The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-22

eumpleied q ntEht pe "a ir0irnt W IN
turnpike arross he state into The county
af n Ekss, &c. Haw that may be ne
esnnnl o. wrll dsAsTmlne IL ahls llms. II
wnaId be wiser 10 lssl The Respective ne
nts nf rail raads and IuEnPlkss. and sdopl
wkirhsoeEsr sur experience shaxs u The
beIlsr plan Tor pushing The stale improve
menI inta The cnunsry west End RoElh 81
The Ysdkin and al Salisbury. Brfare ne
have had he sdvsalags ai hat experiences
u 10 unwise 10 ehOase hslssen uism.
One nr the other wIll unquesilonably be
dane!
u stating The reasons Cor going on wilh
"nr system Il Improvements adopted IN
1896. have Prpssd the wisdom Of ihoss
ls1s Hhirh ~srs passed hy The Gsnsral
/ Assembly af ths. year. IS promised Ia
do. and so my pledge 10 the Pablle IS re-
deemed. do not nav pursue inquiry
lnla The lass passed Tor draining our
swamp lands. As I have no danht rsPors
vii b. lad brlsre the Assembly 0n Iliat
subject morr satisfactory lllsn any thing
can say. II xe shall he Disappointed IN
that. ] - III mi fsrges Inst lhr people have
a right o. kn"w ~ . firm Ihry all un-
drrsi mi, ih~ pTngr-ss msae IN lh's branrh
&c LleIr sd,rs. The last repart Of Me.
Shaw . very gaad nne. had intend
Ell g. rnndrn.e q In.n = plain essay. free
nG al Ieehn,eslIIiss. but We may hope q
will be dune By the heard in Ihsir report.
True Mr.. Shsw's rePnTt Is less technical
Than enrnmnn. and Ihrre are many things
10 he learned frn,n il by the plaihest mind
but q would be better In lay before the
public a paper that every body will un-
dersland. aud Il is the duty Of The Ll.rra
~ Bo.rd &, d. n. II they think other
wise. I will hereafter make The attempt
myself.
The ability Of The state 10 proceed up
on the system proposed IN these ESSAYS
10 unquesli0nabIe. The state 81 her g.
nsnees is brIore the people. and the AS
sembly must sOun have the subject before
them. They can do something for The
cause of ,iaIe Improvements VI they
ehuos.. aud should Il Al any lime in the
prngress of affairs be necessary. ! will
exhibit TO The people in more detail. the
perfect ability Of The state 10 do even
inure lhan has been herein prnposed.
Ia conclusion. allnw me Ia invite an in
spsc,ion ni the map Of North Csf"l'na.
Trace on u the line Of the Wilmington
rnsd % Ruanoke--mark down the line Of
the Raleigh and Gsst1n rnad-.hrn mark
dawn the rail wsy iron Fayetteville To
the Ysdkiu-Ihen follnw the track of q
turnpike from wsynesb"roash to Raleigh
and Inrnce en- % Salisbury. and pursue
the river Nsuse 10 Newborn. and see IL
there be any other prac'Ieshls syssem by
whIch sa tsuch can be done With the
same means-whelher in fact there Is any
o.hrr plan thai 10 superior 10 this one Tor
iHlprovIng North Carolina. By extend
ing tins system hereafter by cross roads
(,urnpIkes) hnm the main turnpike to the
Faye.te,ilie rail way. and proceeding fur
lher and further west. the work may be
carried on surely. economically. and with
ou, burthening the people, And lei the
frisnds of internal improvement, constant.
ly bear in mind. that public opinion will
not uphold splendid schemrs. and an ex-
rsvagsn, outlay upon public cred''-ou'
Il will approve q esulious and systematic
plan Of internal Improvement. twill no'
and u ought not 30 endure The inIroduc.
pon in,n our councils Of "lns rolling
appropriations for separate and scattered
works, nnr the application Of state money
~ construct works Tor the agg'andIze-
nsni of other states. MEN rOR.
P.S. This 10 my concluding essay for
the present. say for the preseng hop
ing tia, the Assembly of 1888 may do
something fnr me To defend. | will per-
severe III The task Of keeping The minds
Of our people To state affairs. u nothing
or worse than nothing 10 dune, your read
er. will find me hereafter as ready tu cen
sure as they have seen me heretofore d.
hgent in defending. There are other To-
pes c"nnerIrd wuh our state policy on
~hlch | wished 10 thrns out some sug'
gestI"ns. but the Assembly will be in SEES
SION brfure this essay can be published IN
It's mrn las | send three 81 them s"ge'her,
aud I mus. not incur the eensure ol inter
irung with their deliberations. Only one
lhereime will | now refer IN: The rail
road charters were granted before The state
became a proprietor Of stuck in any I"
them. aud the companies are 10 every
case psrnitIed To borrow money. Is q
prudep, or proper Ia suffer any company
IL exercise such . p'Ser after The state
has become a partner. IL seems Ia tue ;
dangerous privilege unless It can be Limit
ed bv very Rsrr"w b"uadanes.
am very respectfully yours, DC.
MENTOR.