The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-27
[NU NBER 81.

We that capital OF three millions of doll
lars ~ labor, will produce and consume as
much as capital Of Twelve milIions?-
How can II be that there will be as much
ITayel on q road terminating at an ordina.
~ village and on the line of which there
are about one thousand voters. az road
on The line Of which there are upwards of
SIX thousand vHiers, and which terminates
at the capital Of the State where four
lshing College end other public institutions
are located lf all these strange hinge
can be so, then your position as 10 the re.
lauve business on the two roads is true,
II otherwise, 1t cannot bear inresliga.
iion.
/ Let me say word or two on the COM.
paraiiye cost of The two roads. If tho
TWO roads are constructed on The most ad
'antsgeous routes for chenpness, from all
the information | can obtain, the road to
Camden would cost about SIX hundred and
forty thousand, that TO Columbia about one
million of dollars,
The productive capital Of the country
passed through by the Columbia, is at least
four lines greater than that through which
the Camden Road would pass. Accord.
ing TO this the Camden Road ought 10 cost
only TWO hundred aud fifty thousand dol.
iaTs, II the Columbia Road cost a million.
But 1t is admitted that the Camden Road
VIII cost nearly three times tina, sum. If
so, what can be the Advantages of the Cam.
Den Route None there can be none.
unless pine knots, tar and iurpentine, be-
come ITS main articles Of transportation.
This species of traffic is not, presume,
yet IA contemplation Of It's advocates.
But the most slor,ing objection of Mr..
Springs Is, that if Columbia is the south.
ern terminus, the road would 90 right IN
Broad River and viii not run in the difec.
ton Of Charlotte. This is a very novel
and strange idea TO me. The Road could
not be made along Broad River, for less
than thirty thousand dollars per miIe-one.
half that sum would make the River aaviga.
bic for steamboats,. own some property
IN the bearing Of tie course OF the waters
Of Broad River, and have never heard
whisper of such q project. No one bu.
4 he widest visionary could ever dream of
such an enterprize. A Road up Broad Ri.
yer would be too Utoplan to receive the
support OF ten sane men in The State. II
IS absurd Make a Road, costing thirty
thousand dollars pcr mile along the banks
OF narigable stream To what point
would it lead MIR. Springs7 Scufletown,
fumPklnfIle, or what other important
mountain city Inform Us If you please.
The notion IS even TOO ridiculous 10 talk
about. | hope the friends of the enter.
prize IN North Carolina will not listen 10
such extragagant aSser.t~-- l. is very
lnfair 10 make such suggestions as objec-
ions 10 the Western Route. And what is
still more extravagant if possible, the char.
er is to be amended by South Carona.-
How can South Carolina amend charter
which is the result Of The joint coopera.
ion Of herself and North Carolina Can
me alter the charter without the consent
If The other; Could both alter the char
er without the consent Of the cofporatoIs
and siockholders'
But il seems that Charleston is in favor
If the Camden Route. Be it so But do
.ou know Why Is it the interests of the
'eope in Western North Carolina and the
PIPER Districts in South Carolina, which
determines her preference or the interests
f few tinanciers in the Queen city 70
The CharIeston;ans are very clever peo-
We, but Il sometimes happens that their
harity diffuses its blessings very near
heir own doors.
They would like to see the State House,
ne College and State Offices removed TO
Charleston. And hey are too intelligent
rot to know that thus would be the result,
{ The Rail roads from the up country run
ound Columbia to the ght and left.
Mr.. Editor, look on your Map and exam
ne the country through which Mr.. Springs
wishes the contemplated Road to run. Il
,asses along the edge of, and through Il
mall corner Of pine barrens, in about ten
niles of the Northeastern boundary Of
south Carolina. And he calls upon the
'tate'of South Carolina 10 assist in such
n enterprise
Now, Mr.. Editor examine the Western
Route, eighty miles Of the distance is in
south Carolina, II runs that whole dis
ance Though rick, denseIy populated
md well cultivated country, and terminates
It the Capitol Of the State, one the most
and hourIshlng inland towns in
he Union, In It's course it passes not far
rom the richest beds of Iron Ore, in the
of which nearly million of
dollars Is invested, and in which the State
5 deeply interested. 1t also runs near to
nexhausdble beds of limestone, where
me can he manufactured in any quantity,
5 cheap as in any part of the Union.
South Carolina has deep interest in the
ne Route, she has almost 20 interest in tho
lher. She ought to, and would do much
Or the one, whilst she would think tho
ther was like The lrlshman's dead pig, it
vas not worth raising.
The Western Route must and will suc-
eed. The people interested init have ZOO
much wealth intelligence and rsrlotlsm
Iol TO complete so laudab'e and profitable
N enterprise. Leitbo Old North State,
old Republican MeckIenburg do
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