The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
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the States Co

The people of Rutherford and Nc
Dowell seem really in earnest as TO
making Railroad connection with the
South Carolina system, and we wish
them speedy success. The day has
been when we should have objected TO
new routes designed to drain North
Carolina into other States but now tina,
our main trunk lines have become mere
d~rain-pipes for Northern markets. we
see no reason to say anything more
about State pride, or state Lines.
If it be true-and we presume it is true,
that the wal killed the doctrine ofState'
Rights flor whatsoever the conquerors
decreed, the South has formally accept
e~d.-through her Democratic and Repub-
lican plattorms)-in that case it is all
folly t o feel any special pride in North
Carolina as a State. The State line be-
comes a nuisance. If the State is blot.
ted out, or merged into the Nation,-
North Carolina is IN a par with Wake
county Cor any other county, it may
have a certain form of government, and
certain officials,-but its citizens are
neither better off, nor worse off, than
their neighbors just over the line in
Durham or Johnston counties. If North
Carolina is wiped out as an independent
commonwealth, we hope to see the day
Il L. -L.11 10 $1,000 49,
the of all other States and in
stead of State lines. the Nation shall be
divided into convenient Districts, select
ed according to geographical features,
and numbered one, two, three, four,
and so forth. There is nothing desir-
able about the present arrangement,
and a great deal of inequality. Why
should Delaware, which Pat DOMAIN say:
-'consists of two peach plantations,
and two toy Senators'-have as much
voice in the National Senate as North
Carolina which is ten times as large; ol
as Texas which is four times larger than
North Carolina? Or if population bs
counted. why should not New York city
be created as a STATE" since it has
more citizens than one half the State.
OF the Union?
n. B. Since writing the above. we
have an account of the big meeting o.
little Roads (there were six or eight dit;
ferent companies represented at Calf;
ney City last week. A committee war
appointed to agree on something. The
| committee reported a series OF resolu
tons, postponing action until after the
elections in Union county, 5. c., N
Mcdowell county. n. c., on local ajC
in said counties, shall be held. Also
that the parties now present represent
ing the Rutherford Railroad Construc
ton Company, the Union. Gat1ney City
| and Rutherford Railroad Company. the
Mcdowell On. c. Company and tn,
Georgetown and North Carolina Rail
road Company pledge themselves tt
use all their efforts by cooperation t.
secure the completion of the railroad:
now projected from Charleston by
Georgetown to Gaffney City, and iron
Gatfney City to Augusta, and from Gait
ney City by Ru%therfordton and Marion
On. CO to Cranberry, or any other prac
ticable route through the mountains
| and also by the most practicable route
from RutherfOr; lton to Ashevllle. 4
telegram was read from the Hon. Rob
ert b. Vance, president of the Ashevill'
and huntsville Railroad, stating that HI
was anxious to build the Asheville an,
huntsville Road to connect with Gin
cinnati via Jonesboro', huntsville
Asheville and Hickory Nut Gap south
ward, and stating further that he wa:
ready to cooperate with this move
ment.