Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-03-10
REMARMs OF MR.. THOMAS. a


out Salisbury and insert Lexington-thence through
the county of Davie.
Mr.. SPEAKER The remarks of the Senator from
Re van, Mr.. Fisher at first dlush, seem to be quite
plausible, bnt it is only necessary to examine the
facts Of the to that the ground he occupies
is not only untenablc bu without fou ldation ain
in favor of amendng the bill your table by striking
out Salisbury and inserting Lexington the Eastern
terminus of the Western Railroad-frst because
Lexington is Central in the State !; Salisbury is 18
miles South on the most practicable route to South
Carolina, so that if the Senate wishes to make a
North Carolina Railroad, it will take Lexington, and
if it wishes to make South Carolina one, will take
Salisbury
Sir, the Senator has spoken of Salisbury an an
old but hourishng town, equal in commercial point
of view to any in the State; against which have
not word to say. | agree that it is fourshing
town and noble and enterprising people, many of
them my personal friends,-ind l wish in my heart
Salisbury was in the right place. Then it would
give pleasure support it, but, sir, States
men,. have work to perform and with view to the
interest of North Carolina, forced to go against
.SnLis6ury and for Lexington.
And here, Mr.. Speaker, 1 must ask the Senate to
indulge me moment to explain nv location. 1t
SENS so far have been unable to make any other
impr, sson than that / live in the country and
that Lexington is my town, and this is urged aga
inst me that [ am contendng for my town. Sir,
such is not the fact am not from the country,
and Lexington is not my tOaon. l hail from the town
of Thomasvle and not the country, many suppose.
Tt is true talk like country-nan walk like country
man. but give NC little, (as am new beginner0
as I am trying to get the pavement. So that you
see sir Lexington is not my town, but rival OF my
town, and it would be better, so far my personal
interest is concerned, that Salisbury should be the
point But Mr.. Speaker, Lexington Is tile point that
every North Caronian should look to to extend THIS
road from and, if you fail to do so, you will intct
wound upon the State from which she will never
recover.
Sir, it is admitted by intelligent gentlemen, both
in and out of the General Assembly, that there will
be very little trade that will pass over the North
Carolina Railroad from West of Salisbury. 1t is
bound TO go to South Carolina. And in this con-
nectlon heard distinguished gentleman of this
General Assembly Gas it is out of order to speak OF
the other House,) it impossible for one bar
rel of -four bale of cotton to pass over the Cen
trail Railroad east of Salisbury from west of that
point. I'now call Senators TO look well to this
matter, call upon Won, the friends OF the North
Carolina Railroad, all the down to Newborn, to
Wilmington. and TO Beaufort all along the Whining
ton and Weldon Road, all along the Raleigh and
CASTOR Road. down to Portsmouth Road, all over
North Carolina, to go for my amendment and save
the State.
The friends of Salisbury and the friends of Lex
ington have held two meetings for the purpose OF
settling the noint In both of these meet
ings, the friends of Lexington have been willing t.
vote and settle the point but the friends of Sashu-
nv, seeing they were in minority STAYED OFT the
vote. We have been willing all the time for the i'm
mediate friends TO decide the question And it per-
chance Salisbury shall not be stricken out. it will
not be because majority does not believe that Lex
ington is the proper Dont but it will be on account
of other influences than the interests of the State
which are brought to bear against the true point.
My amendment proposes to mass west from Lex
ingon through the county Of Davie to Tavorsv!lle.
and then the most practicable route to AShevie. III
you adopt this route won will pass through fine
county as there is in the State-Davidson good,
and Davie nerfect Egvnt IF Won select this route,
1t will be North Carolina work truly. 1t will pass
by or near MockSville, a growing town, You will
be miles he Salt ~
som or Plaster beds, which in great abundance.
lime, aron, te0d. and almost everv production OF
this State and Virginia. all of which it is desirable
for to get: and, besides the people of the north
east Of our State and Virginia all wish to come to
u.s. while the southwest of North Carolina desires
and will go from MS to South Carolina. Now, as
statesmen, as friends to the whole State, to whom
should we go? Again. Mr. Speaker. if you go from
Lexington bv Mocksville it is 10 miles shorter than
it is by Salisbury to Tavlorsvle from Lexington,
so that if you start at Lexington. you save - miles
TO every through passenger. II miles to all the
freight that may pass the Road, and II miles
in the whole length of the western terminus
Mr.. Speaker. Of the TWENTY-FIVE Sen
ators who voted for the charter of the North Carroll
ma Railroad besides the Speaker of the Senate
Calvin Graves) 7 was one of ten who took
the last hundred thousand dollars at Hillsboro',
when had talked $4,000 before; sir, have a large
interest in This Road, has the State. Therefore
in behalf of the State, well individuals, hope
Salisbury will be stricken ont and Lexington insert
ed. then you will have a Central and not South |
SHE Railroad
RAIL ROAD IRoN. Tt is stated in Northern paper
that the falling off in the imports of rail road ron
this year, will he $4,000 oOO. It is evident that
the pressure has brought railroad scheme to
pause and it is rerhans we'll that it has for that
was one of the modes-the most pardonable one in
which the extravaganza of the period had manifested
itself. With the return however, of easy times
which is now apparent in all the great money mar
ketS, we may expect soon to see it break out in full
power. Observer.
I" The breaking out again" spoken ofbv the " Fay
etteville Observer" hope will not he the impor-
tation of any British railway rolled IRON
struct American roads with. But the breaking
OUT all over the country the determination of man
iron for our own roads. And
the fxed-fact determination the part of railway
companies to use none other-Thcre are under sue
cesstul operation about twenty foundry rolling mills
for making rails in the United States and with a
little more American State pride, there would
be enough to supply wants.
1t has always seemed to us about ridiculous to
import iron rails from three to five thousand miles
from home and in the far west it will be donble these
as it for ancestors to import brick
when in all parts of the county where such British
Brick was used, lying at most convenient places of
the most ample abundance of the best brick clay
and mould in the world. Great Britain desired then |
as she does to manufacture every article for us
her dear children" it may be very kind and paren-