The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-12-02

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built on different guage-it wonlh cross
it and go ON to Charleston This Lcgisla-
ture should act for the interests of North
Carolina. and not give charter that will
drive trade from our channels to the other
States. With the same guage as the North
Carolina and the Wilmington and Charlotte
road, il will lie optional to merchants
whether they will have their freight go to
Wilmington or Charlotte. Gga
Mr. PoU said lie hoped the time would
come when these jealousies would pass away.
He opposed this amendment. He thought
neither Wilmington nor Charleston had a
right to come into this Legislature and give
an objection to any road Icing passed. At
the last session we went on credit some six
or seven millions, not Tor the bonctit of Will
mington or Charleston, but for the benefit of
the people. We passed bills in order to IN.
vest in railroads, 10y which we took only as
cents on dollar and made ourselves liable
tor the interest of six per cent. in green
backs and the payment in gold Mt the end
of thirty years. We made these sacrifices
for the purpose of giving to the people of
this State the advantage of railroad COM
municatiun. The people of tho region of
country between WadesburU and Salisbury
who want 10 reach market are as much
part of the people of North Carolina as we
are, and can demand as great sacrifices for
them as We have made for other roads,
Here comes proposition from somebody in
South Carolina to open the advantages of II
railroad to the people of StanIy county. anil
give the choice of patronizing Wilmington
or Charleston. He feared only that they
would not build the road. But the propo-
siton comes up here to cut the road in two.
They would have to have an entire different
set of cars and engines where the change of
track took place. 1t they want to build
road to open this State to the markets of
the world, let them build it. We should go
for the cheapest and most ready communi.
cation, therefore he should vote for the bill
just as it stands.
Mr. DOWNING said if the South Carolina
guage is adopted the shipper must 60 to
Charleston, because the expense of breaking
bulk is too great for him to go to Whining
ton; hut with the North Carolina guage he
can g either way. We are bound to give
all TIE facilities we can to railroads, and ut
the same time bound to aid as far as pos
siblc the interests of uur own State.
MIR. ESTES offered an amendment prohibit
ing any discrimination in favor OF South
or North Carolina railroads crossing or con-
Meeting with this road.
Mr.. FRENCH in reply to Mr.. Pou. said we
were bound to maintain the interests of
North Carolina. and prefer Wilmington to
Charleston. He declared this proposition
detrimental to the interests of the State and
asked the House to protect the interests of
their own commercial metropolis. He said
fc;y l,al
Fremont in Wilmington to obviatc the diff
ference of guagc and enable the transfer of
cars from one guage to another.
Mr.. SINCLAIR agreed with much that the
gentleman from Johnston had expressed;
hut said he (Mr. Pou) had a happy knacl of
making the worse appear the better reason.
AS Henry A. Wise once said. North CARROLL
liza is strip of land between Virginia and
South Carolina She has been used so tor
many years. There is only one road in the
State, which, so to speak, is an artery. All
the other lines are simply depicting the
State. There is only one road that carries our
produce to North Carolina seaport, and
that is the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford railroad. which taps eastern Ten
nessce, and can at very little expense tap
Western Virginia. He hoped the amend
ment would prevail. 1t is necessary for the
good of the State and of the road.
Mr.. HAYES moved to print and make spe-
cial order tor next Wednesday at 10 O'clock.
Mr.. JUSTICE of Rutherford, said the ques-
ton was simply whether We should sustai n
the interests of North Carolina or leave the
interests open to another State, and perhaps
not build the road. He also considered the
| Wilmington and Charlotte road the main
road OF the State, and anything that would
| injure that would injnre the State OF North
Carolina. Wilmington is the great seaport
of the State, and if the property about Viii
mington is enhanced, the interests of the
State are improved. The new road would
benefit the counties in either event.
Mr. PoU was in favor of building the road.
and withdrew all opposition to the amend
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The motion to postpone was not agreed to.
The amendment of Mr. Estes was &C.
copied, and the bill passed its second reading.
Mr.. RAGLAND gave notice of his intention
to lutroduce hill to amend the charter of
the town of Enfield
MIR. LAFLIN introduced resolution in
structing the Committee on Corporations to
prepare and report hill to provide for the
registration of voters in cities and towns
Referred tn the committee on Corporations.
House bill No. %, to amend an act en-
titled An act in relation to punishments'
was taken up.
Dir. STILLEY gave a full explanation of
the purpose and effect of the bill and the
bill passed its second reading.
Senate bill No. 2, to provide for the COL
lection of taxes in Carteret county, was taken
up, and, on motion of Mr. BOWMAN, post
poned until December It'll.
The CHAIR appointed Messrs Durham,
Malone, Sinclair and Mcmillan additional
members of the Finance Committee.
The House adjourned -s .I Z