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B ALfelGH REGS STfcR, Ai D dtf lifcCttB A G A ZE Wr E 4-- V 1 hppy visions of the most ardent patriotism, i If untrue if falOikss to the principles we ! hare sa4orf and so successfullycheried, the last and best hope to man on the Earth will be lost, apr l5t perhaps forever. We shall deserve the execrations of the friends of liberty .throughout the world. We -will be traitors to the post-gtorious cau?e we i sua ever shone upon. And the spirit of free dom, as it takes its last farewell:of its best ; home among men, in the bitterness of its agony, will exclaim : ' , Oh! for a tongue to curse the day When treason, like a deadly blight, Cameb'er the councils f the free Ta hiti them, in their hour of might. Before I conclude, Fellow-Citizens, per mit me, in jfpui name, to address a word to our Revolutionary friends who have honor ed us witlf their presence on this anniver sary occasion. Aly veteran fjiendsin behalf of this large assembly and in the name of our com mon country I greet you! I welcome you i to the honors of tjhis day,, and offer yotthe parting tribute of gratitude and praises It may, indeed, be a pafting word that we say to you. Before another anniversary shaft have rolled around, "the places whieh know you now, may know you no more forever. , Those silvered locks and tottering frames speak he eloquence of a language no human tongtre can employ. Those eyes, which once flashed with indignation at the viola tion of the sacred rights of your country, are now dimmed by the shadows of time--lhosobodies that once bore with firm and untiring Step, the' arms and proud emblems of the caqse of liberty, are now bowed down with the infirmittesof age and those hearts, that once bravely swelled, amid the thrilling tumult of the battle field, will soon cease to palpitate, forever. '. Lite the sturdy oaks of the forest, you hare braved the tempest of time; but like them, too, you roust soon mingle with our mother dust, "and yield to the great law qf our nature. But my venerable friends, you are not without,consolation. You have enjoyed a peQuliaf.prifilege. While your departed compatriots in arml have gone one by one, to other and, wj hope, belter scenes, you, ' little remnant of . that illustrious band, have been permitted to linger among us, to witness your success, and partake of the fruits of your labors. You have seen a mighty Empire spring up and flourish on the field of yur toil's ; you have seen our States doubled in number ; our population . increase seven-fold ; and our language and laws spread far and wide. You have seen our commerce extend to every clime ; and our agriculture Ihd manufactures our sci ence and arts limited only by the bounda ries of the Ocean. You have seen us vic torious in war and happy in peace ; you have seen a munificent Government reward you for jour services; and a. free and gal lant nation perpetuating ahe liberties your "valor had achieved ; arm, above all, you have seen th darkness. of heathenism, and the waste graces of the wUdernesi, lighted up and rejoice, in the mild: influences of Christianity . These aTe your consolations'. These are yotflr hopes! May you long live to enjoy themt And when, for the last time, you shall behold an .American sun sink below the borizon, may you still exult in the hope of the-Christian patriot; and may each of you be able, to say, with Simeon of old, "Now, Lord, lettest thou thy servant de part in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation," anil the jalvation of my country! THIRD AITOUAL REPORT or THE Raleigh paslon Bail-Road Company. X)wjng to the absence of the President for some months past, on business of the Com- pany, ana nis. recent return, the Board pi Directors have it notjn their power to pre sent to the Stockholders as minute and de? tailed a Repor of their proceedings and the affairs of tO; Company, as they could wish ; and for information on this subject, they must take the liberty of referring them to the Report of the Chief Engineer, which accompanies this, and which they believe contains all that may be important and in teresting as to the progress of the . work and the prospects of the Company. In addition to-which, they will direct the at tention of the Stockholders to the state of their finances, and the means which have been resorted to for tile purpose of reliev ing them from their embarrassments. Pursuant to a Resolution adopted at the meeting pf the Stockholders in .January, 1838, Bonds of the Company to the a mount of $300,000 or 62,500, the balance of their. Capital of $1,000,000, were is sued and placed in the hands of Moncure KODmson, fcsq. to be forwarded by him to some agent, in London. They were entrusted lo a highly respectable . house in London, who used; every effort in their power to negotiate them, without success. It was suggested; to the Board, that the presence of a specia!ent who would give more minute and satisfactory informa tion as to the state and prospgcts of the Company, than was possessed by their agents in London, would materially ' fa cilitate the negotiation, and as the demands on the Company Vere becoming very urg ent, trje President was requested to pro ceed iorth with, to London for that purpose, which he according v ?..u-a there earl van December lnr7r., r. jus arrival lie ascertained 0at;owing to the large amount of American securities, which " .ioma m Lonaoa.ior sale,5 moat of which were either State Bonds, or Bonds guarantied by the S tate. on Ahat account regarde4 by English Capi talists as nreferahl i w F Bonds, n would be impossible to' dUpes2 or those Wd by this: Company. exVept at a sacrifice to which M felt neither d nrPV Jmislv to his denarture. that application should bo madetolfiue Legjsla turn in November, for their aid in carrying on the work; and beingpnfidem, from its importance to a large portion of the State, that this aid would1)ereatlily obtained, lift determined to defer ;Smy farther efforts, un- I trl the result of tew application, was known as e was assureKthatHf the I guaranty of the State could be obtained to the Bonds of the Company, they could be disposed oi4 on very favorable terms. Thi3 aid was obtained, and the Stockholders, at a special meeting called -in February, 1839, agreed to accept it on the terms proposed by the Legislature, which though somewhat oner ous, -had the effect pf imparting to the Bonds issued in pursuance of its provisions, a security which was beyond question, and which those of no other Company possess ed. Much delay took place in preparing the Bonds and taking other necessary steps. On being advised of the passage of the Act and its ratification by the Stockholders, and expecting to receive the Bonds in their im proved fornin a very short time, a pre liminary negotiation was commenced with evey prospe-c. of disposing of them to ad vantage. Several unforeseen circumstances occur red'to cause delay in preparing and for warding these Bonds; and in the mean time, difficulties of a serious nature had occuned between the United States and Great Britain, which it was at one time apprehended, would result in a war be tween the two countries ; and it was be lieved by the Board of Directors in Raleigh that this would put a stop to any negotia tion of them in London. Under this im pression, one of the Board was requested to takelhe Bonds and proceed to the North for the purpose of effecting a sale there if possible, and in the event of his failing to clo so,, then to forward them to London. Of this the President was apprized, and a copy of the Bonds, as issued,' was for warded to him, thus rendering it incumbent on him to remain in London until he was advised of the result of 4he mission, as, notwithstanding the unsettled state of affairs between the two countries, he was induced to believe that on depositing these Bonds as collateral security, an advance of 75 or 80 per cent, might be obtained on them, which would at least have afforded a tem porary relief. A partial arrangement was, ho we er, made with the Farmers Bank of Virginia, at Richmond; by which 20l0 000 was expected to be realized.' a Bonds to the amount of $400,000 were lodged with the President of the Bankwho undertook to proceed to New-Yorkfor the purpose of selling them, and after reimbursing the Bank for its advances, the balance to be placed to the credit of the Company. . A copy of this agreement is ready for the in spection of the Stockholders. As soon as this was made known to the President, he immediately returned home, where he ar rived only three days since, which must furnish his excuse for this crude and im perfect communication. He regrets that a journey undertaken by him with great re luctance, and attended with much personal inconvenience, should have proved so fruit less, but has the consolation of knowing that the failure was not owing to any want of foresight or exertion. The Board regrets to state, thai the gen tleman'to whom the Bonds were commit ted for sale, owing to the difficulty of pro curing money in New York, opy succeed ed in disposing of $50,000, "and npon his return, notified the Board, .that owing to this and the condition of the Bank over which he presided, it would be impossible for him to comply with his eugagement, so that it becomes necessary to resort to some other means. A more secure investment cannot be offered to the capitalist, and as all danger of collision between this Coun try and Great Britain, may now be con sidered as past, it is believed, that a favor able disposition can be made of them in a short time. It is proper to state, that be sides the above $50,000, a like amount has been transferred to the Literary Board in liquidation of a debt due them, and the same 'Board has agreed o take $50,000 more on the first of July next, so that there will remain $350,000 undisposed of. To sell these on the most favorableterms, and as speedily as possible, will be one prime obje6t. Knowing the importance of com pleting the Road immediately, and that for this purpose, Iron would soon be required, and finding the market rising, the President, while in London, contracted on favorable terms for 800 tons, sufficient to complete the work, which will be received in the course ora few months. Believing a heavi er Iron than that heretofore used, would be foundn the end to be true economy, he ordered this 2 inches by f , instead of 3 inch. Locomotives and Passenger Cars will also be contracted for in a short time, so as to enable us to do our own transpor ts n immediately on the completion of tho Road to Raleigh. The cost of this Work, as will be seen by reference to the Report of the Chief Engineer,, will notexeeed the estimate be fore submitted by him. The transportation of produce has already far exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the friends ot this work, notwithstanding the- disad vantages under which it has labored, and the insufficient force employed. The re ceipts have averaged, siuce the completion . r r 1 1. it. 1 - a ui me Aoao w nenaerson, 93,183 lier montn, anu wey win tioubtless Te much increased as the work progresses. At the last letting of the Mail contracts', the Board contracted with the Post Master General for the carrying the great Miil from' Gaston to Raleigh, but as they were dependent on the. Petersburg Company for doing their transportation, their contract was necessarily dependent on a similar one being made with that Company. 'As the Post Master General refused the bid of the Petersburg Rail Hoad C omrtanv. it. wa belTeyfid that a due regard for ourselves and A I J f -- " w k1 TWortmnnt. reftuired that tie I ctly tion. A letter was addressed to him in 9 . forming himi of this, and thatit ould not be in ourjpower to compi twhh we con tract, unfertile Petersburg Company also contracted for tfo trans pprtatiOn"s fit th& the mail as it could not be expected expected that the Company would put on a train merely for purpose of carrying -the mail on the Raleigh and . Gaston Rail Road. ; A strange an4 most unfounded construction was placed upon this communication, and what was really intended and regarded as an act q justice to both, has, it seems, been constru ed by the Post Master General, as evidence of a combination between these Companies.. The great; mail has, in consequence of the difficulties between Uve Post office De partment and the Rail Roads uponthis line, been transferred to the" Wilmington Road. A contract has however been made for a daily mail on this line to Columbia. The attention of the Stockholders is particularly requested to that portion pfthei Engineer's Report respecting the RaeighT kand Columbia Road, the construction., pf which is becoming every day Jo J more 4ca portanc to us, There are-still some delinquent Stock holders, and as all means have been ine fectually resorted to to induce the in to pay, it becomes indispensable to sellthe Stock lor the purpose ot compeiungTiieja,. As the State has reserved the right 6nK maaaSat. of that Road, takinff $500,000 of Stock, or rather of converting the Bonds already issued Into Stock at any time within seyen years, it. is. necessary that the Capital Stock should be increased at once, so as to enable the State to avail heiself of the privilege, and it is therefore recommended, that a Resolution be adopted increasing the Capital to $1, 500,000, and as the purchase of Cars, Locomotives &c. must be made dufing the present year, it is further recommended to the Stockholders to vest the Board of Di rectors with power to raise from time to time, any additional sums which may be required for that purpose. By order of the Board of Directors. GEO. V. MORDECAI, Prest. REPORT or mt CHIEF ENGINEER. Raleioh, June, 1st, 1839. To the President And Director of the llaleigh and Gatton R. R. Company. GrKjiTjLKXKx . It once more becomes my duly to report Ita you the present siraation of the work un der your charge. 1 At the date of my last Report, 22d of January 1 838. no portion of the work was completed. On the first of the following May, nine Miles were put in- operation, and additional portions were finished from time to time, until aboutthe first of Septem ber, when forty-two miles of the Road reaching to Henderson Depot, were 'completed, ad put in use. Soon after, eight miles more were completed, with the exception of the iron, which is not yet all brought out. Notwithstanding the financial difficulties with which the Company had to contepj, the work has been vigorously prosecuted during the past year. No injurious delay has been produced by these cau ses. The Masonry of Tar River Bridge is done the superstructure is all framed, and nearly three spans are raised. The Bridge will be finished by the first of August From Tar River to within seven miles of Raleigh, the grading is complete, and a large portion of the Superstructure for the same distance is laid. On this portion of the Road, there are two Bridges unfinished, one over Neuse River, and the other over Cedar Creek. They will probably be completed in about three months. On the remain ing distance of seven mites, a small amount of grad ing remains unfinished, most of the. timberjor the superstructure is in place, and the only BriJge, that over Crab Tree, is completed. If the iron can be procured in time, the Road may be used to Wake Forest by the middle of September, and tho whole of it may be put in operation before the end of the year. In addition, to the Depots mentioned in my last report, one has been fixed at Alston's Store in Wake r orest. I his point was considered easiest of access, and in every way best calculated to con. ccntrate the trade of the vicinity. A small' J)epdl will be fired one mile South of Neuse River at this point a turn out and water station will be feottd indispensable, and it is probable that the produce will be brought here from a considerable distance West, as there is an excellent road leading in that direction; It will be a cood place also to receive timber to transport to Raleigh. Besides these, a "wood and water station has been fixed between Henderson and Tar River, but it is not expected that any ware house will be needed there. The portion of your Road in use, is all in excellent order. except the Uridge at Gaston. 1 he spans adopted here are 169 feet, which seemed to be required by the charactei of the stream. The operation of ob taining foundation for the piers, was attended with great expense; and the quantity of ice and drift wood coming down the River made it expedient to obstruct the space as littte as possible. In common with all other Bridges of this length of span, there was some settling in the superstructure, and some deviation from a line. Although no immediate dan ger was to be apprehended,it was deemed expedient to strengthen the spans. Workmen are now em ployed, in doing this. It has been found necessarv. as waa anticipated. to enlarge the Depot a( Henderson. It now covers , . J , a floor of 190 feet by 20, with a track for Cars to stand on, 120 feet long. This space is sometimes too confined forbe business done there now, but it will be sufficient when the Road, South of Hender son, goes into operation. ue pwus ot me ware nouses anu snops to be e rected at the termination of the Road in Raleigh, nave Been prepared, and fair proposals have been received for their construction. Nothing is wanted belt your authority, to have tho work commenced. It is highly desirable that these buildings should be commenced immediately, as a shop in which the Engines can be repaired is indispensable to the use of the Road. A commodious set . of shops, and a convememuwarehouse, can, with th necessarv fix tures, be erected for about twenty thousand dollars a small sum compared with the importance of the object. In obedience to your directions, I have contract ed for 200 set of wheels, axles, and other Iron works for freight Cars, on very favorable terms. Cmu d wheels weighing about 460 lbs. were or dered. These have have proved cheaper and safer than any other kind which have been tried hereto fore. The axles which we shall use. are of faeeot ted Iron. Those, though more expensive than the rolled axles, are far more durable. The breaking o axles has been tfce cause of a large number of the ac cidents which nave happened on Rail Roads, and the safety ensured by the use of tps axles, will amply eompensatjtfor the additional cost. ThaFit will be so on the Rlit.h and x i contract was madeSviththeJ'redericksburg Union Manufacturing Cgmsny. 30 tsare be delh ered onthfi finit Of Aagtwt, 3ft on tlfe first of Octo- Co received oft the- wharf to Petershrirg ; payments to be imae six montns alter delivery. To enable youfto carry into .effect your interraon of doing the transportation on y our'own account af- tcrtn mat dajr m January ncwm nenecessa- lyr"'0" 5'"C T L UnlBss r , J ' " "w" w r- in time. The calculations of the entire cost of the work have been carefully made, takjjng the lunis actu altjf paid for such parjs of it as have been completed anu settled Tor, abA the - most accurate estimate thai j can now be had of the' part j-emainm to be done. It appears-irom inese calculations,. mac me worn will be done hhin the -estimate of $1,215,000 giv. eni niy lasf report. I therefore tefer you to that as the sum Which will net materially exceeded, if at tlUt This sum exceeds the Capital with which the Qsmyany wa originally incorpofated.which was J806,OO0,with the privilege of increasing to $1,000, 000 I cannot-feel surprised at this excess of the ac tual co t Aver a conjectural et'mate.made belore any survey 01 ine route, anu passeu on uaia quite agu and inatcurald. Even if an accurate estimate ha - C.I M ' I " 1 . been made, the rise in prices, which occured abort the period of the cornjttsneement of this work, an4 which has most unexpectedly contirued tothewes enf time,would have been sufficient to account for a great roerease of cost. A comparison of the sostof this WOTk, with the actuarcost of the -Rail Roads uf the same range of country in theState of Virgidia, and with many rcMf at the North, will satisfy any enquirer, that 4t has not e?cecJsd whaf was jusljy to be anticipated from the character Vf the country passed over f -will' Instance- IheRicJimdnd an d Fredericksburg ccaresttb tLis in character,' and t caus no one-t all while Miatructing, has ever doubted that the strict est economy was used; That . Road coat $12,900 per mile, exclusive of Bridging and of Locomotives and Carsjwhichfs $360 per,aute more than the cost of yours, with die same fixceptions,. The cst of the Richmond and Petersburg Road, exclusive of Bridges, Cars, dtc. has been about $31,444 per mile, or $8,904 per mile, more than yours. The cost of the Petersburg Rail Road ( not in cluding the Greensville branch, which was much more expensive) with the same exception of bridg es, cars and locomotives, has been about $9,700 per mils. This kut will be perceived to be $2,840 per mile less than the cost of the Raleigh and Gas ton KoaJ. I bis difference; is fully accounted for by the circumstances of the case. : Labor was hired during the construction of that Road at an average price of about $70 per annum, bacon was at 7 to 8 cents, Ueef at 2 to 4 cents.and corn at 40 to 50 per bushel. Rail timber in that section of country is much more abundant than it is on your Road, and consequently, could be gotten for about. 20 per cent less. The Iron for the Petersburg Road cost about $47 per ton, delivered in Petersburg, while that for your Road costs about $70 per ton, deliver ed at Gaston. Thus it will bo perceived that all the elements of cost were, at that time, far less than they have been .1 ; .t. . ; -t. t i uunng uie construction oi mis noaa. These are certainlv comparisons bv no means unfavorable to your work, and when we add that yours is the only one of the Roads mentioned, in which rock excavaUon was encountered to any ex tent, and the difficulties to be overcome by excava. lions and embankments are far more considerable than on the cheapest of these other Roads, and nearly as great as on the most expensive, it is be lieved that the Board have reason to congratulate themselves on the moderate cost at which their work will be completed. m In making the foregoing comparisons, the item of Bridges has been deducted in each case, because that is the only way in which a comparison can be tatrly made. There are five Bridges on the Raleigh and Gas ton Rail Road, most of them in situations of pecu liar difficulty. There are few Bridges in 4he world higher than that over Tar River. The aggregate length of the Bridges is 3,1240 feet, and their cost will be $155,000. . When this is included, the cost per mile of the Road will be. $14, 378. The bridg ing on the Petersburg and on the Richmond and Fredericksburg Roads has been far less, while that on the Richmond and Petersburg Road has been greater, than on this. Tho cost of the Richmond and Fredericksburg Road, when bridging is includ ed, is $13,934 per mile, and that of the Richmond and Petersburg Road $31,110 per mile; that of the Petersburg Road is $10,110 per mile. Comparisons equally as advantageous might be made with many other works, but they are deemed unnecessary. I will merely add a list of several Rail Roads and their cost per mile, taken from the late Report of the President and Directors of the Housatonic Rail Road Company . Boston & Worcester Rail Road, $37,000 per mile. Boston and Providence 42,000 Norwich-and Worcester Western 22,000 34,000- 45,000 40,000 40,000 61,000 19,000 52,000 20,000 JNejf-iJersey Camden and A mooy Columbia 6c Philadelphia Albany and Schenectady Utica and Schenectady Stonington Hartford and New-Haven Housatonic m 15,000 It should be mentioned that the Housaton'cRoad is just commenced, and that it follows the remarka bly level valley of the Housatonic. As some apprehensions have been expressed that the stock of this Road will not be valuable, I hope I may be excused for saying a word on the subject . It is well known that, since'the Road went into operation, causesbeyond our eontrol have prevented IjOUj from offering such facilities to the public as would ensure a large amount of transportation; and yet the amount has exceeded what any one antici pated. 'No reasoning man can now doubt that the tonnage transported over the Road will folly equal the expectations of the most sanguine among us. It has been suggested that -the transportation of goods and produce on a Rail Road yields but a small profit. Let us examine into this. " It may be seen, by a statement made by the se cond Auditor to the Legislature of Virginia, on the 1st of January, 1839, that the State has received dividends on her stock in the Petersburg Rail Road, amounting, in all, to 36 J per cent, on the whofe in vestment; while the whole amount of interest which the money could have produced, had it been leaned out, would have been 27 1-2 per cent " We see therefore that this is a decidedly proStable stock. If we examine the sources of revenue oh the Pe tersburg Rail Road for two years past, we will find that in 1833 their receipts were, ftojn freights $68, 410, and from passengers $3S,692; in 1837, the re ceipts were, from freights $43,300, and from passen gers $27,161. We see that the greater part of their revenue is from the transportation of goods and pro- lH truth, it is only necessary to have a large a mounpf tonnage to make it profi tables for the ex penses of transportation do not increase in Che same ratio with the amount transported. It will require a certain amount of transportation on ajpoad to pay expenses; but after this quantity is exceeded, the transportation becomes profitable. Depots mast be keptJup.. at regular Intervals,1 and a certain expense musTbe enrred at each, however small the quan tity of produce which is received may be j but the whole of this expense mrgbt remain thesanmthough the amount of tonnage received were doubled or tripled. I contend, therefore, that the transportation of swuu um prwuce may do maue prottiable, and that It is true that the profitsrising from carrying passengers are much greater; and I do not think there is any reason to supjtose taat we will not de five a handsome revenue front --this 'Sourte, ; Tb local travel on the Raleigh and Gaston: oad will be very great, and good stage Jines branching off at Henderson and atttaleigll to the West? will bring a great deal of travefto the. Road, At present, theJ ta deteja the Southern traveller, from the maijf sfiB line to Raleigh. Could this, difficulty beviated, (here are a great'any who would prefer ihis lie to venturing out to sea. ' r Considering all these eircurnstanceB it seemi to me that the stock. cannot be leas than a 6 per cent, stock, even if the RoadispeveY' extended-South of Raleigh. : ,'3 . w If the Road shonld ever beex tended to Columbia, South Carolina, the stock would certainly be one of the best in iha Union.. There is scarcely a mai wh f Qte.r tains dojbr of this. The friends of the work know it, ana are anxiously endeavoripg to find some means of prosecuting this extension. Vy see (every day evidences of the opinions f those whose 40cal interests are opposed to this project. " In a Report recently made on an examination for van inland communication letween WilmisBton and Charleston, by Mr; WJiite. Civil Engineer, he says: "jjft as for a moment reflect what will be ffie eon sequerjee of neglecting or delaying the execution oT this project The line of Rail Road which is now comp'eted to Raleigh, would be poshed on to Col umbia and to Augusta, and then our already lan guishing portion of the State would be laid pros, trate." This shows Mr. While's opinion of the merits of the Metropolitan line as a . line of travel. The same Report mentions a fact which would be a jc slrong argument in favor of the Raleigh and Colsm- biaHoad, even if the inland communication between Charleston and Wilmington were effected. He says Jlnat during the sickly season, passengers must be North of Wilmington before sun-down. la short, it is almost toff evident to argue, that if Raleigh and Columbia were joined by a Rail Road, the whole Southern and South-western travel would be brought over the Kaifigtt and 'Gaston Rail Road. Let us, for a moment, examine into the chances f this most desirable connection being formed. Sorely each Stockholder in the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road has the deepest possible interest in pro moting it Every Stockholder, in any of the Roads between Raleigh and Baltimore has a deep interest in this project. But no Rail Road Company,, not even the Raleigh and Gaston, has a deeper interest in promoting this work than the Charleston, Louis ville and Cincinnati Rail Road Company. There are two Roads now constructing which threaten to take the South-western travel from them. One ja-J .9 m. - A. J . . . . vC: V tne Macon and Savannah, and the other is the Brunswick City and Appalachicola Road. If either of thssojRoads is finished, it will take a large portion of the travel from the Charleston and Hamburg Road. The only thing which can secure them the travel will be the connection of Columbia and Ra leigh by Rail Road. Nor has the Georgia Rail Road Company less to fear than the Charleston and Hamburg Road. The completion of the Macon and Savannah Road would draw ofl the greater part of this travel t and the Brunswick and Florida Road would deprive them ail or the travel troittWew Orleans. These views are so tdain. that the Charleston and Hamburg and the Georgia Rail Road Company, cannot avoid seeing their danger, and they will cer tainly do any thing in their power to obviate it - If there is a Rail Road made from Columbia to Raleigh, the Georgia Rail Road from Decator to Augusta, the South Carolina Road from Augusta via Branch ville to Columbia, the Raleigh and Col umbia Road, the Raleigh and Gaston Road, Ac would form a line which would defy all competition. This route would be the shortest that could be travel led. It would pass through a perfectly healthy coun try, arid it would avoid the danger of Steam Boat navigation at open sea. The City of Charleston would be very injurious ly effected by the travel going through Savannah or Brunswick, for it would then pass Charleston, in a Steam Boat, without stopping, so that neither the City of Charleston, nor the Rail Road in which that City is so deeply interested, could be affected otherwise than injuriously, by the completion of this inland route from Charleston to Wilmington, and these other Roads in Georgia. If the Raleigh and Columbia Road were comple ted, the traveller from Charleston itself, instead of going out to sea, would go North through Colum bia, and pay, a tribute to the Charleston and Cin cinnati Rait Road Company- , In reviewing the whole subject, we see that such a vast amount of capital is dependent for its value on the completion of the Raleigh and Columbia Road, that we cannot entertain a rational doubt of its being effected at no distant period. This being the case, the Stock of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, would be interior to none in our country. All which is respectfully submitted. C. P. M. GARNETTJC. E. 7 r WHEELER'S BALSAM OF ITIOSCATELLO. HjlHIS celebrated remedy for Diarrhoea, Dys JL entery, Dyspepsia, the Summer Complaints of children, and . various other diseases arising from a disordered state of the digestive organs, has already received a greater share of public patronage and confidence than any other vege table preparation extant, and the proprietor has heretofore published certificates! its effi cacy from some of our most respectable citi zens, including, aaaong others, Major Charles Mapes, IT. S. Army, Captain Depey&ier, packet ship Columhu,Captain!Amos Leeds, and scores of other equally reputable names. Several of these testimonials are still in print, and the remainder, witfr1 hundreds that have not been published, can be seen at Mr. Wheeler's resi. dence, No. 33 Greenwich street. The two fol lowing have been received within a day or two past, and are given as additional conclusive ev idence of the never failing efficacy of this most valuable and salutary preparation: New York, Astor House, August 9iht 1838. -Dear Sir During my stay here, two oT my children, of three and five years of age, were attacked with a violent diarrhoea, and. from Jhe high recommendation I had irora S. u. Brooks, Esq., of your Balsam of Moscatello, JLdid not.k. Music, - - . r 25 00 hesitate to administer it, slid I am happy" to say it gave immediate relief. The children are gow both well. You are at liberty to use this In any way you think proper. Your obedient servant, J. T. CONWAY , Governor of Arkansas. Mr. J. Wheeler, Oculist, &c., 33 Greenwich sr. ' New York, Southern Hotel, 157 Broadway, 9tli Aug. 1838. Dear Sir Having had two of my children, one 4 months old, and the other 2 years old, both severely afflicted with the summer com plaint, several gentlemen who frequent my bouse, informed wo of the salutary properties of your Balsam of Moscatcllo, and advised me to procure some forthwith. 1 did so, and in less (htn two hours after administering to each a small dose, they were restored to their usual health. In justice to you I would remark, thst as I am generally well known to the public in this city, I cheerfully give this testimony in youtavor, and authorise you' to refer any per sons to me on the subject of the Balsam of Mos catello, as a medicine which Lthjnk of the great est importance to families. , .'' - . Yours, very respectfully, JOHK NIBLOl J. Wheeler, Oculist, 33 Greenwich St. N. Y. For sale at VILLIAMS & HAYWOODS Drug Store, Raleigh, N. C. June 25th, 1839, 35 8 w. rXIHBi SuWriber returns his tjianks to his ,p "A customers. jnd. me public in penpal c ti&eral patronage heretofore bestowed on him in k- line of business, and hopes by a diligent attention i business to merit a continuance p the satiie. There may be, at llttimes, found in hi3 shop 0 -Fayetteville street, on door north of the large brick Building of B. B. Smith, Esq., a general assortment of the following articles, viz: - Gentlemen's best plain Saddles, Gilted and Shafteau, . do. Also, Bird's patent Spring Seat Saddles, cf i kinds, gilted and plain, Common Saddles of a II kinds. Ladies' Saddles, great variety, A very large supply of Carriage -Harness both brass and silver plated, ' ' Barouche Harness, Gig & Sutkey, .do, - Jersey Wagon, dot- Saddle Bags, Trunks, Whips, and Spurs In fact, allicles usually kept in such estabH, menta: all of which will be disnnaul .r i u . r.fe 1 . rT. " -now or - or on,he usual credit to punctual customers. A CO Reparing of alf kinds,: done in the best style ahd at the shortest notice. J U- W. D. HUTCHIYGS Raleigh, June 26, 1839. 35.!? WOBM EGGS. MRS. WIATTJm. . few thobsaaC.Silk Vok6eJT for sale, of the best kiiuf . at Mrs. Hardie's Confectionary Store, next door t'o the Post Orce. oa FttjefteTiHo Street. V June 1839 -'' 3- SPLENDID I.OXTJERlEi FOR JULY. 40,000-$ 12,000 !! . Virginia State Lottery, For the benefit othe Mechanical Benevolent So ciety of Norfolk. , Class No. 4, poa 1839. 7be drawn at Alexandria, Va. on Saturday 2th July, 1839. 14 DrawtxJN umbers out of 78. sriEsstn scaEjti. 1 Prize of 40,0a0 $12,000 6,000 5,000 $3,000 $2,500 -$2,000 $1 ,769 $1,500 $1500 . Prize of $1,250 2 do. $1,200 SO- 550 Prizes ol $1,000 ! 20 of $50020 f $400 40 of $30050 of $200, fcc. Tickets only $10-Halves $5 Quarters S2 -So J Certtfieatet of Packages of 26 Whole Tickets $130 no. - do 26 Half do 65 Do do 26 Quarter do 32$ 30,000 IOLLAHS !! 3 O JPrizes of $ 1 ,500 ; VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY, For Endowing Leesburg Academy and for other purposes. Class No. 4 for 1839. To be dsawn at Alexandria, Va. ori Saturday c20lh July, 1839. BBIIXIAITT BCHEMK. CAPITAL $30,000 10,000 $8,000 $5,000 $ 4,0003,120 30 Prizes of $1,500 -50 of $500 SO'.of $400, &c. &c. Tickets only $10 Halves $5 Quartets $2 5ft Certificates of packages of 26 whole - Tickets $138 Do do 26 half tickets 65 Do do 26 quarter do 32j $ 309000 CAPITA!. ! : ' 1 OO JPrixes or $ 1 ,000 : jvatarjrM sttje jlotter y, For the benefit of tha-Tdwn of Wcllsburp, Class Npi3, for 1839. -To be drawn at Alexandria Va. on Saturday. ?7th July, 1839. GRAND SCHEME ! Highest Prie $30, OOOOOO $4, OOO-$3,000 $2,500 1,017 QCj-100 Prizes of $1,000 10 of $500 20 of $300 84 of $200, &c. &c. Tickets only $10, Halves $5? Quarters $2 5(7. Ceitificates of packages of 25 whole Tickets ir0 Do Do do 25 half ticket i do 25 quarter do . 32$ Orders for Tickets and Shares or Certificates of Packages in the above Magnificent Schemes will receive the most prompt attention,. and an offi cial account of each drawing sent immediately af ter it is over to all who order from us. Address, D. S. Gregory Sf Co. Managers, Washington City, D. C 35 Oa Richmohd, Vi. 03 To avoid any misunderstanding with the pub lic, now, and hereafter, wedeem it necessary to stale that neither ourselves or our agents have any connexion with, $r sail tickets in any other Lotte ries than ihose in which all the prizes are patable in cash, current or bankable where sold. For ib due fulfilment of which obligation we have given approved bonds. We intend this notice as a gene ral answer to enquiries addressed to us, or those connected with us in business, relative to property lotteries, which are now, or '.may hereafter be ad vertised.' D. S. GREGORY & Co. icmeitiae school, ra M: BOKOUGII.r-Tbe P.ll Sess IIILLS- Sessioa of Mr.& Mrsi.BuawEn.'a Schoox. will commence on tha first Monday in August. English Studies. . . . tYt 50 Drawioe. - .... 1000 Frencjg, - - ,j - 15 00 Those desiring more information, re referred la the following gentlemen, most of whom have chil- dien or wards at this School : Hon. F. Nasb, "V .. Dr. James Webb, - i t... . fc J. W. Norwood. Ei. Mkborough. W. Cain, sen. Esq. J . . Judge Mangam, Orangl, Rev. D. Lacy, Raleigh. Rev. FNash,.Lincola- 35 4 w. BANK Ol TflE STATE OP NORT'H-CAROLINA. A DIVIDEND of fiv and quarter per cent, on each .hare f the CapiUl Btock of this Bank having been declared by"thePresident and Direc tors thereof the same wrill be paid (less twenty-five cents on, each share belonging to IqdWiduals, re Uiiied for the tax due to the Stated at the Bank a therst Monday in July next, and at the several Branches and Agencies fifteen days thereafter. "By ordee. , O. DEWEY, CashV N. B. Stockholders who liave heretofore reced ed their divtdodsat the rate Agency at Leaksvilla will be paid hereafter at the Agency of this Branca atMfltoh. C.D.Ch'. Raleigh, June 17, 1831?: . M 5w' i I Si - - fr tern
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