Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-07
DanYllle CONNECTION.

OF Richmond, the Richmond and DanVle RallrOa0
Company, together with other interests in Virginia.
Among others present belonging to this State notice
the names of Ex-Gov. Morebead, F. Fries Esq, OF
Salem Thos Settle, Jr, ESQ., late Speaker of the House
of Commons, Hon. A. NJ. Scales late member OF Con-
gress ETC. etc
The object of the convention was devise ways and
for the construction of the line from Danvie Va
to High Point on the North Carolina Railroad, by
way of Leaksvle Wentworth Germanton and Salem,
and by the authority of the two Charters to wit the Dan
River and Coal Fields Road Charter, and the Salem
and Germanton Road Charter.
Thos Settle Jr lead of in a very animated speech in
favor of this Danvile connection-for it the Dan
vile connection. He estimated the whole cost OF the
entire line, from Danvie to High Point, at $l2OOOOO
which he said would be built 80 that Western North
Carolina might be enabled to carry its trade to Rich
mond
Mr.. Anderson, of Richmond, also spoke. Mr.. Suth
ern of Danvile expressed the wish of that town to
cooperate.
Governor Moreheaa made all address on the advanta-
ges of the connection especially in throwing the great
through travel upon the North Carolina Central Road
Bv the way Messr Morehead and Settle both talk about
this thing of through travel wholly without regard facts
glance at the distance tables in any reliable railroad
guide will show that even with the direct connection
between Danville and Greensboro, the upper lne so
made would only be four miles shorter than the Sea-
board line ria Wilmington, while by the circuit
Gus route proposed would be some sixteen to twenty
miles longer. And yet Mr.. Settle says that By this
route the great mail between the North and South could
be carried in twelve hours less time than by any other
and it presented advantages superior to all its compe
tors" Os course Mr. Settle would be puzzled to show
how the great mail could be carried twelve hours sooner
over longer and crooked route than it could
a shorter and straghter one.
The Convention adjourned pleasantly, but without
taking any positive action.
We find long article in the Richmond Dispatch of
Yesterday devoted to this extension OF Virginia Roads
into North Carolina in which the following account
given as to the nodus operandi by which this modified
Danvile Connection was slipped through the last Leg
islature of North Carolina -
After the defeat of the Greensboroug Danvie BILL
the friends of that desparng of it's intro
duced another BILL for the construction of road from
the Coal Fields of Dan river above Dan
VILE THE reader should have the map before him to
derstand the bearing this proposition and other points in
this explanaton An enemy to any connection with the
the meaub of this BILL moved at to transmography
altogether by turning the Geeborough end of the pro
posed road around towards UanuiHe making it a road
from the Virginia line that town to the Coal Fields of
the Dan with the restriction that should not within
rerJ miles of Gree7asbOrouqh Be understood that the
Coal Fields of the Dan very obgDgy extend themselves
along fifteen twenty miles above Danvie, at least
to Germanton in Stokes county, Jy0e miles from Dan
Vile
And the gentleman so hostile union of the Virginia
and North Carolina roads GreensborOugh caught in
ure meets biennay and two previous to the last
session in which the proceedings we are describing took
place, little innocent and unsupported bill passed.
thorizing road from High Point Salem and Germanton
enthusiastically to the Virginia line So that the Coal
Fields bill amended and twisted with this little road to
hitch to at Germanton made complete connection be-
tween Danyie and the Central North Carolina Road The
friends of the connection who kept it, course rojovad
secret and the Coal Fields bill Hep through like gossa
web borne pleasant breeze; but it web in
whose meshes the trapper was fairly entrapped and from
which there is no escape
Now, then, what have we? We have connection as
soon as those interested choose to make it. from Danve
via GermanOn High Point sixteen miles beyond Green's
borough, the Central North Carolina Railroad. The
comparative distances between this and the short road
GreensbOrOugh, From Danyie to GreensbOrough
so miles from Greensborough TO High Point l6 Total &C.
From Danvie to Germanton So miles from Germanton to
GermantOn route is nineteen males longer than the direct
Greensborough: and there hope of getting the
direct route. In time, 1t is only an hour lost.
We notice this as a matter of news One way or
another the thing is there 4 DanvilIe is formed, and
virtually the feat is accomplished. We do not really
know however, that it makes much difference Unless
we make use of the railroad facilities we already have
we need very little about Others Unless we start
Steamship Lines, &c, we cannot hold what we have
without grasping for If true to ourselves
we can bid defiance to any Danyille connection. An
intelligent friend writing to from Raleigh says :-"L
the whole population Of Wilmington could stand for one
day at the joint depot in Raleigh they would witness
spectacle that would open their eyes eectuay this
subject steamers They would need no further argu-
ment to excite and impe them forward
Tie argument referred to is that nearly all the goods
come ria Norfolk by the Steamship lines to that point
Daily Journal, 5h INST.
BegN A new Schooner bearing the name Of G. D. &
R. F. Shannon, arrived here on Sunday from Phadel
phia. She is intended to packet between Phil
adephia and this port, in the Keystone Line of which
DR.. t. q. Worth, is the Agent. She was built at Lew
istown, DEL and from her light draft of water is vel
adapted to this tradedrawing ID it. loaded and car
rying about 1900 bbs Her dimensions are as follows
Length of keel 100 feet breadth of beam "A eet anc
depth ofhod l-2 feet centreboard and about 200 ton
burthen She has trunk cabin which is well fitted I'm
but not intended for passengers. She is built of white
oak and appears to be strongly and substantially pu
together. She is owned in Philadelphia and commands
by Capt. Bowen.
BSss~ The why the English feel so senstve
their late repulse by the Chinese or rather the Mongol