The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-01-21

oil The inieres, involved, that the removal O
the evil. IT # be Practicable, would be
measure Of sound policy and wise econom,
on the part OF The State, und cue Of grea
benefit to large number Of the cu,zsns.-
That tue inlet eau DO oi,ened IN the naDno
proposed by the engineers, DO not enter
tam The slightest doubt ; whether it will re
main open, IS question Of greater diiiicul
w. % great, however, Is The beuelil TO b;
derived from successful termination Of The
enterprise, compared with the loss ucursec
by failure, that even If the cbauces were
less decidedly IN favor Of tue permanent
utility VI the work than now regard them
/, for Que, should deeu, II right 10 make tbs
attempt. Ii The Federal Government vii
not take the matter 10 hand, then The State
must. This IS the opinion Of Iutelllgenl
gentlemen in The West rs Gar as | know il,
For myself, however, am prepared to aci
on The matter now. trust, therefore, that
The friends of the measure will bear i!lis 10
mind. IL lspeak of this matter dlfereali,
hereafter, aud with less aspect, it will be
only as a political hobby, such as il has been
made IN thus debate.
The Senator alluded, in tone Of com
plaiai, To the action Of The General Assem-.
bly aithe last session, Oh this subject. The
appesr from the Journal to be
the follos ing: When the Fayetteville aud
Western Rad Road BILL was uader consld
Grafton,
Mr.. Speed further moved TO amend il BY
adding the following section, 10 vii:
Aad be i further enacted, That the
Treasurer Of tue State subscribe for three
hundred thousand dollars worth Of stock to
Tue Roanoke iulei Company, winch shuIl
be paid under The rules und regulations pre-
scnbed for the payment Of stock IN the
Fay eltovIiIc aad Western Rail Road.
THIS ives rejected, only seventeen voting
FOR it. .. the stgeEieen Senators u It's IA
vor, nine resided IA the Mays Head district
aud we're, together wIlh their constituents,
directly Interested in the success Of tie en-
.orprIse. or tho remaining eight, all
W higs, too, one resided East Of Raleigh end
seven IN the West. Yes, sir, lhousb the
East has a majority 10 this chamber, vet
anly one gentleman 10 all that tegioo, after
sc except those TO be directly benefited,
went Tor tho measure. In the West, not
athslandlng It's remotoness and It's wan, OF
Information on the subject, seven voted for
i. The comparison tells IL our favor in
tho proportoo Of seven TO one. Still we
arc denounced as liberal and selfish. A
motion is then made Tor sursey and the
appropriation IS carried by Western votes.
The gentleman says tina, DO was told that
llter q survey, the SUN mentioned IN the
first resolution, would be voted. That survey
las been made, and report Of the result
has beeh printed aud laid 90 cur tables
II is most tavotable the engineer having
,oaIe 10 the CONCLUSION, from a mos; oxten
I've aud carslul examination, that tie work
5 entirely practicable md may De executed
II cost ri rather luss than a million Of dol
airs. VIA, ~as the OBJECT Of that survey,
i II was not preparatory 10 an ac;spn 10
some mode Whether 1t was intended
hat the State alone, The General Govern
Deu,, or The two 10 conjunction shoald un
ieuake tue ealefprlzs, We did not know. -
For myself, was prepared TO vote for the
very proposition that lailed al the last ses
.tou. The gentleman however, did not
a. a,.A ,,tl,,p I ebssf Inc,
"a committee, It ho bad no proposition to
liler, understood him to say that he should
BRING forward nothing. The last session
vas the FIRST time Of which bill was pre-
scated for the acton OF the State. Not
the novelty Of such an ander
aklng IN our State, and the want of aocu
rate information concerning II, II received
he support ui number 81 Intelligent gen.
lemcn from our section. Now, when pub
&c opinion ls more favourable, nothing is
proposed, Il no move is made, she Sena
tor make Take tnll share Of the blame to
hiWseli. Before asking auy thing, he as
sulnss that wc will refusr, aud deelams
against us for political elircl,
But, Mr.. Speaker, to cnabo the Senate
10 decide With what prnprIely he complains
Jf the W Test, nasmuch as have the Journal
Jpcn before me, will call your attention
10 a vote taken about the same time on
another proposition. The bill proposed
hat tho State should take one hundred
shares IN a turnpike between RuIhertordton
and Asheyille. II was a work which would
have conferred great benefits IN the West
prn part of the State, and SINCE tho road
would have nterseesed the Buncombe turn
pike, and is one much travelled, we all DO
leved tina, the stock would have yie'Ieo a
handsome income. /, was REJECTED, how
ever, and how many do you th.ak, str, sup
ported II from tho East 7 From Raleigh
eastward, there was no, vote IN ITS favor
rho gentleman himself, Notwithstanding
his great hber~o'y voted against H. Did
we complain of this Did we declare war
aealns, the East and resolve 10 oppose all
for It's benefit No, sir this is
the sort of treatment which we are accus.
toned to receive; our propositions are most
commonly voted down; a long course oil
such conduct on the part of the majority,
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