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

D,s,,H3s,. ks,s tgSlsitd thsh inter
couTss : Iah he cnmPany. The so'A
has ben pfosscuisd with unliIine ''soi'
Miner niiss q he read are 800 -
usp. ana eenlinusa by stages and s'fai
h0ss Of the best description, 80 10 . 81
(ord an admirable Eogts Of travelling ife@
he Roanoke 10 charlssinn. The 10,
uuaindsr Of he road 10 under eonifses ans
viii be completed neat year.
The other roads which wrrs Prnlset
ed. and Tor which The Gsnsrsl Asssnoiy
easssnusd IN svbsenbs Ike PIoPnEal"n
Of the capital. have made no sPrllra''"@
Tor lhs states subscription. The reason
has never been communicated 10 he board
Of internal Improvements. nor 10 Ihe ss,
srusiye. In may be found. however.
presume. in Ihs inability Of The eonPa'
MES 10 GIL up The subscriptions 10 The re-
quired amount. although 20 one . eansid'
cradle subscription Was made. To me
alhsr. perhaps nothing.
DsubGless The citizens on the route OF
The Cape Fear and lsdkin Road. and
lhnse interested in lis accomplishment
strained every nerve 10 bring about 80 de-
sirsble . contamination. and though not
successfully. still The merits oil The route
are mt impaired. and The interest Of the
slate. and particularly Of is western sec
zion. demand. impeEinusly. its compile
lion, 20 connect that rich and valuable ~
lerinr with market. and Sea port With
in our own stale. Al my particular re-
quest. Msjor MeNiell. The chief engineer.
Who surveyed The routes ofIhe Cape Fear
and YadkIn Road, favored me sllh sight
Of his report. which proved not only The
prscIicahiliIy Of constructing the road,
but Il cost which can be TemunsraIed
10 the proprietars. ! would. IhfTsiore.
recommend a renewal Of the charter. i'm
owering The board Of internal improve.
menls 10 subscribe on The part ol the state.
lnr three fifihs. oreVen IL necessary. three
l0urlhs nf the stork. so as 10 insure the
accomplishment Of The work. Nay-so
important do consider il. that ] had said
ior all the stock. Il necessary. but f"F The
paramount necessity Of associaling with
The state. interested and JudIcinus cltl-
zsns TO superiniend the details. and at
tend 10 the execution of The work. Which
is certainly within The means Of the stale.
probably without the necessity of Dor.
rowing. Should the bank tn which
have referred. be- put in operation. and
make TO this road the subscription oI
half a million Of dollars. and should the
fourth insialmenl Of The surplus be re-
eeiYed in January next. which 10 prob
able. as the Law directing The distribution
has not been repealed, amounting "a
s477. 1913 cents. with The proceeds 81
the sales Of the Cherokee lands. say
1880. 900. being appropriated to 'hl. pur'
pose. with what individual subscription
may be obtained. The funds would he pro
riied. II appears To me as a matter I"
right and justice. To give the proceeds u
the Cherokee land sales To opening I
communication to that sectIun Of the stAl'
whence they have been derived.
There are other works III no less i'm
portance, in which I had almost said th'
salvation of the state requires that sh'
should promptly and vigorously engage
On our west an eiT"ri is making By SOuIl
Carolina to rross our statc by rail way
In secure to Charleston the produce q
that fertile region. whilst the establish
meni of her south western bank-with I
branch in our limIts--nOt only insure,
the success of the first enterprise. but b,
spprrceding the circulation Of our banks
destroys our currency. and controls ou
credit system. The language of III,
friends af this twelve million bank. IL
that it will be TO the south westsrI
states in currency and exchanges. wha
the Bank Of the Uuitrd States vas To iIt
Union" Should South Carolina, succee,
IN carrying out her We've as In the cur
rency. aud as 10 q south western ronfede
raey (nr leagUrl our fears cannot he bound
ed by mere pecunIsry loss. We shout,
be driven to trade with CharlssInn. aad L
cherish sectional feelings until our attach
menIs To The Union itself would brcomt
impaired. We canno, serve two master,
with equal fidelity and attachment. Should
no cnuRtrraciiHg measures be adapted or
our part. ! should fear thai she wnul'
succerd both in directing our trade ave
supersedIng our currency.
The bank have proposed would re
move the Inter apprehension; AMI To rem
edy the former. | would respectfully pro
pose the construction Of Rail Rold frnu
The head Of tide water on the Cape Fea
River. commencing in Bladen county
running west and hankirg SonIh Car"
lima as near as possible, passing throngl
Rubeson. Richm"nd. Arson, MeckIen
burg. Lincoln. and into Rutherford, ant
il experience justices IL. further smIl int
Tennessee, aud TO the shures Of the MIS-
slssippi.
THIS road would intercept the produce
made on the north Of its line draw M
uncomfortable quantity from the contig