Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-11-19
WILMINGTON.

that enterprsing community, and in the view he takes
of direct imporations in connection with that rising
town:
ut is pleasing to every one, who looks with
single eye to great North Carolina interest in her
system of Internal improvements to contemplate the
great works, the Wilmington and Manchester Rail-
road, the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation, the
Fayetteville and Western Pank Road, and the North
Carolina 1--WE love to emphasize the nancy Central
Railway. The vast quantities of produce that will
flow through these channels to Wilmington, and the
incalcuable amount of trade that will concentrate at
that point will build up market town there, that
will vie with Charleston, in population, wealth and
commerce. Let cold and cautious calculator say,
this is chimerical-let halting and hesitating
doubter say, it is impossible. The spirit of the age
laughs at " impossbities," and cries. IS it shall be
DONE" The people of North Carolina have only to
will it, and it will be accomplished. Already has
Wilmington astonshed the other sections of the
State; already has she more than doubled her popu-
lation already has she commenced regular business
Of direct imp0stati9ns rop European markets alrea,
every descIiption-as low as hey can be bought in
any city in the Union; already does she offer high
prices for country produce - it will command in
any market within its reach; and already does she
give the pledge and assurance the rural districts -
of the great that she will be able to compete
with any market, either to the right to the lef
that may be opened to their trade. Doubt, under
such circumstances, is inidelity. Who that has the
true North Carolina spirit and feeling linger any
longer about the chilling slough of dependency :!
Every citizen should hope and believe. This is an
instance Of ali will be united, if all will agree as
touching the one thing to which may be literally ap-
piled the language of holy Writ, according your
faith so shall it be unto you.''
The cause of Wilmington is the canse of North
Carolina whatever may be done for that town, will
contribute much to the prosperity OF the State but it
will be only of a series Of measures required to
perfect her system of Improvements and achieve her
thorough redemption and renovation. The cheering
signs of success which already attend the works in
progress, will open the eyes of those Who have here
toere been honestly opposed to such enterprises, and
swehe ranks of the advocates of liberal and judi
cious system of Internal Improvements"
The people of Wilmington have labored for years,
in the noble and patriotic work of building up their
town by creating means of conveyance and trans
portation. Day by day, month by month, and
year by year have they devoted themselves to
this work, with zeal that never tagged, and with
hope that burned amid all seeming reverses and
disasters. If -hgh-minded, energetic enlight-
| ened men-constitute States-and they do-then may
North Carolina, and all North Carolina, from Cur
| rituck to Cherokee, be proud Of Wilmington.
| The people of that town have now before them the
their efforts and labors. They are already in line
with the Northern and Southern travel; and in ad-
dition to this, they will realize distant day the
benefits of two other Railways, which must pour
wealth or the means of wealth upon them from the
agricultural regions of both North and South Caro-.
lima. We allude, of course, to the Central and Man.
chester Railways. We have been Of the opinion,
from the first. that Wilmington would gain largely
by the construction of the Central Road. Groceries
of every description, and especially West India pro-
ducts, can be bought in her market fair terms
as in any other market in the Union; and these she
will be able TO dispose of, to up-couEtry friends
in quantities of which her enterprsing people
have idea, in exchange for the productions of the
INTERIOR for cash. The demand will increase her d
rect importa,ions, and as they increase buyers will
repair 10 her markets, and thus swell her capital by
their purchases and give constant stimulus her
ergy and spirit. This, we predict, must come of the
easy, cheap, and safe transportation on the Centra
Railway.
The Manchester Road must also be of much bene
fiji to the interests Of Wilmington. 1t will penetrate
fertile region of South Carolina and, for the frs
time in history, turn the products of anothe
State into own markets, and make them avail
able as the means of our own advancement and pros
perity. Mr.. Calhoun was anxious in his day, TO bull
up Tobacco market in Charleston; and with thi
view ne looked to lines of Railroad from that pou
into this State, which wasdd5aw the staple into tha
City. Wilmington ,wlsuon,r;w trust, be able t
reach by her of enterprise the Tobacco-growin
region of this State and put it to her merchant
and men of business, if it is not matter of muc
importance them forward and establish, by ever
means in their power, market for both Tobacco an
Cotton in their midst. They have already the cor
troll of the lumber, timber, and turpentine trade;
them but get fairly under way as dealers in the othe
: great staples aforementioned, and they may the
t confidently challenge competition from any quarte