The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-12
rcorrcspondence q the Wilmington commercial,l

/ lCorrcspondence Of the Wilmington Commerciall
RALEIGH. August 3lst, Is49.
+ The liberal spirit manifested by the Directors OF
the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road Company, In
the proposed subscription of $4,000 to the Central
Road, is duly appreciated here, and spoken of with
animated appreciation. From some remarks In the
Register, in which extract is made from the Com
merca il is that the true position of the people
of Wilmington and vicinity is better understood than
formerly. While no will expect our people TO
discard every consideration of interest," It e at once
admitted that they cherish liberal and enlightened
patriotism, and that undue feeling of jealousy IN
+ regard to other sections, prevails. e19e
It would be doing great Injustice to the citizens OF
Raleigh, not to admit corresponding sentiment OF
kindness on their part, as well enlarged patr-
otsu, embracing the welfare and honcrof the whole
State. 1t is subject of congratulation that the
citizens of the two sections better understand
each other, and there is consequently increase OF
mutual esteem.
| There are no fears for the West. Our hardy and
intelligent brethren Of the mountains free from
sel6shness as any people EARTH They willing
TO do every thing they can to promote the prosperity
of Wilmington the principal seaport, and at the
time to advance the general interest OF the State
at large.
It IS rumored that distinguished citizen quite
pet and almost spoiled child of the State is opposed
to the Central Roads hope this is true; for if
so, it must be with him vagarY-a freak of vanity
from the correction of which he cannot be exempt
through the power of talent the influence OF station
The opposition to the Road, however, is by no
means potent enough to discourage its friends. 1t
wir but stimulate them to greater exertions-and as
we have said in Wilmington, and do say still, the
Road must and shall be built" This is the language
of all classes here, (wth the exception above noed)
and it is pleasant find the operatives, and the in
dustrous citizens apprecatng the patriotism OF those
who have taken the lead in this business The public
mind is becoming more and more enlightened on the
subject and greater progress in this immediate neigh
borhood is anticipated from the efforts of the Asso-
citation recently formed here. This Society is COM
posed of body of men not easily subdued by oppo-
sition dishearened in any cause they know to be
right. From the Senior Editor.
PIrTsBoRoUGH, August 80.
/ take great pleasure in informing you, that the
President and Directors of the Cape Fear and Deep
River Navigation Company, have put under contract
(with few small exceptions in favor of stockholders)
the whole of the Cape Fear River from Fayetteville
to Haywood, together with two miles of Deep River
This contract is for sum 1cihin the estimates OF
our Engineer as heretofore published, and made
with company of highly responsible and experien-
ced gentlemen, who have been contractors the
James River in Virginia; and after of them had
traversed the Cape Fear River, and thoroughly ex-
plored it. Who can now be so silly to prate any
more, about under estimates or the HnPFaetcabihty
of this project!
Several contractors for the timber and lumber be
used in the locks and dams, have already commenced
operations, and of them at Smees Falls told me
few days since that he had large bill of lumber
then sawed, and ready to be delivered. As to the
balance Of Deep River to Hancock's mills-more
than of it has been taken by stockholders to be
worked out in stock, and they expected to begin
operations, the detailed survey and speci
fcations of the River can be completed by active
and indefatigable Engineer, Mr. Thompson.
So you see we are going ahead, and we are sure we
are right From the Corresponding Editor.
*The distinguished citizen'' alluded to above is
understood to be Mr.. Senator Badger. Standard.
NEwBERN. "We are glad to know that the at
tention Of the West is directed towards Newbern.
We feel certain she will hold out many induce
ments to attract the trade of the West to her port
any other town or city the seaboard. We shall
be grati6ed for the Patriot to 60 ahead and read
good lecture our indifference, if it sees fit
shall take pleasure in laying whatever he may say
somewhat 10 say" at the right time."
Me,cbern Republican.
We have only to say to the people Of Newbern
that it is shame and scandal to the Rip Van Win
ke household, that brethren should live forever
parated in interest and feelingstrangers each 9TH
er, where intimate social, commercial and political
communion ought exist. Newbern and Greensho-
rough (for nstance) are both laid down the map
towns in North Carolina-but that's all The North
Caronian Of NewbeTn and the North Carolinian of
Greensborough ttco folks. We have at this place
intercourse with the northern cities and the southern
States we trade with Virginia and South Carolina
We receive weekly intelligence from Europe, and
frequent news from California, South America, Aus
tralia and the faro shores of the oriental hemisphere
But We do not enjoy intercourse with fellow-cit-
lzenS OF NeWDern ana th6 regions round about; We
have no trade with them we hear news from
them are to them as &c outside barbarans''
for all that we have to do with each other there
might as well be, in the language of Col. Benton,
''a deep ditch and high waTl between u.s." We
have seen but one Newbern man in our town in a
dozen years-in fact, we believe he is all the man
we ever did see from Newbern; and he was about
as complete stranger as would have been Baron
Graffenried himself, of old-world memory and from
old Berne. And if any adventurer from our good
town Of ofGreensborough ever got to Newbern, may
confidently say he either lost strayed stolen.
The morning sun from day to day rises upon our
eastern shores-fashes over our midland forests and
gilds our hills and mountain tops of the West and
he is about the only traveller that ever comes from the
East to the West the magnificent longitude Of
North Carolina. The rich people Of Newbern and
of the whole East annually 60 to Saratoga Niagara,
the towns upon the Hudson, &C., to the Virginia
Springs ;-when their visits ought to be to own
western hils-our own big mountains, the grandest
in the Union-our own wild dells and dales and
grots-our own gushing streams, where rosy Health
dwells with Nature in the sweetest widest solitudes
this side of fairy land pardon this ss bounce -
there Is more truth than poetry in it, But the peo
pie of Newbern very naturally go North, because
they go more comfortably and cheaply. The uhima
thule of their journey in that direction is actually
er, so far cash and comfort concerned though
some six or eight hundred miles away, than the glo
rious highlands of their own State at distance of
only two hundred and fifty miles, The people of New
bern do just like other foIks-they seek the shortest
roads to enjoyment.
But all these minor considerations in this dol
lar-and-cent age. Who's to make money by an inn
proved connexion between Newbern and the West |
All of uS-in the East and the West. We of the |