New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-01

G.o,pis ID fesvked in tas ortet lof the forcice 70
mO,sl Of tie Cherokees by the Govsnmeot OF tho
Crit.d Saies. in defiance Of the VII OF m'j'nty'
who rtpuiisted the tesiy msde by the party.
These twenty years have worked revolution. ne
MAGNITUDE of which can only be appreciated by those
who succeed 10 the homes Of the Indians, aud who
have seep TIE changes from wilderness to sel-cul
II, steo AND populous country. For many years the
.etrs were smut in from all int ercourse with the outer
world. There was beither market nor outlet for the
uosrct. of o.t fertile SOIL except by Ts,sp rtston
\, ,.oocs over rough rosds for hundreds Of miles
Corn was worth but ten cents bushe, and bashel OF
corn would sea- cely Pay for pound OF mails
All has teep chsre ed throug the agency OF the Kali
road: ard now Eas. Tennessee. in all its eogfh and
bresd,b is longer terra tneoeHita, but can Do
reached AID revesec in Eltle over tolee dsys rom
New. York In mstersl Advantages. climate, fertility
of soil coal and minerals vith accessibility 10 all the
markets of the North AID South, East Tennessee Is ss
highly favored as any equsl portion Of The Union
The Georgia Railroads from Charleston add Savau'
nah with TIER connections, psse along our southern
border to Memphis, on the mississippi and to Nsso
Vile, while the line of rosd defined TO become the
"gtest through route" from New York 10 Ne~Orleans
rsverses the whole length OF Est Ienneese from Bas-
toll on the Virginia border 10 its lntese tion with the
Georgia State Road at Dalton. From Bistol to Lynch
bug crossing the Aeghspes snd Blue Ridge. the road
is in operation, and secon between hnoxvlie ana
Bristol OF about fifty miles, ard another between
Lypchburg arc Gordonsyule Of fifty nine miles-ooth
to be coul leted within year-Hlil give direct ana
continuous line of railroad By which the distance be
tseen Washington City and New-OieAns VIII be
shortened over three hundred miles.
East Tepnt see emb races extent OF country over
two hundred miles in lergh from northeast TO south:
west living betseen the AleghsIies on the east and
the Cumberland Mountains on the west. The Iennes
see River, with It's larger branches, waters the whole
extent OF The valley, nayigable for boats TOR hundreds
of miles ar giving ready aocess to the immense coat
tielGs of the Cumberland Range.
The climate though csprcious, Is generally mild
and .nial Flowers bloom In the open air 10 most
seasons ill Christmas, and the Spring Is usually lar
enough advanced 10 commence planting early In
March Our garden flowers, and the peach tees
have fer some time greeted our eyes with their beaun
fpl bossoms-eaiy vegetables are ont OF the ground
ard every agricultural labor for toe corn planting 10
active rrogress The first snow OF the past Wner iei
on the 18th Of anualy and once sn 70 snow fell to the
depth of two inches but vanished the folio wing day
On The night of the oath inst visited by reg
ulsr exhibition of lightning and thunder
There s little felt here of the eIcitements which asi-
tate the public mind on the Slavery question in other
portions of ths Union Tennessee has always been a
Wing State-rbers Union.lovipg, conservative; and
Though she fell into the of the Democra " through
the detection of her Leading men and the delusions OF
Know Nottingham she will recover her position when
the reachery Of those who have made her to the
BUCCANEERS becomes more apparent to the deceived
people.
IN East Tennessee which exists in many other portions
of the South They are warmly invited to settle in the
country and by their enterprise and capital aid IN the
| DEVELOPMENT Of the great resources 30 aoundsntly
placed here BY nature In this county, there are bal
500 slaves against II 00 whites; and this is but type
of East Tennessee in regard to the Institution. Not
ore in twenty of the farmers depend upon negro labor
but ss at the North, every msn does his own work.
While the great valley Of East Tennessee 10 equaled
by few portions of the Union in fertility of soil and
salubry of climate il is richer In mineral wealth than
eby ether part of the United States of equal extent
The INC II extensive veins Of copperore in America are
undoubtedly those known as the =" Ducktown Mines,
in the adjoining County of Polk. The want OF roads,
by which to bring the to market, together with
the too prevalent spirit of speculation has retarded
the development of these immense deposit Of copper;
but the time Is net distant when obstacles will be re-
moved ard the wealth locked up in the mountains
become available to the world. As yet the field fresh
and full of promise. =,
TIE most valuable discovery Of mineral i, in the
little valley where am residing, and not two miles dis
tant from he East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad
Here has been discovered outcrop OF lead ore gaena
-suphuret Of lead. The mine has beea opened to
the depth of twelve fifteen feet from the surface;
end The ore found in the greatest abundance In large
masses OF smost pure suphuret Il is in the Limestone
formation ard the ore panied with heavy spar
OF snpha of bsrytts said to be the best indication OF
permanent veins Of lead ore la fact there eau 0e nc
dotbt hat this is one OF the richest mines Of lead in the
United Siates For miles the indications Of extensive
deposits Of gaena TO be seen, and il i, the opinion
of scientific men who have visited this valley that Its
eac mines will prove superior 10 those OF North West
ern Ilinos The email cost of mining and smeltiug
lead ore not exceeding Sl5 to go per tun OF metal
shows margin for profit dead now being worth STU
per tun that cannot fail 10 attract capital to this new
field Of enterprise. wv,