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


Il - 1I%SAA ~ - La LLlNhM AM
u The Senate. On The 81 allisao. en he LII a
esassruri The Raleigh and Mesasra Tara.
Pike koad.
| Mn. SPEAKKR: II vas not nv rnrnnse
originally 10 deiain ihs Senate si,h n
speech = his lime. The suhjee. l. moi
ane vel cslculsird 10 invite The dsb.srr.
There are no great principles involved in
- dlseussiun. no constitutional points
iof The meisp hysieian 10 elucidas; nor
aoss u sgsrd Geld for lie exercise 81
The passions. Or he play OF fancy. II i
plain matter Of l4es detail and calcula.
iloa. II would have been mora agreea
Bile 70 me not 10 hase addressed The Sem
ale - ihe Psestn. stage Of The bill. Boz
- y sas my fortune u report II. and 40 il
was unaceolnpsnied By . written slale-
meni Of the views III The committee,
leel u Incumbent IN ne 10 explain The
object &c is several provisions and 10
state some Of The Teasons il favor 81 il
passage.
II y aell known, Or, that the present
y an nnlssorable lime for the presenla-
ilon II such projec,. II IL q period Of
almost uniserssl depression and distress.
There u an unparalleled scarcity uf mo-
ney, great cessation OF travelling. and
general sisgnation in business. By
consequence. some Fl the public works in
progress have been suspended for ,ime.
while those already completed have yield
ed Ear less profit Than their projectors m.
licipaiei. Sever.l Of our sister states
having hersiolore embarked in extensive
schemes u insernsl Improvement, and
hating borrowed large sums OF money 10
perfect them. nos ind themselves deep
~ involved il debt. snd almost oveIbur-
dened BY their past engagements. Not
' sustaining these seeming difficulties. |
j. not hesitate 10 express The opinion
hal This /. The safest AMI hes, lime foi The
c5nsii. ralioa and adoption u such mea-
SIRE a. that proposed by The bill non
under consideration. Ia The fitness oil
heallh and sigor, We oficn ovcrsslimate
our strength. In periods of great gen
sfsl prosperity, when property 10 high
eel. commerce INST fnurishing. and mo
ney mbn abundant. ne often greatly 0
sersts The ability OF our powers and The
extent of our resources. Under The in
fueace u feelings excited BY such con-
dlllon, individuals and states are APT 10
embark in magnificent, enterprises. ~hicb
shey have mol The neans 90 secomeiash.
They are then In danger Of being a.
rested in their career By The first obsla-
clio aud oyershelmed by adversely. Bu,
il. on tho other hand, We begin al The
period Of The greatest depression. IL We
tske our place .. The bottom Of Foisune's
wheel, then We have least 10 apprehend.
Any change mus. be Tor the better
The danger ihen 10 lest we should be too
.imid TO attempt any Thing. North Caro-.
lima has in these m alters ever erred on the
side oil Caution. IL. ihsrefare, the lasA
nus 10 no, tho great for our strength. If
We can only begin TO move. we nay feel
assured that our ylgor will increase as we
progress. and lhs burden became ligh,
er with each siep. Can We then. sir.
under existing circumstances. accomplish
whs, Ibis bill proposes: expect 10 show
sir, tha, we can do - without addition
, Il taxation, without borrowing, and with
uul cutsailing any of our pTesen. expen.
i.,ures, for education, or for Other pur.
! poses.
Let US. Mr.. Speaker, in The first place.
.xanine the different provisions Of the
bill. Il proposes ,ha. The road shall be.
gin a, this place. R,leigh is the capital
OF The state; the termination Of one Rail
Roal, and in the vicinity vi another.
which mus, ere long reach il. II 10 near
the centre Of the stste between The Nor
.hern and S,u,hern boundary. aud in sha
line Of travel between the East and The
West. The termination Of the 70 d 10 Ia
be on The Tennessee line, or a, the town
Of Asheville. II is in The ALTERNATIVE Tor
This reason. IL tho road should take il
, course through the North Western coun'
ties, i. ough, unques.iosably 10 b: con.
tnued 10 Tennessee. But il, on the otl's
err hand, il should lake route through
tho middle or southern equities, which
il appears to me, for reasons that J will
! presently state. will be the mos. eligible
location. then il must insi'sbly pass
through Buncombs county. In ,ha. event,
on lis reaching Ashville. il will find The
better rou, from thence on TO Tennessee.
already occupied by the Buncombe turn
nike, That road, even now the best IN
our stale through the Allegheny range.
can be greatly improved. by giving The
company all extension Of tho term oil lie
sxisiesce, md requiring il a. . condition
precedent. TO improve their road. Besides
sir. wi,hou, even .his.i may be compel
ed BIZ the Courts. to keep.,he road UP to
The specifications Of The charter. which Is
frequently no, i've condition. This. The
large profits Of It's stockholders will ens-
bic Them TO accomplish without any hard
ship. Such being the state Of .hings''hefe
- n, need tina. The road from This place 10
I H.. ,,.s, should extend father Than ASH