Litchfield enquirer., 1832-09-13

were, midway between the North and the |
South, and calls upon both to consider well |
What they are doing. North Carolina par
takes afthe same spirit. But though Nullifca-
alton is not vet widely dilfnsed, we fear il is |
bent on mischief. And as one evil-dispOsed per-
son may destroy the peace of a neigbOrhOod,
SO one State may convert the nation into a
scene Of confusion and hOrror.-N Y. Jour.
Com. --
Rail Roads In the United States.--Next TO
the Grand Canal. we deem the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad one OF the noblest enter
prizes ever untertaken in this country: it will
be, when completed. the longest continuous
line Of Railroad in the world. 1t will not,
however, long remain so, as we with conf
dence anticipate the construction Of an Allan
tic Railroad passing through the principal cit
les in the Atlantic States, from Maine to
GeOrgia,-upon which one may travel a thou
sand miles with as much ease as he can now
travel the south part Of it. Railroads will al
so intersect this country, in various directions.
One is projected, and already commenced,
from Boston through New Hampshire and
Vermont to Ogdensburg, N. Y. !: and it will
not stop there it within few years be con-
tinued on through Jefferson. Oswcgo. Onon-
dag0 and Courtlandt countless to Bingham
ton, there 10 intersect the great Western Rail
road from New York to Lake Erie.--is it too
much to say. TO the Mississippi There will
also be the Pennsylvania and Maryland Rail
roads, and one from Harpcr's Ferry, through
the valley of Virginia TO Tennessee. Will
there not be another in Virginia from Rich
mond, to intersect the first in the valley T.
There is no doubt of it. sOId Virginia can
not rest easy and see Baltimore take all the
trade from the West; she must make Rail-
rS,ah .sr, doEA h Cnp 1s
| calling loudly upon her soDstO step forth aud
vindicate her character, to show the world
that she is not to be left in the back gr0nnd.
The Central Railroad, and also the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Railroad, are projected, and
large portion, we believe, of the stock sub
scribed among her own citizens on the routes.
This is as it should be. Those to be benefit
ted should step forward and sustain the enter
prize. North Carolina 1oiU have Railroad
or roads from her navigable waters to the
mountains; and she. too, may pass those
barriers, and claim a share Of the riches Of
| the West ;-she will at least compete for it,
We shall give occasionally some of the num-
bers Of Carlton upon this subject, which were
long time since received, aud should have
been mentioned at an earlier date. As for
South Carolina she has done nobly in Rail
roads: she will soon have completed, and in
| operation, one hundred and thirty Eve miles
Of Railroad in one line,--a greater extent
than can be found elsew here together. 1t GER
tainIy speaks loudly in favor Of the enterprise
and perseverance, Of the citizens Of Charles
| ton; for we presume it must be mainly attribu-
| ted to their influence that it has progressed us
| it has. Bolder and more important schemes
have been undertaken and brought 10 a sue
cessful termination yet none more praise
worthy, when We take'intO consideration the
circumstances attending its origin & progress.
With an Atlantic Railroad passing near the
seaboard, or through the principal cities from
Portland TO Georgia, with others branching
from it, as from Boston to Ogdensburgh. from
| New York to Lake Erie,-fr0m Baltimore TO
wheeling, with a branch through the Valley
Of Virginia from Harper's Ferry; also. one
! from Richmond up James river to the noun.
| tains, and perhaps to the Ohio; one through
North Carolina to Tennessee, and another
from Charleston, s. G.. to the same fertile
| country,--we should have little apprehension
! of dissolution Of the Union. II may be
asking ton much Of others to desire them 10
anticipate the half above enumerated, but for
ourselves we have no doubt Of the construc-
ton within few years Of the majority OF
them; together with numerous others of less
magnitude not mentioned. The facilities for
intercourse afforded by Railroads, will havea
great influence in removing the pFeiudices
now cherished by one section of the country
against another. They will enaBlU us to yis-
il different sections, To compare oul o,cn faults
with theirs, and.to find that there is not, az
ter all, so much difference as we unprecedented.
Railroad Jo1v.
Shooting Match and Gander Pulling
There will be Shooting Match and Gan
der Pulling at the house Of Travis George
on'Thursday next, the 26th inst"
On reading the above in Mobile paper
what the d. is a gander pulling :" thought
we. The difficulty was soon nufed blythe
following explanation Of bysfander. Ii
means that an old gander is tied on the top OF
post, with his head siashed until it IS made
rs slippery as an eel Those Khn compete
forthe prize, ride at full speed, making en- pas
SAINT grab at the said head wherenpon. said
gander. il he has the sense ola goose, lodges.
like some politicians at the calling of the yeas
and nays. 1t is well calculated to exhibit the
dextshty Of the equestrian. He must BE-
careful, 10 STOPPING to .clutch" the ga0der's
head that he sssecs before" him, not to stOop
past recOvery-as some men do, from the line
Of principle, ia search of Office. Should he
seize the goose's knowledge box. has he the
strength ofgripe TO hold on, or ofarm 10 tear