The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-01-15
PUBLIC MEETING IN RALEIGH.
Rail Road 10 the Roanoke.

Rail Road 10 the Roanoke.
On Saturday last, I'd inst, meeting Of
our citizens was held at the Court House in
this city, to devise measures for construct.
ing rail ray hence TO the Roanoke river,
there TO form a junction with one, now near.
IL completed, leading thence TO Petersburg.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas p. Deyereuy
Mr.. Weston X. Gales, the ln,endan,, took
the Char and Mr.. Charles Manly was re.
ouested to act as Secretary.
Judge Cameron then addressed the meet.
mo at some length. He spoke IN animated
terms of the great advantages, not only TO
Raleigh, to Wake county, and the district
of country bordering on the route, but 70
the whole State, which would inevitably
flow FROM the completion OF Rail Roa1
communication, which should connect tie
METROPOLIS of our State with ,ha, great chan
Of Rail WAYS, that are now IN coure d
rapid completion, between the Noram
markets and the Southern States. he tad
decided preference for the route hencen
Castor, formerly Wilkins Ferry AID
wen, on 10 show, that that route, for divers
reasons, held out much greater inducements
for our adoption, than the one whchis TO
terminate at Weldon. But the man atgu.
men, in favour OF the CASTOR termnal0l,
was, tina, the citizens Of Petersburg, and 10.
deed those on the whole line Of ralI.ugy
through Virginia to v ashlngton CITY, d,
a deep interest in IT, and were disposed 70
subscribe literally for It's stock.
| Mr.. Deyereux also addressed the mce,Ir:
in favour Of the Castor termination. Il.
said The " e,don route was intended 10 uee,
the views, and favour the enterprze, o.las
citizens Of Norfolk, and be connected an
their Rad Road. Mr.. d. did not thrk
this plan would meet the expectations d
our citizens, or satisfy the wants Of ourcoa.
muulty. For portion ofthe year, at eaa,
The route by Norfolk would be hocked w
Iby ice, and the transit Of goods and passea
gers suspended, while BY the Pelersbag
route there would be no obstrucuous i
any season, to freight or passengers.
Mr.. Richard Smith spoke ~ favour o. .ts
Weldon termination. lie SAID the ms
rect and most expeditions route BY stt
We could get all our supplies from the Ns'-,
vas by Norfolk, from whence they co.. +
brought direct to Weldon on the RAJ h
While by the other route the vesseis s1
obliged to pass BY Norfolk, aud ascert
small aud shallow rl,er, With much tie.
aud consumption Of time, before l'sl q
be transhipped to the Rail Road oa',HFf'
,ersburr, about the same distance TOO @,
Roanoke as 10 Norfolk. Bu, 10 a'3ef q
" settle the question, Mr. Smith 81 aesn
wiling to come TO a compromise a'4s't'
I ed a resolution To that effect, rropl,.1-
= orr citizens should subscribe TIE uUg.H
= shares they intended, each for the roe
might prefer when the list OF subscif
; towards that route having The 81
amount should be united to that ha'r.
; largest, and the latter be aequ'esced
the adopted route.
z The question beng finally taken CO
II Smiths resolution, it vas no, adopted.
IS On moton of Mr. DcSereuN, an a'.
Ie subscription vas then opened, IN ofaei
r certain the amount tina, could Be o,h
.e from our catzcus; aud during TIE
II more than Sl5o 600 were pledged, WIN
lie upon, Chas. F. Osborne, Esq, Pres ssl
IS the Petersburg Rail Road ComTaf''
~ was present NJ the meeting, ah' lI''a
5 10 /, some useful information IN 't2'1,
a other Rail Roads, immediately su,'s''
= for $50, 900 on behalf Of the cllzeF
I'll Petersburg, which he had beeb ao'a'.'
H. by them to do, as soon rs the' '"+
e, should have been taken b. the c''"s
" this end Of the route.
d. Thus has upwards Of @3oo'0o'
5. stock Teen taken IN one day which, ao
10 lnp to the terms of the charter VIII o@
b, the company Immediately to 60 '''o'
ton and from the enthusiasm ava ~.
SO mined spirit manifested bN ou' Nv"
II tai in behalf Of this important ene'f'-
.ir animaing to the hopes OF our cl'H'~
re holding out such encouraging pro
all our City and State, there can no D., 10Y IN
~ any doubt but that the work I'll" .,s
nix mencfd so soon as the necessaf! >"
on are made, and be prosecuted 10 ,,p,
e. completion. Indeed, 1t IS lhou2o' y ,,,.J
50, land We perceive so condden'oIl , ..a,,.r
ed the Editor OF the Petersburg 'o,'.'f ,a
that thirty mics Of the route nay u '''
H. ed during the ensuing season.
We may now be permitted 10 w., ,t,,.
late the citizens of RaIeIgh,--o' Wv =.
ties bordering on the route n'Ue' s,t4
Roanoke, and indeed OF the "oO' NM.
on the certainty of speedily paF',' ,t~,I5
the immense benefits which mos' "s
, a,,,, rro,, , ,,r,d and easy cotDli'u"