Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-07
REMARKS OF MIR. SETTLE,
Washington Union.
Of ROCKINGHAM,

Delivered in tie House oJ C"RH1oHs, Fcb. l, 1856,
on tie Dun Riccr anil Iathin RaHrOad
Mr.. Settle said, it not his intention before en-
tering the Hall this evening to say word on the
bill now under consideration He had made up his
mind to leave its fate in other and ADLER hands, but
after listening to the remarks of the gentleman from
BERTHE, he felt called upon to say few words in de
fence of a measure in which he and those whom he
had the honor in part to represent felt deep an
interest.
The gentleman from Berthe had argued the ques-
ton if Granville alone interested in this pro-
ject. Granville it was true was interested, but not
much Person, CaSwell, Rockingham or
Stokes. Those large and wealthy counties,
and in addition to the agricultural resources, which
had been we'll described by the gentleman from
Granville, they contained mineral wealth which no
other State in the Union would suffer to lie buried
in the earth. The coal fields of Rockingham and
Stokes extensive those in Chatham, and the
quality of the coal will compare aryorably with that
any other coal. All he wanted was that these
mines ght be introduced to market and this Road
the only hope at present Of developing the re-
sources of that much neglected country. So far as
Rockingham concerned she had very strong
claims. Before the State had any regular Railroad
policy, here citizens came here and asked for ma
ked charter to construct road from Charlotte in
this State to Danville i'll Virginia She did not ask
the State for dime. This road would have an
swcred the purposes of his County, but they were
told they should not build their road, because
it might be injurious to another road which the State
intended building. His people bowed as gracefully
possible under the circumstances, and some of
them actually took stock in this road, which had
killed them off cffrctually. They now come and
ask for naked charter from Greensborough to Dan
vile, but this proposition meets with no favor, and
since the State will not allow them the poor privilege
of building their roads in certain localities, he
thought it nothing but justice that she should assist
them in constructing road which cold not possibly
njure the State, but on the other hand gave every
promise of paying handsome profit.
1t was miserable policy to kill off one section of
County had only been permitted to build Railroads.
the value of her lands would have been increased
at least five hundred per within the last six
years. As it was Person, Caswell, Rockingham,
and Stokes amongst the largest tax paying
counties in the State and of course had contributed
largely in carrying out every scheme in which the
State had engaged and yet they had never received
one dime from the poblic treasury. They are shut
out from markets and the world. They have acted
berly towards other sections and are willing to do
justice to ALL but they do not want to for every
thing and get nothing. He said if this road was
built the coal and all the products of the finest
try in North Carolina would be emptied into the
town of Henderson, on the Raleigh and CASTOR
Railroad. 1t would then have choice of markets,
it could go to Virginia to our North Carolina
towns. He could not believe that gentlemen from
Wilmington and Beaufort would desire the trade if
they could not make it to the interest of the produ
to go there. If they afford to give such pri-
ces as will induce the producer to go to their towns
of course they will get the trade; if they cannot,
they ought not to desire expect it. Build as many
roads possible and open as many markets free
trade is right in principle and will eventually be &C
ted upon. 1t is principle that will stand the test
of time, and gentlemen will later have to
give into it. AS the State had gone into other works
upon the two-thrds principle, he thought it reason
able and just that she should treat all alike, and he
hoped that his section not to be left out while
the State was distributing her bountes
POLITICAL Parsons. The Pennsylvania says:
" From all quarters of the Union we hear of par
sons quitting the pulpit to dabbe in the stagnant
pool of politics" and adds "a political clergyman
is the devils own vicegerent, and will doubtless
ceive proper reward from generous Master, who,
upon one occasion, attempted to give away the whole
world, when not one inch of ground belonged to
him.
We will not undertake to say whether at the
present time the ministry is oyer-crowded or the
laity have failed to present their usual number of
candidates for office but since the advent of know
nothingism, the fact is papable is lamenta-
BILE that too many of the clergy inclined to
consult the views of nominating councils than the
spiritual interests of their focks. it'-,