Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20

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In our last issue We discussed The Ippors
lance 81 the Knox tiIie and Kentucky Rail
road AZ military measure We attempted
! 70 show that It's Immediate construction
would have the effect 81 placing 9ar army
and our people beyond the reach q want j
That By Il : depot Of sppplies could be es-.
tabllshed here, upon which guf. army could
rely and draw in any forward movement
il might make; that tho bqilding Of this
Road would BE- the cheapest means 81 sub
ss.ing the army; that the Government has
already lost more than . year IN time and
,miIlions more ,hat the Road would have
cost 10 money by its failure g build i at
the time President Lincoln recommended
its aud that il would secure East Tenpes-
see, beyond any contingency, against any
threatened demonstration Of IpngStFeet--
For, iet tsbc borne in miad that the Rebels
will nersr yirld the eantrd pc The great
southern Road. lsaaing from the South
west through oar valley 70 Richmond,
llheiF ipttrior line and this rich and pro-
dueliye valley, from which they obtaiped
their iron, copper, saltpeire, coal, wheat,
hogs, beef corn and MULES, until they arc
fitgrqIty .feresd to do 50 By oysrpowering
ngmbsrA ~ ~. .ff
/ Let It further be borne in mind that
when our army advances, las II must adj
vance, 10 accomplish It's mission whether
irte Virginia or North Carolina, il enters
an rrbagste3 country. and mast draw is
supplies from the reer. Therefore, the fail
5ure of subsistence in critical moment,
perhaps at the moment decisive blow
may be struck, vii lose the fruits Of a
whole eGiqpsigp, and prove . sad disaster
But the construction DC thia Road has an
important commercial, as .rsll - nliitary
,ibsaring, "a the sprDspsrity Of the s1un-
lry PitlabaFg, e,iRelanati aad Louisville
are deeply and sllfsaibf Interested in its
construction. The whole Sorth and
Sorth-uesta ore indiFsctly interested. In
days gone By par trsde, aud especially
our exohahgss we're Iaaslly with the
southern States. Oar. people bought and
.sold ia chatIssteH. Augusta, savannah,
Memphis and New ORLEANS. Trade, for
years TO come, will be either lotahy or par
,tiaAy Paralissd in thoae cities, or be SO
cleggsd with restrictions - To rCEder 1t
both HnpleasaRt and HRprpdtshis. This
war has alisnated oar aleetieRs and sympa-
ihies The people Of the Sallth hate na for
ouS. 10y ally and we halo ihem for their
! treaaetf 50 that many ysars viii rob By
before there can le much friendship or
trade betBgeH us, IBaesd, this war viii,
aud is now, silently transferring the wealth
III. the South ta the North. aud leaving Il
poor bleeiiag ansl exhausted. the lsgiti.
mate result of tier own wicked treason.--
/ We ina,st. therefore. seek neR markets. and
new channels OF trade.
With $ direCt line Of communication.
Cincinnati and Loaisvite would b. our
nearest markets. Ihey are distant from
this place less than tirea bundaed miles,
while GlmFlestoa. Savannah and Aesaphis
arr near five hundred. Louisville, we un-
,iurs,ah,i, " gradually pnshing her lscba,
nor HsaHeh iessd on in this direction, and
aIilers cincinnati awskes from her sinabcr,
she awill sooa find her rival sister in the
talI,eniayment nj tho trade OF this whole
region. Nhile We love Cincinnati for her
charity; and the geilersus sympathy which
/ she, has nnstssslly shown Goa East Tennesz
zee, vet let her remember that trade fellows
the laws sef self interest, aud flows IN the
channels ct cheap md speedy transporta-
ton. Her great wealth giVga her the pow
or OF securing the trade al four hsastTe{
tAolsaad PsnlRr, and Of opening up the short
est nnd most (lrect communication with
North earuiina, South Carolina and Geor-.
gia. Ii is but this eompktion, in detached
parts, of the great scheme Of 1896, of unit
ing Charleston and Cincinnati bylpBa con
tinuous and direct limo OF railroad. Only
one hanaT$d and seventy-five miles are
wanting 10 unite the Lakes and the Atan-
ties And YET Cincinnati heSitates and de
lass q reach firth her hand and grasp the
geldsa fruit
The, trade Of Fast Tennessee alone Is
worth ths cost of the construction OF the
Remaining Ink in this great enterprise
Ter the next eighteen moRths, if net kong
cr, We cannot possibly he selfsapporting
people. This war has destroyed car trades
am. oar infant manufactures Our iron,
cotton and woolea factories, eur Boundaries