The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-02-28


bring last month. Cloths 8O-64 have advanced ADVANCE
.l.4c. per yard. y There have been no large auc.
ton sales of foreign goods lately but this branch
of the trade is also brisk" .r,,n -z.li sz:t,aga
Editorial Correspondence. n,..s..
go ~ ALssAxA, February. lS49.
Alabama and Mississippi are far in The rear OF Geor'
gia in Railfoad improvements, either because those
interested have not the requisite energy. or. which
mos, probable their many navgabc water courses so
perccde the necessity of many Railroads. But even
those regarded necessary progress very slowly esPec'-
ally in Alabama. The finished portion Of tho Mont
romcry Road is IN excellent condition, and considering
the immense amount of travelling and business done
upon H. it is truly astonishing that it has not been
extended much failhcr. The route has been laid out
and excavations and cmbankments have been made
long SINCE TO the Chnttohoochec River. but the Cars
run no farther than OpeIika, 20 miles from MoHtgo
merry and from every indication, will stop there tot
some time to come. The terminus was at Chehaw,
point opposite Tuskegee AZ miles from Montgomery,
long enough TO- erect little village; the Road was then
extended after much delay to Auburn which was soon
improved and became most beautiful pl1ce i was
at length finished to Opeka some milos iurther and
il may be many years before can reach by such slow
progre.sons the desired Point on the Chu.tahoocl'ec.
II is said ,hu, the President Of III: Road took mi
mute of the travelling and money received for the space
of one ycur. by the Stage Contractors between This
Road and Griffin on the Georgia Road, and found the
upgrcgata 10 bo sufficient to build Road from one
point TO the other and yield dividend per cent 10
the Stockhodcrs; but prev US failures and prescnl
embarrassmcnts have ctrrcd the oucrgcs oil the Tom.
pany. When this Company and Georgia shall CON.
plee tho connecting link, (and the Immense amount OF
travelling on this limo would warrant most energetic
measures and prompt action) traveller to The Soaih
West would pass continuous chain Of kailfoads
from Cumden to Montgomery, little short Of 500 miles
and could make mtst pleasant and speedy trip 10 the
waters OF the Rirer Safe. .. -. h.y.'. .,.s
Mississippi is engaged in extending The Vick kburg
and Jackson Road on 10 Gainesville in Alabama. on the
Tou,becbcc River. nnd has already completed n 10
Brandon, point 10 or l2 miles cart Of Jackson The
work progresses slowly.
But tic Road absorbing the attention Of these States
at present is tho Mobile and Ohio Road. It's general
course will be North wes,, along the western ssde ol
the Tombecbce nearly clear through the entire length
Of Mississippi, through West Tennessee near the
nessee River on through Kentucky TO tho 'nooth o'
the Ohio River. It will piss 10 rii2 miles 70 the
westward Of Columbus through Mayhew's Pralne.; "A
corps Of Engineers are passing over tho route o'
the Third time, and have cleared il out from Mobile
nearly 10 tho Tennessee line, where another CoPany
i. expected 10 meet them and continue 10 cut rees &C
&c. ON 70 tic Ohio The distance il said 70 no oyei
400 miles in direct line, and The cost - estimated Al
something over 81 100000 It isa great Undertaking
and the ciliz-ns of Mobile, who arc most interested
arc straining every nelvc 70 accomplish IT, They ar'
far in the Alliance in efscting what has already beer
done bu, is believed that other Sections hitherto heis
hack by tic magnitude of tho enterprise and aPpfe
beusons Of failure seeing their eanestncss ano spun
of determination will tukc mn active part IN III
construction This State is leaving nothing untrcd IL
ensure success 10 the Road and her Reprcsentativ'
Hon. Mr.. GAYLE has procured from Congrcssa donation
of lands, which will materially aid in its construction
A portion of public land ss in Mobile md Washing
ION Counties over which the Company has secure'
the ,lshl Of way from Government. IL % regarded
being Road very easily constrncted,-thc frst iV
miles running over an almost unbroken level. -.Ey.
Should the Road over be built and the Ono Iron
Pbladcphia bo continued rs is con,emplaedto 10 Pitts
bursh on the head waters of tho Ohio. arpredy pas
age VII be afforded through tho entire length Of IN
ryn;oo Tic sne:oy with which these States No., nav
uin hold of this g;cas wG.k should l"pa't new ~
and incrcaaed determinations 10 ia maneneseI a'
Wilmington Road in Carolina, for pio1ab .n' 'a's
dipidends and ultimate success Of either roS'es q.
,xpcnd much upon which will be- 6rst opened 70 N
convenience of those travelling 10 and from the Nol
While Alabama has no Institution Of learning at a
comparable to ours in Columbia, and indeed scon'
be in grsat measure. ncgec,lul OF the edncauou
her Sons-sho certainly can claim to DC The bASsk
STATE of the South in giving general attention and
birh toned finish to the education Of her Doughter
Tho notion that the inteecs of emales arc antefios
tho storncr scx and that they therefore should rcee'
no other instructions but those OF ornamental char"o
Ter and 10 prccluded from entering fully into tho moi
elevated fields of the sciences and classlcs' ordinaf
tho exclusive prcrngatve of male minds, seems neV'
IN have ro,ched or prevailed in Alabama. and Judgi"
from the very many excellent Schonls and iona
senin1es scattered und prospecting all over the sla'
ws inGr il never will. They abound every where
Ono, Two, and threc, can be found IN every oo'"''
and sometimes in the same Town or Village. Anon
the fins, thing. considered in laying out anew Town
the site of tho female Seminary. ..... .,.,
All the various sciences, exact and speculative, an
languages, ancient and MODERN together vii" '7cr
ACCOMPLISHMENT usually taught, hero receive attention
The people of the State fully appreciate the value
such Institutions. Every ono pa'ronizcs them an
feels an honest pride and eAvening spirit OF emn
lion in seeing them flourish in their very midst. Al
buma is not surpassed probably BY m State 10
Union in tho Intelligence, learning and piesy iour
generally among the rising generation OF females
certainly she is not, in we'll directed efforts 10 develop
all that is excellen, and attractive in The character