Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06
rhe cnernw and Coal Field Road.

bill chartering a road from Cheraw 10 the Coal
Fields has passed both houses of our Legislature
It passed its third reading in the House on Friday
As we remarked on the occasion of the passage OF
this bill through the Senate we consider 1t death
blow 10 the Wilmington and Charlotte Road. Let
that go It is dead-dead-dead. We consider 1t
also fatal blow to our system Of works already
completed 1t is in effect the metropolitan line from
Charleston to Raleigh, because it will require but
twenty miles to complete that line from the point to
which this road will reach, 10 Raleigh
We don't like to use hard words. They might,
and, we think, would, do no good. We say simply
what we mean when express our opinion that
such acts as these are not selling the they
giving it away for nothing, and the great thing to
recommend this course of policy-the only thing in
fact is, that our ghbors condescend TO take us
without receiving bonus for their condescenson, for
TO this, amounts the argument in favor of this char
ter-tbe only consideration that carried it through
being that it asked for no money.
This is the weakest Of all weak and foolish cants
Is the State TO cut her throat allow somebody
else 10 do that thing for her. simply because she can
get her wind pipe slit gratuitousy? If the Legisa.
tors think this is good and right for the State they
ought to be willing to have it tried on themselves
personally, We will warrant them that they can
get it done for nothinghat great and prevailing
commentator that seems all powerful at present.
They ought not to object. What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander. What is good for the
State, ought to be good for her Legislators.
AS we have already said, this road which is simply
an extension Of the North Eastern Railroad of Char
lesion, knocks our Charlotte Road in the head That
H. -. g.
a new through line to compete with those alread,
built and in which the State is largely interested, Il
the great enlargement and certain depreciation o
the States property. In the third instance, it pre-
vents for all time the successful compshment of
system of really North Carolina Improvements, anG
establishes the precedent that body dispose O
us in any, way so he asks no money for doing it.
This cant of voting for anything tina: don't ash
for any money is though had damned
stream made pond, and built channels to carry thu
water 10 his mills, and another should come M ant
saw, " Old fellow, don't want any of your money
but simply want to dig channel TO your pond It
carry off all the water, aud leave your own mill
idle and render all that you have spent in diggn,
channels worthless. Of course, you old dunder
head, you see how liberal am. l don't ask a re-
dime for doing you this favor
Before this thing is through it will be found tina
this road that asks for money will cost the Stat
more than any work she ever built 1t VII cost he
fully onehalf of all her interest in all the works il
the Slate. But it asks for no money!
Would to the Lord that people would really lcol
things in the face and estimate them properly, ant
then we would find far less of such cant as that VI
have been characterising Is all that has been done
nothing! Is all the investment the Stale has mad
nothing that all this should be thrown away to PEG
pie who Are generous enough not to ask for any
money at present?
But what is the use of talking The father AM
great mover of the bill, General Dockery lives prett,
the line of the Charlotte Road, but evidently
don't care dime about it. Mr.. Cotten one of it
advocates, is contractor, and has something else II
do with the Cape Fear and Deep River affair Tha
is dead and we fear the Railroad is dead and Their,
is no for to the coal mines and all the sys
tenn we have been laboring to build up is knocked
over.
Perhaps we take too gloomy view of things
Would that we could be convinced of the fact, bu
we speak now as we feel. Things may not be 81
bad as they appear, but can't see how they coul
be worse. We will try TO hope, but it is almos
against hope