The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-15

own stale, 81 such prices and upon sueh
terms, - he agents Of foreign capitalists
may see 81 10 propose. wlihnn. this poor
privilege Of sending II where he can %
heI,er, 10 . serious and lasting injury 10
,he aerieulsurisl. and totally sdEsrse %
lhe Irus policy Of he slale-inasm1eh. -
il would sacrifice lhe interest Of The shoie
laboring and productive Parl ofonr PoP1-
Ialion. 10 enhance The profits Of lev.
perhaps already prinerly merchants.
What lhen. I would ask. 10 the proper
course 20 be pursuedl Unqusslionsbly
that. which will necessarily produce nei-
lher effect. Let lhs stale do her pihos'
10 assist in an extensive and LIBERAL sys
lem Of Internal improvement; give 70 me
citizen The means Of ssadIng the products
Of The soil 10 markets in The state and out
NJ n: ofIer him the same Inducements Ia
Trade Al WILMINGTON. or Beaufort, that he
finds a. Petersburg or Charlss.oni and
thea, IL you please, appeal 70 his state
pride, aud IL he be not most obs.lnsiely
pervsrse. Mentor will find buIltlls exeT-
else for his stale Jealousy.
Differing from me. - he does widely
and essentially upon this point, he has IN
his last number embarked upon . Wild
and visionary crusade. against The proPos.
ed extension of The Raleigh and CASTOR
Rail Road. from this place 10 Columbia
South Csfullns. To earreet some of bis
fno doubt uninlenIional) errors. and shake
some Of his ungrounded and hasiy con-
illusions. is my present intention.
Mentor grounds his opposition 10 the
assistance Of The state. aud even 10 the
unassisled construction Oi This work, mp
on The loliowing assumed facts; Isl
I hat il has none Of The essential charac-
Ierislics Of state rOrk. Upnn this ques-
lion. there can be M posiiiSe rule BY
which g. Judge. and II il is. or is not. Il
must be enher, in a relative degree. Let
ms compare il then with that " MdgnHs
.7poliO" of state works-ihsi idol OF Men
tnr's--lhe Wilmington and Raleigh Kali
Road. and see huw much j. must suffer
by The comparison. And FIRST, Is the
Wilmington and Raleigh rail road pro-
duce road. Unqueslionably ills not. and
facts will bear me out in this assertion.
This road was lirsI chartered TO be built
from Wilmington TO Raleigh, the centre
Of The state, aud had IL been 50 construct
ed, must have depended mainly upon
freight for its support. But as this could
not be regarded as The source Of great pro.
e., the necessary subscriptions Tor lis
commencement rOuld not be obtained, and
an amendment was obtained 10 the char.
ter authorizing The change Of the ,ermi-
nation to Halifax. with The view Of con-
Meeting with Charleston by steam beats.
and Norfolk by rail road: and no man. al
all acqusinled with the history Of rail
roads. will undertake to say that Tor The
next ten years The receipts from the trans
porlaiion Of produce on the Wilmington
road will pay the expenses Of repairs. l.
10 then, essentially and materially, ira
vel road. aud as such. according 10 Men
tors idea. had no claim whatever to the
assistance Of the state. But here, again.
| differ from Mentor; | have no feeling
Of sectional hostility To The Wilmington.
or any other road, and adjusted BY the
same feelings with the Prince whose
highest wish was TO see chicken in the
pot Of every one Of his subjects, | would
rejoice 10 see rail road lraSersing every
county in the state. Farther. il these
sectional feelings and local jeslousics.
which have so long KEEP. our state in in.
activity. il no, actual decline. shall ever
be overcome by a patriotic spirit Of soil
ci,ude for The general welfare. this much
abused Raleigh and Columbia road. will
become a very important link in the chain
of state works. The Fayetteville and
Yadkin road will inlrr.ecl u about 30
miles west Of Fayeueville. and when the
branch Of The Wilmington road 10 this
place shall be completed, "a project for
which believe Mentor 10 not al al soft
citous) the planter b Tdering upon eiIhrr
road will have The choice Of three markets
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equal inducements are offered al all. who
can doubt as IN his chnicel IL is we'll
known also. that, at some seasons, the
Cape Fear, below Fayetteville, is not ma
vigable. What then would be The siiua.
tlnn Of the produce or the passenger
The produce must be sold for what IL
will bring, and the passenger must get as
he can To Wilmington. or some other
place as FAR out Of his way. The far
mer, however. would no doubt willingly
sell his COTTON al half price. and the pas
senger lose hi, time and money and
charge it to accoun. of state pride! We
rily. Mentor would |" bite his oun nose on
to spite his face."
The second objection is, That i, cannot
be profitable stock, and, consequently,
must be losing business To those Who
engage in it. Mentor has eyinced but ill.,.
de Of his usual political ssgacily in the
discussion Of these questions. and sumo