The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-10
For the North Carolina Standard.

For the North Carolina Standard
THE NORTH CAROLINA RAIL koAD.
Nh EprroR: Observing that you have thrown
omen YOUR columns for free discussion OF tne pro-
prie,y of building the proposed Central nan noac'
propose to submit to the people OF our oa'e low
IDEAS. for their consideration. believe the proposed
Road. if ever built will not yield an income halt sui
6cient TO keep in repair and for this belief nave
the fol,owino reasons. The Railroad which has tor
many wears been in operation from Henderson 10 ta
LEIGH, has not paid expenses; and my in1ormatlon
leads me believe that the country which Tue
from Raleigh to Charlotte will run through, makes
and will make no more to send on Railroad than the
region between Raleigh and Henderson. 1t my IN,
formation be correct, the Counties lying
contiguous to the Road raise pork and bacon, wn'c"
is sold in North Carolina, South Carolina ana "eo.
gia. The pork is driven and Will, rall9aa u. o mo
railroad, continue to be driven, on foot, anu nc
con is wagoned and sold by wholesale anu lI'al' n III
our VILLAGES and country stores. For th's' hen.
Railroad will be of no use. They raise corn. "".S
is distilled into whskey and is Pedd!ed on n '.e
same way They raise cotton, whlch is "aso"tu ~
the various factories and sold 'nets: w. co.,.
i, manufactured into -four, and sold in the same man
ner and tobacco, which is also manufactureo' anu
6ns marke, in the same way, and in the same Piace
TO suit these people, you must have rai'Iod! 'T w
their doors every village and country STORE se
,stern part of n. G.. and portion VI Ia anu ..
ner takes in his load of bacon, flour, whisKey' OF
ufactured tobacco, he expects to sell large Poruon
of it to private individuals and families, at ther resi-
dences, and his cotton at the factories:
The people of several of the Countess rePrese"'eu
az most deeply interested in the CentIa noau' ".S
daiIy in wagons hauling flour, whiskey, bacon' and
manufactured tobacco, across the Railroad already
built, from Henderson to Raleigh. Ihey are, anu
mnst of necessity continue to be, community OF
pedders. They are on the dividing ground between
tho tobacco wheat cotton, and stock raising couh!fes
and will continue to raise of all these Produc,s
for which Railroads will afford ,hem considerable
advantages In finding market. we have seen 'ha'
some for,y miles of The Railroad from Henderson to
Raleigh, does not pay expenses, ana unless '"e au-
voca,es of the Central Road, show strong pro,
bability, that continuation will pay BETTER 1t Will
surely he unjust and impoltc to extend 1t farther
for common sense will say that the people Of Tyr
rel and Macon ought not to be taxed to keep IN repair
as we'll as build road that is not Of the smallest ad
VANTAGE to them through Wake and Rowan. Ihe
people of Tyrrel and Macon may we'll say to those
of Wake and Rowan, {" If your road is worth build
iny it is surely worth keeping in repar;'' and yet
we see our whole State taxed to keep in repair the
railroad from Henderson to Raleigh. " But. say
the advocates of the Central road, extending the
present road from Raleigh to connect with the
s. c. roads, We shall add greatly to the proh's OF the
roads now built by getting the great Southern m rasel
ofpassengers going North and returnlhg' .s.t is -
er it be probable. There is from Richmond, Fa.' 10
Danville railroad in progress which Will be com
peted long before the Central Road can be buiit.
The distance from Salisbury to Richmond by way
of Danville, is about thirty miles less than by way
of Raleigh. The route ria Danville leads through
some of the finest land in Va. and N. c., and por-
ton of it presents of the most Interesting scene
ry to be found in the South. The route ria Raleigh
to Richmond, will present to the South Caronian
or Georgian but little more than what he has had
surfeit Of at home pine forest, pine Forest pine fof
est. But, say some, e" there will be a gap between
Salisbury and Danve, over which the n. e. Leg
isature will not suffer Railroad to be built" 10
this, reply, Bah Did you ever hear OF d commu'
nifty of land owners being prevented from making
any sort of road they wanted through their own
lands with their own means " hen the Rlchmond
and Danvile road is completed and the Virginia cap
itaists say to the planters of Caswe, Rockingham.
&C., who raise as fine tobacco and wheat as any
part of N. c., IS We have made Railroad to your
borders; get charter from your Legislature, and
we will extend it through your midst and by many OF
your doors, that you can carry your fine tobacco
for song to the best Tobacco market in the United
States these people apply for charter
from their servants in the Legislature, that one
who would dare to deny them must be bold, as
well as bad man. The people OF Warren might
we'll say to Granville, g. you shall make no tobac-
co, for by your growing it, we get less tor what we
maks Let US look to the State of Virgi and see
what was lone there, when the people in the North
western part Of the State petitioned that the Batl-
more and Ohio Il. R. Company should be allowed
make their Road through Virginia so as to reach
the Ohio River. The Legislature at first did refuse
charter but the people interested told them that
they ,rould hare it. That if clear right de-
MED to them, they would secede and annex themsel-
10 another State. And in that case, let US note
that the for refusing charter ten times
as strong they can possibly be in our own case.
In order TO get large share of the trade of the great
West, and build up Richmond into great city, Vir-
ginia had expended some eight ,errmillions of
dollars, and expected to spend great deal more,
when the demands of portion Of her citizens stand
ing their first rights, forced her TO allow most
formidable rival to make road through her territory;
road. too. which would not only give to Baltimore
portion of the Ohio trade, but dvest from Rich
mond large share of the Va. trade, which she al
ready possessed. Away then, with the notion, that
any of our citizens will ever put up with denial Of
plain right.
They were born in land of liberty and know
their rights too well for that But, admitting for a
moment, that it is such scheme ought to be a
dopted and carried into effect contend that the
ner in which the charter passed, appropriating
two millions of the peoples money at one dash (be.
sides very pretty sum for plank roads, &c, &C.,
the same SESSION. calls for decided, emphatic re-
eake al the hands of the tax-paying people. These
ledge OF consent Of those who are to pay them. Is
this right! Ought we to sanction it! If the last
Legislature appropriated three millions of dollars
without the previous appreciation of the people, is ii
not probable, unless we frown upon such proce-
dure, that the next will vote away four OF six mil.
lions :! Plausible schemes will never be WANTING 40
long as the tax payers will hold their pockets OPEN
One years delay surely could not have done very
great harm. And in one year the project might have
been explained to the people, and their opinions and
wishes in relation to it, ascertained. But the matte,
has an aspect worse still. This tax of two millions
ofdollars has been laid shoulders by one man.
by the casting vote Of the Speaker of the Senate.
The very high respect which entertain for nun.