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

oairs Of yoaEiudgnsnl; i Eii ansWsF no.
Ask ynGr common sense; ii viii snsNeT
no. coasuli your Pudsnee and year
na.riolism; lhey will answerna. Appeal
"a he sober srniimsnt Of oar reople-'he
honest pride Of our siaie-snd hey s'h
indignantly repsI the question - imply
leg some doubt Of their eenenrenes m
die same answer. ,
Iknow that ] write wsrmly. for ] feel
that these Tears Of the friends Of hofas
policy for fks STATE give encouragement 10
their opponents. and add condolences 10
The bold approaches Of other states lor
spproprisling North Carolina 10 their
own ose and sggrsndizsmenL Let none
charge me Nth sinister purpose 10 thus
rssenung Ihe pre.ensions sci up Tor the
Raleigh and Colunbis road. BY the farm
Of answering objections against aiding the
Raleigh and CASTOR road. have mol
designed 90 conceal my opinion or 10 CO.
yer my attack, but l here frankly asow
that my object has been faro fold: To re-
pei lhe unlounded claims Of The Colum.
bis road. a. far IS in my power IL lies.
and also 10 persuade those who eaneur
wiIh me on that point, that the chance OF
our defeat on IL 10 remote. improbable.
not 90 say altogether IMPOSSIBLE. and
therefore furnishes no objection against
aiding The Raleigh and CASTOR rail road.
Besides the objections already stated 10
the pulley Of state aid 10 The Columbia
road. il is not unworthy Of remark. how
that ros,l will materially interfere With the
adopted policy Of the state in another
way. We have seen how il 10 10 rival
The Wilmington road or base line IN our
system. The decided advantage Of the
Wilmington road in any competition with
the upper route. will proven. total ruin
Of il 10 be sure: but s,lll the Columbla
road must deiraci from its profits. All
that The upper route gains the tO'rsr one
will lose. Yet further: Let a road be
constructed from Fayetteville TO the iad'
kin-a PRODUCE road mainly-Ihe
channel by which il is expected 10 con-
vey our own products To a home market:
a road whereon the pro6ls will probably
not be very large. and about half way be-
tween Fayetteville and Ysdkin river this
Columbia road will cross il! The effect
10 obvious. Not TO repeat any Thin:
which has been said abou, diyerling ouI
trade: moi to dwell upon the fac. rha, one
Of the Inducements we offer 10 the VIII
minginn road subscribers TO aid the Fay
etlevills and Western road will be in par
cut off, TO wi, It's being feeder to iheiI
road;) u 10 plain that in 50 Ear Is the de-
seending western trade shall be inter
cepied and carried 10 Petersburg OF
Charleston, such inlerceplion will also
diminish the use of the iOTer half Of iht
Fayetteville road. VIVA. a policy! 10 ap'
ply state money To construct a state cork
and then give more state money TO de-
preciate ,he first investment; and that ioi
the benefit not Of another section Of North
Carolina. but for the benefit Of The towns
and cities and trade of other states! II
was once doabled how far ;swas right ia
permit our sister states to build roads in
TO our state, with their own means, which
would draw oil our trade. Ths. doubt
was yielded to The cry I'VE do no, ask
money; we do not expect North Carroll
na to spend her rtUsnuss in building
roads 10 60 to other states"
I've ask nothing but the rigM d
ray" said South Carolina. 1--WE ash
nothing but the free privilege TO the pri'
rate citizen TO expend their oIcH money
in whatever enterprise they select" SAID
the friends Of the Virginia trade. These
professions induced our law.givers 10
grant charters. The public money oI
The people of North Carolina to construct
improvements for other states, is now de.
msnded as a righ,!
The demand is unjust. and i'll found.
ed. Resistance To il Is duty Of Interest
state pride and patriotism. Who fears
the result! MENTOR.