Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-04

whatever interest the State may have in the Road
,, would most probably become total loss
The communication from the Charleston Cou-
rier upon witch have been commenting, elected
from the. Editor the following remarks
/" We publish by request an article osef the
signature of " Co. 1t appears TO have been writ
ten from the interior, and ne doubt embodies the
argument iii favor Of the upper Rail Road between
Camden and Raleigh. TIE writer. however, will
find it difficult 10 make Charlestonians yield TO
his POSITIONS OF 10 his views, that the Connection
between. Charleston and Wilmington decidedly
the preferred route will bfing no other benefits to
our city than 25 cents tor omnibtts men, and SO
cents to tavern keepers:
But the reverse is the fact, tie Rail Road by Wiz
1nnston will break down no. existing Interests. But
sustain all.
1t is certain that the citizens of Charlestoff
will never contribute TO any o.hef route. They
will interpose no obstacle to Road from Camdeif
10 Raleigh, or from Manchester to WILMINGTON if
the Districts of Kershaw and Darlington, anf
Sumter and Marion. with The interseeting coun-
ties on their line in North Carolina think proper
to construct it. But sc. may rest assured that
no argument which he has presented will divert
Charleston from the direct connection with Wis
mington and that seconded as they will be by
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! & Santee-they feel confident that the work wilt
be soon commenced and speedily built"
From the foregoing remarks of the Charleston
Editor, it would appear that the. inhabitants of
that part of the country are determined TO have a
direct communication with this town by means of
Rail Road running along the sea coast. To
this, the citizens of Wilmington have reason to
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object 1t can scarcely affect the interests of the
town one way or the other. 1t may shorten the
route between Charleston and New York few
hours, and place the. communication beyond tho
contingency of storms and gales. In Charleston,
they appear to be equally Indifferent to tia twp
new routes spoken Of in this State, that is, the
upper route from Raleigh to Camden, through
Fayetteville and Chcraw and what may be CALI
ed the middle route from Wilmington TO Nam
chester.
From an able article published in the Cummrf-
cial of the Goth ult, over the signature of CANDon
we learn that there is little difference In The length
of the two routes; that on the upper route, A
miles more of Rail Road would have 10 be con-
structcd than on the middle foute +; and that The
the middle than on the upper Route. That writer
tel S US, that, ION the Wilmington and Raleigh
Rail Road the greatest grade is so feet per ND
that on 60 miles af the line between Wilmington
and Manchester. which have been surveyed. tho
greatest grade will hot exceed 20 feet per milo,
while on the route from Belfeld to Raleigh, there
are grades of SD and 60 feet, and North of the
Roanoke, grade of 90 feet per mile for nearly
two miles"
Notwithstanding the disadvantages under which
that proposed Iirc of Road abors, say again, it
maq, by the aid Of borrowed capital, be construc
ted But admtti this to re uncertain or even
doubtful, the suhlcc is of too vitaiimportance TO
the citizens of Wilmington to Tolerate even
tingency. If that upper route were designed 10
devclope The resources Of the middle and western
counties, and to benefit the Statc-f it were cali
cuat"d to increase the prosperity of Raleigh, Fay
ettevillc, OF of any town In North Carolina, the
enterprise would enlist the sympathies and well
wishes of the citizens of this town in its behalf
but when they know j, to be ruinous aud discred.
liable to the State making her. as have ready
said. tributary to South Carolina and Virginia,
md that it would ensure the complete ruin of this
town, nothing that can be accomplished by blu.
man effort, at almost any cost and sacrifice should
be neglected, which will defeat such suicidal poli-
cy and avert such iatnentabe consequences. And
fortunately, the citizens of Wilmington have it in
their power to save the credit and honor of the
State, and at the same time to preserve their own
town from ruin. That the Road to Manchester
will accomplish this, shall endcavor to show in
my next article. WIN. P. HORT, NJ. D.
THE SANTA FE EXPEDITION.
The following items are copied from the
Charleston News;
The st. Louis Republican states that an
express from Gen. kearney's camp, at Bent's
Fort, arrived at Fort Leavenw orth on the l1h
nIt. The express left Gen. kearney on the
10Th of July.
Gen. kearney, with his command, consist
ing Of several companies Of u. S. Dragons,
the LIST Regiment of Missouri. V ounteeTs. un-
der Col. Doniphan, and the Batta!is.. of VOL
nnteer Artillery, under Major Cla:e set out
from Bent's Fort for Santa Fe, en- the lst day
of August. The troops were all in excellent
neailn ana Spirits-lhere had been but one
death up to the time the express left.
A short time before the express left, Capt.
Moore, of the Dragons, captured tlree spies
who had been sent out from Santa Fe to as
certain the strength of cur force. They were
/ kearney, and then dismissed.
/ From these men, and from other sources, it
had been ascertaned that the .Mexicans were
anXIously awaiting the arrival of the army