The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-11-09

tons steady, economical, and free Of EN-.
barrassment. Had both been undertaken
al the same time, aud the public money d..
vlded between them, the Assembly would
probably have found both OF them now
crippled, by the want of funds, and ses.
POndenily lmploring help; the friends OF 10.
Iernal improvements 10 the State would be
discouraged, aud It's enemies elated aud
the clamors of the disseminated would ring
III our ears the unwecome cry" Y on have
promised much and done nothing"
Now, however, we proudly exhibit the
unImpeded progress of this good work, and
argue from that progress lis speedy com.
pleuon aud may confidently demand of the
Representatives OF the People to perSerere,
and 90 on unto the end.
The success OF the Wilmington and Roa.
noke rail road will answer the double pur.
pose oil increasing our means, and also con
firmlng the belief that internal Improve.
lnents eau be made in North Carolina aud
that, where they are wisely planned aud
prudenlIy executed, they Will be profitable
as a stock, as well as useful 10 the public.
The important inquiry presents itself,
whether the Stale viii persevere IN the res.
oluiion 10 construct rail road from FAY.
ettevIle To the iadkIn; or Will she lnglo
rlousiy abandon It, even after It Is shown
that such works are practicable IN our
State. hope not. Ii Is certain that, unless
the cause Is to be abandoned altogether,
thus second link IN our system must not be
gwen Up. II is the hne uf improvement,
BY ~hIch the Vest Is TO be united TO the
last; BY which the people Of North Caro-
lima may be uade one people BY which the
treasures ot our western halls viii be pour.
ed into the lap Of our eastern commerce
and the wealth aud aggrand.zemeaI OF the
State will be increased, beyond the results
which sober calculation would exhibit.
THIS road will be, in any and every sense,
North Carolina work beginning ia Car
DINA continuing in Carolina ahd ending
40 Carolina.
As branch Of our system, withou, reck
onlng upon It's profits, the expenditure might
we'll be Justified upon considerations ot pub
lic policy for, acknowledge that II canuo,
be done, or, what IS better, acqulesce 10 the
position that 1t will not be done, aud a, once
are yielded up the hopes aud prospects OF
ecec,ing any thing great and substantial,
tor tue interest aud trade OF our western
counties. The iaokn aud Cape Fear are
more than 20 miles apart to unite them
at Fayetteville, will BE- to bring toe " est
INTO connection With WILMINGTON, through
the Cape Fear river and who Will not rlss
up and JOIN IN the effort to accomplish the
work, "hen il IS certainly practicable, aud
will be certainly useful, and probably pro.
titable
But the people have long ago approved,
and The Assembly Of 1886 authorized the
construction OF this road, as the best llne OF
connexIon between the East and West
know not sha, others may think now, but
such has been public sentiment, and there
has been nothing developed 10 jGs;lfy
change. | lake II for granted, then, tina,
nothing IS wanting bot statement Of some
practical plan by which 1t may be done.
The State authorized a subscription Of
t'ro .ffths Of the stock requisite for ITS con.
sIrucuon; provided individuals would sub
scribe the other three i.lhs the time Tor
making these subscriptions has expired, AMI
the stock was MT filed up hence il viii be
necessary 10 renew the States offer, or this
enerprzs viii have failed. No one can
suppose that The fo-d will be made BY ind
without the AID Of the State: our
western people are . working men :" they
are not commercial people this road slII
hot be source Of very great profits IN the
shape OF tolls and transportation, whilst II
"lll be 10 the public Immensely valuable
% the State, as State, Of Incalcu!able adj /
vantage. DO not mean that the work will .
not yield profit | only say that the pros
pct Of large money dirideads Is not 50
tempting as on other Ines aud individuals
: VI generally Iuvesl their Own wealth where
hey expect TO get the highes, mites Tor It.
Moreover, all the capital of our western
'opulaiiOn IS invested, aud more than they
ave IS necessary Tor the purposes Of taan
fractures and agriculture aud, 10 that part
! North Carolina, al least, no redundancy
Sisis Tor stock investments. Many would
axe few shares from considerations Of
atfIotism others, who have the means 10
pare, would subscribe few shares pro
ably a iew capitalists Of our State might
$50 embark IN II and the people Of Fay
i'evllle, especially The merchants, will no
"ub again make liberal subscriptions 10
MS road; still these will no, suffice; a.
hey did DOT ~ 1897.
10 stimulate INTO action all these means,