The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-07

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oisltion, 1he srrropIltIiQa q note
tfll 80 hahdrea ila1sznd dollars ief
ihs drsinilg0l lie gsamP lnnts-imsa
lsfs Pstulisfiy ssslionsl 10 its shsfselsr.
uAE esuisd 10 he ssms naaner. Even
4 lhe stale shosld kes back only he sun
sxpesded. wisbe1i any profit whsisssr.
YET ! shonld regard il - . most s1esllenl
measure. II opens nsw lsnds Cor ihs ee-
enpalion Of OR eiiizens sl The East
The usallh Of stats consists IN her po-
pDlsiion. add not ia pniahabi'sd sssmps
and barren maunssins: and North Caro-
Ina ooghs 10 make he must Of her naln-
ral advantages.
Add nexi. sir. The relief Of the Raleigh
and GssiOn Rail Road. tso yean since
does not every one remembsr haw u
Hrs obssinrds The Western delegation
rallied in q body and passed Il, though
gentlemen. 10 whose counties the road
lay. voted against il. ss il vas said in o.
bedienee 10 The wishes az their eonsiiln-
enis. How has il been with Fayellsvillei
For six years we hare been Struggling 10
do something Cor her benefit. As soon
a. one project failed, ne Al her call. rail-
lied in support Of another. Al the last
session. when ths si4ie agreed 10 take
ihrse fflhs iu The Fayetteville and Yves.
tern Rail Road. they said 10 ". III ~e
fail nov, We shall not trouble our friends
again; bot give up the msller Tor the pre-
sent" ! hope that geatlemen represent.
ing that section will remember these
things. In Ihe lasl place Mr. Speaker.
address our ffieads from the Mage
Head rrgisn. | know that the work
shich they hare 80 much al heart. The
opening Of The inlet, has not been effect
ed. The propositions a tho last session
20 appropriate lhres hundred thousand
dollars Cor that object filled; but The
blame does not rest on The west IL re-
ceiyed support which, under all the
circumstances. was liberal from thai quar-
Ter. The East sud the middle prineIpsl.
~ defeated The measnrs. The appropri-
alton for suryey was carrie nainly by
Western voies. Besides. their iaroriis
projeei ia gaining strength with us. |
trust. ihsrslore. that their former liberal.
ny wIll not fill them now.
Will Senator from any quarter what
ever, tell hIs constituents that bill was
before him shich, II passed, would, al q
moderate cost. hsse conferred gfesi and
lasling bench, on The western part Of the
stale; bal that because IL would mol hsre
directly benefited his county. he had vo-
Ted IL dowal know not, sir. whit may
be the feelings Of The people elsewhere;
but il | we're - return to my constituents
with such declaration, they would not
send ne here again. Our cinzens IN The
Wet are energetic. liberal aud lhorcugh-
going in all things; aud they will only
support vigorous and enlightened poli-
cy.
Blu, Mf. Speaker. am able 10 pa, this
measure on higher. Than mere sectional
grounds. Our state is BY FAR The lunges,
10 lhe DEMONSTRATING more Than six
,hundred miles Essi 10 West; and the
Interests and feelings Of her CITIZENS are
rs much varied as The surface Of her Ter.
rllory. We are united by . commDn sys.
Ten Of laws. and connected together by an
ideal bond--the consciousness that We
are all citizens OF North Csrollas, aud
~e may veil lake pride in the thought.
But in al other Respects. We are eslrang
ed from each other. L. ihs East, you
stand alone in inisres, and feeling; in The
North, your associations are wiih Vlrgi
mia; ia the South anil West, We mingle
with the sons Of ). Carolina and GfJr.
gis; and our destiny seems united with
,heirs. Shall we DO nothing 10 change
all This! Shall We make no effort 10 bring
the extremes Of our state together. and u
mite her ciilzens in interest and in feel.
ing, as well Ms in name! Ough, not the
benefits. ss well as The burdens, Of Gov
ernmeu:s TO TALL on all alike! | trust,
SIR. that the only question which each
senator will ask N relation TO this inca
sure 10. will Il benefit the Old North
State! ..-