North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-25
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From the Warreuton News
SPEECH OF GEN SAUNDEKsoo ~ Gen
The following is portion of the ADDRESS at ~,
San nders. delivered in this place on Ine SIui uI.
oh icb we promised to publish, but "hlch we "eie
n nable 10 do until this week: ;,,oI
CO. SAUNDERS said, he must ask Inc mo- ieehco
.,aa,ng while he noticed some very ill-natur'
Cd and iIiberal remarks which had appeared In me
Wilmington papers, on the SUBJ eel OF me nae 'g
IL Css7or Road He preferred noticing the mal'eI
- as he had been accused of uitering sentiments
nj IF The State which he would not venture 10 u.leI
in IL and as he gentlemen present. VINO I,do
hoard what he said in Petersburg, they wouo DC aOe
iudoe how far his language was consistent.
The friends of this measure are cha,geu ia ing
hostile to our State improvements. Inc cliLers vi
Raleigh, and as he supposed an o'neiS WY .onon
the MEASURE are charged with being under foreign
influence, and the leading men about the CAPITOL OF
both political parties, said to be under the control
and influence of Virgnia, and the Capltol Is oesig
mated as sort of Virginia garrison, whilst he (Gen'
8 had been denounced recreant TO the interests
of his own State, and as hostile TO the building up
of her own Market towns. Now, all of this, to say
the least of it, is very silly. Ii the charge was true
if YOU preferred sending your tobacco TO Virginia
Markets because you found II TO your interests, you
would not likely, change your market because OF this
abuse, unless it were shown TO be your Interest 10
change; then, doubt you would do so, and NOT
before. But what have the friends of the faieigH
and CASTOR Road done, TO incur this censure .'i
want of State pride and State attachment 4 ney
in favor of the reconstruction OF the roa"'
cause they think their interest and convenience Mil
be promoted by it, and he had advocated IL Decduse
he had thought it measure OF lnPortance % go
nected with the internal Improvements OF the Stde.
TT tbere he ANYTHING wrong in this measure-lf
be against sound policy, intended 10 Dehen' oul ss
ter State expense, then the iegIslaluIe WIZ
passed the law-who authorized the thing to be DONE
is RESPONSIBLE for it, and not those who think 1t TO be
their interest have the law carr led into effect Ana
pray, sir, who is the author of the measure! NOT
YOU nor the people about the Capitol. The bill tor
The reconstruction of the Raleigh and CASTOR Rail-
road was introduced, supported, and voted for, by
democratic Senator from the county of New Haro-
yer it passed the Legislature at the session OF lSlS
it proposed a capital Of million OF dollars, me
property of the State in the road to be estimated at
half and the other half 10 be raised by private so-
scription; and that whenever this sum should De
subscribed the old Stockholders were to be released
from all liability the State, whatever that liability
might be. Such the origin, and such the provls-
ons of the act of 1S4S. Will any one charge the
worthy representative in Congress from the llmlng-
District, with being under the control and infu-
ence of Virginia No. sir he was under higher
influence nobcr State pride, than that which seems
animate those whose views are confined TO the iin-
its of their own Market town. AS the stock was not
taken under this act, the measure of course, failed,
and the law remained dead letter. Such was the
state of things when the Legislature Of 1850 met.
The road in ruinous condition, and the State
was likely to lose property which had cost her
$500 900 dollars To provide against this loss and
to the road so important, at least 10 this section
of the State, the Senator from Halifax ProPoSsG %
charter a Company with capital al S2G-CSA9
dollars, the States property In the cd rcl3 10 Dc
taken one-half and the other half - cs
by individuals. and this bill thus passed lz Sszaas.
As he, (Gen S. did not think the s-rck gould De
raised under the bill, then st9cs- he
an indictment 10 the ed Stack e9ts-s su5s-T55s
TO the exies: Of what tHsy s5lId - b lasEr exist
ing liability. that II taeE NCGL5 subscribe s0d the
400 900 dollars Sao1li be TAKEN. they should be
leased from al liability the State, whatever thai
liability might be, and with this amendment the bill
passed. Now, you will see, this was the same
provision that TO be found in the act Of l548
cept to the amount to be subscribed by individuals
The DFlnclDleS both the The
act of 184S was introduced by democratic Senator,
and passed by wing Legislature. The act of 1850
was introduced!by wing Senator, and passed by a
democratic Legislature that both parties re-
sponsible for and if there be anything against sound
policy in the of the reconstruction ofthe road
the legislatures of 1915 and 1850 answeTable, and
not those who desire 10 see the work done. But,
said Gen. S. he would ask was it wrong to have the
road built He thought the legislatures of 1913 and
1850 cid right in passing the law, and you would
greatly err, should you suffer it fail. In the first
place, it saving the State; I'd, it but
act of justice to the people contiguous to the road
have the opportunity and advantage of using it, if
they found it to their interest to do The Roanoke
country was tobacco growing country,-it was ii
very heavy article, difficult to prepare for Market, de-
pending entirely the season, and perhaps it was
more important TO this than any other crop that it
should be got to market at the earliest day after it
was ready. Hence the importance of railroads to a
tobacco growing country,-hence the importance of
the road to Granville and Warren counties, who raise
annually 5000 hhds., and save least, 10000 dol
lars in freight this section of the State has favored
internal improvements-had been the friend of the
cause, and desire the way of reaching, not only the
Virginia Markets. but the Markets of State should
they find it their interest to do These, in them
selves, had seemed to him sufficient Justify
the Legislature in authorizing the reconstruction of
the Raleigh and CASTOR Road. But said Gen. S =,
this charge of hostility the part OF those who
tain this work against our own markets, will appear
still more inconsistent the part of those who make
the charge, if look little further into the matter
In the year 1885, the Legislature chartered the il
mington and Raleigh Railroad, terminate at some
point in the vicinity of Raleigh. AT the session of
1885 was passed the act for chartering the Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad, and al the session the
charter of the Wilmington road was amended, so as
to allow the Stockholders TO change the terminus from
the city of Raleigh to point the river Roam
oke Why this change? for what purpose! Was it
to gain the tobacco trade of the Roanoke-the great
staple of this section of the State! Not So as you
Will perceive. The Roanoke tobacco has gone, and
Will continue to go to the Virginia markets. The
wilmington road terminates at Weldon, where the
Roanoke Canal also terminates and vet he doubted if
single hogshead OF tobacco had been carried
on that road to Wilmington. lie wished it could be
otherwise, but it could be, long as the Virgin
la markets maintained thei. present high character
regards the article of tobacco.
Now, said Gen. s., Grocery Market, the Will
mlngton Market possessed superior advantages from
her West India trade. The tonnage of Wilmington
according to the returns of 1850 was upwards of
10000 tons whilst that Of Richmond and Peersbur g
both, was only about 10000 But, he again asked
for what purpose did the Stockholders of the Will
mington road desire to co. Raleigh but 10 the
River Roanoke! The charter itself has told u.s. Its
words are with The rie1U Of connecting with the Pc
ters6urg and Norfolk Railroads." Now said Gen. s.
the friends of the CASTOR Road do not complain of
this. The people of Raleigh do not complain of it,