The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-04-25

their prosperity will be in corresponding
ratio 10 the amount Of general good. Their
ber'hs have by themselves been made COM
Portable; they are less apprehensivs of
danger; the ship sails on. If on the 9th.
er hand, the measures of the other should
prove detrimental TO the general welfare I;
lhen that community, whose two parties
have been unanimous in their endea yors 10
better their condition from peculiar local
advantages, will be less liable to permanent
INJURY, less affected by the shock. We
have promised ihus much for the purpose
Of shelving those who are already deeply
interested, how important il is, that ali,
without permitting themselves TO be BIASED
by party predictions or prejudices, should
engage IN eDdeavorlng to consumma,e a
work, which will do more towards better.
ing this section Of North Carolina in its
pecunIaTy concerns, than any federal inca.
sure, which is likely for long time to
come, to be passed by Congress and it is
80 plain 10 Us, that we should cease all
chickering's and strife, and mutually unite
our energies and bring them into CO .ope-
ration Oh this feasible undertaking, (thc
Charlotte and Camden Roadl from which
such vast good will eventually result, that
we will not insult the common sense logic
of the readers Of this paper with ANY for.
| Their Illustrations.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
The voice of Mechlenburg, and other
sections interested in the success of the
contemplated road has been heard through
the press, and while il has thrown consl.
dcrable light on the advantages TO be de.
rived, consequent upon The construction of
said road, II eynces that there seems In
pervade general feeling in those places,
in favor OF acting: Now, while we do not
advance our views as an exponent Of the
general opinion Of 1t IN this county, yet so
far as we have had an opportunity of be.
coming informed in regard hereto, they
eubody the expression Of their sentiment
and VIC believe that when the matter has
been maturely considered, some pubic de.
mcnstratson concerning it will be mani
Tested. Ia fact upon little reflection, il
appears evident that all petty local prciu-
dices against the road must be confined TO
SO extremely contracted sphere, that
they will be hushed by the overwhelming
VACCINATIONS avowed IN It's favor.
IMMEDIATE BESErir.
How can tue propose road, otherwise,
than be Of iminsiiat lncaleulabic adyau.
iage 10 the community dscIglng from
Charlotte in all directions, for many miles
how far, there IS no data from winch 10
arrive at an accurate result, but for a con.
siderable distance il will yiYfy many a
spring Of trade which now lie dormant,
and arouse energies which only lack sucu
an opportunity OF developing themselves.
Charleston Is the great mart Of the South.
east, and Is destined TO become more Im.
portant as such, when many Of the avenues
Of trade, leading thence, which are now
choked up from natural causes, are open.
cd; il, aad the intermediate towns, are to
great extent purchasers of the surplus
products Of The farmers in this section !;
that surplus al present consists chiefly Of
cotton. 1t being the article, the bulk of
which, can be rendered compact enough TO
cary TO distance in that snai.paced con.
yeyancc, road wagon, par excellence !;
and yet, notwithstanding the tardy progress
those ancient vehicles Of transportation
make, We have known instances Of corn be.
ing taken us far MS Sta,csburg in them /;
aud -four and corn are constantly taken as
far as the profits on them by this mode, will
warrant.
From Norfolk in Virginia TO Charles.
ton, s, c., there is not on the scabord u
single seaport OF any Importance, nor is
there a likelihood Of there being one that
latter city then, as has been lteratcd by
others on this subject, is the natural out.
/ lie, for our surplus products: let US have il
then, let not our resources be
Chained, tortured, -cabned, crbbed, confined
Aud bred in darkness"
/ Unshacklc their chains--those natural
barriers which manacle them and let
them see the light Of tina, active trade
which will spring up, when they are thus
unfellered.
Wherein consist the superiority OF O
seaport location, over others The an.
swer is short; its ucccsslbility-ils open
communications WIN blllCb pldScS' " iuA
would place Charlotte in many respects on
the same footing as though II were a sea.
port; the same as though, the waters Of a
river or bay, rippled against wharves
which might be alongside lis streets we
aoswer cmpha'icaly a railroad depot in
It's midst but some will say perhaps,
" Granted il will benefit Charlotte but
what's that to us, let Charlotte take care
Of itself most narrow sighted obllque
view. How will Charlotte be benefited !
Why, BY her trade being augmented II
will he augmented Of course then, from
more of the persons composing the sur.
rounding country, trading there, they will
trade there in consequence Of finding there,
more extensive market, for any thing
they may carry, than ut present exists :
who would be benefited then by carrying
these article, Of traffic there 7 those who
would carry them, they would likewise be
BENnrIrTEp, or they would not 60 there,
and by consequence, Charlotte would only