The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-03-28
Wednesday, March 2s.
and the Railroads.

We think il is unfortunate in several particu-
lars in its defence of the course it has pursued
in relation to the action Of the last Legislature.
1t may be no matter Of surprise that the inte-
rests Of thu. town'of Fayetteville should be up
permost in the minds Of the editors but the
members of the Legislature would not have dis
tinguished themselves as enlightend statesmen,
if they had permitted themselves to take no
broader view Of their duties than that entertain-
ed by the Observer.
The Observer admits that former Legisla-
lures have done and offered to do much for Fay
etteyille, and have had just appreciation of
her capabilities and wants. But all this seems
to have availcd nothing in the eyes of the OBJ
server, and the last Legislature is pronounced
to have been " selfish, ungenerous and unjust"
because it has failed to grant new demands tor
its pid.
We did not know before that it was the duty
Of the Legislature, in works Of improvement, TO
legislatc for the benefit of any of its towns ex-
ccpt by opening an intercourse with the inieri-
or and giving to the products Of the country an
easy access to market. And this we thought
was the object of the-Cape Fear and Deep. XII
Yer improvement, for the completion of which
work the Legislature has authorized the en-
dorsement Of bonds to the amount Of 100000
by the State. It was openingsa water commu-
nication, the cheapest Of all modes Of transport
tation, for the country bordering on Deep River
and the Cape Fear. But.this, il seems, was
"no Fayetteville scheme, and is sustained by
no Fayetteville capital For though il opens
an easy communication to Fayetteville, it opens
aIao direct communication to Wilmington, a
shipping port, and much more important and
inviting market; fact..which, though il great
y enhances the benefit to the DeeP.Riycr cOun-
Try, is represented as having tendency to de
sfroy Fayetteville" We are sorry TO see the
Observer speak with such hostile feeling 81
the improvement Of the Cape Fear, because il
gives some plausibility 70 the charge that por-
tim Of the funds Of the original Cape Fear and
Deep River Company were wasted in Fayette-
vile to prevent the improvement Of the river
above that place. But We cannot see how the
people Of Fayetteville can. expect TO derive q
greater benefit from Railroad. The biz, the
failure Of which in the last Legislature has 50
greatly excited the Observer, contemplated 4
road from Greensborough via the Coal Fields,
Fayetteville and Warsaw to Beaufort. Docs
the Observer suppose that the freight in the
cars upon the Railroad would b any more like.
j. to stop al Fayetteville, than the ffeigh, in
the boats on the Riyerl
The Observers statement ii reference 10 the
Legislation for the benefit Of New York, Boston,
de-, has only the scmblance d an argument
No doubt The money expended in opening CON.
munica;ion with those cities was juliciously
expended; bu, il does not follow that il would
be wise to eSpeni large sums in reaching pla,
rs having no greater commercial facilities thar
Fayetteville has. !, IS for the purpose Of pro
noting tFadc''iha, the ports Of /" Boston. New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. New Orleans
AMI others, arc constantly receiving the benef
81 both National and state legislation" r.
opening the intercourse with the interior; AM
- with Wilmington. Blu, Fayetteville, unfor
,ana,ely, is not seaport; and II the new "a
eiIiiies in transportation growing ou, Of modern
: improvements shall drsw Of her trade 10 local
. Lies possessing, BY position, more natural d
yani1ges. does il prove that there has been
faul. in legislation Of which she has night .,
complain Fayetteville will not thereby b,
necessarily " destroyed She may lose por
! ton of Der trade, bu, may she not more thai
make il Up ~ he introduction 81 manufactures
for which she is favofably situated
We said ia our former article. that Tic peo
pie Of Fayetteville made no great effnii to avai
themselves Of tie liberal offer made 81 the lie
; gisiatufe some years ago, 20 pay ihfce.Gilhs o
. the cost Of the Fayetteville saj Western Rail
road, while lie people 81 thc route u ths Mort
Carolina Railroad secured their charter only b,
putting their hands deep into their pockets
and We might have said that the town u Hills
borough. poor ~ 4 l., and its immediate Wei
nifty, .ubschscd seventy thousand dollars. r.
ibis the Observer has replied: THE difference
was. that o,lrf plares diJ not come 70 the I'll
Of Fayetteville, and the country through whel
the road WIS % pass was generally poor an
sparseiy srfLd. On the route Or The Norl
Carolina road, on the contrary, were numavu
iorns. projueiirs r0aHiyy, and rompara
lireiy hiek,y ,ffeS and wealthy people w,
a. not know that i i 10 the power II words /,
display ID stronger ligh, The wisdom Or III
+ Legislature 10 selecting the route Of ihe Norl
, Carolina Railroad, than Is contained Ia iii
simple statement.
II the Observer doubt. our statement that hi
( Legislature oa,red 10 contribute towards Ii.
construction Of a Railroad from the hafbor .
Beaufort % Fayetteville. |, can saii.fy itself d
. referring 70 the acts ehariednz the Fayetteville
! and Western Railroad Company, and The Gap,
, Pear. Ysdkin and Pedee Railroad Company. II
t.a... fny - asn II a.. "a. ~ a.. 4 ..s.f.