Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-07


the exports for the year 1870, as ascer-
tanned from the eficisl records of the
Customhouse, amounted to $5S, 900, 900.
Col. Thompson attributes this great in
crease IL thecommerce of Savannah mainly
to the extension of her railroad connecs
lions. Recently direct rail communica-
ton with the Mississippi river at Vicks-
burg has been opened, and already It's
advantage to the commerce of the city
is being realized, in large receipts of cot
ton from sections which have heretofore
regarded New Orleans as their shipping
point A very intelligent gentleman of
this city informs me that Savannah is two
weeks nearer Liverpool than is New
Orleans. He says it will cost little
more to send cotton from Vicksburg to
Savannah than to New Orleans, but he is
quite sure the saving in time 10 Liverpool
will overbalsnce that small item of addi-
tional cost in transportation. The effect
of the extended railroad connections
which Savannah has established is shown
in the increased receipts of cotton. For
instance, the receipts of upland cotton to
the 30th of March, 1871, inclusive,
amount to 652, 652 bales, against 4O4, 97A
to the corresponding date last year, show
ing an increase of 247, 678 bales, which
is considerably larger per centage of in
crease than New Orleans shows. 1t is
estimated that the receipts of cotton at
Savannah this year will reach at least
700, 600 bales. These facts show the
growing importance of Savannah as a
shipping port for cotton. The exports of
cotton to Europe during the week ending
March 80, amounted to 20,S29 bales of
uplands, valued at 81, 200, 900. Savan-
nah has rapidly sprung into the position
of second cotton port in the South, and
many of her most sagacious citizens are
sanguine that she will assume the position
of first within the next decade
/ noticed hanging up in the public
room of the Marshall House, one of the
hotels in this, city, a photograph of q
groupe of members of the Chatham Ar
tillery surrounding the tomb of Gen.
jackson at the Hermitage. This photo
graph was taken during the visit of that
celebrated company to Nashville in 1858.
l have met with but two of the members
of the company who visited Nashville
Col. w. T. Thompson, editor of the
Savannah Nelos, and Capt. F. w. Sims, a
! leading cotton merchant of this city. Upon
inquiry ! find that as military organizat-
ion the Chatham Artillery has been vir-
tually disbanded, though it is continued
as social compact. During the late
war this company did effective service
for the, Confederstes. To it belongs The
honor of retrieving the field and turning
the tide of, battle at Oolusta, Florida,
where the Confederates won the day after
they had been virtually whipped, The
company followed the Confederate flag
until the surrender of Gen. Johnston al
Greensboro, N. c., and there the mem
bers of this famous company had to give
up the guns which they had with them
at Nashville in 1858, with one exception,
and that is q gun of historic fame.
was presented to the original organization
of Chatham Artillery by Gen. Washing
ton. This gun was used in the campaign
in Northern Georgis, and did good service
there, but fearing the fortunes of war,
when the order came to join the forces il
North Carolina, it was put away in a Sc
cure place, and has thus been preserved
1t il a menento of inestimable value tC
the members of that gallant old com.
pany, and every man must honol
the pride which prompted them to save &c
valuable q relic from the general wreck
Should the members of that ancient and
honorable company ever visit Nashville,
a;fhar oc on roani1otiOn mr. aa indiuid-
nails, they will meet with the same cor
dial hospitality which was accord ed them
thirteen years ago.