Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-10-07
For the Standard.
BEAUFORT HARBOR.

Mr.. EDITOR: No journal in North Carolina is more
deeply infused witt Gsprt of State pride more zeal
Gus promoting the permanent veal of the State than
the press so ably conducted by you-a STANDARD by
which others may well examine their own devotion
to the interests of our noble Commonwealth. Those
who nanfully battle for great cause, disregard
ing local preudices, looking beyond the foies of the
present. to the lasting good of the future cham
pions who weave for themselves garlands of l.nmor-
tality. Dear to should be the names OF those who
face opposition, and speak in words that breathe
and thoughts that burn in favor of the land of their
BIRTH their childhood and love- Dropping this brief
exordum, proceed to point ont succnctly as pos
sble the advantages of Beaufort Harbor and the be-
netcia results which must to the State when
it becomes the terminus of the Central Rail Road.
Abricfsojourn in Beaufort of about eight eeks, and
close observation gifts advantages and disadvantages
in commercial view, will certainly wave the suppose
ton that am ignorant of the subject which write
feel sir, most sensibly my inability point out its
intrinsic Importance to our ctZens-an importance
which only be estimated by some knowledge OBJ
tanned there of its depth of water and the perfect
security of shipping in the most violent gales. 1t is
to be regretted that the public mind of State has
been inexcusably apathetic in regard to the
quaed advantages it holds out of building up thri-
wing commercial metropolis on the very shore of the
Atlantic, and warming into full life the agricultural
interests of the interior and distant vest 1t is
priSing-it is astonishing, that we have remained so
supne, quiescent, when nature has showered up
on US her choicest favors. 1t seems poorly ap
precate them and are caous indeed, to the welfare
of our hOnored mother.
short review of the past will not be amiss. For
years gone by, how gloomy has been our history.
Dilapidation and decay were seen everywhere. Pub
lie spirit inactive, dormant dead The rapid
means of INSTRUMENTATION and transit by railroad
were regarded with disfavor and the patriotic Caro-
linian who could rise above the prejudice and
rowmndedness of the day and espouse the true inter-
ests of the State called visionary an ignoramus
a simpleton. Our commercial advantages were I'M
known Our own citizens; whilst the beacons that
blazed on our coast told the trembling mariner no
haven nigh, and to avoid the dangerous shore
the Scyllar and Charybd of the new world Our
sources were considered unimportant; the little
town of Beaufort believed to be small collection of
shermens huts and the vast Importance of the har
Dor lost sight ofin the al!prevaiing ignorance Such
sir the opinion almost universally entertained of
our State. Now public opinion is becoming more
and more lightened-pubic spirit more and more
| aroused, and State pride more and more awakened
to sense of duty The past with all it's exploded
opinions has passed away before the light of new
and better era. Citizens animated by a fervent
love for the Old North State and sincere desire to
do all in their power to promote her growth and pros
perity. From Cherokee to Carteret the masses are
agtated, and the enth Isiastic determination to
shake off the dew drops that have long gilt
tered garments" will elevate North Carolina
to the enviabe position to which her and
| advantages eptitle her.
How suspicious the present! No longer is Beau
fSrt Harbor an object of neglect and cold nditfer-
ence. The public mind of the State sees the impor-
lance and manifests interest in securing for us and
postcrity the rich fruits it presents The heart
pulsates with pride as it contemplates them Here
we have solid hope that energy and the commend
able spirit of enterprise will realize most san
guine expectations. Here will not for a moment
permit ourselves to gaze npon the dark picture Of
retrogression; but looking upon the magnificent ex
panse that stretches before believe that the good
Old North State will enrich with her productions,
the embryo city of the South. Such hopes we hon.