Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-02-25
eem its pledges and do justice to the Western

redeem its pledges and do justice to the Western
people.
True to the great work, inaugurated in ls4S-49,
of railway from the seaboard to some point on the
Tennessee line, to tap the lines of intercourse and
communication with the Mississippi valley, we an
nounced our views at an early stage of Mr. Avery's
BILL in the Standard of the 2lst January, and before
q vote had been taken in the Senate. We said
It seems to us that the friends ofthe Western Ex-
tension are asking only what is Just and reasonable
at the hands of the Legislature. Here is a work of
incalcuable importance to the State, as well as to
the West-to which the faith of the State is already
pledged; and all that is asked is to make ac-
tive that fatb so that the Road may be advanced
more rapidly to completion. No addition is asked to
the existing State debt Let it be remembered that
that portion the State ofSalisbury has never
until the passage of this charter, received any ap-
proprations worth speaking of from the Legislature
There are other reasons, which may occur to some
of our Eastern friends. why these proposed amend.
mens should be granted, why, at least, something
should be done facilitate the Western Extensions
but we will not name them here The people Of the
West are patient, true, and forbearing; but they
locked in by their rocky ramparts from the advan-
tages of trade and commerce, and cut off from CON-
munion with their Eastern brethren, and they feel
deeply these deprivations, and have represented in
various ways their feelings to the General Assembly
Of the State Will they be heard ?-and aoill justice
be done to Western CarolinGs We trust SO. We
cannot doubt that most liberal spirit exists in the
Assembly towards our Western brethren, and that
something will be done to meet their wishes on the
subject of internal Improvement"
We still entertain these views and expect to con-
tinue to entertain them We, at least shall not re-
consider and change, as Gen. Dockery has done.
And though not authorized to speak for Gov. Bragg,
we may take the liberty of expressing the belief,
founded knowledge of his character as public
man. and of his opinions and feelings the subject
of the Senate, for Mr. Averys bill, aPa against Gen.
Dockcry' motion to Reconsider. -
I'VE trust that the trans-montane people will bear
their disappointment with patience and still confide
in the of justice of their central and eastern
brethren Other portions of the State have been
disappointed with them, by the failure of cherished
schemes; and among these may merton the
Fayetteville Coaields Road, the Beaufort and Fav-
etteville Road, the Wilmington Charlotte and Ruth
erford Road the Greensborough and Danville Road,
the Rockingham .Coalfelds Road, the Milton juno
ton Road, and the Cape Fear and Deep River
Navigation Company. Three of these were ap-
plicatons for bare charters, without any State
aid and yet they refused. Let our wes-
tern friends recoect that the Albemarle, the Cas-
we'll and Rockingham. the Surry and Ashe, and
the Richmond and Montgomery regions of the State,
have never yet enjoyed, in any considerable degree.
(and of them not to any extentO the aid Of the
State; and that these regions have uniformly paid,
and are now paying taxes literally and with com.
parativc cheerfuness, for the immediate benefit of
more favored sectiors. Let them look at the thrift
ty and time e-honored town Of Fayetteville, in the
centre of the State absolutely declining in business
and wealth. and her appeals for State aid, session
after session, disregarded And let them look, too
at the progress which has been made in internal inn
provements since 1s4S. Then we had no plank
roads, and no railroads but the Wilmington and
Weldon, and the Raleigh and CASTOR. Since that
time the Wilmington and Manchester Road has
been completed; the Raleigh and CASTOR Road has
been reconstructed; the Carksville Road a feeder
to the Raleigh and CASTOR, has been built; and by
the year 1858, line of central Railroad will have
been completed and in operation, reaching from
Beaufort harbor to the town of Charlotte three hun
dred miles. In addition to this, the work is going
forward on the road from Salisbury to Morganton,
with an assurance that it aoU and shall penetrate
the mountains and let in the light of the far western
vallies through the Blue Ridge Stout hearts, hope.
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aoiM you, bi ethren of the west! Take courage
then-be of good cheer, for those 'rocky ramparts'
shall fall and the East and the West shall be one ir
interest," in intercourse, in communion as they arc
1 now one in name as North Carolinians.
| EcoNoMY OF DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS
! When Gen. Pierce, in March, 1858, entered upor
the administration of the government, the public
debt was $69, ,s76,9s7. Forty five millions of thi
debt has been paid, leaving about thirty millions
only-"all Of which" says the President in his lat
message, "might be extinguished within yea
without embarrassing the public service, but not be
ing yet due, and only redeemable at the option o
the holder, cannot be pressed to payment by tn
4 government"
The merit of this reduction is due to the admins
traton. Gen. Pierce, retiring from his post Of
the 4th Of next month"; will leave to his successo
an overfowing treasury, and country prosperou
beyond all former example There is only one fea
ture in the picture calculated to occasion foreboding
and that is the slavery question; but if the prncipl
of nntervention the result of Democratic action
should be regarded and carried out we shall hav
nothing to apprehend on this score
Gen. Jackson commenced by his yetoes the goo
work of arresting general system of internal i'm
provements by the federal government, and Ger
Pierce has followed it up with fidelity and nerv
every way worthy of disciple of the s'old Hero,
Mr.. Buchanan, sure, will take the same course
Economy will be prominent feature OF his admir-
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