The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-01
LETTER FROM Gov SWAIN.

CHAPEL HUI. July 18th, l64g. 3.
To Governor Morehead, Uha;rnan Of The Executive
cOnsmittee of he Salisbury c6npenfion. rs
My DEAR SIR; Left here in the stage on the eve-
ming of the 10th ult.s on Southwestern tour TAX
ing the Salisbury Convention in my way Ireturn-
ed after an absence of % days on the 9Th Instant
having travelled about l, $50 miles-2l0 of which
were along the stage route from Goldsborough to
Charlotte, and 63l the South Carolina and Gsor-
gia Railroad, viz: from Camden, South Carolina to
Dalton, Georgia, 424 miles, returning from Dalton,
Georgia, to Charleston, s. c., 407 mites.
Along the line of our proposed Rail Road from
Godsborough to Charlotte, the stages run weekly
If you reach Goldsborongh precisely at the hour Of
departure, which is only possible, three times in the
week, and meet with no delay from any cause, you
may arrive in Charlotte in three days and half or
81 hours. Your expenses will be, stage-fare from
Goldsborough to Raleigh "a 50-thence to Salisbury
$40 5O-to Charlotte $3-$l9. zsz
In tavern bils-dinner at Smithfeld, SO cents-a
days board in Raleigh 81 50-supper at Morings SO
breakfast at Hot's 5O-dinner in Greensborough so,
supper so. (f you get any1-breakfast in Salisbury
50-dinner in Concord 5O-$5.
Making the aggregate expense $23 for 9lO miles
stage trave performed at the rate of less than 81
miles an hour, at the average expense of about IL
cents pet mile. s-. e-.Elss i
On the line of Rail Road referred to. left Cam
den at O'Clock in the morning and arrived at Dali
ton at the next evening, making 424 miles in SO
Notwithstanding, left Dalton at "A. NJ, and the
train arrived at Charleston the day at IL NJ,
making 407 miles in 81 hours. paid for fare going
ana returning $l5-taYern bills and omnibus fare
going and returning .$6,-makng the aggregate ex-
pense $2l for S31 miles rail road travel the
IL miles hour, at the average expense of 81 cents
per mile. a.. s:sss
The result of the whole is simply this You travel
along the rout of the proposed Rail Road fifth of
the speed and at four times the expense in approach
ing the capital of your State, that is required
to take Georgian or South Caronan to his capital,
or to any of the great commercial markets Of these
States. This journey from Goldsborough to Char
lotte cost $23-the same distance in South Caro-
lima and Georgia fraction over $5. fpaid tax
therefore on this single aunt of about $I8 for the
omission of the government provide great high
way for her citizens am not very great traveller,
but pay considerably more than this sum for simi-
lar discomfort delay, and exposure every year of my
life. There many citizens of Moth Carolina
who pay larger amount; and there is no one, enjoy
ing the right of suffrage, who though he may never
enter stage coach, acre OF land, does not
pay tax upon his sugar and his salt, his molasses
and his iron that would excite rebellion if impos-
ed by the government for the avowed object of re-
| moving the evil.
Nal. Hinton, in his recent plain, practical ustra-
tions of the advantages derived from the Raleigh and
CASTOR road, concludes his remarks in relation the
County of Granville with the following summary
statement: '
I" Fhen Sir, not taking into the. estimate the saw
ing Dry Goods, Hardware, and other articles of
Merchandise which daily arriving at the different
Depots, and the variety of the smaller products of
the farm that in like manner. exported, the
count in the County of Granville for her savings by
the rail road stands Tins.