The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-02-09
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
Legislative Debates.
HOUSE OF CON MONS.
REMARKS OF MR.. SHUFORD,
OF LINCOLN.
Oa IKE Central Rail Road B.H.


Mr.. STEAMER: |, is known to you and
this House, that have no, Consumed much
time 10 discussing questions. | would be
eoolsni nnw. 10 giving allen, vote, we're II
40, iha, think 1t due 10 ny self and ms
Constituents. to define my position as egards
the great question Of lnlefnsl approve menis,
and kuosing az d.. that sm The only
mstnbs, from old Lincoln that Will support
tbs BIZ. have tho highest opinion OF
~, colleagues, but they will pardon me Tor
d.b~..ag vita them on this gfea, subj ct.
| wish TO state here IN my place, that AN
IN lssos Of liberal plan OF in,ernal In.
Fro,emsni BY The Safe aud iha, my course
hsro and elsewhere nny be understood
nav state that viii support The bull that
has jus. been read. Mr.. Speaker, i, isiime
fss The old North State to wake up She
| 10 entirely behiGd the times. II is true. my
| constituents arc oct ss much interested in
this bill, as the constituents OF some others.
Old Lincoln prlpcr, 10 situated on The South
Csfolina linr. Her Dads and water courses
al poin, ia that direction. Nature. IT seems,
hs directed her course OF trsdo ,osards
syuih Carolins but she is 40 farther adj
sanced, 90 far - la,efnai Improvement, is
eancerned. than she was SO years ago
tl.r Roads arc the same as they were I; her
bea t.ful Rivers ju-t as nature left them-
lhr c.,.z sas of the IVES, use the sane mode
oil conveying their surplus produce to mar.
ke that they did long before ! Was born
Think, IL you please. Of taking a ssgnn
sai team aud uagsllina over hills. through
aud aud mi,e, some $50 miles to market,
! agi whom they reiutn, what will they have
leil Mf. Speaker. adm, that have no
instruction from my constituents on this
SUI -c', bull as they have sent the here to
represent them, and the Safe, will do
wha,my conscience directs % night, regard
lees Of consequences.
The plsn OF a Ceuiral Rail Road from
God.bcfo' TO Salisbury and Charlotte, is the
ohly plausible plan tina, has been presented,
|, IS ,roo that tho amount seems large, and
gentlemen are AFRAID OF taxcs; but, sir, is
not tho money sp.n, among US! VIII no,
our pc pc rerp the advantages Of the ex
. peudI!utel SIR, let this Road b. built, and
tho increase Of value on Real Estate will
be more than doubled. We must do some.
thing TO stop the lido Of emigration to the
Ear West. or Moth Carolina Wi! be Colo.
az indeed to her sis er States.
Mr.. Speaker, when look around myself
q, hoiae, and snqoiie fof my old friends and
rea 10 =. those whom loved and TIC pec,ed,
The reply is. they have lofsaken their
houses and lands. and gone TO the far West.
| ! lien enquire the cause Of all tbs; the only
answer ~, they are gone to &c, nearer
place Of market; aud they soy 10 us who
are here. "come 90, leave the old North
State, she will never do any thing for you! y
|. no, this q lamen,able fact. tina, comes
home TO every man. SIR, is il not admitted
ty oil, that Wsstefn North Carolina is one
oil the finest countries in the world Her
soil aud climate adapted to Agriculture
her Mineral resources equal TO any IN the
world Look q, her Gold, Iron, Lime,
Marble, SC. &C.; her bold and clear streams,
with shoals IN abundance, calculated to be
ons Of the greatest manufacturing countries
10 the South Seeing sll this. Why not
pace her citizens on . level with those OF
other States, and atop the tide Of emlgra'
lion
Mr.. Speaker. hope TO see the day when
4 general system Of Internal Improvement,
viii DO carried out in the good old North
Stale; when tho mountains and the sea.
sho's are brough. together by Rail Road;
when Steam. boats may be seen on the Cape
Fear, The Nsuss, Deep, tho Yadkin and
All. - Il
pike completed from Salisbury to the Geor.
GA line.
M. Speaker, I repeat. something must
Dc done and If il is not done al this SEES
sion, when psriiss arc 90 near divided, when
Will Il b done am glad TO see that men
q both political parties are willing to step
'aiward and commsucc this great work. ],
W, az the Representative. in part, OF an
'a'alsen, people, a,n wiling to incur The