Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-10-18
From the Raleigh Register.
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The Law, which authorized the building OF the
Central Rail Road could never have been passed if
it had not been expressly understood by the Legsa
ture and the people, that it to be North Caro-
lima, and not Virginia road and was intended to
build up own Town and Markets, and not of Vir
ginia by bringing together in trade and intercourse
the Western and Eastern sections of our own State
And that to accomplish these great Objects the road
would be located in good faith to secure to the
Western trade and people, the preference of our own
towns and markets, by greater facilities IN travel and
conveyance, than exists markets beyond the State
And this only be done by ocatins, the road and
its Depot the South side of this City. But if per-
sonal interests influences here, elsewhere,
suffered to defeat the aforesaid Objects by locating
the road along the extreme Northern border of the
City, until it reaches the CASTOR road Depot, and
thence on, or with the CASTOR railroad miles,
and then curved through the woods to the east of
the city, and so on to Godsboro, las to-days sur
veyng of the route seems to Indicate as the inten-
ton, and as the confident assertions of those who
likely to be we'll informed, that it will be the
route fixed upon for the road, renders probable it
will be, to all intents and purposes Virginia, and
not North Carolina Road mere e1tention of the
Petersburg road into the very heart of the State, to
feed their Virginia road and build up the Virginia
towns and markets, at the expense Of the impover-
ishment of our own Those who control this matter
ought to see that such a road be built !;
that the Eastern people, and many others, who have
North Carolina hearts in their bosoms, among the
best friends of the road fairly located will refuse to
be taxed build-but will unite with its enemies in
the next Legislature, to kill it as dead as Julius C-
| sar. And under such circumstances. they ought to
do it, And yet, |, who say this have done as much
as any man in the State in my position and circum-
Stances to get the law passed. creating the charter
and since them to secure the charter. Let me not
be told that the extreme northern border OF the city
and the CASTOR road track, for some miles, or any
where near it, affords the best and most practicable
| route for said road. Hundreds hereabouts know
better and know that the Southern side of the city
affords the choice of several routes, over more lev
ell country, more direct to Goldsboro', costing less
money to make it, and passing through cultivated
country ready to furnish both and travel for
| the road Whereas, the Northern and CASTOR road
location would not even benefit Raleigh ITSELF beyond
the benefits it would confer few rich people a.
long its Northern border, who long have had, and
still have the benefits of the CASTOR road and Depot
in their midst.
| Petersburg and other Towns, having rail roads,
understand these things far better. Their policy
has been, to permit two rail roads to meet
and form one continuous road through, but always
to compel each road to terminate at its own Depot In
opposite points of the Town. and thus secure to eve
~ branch of industry and enterprise in the Town,
all possible advantage from such roads. And so 1t
should be here and if attempt should be made to
locate ours differently and maniesty contrary to TIE
intention and objects of the road we must only seek
our remedy by an Injunction to stay all further pro-
ceenings until higher authority can pass upon the
Question and rectify the wrong vn
| hale}Sn, ON OCGOUeT. n IA L n LAAI'
| AN EYE-opENER-We wish to call the attention of
the national wings to the political programme of the
abotionists of this State, marked out by Seward
Greeley & Co. 1t is briefly this Seward and John
Van Buren, have had an interview, and come to an
understanding. They to unite the abolition sec
tons of their respective parties, and make grand
rally in support of the Syracuse ticket Seward and
the q Prince" to stump the State Immediately,
and harangue the people on the 'nigger question "
in general and the fugitive slave law in particular
They thus count on an excitement that will insure
success at the coming election, and found Buffalo
platform for 1852 when the slavery question is again
to be made the grand ISSUE under the following free
soil banner:
| For President-THoMAs H. BENTON.
i For Vice PreSident-WnLIAM H. SEWARD.
i For United States Senator-JoHN VAN buren,.
i If these designs should prove successful we dc
not hesitate total destruction of the Union within
three years from this date and them as some future
Tactus passes amid the rufus of the Capitol and re-
mombers the once prosperous and happy days OF the
Il American Union, he may exclaim, Rome had hel
Catalina France her Robespierre, and the republic
of Washinton her Seward."-N. Y. Mirror.
TExAs-Gov Bell has called an extra meeting o
the Legislature of Texas, to assemble in November
next.
THE PLANK RoAD.-The Tolls on the Is miles o
the Road for the first ten days in Oct, amount t.
S153 this too when the river is at the lowest stage
and failure of the wheat crop greatly dinunishe
the quantity of produce coming to market.
5 Fayetteville Observer.
r SEA BOARD AND ROANOKE RAIL RoAD.-We learl
from the Norfolk Beacon, that two miles of this roa
have been re-laid, and that the work is progressing
: rapidly. The force at work upon the road will b
! increased, as fast as hands can be obtaiaed
HreH-PR1cED LAND-The value cf land in Ian
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