Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-03
GEORGIA,
The Political SIIuRiIOn-Gr0WGh OF At
Ianta-The south and North Rail-
road - Important Connection Be.
tween Nashville and Montgomery.

tween Nashville and Montgomery.
TO the Editors Ofthe Union and American.
ATLANTA. Ga, Sept. %, 1S69.-PoHtieal af-
fairs in Georgia seem TO be at the present
writing, IN quiescent state. The people are
busily engaged in hearty effort to rebuild their
fallen fortunes, aud appear to be little inclined
to stir up the turbid stream of politics. At the
same time. those who keep posted upon current
topics, are fully alive to the importance of the
early reinstatement of Georgia in the Union
with all her rights as n State restored TO her
and they await with what patience and SUBJ
mission they can muster the tardy movements
manity and justice. Patience is, indeed, q vir-
tue largely demanded Of our people in these
degenerate days. when the general good is made
to wait the convenience and interests Of party.
When It shall suit the wire-pullers Of the man
kin which sits in the seat of Washington
when the views and interests of the Republi-
can (RadicaD party can be subserVed thereby
then, and not until then, will Georgia be RE-
stored to the Union" The newspapers of At
lanta-twO Of them, at least-have recently ex-
hibited some remarkable feats of ground and
| lofty tumbling." The 1ntelligencer-for so
many years the right bower of Democracy in
North Georgia-has recently swung from her
moorings and gone into the support of the
| State and federal governments" as at present
administered. The editor ought to have added,
although he claims to make a distinction be-
| tween government" and administration. a
| distinction which the Bard" of tn New Era
| eharacterizes as the same as the difference be-
| tween .tweedledum" and ''tweedledee." This
| Bard" by the way, filed every issue of his
| paper with abuse Of Governor Bullock. That
| worthy fell out with the Bard, and violently
| Wrenched from the poets mouth the spoon CON
/ tanning government pap, hence abuse Of the
| Governor. But, all of a sudden, presto,
changed The spoon is again seen in the infant
| Bard's widely open "gObbler," and the spicy
/ paragraphs are seen no more: but, in lieu
4 thereof, we ind whole columns of "prOclama
/ tons" on all sorts Of unimpOrtant subjects
signed Rufus ID. Bullock, Governor" This
| Bard is a pOsr shOat. himself his own editorials
4 are the merest tWaddle, but he hires his heavy
/ writing" like people now a-days are often
| forced to do with their washing, done out
/ He claims to be, and probably Is, the leading
| Radical paper in Georgia, and being tho first
| in the South to nominate Grant for the PTesi
dency, he doubtless fattered himself with the ex-
| pectatiOn of a frst-class foreign mission. He
4 is vain enough for anything. So far, he ha.
| only got few crumbs in the way of govern
| ment advertising. During the war. he was one
| of your red-mOUthed fire and birthstone eaters
| going to gobble up the whole Yankee nation,
| etc. Further comment is unnecessary, or il
| more information is needed, inquire of your
1 contemporary. the Memphis Avalanche.
| The Constitution is the only true press rep
| resentative in Atlanta of the Democratic party
| and under the supervision of its present editor
Col. Avery, is well worthy the liberal support
| it receives.
| The growth of atlanta continues unabated-
| the character of the improvements has under
| gone wonderful change for the better. Where
| one-story wood and brick shanties formerly
stood. you now see three four and i've story
1 buildings towering up. The city IS spreadins
| itself over a vast extent Of territory. The pop:
ulatiOn, it is now claimed, will reach 3O,OOO and
is rapidly increasing. Those who have been In
| the habit Of predicting q collapse Tor Atlanta
or q sudden completion" Of the town, begin to
| find they were immensely out in their calcu-
| latiOns and without subscribing fully TO the
enthusiastic prophecies OF some OF ITS cluzens
as to its future, we may and must admit that II
is destined to be city OF no mean importance
if it does not become The inland city of the At.
lantic States. 1t is now the center Of four OF
the most important lines Of railway in the
south, having their connections, of course
| leading to all parts of the continent, and, with
the air line road in actual progress of construc
| peat, bids fair to become the most important
interior town south OF the border Southern
| States.
This subject of railway connections ant
I their important bearing upon the growth
| and prosperity of points" on their great high
| ways brings to mind a paragraph cut, not lonI
| since, from the columns OF your contemporary
the Nashville Banner. Having been, recently
| in a position to acquire some information upoI
| the subject of this South and North Alabama
railroad" and believing, as he does, that 1t
speedy completion is matter Of vast lmpoT
lance to your city, your correspondent viii ven
ture to infet upon your readers few fact
and figures" showing the advantages whicl
will accrue to Nashville and other points frou
| the accomplishment OF this great work. Tn
paragraph to which allusion Ehas been made
I'VE learn from the Montgomery Advertise
that during the past few days 3. 600 tons Of rail-
! | $40 cars and % frst-eless engines have bee
| purcbased for the South and North railroad
an of which are expected at Montgomery in
} | few weeks time. This road is progressing RAP
| idly, and even wonderfully. The bridge wi
be finished very soon, one pier being alread
| completed. Every thing will be ready to ru
the train to Limekiln as soon as the bridge
finished" -.
]. Now, while there is some truth in this stat
ment. it is singularly inaccurate. The ida
D | that the South and North road will have 3
cars and 20 locomotives, are 10 be delivered
Montgomery 10 a few weeks" without one mi
Q | of rails down. will strike any railroad or eve
good business man. as queer, IL not positive
absurd. The facts are, chat the company Z
n | rather the contractors with the company. Il
the building and equipment Of the entire roa
Messrs. Sam. Tate and assOciAtes) have Co
N | tracts for Ithe rails, cars and engines,
" stated-the rails to be delivered at DecatT
Limskiln and Montgomery, as fast IS Possibl