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1 . I t i 46jernors message. , CONCLUDED. v ' i' Oa the " let us alone" principle, the re Cupejti ve powers of this Dew country would oon restore prosperity. But we may ex pect, in addition, the hearty cooperation of the fostering powers of the General Govern, mi nt in bringing about the highest state of national - prosperity -rather-assisting and rvlierinci than reviling and distressing all thclustilatbns of. the Country. . As the country becomes more thickly settled, tra. ve! jnust Increase on the roads and enhance the tnt'omie in proportion. In proof of this: 1 hate seen i, report of the operations of KMoqd in this country or burope, which dries not show an increase of receipts ; and. their operations in our country will yield o greater increase on account of our disposi tkwl for travel. , ' It would bo idle, (rrndemen, to talk to you relative to the many advantages result inff to-the country from the establishment of Rail Roads. jfchcy have ceased to bo experiments. .. Their facility jn" expedition afforded to travellers, in connection- with Steam Boats and Steam Shins, will ensure their construction where the current of trade and travel require. They may bo sub. joct to imitations in profits, like all other property; but if correctly located, econo mically constructed, and well manngedy they must be good property to the Stock, holders ; and if not, tlieir utility tothe oth. - er interests of tliecountry cannot be ques tioned. The attack of the President of the United States on Rail Roads, is exceedingly strange and unjustifiable. In tl5-transportation of the mails, diffusion of knowledge and inter communication, t lie easy and quick con. ""veyance of armies to points whore the country may be assailcdmuat ho decidedly importantand necessary, to the Government, ana favorable to the liberty'of the citizen. Where, then, can bftlnic sense or propn cty of rbeae attacks pfspl:cn and enmity ? lftm satisfied your honorable Body can " entertain nq such feelings; tut that you, will afford such relief and supeot as is com. inensurate with the means and character of T the Slate and the wants and merifs of . the "work It may be contended that our Kail Roads -have been injudiciously located, too expen sively constructed, and even budly managed. JMl4Jenrj our first experiiwtits,and madeat a period ; when tlie country waa-iu.hiore prosm-roiis rwrotlH I circumsta nces, a ml c very Jliing . of Jugliejc. value. That .both mistakes and unneces sary expense are tlie usual results of new ". works; but it should also be held in remem brance that many individuals backed tlieir favorable opinions of these enterprises free. JjEwith their own money, and that tliey could ' not have practiced any intentional decep. . tjbn on the public, when it would fall so heavily on themselves. Suppose we should admit the fact that our roads have not, so far, met publia- ex- TOCt&tion ?or ceif nt the individual stocV holders to tho full extent; yet 'should we shut our eyes to-the cause? .Should We not remember tljhif tho general prostration of all otlier branches- of business may hare reached the works on die roads; that few : extensive works immediately proves profit, able; and that they have been only a few months in operation certainly - not long enough to test their worth to the stockhold. - era? To all other interest, their utility can be of no doubt.. We see every species of property greatly sunk in value ; slaves, our most tangible and active property, depTcci ated at least &0.per cent.; land yet more; and lots in our moat favoured places, scarce, ly selling for the costs of improvement ; 1 very fxw farina yield legal niteiest, and, in the aggreghfe.-probably not 5" per" cent, on lietrTahieTiyg3EholulJljatQ sayhnlJjpjni we should abandon the farm or neglect to build houses and improve town lots! What, it may be asked, is the cause of such a state of things T The President of tlie United States informed us, in his mcs. age at the extra session in 1837, that it was vertratjing, sumptuous living, and the issue of too much Bank paper. Rut such reasons, fiowevcr, apt for other places, are totally inapplicable to North Carolina. Tliere has, been nrvvrTradTngHie re , "'nlpxTrava ga hi living, VJe,HSBank issues than we had twmtit year rof-fcnd aKhoiich-our-Bank capital was increased" a small amount four "years since, we have abtmt the saftie now we'hnd 10 years ago, exclusive of the capi. fh! of the branch Bank of the United States, which was employed in this State;' during whicfr Kinft our demand has certhmly greatly increased. It is the want of Brink or-other active-capital whkh'hasbeen tlie cause of sacrificing real estate and every other large aiiKHint of properly lien forc ed into market for cash. More is actually required, not only to save property alrcod V , existing from changing hands at great and ruinous sacrifices,' out to assist tiio mamr ftcturer, trader, mechanic and laborer, in me various branches of business, and the r nnprovtiQcnt of the natural advantages of rtie mte. -5-Umder BTesolutfon of vmir" hohoraible body, at its last session I addressed a com. munication to the Governors of the several States, requesting iafonnntion on thesiibj-ct of Penitentiaries, Lunatic and Orphan Asylums,. and Houses of Rduge; from wliomseveral interesting replies have been received,. but not sufficiemrnrenable.nie to- cive voir much light on" those subjwts, Rand you herewith marked B, the informa tion obtained, and submit tlie following general remarks That all seem toiconcur imthoir usefulness; that by the establish- -ment of a Penitcnrln nr the nuiiishmcnt of -mime nny-tieTnrerfcyraduatPdTo-f its atrocity. L nder our present , code of rriminnl law, many punishments are fixcdr and others left-to the capricious estimate of the Judge ; and to many cases neither the, one or the other appears so fitted as to give satisfaction to public feeling. The result in, thnt in "'nrwt ef ry ese, a petition for , sardi"u p rr i?f !v' 'i .v vfi0iJ4t is 'MX weight, Althodgh lie may be satisfied that petitions are generally drawn by partial or prejudiced hands,' in the absence of all in. formation which no law provides for his guide i be is not enabled to act satisfactorily to himself or justly to the State or petition, er; but where a Joubt is raised, be feels impelled to act on the side of mercy. --- In the establishment of Penitentiaries nd Laws for their government, punishments could be Letter graduated to the crime and leave less room for complaint and petition. As they are generally used, in all christian countries, to avoid shedding human blood and the exposure of punishments, in obedi ence to the more advanced state of civiliza tion and refinement profit ami loss sliould not be a frmtter of consideration in providing the rnt-tns of saving liumno life and obtain, irrjf a mode of . punishment adapted to the Crrme. Regarding them, however, in an economical point of view, it would probably be- less burtliensome to the country than the present modV of confinement in the jails of tho counties. As regards Lunaticand Orphan Asylums, I presume tliere can be but onc'opiiiion. Tlie returns of the Glerks and.SherifTs of thirty-six counties shew the number of Lu natics to be two hundred and forty-nine of poor wretclied creatures', most of whom call strongly, on cr Jcharity and philanthropy for shelter, food &nd nursing; and nodoupt if the number and condition of the orphans could bo ascertained, the. appeal to our sympathies would be equally strong. The State is abundantly able to construct the necessary buildings, and it only re quires the action of your body Xo establish the principle and place, upon which they shall be erected; theappointmcnt of a com petent superintendent to visit tlie various establishments of the kind and collect the necessary information, both of Penitentia ries and Lunatic and Orphan Asylums, and te coifimence tlie work as soon as the plan should be approved by the Governor" or n Board of Corrjmissiopcrs raised for that purpose and an appropriation to meet the expenditures, placed subject to the Govern or s warrant. In the meanwhile tlie 'neces sary code of Lows might be prepared under a commission granted by your hoiiorable body for that purpose. Most of the counties have -adopted the common school system, and a few have rew ceived the States quota of money to aid them in this most estimable object. The want of gchool-mastcrr-is-the only com- J 1aint which has readied mc, and will, in ii a t i ' " r : "ri i i ail prouamiliy, oc mc most lormiunuiK uu. staclc to further sncccssr By applying the proper corrective,, that and all other dillicul ties, I hope, riwy-bc Wercomc. The several counties which refused the adoption of the system, no doubt acted on mistaken views, or wrong information, and their participa tion should, In justice,, be provided for by law, It is with the most unfeigned gratification that I congratulate tho General Assembly on this work of tlieir own, which hns placed in reach of poor "parents the pppTrtunit y of obtaining for their children what will so eminently improve their moral and mental condition,. to make them better and more valuable citizens,- and inspire them with grateful feelings to "their country, which will never be forgotten in the hour of danger. it is with great pleasure I have to inform you that, in obedience to the direction of the last session of your honorable body, a survey of Nag's Head has been -procured. Under their resolution, oirccung a report to be made by some able and experienced Engineer, the B ard of Internal Improvcaflajr, f the country, may this failure- bo incuts appotntca uaior i aneruwynn, wno commenced operations in .may lost, ana reported to the Board ur June. I his able and lucid report amply sustains the propri- ety and importance of your inviting the j4ation-ofCongre9slo tlieopcning an Iff ml ork of the- highest importance. The resolutionselaiiji. ing the attention of our Representatives and1 Senators in Congress, were forwarded to them. The Representative from the first district, in which Nag's Head is situated, gave the subject bis prompt and unremit ting attention. A copy, of "the report and map of the survey were" also forwarded to tlie representative ' from that district ; but itjeoched. binx.atJtiKX.Iatc.JUicrio4 .oOlic session to be acted on. JVould it not be-well again; to-urge this work on Congress? I am decidedly of the opinion that the enterprise is nmongthc most important ofany in the United Mates in a national point of view, in the saving of lives and. vessels, and the increase of the revenue; and to the State, in enhancing immensely the .value of the lands and their products,' and securing a mart to a Iqrgn section of country, which has now to seek one jslsewliere at a' greatly increased ex. pcrise and hazard. No principle hns been better ' esublislied by practice, than the right and propriety of the Federal Govern- u ment to t'yeratcorks7ifaTtoTtat"hpoC ance ; jiiid none, in my opinion, is more clearly so in tlie United State, than open ing an inlet at Nag's Head. If we turii to the estimates of the War Department for hftprem-nts.-wc r-M find many vastly inferior, under the patronage of the. Gene, rftl Government. It is, then, due to the State, and particularly to that section, to urge the execution this work on the Go vernment.. -(The very able report, on this subject, by Major Gwynn, will be submitted by the Bjard" of Internal Improvements, to which I beg toiihvitc your especial attention. The Work for draining the swamp lands has progressed considerably; ""The Pungo Canal is finished, hnd the Alligator 'about half completed The lateral ditches on Pungo are trow- bemg-cirt, and some-15, 000 acres nearly .prejwired for market. I ec.eoreasorjL Jodoubt the isdorn oftliis improvement. T am very clearlv of the opinion that opening an inlet at Nag's Head reclaim, ing the swamp lands improvipg the Ncuse river as far n practicable, and thence the pmtmrtnn of a nil rond to RMtiq'i cml t. - ::-e 'n thf i:vji:s:.r t!: . -rf.'-r.fn'nWl 'H (.'Iff Pclili;.' iii(j riouth Carolina, from the h i of tide water, on the Cape Fear, ti the West form the system of improvements alike de manded by the character and interest of the State, to be accomplished whenever her means will permit. . The depressed state of the pecuniary af fairs of the country at home, and its im paired "credit abroad, would not justify undertaking, at present, improvements of very great extent and magnitude; but as Jar as the means which the Slate can command will go, there never was a more appropriate period. . The disbursement in the construe tion would bencfi every branch of business- in its vicinity, by giving employment to la. borers, mechanics, and a market to the farmer ; and the work could bo executed more readily, and at less cost, than in mora prosperous times.- In what could the sur. plus money aiid credit of tho State be better employed, than by relieving the distresses of her people and tho improvement of her natural advantages? . As an improvement particularly called for by tlie wants of the atatc, entirely with, in her means, and important as the connect ing links" between her existing rail roads, the seabord and the interior, I would call your attention' to the improvement) of tlie Ne'use' river from Newborn as far up as practicable and useful ; thence by rail road from tlie Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road to this place, for which tlie country and material are best adapted; and thence to the mountains by turnpike, as best suited to tlie use and material of construction of the country. This chain of improved com munication and intercourse, is due to the State, and estecially to the northern tier of counties, the trade of which has been di verted from our own markets to me in a neighboring State, This improvement would place at the pleasure" of tlie farmer one or many markets, in or out y the State, with equal facility, and regain iVfci lost relative position; and as it may be presumed that most would prefer those in tlie State, it would secure the profits which migtit other wise accrue to our neighboring States, and Assist in obtaining the balance of trade in ffur favor. - The advantages to be derived in tlie purchase of West India produce- -in Wilmington and Newbern, and their better facility for shipping, will more than equal any advantages tlieir competitors abroad can offer. It is probable the stock would be readily taken by-indmdtiabr, if compamcahdj be incprnpratcd jforjhat nu I . i i nr.i. ... -.i two-fifths or one half of the amount, with p'ropeFpTmleges oTpaymenf. The rail roads in our State have not had, as vet, sufficient opportunity to test the value of such stock ; and as for investments in turnpikes, we have but few data on which to base an estimate. The Buncombe road yields a hansdome profit, and it appears t to mc that a turnpike from this place to the west would be stjll more profitable, if the value of (he stock were -the only object of the Mute in constructing it. r 5 Tbe-Brjard of Internal Improvements, agreeably to law, caused books to be open ed, under the superintendence of active agents, to obtain the prerequisite subscrip tions before the Fayetteville and Western Rail Road Company could receive the State's subscription and organize, n'nd, I regret to inform you, without success, This appeared to be the favorite scheme of the state and I was anxious to sec it execut ed. To the poverty of the country through which tho greater part of the road would nass. and the denression . of tlie monetary attributed. Soon after the adjournment of the last session of your honorable body, Daniel W. .Public Treasurer oftheStute; theyacancy occasioned by whjcJjjasLjtrnDorarily rilled by the appointment, under the advice of the Council, of Charles L. Ilinton, Esq., who has since sedulously discharged the duties of the office. In the course of the present year, the Hon. R. M Saunders and the Hon John D. Toomcr, Judges of our Superior Courts of Law and Equity, have resigned. . The vacancies lliereby occasioned, have been supplied, under advice of Council of State. bytto-poiimrwHrt EW Warrenton, and William II. Battle, of this eity'hosetrarrmissions will expire at the close of your present session; ,and they lotli entered immediately on the duties of their respective stations., t It is with great diffidence I venture on any observations relating to our Court sys. tern'; but I should. not believe' my duty dis charged, if I -remained silent. The resig nations of Messrs. Saunders and Too'ner brought to my knowledge the feelings and wants of the' State in .the appointment of tliesc highly valuable and indispensable offi cers. The. K'astr' West, Nrth and South claim the ri ght and propriety of being sup.ij plied; and 1 have no doubt these conside. rations will be felt in the election of these officers in your body. If tho range of tlie State were necessary to supply the higher order of talon's, no change ought to be made ; or, if the yielding to sectional con siderationschuld meet the wants and wislie of the people, we might bo-content with the present arrangement; but lam persuad. ed neither theine "or "the qthe is t fleeted. In every district, many met) may he found abundantly qunlifiid to discharge the duties of judge. 'NVhcn the claims of any section has heretofore been gratified, it has proved only for a short space of time tlie incum bent generally changing his location for convenience or health, and again the dis. trict is left destitute of one of those valuable officers. To remedy this defect and quiet thrrconflictingrinterest of thc-diflerehl "secT tiohs of our State, I would verv respectfully jecfltnrncncLihe locatipnof thejudges-iol i each district respectively. 1 he law must, of course, be prospective, and the present opportunity can furnish two vacant districts. It appears to be due to the Bar, to the wants arid convenience of the, people, and to the iii(Trcg themselves, to mike this alteration. Trw rlilinci m'rht alf-rnitr ns nrv, o-the distrltL The latter appears to nie best. A person from xtbc roouqtains cannot ride in one of the sea board districts in the 611 with impunity. - His risk of jickneM and death is certainly alarming, and the result has been that the business ofthoee districts is hurried over in a state of mind which must detract greatly front comfort and a satisfac tory discharge of duty. 1 lie services of a most valuable officer has jus been lost to the State by the fear of riding the first dis. trict this fa'lL, . ' 'Allow me, gentlemen to call your atten tion to the acts of 1836-'37, creating the Boards of Internal Improvements, and of the Literary Fund of North Carolina. Of both these Boards tlie Governor is a mem ber, ai( cx-officio president. Large sums of money are at tlieir disposal, which they were required to invest in Bank stock and lend to Individuals and corporations. These funds are daily increasing by appropria. lions, interest from loans, and Butik divi, dends. These laws are clearly defective, and should be altered. If it Were intended to establish a JiMtn office, the necessary provisions should be 'made, and competent officers appointed with adequate salaries. But it certainly never could be intended to convert the Executive' into a Idan'ofFice, occupying more of tlie attention and respon. sibility of the Governor than all his other duties Combined, and diverting him from the higher and more enlarged trusts com. nutted to his core. , 1 -- It is considered radically wrong in the State to-adopt any law by which individua's become debtors to it. Whatever spare funds the State may have, should be invested in stocks or devoted to the improvement of the people and country." If no other alteration is made, it would be a matter of great relief to the Governor for a union of those Boards. Such an alteration would curtail one half of his services, reduce the number of the members, and save expense to5 the State Loans should be forbidden, and authority extended to investments in the stocks of rail roads and manufacturing companies, by purchase Or by subscription, bs the Board may deem best for the interest of the State, and all sales, in future, of property belong, ing to-the 3tatc to betnade' for r caslPonly. Should the contrary cours be pursued, more money will be lost than credit 1 sales would seem to promise, and your tables fill, cd with petitions for indulgence which will be exceedingly painful to refuse. ftarmandaTdgtitsagftlf o an contract-' 1 i r i .1 i. i ed foj ; and they arc nearly completed and being delivered to the several counties. No standard for measures has yet been re ceived from the Federal Government. ' The proceedings of Georgia, South Car olina and Virginia, herewith submitted in file C. to your consideration, at tlie request of their respective Governors, relative to the demands of Georgia and Virginia, on the State of Maine and New York for the npprehension and delivery of fugitives from justice, and their refusal, present mat. tor to the Southern States of the most deli, catc and important nature. It is believed, under an influence of the most pernicious kind, that these States have acted in bad faith to the compact which secures the righf of demand and surrender of fugitives from one State to another. .The causes assign, cd are considered unsatisfactory. tt In connection with this subject, the for mation of a military company of negroes, most, if not all, supposed to bo fugitive slaves, clothed in British uniform, stationed on the Canada frontier, and- permitted to insult and threaten the lives ot southern travellers, and tlie constant practice of our slaves deserting to, and finding -protection with the Northern and Eastern States, in. these subjects ; jnwhich jllJhelSoulhern and Western States, to which such acts are injurious and offensive , should act together coOly and deliberately, but firmly, in the protection and maintainance of their rights Since the distribution of the arms, tinder the act of 1836-'37,to the several counties which were then in the arsenals at Fayette. villaand this place, the quotas to which this State are entitled from the Gcnaral Gov. ernmrnt have been received at Newbern and Fayettcville, except several pieces of which were burnt io the recent fire at Wil, mington, while waiting reshipment to Fay. ettcville. The law provides for arsenals at Fayettcville and this place, but none at Newbern, a point equally important and necessary for a depot and keeper 1 no cannon burnt at Wilmington and other arms, occasionally require repair for their preseni aiioh and usefulness ; but there is no law for such purpose. The executive is empowered to employ a guard at the arse- nals whenever he should deem it necessary. This might be better accomplished by al lowing uniform Companies' some exemp tions and privileges from taxes, die. who would undertake the duty in -such way as the Governor should prescribe. It would accomplish the double purpose of having those companies, under better description, which arcimattcrs of no small moment. Inihd-,1f the taw Tas to extcito the uni form volunteer companies throughout the State, privileges and immunities of even trifling importance, it would secure improv ed tfiscTplinc in" the milita," now too "much neglected. U henever the common school system gets into operation, it would be good policy j to make military discipline form a part of their exercises ; as we are all admonished, from many circumstances, hot to forget the necessity of preparing in peace for any emergency ; and as'a system , it is best to commence with the youths- of the State. Thfi revised statutes liavebhstnout- ed agreeably to law, and the remaining vol umes placed, with MessrgJTurncr&jfughes of this place, and E. J. Hale, Esq: of Fay: etteville. Booksellers, for sale otr1 account of the State. I have the honor of submitting herc'with marked D, " the remonstrance of ths citi. zens of the District of, Columbia by their rHfmts in convention to the people of the Ut.Hudr&at-r nmf t3lhe Lofttatttrcof the several Slate, against opprestttom bwoi fold and grjevoua, suffered from rije'nwfule of the now ruling majority in Congress." Iq file E, the proceedings of. the several States of Kentucky, New York, Maine, New Jersey, Vermont and Connecticut, relative to the public domain. In file F, from the States pf Maine, Indiana and Ohio on the subject of the disputed territory. In file G, the recognitions of Justices of the Peace will be found. , It affords me pleasure, gentlemen,' to congratulate you on the completion of the Capitol, and tlie occupancy of mo re commo dious and comfortable apartments for the transaction of business to all branches of the Government It is a noble building and honorable to the State, and will descend to posterity as a proud monument of -the spirit of the age. The completion of this structure, two Rail Roads, tlie estaBlislw ment of Common Schools,' and the' recla. mation of the Swamp Lands, will form a new and honorable era in the history of our State, to which her citizens may point with pleasure and ptide. " ' ' ; , I assure you, gentlemen, that it will give me unqualified pleasure to co-operate in any measure which may be deemed necessary for the happiness, welfare and security of our fellow-citizens. I have tlie honor to be 1 . Your most pb'dt servant, - ' EDWARD B. DUDLEY!; Executive office, Nov. 16., 1840. " THE MESSENGER. Friday Mornin?, December 11, 1840, Both branches of the National Congress met at the capitol in Washington, on Mon day last, to open the 2d session of the 26th Congress of the United States. We shall wait for the last message of Mr. Van Bu rcn with no little anxiety, and -.will lose no ti mei njm forming our readers of the inipor. taht occurrences (if any) that may take place in the last session of the lust Con gress under the present Administration. 03r The electors to eive the vote of this JStote-fodentnsW in i metal Raleigh on the 24.ist. , ( The Snccewtion. The self-sty led Democratic papers of the Union have already nominated a formidable host of candidates for the Presidency, at the expiration of Gen.' Harbison's term, amongst whom we see tlie names df Mar. tin Van Bure, T. II. Bi.ntojt, R. M. Johnson, J. C Calhoun, and Lewis Cass. We had hoped the country would now have some rest, and the attention of thcJPress directed to something else than, making President. but , it seems that there is little or nothing that men of business can talk about men of leisure read about,' or men of tlie Press write about, but tlie Presidency! the Presidency ! ! tlie PRESIDENCY ! ! Like the daughters of the horse.leecb, this subject fotttrhually to cry Gi're, Give! and, like Aaron's rod, it is to swallow up every thing else ! We are heartily sick and tired of it, and could wish little better than a straight-jacket to any man who will dare to name it for tlie next two years. lsover, und the excitement attending somewhat abated, we should likft to pro pound to some of our good Democratic pa pers one or two plain questions, which, if disposed, they can answer at tlieir leisure. First If according to tlieir own declara tions, previous to tlie election, Gen. Har rison, a very unpopular man, beat Mr. Van Burcn.nearly 200,000 in the popular vote, how far would a popular man have beaten liTmT- " ",' : T JVgaj n? J fGcnllarnsonrbeing 4Lti do-4 tard," "granny," "coward," &c, beat Mr. VanBurcn, what sort of a being must Van Buren himself be ! OCT From the intelligence we receive from abroad, the business of the country is reviving Banks are resuming goods are being imported, and the return of better limes is confidently looked for. We must warn our friends, however, to mind their work not spnnd more than- they earn and be sure to pay the printer. Pennsylvania.! Gov. Porter has issued his proclamation declaring the Harbison electors duly elected. iLKNors; We think this" State has voted for Mr. Van Bcren, though we have not seen the official returns. If so, Mr. Van Bcren has received the vote of seven States,' and Gen. Harrison nineteen t Mr. Clay, in his Hanover speech, said the latter would receive twenty States he mused it by one. OT When the intelligence of Gen. Har risons election reached Tuscaloosa, Ala., the city was splendidly illuminated. The wu: l - .i t- ... . vored to get the capitol to illuminate if at their own expense, but it wralrrefused them hya strict party vote! Four years aco. when Mr. Van Bcren was elected, the same capitol was illuminated at the expense of the State ! ! (ttr The Supreme Court of this State will commence its.-winter term in the city of Raleigh on th? last ir In rWs imnth. . - ef isifttitire f tth &f,ii-", -uui uiuo oi uecisive .character L been done in the Legislature since our h Various bills; mostly cfa local nature, been presented; afid passed their first second readings. . We publish below ft, one referring to' the construction of pike road from Raleigh to this place. is to bd iu fiife ..ultimately we do. nol tend tosay. A BILL I-' To auuioriie the conlruclkn of tho SaleMi L. . ' - ' Western Tompike Road. ' h' Be it enacted by (he General ' Jlssea&i, of the State of North-Carolina, andl hereby enacted by the authority of the tame That the Board of Internal Improyeme' be, -and they are hereby authorized t. powered and instructed to construct a tun. pike road from the city of Raleigh to ftt Tennessee State line; or to the towa Asheville, in Buncombe county Protti That the cost if the said road, Jncludji bridgipg, shall not exceed one thousutj dollars per .mile. . t II. Be it further enacted, ', That the Board be, and they are hereby empowered to make contracts with any person or p. sons, for surveying, locating, laying oa, and constructing said road, and shall exet cise all the powers necessary for enforcfato the performance of such contracts. Taw shall appoint 'such-engineers, officers tat agents as they may, deem necessary, 1) shall direct all the operations connecU with the road). . ...,.v-- ' ' Ilf. Be it further enacted, TYttA the rq of two hundred and fifty thousand dolUn be, and is hereby appropriated front & public treasury towards the construction said road, which shall be paid from tn, moneys not otherwise appropriated. IV. Be it further enacted, That ft. width of the graded surface of said rod shall be twenty.two feet, except id place, where there may be great diflicultics fa overcome .iojhe construction of tlierosd; when it may be reduced to fifteen feet The slope'of the embankments shall bco and a half Foot base to onepcrpcndiciiJar; thealopes in cuts fortyvedt-grecs or aid as, in the opinion of the engineer, mav bes suit the character of the soilorexcavatioa; the width between tbeditphes shall iwf less than twenty-two feet plus three tine the height of the embankment and Car 'I i I Ld.. 1 c a c i i i L rM tn -mKX Lz. n . v the road shall conform to such specifics tkn as the engineer and Board may approved 1 he grade of the said road shall not exceed three degrees, unless the expense of exca vation increase the average cost above tit limit of one thousand dollars per mile. V. , Be ii further enacted. That so sow as a section of ten miles of .the said rat shall be completed, and as oftcri thereafter as any other section of like length shall h completed, it shall be lawful for tlie sail board to erect toll gates thereon, and de mand and receive the samo rate of tolls r mile as are paid on tlie Buncombe turnpiV road. v VI. Be ilfurther enacled, That all jr. ( sons liable to work bitslhe public roads the State, who may reside within two mih of the aforesaid turnpike, after it shall haf been finished, shall be compelled to wort on the said turnpike five 'days in each year, if required by tho Board of Internal 1m- provements ; and the persons so residing' within two miles may. be exempted by the uourts ot rlcas and (Quarter bcasioos such counties as tlie road may pass tiirongt, from working on any otlier public road. VII. Beit further enacted, That no per. son shall be liable to pay tolls for travellisf Ton Said' foau in mc county in which tie k 'siderTTJoTshnnanypefson be compelled Ipay-any tolls for travelling on saidri within ten miles of his residence. VIII. Be it further enacted JThnt t Stk. be the duty of the Board of Internal I provement to appoint agents or overseers m said road, assigning to each one a certac section : and if the said road shall be out cf repair at any place, so as not to conform the specifications of that part of the row. the agent or overseer of the section- incluJ ihs such place, shall be subject to indictmH! and punishment in eltfier the Superior or Lwinty loirfTtlieaameTnanner asaw- seers of public roads are now liable IX. Be it further enacted, That after dr aforesaid turnpike road shall have been lo cated by the Board of Internal Iniprow- ment, it shall be tlie duty of said Board causo a survey to be made from the townrf k ayetteville to somexon venieht nbinT said road, at least seventy miles vtcst of R- leigh ; also one other survey from said in to Wilkesboro', provided .the said rood piss to the southof Wilkes county andjte they shall cause reports of these sarten to be made to the next General AsscmWJ- Up to the time of our papcr'Sfgoing f press, we have received no intelligences any election for Attorney General thot$ there had been four balloting. . Hugh Queen, J. R. J. Daniel and Jame Ibbms were in nomination. "John G. Bynum, of Rutherford, k been elected Solicitor for the 7th circuit. The final vote stood, For J. G. BYNtmt, 89 For J. W. Guins, 66 Col. Gaither s name was withdrawn' Reform Co'NvpTioN. A batch of Ag ists, Dets, Fanny-Wright-men, "' Einal Locofocos' rerpntlv met in Bps " " j .: to consider the propriety of abolishing ( .hnxtinn finhfvtll 4 J.. m'.lwl 'If & They adjourned, however, without effect? any important revolution m the anair " our country. (tiT A fire occurred recently at Geof town, D. C, which destroyed ropettf the amount of fifteen or, twenty thonS dollars.
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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Dec. 11, 1840, edition 1
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