Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-08


west by the same meats; with the noble rivers
Of the Holster, Clineh, French Broad and Tonnes
see, tributary TO her, she Bas now, although
10 the very spring Of her existence, OF the
points marked on the map Of the United States as
destined to be Of the first Importance. The great
emporium of East Tenncssee-that modern Goshen
lowing sith oil the Injuries OF liie-she was rapid
Iy quadrupling her population and, be believed,
she would soon rival any city in the State. TWAS,
then. from this CITY, which he fslt just pride in
calling his birth place. that it proposed by the
bill under consideration to extend further towards
the Atlantic the route ct the Great Pacific Road.
Air lines on as near to them a. possible. was The
admitted policy Of Railroad builders. The route
indicated in the bill to charter the Knoxville and
French Broad Railroad Company, would be almost
an air line continuation OF Ihe Pacific Road. Its
direction from Knoxville would be nearly Cue cast.
througha section of conbtry fertile the Delta,
OF the Nile, and over trade the y ost easy and
natural In It's constructions not a single tuanel
he was advised, would have to be made--no duh.
| cult excavations would have be encountered Or
heavy cmbankments to be 6IIed The French
Broad RIVER beautiful in It's scenery than the
Rhine or the Eadson, as Nature pioneer engineer,
with an uuerring hand, had marked way through
the mountains between Tennessee and North Caro-
lima for its connection with the roads of the East
Passing on from Knox through Sevi.r County. ga
for near( Sevivrville-a village, he legged 10 be
/ INDUCED in remarkng, than which he new OF none
more lovely in the State quietly reposin as = WAS
in the lap Ct agricultural plenty, aud 10 nanlealy
situated near the foot Of the loest and st fertile
| range OF mountains IN all the South-the Road
| would nterseet the Cincinnati and Charleston Road
/ as before stated HI was gratifed know, and
to be abe to state that the present Legislature bad
granted the aid desired By the President and frieR as
| of that Road to secure its speedy completion.
Thence to Paint Rock Mr.. A. proceeded TO show,
the route would be continued, where connection
i would be formed with the North Carolina Roads.
That honored old mother Of our noble State, he had
/ been informed, bad At a recent Legislature apprO-
priated her aid to the extent OF five millions of dol
lars TO assist her enterprisng citizens in
ing the various internal Improvements within her
/ borders Paint Rock on the Tennessee line was
the point he understood as designated by her engi
neers in a reconnaissance ordered for the purpose
where the North Carolina Central Railroad Compa-
nv invited US to meet them in their march to the
! West Mr. A. thought he did not underestimate
the spirit OF his feow-ctzens Of the State when he
predicted that the invitation would be cordially ae-
eepted and ne reioiced at the prospect OF the emu
ation he expected TO see animatng the two States
the liberal parent and the worthy ohspring-to
reach the connecting point hrst
| Pursuing still tho route of the Pacific Road, for
| Mr. A. would call It, the Atlantic and Pacific Road)
he continued: Passing over the Central and pOf
! board and Roanoke ROad-the San Diego passen-
ger, and the millions of the travelling human
family bearing in their trains too all OF the mum
berless articles in the Cornucopia o. Commerce
would reach the Atlantic at Norfolk, Va, or, di
verging to the South at Beaufort n. c. The roar
! of the Pacific would scarcely have ceased in the
ear of the passenger before he would be greeted by
the surf OF the Atlantic, as by echo. The tide
will scarcely ebb and flow ere he has gone from one
/ he hap Ift he 1av
his cheek may be famed by the breezes Of the two
oceans Tbs was no dream, MrA. said. Ii would
be realized Nothing else would satisfy the demands
Of the times. lie believed he had no more enthusi-
assn than fell to the lot Of most men, but he felt
almost like haing the Union OF the Atlantic and the
Pacific as an absolute certainty-their hans bad
been northumberland he believed that would
all soon have the pleasure OF eongratuahns the
country upon a contamination so devoutly wished
for Future generations could then celebrate the
union of the two oceans the Venians used to cele.
brate the marriage OF their Queen City 10 the
Adriatic
Mr.. A. proceeding, said, he had noticed some
time since, perhaps in the columns OF that Mold
Newspaper" the National Integencer, letter
from Lieut.. Maury, the believedl acknowledged in
both hemispheres 10 be one of the first men of the
day in which, if he was not mistaken, Norfolk, Va,
was designated as the point on the Atlantic coast
most eligiby situated &C. for the great seaport city
of that coast. Had Norfolk, like New York,
stretched her arms to the West at the time the lat
ter did, it hal been con;ectured she would have
outstripped any rival. Her harbor, he had heard,
was as good il not the best, the coast, and the
naves OF the world might ride there in safety. But
it foreign his intention, Mr. A. said 70 speak
of Norfolk otherwise than as one of the probable
termini of the Pacific Railway. That Road once
constructed to Norfolk to Beaufort, TO any
other point, even with the start of half century,
he would warn New York to ''look to her laureis."
Although the increase Of the latter place in popula
ton and general importance had been almost unpre
cedented, yet he predicted for the C0astCty that
could secure the Pacific Road, growth far more
astonishing. And, in view of the increasing agita-
ton OF the great question Of Slavery, which it
to be feared would unfortunately terminate in real
issue later, it not OF the very first I'M
portance, Mr.. A. appealed to Southern men, TO the
South to secure this Road and its termin? There
would not, in all probability, be two Pacific Roads
for long period and once located in the territory
Of the Southern States and under their control il
would prove not only chain ofndissouble strength
to the South but would also make the North pay
tribute to her. Did it not then, Mr. A. asked, be
come us true Southern to secure, il possible,
by the construction of all proper air line roads,
well as by every other means OF inducement, the
location Of this Road on our Southern soil
But should the Pacific Road never be built, Mr..
A said the Road he asked to have chartered ana
aided would form very important link in the chain,
network, Of roads now being built all over the
country By turning to the Southeast after pass
ing Paint Rock the line of travel the Spartan
burg and Union Railraad wia Columbia, ). G.,
would be thence direct to Charleston-Cineinnati
Louisville and Knoxville might thus reach that
Queen City by route direct IL would thus ap
pear Mr. A. hoped, to the satisfaction OF those who
objected to extending State aid 20 any Road unless
il formed important connections, that the Knoxville.
Sevieryille and PainI Rock Road would connect Sith
some OF the longest and best paying Roads on the
continent. lie, therefore, trusted they would re
cognize this Road as worthy be recipient Of the
benefits OF the General Improvement Acts OF 1851
., and 1854. By liberal legislation upon this
jeet Tennessee had everything to. gain. Valua
bic as we're the lands OF the counties OF Sewer and
Cooke, they would be rendered ten times more So
If made accessible by means Of the Road under
consideration; which be believed could oniy be
done at the present time, by uniting to individual
effort the liberal policy to which he had than
once alluded.
Before taking his scat, Mr. A. begged the in
| diligence Of the House while he gave bis views
upon another QUESTION which had elected no little
discussion upon that floor He alluded TO the
question whether the State should further extend
aid TO the internal improvements at this time go-
ing on within her limits. or not and whether the
present depreciation in the market value OF Ten
nessee State Bonds was owing 70 the quantity
issued, and to be issued, by reason OF said inn
provements! Anti-nternal Improvement men,
Mr.. A. had observed, had been loud in the ex-
preston OF their apprehensions lest the Stale
should be embarrassed by her responsibilities
He believed such men took advantage Of the ex-
istence Of an exceedingly small debt. consider
ing the greatness and wealth Of the State with
the raw head and bloody bones Of childhood
TO Tighten the timid-bat he hoped there we're
FEW such there--in order 10 deter them from con-
tihuing the policy. adopted and praciiced with
20 much success. that Of granting St..ie all to
individual enterprise in the building Of great
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