The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-02-10

Les during The summer months, an
,tfc yet unwilling to be far separate
RON their planting interests. Tn
Jimo II not distant when this Who'll
I~'ateau will be covered over wit
yiIlas, and cottages, and watering pla
ees, and will teen with the most rein
I'd society of the South and West
This will be the place of meeting O
The South and West, and Wilmington
Charleston and Savannah will her
shake hands with Mobile, New Or
leans, Nashville and Memphis, and &c
mcnt The strong bond of mutual in
tcr"st with the yet stronger ones o
friendship and love.
Because when Scwancc was cho'
sen as the site of the University, the
name was unknown, it was at once
concluded that it was remote and out
Of the way. This is the usual reason.
ing of the world, and was as false in
this instance as it il. in most others
Sewance, az will be seen by the &C.
companying map,' is in connection by
Rail and Electric Telegraph with ev.
cry portion of the South and Vest
The Rail Road Of the Sewanee Min.
ing Company passes by the door fthe
University, and five miles lromit unitcs
at Cowan with the Chattanooga and
Nashville Rail Road. This gives di,
rect acces on the one hand by Rail
tothc capital of Tennessee, and thence
BY turnpike to Kentucky and Ohio,
and on the other hand by Rail to
Chattanooga, there uniting with that
network Of roads which run through
Dalton and knoxville to Virginia and
through Atlanta to Montgomery, Col
unbus, Macon, Savannah, Augusta,
Charleston, Columbia, S. c., Charlotte,
N. C., and Wilmington. At Stevenson
the Nashville and Chattanooga r. X.
onnects with the Memphis Il Charles
ton Road, which brings Scwance into
Immediate contact with Memphis and
arkansas, and when the New Orleans
aud Jackson Road (now in rapid pro-
greas) is completed, with the whole Of
Mississippi, West Alabama and New
orleans. The Wills Valley Rail
Road also connects with the Chatta-
nooga and Nashville Rail Road, and
bring, North and Middle Alabama
INTO close proximity with the Univer.
ely, so that instead of being out of the
way, it a be reached from any and
oycry point of the ten Diocescs, Tex
n excepted, within forty-eight hours,
nni from many of the large cities,
tiirty hours will be sufficient for the
Journey. When to this is added the
chain of Electric Telegraph, which
passes the foot of the plateau, there
nto but few parents who might not
hear within u few hours ofthc welfare
Of their children, and who might not
each them in any case OF necessity,
from mt to two days travel
So far then from being remote, it is
an cqui. distant centre, not in
perhaps. but certainly in means
&c communication, from the Dloccses
forming the confederation.
The salubrity Of the climate is be-
;ord al! question. IL is free from ic. i
yyTS Of all kind-it is above the re- |
ION Of cholcra--thc thcrmometrical 5
in GUNNER seldom exceeds 800 Il
md the winter climate is not nearly 7
, severe as that of the Northern Col r
cEcs TO which our sons are freely q
ont. One remarkable feature of this Y
,'ateau is its dryncss, which is evinccd
y the lack of lichens upon the trees, by t
10 entire absence of moss or parasites ,
wing upon humidity, and by the free. i
ON from decay of the fallen timber. b
,Gcr a tree has fallen for years and O
&c bark separates from it, it separ- d
yes without any decay of either bark e
= wood. plcurisy and Pneumonia !
re almost unknown. Strict examin- l.
ion was made of persons having no 81
tcrcst in tho matter, who testified, S
re and all, that there could be no 81
les.ion upon tho subject Of its health. "
Jness. But whatever may DO the U
verify of the winter climate, it need u
1t be encountered by the students.-- G,
is well known that October and No th
are two of the most delicious "
upon these plateaus, and our vi
can be so arranged as to dis tn
is, the University about the middle be
December, and, allowing tho usual Of
.iod of vacation, work would not 10
resumed until the middle Of March. 81
throws out the only three months ST
hich might be too sevcre and returns al
e young men to their homes. as we so
"A H. l.a.aLa naa.on In which