Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-04

VIRGINIA-The mother Of States and of states
men debarred, as yet, from free communication
with US, by the unfinished tunnels through noun
tain barriers, that separate us. "DoG't stop that
knocking" until the door Of the Allegheny is open
ed to US.
During the recent celebration at Memphis, the
fress OF that city gave magnificent entertainment
to their bretberen, from the neighboring States in
attendance, and the whole affair passed off in a
most brilliant and acceptable manner The 9th
regular toast the above, and notice il, that
we may correct an error. rather to state some
iacts, which seem almost unknown to the outside
world
1.-THE door of the Allegheny" has been opened
Ior more than year. and trains have passed through
1t DAILY. No great effort seems to have been made
to elghten the public in relation to this great valley
railroad and perhaps the Press along the route have
been remiss in giving correct information, by not
publishing and keeping before the public the facts
IS they exist. 1t may be that the different cor
porate companies have not been as attentive to the
subject they should End have thus left the shor-
test cad best route from New York to New Orleans,
to win its way into public favor by lis own good
work.
Though we claim to be the youngest and most
humble member of the Press, we shall try to do
something towards bringing into notice tue line OF
railroad already flushed, all the way from New
York to Memphis, with the exception OF gap Ct
about SO miles in Tennessee, between the Watauga
river and Bay's Mountain at Bulls Gap. This 81
miles is nearly graded and the track-layDg Will not
oe delayed by the other work.
The particulars of the route may be thus stated:
New York to Richmond RailroAd-miles sos
Richmond to Lynch0urg ia
Lynchburg to Bristol 2O+
Bristol TO Watauga river Il
Wstauga river TO Bulls Gap, Stage 52
Bulls Gap 10 Knoxville, Railroad 81
Knoxville to Dalton ITO
Dalton to Chattanooga 80
Chattanooga to Memphis 800
Total from New York to Memphis l,26S
The present mail route from Richmond to Dali
ton is, via Petersburg % miles. Weldon SO; Will
mington l62; Kingsville III; Branchvlle Al; Au-
gusta IS; Atlanta Ill and Daltonl O0'making total
Of sos miles, while the route via Lynchburg, Bris'
tO and Knoxville is but sos, OR 237 miles less than
the present mail route. We understand that new
schedule, with close connection, will soon be ar
ranged, and if that was done the time needed to
pass this road would be less than the great
maip route, Notwithstanding its present disadvan-
tages.
The staging will be lessened as each ten miles of
track is laid, and We no reason why this is
not now the best route from Memphis to New Y ork.
That Allegheny door" does not prevent "free
communication, " nor is there any tunnel or diff
cult work on the unfinished part Of the road to de-
lay the completion of the entire work; beyond a
reasonable time. Under these circumstances, we
ask all the editors at Memphis, and at such other
places as the inteaest of travellers would be pro-
noted by knowledge Of the above facts to give
some statement, even il in condensed form, OF TINS
new route, which we trust will soon become the
favorite OF the travelling public. 1t has peculiar
advantages besides it's directuess. Along it's line
in Georgia, Tennessee aud Virginia, are nore than
thirty valuable mineral springs, many of which
have for long time been numerously in the sum
mer season, either for health or pleasure. Several
Of these Springs within very short distance OF
the line The whole route from Dalton, in Georgia,
to Lynchburg, in Virginia, is along beaut full VAL
ley, where the very breeZes in summer will tempt
the taavelcr, coming from the South, whether bust
ness men pleire seekers, to stop and enjoy a
health-giViDg atmosphere, that cannot be found on
any other route of travel-BristoL Va. aud Tenn
Mems