The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-20

81 ne sia& and he revenues ~ III same.
md 81 haze also lhsir share 81 he sur.
plns; bui circumslancs ksppenes r.
years si1ee p make many Qussiion lhe
stability q ne bsak e lhs iniesriiy 81 IL
direction a member al ghs Legislsinrs
offered ; resolution e inEssiissie lie 81
Dalion e Inc Bsnk; % tbs Ghsy readily
sssenleds bus he sdded % smendmeni 70
publish an expose % IL siiBsiion. wiih )
detail q is funds ard sssess. This Was
, moa alarming movement; lhe matter
Vas pus ID Tor lllal day: ,hs mover. 20.
perry drilled. subsequently, withdrew his
resolution. BY some Il Vas said thai Il
would oct do 70 expose lhr situation n
The bsnk; others said il had long been in
me hands Of thr majority. and il would
never do 70 LEI the people see what had
been done with their money; IL had been
nsed 70 acquire power and retain IL.
] am opposed 10 banking with the pub
lle funds. % their application in any way
lhat may BY is use subject he citizens
~ our state 10 liz defnnrslizing influence;
bal dispose Of he whole smounI Al once.
for some great national object. l would
construct rail road from The Virginia 90
the South Csrolins. line. starting 81 die
Roanoke. come BY Raleigh. there select
some point Tor crossing the Ysdkin. and
reach the southern border Of the state
near The Cincinnati and Charleston Rail
Road. The reasons in favor Of this route
are. that i would pass through large
portion Of the most fertile lands in The
slate. entirely shut oul from those facili-
ties Of commerce enjoyed BY their fellow
citizens in the lower part Of the state; il
would greatly enhance the value Of those
lands. perhaps 70 the iulI amount % The
cost Of making me road; and BY increas-
ing The wealth. al once remunerale the ex.
pense; il would pass through 6ne. heal
Thy and interesting country. and would
eventually become the great lhoraughfsre
Of trsvek il would afford our sgnculiu
risi choice Of markets. both north and
sonlh. A road below this line would oI
necessity cross sll The great rivers or the
south. when il would be almost impossi
Bile 10 erect safe and permanent bridges
but 81 m0st ruinous cost; and the inun.
dalions Of the fat grounds would often
produce the most Sexaiious interruptions
and delays. Crossing the sla.e jusl
above The falls of our rivers. IL would BE-
easy, Al some future day, TO construct
roads from this great state road either az
the purpose Of bringing the produce 81
the up country to u for transportation. 81
they might starr from il al any point ID
carry the same 70 any town IN tie lower
part OF the state. where The markets there
shall make il an object 10 do so. This
plan will enable our farmers Al all times
10 avail themselves ~ the best market
And here LEI me stale. must always op.
pose that policy which shall direct ouI
trade 10 q single market. This may
build up a ioicn-msy give Us q city
but u will be by an 0ner0us and hateful
tariff on the rest Of the community. On
this plan. Fayetteville and Newborn could
each have a branch. il their trade is
worth il, and the public be benefited by a
competition between them. This is the
mode in. which would dispose Of our
share of the surplus--snd should il seen
probable that some such scheme will be
adopted, | will then write more IN detail
and discuss its location.
know il is the wish of some that a
portion Of this money should 20 10 the
literary fund. THIS 10 me is a fale,
maukish philanthropy. The whole idea
is bad. Our plan of low.priced, old field
schools. is the best-ai least the expert
ment has succeeded here. Ours has al
ways been emphaticslly an honest yeo.
many; such is our character al home
and abroad; bu, educate the whole mass
Of The people al the public expense, and
on the public they will expect TO 1--we,
They may make officers and gentlemen
but are not 6. for the ordinary occups'
iions Of life.
In reference To Banks. permit me To
add, that | never can consent TO the sur
plus being vested in tina, way, unless you
will devise some plan by which the MI.
noriiy shall have the active control Of the
state funds; this is the only way to keep
all parties honest. But | fear no majori
" will consent to such an arrangement
Ii is now the fashion to claim both spoii'
and office; aud a man who should hest.
tate TO take them. would be Immediately
suspected as not Of the true faith.
SAVILLE.
January IL, 1887.