The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06

valuation was increased under the plan recommended
bv Gov, Graham, in 1847, to $66, ,43O, ,OOO-thus
showing, in over 30 years, small increase OF IL
in several of the towns of Massachu
setts where Rail Roads had been built the rise in
real estate had progressed rapidly 900 per
year. We must rise higher, or the inevitable result
would be sink lower yes, still lower, than we have
ever been before. Since the commencement of the |
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road, Baltimore itself has
rapidly progressed, while the real estate in and around
it has proportionably risen in value. Another objec
ton sometimes urged against the Central Road is,
that it will tend to put down the home market. HE
build up the Cotton MARKET and to Pork he could
perceive how it would operate adversely to it. In
most of the inland towns west of this Pork, during
the past winter, commanded about the same price as
it did here In this place he would allude to what ne
witnessed short time since. In the steamboat In
which he was passenger from Newbern to Goldsbo-
rough, he saw large quantity of Flour and Picked
Pork from the North and destined to be consumed In
North Carolina. He deprecated such state OF things
Why, we could make at home as good an article OF
Flour end Picked Pork any where, and all we re-
quire to bring it into existence, was to build the
Central Road, when it could be conveyed to market.
A gentleman from what is called the s. dark corner"
had offered him very nice, good butter, and under
instructions from his wife, he could not take less than
20 cents per pound. The General offered the market
price, which is Is cents. The gentleman was lucky
enough to make sale of two or three pounds at 20
cents, but had to carry the rest back home. When
the Rail Road was completed, such would not be the
case, for such butter then would command as good
price as any Northern butter, and the price would be
uniform because facility of transportation would give
it the advantage of several markets. He would enter
into this contract with any good farmer In the coun-
try: If he will keep exact account OF his savings
after the completion of the Road, for FIVE years, for
the articles of SALT sugar, coffee, iron and molasses
and, on his exports, give the savings to him, the
General would agree reimburse him all his increased
State taxes.
Gen. S. said he had to pay more freight on some
boxes sent to him from GoIdsborough to this City,
than it had cost him from Charleston to Godsborough
The wagon freight was for 81 miles, and the other
near 46O. He had heard the remark that we could
not be worsed, and might be benefited, and ne re-
garded the author of it sensible man. Why is 1t
that your neighbors advance and you stand still
You cannot maintain this position long you must
ad vance or recede. While he was abroad, Englaad
appropriated about $5OO0O,O00 to relieve Ireland,
and most of it to the United States to purchase
provisions, and yet North Carolina did not reap dol
lar of it. And why? Because she had no means of
transporting her provisions from the interior, here
they were made. Again. it is objected that we have
no seaport town. IT'S not true. Wilmington has
good bar of IA feet water and Newbern over bar.
He saw in Wilmington, cabbages, potatoes, onions,
&c., brought from the North, by vessels, who took
on freight Naval Stores for the West Indies, who
brought back Groceries, which were taken to New
York, and afterwards actually brought there 6y
merchant in Rowan, and re-shpped to him, ma Will
mington. 1t was the same case with salt, and there
could not be doubt that on the completion OF the
Central Road, Salt could be bought in Raleigh at 40
cents. Moreover, the building of the Central Road
would bolster up and reanimae the other two Rail
Roads, and open all their markets to the citizens OF
this and the western counties on the line OF the
trail Road. He owned stock in either OF those
Roads, but they good enterprises and he would
be glad to see them prosper.
Gen. S. said he had some remarks for his political
friends though he did not intend to mingle this ques
ton up with politics at all. In 1915, VIM. Boylan,
John Hinton and Seth Jones represented the County
of Wake and voted for certain Improvements where
in the State was take'a third of the stock. The
County endorsed this vote by re-electng, in 1916,
all of these gentlemen. These works consisted in
the improvement of six Rivers, which he adduc-
ed for the purpose of showing that the State then
took stock and that Internal Im2rov was then
considered as Republican measure, and if SO, ould
not be anti-democratic. Internal Improvement by
the States Democratic doctrine asserted ny
General Jackson in his Maysvlle Veto Message, and
reafirmed by the late President Polk in his Harbor
the high character of President Folks administration
abroad, and passed high eulogy on both him and
Gen. Jackson. He asked, was not Virg inia Demo
cratic State! and yet she had embarked in the enter
prize to the amount of $7,0O0,00O. Was not South
Carolina she also had her millions. Look also at
Georgia, with her Democratic Governor and Legis-
ature taking the lead of all Southern States not only
in such enterprises, but also in prosperity Her main
Roads now yield nett profit of form IL to IA per
cent. Look at the Democratic Governor OF Iennes-
see. He has proposed four roads, either OF which
would cost more than ours. This was not and could
not be partizan measure. He should never, by his
vote, sanction it as such.
He himself had always been for thoroughfare
to the West. He was for Turnpike Read west,
thirty years ago. and in 1910, when he was the De-
mocratic candidate for Governor, he was in favor OF
such a scheme as Ithe Central Road, and all who
voted for him. knew it. So were the Hons. L. D..
Henry and Michael Hoke, and host of others not
necessary to mention.
| 1t was no part of his duty to defend the last Leg
islature. They needed defence but as to the tax,
it had no direct bearing the subject OF Internal
| Improvements. The State had heretofore borrowed
the Literary Fund money, and as the parties were
equal in the Legislature, it good time to raise
tax and pay it. They did and he heard no COM
plant, save from the moneylenders, and they ought
to be the last as they had all the profits of govern
ment and had heretofore contributed nothing for its
support. That provision of the law was good.
He had said he was not Stakeholder in either OF
the other Roads, but this he had subscribed $1,000
and stood pledged as of the hundred. He valued
his real estate Raleigh, at $4,000, and was
willing to subscribe the tenth part and if others
would follow the example, the road would soon be
built. If enough would come forward and make up
the sum of $4,000, they would pay the money
But if necessary for the completion of the work, he
would raise the whole $4,000. as hard as it would
bear on him, and lose every dollar of it, too, rather
than such noble enterprise should fail.
A Company from Boston had written to him, say
;no thew would take $3.50 900 worth Of stock if they
could get the contract for the whole Road. He an
swered them that it was proposed to be North Ca
rolina Road and if they came in, they would have
to do so as our people did. =,
, He had been accused of being too Jealous in tht
work. Had other gentlemen been where he had been
bo had thovW think