The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-03
From the Greensboropeh Pairioi.
LETTER FROM GOV. SWAIN.
To Gorernor uorsA.sd. Chairman Of the FrseG
.i,s Comni.tes cf tie SsIisturs CenrsnnoS.

o hVNefHUf u"tas1b ''e
.irs Committes IF tie SsIistury Cenrsnti0s
CHAPEL HrLL, July Is, lsio.
My DEAR SIR IL left here in the stage
on the evening Of the l0ih ult., on South
Western tour, taking the Salisbury Con.
veniion in my way. returned after an
absence of % days on the sth INST. having
travelled about 1850 m,les-2le Of which
we're along tho stage route from Colds.
boro' TO Charlotte, and s3l on the South
Carolina and Georgia Rail Roads, viz ;
I from Camden, s. c., 10 Dalton. Ga, 42i
miles, returning from Dalton, Georgia, to
Charleston, S. c., 407 miles.
4 Along the line Of our proposed Rail Road
/ from Goldsboro' TO Charlotte. the stages
run tri.~eskly. IL you reach Goldsboro'
precisely at the hour OF departure, which
is only possible, 8 times in the week, and
NEE, no delay from any cause, you may
arrive in Charlotte 10 3 days and bali, or
"A hours. Your expenses will be--stage
fare from Gold.boro' to Rslelgh $3.50,
thence TO Salisbury $1,000, to Charlotte
S3=SlS. Intasern IIs,-dinnef nj Smith.
field 50, days board IN Raleigh 81 so.
supper al Mornings so. breakfast q, liolt's
80, dinner IN Greensboro 30, supper 80 (if
YOU get any,) breakfast 10 Salisbury SO,
dinner ia Concord sos. Making the
sggregate expense s23 for 2i0 miles stage
travel, performed al the rate Of less than
2. miles an hour, at the average expense
vi about IL cts. per Wile.
Ga the line Of RI = nj referred TO, !
/ left Camden a. . . % me morring
and arrived a, tho ne., 81 aing, max pg
I i2l miles ia IS hours. Returning. ! LEFT
Dalton at o A. NJ, aud the train arrived
at Charleston the nes, day at IL NJ. max
ing iJ7 miles in 81 hours. paid for fare
gong and returning Slj tavern bills and
omnibus fare, going and returning, Sc
making the aggregate expense s2l for s3l
mles raj road travel, at the rate Of -
miles an hour, at the average eapcGse Of
cents per mile.
the result Of the Who'll. i. simply this :;
YOU travel along the route Of the proposed
Rail Road OF a fifth Of the speed. aud al,
four times tho expense. IN approaching the
caplio, OF your own State, that Is required
10 take a Georgian OF South Caroinlan TO
his Capitol or TO any Of The great CONNER
cial markets Of those States.
THIS journey from GnId.boro' 10 Char
lotto cost me s23. The same distance IN
South Carolina and Georgia faction
over 50. pad iaS therefore in this
single iluut of about SIS Tor the omission
vI ha In kt.,k
way for her citizens. am not a very
grea,uayeller, but pay considerable moro
than tbs sum Tor similar discomfDr, and
DELAY, and exposure, every year Of my HE.
There are mary citizens Of North Carroll.
Ia who pay a larger amount, aud there is
90 one enjoying lh' right of suffrage, who
though he may nescr enter stage coach
or own on acte Of land, does not pay tax
upon his sugar aud his sal.. his molasses
and his IRON, that would excite TO rebellion
ii imposed by the gosernmen, COT the ayov.
ed object OF removing the evil.
MAJ Hinton in hi. recent plan practical
Illustrations Of the advantages derived from
the Raleigh and CASTOR road, concludes
his remarks IN relation 10 the county OF
Granville with ths following summary
statement, -" Thon, sir, not taking into
the estimate the sasiug on dry goods, hard.
ware, and other articles OF merchandise
winch arc daily arriving at The different
depos, and The variety Of The smaller pro.
duets OF the farm that are IN like manne
exported, the account 10 the county ofGran.
vile for her saving, by the raj road stands
thus