The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-28

"LEGIsLATivE."-The last Cleveland Ban.
ner contains copy OF speech delivered at
the recent session of the Legislature, by Mr..
Richey, the member from Bradley county,
on the subject of railroads, which ought to
he read by every friend Of internal improve
Inenis in the State. We regret want of space
rcrhds us giving this able effort of Mr.
Rchcy tho benefit of our large circulation.
| A few short extracts is all we can pos
sibly find room for, which we give below,
promising that the gentlemen was soliciting
an appropriation of five thousand dollars to
build n hospital at Cleveland. He said
"Clcveland is now prosperous and happy
place, and from the daily prospects of its np.
preaching prosperity have come to the con
clusion that the grent Surveyor of the Uni.
verse run out the earth to find the centre of
| the world, it was found to be where Cleve.
land is now located"
After giving his reasons for this happy
conception, and referring to the endorsement
of the Bonds of the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad Company, the speaker, as
reported in the Banner, continues:
"But there is one more approaching scene
which is not very far distant though defeat
| cd at the present. allndc Ia the Duck town
and Cleveland Railroad. The day is not far
distant when the thunders of the iron horse
will be heard rs he comes booming from the
mountain gorges, laden with millions OF min
eral wealth: will find its way to the coal
fields within our State, which will dcvelope
multiplied thousands of wealth to that re-.
gion of country. But ! would further say
while have devoted few moments of nv
reasoning powers to this moincni0us sub
| jrct-that nature has so directed that from
the extreme GOODNESS of the North that il
would distract the running of the ears in the
winter season. and from the extreme heat in
the South and the diseases that would natur.
ally follow in that unhealthy climate-that
the main trunk to which have alluded will
b. part of the great thorougltare through.
out the length and breadth of the State"
We make room for one more. After re.
marking upon the fact that an enterprisiRg
citizen intended to "buid n MILL" and make
other improvements, the speaker, rs reported
in the Banner, closed with the following:
"When these things are all accomplished
the town of Cleveland will represen; the In
man Systematic heart beng the centre and
the blood which flows through the arteries
to the extremi,ics, end back again to the
heart, which will represent the Railroad sys
TEN in thr United States. 1t will then be-
come our duty not only rs II civilized but n,
n christian people toexlcnd the hand of cha
| rily in doing something to relieve suflerin!
5 humanity, for in the event these thing,
h. should be accomplished Cleveland will be
0 come great commercial city, and be sub
!, jectcd to southern diseases and the disease.
,, of the commercial world-it would then b.
n indspensably necessary for the building of
o hospital for the benefit of the sick travcle
e and the surrounding country, and when thes
things are all accomplished, hope all sec
q tional feelings will he done away with am
n all political parties may see eye to eye, MS i
r the millenial day, and the proud flag of DE-
% morracy seen to wave over her exalted head
g That last is happy decidedly. With tn
j, exception of speech reported in the Ia.
!. Kingston Gazetteer, we haye met with notl
II ing approaching it. The members fro,
4 Hamilton and Knox may stand aside-tl
q "gentleman from Bradley" is entitled to II
y cakes.