The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-03-14

Convention 10 nominate a Candidate fl Con-
gress. MANY CITIZENS.
March 10, 1855, 7s--
The N. e. Railroad and The Fay
etteviiie Press.
We said, in late number Of the Recorder,
that the tone Of the Fayetteville press, in re-
gard to those members of the Legislature whom
they denominate /" Central Railroad men, was
little remarkable, considering the history Of the
State legislation in reference to that place and
intimated that we might take occasion soon to
review the facts for their benefit.
These remarks have served as text upon
which TO renew their complaints, with some lit
lie Boosting Of what Cumberland, the home Of
Mr.. Dobbin, has done for the Central Railroad
We with great pleasure acknowledge our in.
debtedness to Mr.. Dobbin, whose liberal and
statesmanlikc yiews led him, in critical peri.
cd, to give his efficient aid in the passage of the
act which gave existence TO the North caroli-
ma Railroad. But we are also indebted to 9TH
er libcral-minded individuals, and eminently 50
to the Hon. Calvin Graves, of Caswell, who
not only, as Speaker, gave the casting vote for
the act in the Senate, but afterwards took an
active and important part in raising the sub
seription Of one million Of dollars by individual
stockholders required to give existence 10 The
charter.
This Road was Of vital Importance 10 The
section OF country through which il passes west
Of Raleigh. The difficulties Of Transporting
their produce TO market had operated more OPP
prcssiyely upon the citizens on the line Of the
road, than perhaps in any other portion Of the
State. A hopeless poverty seemed to be low
ering over them, 50 frightful as to induce large
numbers Of our most enierprising and useful
citizcns TO be constantly leaving us for more
favored homes. Il was an act Of liberaliiy on
The part Of the State 10 grant the aid which i
about to relieve us from so oppressive eondi-
ton; but i was also an act Of justice. The
State owed il 10 herself to relieve % large por-
! ton Of her citizens from the thradom under
which ;hey lahorcd. But the people thus ia
yored have shown themselves worthy recipients,
BY the readiness with which they made the sac
rifees necessary to raise the large sum required
Of them as individuals for the construction Of
the work. The road is the joint production Of
State liberality and individual enterprise; and
when completed by an extension east 70 Beau
fort and west from Salisbury, viii show by the
general diffusion Of lis benefits. that it is wor-
thy Of the appea,ion q 1.-The North Carolina
Railroad
The Observer. labotins under The irritation
occasioned BY the failure Of the Fayetteville
and Grccnsborough Railroad bin, Affects 10 con-
slider ours Virginia Road, and in support Of
this view states tina. large quantities Of n1ur
lad been deposited q Durham's Station in this
county 70 h sent ~ Railroad 10 Norfolk. The
Observer ought 10 know that the connection Of
The seaboard and Roanoke with Tie Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad, opened direct conmu.
nieaiion 10 Norfolk end Portsmouth from Ra.
leigh, which the merchants Of tiose places wcrC
not slow IL a,ailns themselves 81. By ad,er.
Using, By liberal distribution o. cards, and By
personal visitation, they introduced ihemseI,e,
u every miller and considerable farmer III Ill
counties u Orange and Alamsncc, and attract
ed to their markets large portion of the trad,
shich before lid gone % Petersburg and Fay.
etieyillc. The ninr vas wagoned 10 Raleigh
aud sent oii by Railroad % Portsmouth and
Norfolk. where i found good market. Th,
trade once diverted into ihat channel would
have - Jniihaed, were il mol that the NORTH
Caroiiaa Railroad ha. opened direct rolnmu.
ncation with Wilmington ~ Al nc county
: through which il pssses--a nearer market, with
% cents saved in the freight d barrel Of -four
! And thus We sce realized TIE promises tvld ou
70 our farmers % induce subscriptions TO III,
stock-la choice u insrke,s.--Petcrsburg and
Norfolk, Nrwbern and Wilmington Whining
! Ton the niust prominent.
Bu, VIC said the iohe Of the Fayetteville pres,
Vas little remarkable. considering NE hi,f0rl
sfhe agis tgisigiien u r,teyeact 70 iiot pl,o.
and We need occupy bot a small space 10 jusii.
y this remark.
Twice has The Legislature passed acts char.
tering companies 70 construct the "faystte.
vile and Western Railfoad'--in the first in.
stance proposing % take two.Gilhs, and in III.
second ,hne-Glhs o. The stock. We have moi
/. heard that The people d Fayetteville made any
! very great r11r % avail themselves Of The be-
+ nchis 81 these charters and Of The proposed lib
, eraIity Of the State which was 10 accompany
, them. The people interested in the North Ca.
rolina Railroad put their hands into their peck,
cts and contributed one million Of dollars tow.
afds n construction. n the people interested
,ia He rsteite,iiis an4 Western Railroad lisd