Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-06-09
For the Standard.


MEssRs EDITORS Business calling me to Char
lotte, left this city, (Ralegh,) Friday afternoon
last, on the o'clock train, and madea successful
trip, arriving my place of destination at IL o'clock
succeeding-m making eight hours, including all stop
pages, distance OF one hundred and seventy-four
miles The North Carolina Road is model Road,
in euerV respect; its officers, from President down
to section masters systematic men, and do bus
mess upon the principle of what you do, do we'll"
First, and most important, the track is in excellent
condition, well "put up" smooth and properly
ditched. The engines are large-kept rs bright as
a mantle ornament and move with much ease
apparently, I" as water runs down stream" For this
particular perfection, the credit Of course, is due
only to Mr.. Roberts, superintendent Of shops, and
TO the Engineers, who know their business The
conductors are men of the right stamp-affable and
polite, and looking after the comforts of their
travellers Along the line of the Road are numer-
GUS villages, with well planed, handsome buildings.
"The Shops" never fail to attract the attention Of
the traveller must confess to my agreeable sur
prise at witnessing the extensive buildings for the
purposes of the Road-the neat cottages for the
operatives-large hotel, and handsome residence of
the supernendant-erery one Of the gerry best brick.
High Point, also, has its attractions. This is the
highest point on the line, and from which, you may
with the naked eye, the Pilot mountain; hence
its name, High Point Here, too, is q Female
School, grand scale, under the care Of Rev. Mr..
Langdon. From the numerous windows Of the spa
cious building, the bright eyes and fair faces of the
girl students looked down upon train, and
seemed to speak us a" god speed on our journey
waved our red handkerchief gided by,
and instantly half dozen ,ohite cambrics huttered
in response from each window.
Thomasville is another delightful town, seven
miles farther up the country. Along each side Of
the road, for a mile, exactly, the snow white cot
tage may be seen-this place too, has its Female
| School. "Glenn Anna" is known all over the
State it is well patronized, and promises to turn
out many useful women for the old North State.
Thomasville boast the most extensive Shoe and
Boot establishment; in the South; | visited it. exam
| ined the work hand. and became convinced that
people, If they would patronze home more, the
question, ",oiH they rip" would cease to be asked
After directing the traveller TO the house of Lewis
| Thomas. Esq, leave the good water and bracing
atmosphere Of quiet Thomasville.
Ecery body has heard Of Haw River-Greens-
! boro, Hisboro and Salsbury-and Charlotte but,
epe,y body have not been to the Hornetts Nest-the
birth place of American independence. / am sur
| prised that people do not more generally 60 to
this Western City. 1t is indeed a miniature city
large. three story brick buidings-extensive whole
| sale Dry Goods, and Grocery establishments
Branch Of the United States Mn.-aRd the streets,
| all not merely the main, but all, brilliantly lighted
with gas-not burning fluid, but regularly manufac
| tured gas.
The Democracy sanguine of success It is
true that Mr.. McRae is winning golden opinions y
| among a certain unknomn class-and it is true he
created sensation at Greensboro, the home Of Mr.
| GiLmer, but it is quite certain he will never 6l
the Executive chair although he is reported hav
ing said in Greensboro, "fellow-citizens shall bt
your next Governor" w.