The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-03-04
Cnarls..on ana Tsnnss.ss Railroad.

Charleston and I~nHsss<s RAILROAD.
Our readers will find below interesting letter from
Col Gadsden Of South Carolina in relation to the rail-
road from Charleston TO Tennessee, by the Rabun Gap
TO he Editors Of hs Charleston Mercury;
GgETIEMER: was gTatihed 10 find that a correspond.
AMI in your paper confirms all the statements which were
made by me at the railroad meeting. the praccablly
n The Rabun Gap roue-from Anderson, via Pendleon
10 Chattanooga One fact which he states, however is
more favorable than was advised Of which s that The
tennessee charter from Chattanooga connects with
Charleston the Highwassee. and not at Cleveland
This gives the road more direct route 10 Chattanooga,
and so shorens the distance 10 bring city
10 that important terminus The Tennessee is Augusta
bv The Georgia road Your correspondent states that pro-
vision has been made for the construction of that section
n road leaving but 1875 miles 10 be provided for by the
Garonas and Upper Georgia. and Charleston Tennessee
Charleston. from where your correspondent writes is
he Hghwassee, and Immediately opposite is Calhoun
Through both cities the East Tennessee and Knoxville
road passes and they connected by bridge which
rsAects credit on the architect II is singular conc-
dence that two snch names should now be encourage
ing US TO force a passage by the Rabun Gap and the
HIehwassee effect The social and commercial connex
IONS with tie West we have so long been attempting
In good faith we relied on Augusta and when in ex-
em,ies we contributed our means in aid OF their noble
enterprises not doubling that when completed we would
he permitted 10 participate in the commercial facilities
they were designed TO promote We have been sorely
disappointed, however, and Rublcon has been inter-
posed between Lower Georgia and Carolina, which, by
q more enlightened up-counry influence, are invited
now TO pass in another direction The route claims
reference in every respect TO those have hitherto
been patonzng Is net only shorter, but il penetrates
ouT State in the extreme northwestern quarter, and con-
meets directly with all the Carolina roads progress and
thus passes by many of them before reaches Charles
ion Ii brings our upper districts as near to the waters
Of The West those OF Georgia by the western and
Atlantic road, while il greatly shorens our distance
TO the beautiful valleys OF East Tennessee and TO the
railroad communications now in progress to Lexington
and Louisville, in Kentucky Charleston will by this
route be full fifty miles Knoxville than Augusta,
and all OF the Cherokee country west of Dalton will find
it their advantage 10 reach Charleston via the Rabun
Gap Road, in preference to the route by Augusta, with
the black mail now imposed by that municipality
The deusion under which that city has been msled is
moi TO be regretted. II must and will stimulate this
State to the construction Of the Rabun Gap road whether
the barrier at Augusta be broken down not II is the
True Carolina route, and not recently discovered. Ii
surveyed and examined as far back as the Knox
vile convention, by Mr. Thompson and General Bris-
bane and Colonel White, of this city. Their report, al
that time, most favorable and bad Georgia been
party the charter Tor the Louisville Charleston and
Cincinnati railroad, that route would doubt have stood
in bold relief before the convention. Mr.. Calhoun be.
came It's advocate at that period concurred in his
views and the first act OF my administration, when in
charge OF the South Carolina road, was to turn the
attention Of our company to the Georgia connexions west
az not only practicable but coursng through the
productive cotton regions Though aboring ourselves
under endorsements, the South Carolina railroad and
banks contributed to the enterprises which Georgia had
originated, and by routes which southern and
deemed by many more advantageous than that by the
Rabun Gap. A9
understood and so was the confidence reposed, that
whenever the works completed should be per.
mued participate in the benefits they intended to
beaow. The little avors however, claims have met
with have not been without results, which. in the end
wAprpye to our advantage. II is TO be hoped there.
fore. under the resolution introduced by me at the
annual meeting OF the stockholders of the South
Carolina railroad, that the earliest will be
taken 10 cooperate with the engineers of the other
companies in having the route carefully examined
and surveyed, and reports prepared in time for the
Gton eff legislature. II is not TO be doubted tina
The State at large will be alive TO this enterprise tina
the spirit which animated the counryunder the lead
Of General Haynen the Cincinnati project will again
be awakened and that Tennessee, Charleston. and Ten
nessee Calhoun, will be bound by iron band with
our Queen City OF the South The work is within the
poweH OF the State alone and there is not citizen who
would mol willingly submit 10 be taxed 10 it
pished Yours,
NJ The above was written before the publication Of
the very interesting letter of this day from Judge ONea
Charleston may truly congratulate herself that
sec president of the Gfeenvile railroad having met SC
promptly the call from this quarter and as he expects SC
we trust it will be heartily responded to from the low
country The Rabun Gap road will be truly Carolinan
and so important enterprise under patronage stimu
lated by zeal peculiar TO the Judge, must be crowned
with success.