tho engineer—nor docs ho deny that this settlement was taken out of the bands of the Engineer, without any request on his part, and that the committee was appointed without consultation with him. What does he say ? He says "I pledge myself to show that he" (meaning the chairman ,1 "has mis-stated, whether ignorantly or intentionally let the facts show, every transaction and en ry Statement which he make.-'," and then proceeds with a page of pointless verbiage and offen-sive allusuions to me, as contradistinguished from the other members of tbe committee, and showing no fact whatever, except by his own assertions, and even these assertions not contradicting the facts set forth in the majority report. He next proeoeds thus— " The next count in the chairman's bill of indictment against me, is as to the wood con-tracts." Why does he call this my bill of indict-ment ! The fact was, as already shown by what transpired in the House of Commons, between Mr. Ferebee and Mr. Green, upon the coming in of the minority report by the latter, that Mr. Greene proposed this sub-ject of investigation. Did Mr. Fisher call it my bill of indictment because ho wished to bring down on me the power of the domin-ant party, without harming his own politi-cal friends, who were a majority of the cum-mtttoe ? A sensible public will judge. 1 deem it here due to the committee to say we unanimously regarded our duty as one wholly disconnected with part}', and the in-vestigation was conducted to ascertain truth without inquiring what were to bo its effects on any party, or any individual, and every member of the committee concurred in the propriety of investigating the subject pro-posed by Mr. Greene, whence arose this inquiry? In Mr. Fisher.s report to the Di-rectors in July, 1857, having been then two years President of the Road, he said there was then on hand, wood ol the value of 847, 363.01, which ho represented as enough li.r three or four years—and that "this large surplusage of wood is on tho eastern end, and was delivered under contracts made be-fore my term of office" kc. The committee presume 1 that he had hardly allowed other purchases to bo made on the eastern end, when such an excess of wood had been im-providently or wantonly bought before his term of office, and consequently we supposed road Let At this stage of the proceeding, no one could suppose that Mr. Fisher would have made the assertion in this deliberate manner, with- ■ out knowing that the facts would sustain h assertion. We called for tho written con-, tracts. It turned out that all tho contracts for tho eastern end of tho road, which wc could find, amounting to 851,265, were mud. months after Mr. Fisher's term of office MM menced—and .(// of this wood waspurchn*cdj at 81.25 per cord. The two purchases mud. j by tho proceeding administration for 250( cords of wood, on the western end, wore at 81.50 per cord. In Mr. Fisher's commiiuicn tion he does not question a fart stated m t/t majority report as to wood. How could he They wero taken from the contracts and hb reports; but he changes the issue. Ho liu. said the purchases were made before his tern.! of office. The date of the contracts provecj the contrary. In his "communication" h<| seeks to throw the censure on the chief on gineer,—says he "found many cases whcr.J huge contracts had been promised but n< written agreement made at tho time." Look to the contracts, table No. 6, attached to ma-jority roport, from which it will be seen thai no largo written contract was mado before January, K>6, some i'» months after Mr. Fisher was made president. Let me com-mend to Mr- Fisher thestudyofhisap^thcgui —"A crooked pathway requires circumspect walking." As to his commentary on tho majority ie-tiort as to right of way over Andrews' lot at| talcigh, the report shows thatAndrewspar chased the lot, including the right of dania ges for way over it, after the road was Iocs ted, !or 8250, and that Mr. Fisher has paid him for right of way over this lot 8700 1 1 part. This was done in November and De-cember, 1866, and no deed has yet been ta-ken. These arp the facts reported, and they stand uncontradicted. The report shows that on tho Nth Juiy, 1862, Gen. Trolingernndertook to do certt m work at and near Haw River, without ckargt to the company, from which ho probably < \. pected in some way to derive benefit to ■ 1 i. 1 self, and that on the 10th April, 1867, upon his application to the Hoard of Direct.11^-, stating that this work had oost him 81,6^1, and that ho hail expended 61,028 in convc ' log water to the place, building water s tion, &c, tho Board paid him 2,000. T report stated that wc learned that the wat r is of little or no value to the company, bei only two miles from Graham Station a tour miles from the shops. This passage misquotes, and then, in his usual strain disrespect to me, (in this case going out __ if the way to slur the Treasurer) he says tl :it "this worthless water has, during the dry summer, been our chief dependence for ihe running of all our trains." H' this bo so it did not come to our knowledge, and assu-ming it be true, it coat the General, incl.id.ig the water station, 81,02s. Was the whole sum of 82,000 paid for it—or was partc it a donation ? As to the facts reported in relation to h* running of the express train. Mr. Fislu communication exhibits nothing worth} 1- >f • Ii of • •HI he Ill that after supplying the wants of the ra for two years, "there remained still of this j enough were made ready for you. Per notice, excepting certain remarks as lo lie chairman, characteristic of Mr. Fisher's tsate and sense of decorum in a docamontaddnpe* ad to the Speaker of the Senate. Sudija-. this, "the statement he," (the chairman i '■gives, as that of the ma*ter mechanic, vra* never given by him as its cost, but is 1 he chairman's own account suuli "/' from * v» eralquestioDS to the nmatermechanic.'' "'J he chairman cannot comprehend, and this is 1 ot his fault—how should he?—that two trains on a road arc not obliged to cost tho douolo of one train," fee. "His estimates and ..jiu-parisons, as to the passenger traffic, an the same manner erroneous." He docs not venture to point out win 1 they arc erroneous. The accuracy of figures and facts, are proved by bis own ports. The conclusion deducible from tl is irresistable—that that train lists ooet mack more than it hits OOOM to, independent of the great wear and tear to the road and machinery. If the small increase of tiy ol, during the panic year arose from this train, whence arose the greater increase in freights! In regard to tho majority reports as to the shops, be qotes this pasaags: "Wedo find that Colonel Gwynn, or any other u- ,'ineer, commended that the town \vl must necessarily grow up around tho sh< for the residence of tho officer-, fcfi., sin be built by tho railroad company." On he proceeds to remark Here is a very p i--ne. Tho fact is stated in my rcpori this "town" was built on plans on I . proved, adopted and handed to me. I!. tnv report.yet be nudtesthestatanssnl ab»>i e, when lie cither knew or refused to know— which he pleases—the facts that the plans and otimates for every building ul the < ,m-pany shops, except those lor the hotel tnd master ofthe road, and for the store i of Messrs. John M. Worth & Co., W.P j»ro> pared under the eye of the chief engineer, <'ol. Gwynn, and adopted." We called!for these alleged plans. None such con'.l bo I produced. We called for Col. Gwynn'al re-ports as to the shops, and read all that mere produced. So such plans were seen by US, but Mr. Fisher had asserted there were tjacb plans, Ice., and therefor* the chairman kne\ or 1 to know. Didn't" Mr. Fisher assert that all that surplusage of wood was bought befoTi kit term of office t Mr Fisher shi-uld read and study that moral. But I BUppOM ho will say, why didn't you ask met—I could have best informed yoa. Because you « -uld not come, when asked to come, and beej BSS you would not answer questions when inter-rogated. Had you appeared before 11.' ■ 'lu-mittee when asked to appear, qu< -t ons spa We ten P*i ild iis till nit ip. sd debts of the company contracted prior to: 1 need not point, out un WWOB 13th July, 1855, aiil which have been paid , such a purchase of wood. It w sines 1st December. 1856, the existence of (that whoever made this purchas which was not known to him at the latter public-ensure. Mr. Fisher, who period. He refused to furnish these lists. Ho re-fused to appear again before the committee. He dwells much on our not addressing one inquiry to him. Hero were two very impor-tant ones. The answer to tho former would have tested the accuracy of his figures. If they were accurato would he have deemed it a disparagement to have had the certificate extreme folly of was obvious iso deserved had been two years president, in a deliberate report to the directors, which was adopted by them, and thereby mado the report <>f the Presi-dent and Directors to the Stockholders, had asserted that these contracts were made be-fore hit term of office," consequently this fault attached to Gov. Morchcad's administration. Did I seek to evade it on account of the ap-parent probability that its result would in-arrogate the sovereign control of every tiling connected with the H. C R. I! ? We -up-posed the Directors ordered the buiidii •:' the town, and we could see no good n SS ti for it. Mr. Fisher has not furnished any. IIo says tho chairman "knows that iht day work of Dudley & Ashloy, which he publishes at length, was done under contract made by Colonel Gwynn. Ho IbuNM that the dan and "job" work of Jas. G. Moore, which hejpu" lishes at length, was done under < 01 made by Col. Gwynn." I know no thing. Col. Gwynn tendered his n not in !i ti'JU
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Title | The Greensborough patriot [March 25, 1859] |
Date | 1859-03-25 |
Editor(s) |
Sherwood, M.S. Long, James A. |
Subject headings | Greensboro (N.C.)--Newspapers |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | The March 25, 1859, issue of The Greensborough Patriot, a newspaper published in Greensboro, N.C., by M.S. Sherwood & James A. Long. |
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Full text | Cfrf run atriat .A. Family Newspaper-Devoted to Politics, Literature, -A-griou.ltu.re, Manufactures, Commerce, and Miscellaneous Reading. VOLUME XX. GREENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1859. NUMBER 1038. %uint%% ©arts. r MGDCIECOCE, ATTORNKY AT LAW, I '•' ,i ". N '■'■† ?«*• 17, 1858. 972 tf. >MM 4. LONG, ATTORNEY AT LAW, P1E9 .»• ORBENSBOEOOGH, N. C. f . A. t, IIII-I.. lilt. *• »* LEXINGTON, N. C. U-.iltTll &■ †«"I'LKV, COMMISSION AND " . *.; Jing Merchants, K.iycttcville, X. 0. I. r rBEEMAW, WITB ABBOTT, JONES & i\ i" I- i »ntra ll"'1 •'"' l,l'rs of SaPle ani1 Fancy I1 * |1 jj ,. |53 Market Street, Philadelphia. ft "R*. C. «» *■ *• ■*• PA«SS I'Ol'ARTNERS II . ,., ■•■•!'•<■ of MeJiciue, Ohstetrics and Surge- I'ultogt^K-C. I-rtt IIK>I.-PORTER&.«OKREI.L, \K ; .. :- ■■> T .1. PATRICK, Wholesale and Re-f Drneelittti, Greensborough, N. C. '.,:>-- 1-.- sotf ,. \f»|.I\. Manufacturer and Wholesale ] Li Retail dealer in TIN and SHEET IRON »r ,-.M.M\'. STOVES, be., High Point, N. C. ' - irv. !*■■'. -4 8m 9«fiti*j ©arts, Cfee ©mustougji ||atoi 27 r,m . UKI:\CK HOUSE, 1/ I li^rh Point, N- C. T. Laurence, Proprietor. SM. COFFIN & COBLE, JAMESTOWN, \ r ha»e associated themseWes together for the ierf PRACTICING MEDICINE in all its various .,.„_" «.., ial attention given to SURGERY. 01- JIMES y|- ED\EV.141 CliaiiiberH-Nt, New York, buys every kin'lof Merchandize on the best terms, nn 1 forwards for '1 £ per cent, commission. Dealer in Pianos, Parlor Organs, Organ Melcdeons, Melodeons, Harps. Guitars, Stools, Covers, Music, etc., wholesale and retail. All Instruments warranted. Agent for ■'Lindsay's Patent Pump," Garden En-gine, etc. Circulars of Instruments and Pumps sent free on application. Refers to John A. Gilmer, C. P Mendenhall, D. L. Swain, and others. 950 RL. l><> \ M;I.i/-> Photographic Gal- • lei'y is now opened, andCameotypes, Melatno-types, and AMBROTYPES, which aannot be surpassed for DURABILITY and BEAUTY are taken in Lockers, Pins and Cases, to suit the tastes atid purses of all.— Having permanently located in Greensborough, they ' confidently expect a liberal patronage. &tf~ Call and examine Specimens, and learn the Prices. Booms formerly occupied by A. Starrett. sec-ond story of Garrett's brick building. Wist Market St., Greensborough, N. ('. March. lS-j*. 971 tf G« i:»K(.i: II. KELLY, COMMISSION MER-f chant, and Dealer in Family Groceries ami Pro-visions, No. 11, North Water Street. WILMINGTON, N. C. Will keep constantly on hand. Sugars, Cotfecs, Mo-lasses, Cheese, Flour, Butter, Lard, Soap, Candles, Crackers, Starch, Oils, Snuffs, &c. Jleferencn:—O. G. Parsley, President of Commercial Bank ; John McRae, President Bank of Wilmington, Wilmington, N. C. A. M. Gorman, Rev. R. T. Heflin, Raleigh. J. & F. Garret, David McKnight, Greensbo-rough, N. C. M. S. SHERWOOD. JAMES A. LOttC. SHERWOOD & LONG, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS: $2.00 A YEAR, IV ADTAKCE. Rates of Advertising. ONE dollar per square for the first week, and twenty-five cents fer every week thereafter. TWELVE LINKS OE LRSS making a square. Deductions made in favor of standing matter as follows: 8 MONTHS. 6 MONTHS. 1 TSAR. One square, $3 60 $6 60 $8 00 Two squares 7 00 10 00 14 00 Three " 10 00 16 00 20 00 Jt I ,• 1; R. 1» jt Peb. 1859. 24 tf. K. JAMES K. HALL, HAVING REMOVED ,,,,,,. ugh, N. <"., otfers his Professional ;,.,..!. ,.. public. Office on West Market Street, ehwi el- • ily occupied as a residence by Hon. j •. \. 1. :-.-r February, 1858. 973 tf i IW (III' iKT\ERSHIP.--J. A. LONG & JlP 1'. ' »t»'»n-t- tireensborough, N. C, having 1 j.- 1 •••• - -Vl ■ i" the practice of the law, in the |jrt»«fOuilfordcounty, wBl promptly attend to all 1 aw- e»trus«*d to their care. Jan. 1858. 967 tf L'tllf W. PAYXE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, M being permanently located in Greensborough, N. [ »; iRead 'lie Courts of Randolph Davidson and I -rLa'il promptly attend to the collection of all 4 .'|.»i"el:u his hands. Jan. 9, 1857. 915 tf Il'tTMl* At .HEARS. GENERAL COMMIS- %} -'.-i M-ndiants, ::i Burling Slip, New York.— I ..'.>"•'■'.■•■ paid to the sale of Grain, Cotton and JrS"Uthern products. 0jyLiberal advances made . teigaawnts. 915 tf Mtitllli: WORMS—GEORGE HEINRICH, '■'. .:. tfacturer ofMonuments, Tombs, Head-stones, I ; .. :.t reduced prices, OPPOSITE THE DEPOT, t rteWMigh, N. C. ISsif" Orders from a distance I Lf-.yfilled. 971 tf II tNHLETOX SIIEPPERU, ATTORNEY I AT LAW, formerly of Salem, N. <'., hut now of 11 M iiitI>II. Gt'oreia. BU! pnetieo in the eounties of Wilkinson, Twiggs, J.«r.;i'. Put'iski. lrwin. Wilcox. Tefair, Montgom-r wJ Washington Jan. 21,1859. ly i €A KM.—J. F. Jullee has purctiasecl f\. this tall, a large and weB selected STOCK of Chollillic, It...,Is. Slioos and Hats, which he li.iwlit'HE.M' FOR CASH, or to punctual customers W. j -h- rtcred j ••.■!.■!• rl-. :-•• 8tf j Iff SOTIfi:.—The undersigned has removed i to Newbern, with the intention t> devote himself :.y ••• the practice of the law. He will attend the .::- It. -ill •! the surrounding counties, and will also ■:■•■• before the Supreme Court at Raleigh. I in. 1.185». 6m D- K. McRAE. J • .. «tl.r\. J. M. CI.ARK. LLES &. « I. i It K. COMMISSION MI:R-f|\ • II \M>. WUlllillKtoil. \. ('. Prompt per-a .'. attenti •:. given to consignments of Naval Stores, C •••?! ->r otherCoontry Produce, for sale or shipment. 5 .--r- in Lime. Plaster, Cement, Hair, &c. 1 -t.uary L'". 1859. ly i I*. SI'ERRV, of \oitli Carolina, II • With WM. GRAYDON & CO., t irt^tn and Jobber <>t Dry Goods, 40 PARK \CE,«nd41 BARCLAY STREET, Wm. tiravdon.l M,.„e«v„r vY„o.r.,k, . « Geo. H. Seeley, ( Win. A. Scott. '•v^mlwr. 1^."*. tf ID r..»I.«M- I IV. II. KEYN..I.KS. | J. II. BOWLANO. l)OWI.t\D K REYNOLDS, SUCCESSORS .11 t* Anderson .v Reynolds, Grocers and CommiBsion ehattta, ^ORFOLK, \'n. Jt^" Pay particular at- 1 •.:, to the sale of Flour, (Iraiu, Tobacco, etc.. avoid-nnneeessary charges, and rendering prompt re- •-. December, 1857. 903 tf I 1\*>I. «■• HllthSI'l. COMMISSION MER-I client and General Agent, Morehead City, N. C. attend to buying, selling, receiving and forwarding • it. I- of produce and merchandise. ■ -. . Qov. J. M. Morehead, Greensborough, N. John II. Haughton, Esq., Newberne, N. C. Dr. F. ' Wilmington, N. C. II. A. London, Esq.. Pitts- ..•h. N.C. ^ June 1. 1858. 987 tf IAI\«;T0\ JEWELRY STORE. 1 The subscriber has on hand the tine GOLD LE- .'. '1 \T«'iiiis manufactured by Johnson of Liver- Uaad Dizon of London. Also, the Silver Lever •• and common Virge Watch, with a variety ot ■::.!:Y .5 all descriptions. All of which will be '• ■ for cash. Watches of aU descriptions repaired. . 1 GEORGE BILEY. ■ --./HV. ALEX. OLIUIAM. ^TOKELY & OLDIIAM, GROCERS AND ' ■ †uission Merchants, Wilmington, N. C. I.iher-ubanees made on produce consigned to us, when •■ 1 £ ' '■•.•* .•-<•,]. John McRae, President of the Bank •'.'.-.•..•••li. O. G. Parsley, Esq., President of the ■••r :,; Bank. Aug. 28, 1857. 948 ly ■ V .... . WILL. L. SCOTT. v«OTT ii. SCOTT, ATTORNEYS AND COUN- •• - r-:,: Law. - - GREENSBOROUGH, N. C., *iUattend the Courts of GuUford, Alamance, Ran- --.!•.%.;- n, Forsythand Rockingham. All claims "'iMed]«, them for collection, will receive prompt -"•■.-•■. Office on North Street, fourth door from .-• v « (•. rner. L&XKS^-A FLT.I. SIPPI.Y 1 V BLANK WAR- .••. Deed . Deeds of Trust, Attachments, Decla-im Ejectment, Administrator'g Notices, and *Mf ether forms, will always be found at the Store of lama, Dobpon & Grimes, in Lexington, who are our fur the sale of the same; and who are also our ''•'' t-i r.-i ,v an I forward to us. all kinds of Job •': - SHERWOOD ,-c LONG. HJ.MI:MM.\IIIIX. LAND AGENT, WILL • e»:.-.t •• 1, Dter Government Land, Locate Land '-'•'-. nakeii •■ for capitalists at Western It '•-■—. I'J , and transact 0 general real estate bu-rn Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Address, '■''• i| '."«. Minn.--..ta. '•••-••..»■- Hon. J M. Morehead, George C. Men- "%, "''"• ''*'■■ "'alter Qwynn and Hon John A. Gilmer. •'? D"., 1«.>. sss tf \V ■■• HCB4S1 &. «0.. FACTORS AND • »■ • t ; . ission Merchants, Agents for the sale and » ».i».„t Cotton Flour, Grain, Salt, Groceries, &c, "'•*,':l'- and Water Streets, Wilmington, N. C. ** . *""' '• ivanoes on Consignments. ."•'"'••' ■• — II. R. Savage, Cashier Rank of Cape •-J: DGKOSSET .<: Brown, Wilmington, N. C. F. ft i '•"••-. •-. . N C. C. Graham \. Co., Marion C. •" '". Hunt, Adderton .v Co., Lexington, N. C. C*n*L ti. I IIOIIAS has removed his HAll- Si •- SHOP to the rooms recent'y occupied by . * W •. • • Esq., two door* North of LINDSAY'S '*. •_,!. 1 tuiiii,timely opposite the New Court House, e ne WiU be pleased lo receive calls from his old aJ» and the public generally. It is his intention ■Tan vi'-'- ;'y "" l'"nl a GOOD ASSORTMENT •»AR.\ESS. and other articles in his line, which • *•.. he pleased t„ sell on reasonable terms. Jauuarjr 20. 1859. 19tf CHARLES S. FEATHER, WHOLESALE DEALER IN ROOTS. SHOES A\D RROCAKS, No. 49 North Third Street, above Market St., IMiiladelpbla, Respectfully solicits the attention of Merchants to his stock of City and Kastern Manufacture, adapted to the trade of North Carolina. BSf Particular attention paid to Orders. Refers with permission to Messrs. J. R. & J, Sloan, Greensborough, N. C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly STEVEXSON & iton i;v. (LATI: STKVKNSON, BOWES 4 NESMITT,) nhok«;iic Dealers in Dry Goods, BATS ASSOCIATED WITH TIIKM Daniel M. &immevman, formerly of L1NCOLNT0N, N. C, and romoved to the large Store fVo. H9 Xorlli 3rd Street, below Arch, where an increased stock will be kept, and inducements offered . .,ual to any house in the trade- Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1859. 19 6m JJI, ROTHROCK, D. D. S.. RESPKf'T- • fully offer- his professional services to the citizens of Greensborough. and all others who desire operations performed on the TEETH in the latest and best style. Persons unacquainted, can have any satisfactory refer-ence as to character, skill, &c , &C.; and the advantage of eight years constant practice in MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY, with every new discovery that is valua-ble. B&- He has furnished his OPERATING ROOMS on Market Street, second story of Garrett's brick build-ing, where he will always be found unless professionally ubsent. April 29, 1858. 982 tf DP. GREGG, DENTIST, (GRADUATE OF • the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery) having located himself permanently in this village, respectfully tenders his professional services to its citizens and those of the surrounding country. He deems it unnecessary to publish long lists of testimonials, as he hopes to have sufficient opportunity to evince personally to those having disenscd dentures, whatever qualifications he may have to practice in the varied departments of the profession. ANY CALL WILL ItE PROMPTLY AT-TENDED TO. Office on South Elm Street, next door to the Patriot Office, Greensboro', N. C 759 OTTO HIRER, JEWELLER AND WATCH-MAKER, West Market, GRKKXSIIOKO", N. C, has on hand and is receiving a splendid and well selected stock of line and fashionable Jewelry of every descriptinn, among which may be found several magni-ficient sets of coral Jewelry. • He has also a stock of line Gold and Silver Watches. All repairing done in the BEST MANNER and war-ranted. All persons purchasing Jewelry, would do well lo call on him before purchasing elsewhere, as he is confident that he can sell as good bargains as can be bought in this market. August 1st. 1858. 990 tf. CESIIIXGS & HAILEY, iTBLISIIEUS AND WHOLSSAXB DEALERS IN BOOKS AND STATIONERY, So. 202 Baltimore Street, opposite Hanoverst., Raltimore, Maryland. Offer a full assortment of SCHOOL, CLASSICAL. LAW. MEDICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.— They are prepared to execute orders for LIBRARIES, CoLLK.iKs and SCHOOLS on the most favorable terms. Tlieir Stock of Stationery embraces all its branches, and contains a varied assortment. January 20, 1869. 19 5m* Ii M.I;I:U 11 *t SMITH. NO. -PS NORTH THIRD STREET, Philadelphia. Invite the attention of Hie trade of NORTH CAROLI-NA to their large and taricd stock of Rio Coflee, Sugars, &.c, which are offered at the lowest licit rates, and in lots to suit purchasers. Their purchases being iuide exclusively for cash, enables them to offer GOODS AT VERY LOW FIGURES. January 1, 1859. ly 1.-0ALL. INS8! Hamilton & Graham, 1 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, Are now prepared to orfer on the most favorable terms, to WHOLESALE BUYERS, a large stock ot" For-eign and Domestic Dry Goods, selected with great care for the Fall S. Winter Trade, which, lor variety, beauty, and its adaptation to the NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND TENNESSEE TRADE, will be found second to none. Buyers from all seel i >ns are invited to a close and rigid examination ot our Stock, prices, Ace. No. 60 SYCAMORE STREET, September 10. Petersburg, Va. .1. W. ll.mi.ElT, 11. n. S. J- y IIOWLFTT. JW. HOWLETT & SOX, DENTISTS. RE- ■ spectfully offer their professional services to the citizens of Greensborough and all others who may de-sire operations performed on tlieir teeth in the most approved, modern and scientific manner. They are amply qualified to perform all and every operation per-taining in any way to Dental Surgery, uusurppsscd for ability or beauty. The Senior of the firm has in his possession Diplomas from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Ameri-an Society of Dental Surgeons, and Dr. S. 8. Fitch of Philadelphia, and has been in the regular practice ot the profession for over twenty years. They have furnished their Operating rooms on West treet, two doors above the I1IUTTA1N HOFSE. in a ..andsome and comfortable manner for the reception of Ladies, where one of the firm may always be found.— Ladies will be waited on at their residences if desired. June 28, 1»5G. SS7 t« L. MEEXLEY. Practical Watch- L MAKER AND JEWELER, (formerly ol T. B. Humphreys & Son, Richmond. Va.) haslocated himself in Greensborough, N, C, where he will devote his careful attention to repairing all kinds ot fine Gold and Silver Watches, in the neatest and best Style the trade can afford. All work warrant-ed tor tV*el*C months. All he solicits is a fair trial. Work done on the most reasonable terms. All work from the country strictly attended to. Store next door to Cole & Aims. 13"*Terms exclusively Cash. NOTICE. Having retired fioni the Watch and Jewelry busi-ness in Greensborough, N. C, on account of iM health. I recommend to my customers, Mr. G. L. MF.ENLY, of Richmond. Va„ who is a good workman, hoping he may net the patronage of my friends and customers. E. F. POWELL. March 14, 18S9. 27 3m MR. WORTH'S REPLY TO MR. FISHER. To the Editor of the Raleigh Register: I ask the privilege of replying, through your columns, to the communication of Chas. P. Fisher, President ot the North Carolina Hail Itoad Company, in relation to the re-port of a majority of the committee appoint-ed to investigate the affairs of the said com-pany. The report was signed by four of the five members composing the committee,—two of each party,—and for the facts set forth in the report and the manner of stating them, each of the four was equally responsible; but Mr. P., in order to avail himself of the influ-ence of the dominant party, singled me out as the object of his wrath. I am willing to be held responsible for everything contained in the report, as 1 do not doubt each of the other members are, •who signed it. As the evident object of Mr. P. was to involve the issues in smoke, b}r connecting them with party, he could not assail the report without attacking two of his own party as well as two of the opposition—and therefore he ig-nores the other members of the Committee, under the pretext that they had not been attentive to their duties and had signed the report upon the faith of my representations. This pretext is not founded in truth, and ought to be, and doubtless is, more offensive to the other members ol tho committee, than it is to me. Mr. Ferebee was present at excry meetiag of the Committee, excepting the one on the 4th January, when only Dr. Mills and myself were present, and when none of the evidence was taken on which the report is based—and tho other members were generally present, and when any one was absent, the evidence taken in his absence was explained to him afterwards, this evi-dence being almost exclusively taken from the books and records ot the company, and tho statements of the Treasurer and book-keeper, and answers to letters addressed, by order of the Committee, to Col. Gwynn and others. The report was carefully read and considered before it was signed. As my mo-tives are questioned and I alone am attack-ed, (except in one instance, where Dr. Mills' statements are contradicted) it is proper that 1 state the circumstances which induc-ed me to offer the resolution under which the Committee was raised. I was appointed a member of the Commit-tee on Finance. I sought to inform myself how much revenue must be raised by taxa-tion. This necessarily brought up the in-quiry how much are we to expect from the 83,000,000 invested in the N. C. R. R.,—or are wc to expect any thing? I procured and read carefully the annual reports of the President of the road, made since the com-pletion of the Road. I found in them intern-al evidence that no reliance was due to their Fi-nancial statements. I had no stock in tho road—had not been a member of the Legis-lature since 1840—had no acquaintance with Mr. Fisher, and no motive and no desire to injure him, and knew nothing as to tho man-agement of the road—except that during the electioneering canvass I heard much com-plaint among my constituents of Alamance, of all parties, as to the management of the road. 1 at once decided, without consulta-tion, or conference with any person whatev-er, that it was a duty I owed my constitu-ents, to see, it I could, what was the financial condition and prospect of tho road, and what foundation there might be for the complaints 1 had heard as to its management; and 1 drew up and offered in the Senate, on the 29th November, the joint resolution which, as amended to include others roads, passed both Houses of the Assembly unanimously. It never entered my bead that this committee was appointed, a? Mr. P. would have it, to examine and audit every voucher and inves-tigate every transaction for tho past nino years. The language of the resolution war-ranted no such absurd interpretation. In attempting to ridicule me lor attempting this Herculean labor, which the terms of the res-olution did not embrace, Mr. P. ridicules the whole Assembly which unanimously adopted my resolution. It was tho "general man-agement" which I proposed to investigate, and particularly those matters as to which there was complaint. As to all those not examined, the officers were entitled to the presumption that their management had been judicious, until the contrary appeared. I ex-pected, and the Assembly could have expect-ed, only such investigation as was practica-ble; and the officers of tho Company, if they felt conscious of having discharged their duties properly, ought to have desired spe-cial inquiry into those matters about which there was general complaint. These were tho views of every member of the committee including Mr. Green, who declined to sign the report of the majority, and filed a mi-nority report, resting his objection on the "round that the investigation was not suf-ficiently comprehensive. I call attention to his admissions in the House of Commons, in reply to interrogatories propounded to him by Mr. Ferebee, on the coming in of his mi-nority report. Mr. Green then said ho did not mean to say or imply that any thing in the report of the majority was incorrect or improperly set forth—that he was not at all the meetings of the committee, though he was at most of them—that he could not tes-tify as to any facts except those investigated when he was present—that those were strict-ly true and correctly set out in tho majority report, and he believed the others to bo so; and ho believed the subjects which the corn-tee attempted to examine received a fair and impartial investigation. He further stated that he himself called the attention of the committee to, and asked the investigation of some of tho subjects that were inquired into and reported on by tho majority,—as for in-stance the contracts for wood—how made— when, by whom and the amount. He furth-er admitted that it was expressly understood by the committee, when they first entered on this investigatisn, that they could not ex-amine all the affairs of the Jtorth Carolitia Rail Road Company, and would be necessar-ily restricted to the loading and important features of its management, and he further admitted that the objection, on his part, to this partial investigation had arisen since this inves-tigation was dosed, by the vnanimous consent of the committee. These candid admissions were what was to have been expected of tbe worthy gentle-man who made them, being in strict accor-dance with truth. Being thus sustained by every member of the committee, 1 should not feel called on to reply, and would not reriv, to Mr. Fisher's effusion, in which he rests ms defence on his own unsupported assertions, apparently in opposition to mine—but really in opposition to every member of the commitcee—if it had not been for the attempt of the Speaker of tho Senate, and Messrs. Ashe, Lane, Brown, Houston and others, to dignify this commu-nication by printing it, without reading, by order of the Senate. It is not presumable that tho Speaker of-fered this communication to the Senate, or that Senators advocated the printing of it without having read it. The report of a committee may, with propriety, be printed without reading—because tho House may properly assume that a committee of its own members will say nothing indecorous and insulting to the body. No such presumption exists as to outsiders. Whilst the right to petition is secured by tho constitution to the citizen—it is a right which must be ex-ercised in terms respectful to the General Assembly. Any member thernfore, who would allow himself to present any commu-nicatian, couched in disrespectful terms to the body or any of its members, ought to be censured : consequently, it becomes ne-cessary that a member know what ho is pre-senting. I take it for granted, therefore, that the Speaker who ottered, and the Sen-ators who advocated the printing ot Mr. Fisher's communication, knew its contents, (for it was presented in printed form) and that they deemed it a document fit to be received and printed. Such does not seem to me to be its character; but there is no ac-counting for tastes. Let me proceed to re-view it—and let a just public judge. A noteable feature which runs through the whole communication is, that it is treat-ed as my report, and the desperaging and of-fensive remarks with which it abounds, are directed at mo alone, which by necessary implication, apply to the other members 01 the committee who signed it. It may be that the dominant party in the Senate deem-ed such expressions as these applied to me alono, as not affecting the worthy gentlemen of their own party, who, by signing tho re-port, had concurred in all it contained, and that as 1 belonged to the minority, 1 was without the pale of the protection of the body fowhich I was a member. Some of these expressions are— " The chairman talks about steps necessa-ry to coerce tho attendance of the President which he very well knows is nonsence, but which ma}' do to impress some as to his con-sequence." '• The next count in the chairman's bill of indictment against me, is as to the wood con-tracts." " He speaks with manifest ignorance and prejudice." '• But what does tho Chairman propose t that the Gen'l Assembly shall pass an act to regulate the of trains on the North Carolina Railroad, and appoint him for his learned chapter thereon, Superinten-dent of transportation on the part of the State." "Ho had my report, yet ho makes the statement above, when ho either knew or refused to know, which he pleases," &0. " He knows these things, or he is wilfully ignorant." " The chairman shows his ignorance in talking about measurements on a Railroad by disinterested men." " But not satisfied with this, in which he is indulged as harmless flourishing in tho way of brief authority, ho applies to the Senate for still further power, this already potential chairman." I quote the foregoing expressions as show-ing some of the ingredients in the dish which seems to have been so well adapted to the taste of tho gentleman who urged the print-ing of tho document without reading. Gen-tlemen of the minority, who exhibited their indignation, and thereby arrested the read-ing of this communication, are reproached for their disorderly conduct. Could any Senator, not having craven spirit, quietly listen to tho reading of such a paper? Whenthoreadingis arrested by the storm of indignation which arose, the Hon. W. S. Ashe, who had not introduced the communi-cation, asks leave to withdraw it. What rea-son does he assign for his motion? He said that as his "purpose was effected, ho would now withdraw tho communication." What purpose ? 1 can imagine no purpose accom-plished, unless it was to offer a Senatorial insult to one of the members of tho Senate. Ho is President of a Railroad in which the State has stock. Have these Presidents of Railroads become so great, that the repre-sentatives of the people dare not look after their money, invested in companies of which they arc presidents. It would seem so. Mr. Aslic says it is a bad precedent. Mr. Fisher says that on the 4th of Janua-ry, in his reply to my remark, that it was our purpose to make a fair and impartial in-vestigation, he said "if this is your sincere purpose, although much injustice, and much misapprehension might result from a discur-sive and partial inquiry, and although ii, had been my intention to require a regular and complete inquiry,! will allow you to proceed in anj- mode of just investigation ; here are all the papers for your use, and the men to explain them ; proceed as your please." No such arrogant and offensive remarks was. then made; implying a doubtas to oar sincer-, ity; or assuming that the examination was. merely permissive on his part, and to bo con-ducted according to his notions of what was proper. We regarded ourselves as in tho j excise of ot a right, belonging to the people Of the State, which right is fully recognised in Mr. Fisher's letter of the 22nd of Decent-. ber, 1*58. On the contrary, at that inter-; view, his remarks were all courteous and be-coming. He next asserts "fiom that night (4th Jan-uary) to the close of this examination, when the men and books were discharged, no sin-gle question has at any time been asked of me. He admits that he then told us he could not possibly remain in personal attendance, but if his attendance was at any time requir-ed, it should be instantly given on his being notified. He does net deny that ho kept away, for a week,the book-keeper and with-out any explanation. He does not deny that he received my letter of tho I5th Janu-of the committee to this effect? Was it jure my personal and political friend? offensive that we wanted proof of their accu- j every member of tho committee testify racy, after the enormous errors (admitted errors) in former reports? or is it moro pro-bable that they were withheld from a con-sciousness that his figures were inaccurate? As to the second inquiry, an exhibit of debts contracted prior to the time whon ho was mado President—July 13th, 1X55, and which had been paid since December, 1850, uary written to hint as chairman, every word the existence of which was not known to of which was approved by every member of j him at tho latter date—according to his the committee, in \« hichjhe was requested to | official report, it was tho payment of these attend the committee on 19th January fol-1 debts which led to tho deplorable djcrepan-lowing. Ho does not deny that he did not cies between his own reports. He could not attend on tho day designated. Ho does not | be ignorant that many persons believed such deny that he sent, without explanation, for debts were of inconsiderable account, if in the journal of the Directors, which was in my possession, to be sent .0 Salisbury. He does not pretend that he ever answered my letters of the 15th of January, which I had addressed to him, as charman, -by order of fact any such existed. I mean debts made 18 months before, and not yet, December, 1856, known to Mr. Fisher to exist. Ho had been terribly iiarrassed with debts—paying '' per cent, to raise money. Creditors were the committee, but he sets out a letter writ- apt to find debtors, driven to such shifts.— ten to Mr. Drake, which I never saw until I saw it in his communication. Mr. Drake's just sense of decorum fprovented him from showing it tome. Every communication ho sent me, as chairman, was annexed to the report. He seems to have felt there was some humility in his recognizing me as chairman. He sets out what he call copies of two letters—the one dated Jan. 31, 1859, the other Feb. 2, 1858—in each of which he professes to address mo as chairman. They aro both false copies. Tho word "chairman" is interpolated. I have the originals. Ho knew I would not permit him to draw me from the discharge of my official duty into a personal controversy, and seeing no excuse to offer to the public for ignoring my posi-tion as chairman, he makes false copiesforthe public. Seeing that Mr. Fisher was disposed to take away all the evidence wo had, and that he would not regard our summons as to his personal attendance, nor deign an ex-planation for disregarding it—towards the last of the week, with the unanimous con-currence of the committee, I offered a resolu-tion in the Senate, asking for power to send for persons and papers, and to examine wit-nesses on oath. This resolution passed both branches of the Assembly, and tho omission to exercise the power as to the president of Road is the only error into which I think the committee fell. I received Mr. Fisher's letter to me of the 26th January, set forth in his communica-tion. A member of the committee had re-quested me to convene tho committee on tho day before, to enable Mr. F. to offer, as I un-derstood him, an explanation as to his non-attendance, withdrawal of his book-keeper, Ac. 1 replied that this could bo better done by writing—that such written explanation could then accompany the report, and there could then be no pretext to impute misrep-resentation to me. To this letter, not ad-dressed to me as chairman, in which ho de-clares ho had no "explanation" to make, I made no reply, but I convened the commit-tee, submitted the letter to them and as"ked for their instructions. A majority of tho committee thought he should be required to submit his explanation in writing. By a misapprehension of ore of the committee, he was introduced and made many remarks, but was distinctly informed that no notice whatever would be taken of anything ho said, if he would not put it in writing—that any written communication he might choose to make should accompany our report. Ho refused to make any written communication, and yet indecorously attempts to set forth that conversation, suppressing tho most ma-terial portion of it. Mr. P. dwells much on this dismissal of tho book-keeper and treasurer on tho 22d January, suppressing tho reservation that they "have leave to remove to the respective offices, all their books and papers (excepting those in possession of the committee) subject to any further cail for information which the committee may make on them." One ofthe most important inquiries which we desired to make, was that which related to tho financial condition of company, and at one of the earliest meetings ofthe commit-tee we had made an effort to obtain it. Mr. Fisher had kept away his book-keeper and books, so that we could not find out the lia-bilities and resources of tho company and on tho return of tho book-keeper, he stated that tho forth-coming report of Mr. F. would contain thisinformation. On tho appearance of tho 20th January report, the resources were set forth as amounting to 8218,248 75 and liabilities, 177,643 39 surplus on hand 841,200 35 Wc desired to sec tho details. We had a few items. Wc wished to be sure there was no error. His previous financial reports had been grossly erroneous, and we wished to see whether the exhibit would set forth the items wc had obtained. I addressed tho book keeper, on the 26th of January, asking for a "detailed statement of the debts duo to the North Carolina Railroad Company, spe-cifying the name of the individual or. corpo-ratioii Owing each debt; also a list of the debts owing by the corporation, specifying to whom and when each debt is duo, bring-ing up this statement to tho same period to which these accounts were brought in Mr. Fisher's report to the Governor of the State, of tho 20th January. No answer was re-ceived from the book-keeper, but on the 31st January, Mr. Fisher addressed me the letter set forth in his communication, in which he uses his favorite declaration, "you have nev-er j'et proposed to mo one inquiry/or infor-mation ; although as in this case, asking from subordinates of matters of which I could best have informed you." I regarded this as a personal communication, decidedly offensive in tone, bin laid it before tho com-mittee, a majority of whom thought the in Whether he withheld the information, because ho disdained a vindication at the hands of the committee, or because ho knew the facts would confirm the suspicion, 1 know not: but lie was certainly asked important questions and refused to answer them—his own eommun cation furnishes the proof of this. As to Mr. Fisher's contradi'-tion of Dr. Mills, it is sufficient for me to say in my vin-dication, that Dr. Millssubscribed the report, and I presume that worthy gentleman will hardly deem it necessary to defend himself against Mr. F's imputation upon the truth of his statement which is fully proved by .Mr. Fisher's letter of the 2nd Feb., which he publishes. In relation to the loan of 8350,000 he says nothing worthy of note, except the remark in his usual strain, that the chairman, as to the sinking fund, "is again, mistaken, 4c." Ho cites no authority for this assertion.— When he would contradict a committee of the Legislature, I submit whether it is alto-gether modest for him to expect his wse dix-it to outweigh theirs, especially after his jep-resentations to tho Legislature of 1856—and his assertion ".hat tho excessive purchases of wood were made before his term of office. He may profit by studying the moral of .-Ksop's fable of tho shepherd boy, who cried wolf, when there was no wolf about. Mr. Fisher's commentary on so much of tho majority report as relates to the con-tract with John C. McRae & Co., may be dis-posed of in a few words. He does not den}' that by the terms of the contract, "the deci-sion of the Chief Engineer was to be final and conclusive as to every question which could arise as to the execution of this con-tract. Ho docs not pretend that Col. Gwynn refused to perform his duty. Ho docs not controvert the fact that tho work was badly doue, and that the disastrous results followed its imperfect execution set forth in the ma-jority report He does not pretend that the Directors were ignorant that Col. Gwynn disapproved tho work, and that with full knowledge or* this disapproval, they accepted it and not only paid the contractors the full amount which they would have been entitled to receive if the work had been well done, but a considerable extra allowance. He does not deny the fact set forth in Col. Gwynn's letter, that tho difficult}- with these contrac-tors arose from their refusal to obey tho or-ders of tho engineer—nor docs ho deny that this settlement was taken out of the bands of the Engineer, without any request on his part, and that the committee was appointed without consultation with him. What does he say ? He says "I pledge myself to show that he" (meaning the chairman ,1 "has mis-stated, whether ignorantly or intentionally let the facts show, every transaction and en ry Statement which he make.-'," and then proceeds with a page of pointless verbiage and offen-sive allusuions to me, as contradistinguished from the other members of tbe committee, and showing no fact whatever, except by his own assertions, and even these assertions not contradicting the facts set forth in the majority report. He next proeoeds thus— " The next count in the chairman's bill of indictment against me, is as to the wood con-tracts." Why does he call this my bill of indict-ment ! The fact was, as already shown by what transpired in the House of Commons, between Mr. Ferebee and Mr. Green, upon the coming in of the minority report by the latter, that Mr. Greene proposed this sub-ject of investigation. Did Mr. Fisher call it my bill of indictment because ho wished to bring down on me the power of the domin-ant party, without harming his own politi-cal friends, who were a majority of the cum-mtttoe ? A sensible public will judge. 1 deem it here due to the committee to say we unanimously regarded our duty as one wholly disconnected with part}', and the in-vestigation was conducted to ascertain truth without inquiring what were to bo its effects on any party, or any individual, and every member of the committee concurred in the propriety of investigating the subject pro-posed by Mr. Greene, whence arose this inquiry? In Mr. Fisher.s report to the Di-rectors in July, 1857, having been then two years President of the Road, he said there was then on hand, wood ol the value of 847, 363.01, which ho represented as enough li.r three or four years—and that "this large surplusage of wood is on tho eastern end, and was delivered under contracts made be-fore my term of office" kc. The committee presume 1 that he had hardly allowed other purchases to bo made on the eastern end, when such an excess of wood had been im-providently or wantonly bought before his term of office, and consequently we supposed road Let At this stage of the proceeding, no one could suppose that Mr. Fisher would have made the assertion in this deliberate manner, with- ■ out knowing that the facts would sustain h assertion. We called for tho written con-, tracts. It turned out that all tho contracts for tho eastern end of tho road, which wc could find, amounting to 851,265, were mud. months after Mr. Fisher's term of office MM menced—and .(// of this wood waspurchn*cdj at 81.25 per cord. The two purchases mud. j by tho proceeding administration for 250( cords of wood, on the western end, wore at 81.50 per cord. In Mr. Fisher's commiiuicn tion he does not question a fart stated m t/t majority report as to wood. How could he They wero taken from the contracts and hb reports; but he changes the issue. Ho liu. said the purchases were made before his tern.! of office. The date of the contracts provecj the contrary. In his "communication" h<| seeks to throw the censure on the chief on gineer,—says he "found many cases whcr.J huge contracts had been promised but n< written agreement made at tho time." Look to the contracts, table No. 6, attached to ma-jority roport, from which it will be seen thai no largo written contract was mado before January, K>6, some i'» months after Mr. Fisher was made president. Let me com-mend to Mr- Fisher thestudyofhisap^thcgui —"A crooked pathway requires circumspect walking." As to his commentary on tho majority ie-tiort as to right of way over Andrews' lot at| talcigh, the report shows thatAndrewspar chased the lot, including the right of dania ges for way over it, after the road was Iocs ted, !or 8250, and that Mr. Fisher has paid him for right of way over this lot 8700 1 1 part. This was done in November and De-cember, 1866, and no deed has yet been ta-ken. These arp the facts reported, and they stand uncontradicted. The report shows that on tho Nth Juiy, 1862, Gen. Trolingernndertook to do certt m work at and near Haw River, without ckargt to the company, from which ho probably < \. pected in some way to derive benefit to ■ 1 i. 1 self, and that on the 10th April, 1867, upon his application to the Hoard of Direct.11^-, stating that this work had oost him 81,6^1, and that ho hail expended 61,028 in convc ' log water to the place, building water s tion, &c, tho Board paid him 2,000. T report stated that wc learned that the wat r is of little or no value to the company, bei only two miles from Graham Station a tour miles from the shops. This passage misquotes, and then, in his usual strain disrespect to me, (in this case going out __ if the way to slur the Treasurer) he says tl :it "this worthless water has, during the dry summer, been our chief dependence for ihe running of all our trains." H' this bo so it did not come to our knowledge, and assu-ming it be true, it coat the General, incl.id.ig the water station, 81,02s. Was the whole sum of 82,000 paid for it—or was partc it a donation ? As to the facts reported in relation to h* running of the express train. Mr. Fislu communication exhibits nothing worth} 1- >f • Ii of • •HI he Ill that after supplying the wants of the ra for two years, "there remained still of this j enough were made ready for you. Per notice, excepting certain remarks as lo lie chairman, characteristic of Mr. Fisher's tsate and sense of decorum in a docamontaddnpe* ad to the Speaker of the Senate. Sudija-. this, "the statement he," (the chairman i '■gives, as that of the ma*ter mechanic, vra* never given by him as its cost, but is 1 he chairman's own account suuli "/' from * v» eralquestioDS to the nmatermechanic.'' "'J he chairman cannot comprehend, and this is 1 ot his fault—how should he?—that two trains on a road arc not obliged to cost tho douolo of one train," fee. "His estimates and ..jiu-parisons, as to the passenger traffic, an the same manner erroneous." He docs not venture to point out win 1 they arc erroneous. The accuracy of figures and facts, are proved by bis own ports. The conclusion deducible from tl is irresistable—that that train lists ooet mack more than it hits OOOM to, independent of the great wear and tear to the road and machinery. If the small increase of tiy ol, during the panic year arose from this train, whence arose the greater increase in freights! In regard to tho majority reports as to the shops, be qotes this pasaags: "Wedo find that Colonel Gwynn, or any other u- ,'ineer, commended that the town \vl must necessarily grow up around tho sh< for the residence of tho officer-, fcfi., sin be built by tho railroad company." On he proceeds to remark Here is a very p i--ne. Tho fact is stated in my rcpori this "town" was built on plans on I . proved, adopted and handed to me. I!. tnv report.yet be nudtesthestatanssnl ab»>i e, when lie cither knew or refused to know— which he pleases—the facts that the plans and otimates for every building ul the < ,m-pany shops, except those lor the hotel tnd master ofthe road, and for the store i of Messrs. John M. Worth & Co., W.P j»ro> pared under the eye of the chief engineer, <'ol. Gwynn, and adopted." We called!for these alleged plans. None such con'.l bo I produced. We called for Col. Gwynn'al re-ports as to the shops, and read all that mere produced. So such plans were seen by US, but Mr. Fisher had asserted there were tjacb plans, Ice., and therefor* the chairman kne\ or 1 to know. Didn't" Mr. Fisher assert that all that surplusage of wood was bought befoTi kit term of office t Mr Fisher shi-uld read and study that moral. But I BUppOM ho will say, why didn't you ask met—I could have best informed yoa. Because you « -uld not come, when asked to come, and beej BSS you would not answer questions when inter-rogated. Had you appeared before 11.' ■ 'lu-mittee when asked to appear, qu< -t ons spa We ten P*i ild iis till nit ip. sd debts of the company contracted prior to: 1 need not point, out un WWOB 13th July, 1855, aiil which have been paid , such a purchase of wood. It w sines 1st December. 1856, the existence of (that whoever made this purchas which was not known to him at the latter public-ensure. Mr. Fisher, who period. He refused to furnish these lists. Ho re-fused to appear again before the committee. He dwells much on our not addressing one inquiry to him. Hero were two very impor-tant ones. The answer to tho former would have tested the accuracy of his figures. If they were accurato would he have deemed it a disparagement to have had the certificate extreme folly of was obvious iso deserved had been two years president, in a deliberate report to the directors, which was adopted by them, and thereby mado the report <>f the Presi-dent and Directors to the Stockholders, had asserted that these contracts were made be-fore hit term of office," consequently this fault attached to Gov. Morchcad's administration. Did I seek to evade it on account of the ap-parent probability that its result would in-arrogate the sovereign control of every tiling connected with the H. C R. I! ? We -up-posed the Directors ordered the buiidii •:' the town, and we could see no good n SS ti for it. Mr. Fisher has not furnished any. IIo says tho chairman "knows that iht day work of Dudley & Ashloy, which he publishes at length, was done under contract made by Colonel Gwynn. Ho IbuNM that the dan and "job" work of Jas. G. Moore, which hejpu" lishes at length, was done under < 01 made by Col. Gwynn." I know no thing. Col. Gwynn tendered his n not in !i ti'JU |