The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-12-24
FROM NASHVILLE.

Our friend Mt Nashville will accept
our thanks for his attention. We thank
him for the letter, thank him for the remit
lance, md only regret that the railroad CON-
muncation between Nashville and Athens is
not complete, that we might send him over
specimen of those mammoth yams to which
he alludes. The corporate authorities Of
Knoxville used to rnise some rather large
.taters," but they wouldn't begin to compare
with the articles in that line with which we
have been favored recently But we will not
keep our delinquent subscribers any longer
from our friends letter trusting they will
give the most interesting portion Of it their
careful consideration, and display their APP
probation of his good sense by following the
commendabe example he has set them. We
presume they will understand us.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 49,
For some weeks past have noticed an ar
ticlc, at the head OF your editorial columns,
touching delinquent subscribers, Although
| ! believed the hint was intended for me, yet
made no remittance OF the money, because
the same papers which contained the hint for
dclinqucnts to pay up, gave us an account OF
large yums, cablagcs, bects and other vcgct-
ables, which had been gratuitously sent in
weekly, clearly showing that the editor of
| the POST" was one of the few editors who
/ were rioting in snmptuous living Winter is
now fairly set in, and as you may wish to buy
wood to cook your stacks of gums, send
van few dimes towards the payment of
| your readable paper Trust others will do
likewise, MS / am sure the readers of the
"post' get the worth of their money.
The business of this city seems to be
greatly on the increase, and real estate has
an "upward tendency" Good land on any
of the turnpikes within three or four miles
of the city, sells at $3.50 per acre. You are
now penetrating the mountains of East Ten
ncssec with railroads, and your people along
the line of the road are no doubt greatly
benefited by this Improvement. Railroads
are too expensive to run through every town,
and good McAdamised turnpikes must com.
plctc the great object for which YOU arc
striving.
The whistle of the railroad engine on one
side of this city, and the putting and blowing
of steamboats, on the other, announces, al.
most every hour, the arrival Of passengers to
fill up our excellent public houses. Nash.
vile can now boast of having the very bcs,
Hotels. Among them all, the Sewanet
stands A No. l. MIR. Bridges, formerly Of
franklin, Tenn, has taken charge Of this
spacious Hotel, and is rs polite and attentive
to his guests as any man who ever hailed
"from North Carolina close to the Virginia
line" No one sits down to his table without
finding catabes just as he wished = nothing
wanting. When he leaves he is rs well sat
isiied with the bill as the readers Of the
"Post" should be with their annual subscrip
ton. Your East Tennessee friends should
try the Seuanee when they visit this city.
; The citizens Of this county will vote in 1
few days on II proposition to take $1,000,
900 of stock in four different railroads. Sew
eral speeches, for and against the proposition
were made on Saturday last. 1t is imposs'
Bile to say what the result Of this election
will be. You know il is very difficult to tel
how ballots will count out when active men
take opposite sides. u.
The knowing politicians have made many
J Cabinet appointments for Gen. Pierce. They
! need not, however, be surprised if all should
be mistaken as the General keeps his own
secrets, and may "scarc up" Cabinet Of
able, sensible men, outside Of the politicians
who will hid him in administering the gov
eminent to the satisfaction Of the people.