The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-20
ny REQUEST
The NOrlh.CaroIina Rail Road.
ANXIOUS

u SOultDitttt IOT on
= County, ard II being made our duty 10 Of
: point Committees 10 the various sections {
The county to procure subscriptions To tn
capital stock in the North Carolina Raj
road, and take other measures which the
may deem necessary TO the promotion G
thus enterprise, have proceeded TO dlscharg
'his duty as we'll as we could, aud anuounc
the Committees suhjoined.
10 making Known these Committees ",
, tfus; no apology is necessary for ptesca,
ing few considerations why tho seycra
duties assigned to Us should be attended /,
promptly and efficiently.
Thus is the first aid of importance tina
has ever been rendered By the Legislature
TO our extensive and leitIlc iegion Of aes
tern Carolina, "a section OF country, were
It's farmers. mechanics, manufactures anc
trade, encouraged by the facilities which
this road would give, IS destined SION to be
The NOS. beautiful, healthy and desirable
portion Of the whole South. Oar soft our
climate, our forests, our streams and adyan
iaees OF water power taken together are
EQUAL 10 those enjoyed by any people. Yet
when Ue compare our state OF prosperity
with tina, OF others whose advantages ~
these are Acknowledged TO be greatly IN
iefor, nc are struck with wonder and sur
Prise. How IS ihIs ference TO be accoun.
ted ioi Ii cannot be that our people arc
wanting IN energy and industry. When
they remove TO other S'ates ~hefe their Ia
Dor is ialrly and promptly reSnrdcd, and
+ where the products Of their industry have
such market tina, the more the, produce
the more they make, We fad them keeping
/ pace With The most industrious, enterptis.
ing and prosperous around them. We have
then the SOL, the climate, the willingness
to work, and the people to do i, and sl,h
all these, the advances hich We have made
or tha last bali century 10 collective or 10
,iisIduai wealth are scarcely perceptIhIe.
/ Why are these things so What IS wan.
~. What IS the csu.e : Is here 90
/ rcmeds J
In the sister States, as With us, Asncul
ufe is esteemed the mother Of the atts-
most honorable and mos, prolific OF good
But there Genus aud Science seek associ
alton with her. and contribute from their
b1Unicous resources 10 lessen the bufihcn
/ of the hu-bandmans toll and 10 mitigate
he severity oil his labors, by the addition
Of skill aud improvement, and consequent.
/ ~ more abundan, reward. With them
every thing IS done which the means Of the
country will permit, 10 make the employ.
men: OF the farmer u cheering and ptofIa.
/ be one. |, is so and nearly all eho can
| acquire lands, engage IN agriculture from
choice and most OF those Who engage IN
other pursuits, do so from necessity. Wan
US the encouragement gwen TO farming has
been SO limited, that We fad bu, few, itany
engaged entirely IN cuilyatlug the ground,
sho have been educated for that pursuit
but perceive, as 1e regret 10 say, a dspo.
,lion too general with the youth Of the
country 10 prefer almost any other employ.
men, 10 that which, IN our country, should
be the greatest IN honor, dignity aud in
portaucc, and which should constru'e the
very foundation Of our independence. wealth
and power.
We give II as our honest and decided
opinion, that the construction Of the North
Carolina Railroad, which would tender 10
Us al once the ma, kets oil Richmond, Peters.
burg, Norfolk, Raleigh, Ne~bern. Wi
ming'on, Columbus, Charleston. and Angus
tan short, let US into the markets oil The
world would produce revolutIon, pros
peri,y. spirit Of improvement, and enter
prise 10 western Catolins, rarely wilnessc,
~ any country before. II would also con
meet us with our fellow citizens in the f. Isl
aud enable Us 10 furnish them with such a
bundance Of trad, and the necessares they
buy elsewhere, so much cheaper and bette
as TO compensate them amply for The al
they are required to contribute TO this grca
Safe work. BY this means VIC will nitro
duce our eastern friends TO the highest 90
most extensive mountains; the most beau
tilul, enllvening, romantic and subm
scenery aud tho most agreeable and sal
ubrious atmosphere within their reach. D
this road and the great western Turnpike
they can easly and in few days get mi
the midst OF our own lofty mountains, I
spend their summers cheaper, and as sgree
ably, as they can anywhere out oil the Stat
money saved to them, kept IN the State
and gained by US.
lf We unite our hands snd strength
build this Road, we can easily do it. 1t
greatly TO our interest that II should
made. II will he funds and labor prolific
bly, invested. II will greatly increase III
value Of all the property we now own, an
especially all the real estate situate with
one or two days drive OF the Road.
gill ennble US to make profits from abc
,a,owcd IN working and improving on
'a,,. !, will render healthy the who
LAY. II will bring our lands into ma
tho 81 .ach US that we can get along bette
''"ti tracts Of land shao large ones