The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-05

difficulty will which ihes ha1 ~ e0hirhu
uas II obisining he righi 81 way. which
frequently e0sl from $4,000 % $4,000
'per mile. Al this IN ; county not %
iare As some o. our States hhsE We
casi our eyes abroad upon onf ewn eonn-
hy--la Massachusetts,. New York. Pena-
sSlyania and olhsr Sl.les Norih; 10 South
Cafnlina and Georgia on The South. and
every where 10 The great West. and see
Ihr great works Of improvement proposed
ana acromplished--siiould u longer be
said that Norlh Carolina was unable and
unwilling 10 accomplish what had been
done BIZ 81! lie trusted moi. Better that
We lad never existed ~ Stair. Than man
lies. by nnr apathy and inaeiitiiy lhai We
are unable and unwilling 10 do any lhing.
Better wipe oui our State lines and give
% lie administrator oI affairs 10 our
neighbors. ihan 10 make The Lumllisiing
acknowledgment that ne are pnable 10
take rare OF orr own interests and % lakea
tespeeiahle position ID he great race olim
prnyemcnI. lie closed b. saying he had
taken his position on this snbjcct--he had
planted his iooi-and whatever objections
might be raised. he would continue 10 beat
back opposition and stand up for what he
believed 10 be he lrne interest and glory
Of his State.
\ On motion or II. e. Jones. he follow
ing gentlemen were appointed Vice Presi-
dents Of The Convention. viz:
Hon. n. NJ. Saunders. Of Wske.
Dr.. Frederick J. Hill. &c brunswick,
Hon. John ". Ellis. OF r wan,
. Col. John Mcleod. &c Johnston.
Gen. John g. Bynnm. Of Rutherford.
Ex-Gov. Morehead. &c Gnlilold,
On motion Of II. &. Jones. the organi-
zalion of The Convention was completed
BY the appointment Of The fullowing Sc.
, ereisries. viz; Charles e. Rabniean. oI
Wake. and ID. +. Caldwell, and 1. Swain,
OF tsnilford.
Ex.Goy. Morefead then arose AM adj
. ,lressdthe Convention. in a speech 81 great
!. power upon The prlclicablliiy Of The Road
!. aud lie mode in which il can be conslrnc'
: led--con,luding with moiinn that com
|, nlilieO Of six be appointed By lie Chair
10 be called the COMMITTEES on Subscrlp
/. iiohs, whose duty il should be 10 make
nut a list Ui the absolute subscriptions L
the stock 0f The Road. as definitely as they
J can be asceriaine,l. examine The subject o
(. subscriptions. absolute and conditional
. and make detailed report tomorrow.
!. The question being put, the motion wa
unanimously carried.
The President appointed ihe followin!
gentlemen. 10 compose said committee
viz: Messrs. Morehcad, Of Guilford
Mebane. of Alamance; Thomas. Of David
son; Jones, OF Rowan; Mordecai. Of Wake
and Dickinson, Of New Hanover.
On motion OF Gov. Morehea,. the Con.
veniion adjourned until afternoon al :
!, o'clock.
Afternoon SESSION.
/. The Convention re.assembled al 3 o
/, clock.
A loud and unanimous call being mad,
i, for Gen. Saunders, that gentleman arose
and intimated his purpose 10 address III,
!, Convention al some time during its session
4 -buth he was preparing resolution which
!, called for definite action, and which h,
!. intended TO present. lie came forward /,
!. enlist under The banner Of the gentleman
}, who addressed us this morning. and I,
G push forward this great enterprise. Th,
c speech Of Gen. S., though short, wa
|. strong and eloquent. aud received will
!. great applause. lie conciuGed by pre-
!. senting The following resolution:
Resolved, That Committee Of clever
!. be appointed By the President, whose dul,
il shall be 10 inquire and submit The mos
!. eligible plan for increasing the subscrip
!. lion necessary fnr raising the one million
|. Of dollars as prescribed BY The charter
J provided il should appear that suffieien
sum has mol already been subscribed 70
r that purpose.
Hamilton G. JONES, Esq. being Gale
5. for, addressed the Convention III a chara,
lerislic, strong and sbfe speech-in whic
lie asserted the ability Of the people I
}. North Carolina 10 accomplish this grea
IL work; and enforced, very emphalically, il
prscticabilny and ultimate success. Th
,s people represented by him and his Co
4. leagues were deeply interested in thi
Road--iley looked upon i, a. their onl
" hope-and should il fail, thousands Il ,her
must leave the country.
Ill Gen. Etney and Mr.. Dibble made
few remarks. after which Mr.. Davis bein
I'd loudly called for, addressed The C0n,er
is ton upon the benefits which had resul,e
Ne from The building ofone Railroad in Mort
). Carolina. He alluded 10 the much abuse
Il, and unfortunate w. a. R. Railroad. Nj
Ii ID. then proceeded lo-rontras, The formt
u state Of Wilmington with its preser
y growth and prosperity-giving glowing a.
IA counts oil the favorable prospects befor
as The town Of Wilmington. Mr.. d. also wei
into an examination Of the amount all
,c prices paid by that town alone to Nei
ly York for articles, abundance Of which ca
be produced and furnished BY the Wesler
es section Of North Carolina, provided ,hl
c Road was finished.
is Mr.. Clark, Of Rowan, then resp hide
le TO call In few remarks upon the Raj
I'd road theme; and addressed some argumen,