The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-22
No. eze.

STATE AFFaIRs-No. IS.

ga Il nNE HtAo-ANus -.
Ma. LoRISs:-The Wilmington and
Roanoke Esli rosd hsing 6nlshrd. lLs Re-
leigh and Gsss,n rod being also cam-
plslsd. and the rad iron Fayeuesille 10
the Ysdkin being aided IN then. lsll
which NAV be accomplished before the
meeting uf anr Assembly in 1910. unlsss
there - great lack ri spirit in our AS
ssmbly uI 1887 ws shall then have in
0prraliaR 3I5 miles Of rail wsy 10 North
Carnlinz!i The WILMINGTON road about
100 miles. The Raleigh road about 50
miles. The F.yelissllls or Western
TOAD sbonl 20 miles!
These wlll suffice 10 show in shsri
time whether il is wise 70 60 on further.
The friends nf improvement believe that
the result wlll he favorable: but shy nsi
let the experiment work q lev years and
allow The people IN see for fhemsetuss
whether IL be 81 or not. Ii will be DAN
gsrous IN advance further in the consirue-
Iiod Of rail roads before we stop 20 learn
by experience their value and their effects
upon the public prosperity. But do NOT
suppose that these raads are 10 complies
our system. Nor wouli maintain that
! position. d. not xish TO chill the spi-
81, Of enterprise aud improvement in our
state. BY expressing any doubts 0f the
success Of these raads or any Of them.
NOT at al. Yet ! say that prudence die
saIes the policy Of pausing long enough
TO obtain The benefits of erperieaee. A
wise caution against the creation of large
siale-'isbi, requires that our state shall not
launch oul upon every conjecture inIs an
exIraVagan, and too hssiy extension VI
the rail road policy.
Don't tell the that the policy hss h~en
tested elsewhere, and that IL is iimIhiIy
or ssn, Of patriotic Zeal 10 halt . me-
meni.
. Without debating the point ~hpihsf
this polIry has IN Ia, been fully irslrd. !
am content To answer that North Caroli.
na has nni vet tested It-nur people have
. MT yeI had rhanre To- see and io feel ils
benefits. Why nn, wait awhile and let
them do so! There need I've m fear Of
/ their DETERMINATION. u the fruits Of the
; .ysiem are good. they will NOT reject il
I IL we are destined to meet with dis.y-
: p"in,mrns we shall be eo'nfprtea 10 shs
. recollection that our plans were eautioss
1 and prudent. Besides il is too eonnos
D fault Ia 1verdo every thing, and ne eef-
1 family '"rlook the gifts Of hesvss whicA
= we mIghi successfully improve. For ex-
: ample. thrre is danger that under the ms-
e MIA for rail roads zee shall overlook our
4 rivers aud nther useful mode. and chas-
e nels of trade aud interest. Why ma nv
. one and yet no neglect the others.
% A rail Rad cimnnt be built 10 every
= mans farm, aud there are some lines al
Y Turnpike indispensable tn our system Of
1 improvement. cheaper and better Tor ssms
2 sections than rail roads are-and pa,,
l. Of one Of our rivers (if no other) which
e the state ough, 10 notice. ard Il possible
j improve.
|, LIST. As To the river Neuse. In lhs
e time uf past rage for navigation all our
IS rivers were given asav to corporations
% why shall thew mt he taken back again
/. from those companies which have ceased
e To exercise their p"wers, except tn inli.
- midalr the owners Of iish.traps and brilg.
e IS! ESperi4lly why not divesl the old
r Neuse ntsig alton company Of its nominal
V exlste they never attempted much.
e and they never aerfotmed any thing on
e that stream toward, improving its nsviss.
10 ton. No, even nave they furnished us
5, With anv Satisfactory survey of IT, O@.
N ing 10 this total neglect Of their obliga.
ii unns We have no Information that il as
l. accurate as il ought to be. Such infor.
i. nation is particularly desirable as to cer-
tain parts of the rIver. But We are no,
without some general knowledge VI i'm.
e porlant facts on this subject. Any way
I We know thIs-l'hst from Waynesbo.
i rough To Newbera, boat navigation 10
n practicable on Neuse- river half the year,
70 particularly in the winter season. The
J. opinion is general among intelligent men
i Of that secuon Of the state, that by judi
u cIOus means navigation for small steam
e boats is a,talnable ovcr that section Of The
e river. Why M, have i, surveyed and ex.
o AHMED! Why not make an appropria-
i. ton to be expended in clearing out and
d otherwise improving THIS river. II upon
/. such examination it is certain To do goodi
d knew there are prejudIces agains, river
I improvements. but they proceed from pre-.
e vl"us VAIN attempts to do every thing al
II once. and decepI,ons sbou, the expense.
!, which were ptactised at one time 10 gain
o over msj"ri,y Of yales. That prejudics
j. has been Ioslered BY other causes which
d cannot be stated wishou, launching forth
= into sea OF polucs-coun,ry poll,ies--
). party p"liucs--snd all sorts OF politics.
% Bu, wha. is public man worth il he vii
n nul venture upon the cause Of the public
% snod. b~rsuss II may chance to rouse u,
s. sun. old excitement! VIVA. il a man,
ut profession of republ,canism worth, If h,
D. has no c"n6deace in the peoples capaei
r ~ 10 see their bes. good. although q,
,e former time il may have been hidden b,