The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-18

kind which ehsagss The basis Of our pre-
sent nperslians. This. IN = les aar.ls.
| Is whaI I had inssnisd a. publish IN ms
last essay. ! FolunlrsT tie explanation.
because their is ~ abseufiiy IA s.isBe 81
ny expressions: and | irsr that even
good men are Occasionally =ffl,rted By
isalousies an lhrs- Io..irs. j. - IaPas-
sible lllat sll slauid agree psecasrly in
their sIeMs ssf stair sfsirs si.d sIale pnli-
ey. q - alsa imPr~riirAble Ia e"asey
ones Oai.s..ns "f system. m ME essay;
bot ! take she present opportunity In de-
clare. aud ! iInps IN rrnse in the sequel.
thar have no hostility o, sny Of Ihr in-
prayemenis gong an IN N"rIh GzTrlina.
Though my judgment may !e@d me To pre-
fer some nlhrrs. IL dors nnI E.llnw that ]
Wish Ia see any aflhem I.ll; nay. would
hare the state Io prevent IL, where Q plan
III d0ing IL can he devised consistent with
her general policy; and il shall he my ef-
fort 10 submit plan by which IL nav be
done. As eIlIzsn OF Ihe STATE. wish 10
see North GarallnA lake the best c"nrse.
have no false pride shnat this ar thai
scheme. I intend TO submit my nnbisss-
ed apini0ns. aud shall feel ready 10 per-
form The resi- nf NV duty, by cheerful
acquiesrenre IN lhnse al nIlIrrs, wha take
pans tn suggest better mes. The pzpl-
niie inquiry should ever b.. " THAT is
bea?"
In my last essay, il was shown that
great deal would he eflerird nv the sur
cesslul operation ii the Raj Road from
Wilmington 10 The Roanoke. Much has
been accomplished already. towards the
execution of that work. The Gust (sO
fsrl has fallen wnhin the estimates sub
nliied by the Engineer, and il Is due 10
that gentleman 10 add. that nn such work,
Of equal magnitude. was ever any whsTe
befnre accomplished. al a price below The
estimates.
The main feature in the system Of i'm
provements. adopted by the Assembly of
1896. was, that this road, terminating at
our chief seaport town, shUuld f"rm the
basis or foundation. tn and from which all
The nlher improvements OF our state
should go. By sdhering 20 that. we shall
s00n bring our own trade o. a home-mar-
kel; expnrI our produce irom home
port; aud. consequently. import consi.
dersble portion oi the supplies from 9Th.
er lands, which 0nr own grnl'le c"nsume.
We shall receive back from the trade nl
adjoining states. snTne por,Iun at the Irl-
butte winch we have been paying To them
fnr fifty years past; and some substitute
for that part 0f our ,rale, which. by ne.
cessity, they will continue To enjoy.
/. The advocates of hume markr, do not
wish tn oJtige any planter tn trade there;
bu. they would put IL ia his porer I" buy
and sell in a markel nG North Carolina;
. or To ship To any foreign market. out Of
a North Carolina port. We do d", "a:
TO him, you shall trade at hnme; butonly
, that YOU may d" il. We would no. pre-
: vent him fr"m selling elsewhere; hut We
wond not Emce him away fr"m,a hone
market. In word. We wish ID open e.
, him a market at home. Instead III shut
/. ting hIm out from u; instead OF inrrIng
him To go o. Virginia, ar Ia Snuth Cara
lima. They whuimaute To rs ihtfrren
I views, either misunderstood ar misrrpre'
( present those which we really entertain,
? 10 illustrate thus matter: A Rnan0ke
4 planter descends the river wIlh his tab4c'
! co; nu Que deems u righI that he shout,
: be forced To carry u IL Wilmington, inI
: sale or lnr expurta,lnn; und~nIahly, he
n mus, be allowed H. g. where he eau ge
e the best prIce. Bul do any thlnk II RICH
e for North Carolina. by her svs'em al 'h'
!; expenditure of her.mnney. 10 force hin
j To Portsmouth or Petersburg! DO an,
r North Carnliniaus desire that he shall b.
{ cut off, by North Csralna iegiSlslIun
{ from our ports! SnreI Y not. The roa,
e To our own purt uot being IN existence
p will. however, fntce the planter 10 VIr
ginis, bv other channels; tina, road helns
10 operation, opens tn hun The compeu
,ion al both markets, aud puts il in hi:
power To sell a, home. if the price is a:
good. This is the true posI,ion of home
n trade ADVOCATES. aud wonder that there
n should be any amongst us opnnsed 10 u.
;. Again: This road nnce beng in opera
a lion, and connected with the interior. ih,
e planter who reaches 1t may 60 TO VII
= ming,un and sell al home market; or i
= he chooses 10 ship his produce abr"sd, HI
n may do /, from homs.port, at Wilming
:. ton. To any part of the world; and shoul'
/, the price at Wilmington be lower than
e is a, Petersburg. or Portsmouth. or NnE
i, folk, he may. by this same road. 90 u
!. Portsmouth or Norfolk. Thus c"mpe,i
l. lion is kept up; and the in'eres. of Ih'
+ Commonwealth. aud her character also
!, are preserved.
y One thing is worthy Of special notice
i The charter of the Wilmington road ha
!. been so framed. iha, when the proht
d from passengers is large. produce can b
= carried for rates lower than by any olhe