Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-09-09

GEEELy thinks that martial law
and the strong arm ~ she military,
will haze to be relied sl.'h fur the
suppression Of outraess w tlre South.
He forgets that those outrages, real
or pretended, spring from the utter
ances of such men, ms he, reduced to
practice by the heartless tyrants who
make up the Grant administration.
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CiarIssviIIc and Tier New RaIiroad
kchense.
From the Nashville Union aid American.
For some time past we have watch
ed with no little Interest the progress
of our sister city, GAINESVILLE, in seek
ing a railroad communication by
means of new road TO 81. Louis and
the West, via Princeton and Shaw
neetowD, Ill. In 1868 the Clarksville
and Waynesboro Railroad Company
was chartered by our Legislature =
BY the provisions of the charter, the
company was entitled to State aid,
until this feature of domestic policy
was wiped out by the new Colistitu-
ton. Nothing was done, however,
to organize under the charter until
quite recently, aud the object now in
view, Is to cooperate with citizens of
Kentucky In q route to Shawnetown,
ILL.,, to which place the State Of Ken
lucky has recently authorized the
construction of railroad. The citi-
zens OF GAINESVILLE are, at present,
most interested In the northern end
of the road from Clarksville to the
State line, thence to Princeton, Ky.
From I. ID. Leonard and j. Ii. Taps
cvtt, who have just returned from
Christian and Trigg counties, KY,
In the interest OF the proposed road,
we learn that all along the entire
line the people realize tlielmportsnce
of its construction ut an early date.
The locality about ClarlSsvlll has been
fexamined by engineer Tapscott, who
says that safe crossing can be had
over Red river, and line upon an
easy grade could be built along the
base of the bluff, south Of New Prov
idence TO that ancient shipping point,
Trice's Landing, thence up tire hol-
low to- the crest Of the ridge, near the
tollgate in the north suburbs of New
Providence. The line of the road
leads thence northwest through q
comparative level and fertile country,
ten miles to the Kentucky line
Clarksville and New Providence, u.s.
sisted by the farmers along the route,
bare able to build a narrow guage raii-
road In less than twelve months, and
unless the present enthusiasm of the
people dies out, this will certainly be
done. From the State line to Prince
ton the country Is rich and in high
state Of cultivation, with an intelli-
gent, energetic and wealthy popula-
| ton. Cauvassers are now, at work
In this county and Kentucky, solicit
ing, most successfully, stock subscrip-
ton. The st. Louis Board of Trade
are looking to this route as one of the
feeders of the Southern Pacific Road.
There is an excellent quality Of coal
on this road, lying near the SURFACE
In veins Of from four to six feet IN
thickness.
This county Is part of the Cum
berland Valley--its people and its
trade naturally wonld seek Clarks-
vile and NASHVILLE markets. Now,
instead of extending the southern
part of the road to Wanesboro, 1t IL
much more desirable, certainly would
lie more profitable. to run a connec-
ton along the valley of the Cumber-
land direct to Nashville. This idea
has already been adopted by some of
the people. Esquire Ed. Williams
and his neighb0rs In Cheatham coun-
| ty are ready to take active measures
in the construction of the line in the
direction of Nashville. TO Clarks
vile the Edgrfield & Kentucky road
Is not Of much benefit, drawing no
! trade from lower Christian and Trigg
counties, KY, and Cheatham and
Robertson counties, Tenn. This trade
IL lost, but will lie turned t. Clarks-
willie and Nashville by the new line.
This road can be built II Nashville
! will turn her attention to 1t, and a
Cumberland River Valley road from
Nash vile to GAINESVILLE will be COM
lpleted in year. There We're those
who condemned the people of David
son county for their investments In
railroads, but we have no doubt that
tile city Of Nashville has pursued a
wise policy and will reap rich re-
ward from the foresight and enter.
prise of her citizens who have made
her the greatest railroad cetre In the
south. We have been asked by citi-
zcns of GAINESVILLE and Montgomery
county to give the scheme our hearty
assistance. This we do, aud la con-
clusion say, that the northern part
OF the road to Kentucky will be COM
pleted within ten months, after which
the people are determined to build
the southern end to Waynesboro. =
1 Now Nashville, by small subscrip-
ton, can secure this road, and will
receive untold benefits thereby Coal
can be brought here then at u cheap
rate. Moreover, we will have an al
most air line connection with st.
Louis, whose market is comparative
~ closed to, the Nashville merchant
!, and manufacturer, under the present
system of communication.
EDITORS CHRONICLE: The "To.
bacco Leap man keeps talking about
their snakes. Now that will do very
well in its place, but If the plague
taxed worms, were as bad after them
as they are after us, they Wouldn't
have time IL think oi the snakes thai
are in their boots.
Why Sir, the worms are so bad af
ter our leaves, that the hogs are con
tinually running around the patches
Thinking somebody was ca ling them