The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-29
~. = C,. RSih 81 RIea'.s 4 new Project.

''As It would seem from this Ina, II
muchsprqbabilHy OF she. prose eeu,ion of wbat huot
ed the Metropolitan Roote," we WON'T s}leW,
liberty ofcafng te attention of our NoVi, lake S
ma friends to a pTaject which was zsugoo. un CarG
weeks since through our columns W. sWs SOu,
Railroad from Raleigh % Charleston d;rauaeh 10,
running line between the two points ~ nv" 81" B,
1t will be peIceaV ed that il passes throuob y map
vile; and, continued, The line is Des',l ayee.
through Petersburg and Richmond 10 "" direct
BY this Road The central portion of NorS ~ lngtO0
AID the Eastern portion Of South Carol narOina
be brought in. direct Railroad. communica't VOeli
/ Charleston, while there would he no difFonO with
way OF Wilmington 10 unite with it. Tba !! Nhe
between Charleston and FaVrttev villIr j. 1o sauce
and measuring from direct lae be,wso,nO ,Ot niles
points, Marion C.. H. would be distan, Q nelRo
Georgetown, 10; Darlington Courr House Ss d GIes
boro Court House, 40; Cheraw, 46; Sp~,j M.t
4S; and Wilmington, 81 miles. The rom'' eVNe
pass the Santee River at Leuard's Fs's Would
thence, through Williamsburg and My and
neaEthe dividing line between the D;.na, and
Georgetown and Horny, heading all Ibs bsues nc Of
the sea, and passing the Rivers at coD"t Sls Of
points. the country in general being rsm"IeN
favorable for the economical construcIior rGaB
road. By this construction, the so mnot Mb
! escoHnecting link ;" between the Nor,L. uesIa
Southern Railroads would be supplied and nan9 an9
travel attracted in this direction Thar ,au o"u much
other routeS.sf SAD %}&Fs " Seeks
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citizens Of Charleston speak Cavorablv Of
ject; and we think that an examination of - - pro- pro-
Vantages would commend il TO general anna" U
In the meantime .we5will be happy 10 r.Lo%"
Hercuru the medium Of any information caIr',,s; 's
| GO assist IN forming correct judgment rpou ,ba
subject" F'" 'D'
! d. The Wilmington Commercial docs moi like lbb
new project. Il says:
''.This road would connecr the central porio, =
North Carolina with CharIsston-careGuly lpayou
our principal seaport, Wilmington, at a convepin,,
DISTANCE 70 subserve the interests Of Chareym
and TO CRAFTY those Of our own citizens who sssm
10 have a sort of horror Of large CommpciJ
Mart within the borders Of our State whose ibg
al feelings prompt them 10 encourage every eps,
prise calculated 10 advance the prosperity ofor
neighbors and to retard our own.
"We do not blame the citizens OF CharIesroD6
desnlng the road in Question But we cannot cON.
slider any OF our citizens undeserVing of ceusure
who encourage the enterprise. We see no pu.sj-
Bile benehI our State can derive from it, excem
the small amount of money that may be left al our
Hotels, by travellers on this '' Connecting Link
The objects 10 be accomplished by the Wilmington
and Manchester Rail Road are vastly different
While all the purposes affecting travel will be
answered, as we'll as by any other conceivable
mode, The interest of the Stale at large and of The
trading and commercial portions Of our citizens
will be greatly bene6lled. The one is sort Of
fancy scheme-the other is project of great uti.
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Without going at present into any discussion
upon the subject, we would say to the Mercury, as
| we'll as to the public generally, that VIC find we
were mistaken in our statement that the Boston
Capitalists had sold out their interest 10 the Ports
mouth Road We learn that they do not intend
10 dispose of their interest ia that Road, bulae
only waiting for the action of the Virginia Legs
lature TO amend 40 objectionable feature in their
Charter. If this should be done, we learn they
will go on to complete the work as proposed
While upon this subject, musttakc the Iiber
ty of quoting from letter reeeniIy received foma
friend at Wilmington. The letter was not intend
ed for publication, but for our own considrraiOn
but it is so we'll written, and so rcpiete with good
sense and valuable Suggestions, that we hope the
writer will excuse US for laying it before our read
ers. We quote as follows: ..-...
''North Carolina can never assume the impor
tance she deserves among her sister States unI she
adopts and carries out a system of Internal In
provements CONNIE nSurate with The walls Of all
the great interests OF her citizens. If il pos
sible TO harmonic upon some great scheme 10 CON-
mence with, / have doubt but that our Stale
would ind her advantage in H. Our Internal tnI-
proVemens have. SO far proved Unprohlaole, eVl-
IDENTITY because noue of them have been tu!ly rom-
pleIed. We brgaD the construction OF Kan hoa"
unfortunately in the spirit Of opposition aud IN 100
much haste A great many erroneous opinions
were entertained as regards The and Legitimate
use Of Rail Roads. We started of at full speed,
to construct Roads TO accommodate The citizens Of
other States without just regard to the great in,
tetests Of our own. The impression was general
thai no road could prosper unless supported by Ihs
travelling public and under this impression Two
Roads, parallel TO each other, were commenced
one ending at Wilmington, the other at Raleigh;
the first 15S miles and the last 215 miles shorl Of
the common terminus as pow proposed. The WI
mIngton Road, TO fill up the gap has been IabOnng
under expensive burden Of line Of Steamers
10 Charleston and the Raleigh Road has sickened
Tor want OF sufficient Sustenance. How is this mis-:
take to be corrected by continuing this opposF
tlon think you will agree with me in SAVING
No Then howl The difficulty to be gotten over
One or other Of The schemes must be abagd0neG
Which shall it be q The Wilmington road hn
been constructed large proportion of II, oV
money of cilz'nt Fl The State. They have deP
and vital interest ID It's welfare and if The halegp
Road is continued 10 the South Carolina line EI E
property which is held in the WilWington KVau
must suffer, and the interest of the State be also
injured by such course. The individual sAas
holders in the Raleigh Road have been union"
natelY, as conceive, divested of their Dleless,
and therefore can suffe: no more. This being 'Dt
case, would again ask, which Of the PROPOSE
works. as matter of true State policy, 00gn,
be abandoned2 Imay see through false meG'U%s hs
and therefore have a prejudice in favor Of .To
Wilmington Road aud in consequence JSnP1"
the conclusion that tlwould be far better !o' % W.
State at large, and more patriotic, to sustain pJ
line. hope that those who may accuse Ts G.oI
prejudice, will diyest themselves of like 'O"
before they pass judgment s..a..-.........
"'But, Sir, ! contend that If the State acts uu5
TO herself she will pursue liberal and enlIgh!eT