Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-01-31
For the Fayetteville Obserrer
LINCOLN AND ITS NEEDS.
NUAfBER ON

Mr. ~ 0. WaLace:-With your
permission, I would like to call atten-
ton to certain evils existing among
us, which it is in our power to correct.
The reader that will follow me to the
end of a few communications, will Ell
ther see the necessity Of the improve
ments suggested, or excuse the writer
for trespassing upon their patience in
consideration Of the pleasantries and
drolleries interspersed to make them
readable. | take it for granted that
every good citizen will feel an inte-
rest in the removal of existing evils
and will come up to their correction,
because society has not only the right
of selfprotection, but is in possession
of recuperative powers to correct abu-
ses and repel disabilities, analogous to
those in possession of our bodies for
throwing off morbidity from the sys-
tenn or driving back the approaches of
disease. Without further preliminary
OF apology, would respectfully call
attention to one of the evils under
which we all groan, and which can be
corrected, but not in the way that
many suppose. / refer to the shock
Jag condition Of our highways" or
public roads The face of the coun-
try is proverbially rough, and the ac-
ton of the frosts and rains and travel
upon them have rendered it perilous
in the extreme for many persons to
pass. Gentlemen with all their eques-
TRAN skill, upon animals that from
long practice almost rival the mount
ain goat in the security Of their steps,
pass our roads with many misgivings;
and as for ladies travelling, none at
tempt it but an occasional heroine
while all fashionable travel that is in
other countries performed in carriages,
&C., is put out of the question either
for want of sufficient teams, or for
want Of a life insurance upon the pas
sengers. The present condition of
the roads is fraught with great incon-
lyenience to every class of our citi-
zens. Most Of the enjoyment of IA
tional creatures is found in the cult
walton Of their social natIres-but
unless every one find congenial soci-
tety in the home circle from the be.
ginning to the end of winter, the state
of the roads lays an embargo upon all
social intercourse. The evil, too, has
virtually locked up farmers in their
lcottages-mechanics in their shops
merchants with their wares profess
ional men in their offices, and the
whole country in dead stagnation. I
! do not think this evil can be corrected
by the application of existing laws, or
surely it would have been done at
some previous time. Nothing short
Of such state of things as will make
it the interest of every citizen to have
and keep up good roads will ever cor
rect the evil. Now if you would I'M
derstand me fully, let me announce
the object Of this sheet and those that
follow-auhich as to make your pretty
little torn Of Fayetteville a market or
Rail Roadtoaun. Could every citizen
cash his commodities at any hour in
sight of your Office, what pouring
in Of wagons and carts would be wit
messed. Every highway in the county
would be market road, and every
citizen would be the patron Of good
roads, and for the best of all reasons;
because having something to cash and
place to cash it, his interests would
make him the friend of good roads.
Were your town market town where
every thing could be cashed, our
"grand jurors" would not be afraid to
'Jog the remembrance" of overseers
neglecting their duty, nor would a
little special pleading exonerate them
from the penalties Of the law, because
every one would regard such neglect
as an outrage upon the commercial In
terests of the county. But while our