Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-08


OPEN fso on uIIE EAST xENNEssEE AND
vReENE8 RAILROAD
One 81 lie publishers Of this paper attended the
celebration Of the openiDgof the lass Tennessee and
Virginis Railroad, at Greeneyille, on Thursday last
We had felt very deep interest in the progress Of
the work, from its commencement, seven or eight
years ago, and could not forego the opportunity Of
personally copgratulating the euterprising gentle
men whose steady perseverance had achieved 50
great work, on its completion. The road connects
the Virginia and Tennessee road at Bristol, VITA the
East Tennessee and Georgia road at Knoxville, and
is 100 miles long. The completion Of this road re.
duoes the time between Nashville AID Washington
City twelve hours: making the present time between
those points two days and a half With tie compile
ten of the cut of between Chattanooga and Cleave-
land, to be finished this fall the time will be reduced
to two days; and still farther reduction viii take
place on the completion Of the road from Lynchburg
to Charlottesville Va, now in rapid course Of con-
struction. We may reasonably hope TO travel from
Nashville to New York, over this route, by next
spring, in two days The country is the most beau
tiful and healthy on earth combining the grande't
mountain scenery with the most romantic and chgr-
ming valley landscapes The whole line, save where
it passes the mountains, is through arich and highly
improved agricultural region; and travellers in
search Of the beautiful natural scenery or inquest
Of health viii prefer the country from Lynchburg to
Nashville to any in the Union.
The celebration at Greoneville was worthy Of the
contamination Of great enterprise. Our Eas
Tennessee friends have always been famous for their
barbacues, but we doubt if they ever equalled the
one at Greeneville When we say that the tables
we're SIS yards in length say counting both sides,
one mils and that they we're covered with profu-
sion Of well cooked food readers have some
idea Of the extent of the dinner Ever ything on
the table was the free contribution Of the citizens
Of Greene county: not one dollar, as we were told,
having been expended for the purchase Of provisions.
This mode Of proceeding gave rise to one mistake
only-there was altogether 100 much Of it. There
was enough to feed twenty thousand people, and
there we're not more than six er seven thousand to
eat It, We could excuse Oh GREEEE, however, for
thisblunder, forwe had hada twenty years aequaint-
anoe with her noble and generous traits, and knew
that she carried her heart in her hand, to give it
away to every worthy enterprise.
! Before dinner, speeches were made by Col Nc
| GAUGHY, Gen MILLIGAN, R. G. PAYNE, Esq, and
| Judge PASCAL, of Texas. Gen. MILLIGAN's speech
of congratuaion to the Directors Of the
road, was the neatest and most appropriate speech
of the kind we ever listened to. Mr.. PAYNE always
makes good speech when he speaks at all, and on
this occasion he was particularly happy. Judge
PASCAL spoke longer than either of the other gen.
tlemen, and gave the crowd very interesting his
tory of the early railroad schemes of the southwest
and their progress. A ball at night wound up the
celebration Of which, as we are getting too old to
attend such gatherings, we know nothing but by re-
port Not too old ar eve, however, to Writehat there
was beauty enough onthe grounds during the day to
! have redeemed a world, we're ugliness a sin and
that if female beauty may be classed among those
"undeveloped resources Of East Tennessee" of
which we have heard so much, she is indeed sur
passingly rich.
We need not advise our readers visiting the east
ern cities, to take theroute through East Tennessee
The fact that it is the quickest and cheapest route
viii influence them to do this. But We can assure
them that, besides these considerations, they will
find it the pleasanest route they have travelled
Passengers from Nashville leave here at o'clock
in the morning; dine at Chattanooga; leave Dalton
at 6, D. M; take supper at Cleveland; reach Knox
vile about u at night, and leave Immediately
breakfast at Jonesboro, and reach Bristol at half
past 10 g. m Reach Lynchburg same evening, to
supper; and breakfast at Ashland next morning
Reach Washington at 2, P. m. As there is but one
train daily from Dalton to Lyncbburg, passengers
who do not wish to be detained should leave home SC
as to reach Dalton at 6, p. m.