The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1850-04-19
the Editorial prerogatves of its author.

the Editorial preiogatlVes OF us author.
merely make the foregoing extract, in or
dor IN eynose the grounds upon which the
ri,izens OF Knoxville rely 10 bring the con
,empla,ed Stage route to that village. Bu!
10, ne take momentary view Of the real
warts or This matter. Kingston is situated
a, the junction of the Cllnch and TennesS
SOC rivers. in the fork or point between the
,wo streams, Immediately upon the ClInch
and nrar half mile from the Tennessee.
KINGSTON IS Immediately upon the great
stock road from Kentucky to the SCUM
and is the centre Of seven d'll'reht u',e'S'
inc mail routes. From Kingston we have
lri.weekly line of stages, by sparta,
westward. TO Nashville, and another line OF
ri weekly stages, by Knoxville into V'r-
o;,ia and North Carolina. Kingston Is
no,nt uron the river. to which great deal
Of the merchandise and groceries Is con,
S,,nel Iur the counties of Morgan and
F1en,ress. the two counties in Tennessee
through which the new mall rou'e VIII
mass Even the merchants OF White county,
! in Middle Tennessee, are beginning to nave
Their Goods consigned 10 Kingston. by the
STEAMBOATS, plying between here ana Nnal-
,anoooa, since the !aciil'eS from mares
ton and Augusta, to this point, by lia'l
Road and steamboats,, have become SO
great. The Tennessee river Is naV'gab'e
for ordinary class boats, from Chattanooga
10 Kingston, a, all seasons OF the year
Boats frequently ascend the river to tins
plncp and return Immediately to Chalta-
nooca. when it would tie the verrlest mad-
ness for them to alIemp, 10 ascend over ihe
many ST Gals and Instructions between ms
place and Knoxville. It's often the case,
in the summer aud fall seasons, that boats
cannot reach Knoxville at all, IL not being
i,uared upon the Tennessee, but upon the
Holston. a mere tributary OF the Tennes
see. Seven or eight boats are now piylHg
upon the Tennessee. above CHATTANOOGA
and the traveller at Kingston. gong south
is never delayed, but can here get upon
steamboat, and in twelve hours he can
reach Chattanooga. the terminus OF the
Great Atlantic Rail Road. and in forty
EIGHT hours can view the oceans surge"
a, Charleston or Savannah.
Knoxville (w,ih all Difference to its rlti-
gems. is altogether off the route from Ken
lucky to the South. II the contemplated
stage route be established it must at all
events pass through the town OF Montgom-
ery in Morgan county. for there is no other
road across the mountain over which II
could pass. From Montgomery. the dis.
lance TO Kingston by turnpike IS only II
miles. From Knoxville to Montgomery the
distance is over one hundred miles by water
above Kingston. Hence, 1t will be seen
tina, 10 make Knoxville the terminus Of the
proposed line OF stages, would be an act OF
outrageous imposition upon the county,
Travellers going south, would either be for
ced to the great delay and expense Of ira.
yelling $50 miles on, of their way, by stage
to Knoxville, and down the river TO this
place, or they would abandon the stage, II
miles from here, and seek some other mode
of conveyance to this place. from whence
they could proceed without delay TO Chat.
lanooea. The East Tennessee and Geor-
ga Rail Road may in short time be com
peted 10 some point, south OF the Tennes.
see river, TO which the conlempIa' ed Stage
line could be extended from this place. II
that Road Is ever completed north of the
river, to Knoxville, il will b. long after this
new stage arrangement from C!overport 10
Kingston is itself supp'anted BY Rail
Road from Kentucky into Tennessee. And
in this point OF view Kingston is the pro
per point where the proposed line should
meet the Tennessee river.
The views OF Judge Underwood are GER
lainly correct, and his efforts in behalf Of
this new arrangement are SO far success
lul, that the Postmaster General has invi-
ted bids for the transportation Of the mail
from the designated point in Kentucky. to
this place, in the manner proposed. The
distinguished Senator is certainly entitled
to the esteem and gratitude of every man
in the country, Tor the part he has taken in
this movement, and Tor the zeal and fidelity
with which he has pressed the subject up
on the Post Office Department. 1t is hop
ed that through his eXertlOns the rights and
interests Of the public will not be dlsre-
garded, and that the contemplated mail
route will be established in the manner
aud over the road proposed.
Yours, sc.
ROANE. .