The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-05
Gov. MANLY AND THE PLANK ROAD.

GOV. MANLY AND THE PLANK ROAD.
Road is ordered by the Legislature to be locate
along "the most practicable route, from fayette
vile Salisbury, and the Board of Internal Improve
ments of which the Governor is ex~ofcio President
is instructed to represent the States interest.
meeting Of the Stockholders is called to locate tn'
Road. The charter requires that individuals snal
subscribe go, 600. The Stockholders meet ana tn'
Directors Of the Company report to the meeting ina
thew have only about $4,000 of stock taken, ant
thai with the aid of competent Engineer, brougn'
from the North for the purpose, they have had re-
connossance survey made OF three several routes
between these connecting points: Ist, a direct ano
the straiqhtest route. end, by Watson's Bridge on
Deep River, Fair Grove, &c. Sd, by Carthage, fall
Grove, &c. As to the Salisbury-indignatio
inp-route, which, as 1t has not been laid DOWN. we
NAV suppose was to run somewhere near towards
the South Carolina line and leaving the Counties oi
Chatham, Randolph and Davidson TO the North, was
IN oo round to Salisbury by the "Hornets Nest, OF
eke1ckere,-no such route has been surveyed, SUD-
ecribed for reported on, voted for or proposed
The fret or direct course. 1t was stated, wouio
lead over the Uharrie Hills and Carraway Mountains
"a route impracticable, and beyond the views oil the
Company.
By Watson's Bridge, on Deep River, was good
uav but liable to two capital obections frst, that
il would fall in direct collision with the Cape ear
and Deep River improvement, Tin which the State
was large Stockholder,) to the mutual injury OF
both enterprises; and secondly II the road TOOK that
direction there assurance that the residue OF
the requisite am of Stock would be subscribed.
The third route, by Carthage, Fair Grove, &c. was
reported to be good way differing from the second
yery ttle either in distance or cost OF construction
while a number of patriotic and spirited gentlemen
in the meeting stood forth and offered pledge and
guaranty that it the road should be located IN this
direction the remainder Of the stock should De taken
instonfer. The question then was on taxing thls
ronte or none This seemed to be the only route that
WAS practcabe or attanable-not that this was the
onlv Ground between Fayetteville and Salisbury on
which the Plank Road could be constructed, but
roue embracing these villages and points, was the
only practicable, feasible and attalnable one. BOOKS
had been onened every where; subscribers invited
TO come forward the energetic President oil the Co
pany had visited the people on the different rouies'
had urred them to up and help without success
and the meeting seemed to be reduded to Hopsons
ho;caNno alternative These, we are informed,
wera substantially the facts before the meeting'
Now, what was the Governor to do! Hote TOT
the direct route across those mountains NO; no
body was for that. Vote for the 2nd, or Watson's
R,;dqe route and bring the two State works incon-
petition without any certainty of having the STOCK
taken! No. Besides, this route would be denect-
ing still further from the Hornet Nest-route, OF
the y-indignauon-meetng route toteaSdlist
them all and have no road and thus nulliy the act
of Assembly! No; that would not do. Was he to
fold his arms and say with the spteful 1adkIn" In
the Hornets Nest, my nomination to the once OF
Governor was never suggested by any supposed mt
moss for the discharge of trusts of this magnitude ana
importance''-this is too big business for me and
the Board of Internal improvements and therefore
I'll slope and not vote at all! What then was ne 10
do? WHY, we humbly think, just what he did do
vote for the location of the Road along route
shown to be the practicable where would not
come in conflict with the other State work. where 1t
would accommodate that portion OF the people VINO
were willing to paw their money to enjoy its benefits
vote for the way by Carthage, FairgrOve &C. 10
company with the Delegates from Moore, Chatham.
Randolph and Davidson, and in fact with all the
friends Of the measure present For although In the
first instance there were many who preferred the
route by Watson's Bridge, yet the final vote, the
road was located just where it was, by tie unanimous
rofe of erery Stakeholder in TOacn and CounTy.
Raleigh Register.