North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-25

of the report that Petersburg had failed
to do anything. He had gone to change this state OF
things 10 revive the tier, and to give new Impulse
TO the business and such, he happy TO say, had
been in some degree, the result. Petersburg had
dged herself TO raise 100 900 dollars. and had
nearly redeemed her pledge as she doubtless would
do Raleigh had subscribed $50 900, and, with Inc
aid of franklin would raise so, GOO more. Granville
had subs cribed 10000 and was pledged for 3d.
and should Warren and other places raise 5o,oOo'
doubtless the other 100, 900 could be raised on Inc
faith of The 300 900. But as 10 the grounds taheh
by him, and which he urged upon the people Oh e.
tersburg. why they should take stock in Inc i
should only repeat the points which ne "laue CT Ia
which he found his notes !: ISL, "ey - :,
toLboiders m the amount of 300 900 dollars, ana IL
was at least, prudent TO gel themselves o. g.
their liability to the State. 2nd' IL "ouIu O soe'
if not profitable I'VE 10 the nToGts Of her own
roads. 3rd That the four counties through WHICH IL
| nrssod Wake franklin, Granville and warren were
all slave counties, having nPmafos o. ~ ,he
,rast of their town retain, as they had heretofore
received most Of this produce That the oItn car-
oIina road TO run $50 miles west OF Raieigh'
through highly productive country, growing every
cneces of produce and that in the greatest abundance
whether they would command this produce or mol
would depend the fact, whether the producer
should find il to his interest to send to their marker
or 10 90 elsewhere. He hoped it would not, but
that the larger quantity would find market in his
own State. That such would be the quantIty-the
mighty volume Of produce which would be transport
!
he believed distant day, directly to the ocean
and that as they had in North Carolina the best Har.
bor south of the sapeake-Beaufort, he flatiered
himself it would go there, and candor required nm
to saw if he thought the discontnuance of the Raj
eigll and CASTOR Road would lead 10 this result he
should not regret il.
Such said Gen. S., was the in which he
used the word /orce-he satisfied Of it, not ony
from his own recollection, but from the remark made
by Mr.. NJ, who had spoken afterwards, and who
alluded to his candor and that he, Mr. NJ, would
be equally candid and say, his people ought TO con-
tribute the rebuilding of the Castor road, because
it was 10 their interest. Such, said Gen. s., the
train of arguments he had used at Petersburg which
he here repeated, having nothing to unsay or to re-
tract He regretted he had found it necessary TO re-
pei the charge of hostility the Market towns of hi:
own State. lie was we'll satisfied he felt no such
hostility, did he believe any such feeling existed
the part of those who desired the reconstruction
the Raleigh and CASTOR road men traded where they
found it to their interest to go, doubt they would
most willingly, change their markets from north tc
south, whenever they should find il to their advan
tage. y One word more, said Gen. s., anC
he should dismiss the subject. He had said nothing
in diSparagemeut Of the market towns of his owl
State could he be forced TO do when he coul'
not speak in Their praise he should be silent. HI
acknow lodged he did feel indignant at this charge
hostility to his own State, and should indeed fee
BUNDLED after laboring thirty years in her cause, i
he Ihough for moment he had merited such an i'm
PUlas>oa. And he wanted 10 say 10 those who ha
S1l.ls IT, neither LSSy be natives not, that his Ell
S1r-s Il behalf of State improvements were to b
csu6sed 10 any particular work, or to any particula
<e155.- He rejoiced hear of the prospects of III
(Srsravile and Fayetteville Plank roads, as he did O
he Wilmington and Manchester Railroad that h
labors should not be confn ned to the Roanoke-th
land of his birth; 10 the Neuse-the place of his res
idence; should they be limited by the waters O
the Cape Fear; but should extend TO the Yadkin, tn
Catawba and the French Broad, though their waters
and their produce, too, should pass into siste
State. Whatever should improve the condition of Gu
people, advance the prosperity develop the resource
or elevate the character of the State, would, at al
times, command his humble support.
( There matter which he did particularly
call the attention of the people of Petersburg, not il
regard TO danger from Markets, but from differ
ent channel, and that was, what the Danvill,
people said would be the result of the failure of re-
building the CASTOR road. He read from the Danvill
egister, of the 5th Of April. which used this Ian
guage: 81 The probabilities for the Southern route
were greater than at present, in consequence
the apprehended failure of the Raleigh and Castor
road The effect of OAich ,0ouldb tohasten The ertenso,
Of our Improvements into The State IF North Carolina.
These the ca lcuations, Wilmington friend:
will see, of those who hope for the defeat of the Gas
ton road and is it not better that should enjoy
the advantages of the connection, if it is be he
Gen. S., had doubt but it would than that ii SHOULD
go by the Danville road. He thought it was.