Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-01-02
For the Journal
RALEIGH, [

pause having occurred in the Legislative pro-
ceedings, it may not be uninteresting to We sketch
of how matters stand among the assembled wisdom
of the State. Your correspondent does not pretend
TO have any exclusive source Of information, or to
see further " into milestone y than anyb body else
He only gives shape and substance to those lumors
which, Eight gossamer, ioat around the Hobbies
of the capitol Let them pass for what they are
worth
The Know Nothing minority seem determined 10
make the most of their supposed exemption from re-
sponsibliy 1t is quite refreshing TO see the alacr
ty with which they rally to the support of every
measure which demands aid from The public treasu
~, whether appears two million Railroad bill,
reckless experiment upon public credit in the
shape of Bank, founded upon deprecated Railroad
stock. "All is fish that to their nets" If
these measures turn out WE'LL they will be clamorous
in appropriang all the credit to themselves if evil
results from them, the Democracy must 1" foot the
bills" as these sefstyled Americans" are in the
minority. Thus, party. they may endeavor to
skulk from responsibility, forgetting that as ndivid
uals they account to their constituents for every
vote recorded in the journals of the General Assem-
bly,.
| he subjects which at present almost exclusively
occupy the attention of legislators are internal
improvements and charterng Banks Of the sormer
class, the bill granting aid to the Fayetteville and
Western Railroad and the Cape Fear and Deep Riv-
er improvements are the most prominent. The friends
of the former measure were indefatigable in their
eXeruOns, out were uc1ealeQ DJ one on test vote
This was unexpected all parties agreed up-
on the necessity of having outlet for the mineral
wealth of The coal fields, while repeated applications
OF the Deep River Company to the treasury, has
created prejudice against that important improve
ment and seemed to leave clear field for the Rail
road. But the proposal to Tun a railroad eighty
miles, parallel with the N. C. Railroad and tapping
it about Lexington, alarmed those interested in that
great State work. and turned their attention to the
practlcabilty of the river route which would effect
The object proposed by the Railroad-an outlet fol-
the products of the Deep River valley without com
ing into an Injurious competition with the N. e.
Railroad. Hence the almost unanimous appointment
of Ma or Gwynn 10 inspect and report Immediately
upon the present state and future prospects of the
Cape Fear and Deep River Improvement The friends
of the river sangune in their hopes of highly
favorable report from that eminent engineer If
these hopes are realized the Railroad will scarcely
receive the sanction of the General Assembly, while
liberal aid will be given 10 complete the river i'm
provements, in which Wilmington will, at an
early day. become the depot from whence the North
ern markets will be supplied with N. c. bituminous
coal
There is much sympathy expressed for Fayette
vile, but stern of what is due 10 the State
at large, prevent many from supporting the projected
Railroad.
Another measure, which is occasionally discussed
is branch railroad from the coal fields to the near
est point (about % miles) of the N. c. Railroad anC
thus give another outlet 10 the black diamond" by
way of Raleigh to Norfolk, which would add consid
erably to the revenue derived from the n c. road
Thus the matter stands al present But one thing il
| Wilmington will become the centre of {
| trade which has built large cities and towns innu
nerable in Pennsylvania, and made colossal fortune
tor those persons who engaged early in it with ener
gy and spirit word upon Bank prospects anothe
! time LEBO