The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-03-10

From tie Wilmington Herald.

OHIo--We recolleci that Ohio was one OF the new
States over whose immense profits from public works.
built b. land donations, M. McRae grew eloquent
ia the Of MS speech the Court House % this
place.
Now, All the lands that Ohio col for public works.
we've given assist the making Of ranais-she got
none for railroads Well nnw What il the position Of
things in Ohio. Last year The canals Of OHIO did no,
pay The actual expenses working them, by s6225 &c.
and when the Stale had paid the interest on money
borrowed for the construction the canals. she was out
Of pocket the nice little SUN Of Ss2l.sio.
81 much for these canals built IN part by grants NJ
public lands. Now iur railroads. for which no lands
we're granted Ohio stands first IN the number OF mlles
of railroad within her borders, being ohy miles
in advance Of Pennsylvania. which comes next; and
upon the whole. her railroads successful. sardng
fir illustration the effects az depending upon
others and upon yourself VII Journal z4.h insi.
To form a correct opinion of the truth Of
the statement, which we find in the above
extract, would require the possession and
examination Of large amount of facts and
figures in detail. We do not possess the
necessary information, and we do not sup
pose that the Journal" does nor. If we did
possess it, would we care TO enter into de-
tailed examination OF il, because il is not
case in point--it is not entitled TO the APP
plication which the journal has made Of
IL.
Suppose, now, that the statement is strict
ly true: What does it prove: Nothing
more nor less than this-that Ohio has made
a bad investment Of her funds. If it be true,
il is unfortunate for Ohio, but it would be
insRitely worse. il these improvements had
been built and were to be paid for out Of the
pockets Of her people. The works Of I'M
provement in North Carolina hare been built
and are 10 be paid for out Of the pockets oi
her people. MANY speak Of these works, as
the g Journal" speaks Of the canals IN 0aio.
They call them bad investments" Very.
veil Ii the General Government will make
Us grant OF public lands to pay for these
bad nresimenfs, 50 that our taxes NAV be
lessened, and We NAV be enabled to do what
we really desire TO do-and that is, to extend
these " bad investments" to the Tennessee
iiHe,-the Herald for one. vii! be salts
iied that il is good thing for North Carolina.
But, the "Journal" takes an improper
view Of Mr.. McRae's position. Let II look
at Ohio, as she was and a. she is. Let il 90
back to the date Of her birth, only few
years ago; and let il tell is readers Of her
rapid strides to wealth and power. Then let
il take up North Carolina aud compare the
two States--their relatives ages. their re-
sources, their progress. We should ask moth
ing more. II the people did not then see the
fOrce.of our position, the cause Of our com.
plants, and tile jIs.ness Of our claims, We
confess that We are mistaken in them.
North Carolina was full grown State,
when Ohio was a wilderness. While Ohio
has been gong forward, North Carolina has
been g0iRg backward. The consequence is.
that, to-day. Ohio has thrice the wealth Of
North Carolina almost thrice the re-
presentation in Congress. Her taxes are less
her debt is less-and the annual income
from her common school fund is almost as
large a. our fund itself. What is the cause
Of ali thisi Has Ohio greater resources :
The hles Of the Journal itself will tell Us
better. The published letters of Prof. En-.
mons, and other scientific men, will prove
that the internal resources Of North Carolina
are inferior to those Of no other State in the
Z Union. There is, then, bat one answer 10
( the question and the sooner our people come
10 understand il, the better il will be for
them. I: il because the resources Of Ohio
Z HdNt UtfN NtAtlvVtHs WINE tHbsf VI &NVfAN
Carolina have not. And this has been brought
about. 10 a great measure, through grants 81
lands which have been made to OHIO, and
which have n0t been made u North Carolina.
Y We do not deny that Gaia has dOne much
70 help herself. But We nv thai the General
Government first gave her The ability q help
herself. Take poor man, and let him start
ia the world without dollar il his pocket
and depend upon his daily labor for his daily
bread. that man will work years and years,
before he can lsy BY any large amount for
himself and his family. SO difficult Is il to
get start IN the world. But take that same
man, and give him twenty-five thousand
dollars 20 start on and what will be the die.
I ierenoei The same amount of labor. which.
10 the frs, instance. could scarcely support
bis family, IN The second, would make a
wealthy nan Of him. Every man, who has