The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-30
- 8 Foeiss STANDARD.

"sseiis seotion uprising thecaunties com
ilgueus to and boFderipg on All,e,nMrIe
Sound. In these counties. with extrmordi.
nary Gro p seasons, the Iabors of the husband
man are usually most pIcntifuIly rewarded.
ana IT Is fact worthy 1t note that durinS
the late war great propartion.of the .snn.
! plies OF provisions furnished by Norfl, Caro-
Ina To the Confederate government came
from this part Of tile State l'fF
/ The soil of this section is ntlm;ra,,lv
adapted to the cereals q " heat: corn. rvs
oats and even huckwheat. while of late
years cotton has been cultivated to con-
siderable extent. and the Yields Of tic crons
have been very renuneratiye. There s.
scarcely vegetable produced in other M rte
OF the Union. that docs not thrive here. and
we md many Of our most thrifty and indus
trinlis farmers are converting their acres into
Truck farms. Several persons have: also ycry
recently commenced to 5estow No lttle at
tentinn to the planting aud cultivation of
vineyards, while the fruit raising and nurse
fy business IS assuming considerable impor-
lance. These facts 60 far to demonstrates
that we have mine of wealth sb.,it our
homes which. properly worked, may rem.
Ger our population indepe ndent, and place
us beyond the reachoi want The lamcnte1l
ana honorcd Judge IredelI was pleased Ia
sa4, ',s ,he isaiaen spot OF North Carolina"
MI, aup'.es:' y "ur enersetc men otto day
~ ~ ssu.s ~ improve, me natural adyanta7
' ~ a'uhua'ie u me Al,emarle country,
luxuriancc and plenty. Isl
,,.,,.'.n gu .,ese ha'hrai ana actual tcnehts,F
s.,",i 90 GU" peopie can reap comparativeiy
CO.. po"s .,.M mem, un.ess tue Jac1attaes
,,s ane, qaaeS naa%et can DC
" '..u we arc looking WITH much coni-
III mp ~ 'nc senen'sity anu wisdom OF
t,s r,.snaot Tha h;, sunapy lor rsesel ~
trnm Tsrha-,,, =, WIN; .a''rv"u!
thence to plvno,,,,, ,,aoasso III,
tlo ;,,,,.,r,.,,oo 80 ,.,;In.ss.a s.....
to ,n,set Of so,,,., o..,,,..,,,;... -.
With rio seabaord and paan''La r,;, p.a'
or t,,n cnnstrno.;nn ~ H.. taHHa,
Of con,mnn;catinnt nv r,;, n;tl, ~,
Norfnlk and portsmouth, n,,rLa,s r,,an
! the FREIGHT and PASSENGERS which have I,oen
! conveyed bv the river steamers and canal
| boats or tn;;rg YEARLY ~ cort. =, n,ar
ket wonld s,tt tle ofter 81 in,ore ton,,,,;n,
;r,lnoo,,.,,.s
! H., L., - ,.,o,d l,.,,.,,,....... W.. -.
80. o,,rs.,l,,os ',r - ,,,n,..,t .,s
.aa Ti'. 10y nnp'osene"' W Nv. w,
rnn,,,,;na 80, ~ ,,..o,;,,. -; r.,
mnst sn,,n ~. >l,e.,,r hoor;no M oi,,,,a"
,,rr,} ,,cts of .h;s ,s..I,l
tbo ,,orLo,s IL, MI, ."1' :"
Var;,ns ro,,,.., - -
80 ~ P,"P','" "l''
| ""e vi S"o surveys nave neeh Already maize
ior tue purpose OF building Railroad
from haehton 10 norfolk. In 1854, or
somewhere about that perlods survey of
Tue roate.irom Edenton. to Suffolk furnishes
US Win Information winch would be valla-
oie IN the maj "catlon OF the line. This
route has special advantages OF wond and
Water anu moderate grades. AT this time
.here seems 10 nc no very great impeachment
III t''e way Oh the commencement OF tins
very necessary enterprise, ana While our
ia'eiest may ne es1ima1ed ny knowledge
VI %, Tue "'aserta' 0eHete 10 ne derived from
tue cohpietioh Oh such afwork of internal
improvement. a true feeling OF State pride
shouid alone inspire the hope that Its speedy
proJection may begin the grand era OF pre-
sress' industry and enterprise, which the
triumph OF. Republican principles has ever
carried IN Its train.
we do not mean to lnslnuate that our
spohsiDiiity OF ouildin9 TINS Railroad, but
we would advance the opinion, that II
Charter IS granted, and a good preliminary
orsa1lzs,'en enected Ihe state authorities
o"ui': "'u inoisiuoa' enterprise AM ASSIST IN
arriving Tue worh 10 SPECIFY ana lhai com
nns of muuJe a m nasnonsipie inaiYla
w;ll;na 70 ;nvsst nor,;,n IF of ,ha;r ru NV
n,oons IN ,ha oons,r,,nt;,,n .'rt,o ,sJ W.
should now boar in n,;nd t,,a, tha Nor,h
Eastern scct;on of ,be State has never ,,esn
the recinient of anv notable amount of NH
lie aid in the develonement resources
Internal Improvemcnts have hean lavish
" made and the nnhlic money has been
rapidly consumed to improve other horizons
of,he Stete wb;ie ,be ,hest mart ,f Nor,h
C.ro,n. hss ,,oan Inc. as.;rpr,, ..,ia".od
Our neo,,le In W. ,,een ~ ve,, havorG inass,rs
IN hp;ld lone lines of r,;lroads C,n thev
not receive snm. a;l ar encn,,rarement ~
,b;s ,.,a ~ 'nantio,,,a, oe -tIn Gener,i
Assaml,l, will, not hs nnn,;,Jf,l ,,r ,h..
wishes If GOOD tru. and tried e.starn Ra-
nrI;lcans Now here il an nnternr;s. ,,nr
hest nenple want T., nroiect the rich man
| and tbe moor man botb cali for if An on.
nortnnitv offers itself for bnildioo mn he
fortures and ;ndnst,v Of vsst and frp;,tuj
reyion If country Will mn senator mr. Ron.
resen,at;vs from tba tihe,n,rle con,try ;. ;re
v,,;oo n,r ,,,,r NV, aooI - Tha nv. Ia. s,,,ms
,t ~. loo, lin -. -
LIT TIL, 10 10 M. a., -. ,o,uor. on. ,;,,.a
hoan,;e,,l !, nds ;a.a harraa wastes Ia mar
~. W., ar;non all ,nr ,,ad I 70,
u"o ny =. -, 81 So, ~ c,,