Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-11
The Cheraxy and Coal Fields Road.

On Saturday evening last meeting held in the City
Hall in Charleston to listen to delegation from North Car
ona who urge the people of Charleston to take
stock in extension of the Road to the shores
rier showing the intimate acquaintance of Caronians
with names and localities in North Carolina:
This delegation consisted of Angus R. Kelley Esq and
M. O. WaddeEsq and they spoke very elOqueny of the
opportunity of Charleston to tap the mineral region of North
Carolina and to make the Metropolitan route. Mr.. Wad
dill spoke with great fertility and illustration and argu
ment. No doubt he did, Mr.. Waddel quite fertile
But he failed to do much The 'Caronians thanked him
and Mr. Kelley for their able addresses, andat eods d
Somehow the Charleston people know that the coal of
Deenot Broad River within 125 miles of tide water at
know also that the difference of distance must dcays do
achat others eoiN determine the matter in favor of Whining
now make the Metropolitan Route acould not pay
They business men, and know all this if A: R. Kelley
and-dC5ouTaed.
We clip the above from the Wilmington Journal of
the 28th ult not that we say that it is actually de-
serving of passing notice, but simply to let read
ers see the calibre of that organ of mangeriSm.
Typographical will in the best regulated
establishments and that of the Journal is not excep
ton, its occasional apologies abundanty prove. But
that aside.
We accompanied the North Carolina Delegation to
Charleston and it was precisely because the Charleston
people were known to be business men, that the visit
made. That they not only business men, but
intelligent men, and men of means, was also well known
before the important discovery of the Journal; and
further that they had invested largely in the Northeast
to reaching the Coal Fields. Let the Journal
that under these circumstances the North Carolina Dele
cation, with their rich specimens of Coal Iron &C., and
their lucid explanations, most welcome visitors and
that they received from the business of Charleston
ample assurances that their visit had accomplished much
more than elicit vote of thanks.
Would it be asking too much of neghbor the
Journal to beg it to divest itsefof little of that curish
habit so with the canine race when occupying
manger in imagination, and permit the owners OF
the mineral region of North Carolina to seek market
without being growed at, where they get most for
their valueless wealth? If not console the
Journal with the that there is coal enough
there for both seaports, and much to spare.
We cut the above amusing specimen from the Cheraw
S. c., Gazette. We will say nothing about coten
porarys colibrc it has placed that beyond dispute
by proving itself great bore-bigger than the orifce
of Dahlgreen gum 1t is certainly expecting too much
to suppose that any could be made to believe that
Broad is typographical error for Deep, Or
that expect to grow at people in the peculiar man.
per indicated by somewhat muddle-headed cotempo
rary Neither have we any cursh habits or propen-
sites in the matter By the way what does the Gazette
mean by curish ?" New sort of word isn't it?