The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-09-06
EAST TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD.

EAST TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD.
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel Of
August %, in noticing the purchase Of iron
for the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail-
road says:
It affords US great pleasure to transfer TO
our columns The following letter from the
President of that rond, A. D. Keyes, to the
Athens (Tenn Post, announcing the graft.
flying intelligence thn, the contract for the
Iron for The road had been closed. and the
now certain prospect Of the early completion
of the road. The completion Of this road
will mark the grandest epoch in the history
Of East Tenne,see nLd her noble, enterpris.
ing sons, since her entrance into the great
sisterliood Of American republics. It viii
inspire them with new energy and enterprise
labor. saving and wcalih-Cfeating rra-
chinery will be introduced into every section
where water or steam can b. prnf'nh'y em>
ployed asa p.opeler-.,he abor Of her cit-
zens will be diversified, and the fertility Of
her rich plains and valleys viii be taxed &c
their utmost capacity Of production. thus
bringing the Manufacturer, mechanic and
Agricultural into close and intimate COM
muuitn and beautifully illustrating that
most admirable theory Of diversiiying the
labor OF whole people, 50 nv to give each
and all constant and profitable employment.
East Tennessee has certainly glorious
prospect in the future, and if the predictions
of the friends OF this road are verified as to
its early complexion, the hour Of tho dawn
Of that prosperity is near n, hand, and she
will soon enter upon its realization.
1t will be curious and interesting inves-
tiga,ion, in after years. if some lover of
hlstorica statistics wou' d make record Of
the condition Of The people Of that region
who will be brought by this road into close
proximity with the Atlantic markets, the
value Of land. stocks, breadstuffs. provisions
Of all sorts, and the general STATE Of pros>
perity Of the country prior to the completion
of the Georgia State Road, for The purpose
OF comparison ten or twenty years hence.
II will a-'onish the most ssnguIne, and few
men will crcdi, the statement who have not
witnessed tho lacts. Mark the prediction,
men Of East Tennessee, aud bend all your
energies 10 the c0mp,ellun Of tn" great work.
Do 'his md chldrcn yet unborn will tr
taught BY their devoted mother. to l,sp your
praises. ard thus hand you down t. postrrIty
az the great architects OF the fortunes and
high deslinies Of East Tennessee.
Ill notices OF marriages, says an Eastern
paper, where no brides cake is sent, will b.
set ~ IN smal type, md placed in some out.
pndish cuTne' Of the pnge. Where hand
some piece Of cake is sent, twill be placed
tonspicu"usly in large let,ers--but when
gloves or other favors are added, piece OF
illustrative poetry will be gwen in addition.
When however, the editor attends the cere-
mony in prorria persona, and kisses the
bride. it will have q special nolce-very
large type, and The most appropriate poetry
that can bo begged, borrowed, stolen, or
coined from the brain editorial.
CHURCH FULL.--An x.Governor relates
a good story Of II man whose life had not
becn entirely unspotcd, who applied to a
worthy de ,con for admission into his church.
Unwilling 20 offend him. and yet not Inc!in-
ed to receive him, thu deacon replied. "Ihe
church is full jus. now; when there is a
vacancy will notify you'll"
"The Union di sovcd!" said Mrs. Part
ingiOn, with her specs up and over her
forehead and her cap border trcrnu.Ous with
the agitation of the head below; "d'ssolve
The Union! and who would dare as>ass.nate
such thing as 'hat-such monslrous "u'
rsge on the body's politics. | saw by the
way they were gwinc on that they would
get their Foot ~ 1t al last: and see what q
precious confusion they're in thought 1t
would finally conclude so. And II they DIS
solve The UniLn. ahich ON ',m VII have
the children? or will they let 'cm grow up
wagabones without the fostering kcsr Of
parents to look arter their trainin'l Never
think of dissoving it, should say. What
God has jined together no man can PIT US
under,' is gospel truth, und should like TO
SEQ any body that says it ANTI should" f"
NoN'INTERooUR,E The editor Of the
Georgia Conslitu,ionalist. writing to his
own journal from Coosu Springs, says
"We understand from gentlemen. now
here from Alabama, that many of tho plan.
ters iu their section OF the State have already
notified tho merchants they deal with. that
Trey will purchase no m,rc articles Of mcr-
cbandlse manufactured, or imported, from
the North. Hereafter it is their deIcrm'na-
ton to give the preference in all cases to ar.
,icles of Southern or Of foreign manuuc
ture."
The Mayor Of New-York has taken
measures TO have the convicts that have
lately arrived there from Hamburgh and
Bermuda, sent back to the ports whence
they sailed.
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