The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-03
North Caroline.

The Editor of the Elizabeth City IN.
c. Phoenix boasts of " fine, sofi-shcled al.
monds F" growing in the garden of gentle.
man in that town, Z" fine favored and of
good SIZE" And what is there that won't
thrive in \. Carolina ! The earth, we
believe, has not plant, a shrub or a tree,
that may not be cultivated to perfection in
North Carolina, where universal nature
seems TO flourish. She combines, indeed,
the staple productions Of every country in
the known world. The grain, lumber,
iron, hemp, ship timber and naval stores
Of the Baltic countries, and the corn, TO-
bacco, cotton, and rice, to which might be
added the wine, OIL and silk, of more
Southern ATTITUDES. We believe il was
Sir Richard Granville, one of the earliest
proprietors OF the territory, who prophe-
cicd that gold would be found ia album
dance IN y. Carolina, and that il would
become one Of the greatest silk countries
IN the world. The first prediction is al
ready fulfilled, and the iulfilmcnt Of the
second IS now too obvious to be any long
or question. We think there can be no
doubt, that the geographical position Of
North Carolina Will be found more favor
able to the growth of silk, than that Of any
other spot on tins continent, and no less 50
than any other in the world. The hill
country Of North Carolina might also be
made to abound with flcecy fiocks TO sup
ply the great staple Of wool TO an incalcu-
liable extent. Her yalIics for the grazing
Of neat herds, and her forests for tie range
Of swine, are unsurpassed and her numer-
Gus rivers and fisheries are never falling
source OF wealth Besides Of these We
might enumerate tlli We were tired, the
various gifts OF nature 10 tins slngularly
iaNoured and most interesting member Of
our Republic, ia the range Of horticulture,
botany and miEeralogy, all of which enter
more or less into the marketable cOmmod-
ties which constitute the sources of her
wealth ANA We might specify many others
which could be added to The catalogue,
which are not indigenous, bu, which would
find genial soil and climate IN \. Caro-.
Ina, and flourish equally with her native
produciions--and among these is the OBJ.
Ject u our Elizabeth City friends odmIra.
ton, which has elected this paragraph
1t IS true that the traveller will often
iiud IN his passage through the lowe parts (
Vi North Carolina, ridges Of poor and san
dy lands, which can only afford subsistence
tor sparse population but iew miles
from his road on either hand, he viii surely
come 10 some river or stream Of bold depth,
running through fertile valley Of arabic
land, or through swamps with lneNhaustl-
bic forests tor TIMBER, slaves, shingles and 4
F." lumber ote,cry kind. Indeed the very
worst specimens of North Carolina, (and I
bad enough they are, IN all conscience are I.
the most familiar to strangers; for they are
exhibited chiefly on the man road, leading
through the State and some Of their more /
lateral branches. But il is here
as every where else: The poverty Of thcl
soil N one spot Is the natural result Of it, +.
TO tertlIi2e some afhcrs; ana
for every acre Of poor land or and barren
in North Carolina, there il a correspond.
ing diffusion 81 fertility aud luAuuaacc.--
Aoltoia Herald,