The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-09

and fefolutlonp Qurfeds lhal llisy Nete lni
tended 10 imply what ihey dared noi epen'
" express; thereby PrFj8dics and poison
The minds Of he people against our pub
lie servants. whose sOnduct e1uld not have
been mare eommrndsble and praisewor-
Inv while loraiing The road through this
county. They have been faithful ia The dis
charge Of their public duty. kind aud enur-
leaus Ia our eilizfns. showing every dis
position 10 accommodate al. while al The
same time they have guarded with dpeearr.
the interest sf the si4s< a. large. hssr
eisep ibis bsiel history OF die proceedings
a. ihey oreurnd An lle meeting. that all
who read iben. may also know il.e nian-
DER IN which. and by what proportion 81
the eiiizens az Alamanre they were APP
proved and adopted. Now before ! take
leave OF His suhj-rt. feel il incumbent
10 say that | never have formed and che
rished ihe acquaintance OF sny man or
men with whom Was more pleased Than
thai or Capt. John G. McRae and his
party. Their high lone Of moral charse-
ter. their indefaiigsble industry. the honor
and integrity 81 purpose 10 dn justice
10 al. their promps and energetic EFFORT
speedily 10 locale The road. commends
them 10 the highcs, regard and praise al
The community Al large. I.
One word uprn The subject Of Internal
improvement. and will close Tor Tie
present.
What has increased The population in
ten years. in The city Of Nes York. IRON
three hundred and twelve. 10 fire hundred
and fifteen thousand? In Philadelphia.
from iwo hundred and fifty eight. 10 four
hundred and nine thousand. In Bsln-
more. from one hundred aud two, TO one
hundred and sirty-niae thousand. and
made them grow rapidly in prosperity
and wealth. but The navigation ef rivers.
the penetrating of every portion Of their
country with rail roads. and canals. there.
by developing Ill their resources. Look
al the mighty slate Of New York. standing
beiore Us with her great variety Of resist
less enterprise. always alive 10 some great
question. and always easily excited 10
public improvement To benefit her cl'i-
zens; ever grasping al. and holding Out
unfolJed arms TO gather The trade oil The
world; which is just and impartial re-
Election of the feelings and principlrs Of
her progressive and persevering people.
Let us not forget to look fnr example. 10
the progress 81 her present rival. Penn
sylsania. " ho NAV soon be her superior.
if nni her master in trade. Look 10 Ma
ryland aud her city Of Balumore, and
imagine for.a moment the hundreds nf
vessels lying al her wharf. loading and
unloading millions of dollars worth Of
commerce on The one side, wi h her rail
roads pouring 10 thousands Of tons of pro-
ducts from every direction on the other
side.
Glance al The rising greatness Of all the
states. from The banks Of the Delaware 10
The shores of the Ohm, and from the lakes
Of The west 10 her extreme northern bonn
Diary. which speaks volumes Of praise for
The enterprise aud intelligence Of people
conscious of The means God. has given
them To work oni their own glory.
Look Ia South Carolina and Georgia,
and see miles of rail road covered with
ears. rolling in rolion and other products
Of their farmers. aud carrying out IN re-
turn from Charleston and Savannah sugar,
coffee. salt. iron. and hundreds Of thou.
sands &c dollars 10 PM in The pockets If
lhsir citizens, adding 10 their welfare and
comfort.
Look still further 10 Flnrida. Alabama.
and Mississippi, wnh their enlerprising
citizens building up scores Of Cries along
their navigahle streams. and inviting capi.
tai to centre there Cor the purpose Of car.
rying on trade with their people.
Nav, before | conclude, | will ask you
to reflect for moment what is nur siiaa-
linn in North Carolina. Instead of boast
ing like other States Of the improyem' nj
from wagons and stages. 10 that Of Rail
Roads, steamboats, aud canals. we have
progressed far enough in this age Of inn
pavement. 10 say that instead of using
carls, ,rnckles, and slides, as did our 70; e.
fathers til,y years ago. we now have wa
CONS 10 carry our produce 10 marker. which
means Of transportation consumes almost
SO per cent. of i,s value when sold. Thus
we are compelled Ia lose 80 TO so per
rent. or more Of our labnr. by not having
engaged in well regulated system Of Ia.
iernal improvement, years ago, will ur
sister states.
North Carolina ran ho1st Of mary re-
sources. She can grow rice. wheat. oats.
rorn. COTTON, and tobacco in abundance;
anti is rich in minerals. such as coal. iron.
and The more precious metal gold. She
also has an enierpri.ing and wealthy pn-
pnlaiinn. 10 be found in Newbern and
Wilmington, that has been alive 10 spirit
nf improvement in our State; they con-
trihaled largely TO the building Of the viii
mngton and Raleigh rail road. the Wil>
miglnn and Manchester road, 10 improve
Neuse and Cape Fear rivers, and now
come forward with commcnlable liheral-
" 10 build rad road. west, through the
centre Of the state, by mes ms of which,