The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-03-14
LETTER FROM AUG USTA.
AUGUSTA, GA. March 10Th, $50

hear TINT am again in the land of the liv'
ing, and having made my WY I" this place.
have seated myself to give your readers
brief sketch Of my travels. 10 this land
and day Of Rail Roads md Teegrnphs'
Modification and Di>union, you need rot
wonder to see Miracles performed Ard
Judging from tho signs of the times. 1t mny
he tia, | am rcsurrrccd for some wis" pur'
pose. so without further comment or exp'a>
nation. III proceed with my sketch.
took the cars at Vorne'l's Station. and
had the pleasure Of riding from there to
Dalton-a distance of 10 mi'es--on tn"
East Tennessee AID Georgia Rnilrond.-
They are putting up n depot at Varnel's,
and will have it rendy for the reception of
rouds in n few DAYS, which viii be great
convenience TO the merchants and wnggon-
crs, for the Wagon road for 10 miles above
! Dalton is almost impossible. left Dalton
at 9 O'Clock A. NJ, and arrived at Atlanta
distance OF 100 miles--ahoni 4 p. NJ
Atlanta is a'argc and furnishing town. and
is rapidly improving, and is destined to be-
come prosperous city n, no distant doy.
Atlanta bangs oil creation for Railroads,
Railroad cars, Railroad apparatus. &c
The State Road. Georgia Road and Western
and Macon road all meet ~ Atlanta, which
causes the streets to be cut, up with tracks
and filed with cars, which are used for such
variety of purposes that i,seems to snpcr-
sede the use of Wagons at Tint Place.
To those Tnrncsscans, who, with faint
hearts, feeble hands, weak faith and closed
purses, doubt the probability, and even pos
siJility of completing the East Tennessee
ard Georgia Ralrond, would say, take
ride on the Railroad from Dalton to Atlanta,
and see WIN, Georgia has done, and then
say what Tcnncssec--nob'c. chva'rons and
patriotic Tennessee cuD and ,riN do
They would see that n great part Of that
Road WAS made by cutting through high
mountains, filing up deep valleys. and
bridging ncross large rivcrs--one being a.
bou; half mile org. In some places they
could scarcely see the top of the cut. and
at others they would be looking do,rn al The
top of The trees! They would also see
where they had cut more than l0O 'ee'
through solid rock! am confident that
they would return with henrts cnIboldened,
hands strengthened, faith increased, purses
opened, and determination to give our
Railroad "a long pull strong pull, and
pull altogether" which would carry it to
the Virginia line, md complete the grea'es'
,horouchrare Of travel in the United States.
The great mass Of our farmers have but
ia IN, idea of tho benefits that would result
to them on the completion of our road-a
few of which will cuumcraie.
In the frs, place, the enhanced price OF
their land along the line of the Road would
more than pay for building it. Secondly,
the increased price of produce would build
the road. Thirdly, it would establish
ready cash market for all kinds of produce
at n fair price, which would stimulate the
farmer to habits 0! perseverance, industry
and economy. Fourlhly, it would stimulate
all kinds of trade, for many farmers who
are now scarcely able to purchase the ne
ccssaries of lilc would then be enabled TO
enjoy many of the luXurics. Filthy, last
ly though not leaslly, East Tennessee has
long been cursed with surplus Of ,ritlng
trash, who work little, beg little, sponge
little, and pilier n little! But whenever
produce will command the cash OF n fair
price. which will be the case when pur road
is finished, our farmcrs will ship all their
surplus produce, and turn the key on the
remainder, so that those floating gentry"
will be compelled either to betakc themselves
10 habits Of industry, md "carn their bread
BY the sweat Of their brow" or fast and
pray fora Livelihood!
left Atlanta n, O'Clock P. NJ. and nrri-
we'd at this place q, A. NJ, having travel
led 275 miles in Is hours! We had delight
full travelling from Atlanta to Augusta
The road is fine, officers polite. cars splendid
and we went like "s,reak Of chain light
ming in dog days" | had formerly passed
through Augusta in the night, and had
formed very insignificant notion OF its
dimensions. fine buildings. wealth, &c. 1t
is ten times as large, and contains ten times
the nun1er e fine buildings that had
thought it did. All denominations have
splendid churches here. attended preach
ing on yesterday at the Baptist Church,
which is a magnificent building. and heard
an able and eloquent. sermon from the Pas.
tor. The greater part of the music at
Church was performed on the organ, and
though the music was solemn and affecting
| call it worshiPpng by proxy.
Cotton und Bacon are perfectly flat. Cot
ton is worth about s l-2 and Bacon ubou,
10 cts.
shall be at the Capitol of Notification
to- morrow evening, and perhaps III give