Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-01-12
WASHINGTON, December 80, 1854 Nv L
Wilmington and CharIotte Ran Road.

Wilmington and Charlotte Rail Road
fhe following is the report of the proceedings had
upon this Bill in the House of Commons on Fridav
last:
he special order of the Gay-the bill incorpora.
ting the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad Comna.
ny-was taken up. On motion Of Mr.. Steel, the bill
was amended in some unimportant particulars when
ne addressed the House the merits of the bill at
considerable length, setting forth the benefits to be
derived from the proposed improvements the practi,
caby OF the work. the safety TO the State, and the
claims OF the section of the State he represented upon
the Legislature to afford aid in the enterprise. He
alluded briefly to the monetary pressure and thought
the worst had passed and set forth The advantages to
be derived from the sale of the products of the mar
ginal counties within the borders of our own Stale
He concluded his remarks by invocation to the
Legislature to deliver the border counties from the
commercial grasp of South Carolina, and place the
citizens of those counties on an equality with the
other counties. and be recognised indeed and in truth
as a portion of the Commonwealth of North Caro-
lima, within whose borders many of her citizens were
born and many of them wish to die.
Mr.. Ship introduced an amendment TO the BILL
proposing to strike Charlotte and insert Ashe-
vile, and spoke to the merits Of the bill
Mr.. McKesson proposed an amendment TO strike
out Charlotte and insert Asheville via Swannanoa
Gap, and said
1t was duty he owed himself and his liberal con-
stituens to place himself in proper position by
planning the reason why he voted for the bill He
did it for the protection of the Western extension he
felt deep interest in the State at large, and partcu
larly that portion of it from whence he came he,
therefore, could not omit any opportunity without
sincerely and earnestly calling upon this House-ths
House composed of North Caronians-not Eastern
Western or sectional members---members having
nough but the good of the State at heart. Mr.. Nc
KessOn said, greatly he loved the old Keystone,
that gave him birth, he was and hoped to God he
ever should be true North Carolinian, and such
tell you, Mr.. Speaker, we want proper means for
FL of initial tbo
portation of our own resources from West to East,
and from East to West. Said Mr.. McKesson, rail
roads all essential in peace, and doubly so in
Suppose, said be- we were engaged in with for
eign nation how long would it take our hardy
tain boys 10 reach the sea shore
Your party is travelling onward rapidly towards
Cuba. | am frank to admit, Mr.. Speaker, said Mr..
Mex have little fondness for Cuba, and unless
the great leviathan of the other wing of the capt.
tol, the distinguished gentleman whom the Know
Nothings wou soon clothe in his imperial purple,
checked you in your progress, he would however
vote for the bill with assurance that the friends
of this bill would not forget the main trunk, the
Western extension. He could not commit himself
any further until the received a helping hand for
the West
Mr. Norment spoke in favor of the bill as orig
inally presented.
The question arising Oil the amendment of Mr.,
McKesson, it was rejected.
The question arising the amendment offered
II. Caldwell with the following result ayes 81,
nays IS.
The bill was further amended on motion of Mr..
Mebane.
Mr. Martin moved to strike out the section re-
quiring the State to endorse the Bonds of the Com
pany, which the following vote was announced
ayes As, nays SIS.
The question arising on the passage of the bill the
second time, the ayes and nays were demanded with
the following result:
AYEs-Messrs. Amis, Baxter, Black Boyle, Bry-
son, D. F. Caldwell, A. H. Cadwel, Cansler Chad
wick, Cook Davenport, Dunn, FUR, Garland, Gen
try, Gilliam Gorrell, G. Green, J. H. Headen, A D.
Headen, Horton, Humphreys, Johnson, A. J. Jones
Lancaster, Hugh Leach Mann, McKesson, Meares,
Mebane, Myers, s. J. Neal, J. W. Neal, Norment
Oglesby, Patterson, Patton, Phillips, Regain, Roen,
Rose Russell, Shepherd Ship, Sharpe, Sheriff. Sim
MONS Stubs, Steel, Sutton. Turner, Vance, G. NJ.
White, N. B. Whtefeld. Wbitlock, Wilkins B F
Williams, T. H. Williams and Yancy-59.
NAYs.-Messrs ]. Rarnes A. Barnes, Badham,
Blow, Bryant, Bullock, j. B. Bynum, Gotten, Craven,
Daniel Daughty. Dortch, Flynt, M Green, Hill, Ho-
land, Jarvis Jenkins j. u Leach, Long, Lyon March,
Martin, Outlaw, Rand, Selby, Settle Shaw, Small
wood, Thornburg, Tomnson, Waser, Waugh, Whit
| aker, Winston. S. A. Williams, C. W. Williams, D
| Williams and Wright-39.
The House then took recess