The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-06

" hise t8S FNsst W hhFA Ntih aNpkF stA
reEsITd with als ETaSFs II aut ssse,n
should usFseoks eluse - aulIeips,sd n"
Col. kssEnFy, the inaccessible ro.s,,,
creased sUms 30 or 20 miles. aud nul =,
our nariline dangers and Losses.
The public prints in Virginia has, 4.
ready dlfrelsd he attention. IL her .,,,e..
men 10 she feasibility u drawing n. ,,,s.
Of our state even a. FAR % lhe Orrsr,Ls
country 10 ihsir markets. To s.,z,,.
upon and stripping The rarca,s. uh,l., ~
limbs are yet qaiErring with life. Slsl
re submii 10 lh.sg Drained nv Son,t
Carolina on The ore hand. and hy Via.
MIA on the other, can ~ eaisl with Lon.,
90 profit Shall We nnI rather ,Ia, b,rL
upon them lhsT own CAMEL Tie ,,I
rnad. from the head II tide Rslsr IN N.
Cape Fear. hsnking S"uih carnlina, nay
remsdy our humilIs.ing rosiuon IN ,ls
one instance. and lie oprning an nile, :,
Nagshead. 10 the olhtr.
Some 1890 srssrls nov rrnss lie O,.
IacOke bar annually; and produce. II lhs
value Of one miIIInn 81 dollars. ps.se,
through The canal. besides immense onaD.
titles in other dlTerIInns. u tie Yr.iu,,
markets. Not only al This trade, en.arsc.
ing The whole of that in Tie A!hsms,,s
country. but large amount from several
eoun'ies Of VugihIa lying On lhr mibn.
lsTies Of our MaIer courses. would sr.k
an outlet through or state by tie nafa-
ing Of Nagshesd. and 90 Ia build np a
market in rs nsighbnThns'.l. equal. Il 90,
superior. To any IN Virginia.
A surSey and estimate Of ship channel
from Tie Neuss Ia Beaufort. would stfurd
the necessary mfnIms'ion both Of the
praclic.biiIIy and cost ol work to q lievs
the Navigation and trade oiIhsl ssrlipa IT
country. The outlet nj Nagshead would
have some beneficial Inluenee here. with
the use az tie sound. and a more dlrre,
communication by rail road 10 The town
location on The AlbemzIle.
The selsriion beIw cen The rail rad and
ship channel. would be decided by lhe
information to be required BY The survey
and estimate.
II is very evident that the trade Of lie
Cape Fear cannot be carried In The Abe.
mslle. and vice versa. Two point. vii
therefore become necessary. al which 10
locate our home markets. and 10 there all
our roaIls and other Improvements of
navigation should be male 10 look aud
concentrate.
| froads should be locsIrd. running from
The ports and markets Of Virginia aud
South csrolins, through the interior NJ
our state. IL is very clear that all the pa.
duce and trade above such line Of road.
- ould be carried To ihnse makers. dividing
our state horizontally. the upper from the
lower part, and virtually transferring the
upper portion TO our sister states. They.
getting the substance. We Teiainibg tho
semblance of a STATE. But, il the figure
be reversed. the apex Of the angle resting
on our own ports and maTkrIs, runnirg'IIs
legs into aLr rich InIrriur north and vest.
the effect would he 10 concentrate OFT
|, wealth and resources within our owa l..
mits.
/. Let Wilmington be one point, silh
! roads running in the north, the direction
Of the Wilmington and Rsleigh Rail Road,
and 10 the west. the direction ol the road,
heretofore recommended, aud she mg,
! eventually, al least, receive the produce
and trade Of those sections. and common.
suralely increase IN eye and importance.
lie, market town. 81 The head Of the
! Alternate. II we succeed in opening Mays.
head. or Of Newborn. II a ship channel csn
he made 10 Beaufort, be the other point,
aud similar roads resting upon IL. will
give 10 the trade 81 the country through
which they pass. a sImtlsr direction. Anil
| The intersection Of the northern road ifom
Wilmington, with the western road rom
the point On The Albcmarle or NeWbero.
would lay open an intercourse between
+ all part. ~ the state. The transportation
81 troops in the time of war. Ia the points
I IL invasion and attack en- the seabnnit,
with rail road facility, would be o( lnr.'
cnlab!e importance. The ulnsporIai'on
ii the mail To our eommcisl points. ads
M little To the value ul such roads.
! The construction of turnpike ro7d
from Ralrlph STA Chapel IlIIl TO the wf'''
Ia, becn spoken 4 as highly desirable. ia
50 rough and broken a route, an Incaa
cd TO believe that Us cost would be more
rommensurale With its uulty. than 'has
al rail road. And il rail road shout"
not be constructed from Raleigh n'rt'
sec,lng the Wilmington AMI Ralrgh Raj
Road. Which i. highly imporan'. | shond
recommend continuance Of The turnpike
an that route: ultimately IN be continued
to the AlbemarIe or Nesbern. the selfr''
ed paint lnt a market tnan IL III" eat
Hume markets Of consumption """'"
naturally spring up along the line ct 'm'
provrmrnI-and homo markets i"' eh'
p"rtaunn and inportarlnn on the sr'b"''1'
The valuable results of this state at things
vii he the establishment, nI commo"