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

HsIifsx Rail Read, By aE nFaT tie eiAs -
R.l~,sh. 10 raanecI wiGh The aboEs-men-
,,op.I rail nod n ar near EEah's Ferry.
on Deep river. in chssham eoaaiy.
Mr.. Sumner offered The ialloMing 's"
solution, whirh wss rrferrsd 10 The con-
miIiee Of thirteen.
Whereas. Lhe Construction 81 q inrnplas
a. Henderson On The kslelgh
ana CASTOR Raj Road. GhEnuEh the eaon-
ties Of Granville. Person. cas~ell. R"sk,
inghsm. Ssnkes, Snry. and Wilkes. and
terminating a Ihs blue Ridgr. wonld
sfIard 10 the planters and farmers Of these
and The contiguous counties issllilaes ioF
the transportation of their produce IN
market, greatly superior 20 Ih"se h"S
eriaysd. would expedite the conveyance
nG he mail in that direction. would highly
nramole the eansenienee and comfort at
travellers Io and lrnm The wssa-lurnlsh-
ing q safer, mnTe expeditions and less
extensive Tnulr. aud would m0Eessr
Weld 70 the constructor certain. aud "a
an prnbshlIi'y q large. profit upon The
capital invested:
Rssolred. therefore. That The eons,rne-
liOn ol said turnpike be earnestly recon-
msndrd 10 the consideration Of The Lrgs.
laiure. as a wOrk proper 10 be executed
by The state.
Mr.. McQuesn offered the following
resolution. which Vas referred 10 ihs com.
miliee Of thirteen:
Resolred. That the general committee
Of % Be instructed TO inquire lnIo the
expediency Of extending the Ralrigh and
CASTOR Rail Road by The way al Hay
wood. in Chatham. and Carthage. Moore
county. 10 Columbia. IN South Csr"ilna
and that they also inquire into the ex'
pedieney of constructing rail road lead
Ing by The way Of Chapel Hill. HILLSIDE
ruush. and Greensboruugh, Ia Salem.
Mr.. ] II Bryan. from Ihr general con
miuee Of thirteen, presented the follow
ing report. which was read, and, on mo
,ian Of Mr.. CASTOR. ordered To hr prInsr,
aud made The order Of The day lOr Thurs
day:
The General Committee 10 VhOm Ter
r.f,rr,i ne rari0us rssoluiioRs upon ihs sEb
j,e. d Internal IAPrVrsmfHi, Ts,Pssys!y
PORT:
That they have given io th"se propnsi
lions as much consideration as their VET!
Hunted time w"uId permI; aud have beeI
extremely DESTROYS. IL possible. To blen'
them together so az tn fnrm hArnnnlnn
whole. Before, however, they expires
any opinion upon the merits Of any a
these schemes. they deem i, due to IA
state. To the Legislature. and tn The C"n
yeniinn. 10 state. Ihat they regard iii.
cussion 81 the merits of any system q
Improvement premature and lll~. belnr
the ways and means are provided Ia
carrying the same lnto effect. Your com
nittee. therefore. consider IL Of indispen'
able Importance that this question Shout
be a, cnce met snd seltled ~ the e"u
peien, au,hority. II the state of Nom
CarolIna cousempla,es. and intends
pursue. With earsesinsss and efficiency
a system oi Internal Improvement con
mensuraie with the wants aud wishes :
her people, the state 81 North Carhln
must dn as her sister states WIN have =
chieVsd success in this noble pursuit hav
done; she must borrow money. or j
some mole pledge her faith and credit ,
promote the enterprise.
Those works which would rebound :
greatly to her wealth and power. We b,
hese. cannot be effected by mere indiv
dual contributions: they require the in
press VI state power. patronage and Infl'
ence. We have been drliberaIing Ion
enough-Ihe time fnr action. fnr prnmp
vigorous and united acton, has con-,
Moneyis The great lever by which VI
huge mass must be moved: We have scien'
and skill u guide and direct the moiia
II ssems To your Committee that vii
regard to works nov IN progress, ina
much as the state has the strongest assn
snce Of their utility, and as the proIeri
al her citizens has been largely invest,
therein. a claim strongly founded
enlightened policy requires that the
: should be aided and sustained. Amor
the most prominent works uf this d
scriptiou are the W Wilmington anil RaIsig
anil Raleigh and CASTOR R,il Roads. rl
state has already, with a wise and llber
policy. made a large investment in n
Wilmington road; and your commiuee q
snIm""sly concur in opIn:nn With u
Governor, that the remaining inslaIme
= Of State subscription should be al on
= paid. without waiting for the correspsn
ing paymen, by the individual corpnrator
r Your comm'tee have learned that
B.. memorial is now before the i.pg'slstu,
7 in which The Raleigh aud Gastun RI
have solicited in some mode the aid
= the State; and they would respectful
n RECOMMEND in like manner that the pray
!, Of The petitioners be granted. The
j. objects may be accomplished BY the ST;
n without resor, 10 any extraordinary Ia,
e tim. and withou, the burden being feIl
I =.