The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-06-16
From the Charleston News. I
An Interesting Letter.


received by gentleman of this CITY,
from an old and highly respectable and
intelligent merchants Of Augusta, Geor-
g'a:
Il last night read with much pleasure
the report to the Mayor ofthe good old
cup, 'rla'ive to tho Blue Rilge Hail-
road. | am persuaded ibat the true
interests of Carolina is. to.push on to
early completion this road, and to build
IT TO Knoxville on nearly an airline as
the character Of the country will admit ;
this is the last hope of Charleston. [
am in hope that the OHIO people will
conclude to come direct to Knoxville.
and if not now they will ultimately
Charleston, | think, is entirely indcpen-
dent of them, and they will oNy seek
that outlet (Charleston) because it is to
their interest to do so, and this ther
will find ont sooner or later.
"My object in writing is this The
people Of tho West are great upon a
Gulf port outlet to the great Cult of
Mexico, to command tho trade Of tho
West Indies anu South America; and
| suppose they are honest IN the opin-
ion that through Mobile or New Orleans
this would be the case. You and know
quite the contrary, and this idea wish
yon to elaborate to them. Charleston
is much nearer to all the West India
ports than Mobile or New Orleans :;
the future value of the West Indies
being as l think, in the islands, other
than Cuba. The French and English
possessions are vastly progressive, and
under well regulated system Of Coolie
labor, there is no telling whit their pro-
duct may be. British Guiana alone il
capable OF making sugar to the extent
OF a million Of hogsheads yearly. Now.
suppose you wished 10 ship one thous.
md barrels Of flour from New Orleans
to Jamaica, Barbadoes, Trinidad, or
Demerara OH the main, or any other
island, except Cuba, or to any port on
the South American coast, You have,
after leaving New Orleans, to make the
coast OF Cuba, then cross there the Gulf
stream north OF Cape Florida, then
stand away to strike The, trade winds,
and your passage to Barbadoes is snv
twrnl!y-six days; from Charleston It
would be six, not moro. You, or rath.
er they, will say, steam must be used !;
well, it is too costly. 1t is true, a
smart vessel might beat to windward.
say south OF Jamaica by this she would
be say sixteen days. Ask some of your
old captains about this; I think the
point worthy of being mentioned.
In our opinion then the whole result
may be summed up in few words.
Cincinnati acknowledges tile CONNER.
cal necessity of connection with
Knoxville by propnsing to build the
branch road from Chitwood's TO lGik
Gap. Louisville IS in position TO
strike down at once and give rs the
same connection with that city that we
should have chad If Knoxville had
been taken as the tcrminons OF the Cn-
cnnat' line. Louisville can readily OBJ.
tain the money to make her connection
with Knoxville Cincinnati will be able
to complete her road to Chi,wood's and
the branch to connect her with Knox.
vile in two years, though it will require
four to complete her road to Chatlanoo.
gas that by the time We can com.
plete the Blue Ridge Road, we shall
have the shortest possible connection
with Louisville, and connection with
Cincinnati only Twenty-Five miles lon
ger than If Knoxville had been chos-
ell.
This is enough for us, and proves the
necessity of going to work at once to
complete tho Blue Ridge Road, as n
railroad connection that WILL more than
any other industrial undertaking, build
up our CITY and State. Our position is
imnregnable, and we are prepared to
meet any arguments that may be al-
vanced against it. What we cuti:sn,l
ia, that the Knoxville route is tile bcst
for Cincinnati but that whatever route
may be adopted. South Carolina must
reap an immediate profit, and secure
trade whose value IN fow years will be
many millions Of dollara.
BAD News FROM CUBA FOR THE Pa.
TRlors. s.-Ne,o York, June 9.--The Cu.
bans here received distressing news Sun.
day night which caused much weeping
among the women. 1t Is whispered
tha: Cesprdes the "Patro,t" President
has sold ont. Another rumor is that
the volunteers and patriots have frater.
lied. y" .'"."
,Washinytoh, Juno Information
from reliable sources in Havana has been
received here asserting that the Cubans
are engaged III an active offensive move
meni, and were never IN botter spirits
or more sanguinc o. success. Ttlegrams
from Havana deny .he report that any
number Of Cubsns or any officers Of the
Cuban forces have surrendered 70 Val
maseda.
The excitement in Cuban circles IN
New York Sunday night originated in
areport telegraphed by the Spanisrds
thAt Cespedes had surrendered. Sub.
seqpent dispatches from Cuban sources
prove Lhs rdmor entirely unfounded.
CoLoRED MEN IN THE NAvY,YARp.
Yesterday, for the first time in the his