Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-03-20
Richmond, Tuesday, March 20.
Ihe South. lEestern imprurencnt.

contemplates an extensive improvement from Knoxville
South oest through Alabama, and thence to N Orleans
According 10 this Exhibit, Knoxville is destined 10 be
one of the mos, important points in the Western coun-
trv. First, the Nav Orleans and Nashville Railroad,
mining in more direct line from The Mississippi and The
railroad from Memphis on the Mississippi to Nashville,
will probubly be run TO Knoxville. 2dly-The great Gin
cnnsti and Charleston road will touch the same point
and 3dy-lf ever this Southwestern Railroad should
be undertaken it will also pass through Knoxville lis
way 10 The Virginia Line We leave hequeston Of this
contemplated South western improvement in the hands
OF all The parties concerned.
The House Of Delegates have broken the ice on Sa.
turday, by passing resolution, for running Railroad
on State account from the Tennessee Line 10 New River
and from which, two Railroads are 10 dyerge, by
way of Lynchburg, and the other by way OF DsnvI!le
towards each Of which the State will appropriate 5hs,
upon her mint stock principle This is most valuable
Imprcvement II brings 10 our market, not onIy the
large produce and mineral treasures Ct the rich section
Of Virginia, which lies to the Southwest, but also the
productions Of about 40 miles Of country, which ex-
lends from our line Knoxville. II does nore-lt will
bring 10 market large portion of tie transportation,
which lies west of Knoxville-nnd almost all the trarel
which is passing through This Stale tothe Northern
Cities. Who will prefer going Charleston, when he
cut short his route by passing directly through var
gipa 10 the Nurhs Indeed. most Of the travellers down
the Cincinnati Railroad will take route when they
reach Knoxville, rather than 60 off 10 Charleston, and
there take steam packet, or the land roule for The
Northern Cities Now, it is generally admitted, that
Travellrrs-Wi,i them, rapidly Of movement is eco
nomy Of time and Of money-Not so with bulky pro.
duce, which generally prefers canal or river navl.
CATION where it can he obtained. II is calculated,
understand, upon an average, that transportation
Yields no more than two two and half per cent,
Railroad while the raoci gives all The rest OF course,
where wner communication is not to bc Obtained rs tor
example, from the Tennessee Line 10 the James River,
the choice will lie between the Railroad and the present
slow extensive transportation BY wagons The advan-
F,po Of Tho that yvII he
adopted will thus be saved in The carrlagc-and
great spur will be given to the industry Of the Whole
Southwest Rich lands will be turned 10 the best ac
count-hany poor lands will lie put in cu!tivaiion-The
rich minerals Of the West will be dug and brought 10
MARKET in order by the Southwestern R,Irond.
Let then strike a bold stroke at once. We have
rich and cnteprziug rival TO the South of u.s. who is
looking to our movements, and stimulating her own
people by nur example. We must play The same game
upon her, and excite citizens by her Example.
We have before an extract from the Address
of General [Iayne, the President Of the L'u;sviIlr,
Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Company" just
published IL comes to US, the Charleston Cou'
rier says in the form of an "eloqurnl Call the
Stockholders in this great and magnificent enterprise
recently put forth in pamphlet FORM by their ube pa'ri
otto and interchangeable President The occasion Of en-.
nouncng The requis!tion Of second ntalment OF 1--WE
dollars each share, payable or before The first Mon.
day in Apr next. The following extract speaks home
10 ourselves:
"The truth is that the TRADE TIE WEST, is at this
moment, the OBJECT TO which the earnest attcn
ton Of the whole country is directed Our sister Slacs
and sister cities Of the South are all struggling 10 sup
plant u.s. and if we DO not put in, and press our
claims with proper spirit the prize will be snntched
from our grasp THE GEORGIA STATE ROAD, which is
intended form continuous line OF Railroads from Sa.
vanah through Macon to the Tennessee river near Ross
WILLIE under the patronage Of the Stale, and with e ad
vantage of Bank already in full operation, will mos.
assuredly The cities Of Georgia. that immense
trade, which Charleston may now cornmnnd ~ mere.
ly putting forth the manly and undivided energies OF
her citizens VRGISiA, too, is extending hne Of On.
nails and Railroads, towards the borders oil Iennrs.
see for the purpose Of forming junction at Knox
VILE with The great road, which Tennessee proposes 10
carry TO that place. from Futoa the Mississippi river
Let these schemes be carried into effect and South Car
DINA will be cut of forever from her fair shnre of the
commerce OF the West, which her erterprlslng
neighbors will have secured 10 themselves. Ibis time,
the people Of Tennessee would prefer connecting them
selves with Charleston, than with my city TO the Norm
or South of u.s. Knoxville is nearer to Charleston than
10 Richmond by at least 81 miles, and lOo miles nearer
than 10 Savannah BY the Georgia State road The valley
Of the French Broad River and the Butt Mountain Gap
afford loo, lar batter route for Railroad, by which
Knoxville can be connected with the ocean. But should
we fail 10 avail ourselves of these advantages-lf aler
all that we have said and DONE should faller in our
course abandon the enterprise, our sister cities VIII
very soon establish those connexions, by which our
doom will be scaled-and shall deserve our fate.
And if ice should "alter in COURSE we, too, shall
"deserve our fae-Wc call upon Virginia. then, TO be
up and adding Shall we permit city so lar 10 The
South Of u.s. seize upon the advantages which ought
10 belong TO US? Though Knoxville may be nearer 10
Charleston than to Richmond yet how much nearer are
we TO the whole North? No State cope with Us in
our locality as to The neghborng States South or West
of us-and surpass in the treasures, when
lie nj the surface or in the bosom of our earth All ,at
we want u.s. be 10 ourseres-and show ourselves
worthy of the blessings which gracious Providence
has showered upon
The great and new scheme, which our eloquent Cores
pendent has opened upon us, may not come Immediately
within the scope Of resources except so far as tails
in with the South western Railroad which is now under
the consideration of the General Assembly. The House
took the first step, and passed resolution lis favor on
Saturday last We trust they will 60 on and carry that
measure-And when that road shall be fairly under way
we cannot entertain donbt that The citizens Of South
eastern Tennessee, of Georgia, and Of Alabama, Will
then begin seriously to ugitac the improvement IRON
Knoxville TO Mobile:
70 TIE EDITOR OF THE RicAuoND ENeUIRER.
WETrMpKA, Ala, March I'd, 1865
Sir have just been favored with Perusal oil The
Report Of the survey OF the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad. Having lived in your Stale, look win
interest 10 every movement having The least tendency
10 unite the Old Dominion with my adopted 7Intama -
And project on foot in Virginia. in my humble OPT
nion is intimately blended with the great interests on
these States the OF uniting the Ju,ncs Rtrcr 10Th
the Gulf If -Ne1co. 1t may, also, be truly caed.a ma
should claim the patronage Of the National Government
tional work, involving national blessings. shall mol,
however, attempt 10 prove what nave asseleu, as
think il must be clear 10 every intelligent politician.
My present object s to refer to the best line oil con-
nexon that possibly be pitched on to unite the nav
gable waters Of The Northeast with those OF the South
west and 10 place before your readers what, from my
knowledge of The country to be trayersed should deem
decidedly the mos, eligible method Of accomplishing
this grand object in the shortest time and at the least er-
petersburg ana eagn my view of the
ridge between the James and Appomattox rivers, and
thence pass by Lynchburg along the line surveyed
the boundary of Tennessee. Let Tennessee then, take
the road to Knoxville, where it would meet the Hiwas.
see road now building, and which commences al Knox
vile, and is 10 extend to New Eco,a on one OF the
main navignble tributaries Of the Coosa river This
river (lhe Coosa) is nnvigable (or will be made so
an expense of S50000, nnr,AA ~ an into sent
Engineer) for Steamboats, down to Fort Williams point
about hty:sx miles above Wetumpka Here commence
he falls in fha ,.L: