Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-24

phis the products Of these rich lands, but
BY means Of the Northeastern and
Southwestern road will put at your doors
the iine coal, iron. marble aud sandstone
Of Alabama so oheaply that Il will give
. new impetus TO manufactures and the
building Of good substantial stores and
dwellings BY the completion Of the
Selma, Rome aud Dalton road, the mer'
chants Of this place are two days travel
nearer the seaboard. Cotton Is now
being shipped to New York, via Charles
ton, In sCyon days at cost OF eight dol
lars and forty-6ve cents per bale. This
is \ much cheaper and quicker route
than the former one from Mobile, BY the
Keys. or the Fernandina road. This has
turned away from Mobile much Of the
cotton that once found its way TO the mer-
chants Of that city, and is giving
them some uueasiness and disquietude,
and even alarm, lest they shonld be
given the "go by" The great upheaying
OF the substratum by the late revolution
has caused wonderful changes, not only
| 10 the moral world, but also in the com.
mercial; and many men stand appalled,
at the consequences, and know notwhich
way TO turn for relief; others readily
adapt themselves to the revolutions, and
some even change their modes OF ;housht
and turn with the current they have not
the power TO stem.
Trade at this point is lively and re-
munerative; and although the farmers
have made short crops OF the " fleecy
king" vet his lordship commands such
high prices as to enable them to return
home with some money In their pockets,
after they have purchased their neces-
sary supplies. As tho farmers cannot
now, as before the war, spend their
money for slaves, they will give more
Literally to internal improvements; to
the erection Of churches and school,
houses, and to improving, adjoining and
identifying their homes, so as to make
them more pleasant to their wives and
children, and they even become more
happy and contented. A spirit OF i'm
proyement is everywhere beginning to
manifest itself; asd if we can only have
wise legislation and peace, the people in
all parts will soon recover frsn the
demoralizing and devastating effects OF
the late unhappy, upcslled-for and dis
| pstrous civil strife. General Hardee,
the noble aud successful warrior, is here,
engaged in the commission business,
struggling manfully for the prosperity oil
| the country, and aiding in the rebuilding
of the waste places of our beloved South.
Long may be live to enjoy the Smiles and
blessings Of grateful and noble people.
The acts of the Legislature now being
| passed at Montgomery are creating some
dissatisfaction among the people OF this
State, and would cause greater disquie-
tude in the minds Of the people had they
not been prepared to expect such unwise
legislation BY similar body in Tennes-
see. One of these "loil and msgnan-
imous patriots asked a gentleman, in our
presence, what the Southern people ex-
pected to do. Do you expect to revolu-
tiouize the government in order to get
rid of these evils of which you complain 7
This we thought was adding insult to in
Jury. Ask q man when you have him
down, with your heel upon his neck,
if he is going to attempt to release him.
self. Oh, shame
Respectfully, SNAP.