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Whole Xo. 27-1. Tavborough Edgecombe County, jy. C. Friday, November 27, 1839. Foi FI.JVo. M. of the year for any period less than a year, Twenty-five Cents per month. Subscribers at liberty to discontinue at any time on pay i:iir arrears. Subscribers residing at a dis- the "free press," j niu domestic intercourse, that to r i r Geo:!ord' r J P;lss il over in si,cncc m'St l Is published weekly, (every Frid.iv,) at ; t i , .. . ic., TWO DOLLARS per year, (or 52 num- de('.rncd reprehensible 111 thoExe ?)eis,) if paid in advance Dollars t? CUtiv'O, ai'ld not loss SO in the Le- J'iff: Cents, it paid within the subscription I rriwl-itiu- li,m.t,vw,., ..C f1, , vcar-or. Three Dollars at the expiration ! gt"Uepartmcnt of the Gov ernment. And having commen ced this great work, which, with a general diffusion of morals am! tanc j must invariably pay in advance, or ! education amomr a I classes of rive a responsible reference in tins vicmitv. ,. . ,nlll, tiw 1 . i No subscription discontinued unless a nod- OU . CltlZCllS, IS the lTlOSt elevated fiCation to that eilect is given. policy which Wisdom has SUggCSt- Advertisemcnts, not exceeding 16 lines, C(J f0r lilO development of OU1' will be inserted at 50 cents the hi st mser- j i i h ' i tion, and 25 centseach continuance. Long- moral and intellectual energies, It is our duty to pursue it, until we have attained that rank and sta tion in the graduated scale of .he Union, to winch we shall be enti tled by a judicious improvement of the means, with which the God of nature has so abundantly oles- er ones at that rate for every 16 lines. :. Ad vertisements must be marked the number ef insertions required, or they will be con tinued until otherwise ordered. Letters addressed to the Editor rimst Le post paid, or they will notbe attended to. (General StsscmMy " jsed us. And if the system of In- jternal Improvement we have a- GOV. OWEN'S MESSAGE. To the Honorable the (lateral dopted for this purpose be defec Asscmbltj of N. Carolina: I tive, which our many abortive eu- terprizes prove but too clearly, ved why that course which an in dividual 'pursues with the best re sults in the management of his private concerns, should not also be the best policy for the State in the prosecution of a similar enter prize. Individuals who hire slaves soon become embarrassed. If they cannot succeed in the man agement of this kind of labor, it is but reasonable to suppose the State cannot. Her interest to be secure, must flow in the same channels which have been mark ed out and pursued by her most successful and enterprising citi zens. They acquire by purchase all the valuable slaves they can, and with their labor clear, culti vate and improve their lands, and with a sure and steady pace move onward to wealth and all its en joyments. il, in the more healthy parts of the State, labor of a different kind (and it would be strange to expect i may be advantageously emoloved it otherwise in the morning of its J in the construction of roads or the existence,) let us, rising above the improvement of rivers, it is very iniiucnec ot despair, and with a evident thi unanimity and zeal worthy of so glorious a cause, apply the reme it in those sections, where our most valuable unap propriated lands lie, slaves consti- dy. Iut if, alter a candid cxami-jtute the only effective force, nation of the whole subject, with! With them our swamps must be long exhibit us to our sister States full of wealth ami happiness. The States of South-Carolina and Virginia, already awakened to their true interest on this im portant subject, have assumed an imposing attitude; and unless something effectual be done, to give direction to the products of our own soil, through our own seaports, North-Carolina, in her intercourse with these her sister States, must still contribute to their advancement, a large portion of the profits of her industry. The Board of Internal Improve ment, in their report to the Legis lature in 1327, recommended that steps should be taken to ascertain the certain amount of produce an nually exported from the State. Permit me again to call your at tention to it, as a subject of vast importance to correct legislation. Destitute of the aids which it is calculated to afford, we arc com pletely at sea without land-mark or compass, on the all important point of determining the ability of any given portion of the State, to supply its quota of expense, for works of permanent utility. J he good effects on the pcoplo no other object in view than "our drained and our rivers opened, or of our State, in relation to then- country and our country s good, .the ibrmer remain the abodes of: opinio Gentlemen: Assembled under the provisions of the Constitu tion, "to consult for the common good and general welfare," you bring with you a more general knowledge of the wants of our fellow citizens in the various see- tions of the State, and are better acquainted with their wishes and interests, than any individual, I however exalted the station he country and our country s good, 'the iormer remain the abodes of opinions on the subject of Internal I occupies, as the reward of your our means are believed incompe- i noxious animals, and the latter,! Improvements, which the adop j favor. To this fact probably, not tent to any work of Internal lm-! a mere apology for navigable; tion of this measure would pro J less than to the power you pes- provements, (however gloomy thejstrcams. Such is the demand for-(luce, cannot, I think, be doubted. Hess ot making laws ahecting the picture it may present, ) let us, .slave labor, they cannot be had for Its tendency is, to instruct them life, liberty and property of our j with equal unanimity, abandon it, , hiring, without great sacrifice;! as to the immense amount they h:llow citizens, is to be ascribed until our hands be strengthened. ; and those hired for short periods,) annually lose by a sickening sys the intense interest which is felt Yet where shall we look for cannot be properly disciplined. tern of transportation to foreign and expressed throughout the strength but to a liberal system of To employ.white laborers to drain markets, while it demonstrates fctate, at each returning anniver- internal Improvement, as the loun sary of the General Assembly; dation of public education, and the and perhaps no period of our poli- j basis of all national prosperity, tical existence has found our Le- The friends of Internal Im gislators assembling, with the i provemcnt, look to the present prospect of being occupied in the Legislature with much solicitude, discussion of subjects affording ! and your present vocation is at our more general interest, calling for greater deliberation and talents, j and promising more extended be l nefits or the reverse. And what 1 abundant cause of gratitude and once an evidence that you are fa miliar with the sentiments of the people on this subject, and that they repose great confidence in you. This confidence is a sure swamps, cannot . succeed, j their resources for constructing rhey have not the physical abili-land supporting better ones at ty. I here cannot be lound a sin- j home. Instead of surmise and gle instance in the low country of j wild conjecture on this point, they grateful acknowledgment have ! guaranty that any measure you we, to the giver of every good and perfect gift, that the representa tives of the people are permitted to assemble and deliberate upon their concerns, in the undisturbed possession of civil and religious liberty, the boon of heaven, and at a moment of profound peace, no less the gift of him who governs the universe. The attention of the Leisla Jure has been so frequently invi ted by my predecessors, and so often directed by their own wis dom to the great cause of Inter nal Improvement, that, were it not I lor its immeasurable importance to the happiness and prosperity of he Slate, it might be deemed an act of supererogation, again to t-zdl your attention to it; but the people of the State, in their pri- Marv meetinor-i nnrl tl inn vmr- j sentatives in the General Assem- inivu so onen mannesiea a disposition to improve their com mercial facilities, both for foreign may adopt in regard to it, will meet their approbation. Every patriotic and enlightened citizen of the State is earnest in the en quiry, why so much money has been expended in the employment of Civil Engineers, assistant sur veyors, &c. and so little in con nection with this subject has been done! Our Engineer's office a- swamps, roads and rivers; but lit tie practical improvement has been effected. And no great or valuable improvement can be ac complished without an effective force, and this, too, continually at j the disposal of the State. The absence of such a force, would seem to account for the unsuccess ful attempts already made, and promise? no better result from any future enterprize until the cause be removed. To acquire this force, but two methods can be suggested by hire or by pur chase. No reason can bo concei- the southern states, where even a farm on an extensive scale has been cleared and cultivated by this species of labor, and the most liberal wages cannot effect it. It is evident, then, from a moment's reflection, that the State is redu ced to the necessity of either civ tug up all pretensions to improve ments upon a large scal, or to make an appropriation to pur chase 'laborers, commensurate with the work to be performed, and to cease to think of employ ing any linger a species of force, which both public and private ex perience demonstrate to be unfit. And if an individual, stripped of every advantage but his strength bounds with plots and surveys of and dexterity, can purchase ot these lauds and become wealthy, why may not the Mate, with all her advantages, make it profita ble to bring into active operation her millions of them! And in stead of crippling enterprize and driving from her bosom the most valuable and enterprising of her sons by a neglect of her means, give vent by rail roads and impro ved navigation through her own seaports to the produce of her own soil, increased four-fold by a judi cious system of Internal Improve ment, which, persevered in with diligence and economy, shall ere will have calculations based on facts, official and indisputable. The information contemplated by the measure is such, as should be in the possession of every statesman and legislator; for it comprehends the wealth of the State, and, in no small degree, its moral power, with ichiclt, when they may be wanted, numbers may be commanded.' The enlightened liberality of the framcrs of our Constitution, and the Legislature of an early day, have done much for the cause of learning, by establishing an In stitution in the centre of our State, in which the higher branches of science are taught as successfully as in any similar institution in our country, and is the only monu ment of learning within the State of North-Carolina, to which the eye of the stranger or the citizen patriot may be directed, with any emotions of pride and patriotism. It will at once be understood that my allusion is to our University. Much remains, however, to be done, towards perfecting and giv ing permanency to this institu tion; and its situation at this time, calls more loudly for legislitivc interposition and patron -re, than at any former-period of is exist ence." Us funds, which promise
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