The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-01-12
From the Standard.
To- ~ iio-,ltaa, Esq.


To J. 81 Ao-tltaa Eg
| have Just seen the minority report Of
the committee. on the bill 10 Incorporate the
Green>boroueh AMI Danyile Railroad Conn
pany," aud as take il for granted. YOU are
The author Of the report. have taken the
liberty Of addressing this communication TO
you. The repurt as ! consider. and as eS-
peet to shnw, does great itiustice to thnse
who, at present. have the direction OF the
North Carolina road. aud as one Of that Di-
rectory. | do not feel dispnse. to submit, in
silence. to some Of your statements. Before
peinting out the statements Of which | COM
plain. ron will allow me to attend 10 some
matters which may hat be irrelevant to the
subject Of the report. You say. :. the bill
proposes to build the road BY individual sub
scriptiou without State aid;' and Won seem
/ 10 CONSIDER i; m1n.trnus. that the State should
refuse 10 grant this "pnor privilege" when
You we'll know neither this State or any nth.
err, will grant such a privilege. except in
i cases in ahich the Legislature shall be fully
satisfied IL is 70 the interests Of lts avn elii-
zens, and nat against its own works 81 i'm
prosement. And that il was the dHie Of tituse
/ who advocate the bill TO shnw that such would
not be it, effect. vet YOU seek 10 throw the
error on those who appuse IL. deceive ny.
self greatly, should tail in establishing the
i fact. that .ueh result. aud that Of the mnst
disastrous charseier. would necessarily inl-
low. Every independent State claims to
exercise Jurisdiction over is sui, an,l to Tor.
bill its avn citizens, nnch less foreigners, to
interfere with thai Jurisdiction. Such IS the
policy which denies to any company, what.
ever it, obieet--a railroad. mining nr any
other cnmpany--ihe privilege 81 40 ineofpn.
"a ton. wthnut the rxpfes~ anihnrits 81 the
Legislature. And aliilstnne would BE- induced
TO infer from YOUR report. that The pFopasc,l
road must be buIlf by mr. avn citizens. trt
i All know this connection il ever made. will
be hy the aid &c thosr who are interested 10
the DansiIlr road, beyond The limits d The
State. In Tie fret place. ! So. the passage
of tie bill. would be IL direct violation 81
public faith. and against those promises held
ont ID The people 81 the Easi, when The char.
ter IL lie North Gatnlina rad was granted.
W. al know, lhe charter flr this fuld was
, introduced inlo he Legislature, AM passed.
lor The purpose II defeating. and a Sub.
siituls inr this very Dansiilr scheme. The
} charter Il Tie Nnrth vafullna ruad was grant
ed. and INST IT IL stack taken. under The
. agreement, that Il vas t. BE- 4 greet State
{ work. intended II advance the agricultural
! interest II our people. and 70 lpster and e.
]. courage our uNn merchants. 30 We were
j toId when Tie location III the rnad WIS undei
! djscussiun, il was important n carry i 4,
4 lar Nnrth a. practicable, in order 70 rom.
3 mand this Dan llser trade. a50ut winch W
: nov hear 80 much. And, il | mistakc mt
Z charter was granted BY tie Legislature iui
b Plank rad lron GreeDsbnrOugh 70 Da'
z river, ani which was to be built, .. onr o
b the principal Iertlefs q the Nprlh carulini
i road. Now. The argument i, that the roAt
i. must 70 to The produce, and not the ptoduc,
i, be brought 10 the Rad. will not say, bn
j for such inducements as these. the Legisla
. tire would not have granted ihe charter. bu
e will say the stock would not have been ia
} ken by iis present subscribers, and that III
il road would not have been located as II nos
n runs. So much for the past. Let me no,
ID call your attention to the statements II whic
!, complain, and whirh, as | think. does u
.. present Board Of Directors great injustice
I. You say, "as the minority are informed
s, scarcely q busbel Of sbeat or barrel 81 flou
1t s carried at the same price from Charlott
n eastwafd, thai is charged from Greensbo
E. rough, so no charge is made ior The FIRST o
h miles. that the privilege on the last 30 mile
]. from Greensboiougb may be exercised. Woul
&. IL not be a. well, u so exercised. for ID
* freight TO leave The road as quickly o, posi-