The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-14
THE BALL in MoTIoN !!

An Internal Improvement Meeting is to be held at
Greensborough, on Tuesday of February Court; and
We learn from friend and from the Carolina Watch.
man, that most enthusiastic gathering on the sub
ject took place at Salisbury on Thursday last. The
Watchman says: .a31 gs .esa
We stop the press a moment to say that one Of
the most Interesting Rail Road meetings imaginable
has just closed. Such unanimity of sentiment, cor
dlalty of feeling, and all tending to the glorious
achievement of the Central Rail Road project and
the other schemes OF Improvement, we have never
witnessed. We have only room to say that the Hon
D. F. Caldwell, was President A. Henderson, and
others Vice Presidents and that we had speech
from J. A. Ellington, one from James w. Osborne
Rufus Barringer, His Hon. Judge Ellis, j. L. Glen:
mons, B. Craige, H. G. Jones, and j. Clarke, all Of
which were truly happy = : "
friend writing from Salisbury on Friday, says:
" The time has at last come for the redemption Of
the State. "Onward is the word" The people are with
US. From Raleigh to Charlotte (with the exception
OF single County, disappointed, but not blind 10 its
own interest, and onl y temporarily off the hande)
but one voice Is heard the subject of the Genital
Road. On the spur Of the moment we got up yes
terday one OF the most intensely interesting Meetings
1t has ever fallen to my lot to witness The farmers
were out, and listened with deep earnestness to every
word uttered. The occasion brought out Judges
Caldwell and Ellis, and Messrs. CTaige, Osborne,
Clemmons. Ellington, H. c.. Jones, and Others
There was determination in every countenance
which said '' the work must be done.'' We resoV'
ed to hold lage Internal Improvement Convention
at this place in June next. Last night Western In
ternal Improvement Association was formed. Hence
forward State policy viii be the order of the day;
and before five years the East and the West will Dc
united, not only In sentiment and feeling, but fast
forever In the bonds of commercial interest"
This speaks well for the cause. The great West
is aroused, and the shoulders of her people already
at the wheel. What say the central Counties! What
says the East? Now is the time, men of NOrA
Carolina to better the condition of your State, and
to send her forward ina noble career of Improvement
Your Legislature has done well. Suffer not its st
forts for good to be bafied or broken down rally
as one man, without reference to party, to the woh
in hand. Hold your County Meetings, your Distno
Conventions, and, if necessary, your State ConVeF
tons. Organize for this enterprise as you would
defeat political adversary. Let your public men
address the people all suitable occasions and /"
every point; and let Committees be appointed to pro
cure subscriptions and to raise stock. No impora"
result, whether in politics State affairs was ever
attained without labor and enthusiasm-labor judi
ciously laid out and directed, and enthusiasm boz
toned facts and statistics and Just expectation
of profit and advantage. If you falter now, all y
lost; but if you go forward, in the use of the PrOpe
means and with the right spirit, you must ana wv