The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-15

ana : losing business-wh0 EIli show
ha. me Representatives Of State are gas-
Iifed IN nsiag The public money 10 con
stress q rail road. mainly or enllEsly, iar
passengsra. Not for bringing The peo-
PIE Of one secsion nigh 10 The people Of
another section IN the same Ifafe. but 10
carry passengers from lhe north and south
directly through NarIh csrolina. No
more and no less. According 20 my
Judgment, The advocate Tor such policy
cannot make oct . plausible case; espe-
eially when another line Of rail road u al
ready buill across the state. shaIding The
same facility 10 travellers. and which rea-
dy made road 10 81 the same time pro-
dice road. and channel af trade and an
Irrcourse amongst our own people! We
NAV talk ss ne choose about IllIberslliy
and rarlislliy; . slaIesmsn's first duty 10
| 10 look II lhe interest Of his own state;
and he Who has charge Of The public
wealth 10 bound 10 use il for The public
gsnsral good. Appeals 70 his hbersllty
imply that there are none whlrh can be
made 20 his judgment; attempts 10 enlls,
his support BY mere local Interests, when
there are general interests Of Stale. I'M
promoted. are nnps,rioiie efforts 10 rule
the Iaw.msker by fear nj loosing his
place. rather Ihan BY desire 10 serve his
country; to work upon his love Of STA
fiOn and not upon his pafrioiisnl.
Fortunately Tor North Carolina, Il we
suppose that such appeals and such efforts
might ordinarily succeed. the Assembly,
(~helher plsce.nnrn or patriots. cannot
for one moment entertain the proposition
al fhi, time of subscribing TO The Raleigh
and Columbia Road; and those who in
dulge that fear may discard il, and cease
To allow il any weight in determining the
question we are discussing. challenge
no mans privilege 10 think for himsel':
claim no right To influence his will. ex-
ccpI 80 Ear as unadnrned truth aud sober
arguments shall conlIol il.
! liear the facts; deliberate without pre-
judice TO preeoncvived opinion, and then
decide! We know that the state has now
invested COG. 900 dollars in The Whining
TIM road. or louer route Of travel from
Charleston via Wilmington to Roanoke
river. We know that by The erection Of
a rail road from Columbia TO Raleigh,
(sller the completion Of the Raleigh and
CASTOR rosd.) these. together with the
South Carolina rail road from Columbia
To Charleston, will form the upper route
from Charleston TO Roanoke.
Here then will be two routes, begin
ming al the same city (Charleslnn) and
terminating on the same river. at points
within 30 miles OF each other. Now il
is undeniable that the establishment aud
operation NJ one soute will interfere more
or less with the profits al the other.
Common sense concludes that this state,
BY fostering The latter nr upper route. sIll
be guilty I must say Of the folly OF aid
ing an enterprise to injurs her stock in
the former or lower route. Will il be TO-
leraled by our people. that after one As
sembly snbscribes more than halt a mil
lion OF dollars To build road across the
state, that The next Assembly shall build
another road parallel 10 the frs. so as to
impair the value Of The first investment!
Dare the Assembly do iR Ought il to
be so much as thought Of! Look at il
without fear Of denunciaIion, as do, and
without hope of individual advantage as
al should, anil il seems too plain for srgu-
meut,
The ststs owns two.fifIhs Of the lower
route: SAY that The travellers starting from
Charleston and going thither number
$4,000 in a year. These will now go
by the Wilmington road. and il costs no
more 10 convey all Of them than il would
TO carry One-haE The state. then. will
receive twn-6flhs Of the price Of convey
ing The whole $4,000 ss matters stand a,
present. Now suppose that the compile
tion OF the upper ron.e will induce one
half Of these $4,000 passengers To travel
on il, and how can il be wise in this state
to assist in the establishment, Of the up
per route! Amongs, guardians Of her in
ttresi aud representatives Of North Caro-
lima, does any one believe that a propo-
sal Of this kind will ever succeed! Re-
gsrding IL as a.quesIion of interest. such
vote would not be unlike the folly Of
guardian who should invest funds for the
advancement and support Of his ward. and
then failhlesslv gire away one half Of the
profit Of it for fear Of being thought Hlibe-
raj By one who solicited il! But equity
and justice would call this fsilhless guar.
dian to a heavy reckoning. and leave il
for others 20 infer what account The PEO-
PIE would demand from their agents
guarjisns whom they chose to take care
Of the republic. Tor such misconduct.
n after Thus considering the IMPROVE
dence Of snch course. We add that the
upper route, when completed. will .ermi.
naie with one end in CIariesfon and the
other in Virginia; tina. Wills, the lower
route pours into our own mart the trade
oG home and the wealth Of other sections,