The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-22
LOCATION OF THE PLANK ROAD.

Considerable dissatisfaction seems to have been
scasioned, among the citizens of Salisbury and in
he valley of the Yadkin, we'll as among portion
# the people of Fayetteville, by the vote given by
Goy Manly at the recent meeting of the Stockholders
n locate the Plank Road by way of Carthage, Ashe-
,,rough, and Johnsonville to Lexington. A Public
Meeting has been held in Salisbury, at which the
,ston of Gov. Manly in the premises sharply
ensured, and determination was evinced not to
,,guesce in the proposed route. In order that our
raiders may have opportunity of Judging for them
.Ires, we copy as follows the proceedings of that
geng together with various articles from the Car
Lima Watchman, the Hornets Nest. and the Fayette-
vile Carolinian:
-. THE PLANK ROAD. ----. ..
Ma. EDITOR You published in. your last paper, a
aort account of the meeting of the stockholders in
he Fayetteville and Western Plank Road company,
rom which it appeared that the Road had been located
), as to run from this place Murchisons Factory
hence to- Carthage, md through Johnsonvlle, Ashe-
bro and Lexington to Salisbury. 1t cannot be dis
missed or denied that the people of this place preferred
he route by Watson's Bridge rather than that by
Carthage, plain, not only from all the votes
in N. meeting, but also from the strong expression
d feeling and opinion, both - public and private.
The large vote cast by the BoaFOf Internal Improve
nens aided by the votes of the few friends of the
Central route-but still more by the support of many
stockholders here, who united with them In spirit
Of compromISe-reSulted In giving 10 tne ROAD It's
prSent location.
Now that the matter is settled, why need suffer
ouf disappointment to work prejudice to our inter-
sts! When before did we ever engage in any scheme
A d Improvement, in which we have come near to
saire and complete success as In this Will the
N Plank Road do US good? Are we willing now
II to relnqush the chances Of better day and throw
nrelves back to the position we held six months
ego! ,. as -,
N he Plank Road located as it is, than we should be
without any Road at all Is it nothing to have tho
n trade Of Randolph, Davidson, Guilford, Stokes and
ether rich counties of the State Let DER citizens
think dispassionately and cooly of this matter. We
are not ruined, we are not undone; and though dis
appointed and feeling the disappointment keeny and
sensively let us not punish ourselves for an event
1 which sought earnestly and faithfully to avert
i Ii wronged-if injustice has been done to US In this
matter-if our wishes and feelings have been thwarr-
Il ed BY those who proclaimed in our midst that the
interests of Fayetteville and the interests of the State
we're identical-one and inseparable-if our hopes
have been excited by seductive promises OF coopera-
/ ton from the "powers that be, and tnese hopes
have been suddenly dashed, let us reserve our walls
wrath for the author authors OF the mschef and
| not to spend it upon ourselves. We need not. we
cannot reproach have done our duty In
This matter.
Though we were strongly and warmly for the
Northern route we submit ceerfuly to the decision
hat has been made. We are fully OF opinion the
Plank Road will do great good. let US then set
10 the work in earnest-iet us accomplish ana COM
ee it without delay, and it shall be the source OF
blessings innumerable to US and to our posterity-
CROSS CREEK.
-., FavetteriIle C1roHnian.
From the Editorial remarks in the Observer, it
would be presumed that the citizens of FayettevIhe
we're ouite satisfied with the location of the Plank
Road, and very quietly acquesced in the decision OF
The Governor and Board of Internal Improvements
So far from this being the fact at no time was the
community ever3more excited-never has such feel
mos of bitterness been exhibited. Their hopes and
xpectations have been blasted. 1t was confidently
expected as they the principal private stocKno-
ders they would be permitted to locate the ROAD IN
such direction as would afford some prospect Oh
reYenue.)
When Governor Manly, in short address made
to the multitude assembled to greet his comlng aVow,
ed that he had come with the purse of the State and
the same time with feelings OF the utmost kindness
towards the old Town-ready and willing 70 coop,
crate in all measures to improve its condition, and
with no disposition to control the action OF It's ci
zens the fears excited were alayed and we thought
there was no disposition on the part OF the state &c
give the Road direction from which the va Io"l
could derive but little benefit The declarations o.
the Governor were received with the utmost enthu'
siasm and for time man was more popular
Had Gov Manly in the outset apprlzed US that we
should not be permitted to locate the road In any OH
direction than the S0atheTn OF CcHIIdI
sbonId have submitted with the best grace we could
but after ostensby taking neutral position, during
two days of excited and angry discusslon1aiter US
ing his influence to suppress part OF the report o.
the ENGINEER favorable to the northern route-atte
refusing to permit the road to be located to Posltol
common to botti-after stating that we had not sum
cient information to decide correctly on any Paluca
lar route-aer exhausting the patience of the stock
holders, and exciting the fears the timid that noth
lag would be done-at last giving the vote OF I'M
State to locate the whole line Of the road through
barren country for 10 miles at cost OF NOR
than the route settled on by nine out
/ ten, we come to any other conclusion tnan ina
/ he acted with incincerity! i.. -t-'-. - s.,'--
"Be those Juggling friends no more Believed, I.
That paIter with us in double sense, = -"
That keep the word Of promise to our ear, -,
And break it to our hope" n,,n rr,,'-''
7'sss $50 - g2sa Fayetteville CarOhhidn.s
~ - ..zl PUBLIC MEETING ssi s.er4 Is
Alta public meeting of very respectable Portlol
Of the citizens of Salisbury, on the evening OF tn
0g.l. oF1rak kfr1rrs