The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-08
G H A R LIE S1TON..
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE s, 1859.
Our No1thvv estern Connections l,l. 2

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In our issue of yesterday morning, we
Informed our readers that the Atlanta 1n-
telligencer, Of Saturday, contained, q tele-
gram dated Cincinnati, 4th June, to the
effect that the Common Council Of that city
had adopted o resolution in favor Of the
Chattanooga route. This will be submitted
to popular vote on June 26, and We learn
that the Attorney General will testtthe oon-
stitutionality ftthe aot under. which this
action is taken l'1ahi q sra tega.. 4.
The announcement Of the choice Of Chat
tanooga has produced in cur community q
feeling of disappointment and depression
We share in the Disappointment But we
fael that there is no cause for the depres-
sion, and we confess that we were not en-
tirely upprepared for the result.
The, advantages to Cincinnati, of the di-
rect Rockville route were so manifest, that
the fact that the Chattanooga route was being
at all seriously considered, was conclusive
evidence to us that there were influences at
work entirely Independent of, if not en-
tfrely antagonistic to, the true Interests Of
that city. We had hoped that those infu-
ences, of whatever nature they might be-,
would not be. sufficiently powerfuluto to con-
troll the action Of the Common Council and
induce them to sacrifice the interests of
their constituents. In this we have, been
mlstaken. ~.,&ii cpIOl t9SJItr rs
o II must, however; be borne in mind, that
this action on the part Of the Common
Counoil is not fna,, and that the next step
to be taken is to submit their resolution to
q vote of the people. s.Ths Influences that
may have been brought to bear upon the
Cou!nciI Cou!.n may fail to exercise the sarae CON
troll over the people, and we look with con.
idence to them to reverse this decision.
The articles which we have, republished
from the Cincinnati papers, and the report
of Mr.. LATTE, furnish evidence so eonclu-
siye Of the paramount advantages to Gin
cinnati, and of the incidental advantages to
ourselves, of the:direct route to Knoxville,
that we shall not enlarge upon this topic.
What we desire is to convince the people
Of our city and State that even should.th
Chattanooga route be finally adopted We
should not relax enc, iotA Of our ex ertions
to complete the .BIse Ridge Railroad, at
the earliest possible day, fseiing satisfied
lthatlwhatever may be- sthe;yfn action Of
Cincinnati, we must certainly be placed: in
direct oommunics alton with both Cincinnati
and Louisville3 as soon as that road shall
have been completed, It ist5 true that the
connection viii NOT be quite as short and as
directas it would be- were they toiadopt the
Knoxville route, but this will result inff1-
.itely more to their % disadvantage than 70 our
owns oa'
The Louisville, and. Nashville Railroad
Company have charter for the extension
Of their Lebanon branch to the State line
Of Tennessee, near Elk Gap, the northern
terminus Of the Knoxville and Kentucky
Rajlroad. This branch is virtually oomplsl
ted IS London, leaving only forty.five miles
foof road yet to be built. This postion Of the
road has been surveyed, and fhs estimated
oOst Is q 81, $3.50; ;ooOg OF thiyisun, the City
Of Louisville, we are informed, has sub
scribsd s. 10000 to be paid as the e;work
progresses. or the. Knoxville and Ken
ltneky RoAd, \, nineteen M y miles remain to bs
built, atr.an estimatsdiac ost. of $76O, 600,
making total oof'$s22sa1 booosass ~ ths ;Rreba-
hYs Sosfaefl II x pfcpos-
cd Rcadetoa Chattanooga; orosaes this lina at
Danville, and the distance from Cincinnati
4 j l.l i kis routeaatala be,three
hundred and fifteen miles ayo5n .i'' ead ns na
| Tie advocates oI ths ChRttsnooga route
have recently advanced as an argument, in
favor Of their route, that by g building q
branch road from Chitwood' 3 60 Elk GAP, q
i distancs Of only twenty FIVE and q half
miles, they oan reduce the: distapcssi sif from
Cincinnati to Knoxville, by their route,,o 10
two hundred and hinety.six miles, or only
twenty. two miles ri more than by the propos.
eddireot route; the distance froom froom q Einoins !
I natl u Knoxville, -.Sy Sy tEs uisscs Ruoxyilie
route, being two hundred and seventy. four
miles! 2 Wewould,add, that bythis route;
We would be brought somewhat nearer ID
Louisville than by any other. This 'adyan.
tage Of Louisville win ultimately compel
Cincinnati 10 build d road from Paris 10
I London, which will give de precisely the
eoanecttpn 3 wes5havs III ,sipng, advscated
We shall, however, not insist upon this
poiEt, as i. IL mot NOT esssentisl 10 our purpose,
our connections being sufficient without Ii.
Taking thsss various routss,r the distan.
} ces between tOipoinnatis and Charleston arx
II as lfohoWs:o) ~ <t.t.g. G5.h !tYis9gss
BY the Louisville Road via Danvilte t725 miles.
. By the Chattanooga roEss, adopted
'9A by yethey Common Council, and
rtoM diverging at Ohitwood' 'a,s, "a. .s, 708miies
By the direct route 70 Knoxville IS. 8s4 miles
I This proves, chat 50 far as W. are CON.
d osrned, the hlnal Ado tiqn Of the Chassahoo.
90 route will add only twenty two miles Il
the distance between our city and Cinoin'
I natl. The connection with the interior s.