North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-11-15
NAGS-HEAn

NAGS-HEAD.
Convention Of the friends oe ~
held In Elizabeth City, on the 3Is, n,,;s mead va
Halsey, ESQ presided, and Messrs. j. n n 'OseRb
D. ID. Pool acted as Secretaries. DOL AID
The following Resolutions were ,do,,o,
g Resolvtd, That we still cherish ,.;,t
terest the project of re-openinq uiaoated
tween me waters of the Albemarle SonnI Iallon BE-
Atlantlc ocean, for the purpose of afFnTJ and lie
TO the Commerce of the nation from the "a hafbo
our coast and an outlet to the produce of S
bordering on the Albemarle Sound and H. County
streams, and that we will continue ro liz lrlbutry
Gcnefal Government for its aid, until i, sha upon lie
appropriation and until the work shall h. Una an
HesoLued, That the Chairman procure ~" nPeled
Memorial prepared at the first Convention 10y Of he
onth setting forth the object of the first rl!n
signedby the othcers of the same, and f," enllOn
each member of Congress from this S,a,o ward 10
members Of Congress from the cities of Rosu he
Y ork, Philadelphia and Baltimore viii o'On' New
that they lay the Memorials before the Dar, request
and give their aid in promoting the obect NJ
titions. ''' Of Our Pc.
ResOlred, That copies of the Memorial
several Chambers of Commerce and NJ sent to The
rance Offices Of the same cities, with ro e lnsu.
they will obtain signatures TO the same that
transmitted to the next Congress at as earl them
the season as possible" Jay In
The Convention adjourned, to meet at FL.
the Thursday of Chowan Superior Com, S On
Term, 1852. spring
AS pnr readers have heard much of Naps.H.,,
and as few of them doubtless know any thin ae
We copy below description of it from M W: u
North Carolina Reader: ""eSs
"NAG's HEAD. Between Albemarla Sou,
ocean, and just east of Roanoke Island is ano The
OF sandy land; and this, part oft. is S'rP
Head. The coast along here is dangerous NV 1,3g
the sand-Danks between the sounds and ocpa III On
hardy race who are mostly engaged in ss";I i've
crews and cargoes of ships wrecked m ,b The
They are therefore, called 1Dreckers and IUaSt
are wild, uncouth race in manners and ,nns'"ey
they are kind and brave, and generally honest Hancs
An old man, it is said, used to decov vos".,-
shore by false lights; and these he would fas, On
head of his horse, tether him, and let him iii me
the beach. ship at sea, seeing the lane,D 'n upon
up and down with the horses head wouId ,.t
the light In sailing vessel and would tbere' WI
heavy wind, sail nearer the coast, thinking 6a,n
was no danger "eie
Thus it would be wrecked upon the shoals. -,
probably from this circumstance the name If Nam aI
Head was applied to that part of the coast. ''os
AS the shore Is shelving for some distance i.
nne place Tor sea-baihIng; and ii is now fssboD.
BILE resort in the summer. 0Ad'
Nothing can be more grand and beautiful than a.,
views about Mays Head On one side is the wJa
ocean, with here and there snow-whte sail oIimr
ring in the distance; on the other. The naked "a~I
drted in some places, into high hills, and bv ,6a
wild and desoate appearance, adding to the urdsr,
and majesty of The scene A long line of white fosm
ringes the margin of the waters and here of s"m
mer's afternoon lively parties, of all aces snd
sexes, Promenadng on the beach, and frolickny N
the waves. I"
Their summer-houses Dake quite a town al Nao,.
Head and as the air is tempered by wafer on bo,
sides, there be more healthy or pleasant naco
to spend the summer months.
Directly east of Roanoke Island, there is 4 level
space, between various high sand hills; and here
fifty years ago, was inlet from the ocean TO the
sound, half mile wide, and deep enough to float
large merchan-ships. 1t is believed that this inlet
can be reopened and made commodious and safe
shp-channel and if it Were so improved an immense
commerce would find through an outlet to the ocean,
II is properly an object of national concern; and
the General Government disposed 10 be as par.
tial TO North Carolina it is TO some other States
this important work would he Immediately attended
to- This region of the country is generally called the
Nags Head interest and it is one of the most fertile
in the world. 1t may be properly termed the Egypt
of North Carolina and perhaps no other country in
the woil, the same size produces an equal amount
of corn The little county of Pasquotank alone ex.
ports about six hundred thousand bushels and Cam
den. Perquimmons, Chowan, Berthe, and the neigh.
bouring counties, are extremely FERTILE