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

coke bar annually ""a P'
Inc of che million OF dollars passes 'hroogh
tho canal. besides immense quantities IN
o,h.r airections, to the Virginia markets.
NJ, only All thIs trade, embracing the whole
of that an the Albemarle country, hut
lsrpe amount from several counties OF VIZ
oin,a living on the tributaries OF our water
Courses. would seek an cutie, through our
Stale by the opening of Nagshead, and 90
to build up market in us nelghborhood'
equal, Il not superior. TO any IN Virginia.
A survey and estimate OF a ship channel
from the Neuse 10 Beaufort would atord
IN. necessary information both OF The prac'
,icab,llty and cost OF work TO relieve the
navigation and trade of that section oi coun'
try. The outlet at Nagshead would have
some bene6clal nAcence here, with the use
OF the sound, and a more direct communi-
cation by rail road TO the toYn location
on the Abemare.
The selection between the rail road and
ship channel, would be decided by the ln'
formation TO be required BY the survey and
estimate.
ltls very evident that the trade OF the
Case Fear cannot be carried 10 the Abe
marie, and wee versa. Two points Will
therefore become necessary, OF which to
locate our home markets, and to these all
cur roads and other Improvements OF navi.
CATION ssoLd be made 10 look and con-
II road. sAabttr located, running r,on
the ports and nTslAsts d Virginia aud South
Carolina, through the interior of our State,
is very clear that all the produce AID
trade abaye such line Of road, would be
carried 10 those markets, dividing our State
HORIZONTALLY, the upper from the lower part,
and virtually transferring the upper portion
TO our SISTER States. They, getting the
substance, we retaining the semblance OF a
State. But, ii The figure be reversed, The
apex of the angle resting on our own ports
aud markets, running lis legs INTO car rich
interior north aud west, the effect would be
to concentrate our wealth and resources
within our owR limits.
Jet Wilmington be one point, with roads
rhnnlng TO The north, the direction oi the
Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, aud
10 the vest, the direction OF the roads here.
tofore recommended, and she must eseniu-
ally, al least, receive the produce aud trade
OF those sections, and commensuraiely ~
crease in SIZE and importance.
Let market town, at the head Of tbs
AIbenarle, if we succeed in opening Mays
head, or at Ne~bern, il ship channel car
he made to Beaufort, be the other point
and similar roads resting upon II, will CIV,
TO the trade OF the country through wheel
they pass. similar direction. And the IN
tersectlon Of the northern road from NI
mlngton, with the western road from ID
polnt on tn Albemarle or New bern, aoul
lav open en- intercourse between all part
Of the State. The transportation Of troop
in the time of war, to the points OF lnya
sion and attack on the sesboard, with raj
road facility, would be Of incalculable lm
portance. The transportation OF the maj
to our commercial points, adds no li.tle 1
the value Of such roads.
I he construction Of turnpike road from
Raleigh via Chapel Hall to the west. ia
been spoken a as highly desirable. On 5
rough and broken a route am inclined I
believe that ITS cost wou be more con
nensurale With us utility, than that OF
ran road. And # A raIi road should not
constructed from Raleigh ntersectng III
Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road, v BIC
Is highly important, | should recommend
continuance Of the turnpike on that route
ultimately TO be continued to the AlbemarI
or Ne"bern, the selected poln, for maj
ket town 10 the east.
Home markets of Consumption woaid nal
uraily sprng up along The line Of improve
ment-aud home markets for exporta.to
and importation Oh the seaboard. The va
liable results Of this state of things, will /
the establishment Of common schools,
the increase Of the population aud weall
Of the S'ate-,he bringing together tt
citizens If remote districts into an inte
course Of trade and lricndship-ihe resnc
val OF sectional and geographical jealous,e
and the assumption Of that elevated pos
ton among our sister States TO hich ever
honorable incentive rnpes Us.
The currency Of the State > inlEnatel
connected with the subject of domesti
markets. The essential requisites to on
currency are, that II be adequate to the e,
changes OF commodities into a circulattn
medium, and ihs, Il be 50 used.
As almost the whole Of lhms Aiculturi
products OF THIS State gre sold 10 the mari
els Of other S,ales--h follows that the m,
ney paid for these, consists prIncIpa lI@pfth
eurrancy Of the States ~ which sales AZ
made-such currency IS put 10 circulate
even m this state, 10 the exclusion Of ou
""n-but when merchandise IS purchase
10 foreign markets for consumption her,
~. -. for ~ the currency Of fbts Gtst,