New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-23
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENCE.


MISREPRESENTATION POLITICS.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent
LOUISVILLE, August 16, 1866.
After inspecting Memphis to my entire satisyac.
ton, babe farewell to its dust aud gloom about
six O'Clock Tuesday evening, and about the same
hour yesterday found myself safely lodged in the
Louisville Hotel, whence now write. came by
the newly opened route of the Memphis and Ohio
Railroad, by way of Hemboldt Junction, Paris,
GAINESVILLE, RussellVille, Bowling Green, Nam
moth Cave, MumfordsYille, ShephardstoWn, etc.
/ This route forms almost a direct line from the
banks of the Mississippi at Memphis to the falls
of the Ohio at Louisville. The distance is three
hundred and seventy-seven miles, over new roads
now in thorough repair. The cars and rolling
stock are new. There is no transfer of baggage
or change of cars on the whole route. An elegant
seeping-car is provided for those who wish it, of
which your correspondent did not avail himself,
! being of thesnocturnal order of wakeful birds
but little of the beautiful lands in the vicinity
of Memphis before dark, and when it was again
light enough to enjoy the scenery, I was more
than hundred miles off. From Clarksyille to
Barren Hills of Kentucky we passed through
lovely country smiling with verdure and teeming
with luXurant crops. The corn looks remarkably
fine, as if Minnehaha had lately blessed it, and
| the tobacco fields spread out into broad green
level lakes OF vegetation-the eyenest and pretti-
est crop ever saw. The leaves now Just cover
the ground entirely, turning up their botte-green
faces for the smiles of the sun and the tears Of the
| clouds. Apples, pears and peaches overload the
| innumerable trees, and every sort Of delicious
vegetable is growing in abundance. 1t is only
here and there that one sees any evidence az tha
war-storm that So lately swept over the plains,
hills and valleys Of this region, with cruel, rough
ana ruthless destruction.
we enjoyed luxurious dinner at Bowling
Green, consisting Of the products Of the country
had not time to inspect the town, and remarked
only the earthworhs browning the surrounding
nils, which reminded me Of the hopeful days when
our Ten b. had this as his stronghold. We were
mere joined by the Nashville train, with an eXcur
sion party Of score Of Tennessee beauties, who
landed at Cave City, evidently intending visit to
'-e -aalilllotn oaVe' AS tnelr bright faces filed
paS1 my "lhaoW' was hlled With a desire to join
tlehl' hu0 my unfortunate lack OF impudenee rem
uefea 1t lHa9osalple' we received and landed
great many way passengers whose attire and
bearing showed signs OF returning prosperity 1t
was quite pleasant 10 De surrounded by our own
people, ior IN an our cues we ma large mixture
OF the Northern element. like much better the
pam ana natural ways OF The men and women Of
the ruraI alstrlets OF the South.
fFoll MulhlordsVlile the scenery grows more
rugged, presenting many pictures OF wild beauty.
ne 'raih uasnes through deep cuts with jagged
spn.ers q olasted rocks on either side, or darts
o'er lons pfluSes huhg IKE spiders webs high
ofgi Yaiieys q corn ana above the tops Of the
I&'lesV ees' OF plunges INTO the thick darkness of
lohg tunnel or winds along some picturesque
Yaiiey' OF shirts me SIDES OF wooded hills. Echo
plolonss the roar OF car wheels, and multpies by
d thousand reYeroeranons the hoarse notes of the
Atatll "Iisue' Inc evening view at the crossing
u u oalt river was worth the whole ride from Mem
pms Oh Gay some degrees hotter than yesterday.
u beauty i not IN grandeur it equals any view
l nave seen elther among the hills of New Eng |
anu, OF Vne mountain gorges OF the Blue Ridge or
'ne Anegnahes.
FROM Menpnls 10 Louisville, the course isabout ,
Noftleast, ana TINS line runs as nearly straight as
nosS long lines OF railroad ever do. The distance
> shorter oy LIS miles than it is through Odin, 7
MINUS me uaVelef az Memphis who intends to
80 ~ Olhcinnat, mas TINS choice: He may go three
Luharea lLLles North TO odln, and then two hun
reu anu seYenty-hVe miles east to Cincinnati, or
. may take lhe stralght course via Louisville, n
oo"1 nVe hundred miles, thus saving sixty or sew
MY miles IN travel and four or five hours in time