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

PIE sagli0a - IhsiF RsmktT, Fs1Aia PoFs
liohs ni lahd Immediately sFnnnd and -
siUdihs her dwellings sgslRsi all els'Rs
.sahjtel dsFng The lie oG he eHRFE.
wiaas or unmsrEied daVshlrr. 10 their
eonlE0l and snppaEl. and sllsrwsEds 10 de-
seend On The eldesa married child. who
has offspring. ard - On forever. Lisele,
hoM ever. % BE- sald 81 al tines BY The
prnpristnr BY The consent Of his ale. By
Ihis snsans an slylum w0ald be sfarded
under every contingency lar he family;
and ~idaws and orphans. shielded lf"n
the degradation and suherings Of want
Ox ners Of ssl4ies would here hnd induce
nsnis fnr systematic sad permanent inn
prssemsnt-emigrsnIs b purchase and
locate among us. filing up our too sparSk
population. and enhancing the value oi
our tso Deprecated soil.
Much may doubtless be effected by an
improved system Of husbandry. under
proper sIimulanIs and inducements: IL We
turn Tor moment IN the Improvements
successfully achieved in Massachusetts
with decidedly inferior climsle and soil.
our doubts will be removed. She great
ly Ousslrips us in our peculiar interests.
In pEOoG Of which. alloA me 10 refer you
10 an agricultural survey recently made
IN thai state. marked D. and so valuable
in my estimation as 10 induce me 90 re-
commend that similar survey be suIhor'
lied IN our stale.
But gentlemen. il is only 10 liberal
and well digeslsd system OF internal IN
prosemenl that We can lOak for ihe reg
ulsIion and permanent prosperity OF our
state. Our Inwns are small, our markets
distani aud diflicult Of aecess-our wa-
ter courses. for purposes Of navigation.
naturally Indifferent, and wanting improve
menI. whilst nur infant manufactures are
struggling fnr existence against the ma
iured aud mighty workshops Of Europe
and New England. We have M branch
IL enterprise sufficiently advanced and
powerful 10 render assistance TO another.
Il is in ruth the rsce Of imbecilily and
p0veTiy-ihe waste Of noble energies m
detached and single handed enterprises.
Furnish but capital. and means nfimproSe
menl, combine al our resources, and ID.
rect them judiciously TO The jeyslnpe'
mtnl Of our advantages, and Won will find
that We have the materials Of great and
wealthy state. Our water courses are
incompatible for propslling machinery,
The earth teens with Inexhausub.e mines
Of rich ores aud minerals, and our pop.
ulsiIon characterized by industry. pru'
dense and economy. Blu, temptation u
around Them, the sIimulsnls 10 emigra'
iion are almost irresistible.
Most of our sister states are engaged in
magnificent schemes OF improvement, of
frrIsg high wages To the mechanic and a.
borer, whilst the South: West invites the
farmer with her ferule paradise. Have
we then any hope. any alternative but in
. continued and vigorous effort a, general
Improvement We mus, smeIIorsle The
condition Of our people. and we must
stimulate their home enRrpuzes. or be
content To lose with their wealth our bet
Ter population. The sys,em of improve.
nents adopted By our lssl Legislature
has given emrlnymen, to many. and 4
show III activity and business. producing
most happy tendency. I believe u i:
only necessary 10 push forward these
works and I" originate others equally and
obviously necessary. To change The whole
face Of affairs, and give ne~ character
To the slare.
In April Of last year. the Wilmington
and Raleigh Rail Road Company applied
agreeable to law, for the subscription oI
the state Of two fifIhs of its capital. Thi.
subscription vas made by the board 81
internal improvements, and the first install.
ment was paid. Since that period twO
other inslslmen,s. The last in the pas,
month If OcIohrr. have been claimed and
paid. making the total sum Oi four hnnd.
red and fifty thousand dollars. paid by the
state, and on the part OF individual sub.
scupiinn 1--WE hundred and sixty sIx thou.
sand five hundred and eighty seven dbl
lars and fifty cents. will here take &c,
casion to remark. that bv The law as il
nov stands, il " III be difficult lar the CEN
psny, Without acting with great harsh
ness towards some al their indl, itlusl sub
scribeIs, 10 claim the lourrh insialnen
from the stale. The law requires tha
individual subscribers shall first pay thei
instalments Of IS per cent. before III.
company ran claim the same inslalrnen
from the STATE. As matter Of caution
10 prevent the use uf The states fund
wiIhou, faithful pay men, On the part o
individuals. the rule might we'll be appIiet
10 nne or even two instruments, but j
would seem 10 he more just tina, the Pay
men,s should be made "pari psssu.
The company however have collected Z!
per cent. Of the stock. The collection o
the last instslmeni from individual sub
scribers, must necessarily be attended
with increased difficulty; and il even on,
share remains unpaid, The company can