The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-27

minKloa Q port equal 10 al The wanls Of
Norlh Carolina. These u least are the
REV Of scientific and practical men. II
ihsse Circumstances be clearly sxplsined
10 The General GoVsrnmenl. there can be
no doubt that sHselpal means will be i'm
msaiaIsly taken 70 remove every obsis.
Gle.
We hare slready stated that since ihr
enmmenesmenl nf operations by the Gov.
erameRI. Ihe river has been dsrpened |
from 10 20 10 fsrl. and he quantity al
wafer 10 Continually lGgfeaslng. The
ehsnnel 10 broader. deeper. and straight
er Than IL was; aud 10. ~idlh. depth and
sIrsighlness. are becoming grealsT. As an
evidence Of this. the system Of lighiering,
which Was onee found profitable. is nnW
snllre.y abandoned. and vessels are no
longer subject In lhe expense of going
below the Oats before completing their
esrgnes. and employing small craft 20 ef
fseI This end. This fact 10 one OF great
weight. and should be allowed 10 have
full effect.
Our wharses are ample. but they may
be slill more improved.
We have already slated The character
and quantity 81 produce which can be
obtained in our market. and Ibis may and
will he very much increased. One plan
ter remarked the other day. lhs, since the
enjoyment Of railroad facilities, his neigh
b0rhnod alone would increase the guam
IiIy Of cotton for marks. this year 500
bales.
Our tonnage will be inupd. upon ref.
srenee 70 the prapsr documsnls. 10 be
greater Than that Of Richmond and Pc
Isrsburg combined. nearly equal TO that
Of Norfolk, aud no. very far below the
tonnage Of Charleston. The number Of
vessels that entered our harbour during
the last year, as furnished Nv the liar
bour Master, is 466 These are es,sh-
lished facts. tending To show Tie com:
nercisl advantages Of Wilmington, which
cannot be overthrown. Yet how many
are there Of our citizens and lsw-eivers.
who are ignorant on the subject; and 90
What fatal results 10 The prosperity Of
North Csrolins does;,his Ignorance lead
We hope that public sslenlion may NJ
longer slesp-,hst the subject may occn-
by the serious attention of the Canyen.
lion which meets in December. and thai
The fostering care oi the state will be
given by our next Legislature TO porI
which deserves not 10 anguish from ne
gleci.
All who have had an Opportunity q
forming correct opinions, and all Others
Ishould be regarded as worthless. know
The health Of Wilmington has been i'm
. proving for the las, twenty wears, snC
still continues to Improve. Within tina
time. we have had yellow fever but onrs
a disease. by the bye, which never ha'
I existed among " bAt twice--ip 1896 an,
in lS2l-and how many seapnrs sri
: there tina, can say as much!- And ,hos,
. contagious and infectious diseases whicl
: usually scourge a maritime community
: have rarely ever made their appearance
a amones, Ne, and when they did. the,
e have been very ll,ni.ed in thniE dead
u ly ravages. The Hospital 10 now. an
y lis generally iensntless. For this in
e provemeni in health, many obvious res
i sons may be assigned, probably opera
e ting together with Other, mysterious e.sus
I es which battle human penetration. Tn
4 greater attention Ia cleanliness IN ou
/. streets. alleys. &c. and the improved sys
. ten, Of draining may be numbered anon
4 the more obvious; oI the insInsible, W
of course cauno, speak willingly. I
4 this hossver all agrce-hossv.r. the
i. may differ as TO the csuses--,hat th
4 health Of Wilmington is wonderfully. i'm
n proved within the last twenty years.