The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-05

differently situated; and North Carolina,
in the difference of its latitude, and the
greater difference in its products, than
would be naturally indicated by its latitude
stands as a natural and necessary cor
relative OF our State, and il the very region
which, while it is the most accessible, and
Is now entirely open, is in fact, the very one
which, of all others it is Of the rost i'm
portance to approach.
The stockholders Of this rad and the
public will be interested to know that in ten
DAYS the North Carolina Central Road will
be completed, giving to travellers choice of
routes, going to or returning from the Nor
thern Cities. The cost of fare will be no
more than by Wilmington, and it is expect
ed that the time will be the same. Sche-
dulles will be published as soon as the Cen
trail North Carolina Road is completed.
To all the hopes of increase of business
| from this locality, there is the discourage
ment which occurs from the condition ct
the South Carolina Railroad. This com-Ea-
ny is tasked to near its utmost caFatity to
| afford transportation to the freight that is
already offered at Colulnb-, md without
double track may fn3 some difficulty in ac-
comma dating a |: ryer amount; but it is now
| in contemplation to build double track
! from Bro5icIIviI4c to Oh arlcSton, which viii
offer great relief, and if that should be i'll
sufficient there will very possibly be an ex-
! tension Of the Chcraw and Darlington road
! TO Salisbury or Concord, OH the North Car
| Dina Central; or if this should not be found
! desirable, there may be efforts made to open
| the Santcc river again to nav CATION. Of
| the feasibility Of such an undertaking we
| have lite question. In the construction of
steamboats, adapted to the Navigation of
| shallow streams there has ca late been great
Improvement. They often exhibit great
capacity of freight upon from 20 to 3Oinches
of water. The time has never yet occur
red perhaps, when there has been less than
| four feet of water IL the main channel of
| tins river. The channel has been blocked
! up with accidental impcdimcnts, which, at
| low water, has INSTRUCTED navigation, but
| those, with suitable machinery, might east
| ly be removed; less, perhaps, than one
| hundred thousand dollars would relieve the
| stream from every piece of timber which
| offers difficulty, and we believe that the ex-
elusive right to the navigation of the IWer
| would be q sufficient consideration for the
employment of all the private capital that
would be necessary to effect the object, and
| give to Columbia and Charleston another
| means of intercourse not less desirable in
many respects, than that which private
capital has already provided by means Of
rails and locomotives.
Nor is this the matter of vague conjec
ture. 1t may be doubted whether the Leg
islature can grant charter for the cxclu-
siye navigation of the river to any private
company, being navigable from the sea, by
vessels of ten or mons tons burthen; it may
be doubted whether it may not be declared
pubLici jQriS and open, therefore, notwith-
| ~o's.t|AIIg St~+n cotton tho uses of the
| commercial world; but even without TINS
| there are men of capital who look to the
navigation of this river with but slight i'm
provement as a sphere for profitable invest
ment; and when it is remembered that
| Greenville and Anderson, and Chester and
| Charlotte, and the central districts of North
Carolina, and even tracts of country beyond
the Blue Ridge, have now, or are about to
have, direct interest in facilitating inter
course between the Capital and metropolis
of the State, it is hardly to be questioned
but that sufficient interest will be furnished
to carry every practicable improvement into
| effect.