The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-08
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WM. CAMERON s CO.. Publishers.
sUNDAY. ocToBER ). ~.
lFrom the St. Louis Democrstl
ST. LOnis and The Snnthesterr, I'll.

I IRON TIE s.. L9uis Democrat
/ st. Louis and the Southeastern Trade.
st. Louis, the central city Of the United
States, has been, during the four wears
/ gloomy evil war, bound, ike the giant
/ Prometheus, % its rock shore, by trade re-
strictions. Tie Jealousy Of other great
cities, even OF the Jupiter eify-New York
I has been preylng upon the vitals Of its pros-
I perity, like vuuure, tspping and ievour-
/ ing the lie-bl1od Of its trade at the sonrces
Of the Mississippi valley, and even along
,he Hannibal and st. Jo. road. near M
heart; but, ,thiiuks to Herculesn Providence.
s.. Louis Is now { ee-a prometheus un-
I bound. The fiery impulse, energy aud IN
telhgence Of us merchants are now not only
regaiuing the lost resources Of the North
west. but what Is more glorious, they are
extending thar business oanquests through
the heart Of Tennessee, even 70 the confees
oi the faS OF Southeast, 50 that the Caro-
hnas, Georgia aad Alabama are This dav
Offering liberal tributes to the c5mmere 81
supremacy Of St. Louis.
Thousands and tens Of thousands Of pru-
dent people in the rura, districts Of the
southeastern portion of The United States
have saved their little bags Of gold aud
silver, and numerous bales Of cotton, which
they are anxious 20 send 60 81 Louis for
food and fabrics Of every kind that ST. Louis
can supply-breadstutfs snd provisions, dry
goods and groceries, household and kitchen
furniture, agricultural and mechanical
utensils; and assurance is given by highly
intelligent and honorable gentleman, who
spent last summer here, that a strong cur
rent OF feeling Is prevailing throughout the
Southeast in favor Of the St. Louis trade
Nashville was the point from which the
army Of the great West oyerpOWered the
Southeast, even 20 Savannah, 10 Charleston,
End to the centre Of North Carolina; and
Nashville IS the gateway through which
the bounties Of the Wet must dow TO rein
vig0rste the same country.
Louisville. Cincinnati, and even Chicago,
are striving for the largest share in the mil
lions Of business with the Southeast. but ST.
Louis by q bold and dasbing movement
has gained position that commands sue
cess.
A packet company is already established
between st. Louis aad Johnsonville run
ming daily in connection with the Nashville
and Northwestern rsilroad and Transporting
passengers and freight to and from st.
Louis and Nashville in forty hours. BY the
railroads running south, southeast and east
of Nashville, the freight is speedily sent,
without breaking bu K, to Alabams, Geor-
gia, East tennessee, and the Carolinas. and
especially to Atlanta, Maeon and augusta.
Georgia. Three boats are also running in
connection with this packet company from
Johnsonyille TO Eastport, Mississippi.
Through hOut this whole region, from Mis-
sissippi to the CarolInas, numerous mercan-
tile SCENTS vail soon be engaged in reaping
the harvest Of business now springing up TO
reward this sagacious and gigantic enter
prise, which, if vigorously aad literally
controlled, will augment the wealth, the |
power and the glory Of St. Louis.
LEGION.