The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-20
internal Improvement
Convention.


This body adjourned on Friday night
last. Al about 7 o'clock. having been en-
gagged with great assidaiIy through The
week in attending to the duties which
called them together. The proceedings
Of lhe three fret days will be fnund in
nur psPer .n-dsy; we shall conclude them
in our next. In . summary notice. the
ediIar Of The Isegis:er says:
Thfis were abnul 200 delegates in
attendance. representing 30 counties. and
we hare MT Witnessed. IN our time. q
more Intelligent. patriotic aud dlsinIerssl-
ell baby. The discussion which Ioak
place. though full and animated. was eaur-
,eous and respectful. Among the princi-
pal speakers. we're the President Judge
Saundersl Mr.. John II. Bryan. lehairman
of the general rnmmnie-) Messrs. James
W. Bryan. nf csrIerrt. William n Has.
w"od. jun. Of Raleigh. Louis ID. Henry,
Of Cumberland. Hugh Mcqueen. Of Or
anee. William B. Shepard. Of Ps.quolank.
Thomas ClInsmsn. Of Buncnmbe. aud E.
winslow. of Cumberland"
The following. in a condensed form.
are the specific recommendations 81 the
convention. which are To be brought TO
the notice Of the Legislature by a select
committee appointed for that purpose:
I. ResOirei. That the Convention con.
cur IN the rspbrl of lis general commit.
tee. that the several works of improve
meni iherria recommended deserve the
patronage Of The slate. and ought 10 be sf-
, lectet.
2. Rssolrsi. 'rha, in order TO carry
out The views Of the Convention, and 81
the same time tn accommodate them 10
the means and ability Of the state, a loan
Of three millions Of dollars ought to be
contracted.
3 Resolved. That in the prosecution
Of these several works, the convention
recommend the following classification:
FIRST CLASS.
I. A guarantee BY the state OF 1--WE hun.
dred thousand dollars to the CASTOR and
Raleigh rail road company.
4 2 A subscription Of four hflhs Of the
capital stock Of the FsysIieville and Yad'
kin rail road company.
3. The incorporation Of a company fol
the opening Of an inlet al the foo, Of Al
brmsrle Sound. aud subscription BY III,
state Of three fifth, Of its capital stock.
SECOND CLASS.
/ I. A rail road from Beaufort harbour
Ia connect with The Wilmington aud Ra
leigh rail road. and subscription by the
state Of iour fiihs Of its capital stock.
| 2. A raid road from Raleigh to inter
sect with the Wilmington and Raleigh
rail road, a, or near Waynesbarough, and
rail rnad from Raleigh To Fayetteville,
and subscription to each Of two-ff.h:
; Of The capital stock by the state.
| 4. Resolrsd, As+,hc opinion Of The
convention. thh the balance Of The. sub
scrip,ion BY the state 10 the Wilmington
and Raleigh company ought 10 be paid
without delay: tina. surveys OF Neuse snd
Tar rivers, with The view 10 steam nav,
iga,ion, and the survey Of route fran
Raleigh, ria llilIsborough, to Greensho
rough, in Guilfnrd county. with The view
to a McAdamized Turn Pike road, ough
10 be made by the state: and if the saiL
rivers should be found such as to justify
the use Of steam boats, the board of in
ternal Improvements be authorized to con
tract accordingly. And that company
be incorporated for The construction oI
the said road and a subscription Of Two.
:, filiirs Of lis capital by The state.