The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1854-04-14
CHATTANOOGA,

Chattanooga, and as well rs we remember
but few of the notices il has received at our
hands were of very ila,tcring character
We do not wish to be understood ~ having
the vanity TO believe, for single moment
that any thing We might utter in reference
TO anybody or any community, would be
likely to have much bearing upon their pros
pcrity-eithcr to build up or pull down
or that our remarks would attract very par
ticular attention from interested parties-but
having little leisure recently We concluded
to drop in upon the city and ascertain wiic-
Their "haf the truth had been written"
And now readers Of the Post, who have
heard so frequently within the last few years
Of "frog ponds" "narshes," ''miasmalc va
pors,' and Expansive and populous grave.
yards"--we say, if you have tears OF dlsap'
pontmcnt to shed prepare to shed them now,
for to be plain--and pluinncss is always best
in all things and upon all Occasions--it is IN
arrant slandcr-or if ever true! there
ever were frog ponds or marshes, with their
musical inhabitants and deatl-gencrating ex-
halatons, they have disappeared before tho
march of improvement and the hand OF in
dustry, and in their stead tho traveller now
finds beautiful town, rapidly filling up with
an cntcrprising and go-ahead population
To be brief, where bull.frogs once roarcd
and tadpolcs waggcd their tails, now exists !,
busy mart oftradc. Well, we've had our finn
and the frogs are dead-"Requ'cscmm pacc'
We viewed the place from every cminence
and hilltop ia the vicinity, and was led to
appreciate the correctness Of the remark Of
Bishop Otty, that Chattanooga possessed the
most beautiful site for city to be found in
any country. As to health, we saw no rea-
son why it should be more sickly there than
at other towns on the river. OF course pc0-
pie sometimes sickcn and die at Chatta.
nooga, as they do at other places-wc occa-
sonallv have death even in Athens, the
only place in the world were one would de-
| sire to live always. About the future of
Chattanooga--it possesses advantages which
few other cities enjoy, and which must ne
ccssarily cause it TO rapidly increase and
perhaps to eventually realize the anticipa-
tons of its most enthusiastic citizens. We
would desire to have time to speak more of
its appearance, with it, many neat and bcau-
tilul residences, pcrchcd upon the slopes and
hill-sidcs, Of the noise and hustle Of its
business thorougharcs-of its Churches, its
Manufactures, and its Hotels, and of the in
du,try, energy and thrift manifest on every
side But we must hasten on, us there is an
object Of interest in the vicinity Of the place
that we must not pass unnoticcd.
LOOK Our PolNT.-On Wednesday, in |
company with several gentlemen of Chatta.
nooga, we proceeded Oh Il trip for the sum
nit of Look Out Mountain. The ascent is |
not laborious, and is by an excellent road
But the summit once attained, what scene
meets the eye! Our pen Is too feeble 10 the
task of painting it, and we shall not make
the attempt. We have been Oh the ALE
ghcny range IN Pennsylvania, and seen the
lightnings lcaping among tho clouds below;
we have crossed the Blue Ridge in Virginia
aud admired its rugged romantic scenery
have seen the Natural Bridge and regarded it
rs one Of Natures mastcrpicccs-hav stood
upon the scashorc, when the winds were
huslcd and the pillows asleep, and looked
out upon the blue expansc Of water, and
have even heard the thundcrs of Niagarl's
Fall, but we would not give the view on Il
clear day from the rock at Point Look Out
for them all. The individual who, when he
first stepped ON TO the Point, exclaimed us he
rc,crcnlly lifted his hat, that he could not
stand with his head covered so Immediately
in the presence of Almighty God, had per-
haps some conception Of the feeling that
ought to take possession Of the mind while
standing on that point. But enough. JEFF
fcrson said it was worth trip across the
Atlantic to see the Natural Brdgc-had he
ever stood on the top of Look Out what
would he haze said rs he looked forth on
the scene. There are many other things
on the mountain the seeing Of which would
amply repay the fatigue of n long journey,
and far sleeper ascent, but which wo have
not time to notice. We may never see Look
Out again, but we advise every one who
visits Chattanooga to make the trip, cspo-
cially il they can fall upon such companions
as accompanied our humble sclfup and down
the mountain on that day, which we consider
as one of the most nsrccably spent Of our
lives. May they each live thousand years
and their shadows never be less
~" The Knoxville Register states that u
bill was recently introduced into Congress
by Col. Churhwcll, the Representative from
this district, and has since become n law, un-
der which foreign goods may be transported
to Knoxville before any duty is paid upon
them. This change in the revenue laws will
result in Great advantage TO our East Ten.
nesscc rail road companies, as they will not
be required TO pay duties on their foreign
iron delivered at this place only as il is used
by the companies.
The NEXT PEEslpEScy.-A despatch from
Washington, dated ith inst. says:
A movement is on foo. in this place, to re.
organize the Wing Party, and to urgc the
name of the Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee
us !: candidate for the next Presidency. Other