The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-27
From me FayenspiM. On,rrrsr.

b The last week in this place was ono ri
i mueh interest and pleasufable excitement
va tuesday Giicrnoon his excellency Gov
e ernof Manly, with DR.. Fredr,ck j, UuI
one OF his Associates on the Board of In.
+ ,efnn' improvements. DR.. Mechanism
,fes'dent' and Thomas HILL. Esq. and Col
= A. ). Mcneil, Directors, Of the Cape
Fear and Deep River Company, with 9th.
: er strangers. arrived here. According "a
: "me'honored custom, which has never
permitted the Governor and Commander
ih'Chief oi the Militia of the State TO v,s,,
rs without due honors from The Military,
our Two handsome uniform companies me,
him beyond the limits oiihe town, and. with
acohsIderabio number OF citizens, on horse.
back and in carr;sges, escorted him 10 lod
e'"gs provided tor HIM al the Fayetteville
u"ieI. Here he was welcomed, as the
quest OF the Town, ina few appropriate
remarks by A. A. Mckelhan, Esq, Mapis.
Ha'e Of the Police pro tenn. The Cover.
nor responded IN a very handsome AID.
dress, 10 ac kno~ledpment Of the unexpect.
ca compliments which had been paid hun ;
OF hrs deep interest In the cause of Inter
mai improvements, which was the occasion
"l ms present Ylsr OF the "reminiscences
Of ms early life, which gave Fayetteville
ana us interests powerful cluiln upon his
regards aud Of hts hopes that she is now
on the high road to prosperity aud honor.
lilo pad deserved compliment to the mil.
nary OF the .o"n; and especially to the 10
dependent Company, (no" closing the 5j,h
year OF us exIstence.) THIS address was
received with hearty cheers.
The Guests were then conducted n The
faflor Of the Hotel, where Refreshments
had heeo boun'ituIly provided for them and
'he-throng who called TO pay their res.
poets to The Executive. THIS over the
Independent Company. MAJOR Nc Lean, pa.
faded IN front Of the Hotel, and per(ormed
various evolulions with that skill for which
The Company has long been distinguished.
Ga Wednesday, meeting Of The Cane
Fear Navigation Company was held, in
which the Governor represented the State.
interest. The only proposition Of any i'm.
poftnnce, was one 10 surrender 10 the new
Cape Fear and Deep River Company. all
the Chartered rights of the Navigation
Company to The River above this place
Aud We are happy TO state that this was
agreed TO with entire unanimiiy. So that
The trends Of the Deep River Improvement
"ill have no impeachment thrown IN their
way by those who had PRIOR rish, to the
'''ef above this, but we're nd,sposod TO a.
val themselves Of that right. There was
10 disposition TO play the dog in the man.
,rt. And here we may remark, lha, D..
NcCienahau, the respected pres,den, of the t
'eeP RIVER Company, took a subsequent {
'ecasion publicly To knowledge the fr,eud. G
ieei'ne, which, contrary to all his pre-.
nous impressions, was shown by this and |
many other manifestations Of public senti. $
heot TO exist IN thus place towards the :
'ork which he has 10 charge. He avow. Il
d his determination to 20 home and do u
nat IN ham lay TO dlsabuse the minds of b
hose whom he represented Of an error II
Inch they and he had been led into. We oil
fJo'ce at ihs; for We know well, that, '1
haiever diversity OF opinion may exit as al
The feasibility Of the Improvement, or
cost. or It's effects upon the trade Of this
ace-(and upon all these points ,ntelt. Pi
ent gentlemen differ, there has been al
D obstacle thrown IN its way and bu, m
Z the Pro.engssement Of the means of WI
" citizens 10 work peculiarly their own. 10
me oil 'hom Would have lent a helping ST.
'nd 10 The Deep River enterprise. Oh
During the afternoon Of Wednesday, the "'
overaof aud other gentlemen named, es. %
fted by number of our cnizens, paid a 8
SIT 10 Tho United States Arsenal on HAY. u"
cunt, where The prescribed salute on such VI
casions OF ID guns vas fired, aud tie '"
'I'efs were shown through the extensive co..
d handsome buildings and grounds or,be on
ab'ishmcni, and finally entertained by
Commnndant, Capt, Bradford, with ',.'
y hospitality which he so we'll knows
" TO dispense. 'e''
Va Thursday morning, the Company
!, The State represented by tho Cover. .
and pf. Hill, constituting tho MAORI. in'y
OF the Board Of l1lernal Improvements; na
all the individual stock except 90 =
res being represented. a''
verbal report Of some length, and "a. '.'
CHI interest, was made by the President :"
he Company T.. l.. Wiuslow, Esq, de. US
ing the result Of his observations dur '''''
The reconnaissance Of the several routes s a,'u
de by himself and the Engineer, Mr.. va
per. can
he Report of Mr., Cooper not being 'ua'
ready for presentation, eloquen, :" :
'ches were delivered on tho general pens
ecl and in favor Of particular routes, s"u
dessrs. Foster and Thomas, of David. - y
Hill of Randolph, and others. ~ 'n' =,
he Report was presented during the VI "a
moon. II furnished minute view OF v.
face oithe country on the several routes; 'o""
osut Of which was that the Watsop's 70
&c route was shorter by about 6 miles, rs p".
more level, aud though both thai, and 'o 81.
carthage route were entirely prac,i. ~. L"'
:, the latter would probably cost a. WE. =,
$3.50 more than the former. The no' y
'rt recommended location of dis. nus