The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-01-03
GENERAL BISHOP-CHATTANOOGA

Merchants and others. The object Of the
meeting was, as we gather from the pro-
ceedlEgs. TO memoriaize the Governor of
Georgia in reference to the abuses and i'm
posiii ons proc,ic"d upon the patrons of the
Western and Atlantic Railroad by hlsngen-
linen, mos, of whom have been placed in
stations of great responsibility and trust,
not on account Of their superior integrity or
acknow edged business capacities, but be-
cause of their political subservIcpcy to Gov.
Towns and his party, or rather what was
his party prior to the recent election IN
Georgia. (Sinc" that ever memorable oc.
aston. we believe there are but few left
willing TO do his Exccilency reverence. j.
The proceedings Of the meeting are signed
BY several gentlemen with whom we have
the pleasure Of an acquaintance, and we
can therefore place the utmost reliance IL
what is set forth. l, seems that opr very
good friend, Gen. Bishop. Superintendent Of
Transportation at Chattanooga, President of
the Union Branch Rail Road Company, md
| Elk. Commandcr.n.Ch Chief of Cherokee Geor.
ga. has n way peculiarly his own Of doing
business. and managing the affairs oil the
Road. In recep'ing for Cotton, lie gives
no receipts except slch as represent it To
be in nm injured whenever he
goes to Georgia 10 look after his "ralrpad
interests" there, it is snid that he locks up
tn. Depot at Chattanooga, with instructions
thot no goods shall be forwarded until he
returns, besides beng guilty Of other an,
noying acts calculated to injure the bust.
ness of the road, the business Of Chnt'a.
nooga, and the owners Of freight. We
have before heard rumors Of these hgh-
handed and eX,raordin,ry movements on the
part of the General, but as the Chattanooga
papers were silent on the subject wo did not
know hut that they might be false, and pu,
in circulation TO injure that CITY, and we
therefore hesia,ed to give credence 10 them.
They have. however, at last become SO an
noying and SO frequent that the business
men Of the plaza have taken the subject in
hand, and have drawn up u true and faithful
statement of the abuses and grievances they
are made 10 endure. What effect their rep
reservations will have upon Gov. Towns to-
wards correcting The evil remains to be seen.
We fear, but little, as Bishop is either q
tool OF Gov. Towns, or Towns a tool of
Bishop-,he precise relationship which they
occupy towards encl other not being well
as we learn, even in Gcor-
gia.
1t was stated in the Knoxville Register,
last week, that boat had stopped at Chat.
tnnuoga few days before, to take in freight,
and that there was q large amount there for
the up country merchants-but Mr.. Bishop
was absent, and Of course no freight could
he sent from the Depot until his return.
As far as the up county is concerned the
evil will be remedled as soon as The cars n'e
running ON the East Tennessee and Gcor-
VIH nDHu w 'UC iII"uSstt. ~ IN tHCuNt
miles from Charleston to the mouth Of Iii.
wassee, and whenever the Tennessee is
navigable, steamboats, can run up the Iii.
wassee 10 the Railroad Bridge. We learn
too, from a gentleman who has informed
himself on the subject, TINT there will be
some four hours time in favor of this route,
And four hours in these 60 ahead times in
the transportation of passengers and freight
is q considerable item. As soon as the
cars rea CHI Chm rleston, which will be about
tho first Of May. boats will be put on the
river, and will ply regularly between Char
lesion and Knoxville; and the appoint
ment of the right sort Of agents, men of
probily and business capacities. by the East
Tennessee and Georgia Company, will en-
sure the speedy and safe transportation of
all rreights for East Tennessee. That will
be the most direct, quickest, and cheapest
route.