The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-03-07

were arefse 20 an rnlcfnfife Mtirn Nuntu
rsrry The trade a ihrse fertile regions. in
both directions. Immediately heyand the
barders az orr Stale. They had long seen
and deplored he want Of \ community OF
feeling and interest between lhs Weslerp
and Eastern portions al The State: they
knew vel. - we al know, shal car en-
feebled condition Is in great measure ON
ing 10 Ibis unnatural esirangemeni, and
they strongly deprecated plsn vhirh was
forever 10 pfrpelnaie this stale 81 ihings.
They said they thought they could de-
Use . scheme which would snswer all me
purposes Of agriculture. and al The same
line prevent this severance and alienation
between hrolhers. They said il was lrns.
that unless something was offered lllal
might better claim our sanction, they had
no right 10 siand.in cur way. and pre-.
vent ms from helping ourselves in any
snrh manner a. we could with our own
means: and lhal il this more favorable al
tentative was not offered % the West. they
would acquiesee in The grant ri The Char
lolie and Danville charter. They point
ed. also. 10 The fact when we should ar
rive NJ Richmond. we were sill $50 miles
from sea. and that such market would.
by no means. answer our agricultural pro-
daclions. We were. therefore. called up
on 10 pause. and we did pause 10 see what
this alternative might be. After The scheme
proposed in the Governors message was
rejected. and all hope uf adjustment seem.
Ell 10 have vanished. this scheme of n Cen
trail Railroad from Goldshorough TO Char
loue was proposed by The Senator frnm
New Hanover. with The advice and rom
sent II some of MS and other members OF
both Houses, from the East and The West.
The leading features Of This scheme are.
10 start nj point where The Rail Road
that runs from Wilmington 10 The Roanoke
River iniersecis with Nense. TO wit. al OF
near Peterborough. in Wayne county,
l(ii being the head ri navigation on iha.
River.) thence TO run through Raleigh and
Salisbury 10 Charlotte. The act further
provides that whenever one million Of
dollars is taken in stock by individuals.
the Stale is 10 subscribe two millions. u
also makes a provision. by whirh the Ra.
leigh and CASTOR Rail Road (now The en-
tire property Of the STATED will be saved
from u,ier ruin: this provision is. that one
half of the stock of this road shall ne sur
rendered 20 the former stockholders. and
they be released from all their liabilities
(which are ve,y griesous) upon condition
that they put five hundred thousand dol
lars worth of work upon the road. This
central scheme had The one advantage over
all others ever proposed in the counrils Of
our State &c drawing together and hsrmo
missing the discordani and long alienated
divisions Of our State. Il presented the
further advantage of falling in with The Tide
Of travelling, and OF supplying .ihe want
ing link" in the vast chain Of Rail Rosd
that stretches with this excepiion) from
the Lakes 10 The waters Of The Mississip-
lpi. Ii had the advantage also, Of conduet.
Il ing us with only about twenty i've miles
difference in ,lisiance) 10 Richmond, where
our chosen scheme. the Danyille improve.
meni. proposed carrying ms: and over and
above this, 10 Petersburg, To Norfolk, To
Raleigh, to Newhern, and TO Wilmington.
II promised 10 iiemnify The Stale in ile
large outlaws which had been made in The
two Rail Roads already in operation, BY
bringing up The value Of the stock. II
|calIed for much less money from individ-
Iuals. and therefore. seemed much more
likely 10 succeed, than the other scheme.
Norfolk, Newborn. and Wilmington, are
all near the seaboard. and are, therefore,
for all grain, much heller markets than
Richmond conld be. Wilmington. in par
iicular, is the best market for an interior
country. Of any port in the Southern States.
Upon the whole. The alternative proposed
liz this scheme, embraced FAR more than
we asked or expected. Who thai loved
the Old North Siaie--who that rejoiced in
her strength and pride of character. could
halt between opinions! Who could ,louhl
or hesitate! We did not. We gave up
a. once our preference for the Danville
charier, and in so doing, we think we have
met the just expectations Of our consiit,l.
cnls, and OF all The friends Of Western
Carolina. We think, too, that in so do
ling. we have opened way Tor the re-
demplion Of our declining fortunes.
Now, as to The prac,icabiity Of the pro-
posed scheme: from Carlolte. 10 the Yad-
kin River (46 miles, we know from per-
sonal observation. that the eroundi highly
favorable for the construction and keeping
up work Of this kind. A direct line be.
tween these points, would we well adapt.
ed 10 such road; but by detecting either
to the right or the left, we have country
that cannot be surpassed in suitableness,
by anv in The State. At the same dfs-
lance from the sea. From Guldsborougll
to Raleigh. reckonel a. As miles, there Is
a uniform plain. Astounding in The very
best timber. On both these sections. Ia.
hor is cheap. and provisions plenty. The
probability is, that these two sections can
he constructed al the very lowest rate
which is given for such work. We would
suppose that eicuen thousand dollars a
mile would be an ample estimate for this
part. Allowing for deviaiions. and 10 leave