The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-10-13

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DrAR Conrr To-day = . day Of
importance not only to the people Of
Tennessee alone, but also to the peo-
pie Of our sister State, Georgia. To
day, for the ftst time, the General
Assembly Of Tennessee, win convene
at their new Capitol one Of the most
magnificent editices in Tennessee, and
Of great durability; the whole build.
ing not having particle Of wood in
it. Great excitement ~Ias prevailed III
the different portions Of the State in
regard to the election Of a U. States
Senator. The wings have majority
on joint ballot Of twelve, and. Of course
claim the choice. The majority Of
wings in East Tennessee, are in favor
Of Thos. A. b. NELsoN, an able politi-
clan, and eloquent orator-one that
would if elected, be an ornament, in
the halls Of our National Legislature.
Middle Tennessee, too has her claims
in SO important crisis, and it is partly
divided between the Hon. JOHN BELL
and GUsrAvUs HENRY, who conclude
the list Of prominent characters, Of
and out Of whom one will be 80 fortu-
nate, as to be elected. West Tennessee
is also divided between the Hon. John
Bell and G. A. Henry. thus, making
one unaccquainted with the politics Of
Tennessee. and the present excitement
think, that the latter two gentlemen
are the strongest. Only a few short
years ago, the same feeling prevailed,
days and weeks paased of, without a
thing done: discussion after discus
sion arose; caucus after caucus was
held, angry feelings created, and the
peoples money squandered. Although
it is my opinion that Gen. G. A. Hen
ry, will be the most fortunate aspirant,
should he not yield the field to some
one else; anticipate all but harmony
in the election Of a U. s. Senator in
Tennessee. The whig members OF
East Tennessee are determined to sup
port no other man except, T. A. B.
Nelson, $50 say the knowing ones) and
having lost the last Senator, they
must certainly have the man Of their
choice.
The Georgia elections come off to-
day, and in this canvass more mani
fest interest has boen felt, than at any
previous period. What the result
will be, is as yet a mystery, yet from
all l can learn, Chas. J. JENKINS, the
Union candidate, will be elected by a
handsome majority, over his opponent
A. V. johnson the State Rights can
didate. The issues in the canvass
every well-informed man knows, were
Estates Rights" Secession" the "In-
ternal improvement by the States"
and repeal Of the Fugitive Slave
Law these questions a few years
ago defeated Gen. Quitman of Miss,
and Tr4sdale ofTennessee. In Geor-
gia like In Mississippi, South Coroiina
and Alabama, old political parties have
long gone to the winds, and new ones
have sprung up. Georgia is contin-
ually moving and shifting in politics !;
and what is the politics of to-day, is
not the politics of tomorrow.
Since my last to you, visited the
Cumberland Mountains, and after an
absence Of several weeks, l have again
returned, much improved in health,
by the pure atmosphere, and the spark
ling and delicious water, Of these re-
nouned mountains. During my visit
l observed that stone-coal and iron ore
but little appreciated. Minerals of all
kinds are here deposited in another
earth" and although mineral wealth
is yet in its infancy in Tennessee, the
people in a few years will 60 to the
realization of such valuable resources
that these and other mountains, are
so abundantly possessed of. The land
now, sells for fifty cents an acre, which
if worked successfully, will readily
yield 1000 dollars per acre, besides
all expenses for working. hauling. &c.
Chattanooga is rapidly improving,
and the health remains remarkably
good. Considerable feeling prevails
on account Of the yellow fever" and
its awful ravages along the Mississ-
ippi.
The autumn days have begun-the