The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-08-08

ion 81 tie serse. THUS opening h
. Wilmington a roalinGnas Hail Rcd san'e
ihrensh TIC Gstls, lea~t'y populated, most
ieIllle and most hfaUistui paa ol The STATE.
inr lie products nj the Val..es II ihe "a
tae - .na Aa.hia and g.reunla rrni roua-
lFY: and e.ieg'.ag s.ii Road an Steam.
iesi connection g.li, Npwbesn. 81 II.
leigh ills main Eou,e is tapped ls the G.s-
Ion ra.sd, and lie sys.cm Il the lazis.as
TIE cuafem;'la'es conlCriiag between j
.ai tie RoaBoke antl Sea.hoaId gozi. hy
a shon road from the nri.lbufhoai q
I.i,tleian ~ weldon. which NIL open 10
our bark county tie markets 81 aaglolh
anil Portsmouth, b. ! continuous iati
Road. aud connect II Weldon with Tie
lower Roanoke nj tie head nj sicanhoai
navigation, mud iilns establish t'ifeei astl
easy communication Mslh Tie srtag l.shr.
rips Of Tie State aal tile north eastern
counties.
Such Is the schcmc ii he Iearlairte.
To accomplish i, company lss heaniu-
enrpolaled with a capital Of 53,0a0, 0B0--
two millions Of which the S!a,c i iu seb,
srrihe rs soon IS one million sha,l have
leen taken hy individuals. This Is Ger.
iaiaiy llhelal AMI iasI on the pat ol the
. State. AM seems To call iar a correspond
ing hheralily on the part 81 individuals,
especially on lhc rigt Of the people ii
Orange, who ate likely 10 be benefited as
much u any poaion Of the people what.
. eyer ....
. Under this impression. and with the
purpose Of aiding. as far rs my humble
| eli1Hs my in this great movement, |
propose 10 offer for consideration snch
views touching lis importance as occurred
10 me as being likely 10 promote lis ae.
. cumplishnenl.
/ There has been, | believe, 30 State
| which has arrived nj any eminence IN
/. wealth, power and refinement. which has
!. not been commercial and which has not los.
i tered its commerce. The profits Of com,
/. meree are drawn from the producer and
q consumer in the process u OF exchange
| are tue essential aim and Object Of com
n merelal men; ire calculated on every
J. outlay; are subject To none but aceiden
!, tai losses; are clear gains upon tie Label
;. OF producers, aud are necessarily aceumu'
4 lailve. Hence tie disposablc capital oil
j. the world is TO be found, for the most part
D in the commercial cities whence, in due
c season. its influence has always been tG
II WHY and refresh the sources from which
$ il was drawn, carrying back into The III
( terror, improvement, and oeycry door til,
II increased means Of comfort, relinemen
/, and happiness. Ii commerce is the source
IS OF such advantages, and the condition o
u MI commercial States shows that il is
e then 10 the absence Of il may be laitI,
Il attributed the absence OF improvement
il where neither exist, and we shall be a
,. TO loss 10 determine why North CaroIin
4 is found in the rear Of The commercial
J. States Of the Union, in the derelopcmen
/. ul those physical resources which lie u
|, the foundation Of wealth, power, and Gle
h Walton of character. She has almost Nd
commerce properly so called al her own
Ell Her products have for The mosl part gont
W to bald up cities in oiher States, To in
crease their wealth and 10 add TO their In
T. portancc: nor shall we be al loss to j.
lefmlne what is necessary To be dom
10 place her in The pathway Of improve
ment; her commerce must take nep
direction, il must find 10 much create
extent Than heretofore, egrtSS and ingres
through her own ports; and the profits b
u retained al home. And how is this /
n be effected! Why, there is no way TN
n. der tie sun 50 eileclual as the plan W
nr have before US, as the scheme IL is on
m determined purpose, | trust, 10 carry ouI
s. Some we'll meaning men place but Ii
III lie value on any plan whose object is /
II promote the commerce of our own porh
III Such notions are noiin keeping with til
IN opinions of those who have tasted the AT
tc vantagcs Of our trade; and slight recui
III renee to the efforts made By ncighbourin
J. cities to retain at least large portion Off
ID speaks language which cauno. be mlsua
as degslood, aud shows what a high estmat
in they place upon it.
IL The first impulse given towards Ra
IN Road building in North Carolina, wa
h given by the Roanoke Navigation Com
II. pany. The object of this company va
e. to afford water transportation for the pro
p duce of the upper Roanoke, the Dan an
TO Stanton rivers to Norfolk. As soon a
&c the company had completed their work
at the great falls and the trade had take
e, that direction, the citizens of Petersburg
~ with an enterprise and energy truly lauda
r. bic, projected the FIRST Rail Road 10 tn
at Roanoke, at BIakely Situated mile Q
ed two below the lower outlet Of the Roar
ie' oke eanal,) for the purpose of intercep
a. ing and bringing back to themselves til
he produce now floating towards Norloll
The citizens Of the latter place, mol TO |
H. outdone in the competition for the rio
IL boon of the Roanoke trade, set about al
or accomplished what is now known by ii
j name Of the Portsmouth and Sea. boar
IN Rail Road, which terminates immedlatel
IT. at the lower end OF the canal, The mer
to favorable point Of receiving the produet
at since ii was there landed as matter
H. necessity. Petersburg sill! competing ID