The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-17
NASHVILLE CORRESPONDENCE.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 8. 1851.


road Company will no. be able to continue
the work through your county unless the
sum Of 8l7.OOO is raised. | hope your
citizens will not permit the contractors to
stopa single day if this is the only diff
Gully in Tho way. There is certainly wealth
sufficisn, in the county 10 raise this sum
without subjec,ing those who may take
stock to the slishtes, inconvenience
When j, was asceriained that a Railroad
would certainly be made from this place to
Chattanooga. there were s"me persons who
were of The opinion that the road running
through their farms would completely ruin
them. One gentleman owning q small farm
close to Nashville, offered it for ssle-the
road was laid out 10 run through the
found a purchaser at $3.50 per acre. Forty
,cres of this land has since heen sold a.
$3.50 per acre, and is now affording no md.
some proit 10 those who sought at the lat.
ter price. as part is now selling at $40 per
foot. The only first rate objection ever
heard urged against railroads was made by
a faymer who said it would increase the
value Of his farm end necessarily increase
the annual tax he paid. There is no way
to meet such q "knoek do,cn" argument.
| understand that the revenue paid to
the State by the Clerk Of Hamilton County
Cour. for the year ending lss Sept. 1850. is
more than fifty per cent over that Of the pre-
ceding year; and this. too. after q great
reduction On Merchants license since Feb.
r,ary last. The principal revenue paid by
County Clerks is collected from merchants.
Can any one doub, The cause Of the in-
creased business Of Chattanooga since the
cars have been turning the goods into the
town.
1t will be well for Athens and Tho whole
county il the necessary stuck IS taken 10
complete the road to BIair's Ferry.
Our city is full Of strangers-e hotel
doing large business.
Our Banks Take none Of the trashy pa
per issued by other State BANKS. South
Carolina money is no go" here with these
banks. The State and Plnntsrs' Banks have
each, I believe, a branch in your town.
The Union Dank has one al hat,oDooga.-
Al either of these branches South Carolina
money is perhaps better Than specie. The
object of refusing the notes of other Stale
institutions, | understand. is. to make our
money circulate. | can't exactly under.
stand how this course will effect ,hoir pur.
pose. True, right here Tennessee money
will be better than South Carolina or Ken.
lucky. BIZ. you can, get the people of Mis-
si.sippi or Louisiana to believe you when
you tell ihemTe Tennessee money is better than
Kensucky-evsn the people in the Western
par Of our own State will not believe this.
Just so with South Carolina money with the
people of the Eastern States. But it has
been decreed tina, other than Tennessee
Bank notes can't pay debts due the Nash.
vile Banks. and hope they will BE- able TO
the brokers Of Wal! street. N.
Y, that they ere very silly for shaving
Tennessee paper 8 per cent. when their own
notes will not liquidote a debt due our
Banks. Blu, of course our financiers must
be right. and if New York don't take our
money we'll pay back by not taking
theirs, and If California don't take our
money We won, take her gold. |, used to
be the case that when man would draw q
bill on New Orleans and failed to meet it
when due. he had per cent. damages 10
pay if it was taken up at the B.nk here.-
But now "in course" we have none of this:
as our money is better than New Orleans
funds our Banks will be glad to have the
bill protested so that they can get the good
currency without thinking Of the 8 per cent.
damages. at is an i'll wind that blows
nobody any good" and the unfortunate man
who cannot meet his bill on New Orleans
at maturity will not have this 3 per cent.
damages TO pay when he takes It up right
At the counter with the better funds. But
We will see by waiting what's to be the end
Of this financial move.
Ths ,wo political parties are beginning to
pull the wires and we msy expect a very ex.
citing canvass. The Democrats seem to be
satisfied with Gen. Trousda le. and the
Wing. here are anxious that Judge Comp.
bell should be the candidate in opposition.
The Legislature Of AT elected Col. Camp.
bell Circuit Judge. and many think he does
no, desire the race for Governor. I UNDER
stand that Gen. ZoIIicoffer has purcaas rd
an interest in the Nashville Banner, and
will in . few days take charge Of the edi-
torial department. 1t is said the Union will
change hands before tho canvass fairly
opens. Yours, 49,
PRoeaEss.-The papers ere Dragging Of
an invention BY which leather can be tanned