The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-15
CHARLOTTE:
FRIDAY MORNING, Sept. Is, 1854.
Wilmington S Joneshoro, Railroad.

and through it upon the scheme OF internal i'm
that fairly got up convention for the osten-
sIble purpose avowed, no acquainted with the
various gentlemen who figured IN it could Tor
moment doubt. That the letters of the candidates
for Governor were seized upon by party press
10 make political capital out Of, Is only to be re-
GREETED by the friends of internal improvement
That should not effect the action OF that conven-
lion or throw suspicion upon the motives which
induced it to assemble. We hope the next Legis-
Iature will consider each application for charter
upon its own merits, unnfuenced by sectional
prpudces or local interests. If it can be demon.
strared that the Wilmington Charlotte aud Jones'
boro' Railroad is calculated TO divert trade from
The State thereby acting injuriously to her inter-
est, would not expect her TO lend her counen-
10 the enterprise, but if the converse OF the
proposition is true which we will undertake TO
prove, We have a rgh to expect her countenance
and support. We did not design saying anything
more about This scheme but feel called upon now
to defend it from the attack made upon it by
resolution Of meeting (Which told by the
Salisbury papers numbered two thousand which
!
august assemblage met not only to concoct means
TO build railroads but acting under the kindly and
charitable feelings infused into it by our sister
Salisbury to sweep US and our project into utter
annihllatiUn.
We were surprised to find so much bitterness
or so much ignorance manifested towards the
Jonesboro Road. The following is The resolu-
ton
"ReS0Zred, That it is the sense of this meeting,
that road connecting the Western counties with
the central road at Charlotte, would be injurious
to The trade OF North Carolina, inasmuch as it
would divert large portion Of her trade to seek
an outlet from the parts Of S. Carolina. While a
road from Beaufort to Tennessee, would give the
whole transportation of N. Carolina product TO N.
Carolina roads,
Was it arrfuly designed by that resolution TO
conceal the fact that the extension west was based
upon the certainty that it would also be extended
to Wilmington on the east That there no
proposition entertained by the convention which
assembled here the 4,h of July, or by any 9TH
er source known to US simply for Western ex-
tension from this place? We wish the meeting
had explained how Railroad from here to Will
miDgton could divert trade out Of the State. Did
it not know that it was some forty OF fifty miles
nearer from here to Wilmington than it was to
Charleston, and that it passes through number
of border counties the produce of which is now
wagOnned TO South Carolina towns, all of which
would be diverted to market in our own State, if
the road was built Did it not know that there
were certain great laws that regulated trade and
III tba hot yybi of
fered him the mos: advantages. That Whining.
ton, though not so large as Charleston, could COM
pete successfully with her for The trade of this up.
per country were the facilities afforded.
This is the most thoroughly North Carolina
scheme devised, extending in almost direct
line from seagirt Shore penetrating the gorges
of the mountains, extending its iron track in the
valley of the fertile Tennessee, gathering the rich
supplies of the country through which i; passes
and empties it with unsparing hand into the
lap of the most prosperous and enterprising town
of the State.
We sorry to such envy Salisbury
manfests towards US. She is determined, so far
she can help it, TO have rivals in her efforts
TO grab the State purse. We had hoped that the
enterprise manifested by our citizens 10 improve
their condition, would have acted as an incentive
to honorable emulation and not to create desire
to stop onward progress tuS ct at per nefQS."
Base envy withers at another's Joy,
And hates the excellence it cannot rea ch.''
We earnestly desire to see an enlightened and
liberal policy Of Internal improvement carried out.
We have purposely avoided any comments upon
any scheme that seemed 10 be plausible or fraught
with good. We regret the passage of the reso-
luton which refer to, it do no good and
may do harm, for by glance at the map, it will
be that the route Swallowed forth by the South
Troy meeting, would interfere but in a very slight
degree with the trade of this place, and if il should
have the effect TO kill the Wilmington scheme, it
will fix the current OF our trade to Charleston for
all eternity.
The resolution we look upon not so much cal.
culated to retard our prosperity, is destined
to exercise a most in furious influence upon the
future growth OF Wilmington. The resolution
was unwise as it was impoiitic. as has a enden.
cyto prfjucice every friend of The Wilmington and
Jonesborough Road, against any additional appro-
priation 10 the Central Road or its extention The
scheme devised withou, anv hostility 10 the
Central Road its construction in no wav could
conflict with it, and we here, to man, were will
ing 10 See an additional appropriation made 10 it if