Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-08-04


the untutored Indians, the path
less forests, wild with the misses,
screams and roars of serpents and
fesh-devouring animals, was re-
garded as the city of refuge
against the march of civilization.
With them the opening up of
roads upon which wagons could
run would have been equivalent
to a resignation of their loved
hunting grounds, endeared to them
by scenes of The exciting chase,
to the arts and improvement of a
higher, nobler and more civilized
race of men. But be iteverspoken
to the honor and credit of Fay
etteyille and the citizens of the
county, they have advanced one
step, at least, beyond the rude
and selfish Indians-they have
aided in building two roads, one
the Winchester and Alabama r.
R., and the other, the Mulberry
and Lynchburg Turnpike over
which respectively cars and wag-
ans can now transport and bear
some portion of the travelling pub
lie and the immense cereal pro.
ducts of the soil, and by which
they have opened up for them
selves a regular communication
with a few of the more industri-
GUS towns and communities of the
great East whence in all ages,
both ancient and modern, has
been the source of light and learn.
ing to the barbarians of the West.
1t is true, those acquainted with
only the general rise, growth and
progress of towns and cities might
infer, and with reason too, from
the hoary age OF Fayetteville that
she ought now to be rich and
populous city, and, with Eastern
city characteristics, be extending
the rich rays of her influence
to regions still further West; but
when they become acquainted
with her peculiar history, then
they will realize (?) the wisdom
of some of her sages who tell us
oracularly that men and towns
are mel creatures Of circumstances
Excepting these two roads, she has
no means of egress and ingress for
loaded wagons during good part
of the winter and spring seasons.
But then it must be remembered
that she is getting old, and stays
much at home from mere indispo-
sition TO go abroad; and hence
she cannot see the necessity of
good roads.
AS regards her situation and
soil of surrounding country, it is
a point universally conceded by
all parties who know her in these
respects, that no county town has
greater natural stimulants for en-
ergy and enterprise, for in every
direction from the county seat
through which rock. INSTRUCTED
paths lead flor passable roads in
the winter and spring are not
claimed) the traveller passes over
country unsurpassed in the State
for fertility of soil, and most of
the natural resources of wealth
and general prosperity. Upon her
geographical advantages, if rem
dered available by a little public
enterprise and spirit, much may be
said, but as | am too much In
clined to liberalization, and this
article is about to grow beyond
publishers limits, I must forbear
for the present.
In my next l desire to mention
specifically those manifold symp-
toms of q disease which has man.
Tested itself chiefly in the vari-
Gus limbs, branches or members
of this body polite, and has held
in obscurity town which is so
finely favored by nature to become
a thrifty, prosperous and populous
town; and thus l shall be natu-
rally led to speak of those sin.
gular features Of this strange
disease that has SO signally closed
her eyes against her educational
interests, and has given so little
permanence and prosperity to
schools. EVERY DAY.