The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-07-30
VOLUME XXI.
Communications.
FOR THE CHARLOTTE JOURNAL
GEoEGIA. Jolly g. 1851


tculsr. A man who places himself unde
the power or inf ence Of steam, may be Ia
ken where it lisieIh and must have q bette,
developsmen, Of locality Than ordinary to b.
able, unsided, TO find his whereabouts when
he chooses. an sure would as often ira
vel the wrong way ss the right, and if per
mii,ed by those having charge of affairs,
. would have long since found my self speeding
homewsrd as upon 'he wings Of the wind.
Bot have been some~ here, in testimony
whereof. | will give you a word about some
OF the cities Of Georgia. First, however, i,
were better that ] give an account Of how
got into this Empire State Of The South. "
Well, am indebted for la, 10 The opposite
elements dls,lnctivtly and Conformity. left
Charleston at 0, A. NJ, on board The Gordon.
one OF the two new steamers which ply daily
between that city and its rval Savannah, and
reached the latter at 8, p. NJ. Of the same
day. This nigh, pass for the whole story
bui beg little indulgence.
These new boats are an improvement, I'd.
on this mode Of travel IN the South, and are
worthy Of notice. For beauty and convent.
ence they will compare with the best speci.
mems Of the Hudson. The Isaac Newton.
which in its day was the pride Of North RI.
YER, Is Of large class. and her putting up is
after more gorgeous style. bu, While every
thing connected With her is comfortable. the
whole wears an Dir Of sfi6ne", from the fact
that The prominent idea IN her design was
'hor. Oa board the Gordon con, eniepce,
comfort and elegance are so hsrmouiousiy
blended, ihst~iih The gen,lemsny clviiilies Of
her ofirers, the traveller finds home which
invites him into q forgeifulness Of his irou.
bles. To some Of our fellow travellers the
passage seemed delightful. but you can com
msbd q witness that il vas not go TO nll.-i
We passed over in "sutf South wesl.r"
which had been bloslng for "a hours and
when we crossed The bar and entered Tho
boundless shee, OF the Atlantic, we found the I
white crested b'llo~s chasing and lasbing each
oIher IN q manner most fc 10 q I" land
lubber," giving rolling and plugging motion
to oIh~boai which rouid keep the oceans bot
tom constantly uppefmosl in his mind. The
ocean IN that condition, under bright sun, is
indeed magnihcep, prospect and Il had
had hold Of bush, | should have fell CORES.
pooding heayings 10 admiration Of its mighty
grandeur. Bot as it was, my sympathcs
we're Of a very different character, aud was
very 5000 Indifferent To oil other sens,bilty !
Ihan iha, of disgust. This was tod was
sea sickness. II continued with me until we
entered the smooth waters OF The ST. Helena.
when by the aid Of spoonful Of The Essence
o. Jamaica Ginger "a capital travelling com.
paniop FOR a son and can be had a, on spolh.
ecary's not far from you) | was perfectly re-.
stored, and experienced so great q transition
Of feeling as seemed 10 concentrate Tho whole
enloymen, Of the trip into The remaining few
hours. We reached our destination in due
'lme' and le!' the Gordon with pleasant re.
collections OF our acquaintance, hu, with our
~h'hern pride I,lle dashed by observing
New York engraved under the name Of
her builder. Yes sir, the Yankees make
our steam boa's as well as our axe. helves -
Southern Independence Il
The name OF Savannah does no, of course
convey literal idea Of its location but from
The elevated buffupon which il, i, built, a pros
pec' Is commanded over miles OF what ha.
been swamps and Rice fields, all Of which,
are owned by the corporation, and have been
GRAINED and are now waving IN The mos, lux
unan' growth Of corn. 1t hasa population
$4,000 which, like its commercial busi /
ness, IS rapidly on the increase. lis cotton
"porlsiions last season amounted to 35O, 900 !
O''e'' and /, then had no Rail Road penetra.
"'g iarthef into tho interior lhsn Macon,
except as produce was hauled through the
'o"n OF Macon from the Western 10 The Sa.
''"nah Road. Bu,lhe whole energies Of the
wy are now awakened, and they show dis
position TO avail themselves Of the advantages
PROMISED by The Atlantic connection with the
'''''ss'pp'. Its corporation and people have
invested near SO 900 ,0OOin Internal Improve.
"en'si with part Of which they are now
''''u''g Rail Road TO Augusta, and bridg.
'"s The Oskmulga n, Macon, and building a
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