North Carolina Newspapers

;ro. 47 ' 'rk.i : V0L-2I2IV 1 id -Forth Carolina Gazette, , rjlWRBNCK & I JEM AY. - ; TERMS. ,J T...rro. tkre uoiiart w annum--on "-. -- o..l. :i. r. JfiaauTaiw. owiKriiiBn iu miner oufei ' I be allowed to remain la arrears lonrer I l,tnayear,andpraonfreiiiitithoutUii lis who mjr deir to become tubieriberl, ' ' ii L strictly rennired to pur the "whole a It f the 7"' aouicription Jn aaTanee, - iLmikhHtIi not eaeeedinr fifteen linea. prwJ three time for one dollar, nod tweo- L to the Bdijora muit be pott-paid. ; . V's copy from our countryman, Mr. HtNO Si tour in trance, etc. me wing interesting ; accoont of bit to the venerable soldier of Liber the excellent -lufATrrrK t'e girl, Oetavioe, about ten months oiu. Her sisters are Matilda and Cle meotine. Madame de la Tour' Mia boar hat still another daurhter. C leitioe, who is married to Baron de Brigade, and has four children.-This is, I believe, a correcHwt of all the family of the excellent General, who appeared araonr them like the na triarch of the flock, and full? realized an my idea oi that ancient and veoer able character'fe-i--"' r-'-wwnn " Having fiaished jdinner, we re turned to the parlor, and the evening passed id general and agreeable cud venation. . W IIMln mar rka Ka L f . ft.kl w aar ai . m tic ai casta 3t f.UICa ana afterward took a walk around the domain. The General first conducted ui to a pretty little buildinsr. with . - . . . . - piloted, windows, in which was placed the. Whitehall host, called the Ameri can Star, presented to hun at New York; I hence to an enclosure, where were a beautiful American ataz and a doe, presented to him from the Jardin da Plafdet, but of American parent age. We-then entered ...a laree vard. surrounded by the buildines of the farm, at ooe side of which was the a- ictaimngl'nn'inblr flerfti?' nous and beautiful birds. Then we were conducted to the various sheep folds, which enclosed flocks, of meri noes, amounting, in thewjiole tqa thousand ness and beauty o their wool. Enter ing the;farftv house, wewere shown two Sue cool dairies, placed Kali on-dergrwiadjr-aTid like alt theoibtf t partmenta which I sawj remarkably clean and nice. : - k there ia my chapter in an ancient f mtnp9 ttfhtrK nrlintt . n nr. lif sting picture or honorable i old ; in the full fruition of the just re '.Itfif a welt spent life., than ia fur lied in .the followiog narrative of a it to La Grange, we bava never ,wilhit. I ts from the pen,of jhe Mrs. Cashing, of Newbury port. On Thursday. October 8th. we re ed a second call from Gen. Lafay- who offered lis two vacant seats UxarrUsnsritLhimselL andLirftod hterrto wio-La-G range-on- the owinz daf The kind offer, we e, of cottrae"J veryhappy to .avail wlvei of, aoo-ine next morning at i o'clock, wee 60 our way to snot, which, above all others', I Lt AmnA to wc. J Our ride was a p, ..w.. . . .Tl ... r. - ii tjamaaBldtt4JmOTl4 . AJjernwroit seen atne amerent jail to be? The General-conversed reat deal, and his open, uoinecwq aner.Danisneu an resirajnt. nis nJ daughter Madame iPerir, th hter of Mr. Geo. W. Latayette, 1 ad a most intelligent and io teceit- lady, gentler eopretending. and a- ble in her deportmentr "She nas ta twoyeaf married r-nd residca ir Grenoble, . to . which place her ladfather had made his recent lour- , psrtry lor tne purpose oi visiting ' 6mfr,naomtBglnlert'k' Eih bim to I ja - orange parts of the farm we watked fntd The woods, which are beautifully laid out. in the General's own taste; and a great .pnaberof4he--Xceei.were;planteOj. bis own band. ' Our walk terminated at a pretty little artificial lake, with an titahd w the midsl of it," end ay-plea 8reboatwa; ng Ketar ning-te the Chateau, wr took a run over the beautiful la wn Tn front of it." "with trees so planted in groupes, as to afford open tistas between, them. Alter this we aH separated to-pursue, whatever cc:, conation we chose. res. the people in the atreeta. at aeeTfofLa Grange, all areTeTt aillberif to the General's carriage pass, raised ir hats with the greatest respect oagh they could not see his lace or run. " - ". - y "As we entered the boundaries of i G ranee Now, cried the General, eare upon American ground. ' In a v minutes tne turrets oi tne ancient ittau appeared io sight, and we soon oe through the portal and efrtered court, three sides of which are occu- (d by the castle, the remaining one soins upon a beautiful park. The irtal ia cut through a part of the build and this on the outer aide is cov id with iv .wbich was planted by ii,' when visiting Gen. Lafayette, af r the peace of Aannss. " When the carnage atbpped at the wr, we found all, the family assem ed there, ready to welcome their re red parent They alt embraced him Ijctionately. and he then introduced n guests, whom they received with iruiai politeness. , "We now ascended to the saloon, fWe i bright and cheerful fire ahed air of comfort and hospitality around e apartment. - It ia a circular room, indiornely but simply furnished. A nnd the walla are, auspended ' nor- htu pf Gen. Greene, of M r Monroe, 'M Adama John Quincy Adams, tlereon and Madison. c At the bppo tuide of the room ia a pedestal with Urooze bust of Washington made at jit time he waa in the army;. "'T. Aiier remaioiD nero noji iime, e were conducted to our own apart eat, in which a fire was alao burning id everr thing disposed for-our re- btioo. This room ; waa hung with Ssrious nrinta of scenes in America. I At u jii.. o'clock the bell rang for inner, and we repaired to the saloon, hetethe . numerous family of ' the MieJanda. fewlie mnorar f '"jisKera'r ere alreadv assembled. Descending the dioins room, situated upon the ver floor, we found a table abun tntlv inread." with meats and' veeeta- j . . .. ' , - r (s, almost exclusively the proauce oi farm; and the fruits which tormea desert, were all the Generara own iMoa-a And the cheerfulness and ni- fi'TfUhichjeigqed around the hoipi bit iward gave additional richness me repast. .. , ': - - V It was at this time, that Madame trier made me acquainted with . the nes of the family, and their relation- 'p to "each 'other, and l anait men- a them ' here. " There were, first, h eldest daughter of the ; General, .Madame drla Tour Maubourg, and r youngest daughter Jenny. , Next sdame Laateyrie, who has one eon, Naa, and hree daughters; , JIh li N, Paoline, is married to the Count h Remusat, . and has an. infant son Mined Pierre! : Her husbandiwaa with CatLa GrengeHThe second daogh tr. is named Malanie, and the third pctaine: iThere were three Ida'oeh- ra of George ;W, Xafayette, who, 'th.Jbia wife and two ou ne aons," Os r. .. ..- ..... . .. .. a. t nuu ruumuna, were now stosenu h Natalie, wife of had with her a lit toorrtngejnS:K l4 "?e ortantbenefitathatwomight exnea to - - - uui iiuiiiiiiMiiiinz m nrpipp nniTTni. . r , - ... D.Ul.IW perfeetlv to reirnahU niti r K..t. V V w. WVI. v u . . y In these were kept splendid specimens ' Frc?u V WXBSlon' V con5' otbiodin and printing; executed in the .uU,t0 3roU, tha5 more Bnlargedapir, United States; and large drawer! full " ,,M ff0"0 hroal we rejince that of testimonials of affection and regard, a KenrHi! determination lias per which the General had received at dif' va-ct every claas to doaomctliiiig ferent periods of his life: "alt which he fr our redemption from prejudice tseeraed to vatoe ff M t exhibttwith"the- Otmoirn1etn-r. In Ion?' ttmn-ttit-i BniPlt tiarf c!ivmktwwt the first drawer he opened, among a as if it were dead; at lenglh, howev. Letyf pretty ,5ul boxei' w" er, we think we' may bail it mU pocket Testament, bound in red Mo- um.pliant-tlio reoptB nniiealcd io ne last visited the United Sitatesr Uo- i . , tt on the blank leaf of it is written Be .m,n,.,cdI Governnr, enlightened and America his resting place and Heaven ",!?P,r,ed 1J 1,18 example r our hie home." He then showed ns the "e'S'ibors, have taken these matters contents of all the other drawers, the into l!,eip own kef,p? In their umbrella which Washington -was ae-- primary assemblits they have ars. customed to use, his silver spectsclesT" defibef ated, and tn spite 6Tj tne cane ol rrsnklin, a sword blade the blinded and selUseeking counsels miue oi me oui noi me uisuie, a large oi those who have striven lor pre result from an enlightened system of Internal Improvemeht, is the pros perity, that the execution of the sjs tent itself would diffuse through the community, by the extent of profits, ble employment it would open U a large number of persons, beginning witlr the day-labonrtr, and proceed, insrrthronslt a'lthe grades fthe mechanical arts to tho scientific shol ar; alsn the iour whicli will be riven to every kind of business aad.f AimiV JU-UICH'MUUS UT uio CXjlCUU UU1C of lar.i-e suins of "nitiriey. We may the better estimate this effect by con nidflrins what life and activity one niilliiin otdrllars,W(uljl infuse jnto the trading rinses; we must not con. template. Jlia ' ammintas tlividctl a. moiijr ijiVpeljote 'p'd'aslnvu'aTuutd' be the share of each, but we should collection of canes, and a chair cu ihioo, worked by Mrs. Wahinston at the see of seventy years. The moit beautiful cane that the General possesses, and rom an appie tree, ueneain wnicn ne breakfasted with General Washington. on the morning of a memorable battle. The head is of gold, Mscriser with his n a me .nnjbene a th :yLfh.?dedhim and his friend Washington. "A striking ptoof of the inherent and. delicate politeness, which displays itself in all the members of this charm ing Jfamuj,:! manifested ia locking over these girts," and expressing the greatest admiration oflheirjtieautyj asjt seeing them for the" firsf tim"etnblighrtnfacfr"lhey most. nave exhibited them to hundreds their different visiters, always, I doubt not, with equal cheerfulness and alacrity. Among other curiosities, the Ue TJortraitnttf hinrself.rtaken atthe age-or nineteen, and dressed in the unilorm ferment rather by ministerine to old prejudices than by maintaining! of the same -nutn througli various ti-utliiJiave-generously resolved up on prompt and efficient action. f Thiext m General -Aseiol)ly:We j confidently bt'Iieve, will bring to gether, fresh frorn their constituents and almost from every part of tho State, more. -enlightr-ticd zeal and 7". " " a i " v w a v i vat wi ass a lt consider how much good'coiild bet Road, wliic.li we think contains mat- produced by the successive transits 1M Kdmand, wei a eldest .'daughter P. Agaitia pertefi hi go and come as they please, without any of the restraints of ordinary visit ing. You may read or writewalk, sail, or as the one or the other Js most asreeable to your tate, until the dinner bell gives the signal for again uniting. It seems to make not the slightest dit 1 ference ' in the arrangements of the family, whether thcre are . twenty , guests or only ooe. All that come are cordially welcomed, and they hare on ly to make themselves as happy, as the numeroua attractions oi Hie place ena ble them to be. - " At dinner we were pleased to meet , Mrr Levasseur, who,-with - two other gentlemen; had arrived during the day " The . evening was spent in -musifr and dancing, the young ladies taking turns to play Tor each other. I he room ap proprieted for these purposes, possesses quite as many memorials of America, as the adjoining saloon. The most conDicuous obiect on one sidi was the 'star spangled banoer,' suspended be- tween tne portraits oi wasnmgion anu Fraoklin. the latter painted by Madame Pener. There were also busts si J. Q. Adams and Mr. Monroe, a portrait of the commander of the Brandy wine, the Declaration of Independence, and Washington's Farewell Address. X" After breakfast the i oexf morning, we were; shown the little room, which theyjealledithe museum;r fiUeil-with various -oresehts made to the General in America???TBeriS were ainrmber-of lodiar-dressea and-canoesr a beautiful mahogany model of the celebrated wa ter worka-near Philadelphia, a little box of bird's eye maple, containing water from the Erie canal, a birch bark box filled with maple sugar, collections of shells, and other curiosities too nu merous to mention - We' then followed to the library, which adjoins the GeneraPa-sleeping chamber, ; "'nil ouffidrWeoorofThis room is a small picture of the prison at Olmutz, and the jailor unlocking the door of- the call i which the General wasl confined. The bedchamber was adorned with prints and paintings of differtnt kind: some of them portraits of nersonal- and family i, friends, and ethers of public characters, such as Ge- rieFaTacksmHeflfyTCIayrW II. Crawford, " Ind ; others. There were likewise prints of the Hancock hnna f Mr. Adams's residence at OiiinpT. and the picture of a scene at Yorktown: with the figures of Wash ington, Lincoln, and Lsfayette,among others, represented in it. Upoo a ta ble was placed a splendid silver urn, a present from the olfictrs of the Bran i On one side was seen the Jiarbw.nf NewYock, at the moment of the General's departure, and the ship jast setting sail Uo the ower was tne open tomo oi vv asriington, n i; persons about to descend into it, name ly; General ' Laiayette, nis wa"- M The library is a handsome eircelar room, containing a large number, of k.H;r.v mn venientl y arranged in nnn hnok eaies. and consisting ot all the most popular French, English, lamh: thus one.: thousand dollars could be made to extinguish : -debts .Irs, by passing into the possession often persmrs successively who hap pened to be-at- the same lime in the condition of creditor and, debtor. corrccropuaon Riau-ttvcrJuui&vLiiilu gen cruHy worn by the oice1raelBeAperdin Itevoluii.on. ff The General entertained us highly by his interesting remarks, and- the anecdotes, -which, he related in connexion with the different portraits. lot the night arrived, and as we were to leave La Grange early on the follow ins morning, we were obliged to take a reluctant farewell of this most inter esting fimilyircle,-inwrhose-delight- ful 8ocietv two days had nown away upon the wings of the wind. , " I had heard and read much of La Grange, but the reality far exceeded iriy expectations. Never did I ima gine a scene of more unaffected harmo ny and domestic love, more unooonn ed kindness and hospitality taan this ooble mansion presents. And, fault less as had ever appeared to' us tae character of our jenerable and il l u stri iBUS host.lt warin'the i privscy ordo mesne Jiieio tne nosom oijiisianiiiy, that we were to learn all its perfection. I beliee, if there exists a happy man on earth, it is Gen'. Lsfayette. In eve-( rv vicissitude of fortune, throueh praise and censure, through prosperity and adversity, .hehasalike been" true to himself, to his conscience, to his coon try. No recollections of lawless ambi tion. of cruelty, or wanton bloodshed can mar the tranquillity of his declining years. ..His name is still the rallying point to the lovers of liberty in his own country, and is hailed with the warmest ... .!ii: r gratituae anu auectiun uj .iiiiiuuua ui the freeborn citnens oi a traosianuc world. His children, to the third genera a a i a a tionrJlr ise up. and can mm ai essea," while his servants, and numerous de nendeols; loot op to him as their pro tector and friend, and aver.find in him en affectionate and COttsiderate master; To" the rich he is a deliehtful compa nion, to the noor a eenerous benefactor No man can Justly breathe "a word of censure sgatnst his name, ana i oeueve his own breast to be the seat of the kindest those whi rerjainies. that body before upon. -this subject many of them were , elected., under this policy in a liberal application of it wherever ., and whenever it is re. quired by the public; sfood; the rest have heard, and ArOiStulMring-a voice from the J'eoplo which they cannot disregaril. - . , - ... But while tn the fullness of our heartsrwe thus offer our conrratula- tions, we cannot disguise from you that our dawn of 4iope has i ts clouds? mTiclrT)frejntfice fat - orallmesttwt; old forms, and the every day habits of our ratliersTgraplcs- cIoseto" ttie hearts of many mticli douh't and ignorance of the necessity and use trf public worksraml ofnhe means for achieving thcmremain to bed is peHed(---Tlie-supkHMH-aiMlve..40 8entment oi some, engenuereu in the decay of former hopes and ren- defed almost ferocious by the loss yf fortunejyilljccrtaiiilyJaljipou our cause; we therefore, call upon such as think with us that so much of the welfare arid character of our State is involved in this policy, to be in slant and persevereing in seconding onr effarts and on all wlto doubt or disbeliever patiently to : regards the following considerations.. y It will strike you all as an unde niable maxim, that the true . wealth of a country consists in its- capacity brpwtfttcfw r . t i i . . . . e sentiat coniriuuiorg to tnese are tne industry and wealth of her citizens. Is it not then a source of alarm that so many of the wealthy and , indiis trious natives of North Carolina are cont i n u al ly with d r a wi ng t lie mse I ves from licrbmitsr 1 he evils ot emi gratinn have often been set forth so strongly and so eloquently, that we think it scarcely required that we should in this paper dwell upon them extensively; but we cannot pasa.Jy. this part of our duty, without asking if any of you have ever had a neigh bor, to whose kindness and intelli gence you were indebted, for instruc tion - in business and examples 4a virtue On whose wiwdoia you Jean. edrin ttie hour rjf trial, whose benev olence had helped you: ill rlistress? and who was tluctantiy drawn from amongst you by tho tnore ji'lurlng prospects of the distant West! You can appreciate, then, with so'" Veer . . . . . tai nty the allliction of the starjisman feelings and good will even to I at this eternal drain of, the most cs Wra he is compelled to call bis sential elements of ,his .country's '&tM&rtniQ the Citizensjtf JYMh ..... t Carolmi. - -The Internal Improvement Con', vention which assembled at Salisbu. ry on 17th ultimo,' have mado it the duty of the undersigned, to exprens to you some, of the views andtaenti mentiTjf that bod V, on tho Imnortaiit subjects which cngageii their deliber- ations; & while we undertake tne task with a 2eal proportioned to its mag: nitude, wo cannot help remembering that our feeble effort will be exposed to comparison with an accomplished production on this subject from the pen of one of the most talented and experienced. Statesmen of the pre sent day: did we not hope that, the deep interest which attaches! toth occasion would throw a Teil over our deficiences, we would hesitate long tr encounter the appalling con trast. . rand some of them sufficiently gall- f greatness. . Our arrogant neighbors iavo sometimes in moments mf spleen denominated our land the Bceotia of Americaa country-" where genius sickens and where fancy dies. Who among us can look to the Senate of the Unionand perceive so- many of her emigrants reflecting the lustre of their names upon other States, "who cntstt-nerurJiutstrippicc neighbors, and perceive the liencl the Car and the saloon of the private circle, graced with genius, fc spark ling. with wit and elegance, winch a narrow course of State policy bad driven from- North Carolina, with out feeling the agony of merited re proacb and mortified pride? It is painful to have pursued thus far litis unpleasant topic,: but truth, tbougii it fnajrtfccasion momentary tnortiB cation.' cannot produce other than salutary effects; could it but shame us into a system ot puonc improve ment, tliat by opening new pursuits and creating, new attractions might stay this tide of emigration, and thus at jence add to the productive energy We forbear to press upon public consideration the melancholy and ilmatitute condition nt our State. rbi: cause we thW heart would rejoice most fmpor-: point of competition, than shev was behind it under the -Jbrmer plan of improvement. The profile of much of our, country is so uniform every sort of material is bo abundant, and of 'audi superior quality -our cli mate so genial, and withal, the scope of country that could use its advan tages is in many instances so exten sive and fertrle, that the rail road woold almost seem blessing pecn liarly intended for-North Caroli- : na We have heard it confidently v asserted, that this, sort of im." " pravemcjiTcuula bo coniU4cd lit - our Mate for the amount that it ' would take in the Northern States to eret the land, and materials. and to secure : tho work: , when . - completed against the effects of their climate: vVe beg Jeave : here to sub-' mitntmiritwy-f-an-cexericnced linghiccr on (lie South jUarolina Kail tins onumori exists amongst our citizens.. andliow;jtii!y.thcy.lia,e It ipud for a change of times to -after u; in.iiiy nave ot?n ma scooincs ami propositions T"AVhicli;iQur Statesmen iavo suggested as remedies for tins degression and stagnation in our busi ness, and- though few of litem were entitled to the sanction of wisddm. some of them, wo all admit, were a dapted to our cinergcncicSaand.but for the distraction ijj jealousy -that has so hmg prevailed inionr ctrttncils, mTOSitres'ofrelieP WmirdToTigrocp, have been adopted. J o this spirit of uis9?ntion and. want or mutual conli 4once amongst our cilizcnn, is o wing much to our backwardness in the tnarch of Intcirectlh'it'g ment; n is men one ol the inosi con ter of deep interest tv us. Ir. Dexter In his remarks on tho cost, Stc. pf the South Carolina Rail Iload, h;is gone into a minute-com. pai j3ii4w"titttkLx)euift.iof thai and several, of the Northern roads. He states the expense per mile of the Camden and Amboy road at 21,000 dolLirsj-xthdeaiiiu .4 I i 1 era-radrmbrat'mgverythiug ne.s, J. ' J: cessury to its full operation, is only t ouft tin id of. Hi 6 b.tlier.. Bid, alth' the ripciisp of the ; NuVtlicrn : roads ', 5 . - is so. great, its stock; is at least 50 per cent above par. ,The French. ' jsltows'to aVesfriy,tJd(rtTnar! per miTer-or. early-fiur Jtimes as much a the Southern road, and thai 1 8 toe k of aj'fld.h e plot es at 66 per ' cent abnve par, - The, Hudson, and . MshlgfetjLIjSiJ!'? have-" Cost 50iGW(i4lar per m the stock is still at 32 per cent abote, parrrAicxtravagait lurth1tp r pearer yet tWs geMtleinan assures us .-i much to keep them. up, as it will cost to keep up the Soutli .Uanilma road. ,., v r I Hi.iOicipalioiis-J before us, we greet you with the hope of better days to come. ; WJiile wa ter GiMH-muuication was considered as the only successful mode of effect ing Internal Ifmproveinents, they who had studied the face of our country and regarded the Impracti cable channels of our rivers, how. ever ardent they were for the honor f our State, had nererthelcss jheir doubts whether our .condition could thus be bettered; and a melancholy destiny did it seem to promise us; but thanks tjii.e genius or roouern in vention the. best mode of transporta tion is wUhlaJierrfachinayijve are'buld to say that it ofTers North Carolina : dvantagesr and fhcilitis that will put her further bej'tiHdtU" which we recommend, that these jars and local conflicts of interest shall be driven from our Legislative llalls. Ity making the saine Interest common to the now discordant sec. tions, by establishing a social inter-. course between men - who havehcrcd tofore been strangers; because no common concernment has ever called them together, the -evil-will bodo stroyed. by removing thu cause which produced it. -.. . -1 yOno other consideration we beg leave to urge " upon your attention, aniLwe wilL.thoit procccd to a more partkulaM iew at the subject. The reputttfort neighbors fa jn a great degreeioflfld ed upon "the magmtiide and import tanceorits Public Works, they are what a Stata ray point to when asked for her jewels. Who ever "hearrtire "naitfeTof New "York' with out thinking of her canaln? Or ol Maryland without adverting to the magniucient structures of: her mon umental City? r Who tells of Louis iana itj)outrownlJaglliein(iaDj,t merit that commands the Father of Rivers to its channel, or of our young -sifter Ohio, -without styling her the Holland of America?: North one worK. tual -added much . lu uia creditoLher name, she enjoyed the rare iH3e'no f -tho best piece, of statuary that-f wTwrbught by the great Canova; but that now lies a rriimbling 1 mass. Can that State which so liberally' opened her hand to the forcignmrtist to honor the memory of the departed Washington, who so "gallantly t threw, open her treasury to welcome the chivalrous La Faye4te-rcaiiL oi reason anu pau iousin, again uiu ding her,, erect hef, miinumeiits, n it for parade of useless show,' but to diffuse comfort and wealth ) among ner sous which anau ami an enuur ing credit to her name, bocausc they add to the real blessings uflifcj).! .. ' ' In venturing upon a more partic ular contemplation, of the, pi'ospeTl I'Qv costs of these works, Mr. U. attri butes lsti To" tho great abundance ' and cheapness of tittiber,' which ho fays must conslitutc a part of t fry , Rail Uiiad. 2nd. .1 ho less undulat- : ; ing K-ofile of the country, 3rd. The adrantagooi nlave labor. 4th.H.e cheapness of land; affording almost a gratuitous right of way. .:. I le goes on to- shew that t thniigh this road1J passes thi'iMih a harren region that" the . profits of it to the proprietors are alrendyiiandsome; and the lands in Its Immediate vlcinily , nro in-' creased-at lHtsrjSO per cent Jit rt.tt luej-and l that towns are already ! Ipr1glM$"MpralotigfaTcotirae. a.nd " V 1 tlwholeaeeof thorottntry bright- . "" ening with prosperity. What its effects willljc tipou tlio'two cities of 5 Charleston and Augusta, tho points , of its termination, he does not state, v A v i but we majr well ronclude that it -i4- - will be immense. Now all tiie ad' I i vantages here pointed out as 'per.; taiuing to the South. Carolina enter . prise are known also to belong to this Stattt in an eminejit degree; and.,, there " js i one disadvantage which considerably swells the estimate of the" former! which none of the con- -tcmplatcd routes In our Stale would r have to bear,, ami that is the passage -of this road tliroi'gh swamps. . Ve may. reasonably calculate on thb'a votdanco also, if those eirors In tlie progresr vof rouK work- which , cost -our Southern neighbors so dearly, It is bIhh observable, that there are ' various charges mentioned in " this' estimate, which do not properly be. , iong,io. KiufiLLas tne. puicnaso oi adjacent lands, that the company, ot ny. ayatl the msjej y ejoI m I mproV' 12,000 dollars for this.) Also char ges for. the expense of running cars- -' -on the fiiiishvd part of tho; Road with ' pussengM,' mercandisev -Jt. Those thingscti-taiiily ought not to be - reckoned in the cost of ronstf uction, and were thny' excluded the differ- , . ence would bo considerably-greater v firTa vorjutt uih woiTksTn tho 5ontIu - -eru conntry. tWe" have already ad. verted ' Jo some of the genera ad vantages which a Kail Road . would produce to the country. ,VVe will now notice some of the more imme-, 1 iliate. To carry barrel of floor from Uowan, for instance,' to Fay.. ettevilUycosfs about one dollar nnd ' fifty ccnls, vii' about one Jhird of , . its y&lwi wherea jf -Ihcrc vm a , v Rail Road from that " par J t of tlia" country to Fay etteyillci a barrel of. flour according to the rates on the ' ' -Northern roads mentioned, would ; cost from 40 to 50 cents, viz, only - -about e;ie tenth of its value at the " , '. highest calculatio7!!. , But the saving r ' to.ttoKiJ tne rn,,n" tt HtiH nvprii froiarka to t-n-ry . ' ..... '