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NORTH-CAROLINIAN. Vm II. Byn9 Editor ana Proprietor. fl VETTE VIZ. 12 t Saturday MorulBg, May 2, IS16 CUMDERUKD COUNTY CAN DIDAT ES. SenaU.DR. THOS. N. GAME SON. 4 DUNCAN SHAW, Common. ? w PEGRAM. Agents fcr this paper in N.York:. Uoun.M.u. a,. Tni. William ifreet. and Mr George Pratt at the Morning Tele- graph Office, 16 Nann street. are authorized SeUM for obtaining adertUemenu seriptioiia far the Aorm , Yorlt. . MR. LEAK'S APPOINTMENTS. Pittsboro, Chatham county, 12th May, Raleigh, 14th Chapel II ill, 16th flilUbnro, 18th Yanceyville, 20th Wentworth, Rockiugham, 23d Greeusbori:,' 26lh Asheboro, 2Sth Troy, Montgomery, 30th (C ii ii ii APPOINTMENTS OK Mil SlIEPARD Mr Shephard will address his fellow-citi zens of the Slate, at the following times and in tb following places, to wit : Waynesboro', Wayne, 5lh May, Wilmington, New Hanover, 9ih May, Smithfield, Johnston. 13th May: C3 The Standard having published Mr Leak' proposition in its last number, and Mr Shepard having accepted the proposal, we thought it bet to withhold the communication of A Democrat," and we hope he will coin cide with us. MAY DAY came in mildly beautiful, and serene. The usual pleasing nccompauiment to this day, the crowning of the Queen of 31 ay, was not performed. Tho Independent Company made their Spring debut in summer uniform, which gave some life to the day; aud iu the evening there was a gay party at Brings' Hotel. Mr Leak addressed the citizens of Anson at Wadesboro on the 29th ult. Mecklenburg at Chailotte, on the 2d of May, and will pro ceed to Lincolutnn on the 4th Statesville on the 5th Lexington on the 6th and Salisbury .on the 8th. MESSRS SHKPARD AND LEAK. The Mecklenburg Jeffersouian expres ses great satisfaction at the recent proposition of Mr Leak to Mr Shepard ; returns Mr Leak heaity thank for making it. A correspondent of the JelTersonian writing from Iredell county, also calls for " a recon ciliation." This correspondent, however, thinks Mr Leak wrong in persisting against ihe nomination of the Central Committee; although he says he would have preferred Mr Leak to Mr Shepaid, at first. He complains that Mr Leak bantered the Committee through Judge Strange, by declaring that he was " a candidate in good faith, and would iu no event be driven from the step he had taken, by nuy nomination they might make." "This is not the creed of democrats," says me Jenersoman s correspondent, anu we agree with him perfectly. Tho only exten uat.ing circumstance about this declaration is, (we believe) that Mr Leak considered him self uufairly treated, aud spoke under excited feelings We presume this was Ihe case. At all events, there was no candidate in the field when Mr Leak announced himself agreeably to the nominations and calls of some five or six counties, and immediately hereupon, the Central Committee nominated Mr Shepard. Of course, each one thinks his pretensions more valid than the other. At a democratic meeting in Cleaveland county, for the purpose of nominating candi dates for the Legislature, a resolution was passed, expressing the opinion that Mr Leak ought to withdraw. In Ashe county, also, the sumo wish was expressed. Also iu Lenoir. PROPOSITION ACCEPTED. We were gratified to see by the Inst Stan dard, that Mr Shepard has accepted tho pro posal of Mr Leak to refer their respective claims to the Central Committee. Mr S. re jects the proposal that both should retire from tbe canvass until the decision is known ; but that is of minor importance. In accordance with the above, Or. Jo-nab O. Watson has notified the Committee to meet in Raleigh ou the ISth of May; and such as cannot go, are earnestly requested to write to Dr. Vtson expressing their prefer ence hetwecu ih i .jm... '"ecn the two candidates. Tbe eclipse of the Sun on last Saturday was not seen here distinctly on account of the light clouds passiug It is said to have be visible in been the largest one that will the United States for S years. N EN H ANOVERlJIlUDTrES -We see by the Wilmington Journal that Wm S. Ashe, Esq , has been nominated by a County Convention, to represent New Han over in the Senate of the next Legislature, and Edward D. Hall aud Thos. Williams in the Commons. We should say that the Convention have chosen a good ticket. Mr Ashe is well known all over tbe Stale, and can ably represent his county. Mr Hall wo have not the pleasure of Htiowing, but Mr Williams is a voung man of talents, and very popular, we beiieve, in his county. STATE OK THE QUESTION. We have no doubt that the true state of the Orenon Question U contained iu the following paragraph, taken from the J.onoon D - i t: brought by the last arrival : It would have been premature and ill timed for Mr Pakeuham to anticipate the " ac tion of Congress " (a ey call it in the U. Siate) by offering an ultimatum, or any other proposal, at that particular momeut. But as course which the President is prepared to take upon it, are officially known, we hae uo doubt that Mr Pukenham will be furnished with instructions to enable him to meet the emergency with conciliation aud with moder ation, but wnhout the slightest surreuder i the dignity or the interests of this country. At present uo such final instructions nave been called for by the state ofihe question.' We have no doubt that the Times speaks knowingly, aud that the British government has only been awaiting the termination of the measure of notice, and that now the matter will be settled with s conciliation and moder ation." The American Congress have been five mouths deciding upou this measure, and thus kept off for a much longer period than was necessary, the settlement of the difficulty. This makes the common opinion of the coun try true, to wit : that if Congress had promptly passed the resolutions for notice, the Oregon question would have been amicably settled before this. CONGRESSIONAL. Final action on the ".Votice." On Thursday the 23d, the Senate Com mittee of Couference reported to the Senate that they had met the Committee from tho Ho. of Representatives, aud the two Commit tees unanimously agreed to sanction the pre amble and resolution substantially as passed by the Senate, tho only difference being, that one of the resolutions is changed to -a preaai- ble, and in the next resolution, Ihe words ' renewed efforts" are stricken out, as the House did not wih it to read so that it. could be implied to meau an instruction to the Pre sident to renew the offer of the 49th degree to Great Britniu. So that this great measure which has occu pied the American Congress so long, and cost so much wind and money, is at last consum mated. Great Britain has got "notice to quit" in 12 months, and retire beyond the limits of American Oregon, and confine her citizen exclusively to British Oregon, if they can find such country, which, however, Uncle Sam does not acknowledge to exist, but ii willing for the sake of peace, to give them about oue-lhtrd of the country. This form of the uoticc passed by a vote ol 42 yeas to 10 nays- In the House, the report of the Committee of Conference was received, and the amended notice passed by 142 yeas to 46 nays ; all the North Carolina delegation voting for Ihe amended notice, except Mr lleid, who was opposed to the result of the Conterence. The bill has been signed aud the Notice will be given forthwith. Charges of corruption preferred, and Com mi t lets appointed to investigate. In the House of Representatives on the 27lh ult., Mr Ingersoll pielVned three specific charges against Mr Webster, to wit : Unlawful use of the secret service fund. Misapplying a patt of that fund to corrupt paity presses. Leaving ihe Department of State a defaulter to that fund. These charges Mr Ingersoll sustains by document, vouchers, letters, &c., from the records of the Department of State. We re ceived the Union too late to publish the affair this week. The House appointed two Committees, one to make inquiry how Mr Ingersoll ob tained access to those papers, and another to inquire into the truth of these charges, xcith a vieie to ihe impeachment of JSlr Webster, should they be sustained. The following are the Committees : Messis Schenck, Dobbin, Mcllvaine, Stanton, aud John A. Rockwell ; three whig and two dem ocrats, for the first investigation, aud Messrs Petit, Viuton, Jtff. Davis, D P King, and IVilinot; three democrats and two whig, for ihe latter investigation. II will bo recollected that Mr Webster said when the Harrisou administration went into office, that a set of NEW BOOKS " were to be opened. Mr Ingersoll, it appears, has been overhauling these " books," and is likely to convict Mr Webster of " false en ries." FOREIGN. The steamer Great Western arrived at New York on the 2Sth, brinoinu news to the 11th of April. Iu relation to Ore gon, every thing looks as peaceable a could be expected. The last news the English had from the United States, they considered pa cific, aud but few iu that country now appear '! think a war at ail probable. Thus ends 'l the whig cry about war and its horrors ! Cotton had improved in price an eighth of ' 1 . y Cort was also in demand and on the rise. The money rna,ket and were easier. money matters Quiu t in Busbee, of North r , r u orin iaroliua, has been appointed a Purser n the Navy of tbe United Slates. TH AT RAILROAD. We lake pleasure in copying the following article from the Raleigh Independent, which is written evidently by a gentlemau conver sant with the subject, whose statements are of weight and value : INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. Mr Editor : You copied the article signed "Cau.lor" in your paper, from the Wilmiug ton Commercial ; the object of the writer ap pears to be to coufound tbe public by the vast difference in the cost oiacouurumu ueiweeu Raleih and Camden aud Wilmington and Camden. He says, liom Umdeu to V d min 'tou, will cost $1,420,000, whereas from Cimden to Raleigh will cost 1,720,000, grading $SOO,000; thus making $2,52U,iJ00. Now allow us to make a calc ulation also. The distance from Raleigh to Fayeiteville is by ladioad route, 50 miles; a calculation bv a man of practical ability, estimates the COt Ol lulS rocm ai yp-xu-,- wi iuq motive power, Sac. that is at Raleigh ready at any moment. The Gaston Road, it is be lieved, may be pmchased from ihe State at 3410 000; thus, then, we could have a n ad from Gastuu l rayetievuie ioo nines mug costing iu operatiou, $SO0,O00, aud on the great Metropolitan route, the cheapest road Tn tho world, for tho distance. Coutiuuiug along from Fayeiteville to Camden by way of Cheraw is 120 miles. We say, this road can be laid down at the rate of $10,000 per mile makes $ 1,200,000, (we will however, allow it to cost $1,500,000) then the whole line from Gaston to Camden will cost $2,300,000. Now the line of toad from Weldon to Wil mington, cost about S 1,600,000. The line from Wilmington to Camden, says the wiiter we estimate to cost $$1,420,000; thus making the whole line from Weldon to Camden by way of Wilmington cost $3,020,000, a differ ence of $720,000. We are of the opiuioti that the Legislature of Nor'.h Carolina, will not grant a charter to pass by Fayetteville, and we mistake the character ol South Carolina if she will suffer cheraw lo bo neglected. The route is and must be through the capitol of North Carolina to Fayetteville, one of the laigest market towns, thence to Cheraw. We admire the spit it and enterprise of the citizens of Wilmington. Would that our fellow citizens of Fayetteville manifested more of this good spirit. Would that these could be aroused to the impmtance of her wel fare and her interests. A town with her na tural advantages wants but a united, zealous and energetic population to advance in wealth aud importance. Located iu a region abounding with the best water power, the finest supply of pine timber for Lumber and Turpentine ; enter piize is all that is wanted. Will notour sister town ol r ayettevillo and our fellow citizens of Cumbeiland awake to the importance of the present stale of thing. It they lose the chance ot securing the rail way Irom Raleigh now, it is lost torever. A. RALEIGH, WILMINGTON AND FAYETTEVILLE. Every good citizen must depiecato all at tempts made through the public press, either by editors or their correspondents, to excite among the different towns of North Carolina, an unworthy livahy, fouuded in selfishness. With this sentiment predominant, we have carefully avoided, iu discussing our Railroad project, all language calculated to offend the citizens or depress the interests of any of our sister towns. Nor are we chaiging any press or its cor respondent with having done so. We speak merely of what our course has been and what ihe proper course iu such discussions is. But we set out to answer a few remarks of a correspondent of the Wilmington Commer cial, who does injustice to Raleigh and Fay etteville, under a misapprehension of facts; for we do uot suppose he would wilfully do it. Iu an ai title two and a half columns long, in that paper of the 28ih ult., speaking of the relative advantages of a road to connect with Camden, by way of Wilmington and one by way of Fayetteville, the correspondent " Can dor," uear the close of his article, asks "what equivalent is it proposed to offer " for breaking down the town Wilmington, by the leagueing of Fayetteville and Raleigh; and "what price will be paid to the citizens of Cumbeiland, Robeson and Sampson, for their Naval Stores," &c. &c. Tbe commercial importance of Y ilmington must be based upon a most false aud slender foundation, iudeed, if the building of a Rail road from Raleigh to Camden can "b-eak it down." Aud if such were ihe fact, which God foibid, it would be better for its citizens not to publish it to the world. We cannot look upon .he asseitinn as anything less thau preposterous, that the thriving town of Wilm ington, the only outlet for ihe wealth of the whole Cape Fear country, made so by nature, not to be altered by art, should be " broken do wn" by a Railroad from Raleigh to Camden. As for the naval stores of Cumberland Sampson and Robeson, we do not think that any one has intimated that they will be car ried to any other market than the oue they now go to. So long as the respective rivers dowu which those naval stores are now car ried, continue to run down stream, so Ion will the produce take that direction, for it pays no toll on Ihe rivers. Iu this respect we think our Wilmington friend is conjuring up only imaginary evib, like a frightened man. who sees' a ghost in every bush. As to what ' equivalent" it is proposed to give, we do not think it is a rightful question. If the citizens of Fayetteville aud Raleigh de- Ibiiu i hu.w .... injures a neighboring town, we canuot see that that ton can ask an equivalent for tho injury. Fayetteville uever asked an equivalent trom Raleigh and Wilmington, when those towus got their roads, although the State helped them to build them ; and they both wrought injury to Fayetteville in some degree; as wit ness, the great mail and passengers used to rmne through beie ; a good deal of the ttade ,.f Samnsou, Dupliu, Wayne, Edgecomb, aud other counties, used to come here, that the Wilmingtou road has cut off; the trade of Oiauge, Person, Grauville, Warren, aud other counties has been cut off by the Raleigh road. Yet Fayetteville asked no "equivalent" f.,r all this, but bore it with resignatiou, as we have to bear those changes that are brought about by lime and concurrent eveuts. And now. tbe time has come when uot only Fay etteville, but Raleigh, and Ihe whole travelling public, even the General Government, are calling aloud for the extension of this roal from Raleigh to Camden ; and we certaiuly have the right to build it if we can, without giving any "equivalents;"' and indeed, it is to be regretted that we thould be even looked upon with a jealous eye, which our friend "Candor" would give us room to believe is the case, though we hope the town of Wilm ington euteitaius uo such feeling. It is so ordered by Providence, (whether fortunately or unfortunately, may admit of argument,) that there aie various conflicting interests in the affairs of this life, subjecting all to favors aud tevetses iu foitune, and we must lake Ihem as they come. Wilmingtou hasher toad; Raleigh has her road; they have injured Fayetteville in some measure ; but she has stood up uudei it without grumb ling, and now Fayetteville wants a road,. a ud it would appear that .-he has to encounter op position iu the cry of breaking down Wilm ingtou, which cry we thiuk is without the least Inundation. But lo return to the "equivalent." TVe think there is an "equivalent," ot least in pair, for whatever injury our road may be to Wilmington. That "equivalent" consists iu the fact, that should a road be constructed from Raleigh to Fayetteville, merchandise for all the country within oue bundled miles of Fayetteville, can be brought to Wilmington and up the Cape Fear, and transported to its destination, cheaper than by any other loule ; and thereloie, the transportation will tiike that course. Wre thiuk that of this there is little or no doubt; and if it is so, is there not an "equivalent;" Again: all the turpentine, cotton, and lobacco, and other produce which the road hiings here, must goto Wilmington. Is that uo 'equivalent"? Indeed il would seem, as is uo doubt the case, that Wilming ton would receive at least halt the benefits, it not moic. If our W ilmington fr iend would look at the benefits to accrue to his town, instead of conjuring up imaginary injuries, his opposi tion would lte moderated. The W ilmington Commercial deires th it the " Raleigh and Fayetteville Pies-." should copy Ihe article of "Candor," and it will re publish any a tide that we may desire. We have no objection to doing this; and there fore we publish ' Candor's " ailicle to-day, with our answer to it ; which we would like the Commercial to republish, to make us even. First, with regard to the distance : Can dor " contends that by the Map, the distance from Fayetteville to Rtsleiuh, in a straight line, i- 54 1-2 miles. We think that a map i- not the best guide to go by in measuring di-lau-ces ; the persons who live at aud near certain places, may be supposed to know more about their distance apait, thau those who live iu another section. The P-jst Office book, whti h is generally correct, p-Jts the distance at 60 mile-. But that is of minor importance. We wII go to the uext assertion of Candor," that this direct line would cross 12 brauches of creeks, and the Cape Fear river ihree limes, and up per and lower Little River, each mice. Now, no one ever thought of running a direct line from Raleigh to Fayetteville, but a route is contemplated which will shun all these bran- dies and rivers, by running on a ridge where ; no grading of importance will have lo be j done ; wheieas " Candor " in his estimate al lows $12,000 per mile for grading I We doubt if it would cost more than that lo giadt n toad over the hills of New Hampshire! Takeoff this preposterous charge, and the eMimate of Candor" approaches very near to the esti mate of "A" which he finds so much fault w ith. Iu fact, there are two routes thai can be run without any grading of importance. One is from Raleigh west 6 miles, (hence down a ridge lowaids Cape Fear, (level all the way,) then deflect to the eas', and cross the head of Neill's Creek, and strike the ridge dividr ing Cape Fear and Black River, (crossing the head of Stewart's Creek aud avoiding all other slrenms ) which ridge runs the whole distance to Fayetteville, crossing only Lock's Creek, a small stream a taw miles north of Fayetteville. A-iother route is to cross the Cape Fear at Fox's Llands, v. .ere a bridge con be built for less than half the money it would cost at any other point; and from Fox's Inlands, there is a route already graded the whole distance lo Fayetteville, it t.eing ibe route contemplated for a cansJ, some years ago, but which was abandoned. The differ ence in distance between these two routes being Jo miles, in favor of the last mentioned. These are facts which cannot be refuted. WTe defy a refutation. "Candor" also tries to impress the belief that the estimated cost of Internal Improve ment is always far below the actual cost but he is unfortunate iu substantiating his position, when he quotes the estimated aud actual cost of the Wilmingtou load ; for it will be seen upon reference to the table below, that Ihey approa. b each other as near as could be expected. That road, it will be seen, cost only " about $7,200 per mile," according to ' Candor ;" and it must be recollected that it was built at a lime when labor and materials tvere at least 33 per cent higher than now. Now, if that road cost but that money then. it could be built now for one-third of the money. Following "Candor" from Fayetteville to Camden, we find him crossing "31 streams, through the hilly country, where they make deep indentations." Now many of these " streams" that he speaks of, can be spanued with tbe two hands, if our infoimation be cor rect ; and as to the " hilly couutry," we have it from those who have travelled the road, that il ia almost a dead level; there being but one long elevation deserving the name of "hill." We have now got through with Candor," and will couclude by asking him one question, which we rather guess he will answer as the Yaukee does, by askitig another. It s this : 'Candor' says that the road from Raleigh to Fayetteville, being over a hilly country, 60 miles, will cost $1,153,943 60. Now, if that 60 miles costs all that money, how is it that he builds a read from Fayet'eville to Camden, 120 miles, over "hilly couutry," for $1,366, 056 40 ? For be it remembered that he esti mated ihe whole cost from Raleich to Cam den at "rather above than below $2,520,000.,, The editor of the Carolinian has taken much pains in writing the above article, aud consulting sources of iuformatiou that can be relied on, for the very purpose of following the advice of the Commercial to Icl the peo- nle act understaudiuuly," and fur tbe fuither purpose f laying our case before the intelli gent readers of Ihe Commercial. The followios is tde communication of " Candor," ihe first portiou of which we omit as not relevant lothe immediate subject under consideration : From the Commercial. , A " has attacked my estimates of a Rail road from Raleigh to Camden. I hope he has not been actuated by a disposition todis to't facts; yet the iuference might fairly be drawn. He sets down the distance from Ra ligh to Fayetteville at 50 mile-i, and invokes the aid of a practical man to assist him iu constructing a Railroad between the two places for $400,000. It is perfedly fair to distrust au estimate made upon inUtt premises. A direct line from Raleigh to Fayetteville, measured on the moM accurate map, gives a distance of 54J miles; aud iu this direct line, beginning al Raleigh, you cross wo branches of Walnut creek, two of Jwift creek, four of Miodle creek, one of Blue k creek, Cape Fear river three time, Upper Li'tle river, two branches of A udeison's creek, and Lower Little River in all, sixteen water courses, besides a number of smaller streams not delineated upon the map. Now. I would suppose that no practical man," acquainted iu the least who the science of Engineering, would be so verdant as toruu a Road so as to cross a large liver, such a the Cape Fear, three limes; but he w ould de flect lo the right or lefr, and select some moie favorable line. This would uecessarily add to the distance. I think, therefore, that, tor practical purpose, it would be safer for any man of prnc'ical " skill to put down dis tances a litde over, rather thau under, the matk ; a, if he hasanv practice and expe rience iu the con-lructioii of Railroads, he inu-t know that stockholders prefer knowing the worst at once, to being imposed upon by tiile estimates. I do va ily believe that this kind of humtuig h i-- done more to retard im p otements in our Sttite, than all the other causes combined. I would, therefore, respect fully suggest lo " A " aud his practical man," to set down the distance from Raleigh to Fay etteville at 60 miles. (The distance by stage road, which is as diieet as ihe face of the couutiy will admit, is 62 miles.) With 60 miles, therefore, which wiil come much nearer the truth than 50, 1 tecommeiid to A " aud his "practical mm " to begin their estimates anew; and, to aid them in their work, I have taken some pains to collect a little inlor ma'ion, which is here offered for their use. This es timate is based upon an iron rail i 50 h to the liueal yard, which is the lightest that experience his proved to be useful. In in rail for I mi'e, 50 !!. to tle yar', 76 4-7 tons at S75, $5,893 00 Proportion to do. for lorn-owl., I0U I'O 4,58J lb?, cast-iron ch;iirs, ut 4 it?. IS3 5G !,o0i) lbs. spikes, at 5 cts. Su TO 2,1 11 sills or cross-ties, at 20 cts. 422 4 31,680 ft., board men Mire, 3 by 12, sub sill, at 3tC SO Expe-i.-c ol la ing down ror.d, 30o 00 S7,26j 75 To lhis add, fir sradinc; and bridging on th; line from Raleigh to Favettcville. (average per mi'e,) 12,000 00 S 1 3,265 76 Now multiply this sum by 60 mile, and ) co have the sum of $ 1,1 52,943 60 and if the actual cost varies from this sum, I have no practice or experience if it is not found to be mora, rather than less. And if " A " will take the trouble to travel over the country, if he has any "piaclice or experience '" be will agree with me. As regards ihe cost pf the Raleigh and Gaston Road, aud the Wilmington Road, I cau see no bearing they have upon jhe esti mate of the esi of a connecting link, except to sustain my estimates of ihe cost ol a Road through a hilly couutry. If J mistake not, the Raleigh and Ga-tou Road was originally es timated at 800,000 ; but it cost $1,500,000. If I am mistaken, I would be obliged lo A " to set me right. To aid him iu the compari son of cost, I here append ibe estimated and tbe actual cnt of the Wilmingtou Road, in opposite columns ; . " Estimated. Actual. Mcavation&frnbankmts,S385,624 16 316,320 62 aupersirtrciure, rails, sillg, knees and Iron, Bridge?, Warehouse and "water stations on the lin, Pay of Engineer, includ'g contingencies, Land damages, 582,085 34 i73,6,63. 44 120,540 00 166,901 16, 16,000 00 22,166 17 40,000 00 66,991 45 13,950 2U 16,262 60 1 , 1 53,00 J 00 1 , 1 62,365 44 Which, for a little over 1611 miles, gives a cost of about H7.200 per milee The Raleigh aud Gaston Road of 84 miles in length, at a cast of 1,600,000, would be equal to $17,857 per mile,-i-And these roads were'eonstructed with iron of nearly the same weight ; if there is any difference, tbe plate rail on the Wilmington road is the heaviest. With such facts as these, I would ask if they do not sustain my estimates of cost It may be said that the Wilmington road cost ft 1,491 . 156 95. True, but tbe balance over the above was steambca's, &c., &c. And now that we have gotten through this comparison of-costs, I would ask A" to take a map, and let us take a glance at the face of the country from Fayetteville to Cam- den, S. C, iu - due! line. Leaving Fay etteville. w cioaa Ellis creek, Beaver creek, Little Rockfisb, two branches of Big Rock rub, three of tbe Raft Swamp, two of Lumber river, one of Sbee Heel, two ot Leith, two of Gum Swamp, two of Beaver Dam creek, ono of Three cieeks. Great Pedee river, four brauches of Cedar creek, two of Black creek, two of Ly neb's creek, oue of another Black creek, and two of big Pine Tree making, in all, thirty-one streams through the hill- country, where they make deep indentations. un inese tacts before " A and his practi cal man," I hope they will be candid enough lo admit my lormer estimate for 40 mes of this distance, with which to close uu the 100 - .t f n - . . mues souin oi naieign. Aud 1 here again with confidence repeat, that a Railroad from Raleigh to Camdeu will rather exceed than fall short of $2,520,000, aud that one can be constructed from W ilmington at my former- estimate Ol -Jl,4U,UUU. And now I woukj suggest a few questions to" A' for further discussion First, sup- pose Ihe citizens of Fayetteville should so far forget their own interest? as to leaguo with the' citizens of Raleigh to destroy the Wilmibgt'ou Railroad, and break down the Town of Wil miugton, what equivalent is il proposed to of fer ? How much of the Timber, Lumber and Naval Stores ubout which he In.'ksso elo quently, will be cartied on the Metropolitan Railroad? Aud what price doe he propose to p-ry Ihe tcitizeus ol Cumbeiland, Robeson and Sampson, and mher counties adjacent to ihe Cape Fear iu Raleigh, for these important articles ol ihe trade of our State? The peo ple should be enlightened before ihey are call ed upon to destroy their present market town, lo build up Ihe Metropolis. And, secondly, I would ak, iu case of a foreign war, what ad vantages does ibis Metropolitan road offer over a route by Wilmington ? If a foreign enemy t-hould invade the State, is it not likely that bo would visit the sea-coast before he teached the mountain? I have mote ques tions to ask, but should like to hate an an swer to these first. CANDOR. Thu follow ing are ihe main provisions of the Sub-Treasury Bill as passed by the House of Representatives, by a vote id 126 to 67: See.. 5. Provides for the appointment of receivers, general, lo hold their office for tho leim of four years, at ihe city of New York, al Boston, and the city of St. Louis. Sec. 6. Provides that receiving officers f customs aud of lands, and all postmasters, withecttaiu named exception, shall keep tho money jiaid iu to them, without using it, till the saioe is oideied to be tran.-fer red ot be paid out. Sec. 9. Provides lhat all receivers of pub lic money within the District of Columbia .-hall, whenever ditucted by the Secretary the Treason, or Postmaster Genoa), pay the money received by them into ihe Treasury ; rind lhat all receivers of. public money else where, sh ill pay the money received by then to Ihe receivers-general, at least as olten as once a week. Sec. 10. Provides for the transfer of the public money upou the order of the Secietaiy of the Treasury, Sec. 15. Makes it lh duty of the Secretary of tho Treasury, with as muc h promptitude the convenience ol ihe public buiuess and the safety cf the public funds wiil permit, to withdraw the halluces remaining with the present depositories. ec. 17. Directs the manner iu which the books shall be kept, &c, and provides that any loaning of the public money or eonver iou of it to priva'o use, shall be Mfljodyed ho embezzlement of sot h money. whi h is de cl.ired to be a fefony, pum'thiil-le, on convic tion, by imprisonment for u. t less than ix months, nor more than ten years, and a tine-efju-il to the amount of money embezzled. See. .19. Provide rhul after the 30th day i f June, 1S46, one Ihird p.rt of all duties, l,txe., sales of public lands, debts, and sums of mo ney accruing or becoming due to the Unit'd States shall be collected in the leg I currency of the United States ; and from and after the 30th of June, 1S47, one other Ihird part shall Im collected in o u currency; and after the 30 h of Jane, 1S48, ihe remaining one ihiid part shall be so collected ; aud from and tiller the last mentioned day all pnyrmmt of gov ernment due or ot postage shall be in gold and silver only. Sec. 20. Directs nil payments mnde. by every officer or agent of ihe governmeuf, after the last mentioned petiod, lo be iu gold and' silver only. Sec. 21. Forbids any exchange of fundV by any of ihe officers or ngeols of ihe gov ernment other than un ext hnnge for gold ant? silver; aud direct every di-orsiiig officer, when ibe means for his diaburseiiiciits nre furuuhed him iu currency legally receivable, to make hi- payments received for tho dialu ,-ortJ;vhed, unless he can, in either cas, ex change toJ 'leans iu bU b ind for gokl aud silver at par. , ... , , ' , Sec. 23. Makes tt & "y of the Secrelary oflho Treasury lo isue anj publish regula tions to enf'rce ihe speedy presell'J,,ol, of all gove uruent drafts, arjd prescribe the t01R 111 which all drafts shall he pwtseuted for pay ment ; and lo guard, an for as may be, against those diafls beiug used or ityowu, ipjto. cUcu.la.-t lion as a paper currency, or roium, of ex change. Sec. 24. Fixes the salaries of ihe teceivers general &c. The receiver general at New York is lo be paid $4,000 per aooum; at Cha--leston 2,500, aud at St. Louis $2,500, &c acts to "E aewEMaERCD. That Consumption JWa! J"?" y co,d hat mr?at casrly bo cured, That Wistar's Blsa.of Wild Cherry will euie any cough or U, no matter how long stand ing. 4 hat tbe milder fcrrn of Consumption Jiself i also cured by th,9 Balaam. Tl)at it is conceded ,1 mn? lawyers, clergymen and physicians that wiis tsalsam has never been equalled ,r efficacy in ail tha sflecuons of the Lungs and Liver. That score now rrjorc in . the possesion vt good health Whp.bjit for this Balsam, Vould have been ia their graves haying been given tip to die by their triends and physicians. Aboye all, remember that this in valyable medicine has been imitated under various names, and that J)r Tuar' genuine Bat sam of Wild Cherry onj can ha relied on to cube. It has been warranted to cure Asthma in every stage wiat no physician haa ever achieved and has never been known to fail. For delicate hea'th in young females it stands unrivalled as it does for all diseases of this climate. , For sale by S. J. HINSDALE. Fayette ville, N. C, and Dr A. M ALLOY, Clfcrew.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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