The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-10


he offer and pledged themselves 10 i'll
The very fact Of making It, IS, III my estl 7
nation, evidence OF something wrong. /,
was uncaled for. But Look at The pfopJ- 4
,ilon itself. Is II reasonable : Is such 4
The ordinary mode of procedure IN the ex. 9
ecutlon oil such great enterprises Wi
men disposed to invest their money, be I
wiling to have Il expended, whore il must
remain for years unpToducINe, as must be
the case II both ends are commenced at
the same time, when II might be made ia
some degree profitable by starting al Co.
lumoia aud extending II regularly onward.
In this latter way lnst4meuts would only
be called for as The exlsencies Of the road
required aud only as lhny would be eXpen-
ded m a way which would aliurd some re.
turn. that man, repeat, 10 his senses,
would ever dream OF commencing the con.
slructlon Of road from lis extreme points
contemp oraucou-ly, when years iuust pnss +
before rs complexion, az must be the case I
here, lf the hing is at all practicable, I
which | by no means admit without
most exorbIlant outlay Of money and that
without the slightest prospect OF rem.
bursrmeut. Consider for one moment the
vast amount which would be consumed,
nay wasted, N this way, III the interest ac.
crulug on money expended on he upper
end ~hlch for ears upon years, must ucces.
sarlly remain unproductne. Is a scheme
thus projected likely 10 be entertained and
carried out, by men having common re-
gard 10 the principles Of a wholesome eco.
nomy | think not Il Is absurd Oh lis
face. Does Columbia suppose ii will be
arceded 70, or is i, not mere fnesSe-
Ny own conviction IS, that the proposition
Is made tor one of three purposes: fth.
e. 70 d.leat the project altogether, by d..
fccune the attention. Of the people 81 North
Carolina 10 thing The Columbiaas feel 70
be lmpraclicable; ard confess tins to me
: The most probable, az Il j. pronounced
by men Of experience 20 be Impossible 10
take a road "a hat wav, W which opinion
| concur: Of else II ls suggested FIR the
purpose ct yuklug and binding North Car.
nltna aud Charlotte 10 an eu'erprlze winch,
Il carried out, w.Il b. attended ailh enor
nous and exira,agaut expenditures which
II known 10 her beforehand Would shock
the good sense Of hrr people and deter
hem from engaging ~ u; or lastly, by
tbs ward1yre, defeat the execution Ct the
rrad from Camden and lhus enable Coiuin.
bia 10 conJuuctou with tie ctazans 81
W unsbefeugh to construct branch to tic
latter place and thence extending il 20 the
Grccatll- road, ~ up Broul rive, to Lin
coin.
um not disposed 10 attribute mpropei
motives 10 any puupie least Of all 10 The
citizens Of Columbia. love them They
are M honorable and paluottc people, r
But il cannot lie disguised, they are in 1
gtea, STRAIT. They have bad to buy, at ;
higa ptcc, Tie extension Of the Green
,l,a road to her borders. They see TIA
a road from Camden 10 Charlotte woult
"a great measure pfostrlte her; at al
events ratse Up po~erful rtva,. Tho,
arc const queal.y desperate, and hls'or,
proves thai men placed a desperate cmer
gcuctes, sin use corresponding effort, I
cNtflcaie themselves. Drowning mel
vii catch at straas" SIch Is the cuudi
ton of Columbia aud such ! honestly be
Hcyc must have been lie deslgu and rca
son VI her making the proposition | have
been examining. AGAIN repeat, blame
not Bul IN view OF these considerations
may ! not ~ The spirlI OF kindness ask oui
.ueads Of Charlotte ami North taroiug
To pause reflect consider.