The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-12-14

!, aa,es,ic commerce. Without home
markets. IFS amount must necessarily be
aucma,ing and uncertain, because depend /
,no on causes beyond the control Of the
AGENTS authorised by this Siaie TO supply IT.
know that TO accomplish these works, I
and 10 carry into effect the system OF gen
eral improvement have proposed, necessa
rily involves the expenditure OF large
amount, and know too that our people
are too poor and too spsrsely spread over
large territory TO enable Us To command the
means al once FROM our private resources.
We have but one alternative, and that has
no bus bear terror TO mtnd OF enlarged
and patriotic views, | mean the employ.
pent of the States credit IN foreign mar
kets. In Eng and mouey Is absndant, ana
NAV be borrowed on State stocks on excel
lent terms, say from 3 l2 TO per cent IN
tpres,. This IS a most fortunate conJuuc
tuTe, and NAV never hapfen TO US asan.
Wars destroy such opportunities and are
Oh such frequent occurrence IN Europe, tha'
they ina, soon break out and rob us lorev
or of the golden moments which seem
Reckoning US onward 10 prosperity and I'M
provement. The credit OF the State Is al
that is asked or that is required. II VIII
involve no taxation, for II the works should
be as valuable as believe they viii be, The
profits ar,slng from them will not only pas
the interest u the debt, buI the principal
also.
have already shown how much the pre-
sen, generation has done Tor Pos'erlty IN
the prIyaIlon OF two wars, and Va the dis
, charge Of The immense pubic debt created
, by lhein-ln the constructions IT forts, the
building OF vessels, aud other matters OF
D. consumption, draining aud eshausuug the
e. means OF the citizen and making The c0Un
a try poorer. h Is nov time that We looked
{ To the permanent improvement OF our be
$ loved State /; here the case IS quite reversed.
Money borrowed and Judietously applied
e tor this purpose twice Otesses the people
5 10 the disbursements first and IN the value
of the improvements afterwards.
: Gentlemen, We have no choice m this
e matter. Our course must nov be onward,
q or We must sinh int, Iusi-uhcance aud ~
J. in. Our sister States are up aud dong,
= they are pulling Us al tao Of our extremes
e drawing from US the he. blood If our eNts
i tence and unless We act, ard efficiently
We become The bundle luhalart, a mer,
e Province Of our netghbofs. Energy ant
J. enterprise alone can rescue our trade, r.
u deem our commercial degradation, and place
/, US 10 that elevated and appropriate posltIot
e Which It becomes US 10 occupy N the SIS
h terhood Of Repobhcs.
n Cast Your eyes on the surrounding States
il. and 5 gu can bat contemplate the results {
ae lBek ,sBergy with delight and admiration
Id Their canals, their raA -, their iactu
Is RES. and high state of agricultural IMPROVE
- ments, riyai tie best sud mos, early settIs
a countries Of the word; whist their mora
al and intellectual ADVANCEMENT has been stan
n UIated By and kept pace With, their ph! SIC
81 al Improvement.
10 Ii We are BnmOved BIZ facts so striking
It illustration 50 practical aud 50 decisive
m fails 10 convince, and 10 induce lmnedtat
as and eRicieut act,on, argument IS in VAN
50 the cause Is los,--the State Is doomed
to and the hopes OF our Hatrt's sous blIste
n forever.
a A typographical, geological and miner
be illogical examination and survey OF tn
be State, IS considered htgly desirable. In
en- minerals and ores are believed to be laca
a culably valuable, and the limestone al
marble which might thus be brough; t
lie light, would benefit the farming lulcres, be
r. youd the cost OF the undertaking.
The Literary Board employed c. +
t. Shaw, ESQ. Engineer, to superlnteud tn
e. draining Of the swamp lands. Survey
'n have been made Of large tra-, 10 Ilyd
H. county two canals located to Pungo an
be Alligator lakes, aud small portions Of thel
by put under contract. Difficulty has bee
IN experienced III obtaining BIOS ior contract
ne OF more progress would have been uad
u. on the work. The Law coufnrd the Boar
o. 10 contracts only. Ii tie employment ,
g hands bad been within their power, yer
81 probably more would hays been done. |
y season, report more 10 detail Will be sui
rnhed By the Board on tbs very mportat
" Subject.
&c lhe important subject Of Common Schoo
" was entrusted to the Board, that they migt
4 digest some 81 stem applicable to the CT,
~ M wants Of the State and they have u,
en- Il most ANXIOUS consideration. A var
al ely Of la"s and systems have been poncI
L. furnished by the Governors Of the State
o to AID 10 the prosecution Of this work III
~ result will also be communicated 90 season
re considerable fund has been set apart f
~ TITS purposc-ln Rank Stock, 81 ,02O, 700
1r % RAD Road stock, $500 ,0Oe, as soon 4
ID III last lnstailnent Of the States sub=cr,
=, ton has been paid of the surplus. $500. 90