The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-08
Fasm tie Standard.
STATE AFFAlRS-Na. ~.


Raj Road Company VAS incorporated
e.. the purpose ofmsking rail road lron
Rsl-igh 20 Roanoke river. al paint above
Halifax, whsre . new town has been laid
suI and called Gasian. The books lnr
subscriptions IN said Company were OPEN
Ell. and capital Of about 700, 900 dollars
subscribed. This wogk VAS commenced
after the usual preparatory surveys. and
up 10 this lime IL has been prosecuted
With zeal and energy. II is in daily use
one half Of The distance Tor ID miles,
and the other hall is progressing. The
Inriginsl estimate of it, cost was one mil
Ian Of dollars. AMI the confidence in It's
success aud lis profits 50 slroag that the
company made no great exsr'l0ns. al the
nui-sel. TO enlarge the origin.l subserip-
lioa beyoah 100000 dollars, they en-
iertaining the 1pinIan that the additional
stock would sum e. above par. and shere-
by yield q handsome pratt 10 the frs,
proprielors. Since the rad sas begua
and The subscribers have paid IN their
stock, il is ascerlsinei that these expecis-
lInns ab1ut a rise in The s.ork are nDt re-
allzed-IhaI il will take l.2O0.O0O dol
lars. or more. 10 build the road--sad thai
new subscriptions Cannot be ohiaInrd
The friends of the rial have mt list CON.
fidenre IN its ultimate success. but any
man Of intelligence can perceive that. ua-
der existing circumstances. the stock nf
necessity must be depressed in the mar
kei; aud the company will soon be EN-
bsrrsssed in their operations. unless they
can be aided from some quarter.
Their enterprise 10 one which is not
now offered Tor The FIRST tine 10 the public.
Il is one which the public is mt called on
iobegin. or 10 assist others in commencing.
Were IL 30, the scheme would find M
present support from me. The state. as
l have all along maintained, ought not TO
encourage q system ol improvement thai
is calculated 10 divert her trade. The
primary duty Of Nnrlh Carolina is ~
open wsy Tor her ot0n trade TO her o,en
ssa-b0ard. In this. | think a major,Iy OF
our people concur. But here is q work
which has been already hegun. IL has
been carried more Than half through. Il
is a work of value ~ the public. al'h ugh
il does not constitute . branch in OUT
adopted system Of state Improvements.
Our citizens have invested large SUN IN
the enterprise. and when enmplried, the
road will aid something ID the general
good. By promoting the local interests oi
many Of The inIerior counties AMI parIi'
cularly il will add To the wealth and im-
porlance Of the seat Of government. Lei
no one suppose tina, this last considera
, .ion is urged upon the iiea Of there beins
any peculiar cOnnexion between the pub
lie interest and the personal wealth Of lh'
citizens ol X rleigh. | mean M sucl
, thing. The importance Of which spesl
will be this: Surprising this road TO siol
at Raleigh las | hope il will, at least 10
: the presently thereby an easy access will
be afforded eastern gentlemen TO plea
san, and healthy spot for spending thos'
seasons OF the year which are now mis-
spent abroad. The wealth which i
! yearly drained from our state to purchas
! trips To the north will more likely be spen
al home. and the delightful and patriots
! pleasure of mingIing together al our NV
, Capitol, and on our own mountains. an
2 contributing each lu common stock O
E Carolina sentiment. will be a rich com
= pensarion fnr the enjoymen,s that are 81
D dearly Obtained elsewhere. Our seat q
: Government will, or at least il might, b
;. made also seat Of Science and nurser
r for southern palrto.ism and North Caro-
l lima Staie.pride. This IS the sense i
Z which | speak Of any work as being in
{ por,snt to the state. because ii is imp"I
] Iant To The seat Of government. Will;
? am on this subject, aud as i. has NOR
direct association with domestic or intel
: nal improvements than many are accas
toned to consider, | will remark tn
j North Carolina-the seat Of goUeramen
e of North Cdr0iiaa-is the most prope
4 location for an institution which, abnv
] al others. the whole south neeis-a Mg
n school for The education Of females.
II Not an institution to be supported b
Y state patronage, bu. school upheld b
the patronage of'psrents and guardians
r where our daughters may learn all tn
5 accomplishments and other more impa
e tant matters which southern parents dea
d ly pay for al northern cities. Being al
d cuslomed to gather facts Tor myself. E,
IS Their than quietly to acqniesce in the II
II ferences Of Others. | avaiIed myself Of a
d opportunity which was afforded by Y
d sit to Philadelphia and New York moi VI
ry long ago, to ascertain as near as | coul
what sum the gentlemen Of our state e.
pend in those cities To educate the
ID daughters: AMI the result was astonishing
We There were no. fewer than Is or 20
lie our North Carolina girls amongs, the il
lie mates of the city schools, and their a
ID gregate expenditures were about 1000
Al per year! A sum equal To one-fhird
re The whole expenses OF our state gOrer
y n,ent!! A sum which being applied