North Carolina Newspapers

" Ours are tlie plans f fair delightful peace, unwarp'd by party rage, to live like brothers XSi. so; 9. MOW AY, BECEfflBER 31f 1838. JOSEPH GALES $ SON, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. -TERMS. . - Subscription, threa dollars per annum -one half ill advance G3 Persons residing without the State niti be Squired to pay the whoi. amount of the year's! eubscriptroj) iu adfance. Forevcrv '16 lines fA size yoej first insertion ; For every 16 11 dne dollar ; each subsequent nisertronrsa cents. fWt Ord arid Indicia! Advertisements will -L- tot . i.:.k.. i of 33iper cent, will be made from the regular r T -,r V i r i 1 I .prices, fur advertisers by the year. CkJ CtKTTKRS to the Editors roust be post-paid. REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS For Reluilldiu? tUe Capitol. . ..Raleigh, .Nov! S6, 18:J8. To the Hon orally ; 1 The General Assembly of N. C. CJentlkmen:-! The Commissioners en trusted with the superintendence yf the re building the State Capitol, respectfully He-J port : That since the last meeting the Legislature, the work has beeVdiligently prosecuted, and though it is far advanced, still lacks much of ponipletionVvIt'has'been protracted greatly beyond, not only the ex pectations of the public, but the' calculation of the Commissioners, and others- imme diately concerned twits construction. The amount of expense hastn a no less degree exceeded the sum originally supposed ne cessary. Both of these results may- be ac; counted for by the statement of 4 few facts, perhaps not generally known' or recollected. In the original design of.., the building; the s nlendid Porticos' nt the East and West , t i.i m fronts were not contempiaieu. iney conn stitute a very important item of labor and (;n -r n.it isa crcation 0f tieir own hono expense, and by their beauty- compensate M. u. tu nn 0h;Pr, nr ;st nrida well for both. Subsequently, in order to render. the various! offices in the basement story fire proof,it became necessary to groin or arch the supports for the floor of the gecohd story and upon .which rests the Legislative Halls, j At the same time it was discovered hat the passage walls, originally constructed with different views, were of insufficient strength to sustain the immense weight of masonry reposing upon them. They were not only of too ' slender con struction, but inteTided in the finishing to be covered with plaster. In their re-erection this defect was likewise remedied by-giving them the polished and highly ornamented surface aecessaryj to correspond with the Rotunda, which like the rest of the building is of beautifully wrought granite. This groining, composed chiefly of hewn rock, was a work of great labor and expense. There are likewise many polished and flu ted granite colunws with capitals tastefully carved, distributed throughout the buildings which did not enter into the original planf" These several improvements, varying ma terially' the original design, were submitted to former Legislatures and approved htf them. Another cause, contributing very much to the uncertainty of any estimates of time and money which were made, has been the varying degree of the hardness of the Rock. It is all indeed of a remarkably fine texture and whai is called tough in the working: but in the progress of quarrying, these qualities, particularly the latter, were found greatly to increase, and in the same . proportion to add to the labor of cutting and polishing. These were impediments which could. not beforeseen, and consequently did not enter the minds of those who made the estimates in the early and subsequent stages of the progress of the work. Covering the roof and dome with Copper proved a much more expensive hejn than was expected. In the original plan, and of course in the estimates the Galleries to both Halfs were .by some oversight omitted.) This defect has been supplied bv Mr. Pattpn, the pre sent accomplished Architect, in a style beautifully corresponding with the general design. The capitals for the fluted columns supporting the Gfalleries, were executed by an able Carver at Philadelphia. The Iron Castings for the' Dome, Stair Cases and Corridors were also obtained at Jrhiladel phia. They are all now paid for. The plastering is under contract, and in rapid nrosrress. A contract has likewise been made for the furniture, and for both of these objects considerable advances in mo ney have been made. With regard to contracts abroad, for work or materials, th0 Commissioners have pur from Architect and bunders of the highest character, in several States, the just and necessary cost of the several articles re- quired, together with their opinion or re commendation of workmen wanted, and the rate of wages proper to be given. Long before the close of the last year, it was discovered that the appropriatiorT by the'last Legislature would fairfar short of the sum required to complete the building or even to carry it on until the present session. Early in last Summer the whole amount was : exhausted. ' To dismiss (the workmen and officers, and subject the ma terials and machinery to waste and - decay till the further pleasure of the. Lesrislature ihould be ascertained, would have been'pf avoidable! inexcusable folly and extrava gance. Various schemes wcm snggested to obviate the difficulty, as the Public Trea surer had no authority to advance any por tion of the funds of the State not appropria ted to this purpose. ; Several private gen tlemen offered their names to raise the rao- "CJ ICHUIICU uui. me uauiv vi ic owir, rnlng the difficulty, in conjunction with the Bank of Cape Fear, offered, m a spitit of liberality, and under a reliance on trie good faith of the State, to advance such i sums as might from time to tune be reqtlir- r f l mi eu, upon the bare. order ol the Uhairmanot ' the Hoard of Commissioners. J he. sums . ,!,, 1 ..r .,: t. i T 1 . ... .. . 7 amount to s3U,3UU, oi winch sum !giy,uuu, was received from -the Bajik of the State,' and $11,300, from the Bank of Cape Fear. "While the Commissioners have spared no pains to insure faithful and judicious expenditure of the funds placed m "their hands, they have, at the same time, spared no necessary expejises .in procuring the best materials, workmen;of the highest or der, and whertver they have, fovind them inappropriate or defective, the best plans, for carrying into effect the liberal and en lightened views t)f the Legislature. In the construction of an EdiHce designed to last for agesariy petty attempts at economy in la bor or materials could but defeat the- true intent oT the work, or display a ludicrous contrast of meanness and magnificence. ' The length of time and the amount of funds which have been necessary for the work, though far exceeding the calculations "of many, we're not foreseen'jeven by former Legislatures who were entrusted with its supervision. The great variety of opinion which prevailed when the work was com menced, amongst men whojseemed qalified to judge, proves the impossibility of form ing any estimate which could be positively relied on. However,. the Commissioners feel some degree of gratification in preseiii- :.1JT to the Tlt.0i:ltUTe a view of the build to every liberal mind in the btate, and the admiration of everv enlightened stranger With regard. to the amount of monev still required, the Commissioners would reluct antly attempt an estlmate,havirig been taught by experience. liOw difficult and iinr'ertin must be'etjery estimate as to time and ex pense, jn tfie erection of a building "of snch magnitude material and workmanship. Yet,' ffom the best and most minute calculations, '.hey have been able to make, they are of opinion, that $70,000 will cover the prospective expenses. This is a matter, however, whieh bad best be left to your committee, which it is presum ed will be appointed to examine the details of what has been done. To enable the com mittee to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion on this and all other matters connected with the work, the Commissioners will take plea sure in laying before.them for inspection, all their books and accounts, and in giving them any other information or assistance they, may need. All of which is respectiullv submitted. BEV. DANIEL, Ch'm. INTERNAL IMROTESIEYT CONTENTION. At a meeting of the Delegates to the In ternal Improvement Convention, held in the Methodist Church, in the City of Raleigh, on Monday, the 10th Dec. 1838, on motion of Col. Robert Macnamara, the Hon. Rom ulus M. Saunder was unanimously elected President, and Gen. James Cook, of the countv of Davie, and John Winslow, of the county of Cumberland, were appointed Secretaries, The ollowing Delegates appeared and took their seats as members of the Convert tion From the County of Anson John A Mcllae, James M W add 11, Calvin Myers. Aht U YVilkca EdmuntI Jones, J.;mcs M Nve. Burke Alexander F Gaston, W W Aveiy, E J E win Bladen Richard Gillespie, Isaac Wiighlt Ilavnes Richardson. I Buncombe Thomas L Chngmn, Philip Brit tain, M Fatton. j ' ! Brumwick W rt II ill, F J HiU, John H Uill. Beaufort Willie A Blount, Joshua Tayloe, David C Freeman, John J. Ilaa-ks, Henry J. I Toole, J McWilliams, J O'K Williams. IlerlieT W Cheny, George S Holly, Jarocs Allen. Cabarrus Dr M M Orr, Joseph O Farrj A J Shaokte. i Carteret Jmes W Bryim, Bridges Arundel, James Kunrdey. Caswell N J Palreer, L A Gwinn, James Kerr, I,evi Walker. Chatham l Faucet t, Jonathan Haralson, William Albright, M Q WaddeHJ S Guthrie, Iiaac Clegg. Craven Col S S Biddle, S Hyman, W Wads worth, T V Btirffwin. Cumberland I. U Henry, E J Winslow;-K J Hale, John Huske, C P Malleii, E W Willk iug John Winslow J W Siandford, Jonathan Evans. Dr John McKav. Dr T N Cameron, Col A Murchlson. . J Davidson 3 W Thomas, Joseph Spurpn, Wdliam Harris. Davie Gen James Cook. Gates It K Snei d, Whitmel StHliing. Granville Dr 'John R Hemdon, Mr J T Gil liam, J-trien Cooper, II G Pittard, Samuel S rDownev. J T Downey, : .1 , vrutijora pr jonn j r,ouinrs, Aiiurcw wn- siv, cii amtin, James .praniiui., m hh.j.co.ii, II Linday, Abram CUpPt ' . , ' j J7erreKennet1i flayner, James Grimes; Hifde Riley Murray, H W Gibbs, Tilrnn Farrsr. ' JoAwyoi-Ashly S$nder4,john AtkinsonJamcs T Ltarti, josWh O Watson.; Jttnes William Hoggins. Lenoir John C Washington, Henry F Bond, Jam -s It Whitfield, Jimts W.Coxe. Montgomery I)r John II Montgomery, Thom as Pemberwm, Wm Harris, I'M ward M'Callum; JVloore Villiam Mtirch'son. iVetw Hanover I, H Ma'steller, Jrert ih !,ip pitt, VV JI Ha) wood, jr A J I)e H sse?, Thomik H U' right, A A Brown. F C HiH. Orange Hugh McQueen, .lames Norwood. Person John Rarntt. Benjamin Sumner. I M 11.9 Tarlf . i s r . . f minuotpnjes: v aucer, jonan.au worm, "' y--'-. rv.o, i.cu . ,, i JeKse tlarr Jonathan Wedding. Zcb- uee iciiti, v u jH:e JiiAvan Col ItoScH M-conm-.r;', r Pleas fnt Hnuleison, J M McConnliev, Cliii-tfs r t e, C K Wiietlcr, Dr 15 Au-t n, Ur Sinin-I Can- 7iocl;insr7iam Cid 1 Sc iles. liidterjordW E M; Is, J li B.diord, W J T Mrler. Tyrrtl U G Spiudl. . - Wake William Hoyhn, W U Gales A f.ed Jones. U M SnuiuL rs, Wiihs Wti taktr Junes B hepa-d Thomas J Lt-m.iv, John fi IfTJwf ett, Joh-iston Bus ce. . TVu&Hvglmi David V, (lnyitH r, John 1) mo, Jor.n IS Clics-.' n, Twybir 11 V;dkci. Wayne Willis Hull, James (irinwold, Dr S A Andrews A IJoideu, Joim W Sm-e , J-sepli beawt'li Joi'ies, teo U lh-i-ct;l.-. Oh mou rn of Mr. Chngman, Major WiU j liaia Gibbs McNeill, and his assistant En-j gineer, Mr. J. II. Dickerson.' were unani- j mously invited to take seats as members of the Convention On motion of Mr. Cherry, Gen. James Owen, President of the Wilmington & Hali fax Rail Road ; and, on motion of Mr. Burg win, Hon. W. B. Shepard ; and, on motion of Mr. J. Seawrll Jones, Dr. J: W. Haw kins, were invited to take seats as members 'f the Convention. ' On motion :f Mr. Henry, a Committee, denominated th General Committee, con sisting of 13 Delegates, one from each Con gressional District, wer. appointed by the Chair. The President appoint, d t'.e fol lowing delegates : i E I. U instow, Dr. W Hawk'uis. Dr M M O r. Tk rlt Wulkrr, On Edition I Jon- s, I bonus . (J!it'g-in:4H, t.'ol fttl er Ma"?nmjuv;t, J r -ini;th Lippett, l)r J A FoiiHce, Ho'rJohn 1! Iryn, lion W B Site, d, G: og iulley, Jit:.es U Bryan. The following Resolution was offered by Mr. McRae, and adopted : Hesolveit, Thit a C'finiiitee c-f five be Hr- nointed to prepare ntl rti rt li'ib s of O der fur the government of th'o, (.'ouvootio'n. The following Delegates- compose the Committee : John A Melt. -ip, Husr't McQueen, Thomas L T;l'igman, F C Mill, and Dr Andrews. On motion of Air. Palmer, the proceed ings of a meeting of the citizens of Caswell and Person counties in regard to a liberal system of Internal Improvement, and to the improvement of the Dan and Roanoke riv ers were read ; and, on m tion of Mr. Cling man, referred to the General Committee. . On motion of Mr. James Shepard, Mr. Herron, Assistant Engineer on the Raleigh and Gaston Road; and, on motion of Mr. Jo. Seawell Jones, Col. Joyner, were in vited to take seats in this Convention On motion the Convention adjourned un til 11 o'clock on Tuesday. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 1838. The Convention met according to ad journment. The following Delegates appeared and took their sea'-s : Edwin G Rand and William Beard, of Person ; Thomas H Willie, and Russel Kingsbury, of Gran ville; John II Haughton, Robert Smith, and Benj Houze. of Chatham ; and Dr. John McKay, of Cumberland. Mr. McRae, from the Committee of five, to draft rules for the government of the Convention, made a report, which was a mended, on motion of Mr. Gaston, by ad ding thereto the following resolution, and adopted : Resolved, That each county represented in this Convention be entitled to as many votes as they are entitled to members in the House of Commons, provided that each county shall be entitled to" one vote. The following Resolution was offered by Dr. Hemdon, and, on his motion, referred to the General Committee: Whereas, we believe it to be of vital importance to the State of North Carolina to lake some efficient measures to foster and stimulate the enterprise pf her citizens so as to enable them to attain that de gree of wealth and prosperity at home, in search of which they are now compelled to emigrate to the new States : and whereas, we sincerely believe that nothing will contribute more to secure that object than a judicious system of Internal Improvement; Therefore Resolved, 1st, That we deem it consistent with justice and good policy, that proper aid should be extended first to those work now in progress, by giving the credit of the State to the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company for $500 000, on Mich conditions and under such restrictions as the Legis lature may, in their wisdom deem best and by ad vancing to the Raleigh & Wilmington Rail Road Company the instalments due by the State, without waiting for the payment of those due by individuals. Resolved, 2d, hat we bwlieve it to be highly ex pedient, and therefore respectfully recommend it to the General Assembly, to take on the part of the State three fourtbof the stock in the Rail Road from Fayetteviile west: and two-fifths of the stock in the Raleigh and Columbia Rail Road. Mr, Bennet offered tire following Reso lutions, which were referred to the com mittee of thirteen I Whereas, arTimportant crisis has arrived in the affairs of the State, in which every enlightened citi n ahnulJ feel tileenanil livelv interest i and where a, in the opinion of this Convcauon, the wtbertoJunuL-Lnorrow, iu o ciock. r - j sectional ' jealousies existing in our Legislative councils have prevented the co-operation of the mem bers theieoTirT works' of Internal Improvement with in the limits of our State i and whereas, we believe that such ft feeling is only, calculated to retard our prosperity and tarnish the honor pf our State ; Be it therefoi e Resolved 1 st, That our Legislative bodies should regard soh-ly the in'.erest of the Stale at largr, and lay aside forever the. fueling of entire section I in terest, as tending to frustrate in their, deliberations every scheme jrposed foi the advancement, pros perity and enlightenment of the"peop!e. Resolved 2tl. That, as there must be a commence ment in all elTorts fir improvement, those works whieh will enure .most to the benefit of the State at large should le first undertaken. Resulved 3d, That this ('onvention do recom mend among other works of Internal Improvement, in vvhicli the incite should ta!;e a zealous interest, the opening of Nagshead Ialct, at the foot of Albe marle Suuiid. Jieso'xed ifh, That In the opinion of this Con vention; the opening of said Inlet, when completed, will he a grot source of revenue to all who should embaik cij.i'al in the enterprise, we therefore re eomoiend it to the consideration, of the General As sembly, as a work in which the fundi of the State may le profitably invested. , Resolved 5, That dur Legislature wiil, in the opinion of this Convention, net in conformity to thy wisacd ot a large majority or the people ol the otate, Con.lcs? to ,av this su,ject before th-ir respective bodies, that Congress may consider whether Vhe opening ifs3id Inlet ought not to be regarded is a iw"rt " "atonal cuncorn, and assist in its comple tion. Mr. 'Arundel offered lite following Reso lutioti, whidi, on' his motion, waft referred to the committee of thirteen : Resolved. That the Gcnerlt "Committed inquire into the expediency of recommending to tine Legis lature the passing of an act to construct a Kail H.id from S'.ime p.int on Beaufort Harbor, and rumwi.g in a direct line thence to the Wilmington and Ral aigh Rail Road, and extending to said riad the pat ronage of the State. Mr. l.ippelt offered the loliowini; Reso lution, w hich, on motion of Mr. ILfywood, ua Lid nn the table i Resolcm, That a memorial be prepared and pre sented to the Legislature asking for the passage of a lav establishing limited co-partnerships. Dr. Andrews offered the following Res olution .which was referred to the commit tee of thirlch : Resolved, That this Convention recommend the attention of the general Committee t the expedi ency of building a Rail Road from the Wilmington and Halrigh Rail Rad to the city of R-ileigh over the route surveyed by the United Mates Engineer in 1834 and recommending it to tho Gener! As sembly foi the patronage of the Slate. Mr. Scales offered the following Resolu tions, which were relerred to the commit tee of thirteen : Whereas thcpro?enl condition of North-Carolina imperiously deu.ands that some scheme of internal improvement should be adopted that would tend to the general interest and benefit of the State ; and whereas a large portion of this State is represented in this Convention : Therefore lienolved, That this Convention recommend to the consideration of the Legislature the exnediencv of incorporating a rail road from Henderson Depot, or such other point on the Raleigh and t Gaston Rail Load as they in their wisdom may. deem rnot ex pedient to some point on the Charleston and Louis ville Rail Uoad in the south western part of this Male. Rrsolved, That the committee be instructed to inquire into the exjedie.icy of extending to said in corporation hanking privileges. Mr. M'Queen offered the following Res olution, which was referred to the Commit tee of thirteen : Resolved, That in; providing facilities for the commercial relief of the people of this State, it is ex pedient to construct a rail road leading from the ex treme western counties, by the way of "Fayetteviile, to Beaufort. Mr. Leach offered the following resolu tion, whicn was referred to the committee ofthiiteen. Resolved, That the Convention recommend to the Legislature a central rail road, commencing at Beaufort, running west to Raleigh ; and thence a good turnpike road continuing westward, to inter sect jhe Cincinnati and Charleston road. Mr. Burgwin offered the following; reso lution, which was referred to the committee of thirteen. Whereasnhis Convention deem that the facilities afforded f:,r the cheap and safe transportation of pro duce and merchandise from one section of a coun try to another, are among the surest and most du rabte sources of a nation's prosperity,- artd as it is universally conccdcul that thee facilities are offered in a, preeminent degree by a free water navigation. Be it therefore resolved, That this Convention do respectfully recommend to the Legislature to appro priate $5,000 for the proper and thorough survey of the Neuse snd I rent rivers. 1 he survey of each to commence at their confluence and terminating at Sniithfield on the Neuse, and Treriton on the Trent; and that this Convention do recommend to the said honorable body, to appropriate the sum of $50 000 from the funds of the State, for the purpose of carry ing into effect such measures as the engineer em ployed to survey these rivers may advise for remov ing the obstructions in these rivers, and otherwise rendering them navigable for steam boats of three and four feet draught of water throughout the year. Mr. Avery offered the following Resolu tion, which was referred to the committee of thirteen. Resolved, That the General Committee be in structed to inquire into the expediency of construct ing a Rail Road from Raleigh to intersect the Louisville and Cincinnati Road at the most eligible point. Mr. Mnrchison offered the following Res olution, which, on his motion, was referred to the cgmniittee of thirteen. Resolved, That the Convention recommend the revival-of the charter of tbe Raleigh and Fayetteviile Rail Road Company, arid a subscription on the part of the State of two-fifths of tbe capital stock of (he same.. On. motion, the Convention adjourned . .. ' . . . t. .,- 1 .. " " n , , Wednesday i December 12, 1838. Convention met according to adjourn ment. The following Delegates appeared and took their seats : Patrick Hamilton, of Granville, George W. Collier, John E. Becton,John A.Greeni David B. Kveritt, of Wayne, and H. W. Husted, of Johnston. On motion of Sir. Clingman, the Commit tee of thirteen were discharged fromi the further consideration of the proceedings pf a meeting of the citizens of Caswell and Person counties, in relation to the im jJ 1 1UJL 1 ment of the Dan and Roanoke levers. "J On motion of Mr. Palmer, the above pro ceedings were referred to a committee of five consisting of Mr. Palmer, Dr. Hern don, Col. Scales, Mr. M'Queen andMr. Sumner. Qifl? P"v offered the following Reso-hi,tiin-hih ''ftO-tni4lftrrriifJflUn? Tcfeilg to the committee of thirteen. "" Resolved, That the general committee enquire into the expediency of constructing a Rail Road from the mot eligible point on the Wilmington and Hali fax Rail Road by Fayetteviile, to point on the Yadkin River above the mouth of Abbot's Creek; and from thence, by two lateral branches, one thro' the counties of Lincoln and Rutherford to the Char leston and Cincinnati Rail Road, and the other to Wiikesboro;' also that said committee enquire into the expediency of constructing a Rail Road from some other point on said Wilmington and Halifax Rail Road, by or near the city of Ra!ei, to con nect with the above mentioned Rail Road at or near Evan's Ferry, on Deep Rivcr.'Chatham County. Mr. Sumner offered the following Reso lution, which was referred to the committee ofthirtecn. Whereas, the construction of a turnpike com mencing at Henderson or the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road, throuah the counties of Granville, Per son, Caswell, Rockingham, Stoke,, Surry and terminating at the Blue Ridge, would afford to the planters and farmers of those and the contiguous counties, facilities for the transportation cf their :our,ttea, laciiuies tor uie transportation ct tneir lil)Cral and beneficent system of internal improve iroduce to market, greatly superior to those now ! ment. ,lUt thcy believe that this must be the work jntraged, would expedite the conveyance of the mail nf tmi0 and of gradual development. They wilt? 1 e in that direction, wu!d highly promote the con venience and comfort of travellers to and from the West furnishing a safer, more expedition and less expensive route, and would moreover yield to the constructor a certain, and in all probability, a large profit upon the capital invested, . Resolved, therefore. That the construction of snid turnpike be earnestly recommended to the tonside r?!ion of the Legislature, as a work proper to be ex ecuted by the State. Mr. M'Queen offered ihe following Res olution, which was referred to the commit tee of thirteen. Resolved, That ihe general committee of 13 be instructed to enquire into the expediency of extend ing the Rah ijih and Gaston Rail Road by the way of Haywood, in Cha ham, and Carthage, Moore co., to Columbia, in South Carolina; and that they aUo enquire into the expediency pf constructing a Rail Road leading hy the way of Chapel Hill; HilUboro' and Greensboro,' to Salem. Mr. J. H. Bryan from the General Com mittee of thirteen, presented the lollowing report, whieh was read: and, on motion of Mr. Gaston, ordered to be printed and made the order, of the day for Thursday. Tit e General Committee to whom Were referred the ra'ious Resolutions upon the su(jct of of Inter nal Improvement, respectfully HEP OR T : Thi they havt g'ven to those, proposition as much consideration as their very limited lime would permit; jmd h ve been eitiemelv desrous, if possible, to blend them together so xs to foim a harrt.ortious who?e. Before, how ever, they exprt-ss any opinion upon tile merits ofny of Ihcse. srlu nres, ihey deem it due to the Sjate, to the Legi-Uture, and to the.. Con vention, tribute, that they regard a discussion of the merits i f any sstcm of improvement premi'ure and idle, b f.e the ways and means are provided for carry:ng the same into effect. Your Committee th-ref re, consider it of in lis penable importance that this question should be ut once met and settled by the competent authority. If t he State of N -rth Carolina contemplate!-, and intends to pursue, with earnest ness and effici'Mjcy, a system of Internal' Im provement commensurate with the wants and wishes of her people, the State of North Carolina must do, as Itrr sister States who have achieved biicctsi in this noble pursuit havu di:n:; she must Worrow money, or in som mode pledge her faith and credit to promote the enterprise. Those works which would redound so great ly to htr wiahh und powtr, w bel. eve, .cannot be effected by mere individual cor.tribu'ions . they require ihe impress of State power, pat ronage and iiifluervcey We have teen delibi - t rating long enough the time for action, for prompt, vigorous and united action has com Money is the great lever by which the huge mass mutt be moved : we have science and t-kill to guide and direct the motion. It seems to your commiuee that with regard to works now in proros inasmuch as the State has the strongest assurance of their utility, and as the property of her citizens has been largely inves ted theiein, a claim s'rongly founded in enl gbt- enetl policy requires that they should be aided and sUNttinedOAroong the most prominent works of this description are the Wilmington & Raleigh, and Raleigh and Gaston Rail Roads. The Stale hs already, with a wise and liberal policy, made a Tarcre investment in the Wil mington road ; and your committee unanimous ly concur in the opinion with our Governor, that the remaining instalment of State sub- scrip tion should be at once paid, without wait ing fur the correspondins; pa ment by the in- u i vidua I corporators. Your committee have learned that a memorial is now before the Leg stature, in which the KaU-igh and Gaston Road have solicited in some mode the aid of the State; and thev would resnecHullv recommend in like nianner hat the prayer of the petitioners petitioners Olffa'nled. The eseo obi eel I Wav be accumpiishe ate withou i resort ta anvextrao7i3 taxation, an 1 without theuurden bemtr ISer er ctttzensfi- ' i Here are dlhetgreat contemplated improve ments .which intersect large set lions oi the State, and are so magnitficent and costjy m. to De beyowatne reacn oi muiviauai emerprise We allude to the Fayetteviile and Western Rai Road, the projected Inlet at the foot of .tbeTAlbs marie Sound, and the construction of :a Rail Roa4 from the Port of Beaufort to unite wfth the Wil mington and Raleigh Rail Road. Your Committee needjiot, to show the importance of the first meni tioned, advert to the great natural resources of thet region which it would peuetrate. abounding in all the materials of national wealth, from the ruddy gold to the more useful iron; Ami also abundantly provided with all the means for bringing into ac tion a vast mechanical power. The Inlet at the,, foot of the Albemarle Sound has been repeatedly surveyed and examined, both by scientific "aml practical men, who unite in opinion that jt is prac ticable and that it would be ef such great uliUy as to commend itself strongly both to the Federal and State T.pmslxturps Withrmf (licnaMnrcmenl in thn rtther Ports of the State, your Committee liwlieve , that in depth of water, facility of ingress, and egresa. security from storma, and salubrity, the Port of Beaufort is unrivalled. Its great importarce"waa fully tested during the last war, when' it allorded harbor and protection to . the largest class '.'of. priya . teerswith their prizes, and when it was the resort of neutral ships for jtbe purposes f comment Added to this, your Committee entertain the , hope that it will receive the favorable attention of the General Government as a naval station, which ' would greatly enhance its value to the State. Your Committee unanimously recommend these, - worka, . . " for the aid and patronage of the State.andj believe': that at least four-fifths of their cost would have be defrayed by the Public Treasury. te In reviewing the works which, compared fntb those, roust be considered minor works, and which haye been referred to them, your committee would recommend the following . ' ' The revival of the charier of the Fayetteviile 'and Raleigh Rail Road, and a public aid of two-fifths of the stock. . , T - ' - The incorporation of a company to construct a Road from tho Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Read, ... , from a point near Waynesborough, to Raleigh, ande an aid of two-fifths. '. 4 V The Burvey of Neuse river, with a view to it. adaptation to steam navigation, from Newbern -td the head of boat navigation. ; ; f Your committee havo thus endeavored to dla " charge the dutv; imposed upon them. They can hardly hope to have given general -satisfaction! they ' eould wish that every section. and neighborhood of fhe State shouIdparticipate in the advantages of a grauual developement. They- wmT naturally be thrown off from the larger Drunks. 'a, the' branches of a vigorous oak, while a hasty and; forced culture might bring with it a sickly existence and premature' decay. In concJusiorfii' yduTjCoia-, mittee recommend that a select , committee be ap- pointed o cornmunicatethese views to the Ljegisla-fe lure either by memorial or otherwise, as may bo most acceptable to lhst honorable body. - -,"C- JOHN If. BRYAN, Chairman. : On motion of r JSI v. ,Hay ltvood tei-ed that a Committee. of three be- appointeU to . estimate and report the present available funds of the State;-,. what sum it 'will, be ' necessary for the State to borrpwirt ohler ' ti foster Internal; Improvemeittcirordjrfo' ' to the plan reporteil by the committee of -thirteen,, nod estimate as well as they can v the probable cost of each f the work re commended by tlie report. The committee' under that motion, consists. ;Jof Messrs.' .Haywfiod, E. L. Winslow ancl V. B. , Shepard. h .. On motion, the Convention .adjourned until to morrow. , ' i . - -.. . Thursday, Zc?43, 1838, " Convention met according to adjiiurn- men t. , - - -The following delegates appeared and look their seats : Dennis Heart, of Orange; Co'. Vm. Robards of Granville; ' James Allen of Bertie. Mr. Avery offered the following Reso lution,.which on his motion, was referred fo the Committee ol three, of which Mr- lay wood is Chairman. - Resolved, That the Committee wherare annnin. ed. to enquire into the probable cost of completing uie janous scnemen oi i niernai improvement com prised iu me iteport oi trie committee of Thirteen, ' be instructed further to inquire s to the prob&bia amount requisite for extending a rail rond from a point on the Vadkin River to intersects with the v Charlestoji and Cincinnati Rail Road, which ; road t be constructed aslin extension of the Fayetteviile and Yadkin Rail Road, pi ihe continuation of e road more central", as cither of these schemes may meet v me approbation ol lue lonvenUon. Mr. Palmer, from the Committee of fiv in relation to the D.tu'aud Roanoke, made' a very elaborate Report, for the closiii" paragraplvof which we have only room thii wceK : . - In conclusion, your committee recommend the adoption of the following preamble and resolution. " Whereas, the improvement of the navigation of the Roanoke and Dan rivers is deemed by thia Con ven tion an. object of Hbe" utmost importance' to the f citizens residing in tue northern section of North- f Carolina, and to the Stale at large,, on account, of : facilities which it will give fo the Farmer, Planter and Manofacturer in sending their various produe- ; , iuoi aiiu wj iuc Dirrcuaat inu omers in receiving their supplies frbra abroad ;nd to the lat- . n ter, on account of the deep interest which thrJ5taUi'!rf. and its citizens have iu the stocks of the Roanoke ' Navigation Company, the Wilmington end Ral eigh Rail Road Company and the Raleigh and Gas. ton Rail Road Company the two latter of which. connect wilh the Roanoke at different points. And. whereas tins Convention believes it to be due to the people of that section of the , State, watered by the" aforesaid n vers, that a portion of the , funds of the T State set apart for Internal Improvement, shall be -appropriated in the improvement of the navigation j A of the said rivers, . i ' Therefore Resolved, That it be, end ia -liereby t respectfully recomitiended U the 0leHd. Asfemblj; v".?- of NorUUCejofinafci eo-ope rite.-rtifJi jlhelgtsla ture ef Virginia,, and aid the Roanoke Nevigafion V Company, in the proposed improvement of the Roanoke and Dan rivers, so as to render them nav'u gable by Steam Boats of tight burthen ,;V.. " ,. . iM r.Griswold presented it communication . from Thomas Kennedy of Wayne, wluch was read and Uid u pon the table, . z - J- Mr, Haywood, from the. select commil --Vl Ltee of three, upon the available fundsof " J Ihe b (ate, and upon the pmbaUl? cost oft :;.. -A . -1 . - . .... v 5'