The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-02-10

OF TIE passengers who 90 to Charleston from o.,
lower sections of the Road, aud fron Tennessee
VIII thence desire to 20 on to the North, as they
now~da ot course, being uhaccUstomed to the
SEA, they " III take the shortest and least DANCE
roos navigation. As soon, therefore, as your VII
} mington and Roanoke Rail Road is completed, ant
the Steam Boat line established To Charleston, you
will attract 10 this route all these travellers. The
temptation you will offer them is a voyage Of a
single day between sunrise and sunset, and the
avoidance Of night voyage around Cape Lookout
and Cape Halleras, two Of the most dangerous
! points upon the COAT.
IDus tbeD you viii perceive that North Carroll.
ma Is Vilay concerned in the project nov in con.
temptation; aud ! stand here commissioned by
south Carolina TO otter participation IN IT'S adyan-
tagcs. With our united streagtiI, We can accom-
Plish the undertaking.. and arouse cur country
y from hrr prostr5te condition. We can bTing u
The doors Of our people market for their products
and thereby procure Tor them 1t home those ad-
vantages, 10 seek which they abandoning Us.
We can lniuse new spirit into our coantrymen,
aud direct their united energies. We can create
a mighty river which will carry through our land
stream Of icrtllizing prosperity This is the OBJ
jet We propose 10 accomplish and this the prize
I TO be secured by making tins Road.
Is this prize worthy our uaited efforts, and is
+ The .oad 10 IT practicable? q
: was about to .ase it as conceded, that YOUR
grant OF the Charter to the Raj ROAD Company
last year, had decided these questions ia the al
ifmatIye. Bat | Observe that the Senate is desir-
Gus Of further ini0!nat1u. | Will merely pausss
to point out 10 you the efforts making elsewhere
for even portion OF this lrade, Yin order 10 shew
you lis surprising importance.
From VI lssachuseits 10 Gcorgia, almost every
3 TAT
deayOrs 10 share II. New York not satisfied with
her Canal from Albany 10 Buffalo, is constructing
Rail Road on The same route, and she finds her
account IN this double communication. Massa-
chuseus, notwithstanding the composition of the
Hudson river, Is pressing forward Rail Road a
cross tIe mountains, from Boston 10 Albany, ia
order 10 secure 6iese faction OF thetfade. Penn
sylVania, wItha spillt.~heh does honor 10 her
gacly, has, At the iIIedceyable expense Of - mil
lions OF collars, upence bes communication yith
NE West, and already iinds tie experiment. sue
cess.ui, Notwithstanding lie necessity she is IN
Ger o. crossing The mountains or iInslined planes.
Baltimore Is u.gng her Rail Road with an energy
beg ond az Prsiss, aud lias already advanced with
~ the barrier Of He mountains, al an expense and
Enough a county ~alch would have deferred al
tnosl any other ,.lople Virginia is sdvanc.ng in
The same contest; ana even the people o.. the Dis
uci 0; Columbia with The Chesapeake anu OHIO
canal. have pressed forward, and are enJuylU.
portion OF tne L4UesL Georgia TOO has .xteuded
her arms on Tie o,he, side, and Is urgIag forward
70 tbs Tennessee liver, "a oEteT to cot oil the pOr
unn TAFT Is a tim ouf gasp. And shall the t.o
CarClluas alone De- iouud absent from this glorious
contention sail We alone, OF AL this gallant
h4nc. uc found Naming aud thereby acknowledge
our iacapaclly Tor mauy emulation Shall the
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plu, and ahouJon the means shlch Heaven offers
% "a pros pet.ty back to tiiclr country-and II
may 80 express my, Ii to bind fortune n her ser
,,Cu--AJc, Sir, to make ior,aue her slave for
cry thin. combines 10 favor the PROJECT d carry
Ilg o. th.s comuU,ce through oar States.
Consider fUr momen, Tao difficulties encoua-
tered ia the various changes Which goods must
undergo between New YorA aud Cincinnati. First
a Scoop mus, ascend The North River TO Albany
then Canal Boat mus, taae H. place 10 Buiaio-
tHyu another Sloup TO GRANDDAUGHTER Canal
Boat 10 Portsmouth, and then Steam Boat TO Cin- T.
cluuall. IArou. huut ali these changes, scusrate
sgeuls must bo employed aad additional rlsh and
expense mus be lLeusIsu. The same difficulties +
exist d Pnladui ptia apd Jet they carry on trade .
with advantage u both patVcs. Bat wien It Is .
considered that even tbs communication IS OBJ .
structgd by acc tor great part 81 the year, the aG-
yanlagCs are greatly increased. Upon compu-
tattou made last year, Il was aseeEtllned That al
OHu lime al least two millions OF dollars worth OF
goods bound 10 the West, w,re frozen up IN these
Canals. Now, the Southern Route avoids all these .
difficulties, It requIEus no changes oil conveyance
no multiplication OF agents-and Is subjected 10 no
uncertainty 10 delivery, either from Ice or delay.
More than all, II l. the least distance 10 the Sea,
aud offers a market which needs he very products
which The Road viii convey,
l. the Road practicable physically Tins cues ,
ilon TOO, has been answered ag1in and again. But .
the opinion ot MAJ. MNclti, Than whom more
scientific Engineer cannot be found Is conclusive 4
on this point, llu expresses "atS decided coHvie.
ton, not only of the U>rGeE rRscrIcABmtrf OF TIRE
rEuJp-r, but OF It's COMPARATIVELY EASY kXEcc-
TlsN "
But nothing can be more exclusive Of the faith
Of South Carolina IA the scheme, than the fact.
that she has subscribed lowarGs H. 0ne million Of
duiIars from her share OF thr Surplus Revenue.
And tins furnishes too, an additional Tcaon, why
North Carolina should embrace the scheme. BY
the estimates Of the Engineers, 1t appears that at
least three millions OF dollars, OF about one fourth
of the capital OF the Company will be required 10
make tie Road through North Carolina. THIS
State viii thcrctorS actually receive one fourth st
South Cardinals share OF the Surplus Revenue,
and her citizens vii have distributed among them.
the immense sum ct three millions OF Dollars.
And this too, for the purpose OF making fixture
which cannot be removed, which will constitute
part of the state, be subject To It's laws, increase
is Revenues and enhance the value of aud IN all
The adjoining counties, Can any man compute
the advantages to result from such an outlay .:
Capital, and the benefits " le rser'sai l'' - ''
NV ansessS lticn, are among the advantages which
this Road offers. Need ask the Senate, whsihcr D
Tho, are worthy the efforts whch are demanded TO II
secure them Need ask you whether yea will q
accept the hand OF fellowship which | have offer ii
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