The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-12-06

aler,s tiaeaa. 4 PFmiarni eooassng ealssa
consists IN : lslsrrzl rxFEnas'nEr. Any
pFnPTisiar - lis wAIk. Nsns1 hnd q his
irGs inags.s ~ pui = N enmplste EeI'liE.
es~n ia xrsa asrss>aEy - give lien On
tiae p.onsrsg ~ raise tise means. llthere-
FIVE sa.- nal shall nni he transferred -
..ihrF h.lstl. tlnnng E"uT sitting. IL j. 0ls-
sla,,sly rHgsslirssi and PEaPer - PuErhass
iunmsslisrssy iron Ealing suiiieirnl "a rest
IL Tor - lsasa Unity Enil-s. .fliy Ih,,s-
szn,. dsfsss expenied Gor Ibis purpose.
might cnslls he stale - Tereiye - pm
its some hlssea. g~rnlE. nE twenty Use
lh0ssznA IL lie filiy-iiNe 10 ssRrniy thou
sand. Ihe pEeseni inr"me ef lae HOah. =
large part If Mlsirh Is now spent an Ihe
inenrslnal ErpsEalian aliaVc siessrsb, 4. is
operations may ga 0n, a. n PTsssEl. with
nul surh all. buI Ilary adari 10 PIasPerl
ni pT1iil. II loan i.c eoRlaaried Cor lllis
objection liberal limr. there can he liIile
doubt Of the ability ri ihe rosI Ia pay il
with interest. And IA The eEeni Of . sale.
il would eslaauce the price ef the Whale
pmPeuy By m amennI certainly equal Ia
liIe money thus laid osi.
II would no puuhi b. preferable ." con-
zen tbs pnnpeny into funds. f"r the re-
licf "f the treasury, rather than 10 make
any other Disposition at It. To sxPose
il at ancli0n. however. would he 10 saerilire
IL. from the ma.giii,!e Qf llae interest and
che facility With which bidders r.ulscon
blue their capital and put dawn comPeii.
lon. Aiicr } committee af yanr body
shall have made ihEoagh investigation
al ilIe Affairs III the road. aud To that end
shall have examined on oath IFS officers
AMI heai-workmen, i. deemed leeessary.
three modes "f dispOSing nf il will, rs
conceive. present themselves. to-wiI: Isl.
A resale IN lie iulmeF Stockholders bS
compromise OF the suits naw pending. II
suitable terms be Offered. 81. 10 retain
II IS permanent properly "f the Stale, az.
ter repairing il in the hes, manner. 3D..
10 unite IL with another wnrk. Imongh
the inieriar Of the state. whirh will be-
mon pariirulshy aaiired in the sequel.
The Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad
company have regularly paid lie interest
On oil their debts, and effected ronsiiler;l.
HE improvement OH their road with the
income nf the last two years. A minute
staIrmeEi If the rondilinn of their affairs
will accompany The report of the Board
Of Internal Improvement. ! am gralifc,l a.
Observe very handsDme addition Ia their
receipts. in The Items nf freight aud way
travel, showing thai ihc loral accommoda.
Iion from il,is wo,k is becoming much ex-
tended. They will, presume, he unable
20 pay OF the rsinripal Of iheir bonds,
guaranteed by The stale, and amounting In
$4,000. which will bccome due the lei
Of January next. But so long as Ihev
ron,inue'lp meet the scrruing interest with
their accustomed punciualiiy, there can I've
no objection TO extending 10 them the
states credit upon the same terms as
heretofore, or even for longer perind.
In surveying our territory with an eye
people. I am mare ihan ever impressed
with our desi,u'ion Of facilities for cheap
and speedy transportation. In this regard.
hnwcver unpleasant may be the aslmis-
sidn, am forced 10 the conviction, ,ha,
We labor under greater disadvantages tlan
any Stale in the Union And We never
can be equal competitors with their eli.
Gems IN our agriculture, the predominant
pursuit among US. until tie sell advantages
ara IN great degree nyeronle. The
man who Is obliged to Transport in WA
guns over no better roads than ours. dis
lance varying from sixty Ia Two hundre'!
,s.I fifty miles, al the speed If twenty-f
miles per day. can M more contend for
profits with him whn has The advan-
iage of railroads or good navigation. than
can the spinning wheel with The colton
mill. lid we ever been in more Fl.
S6sahIe si,nstiop in this yespec,. dnil had
the impedimenis which now beseius been
Imposed by human power. no sacrifice
would he esteemed ioo great to effect our
aeiiveranre and restore nur prosperity. II
is, therefore, Il theme for The proiounlrs,
coasiqrfsiisr q lhnse enjoying the con
fidence oi a'eonstilheHcy thus situated. and
intending 10 reduile ii by faithful ,Ievo.
ton to their inlereis. what can be done.
nr Ought To he undertaken, 10 remove
these grievances aud place their industry
and Labor on an equal fnoiiug with ,hpsr
If ilIeir feilnv citIzens in other states? i
must be admitted. Thai from geographical
causes, the question was originally oGf
rather difficult of solution. And our for
mer cnteprizrs in internal improvement
haripr failed from causes not necessary
Ii be now commented on. the STAT has I"
late wears taken no action in constructing
works Of this kind. and many COOL citi
zehs appear /" have concluded, that fur.
thor Efforts were vain, as Our doom &
rrlyatidn IL this particular was fixed fate
Meanwhile other states have pushed for
ward their improvements (.ome Of then
with rash an exIravag mt hand. il i
true, but in the main with The most bene
hcIa' results,) Overcoming obstacles faI
greater than any which iinpedes us, AM