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Meeting of the Stockholders of the Brunswick
and Florida Railroad. ■
Brunswick iGa ) June 23.1853
A meeting of the Stockholders of the Bmn
swick and Florida Railroad Company was held
this day at 11 o'clock, in pursuance to public
notice, for the purpose or' electing a B 'ard of I)i
rectors for the ensuing year, and of transacting
anv other business that might be presented.
On motion of Hon. Levi J. Knight, Doctor
Thomas B. Winn, ol Thomas county, was ap
pointed Chairman, and Henry G. Wheeler, o'
New York. Secretary.
The meeting having been duly organized, the
reading of the Repoit of the Board of Directors
was called for. arid was read by the Secretary
as follows :
The Board of Directors of the Brunswick arid
Florida Railroad Company, avail themselves o 1
this, the first Annual Meeting of its S'ockhold
crs. to submit to their view the results of the
operations of the past year, together with such
information as they possess in regard to the con
dition and prospects of this Road.
In the prosecution of their labors, the Board
have encountered difficulties w hich could nei- |
ther be foreseen nor provided against, but which
are now happily removed.
It was scarcely to be anticipated, that an en
terprise so comprehensive and important in its
character, conflicting by recessity with many
estab'ished interests, and calculated in a materia'
change the well settled channels ot a
prosperous and lucrative trade—should not be
viewed u’ith distrust, and jealousy bv some other
portions of the S'ate. The Directors have not
been insensible to the existence of these feelings
nor to the bitterness of the spirit in w'hinh they
have been manifest, d. But they have not beet
turned one hairs-breadfh from their purpose bv
anv of these considerations. Looking steadily
forward to the accomplishment of *he urea* *ru~t
which had been confided to their hands, inflexi
ble in their resolutions to finish the work. against
all opposition and in defiance of all ob-tacles.
they have moved forward in the straight line ot
their duty, content to remain silent under grnu' d
less imputations, false charges and calumnious
assatil's. so long as silence remained an honor
ble alternative
That time has now passed, the reckless bos
tility manifested towards us has at length as
sumed an impnvng foirn. fmrn which the com
pany cannot aver f jtg gaze and which should no
longer he suffered to pass without rebuke Fore
most in this unscrupulous warfare has been our
sister city of Savannah—a city, which from her
wealth and resource*, might at least have al
forded to be /vs/, if she had not the magranimity
to he generous To her instrumentality are to
be attributed in a great measure, the difficulties
and impediments which have obsHucte I our pro.
gross down to the present time. Her public
press, with honorable exceptions, has by a sys
tematic polic l , misrepresented our objects, im
pugned our motives, and ipviled our enterprise
Her emissaries abroad have left untried noexpe
client, however unworthy, to subvert our plans
destroy our reputation, and ruin our credit,—
They have not been ashamed to represent our
project as an unsubstantial and unreal mockerv
—intended to deceive the people whose interest
it affected to foster, and by every species of im
position and fraud, to draw money from then
purses without the remotest prospect of ? refun.
It is hoped and believed that the sting of the
serpent can wound no more, and that no mea*
ures to which the malevolence of our assailants
may hereafter prompt them, can re f apl our pro
gress further. In this spirit, citizens of Georgia,
the Directors meet you here to-da .
Shortly af'er the organization of this Com
pany, at a meeting held in Brunswick, on the
17th of June. 18*72. the Directors, acting under
the authority of a resolution Hen adopted, en
tered into contracts with Messrs Collins and
Alexande . for the construction of the entji*-
line of road from Brunswick to ThnmasviMe
with a branch 4 o Albany, for the sum ot (SI 3
000) thirteen thousand dollars per mile, incln
give es some equipments. As «non as practice
ble aPer the completion of these arrangements
the Directors contracted thro: gh a London firm
with W D igbv Sevmonr. a member ot the R I D 1
ish Parliament, for fifteen thousand five hundred
tons of Radroad Iron. Bv the terms of this con
tract. one thousand tons were to he deliverer! on
board ship at Liverpool, fluring the month of
October. 1832; and one thousand in each sue
ceeding month thereafter, until the whole quart
tity shoi Id have been delivered, and pay ment
for this Iron was to be made in the bonds of the
Company, issuer! under authority of Resolutions
adopter! bv the Stockholders at the meeting
abo’ e referred to.
The contract was sublet by Mr. Seymour to
other parties We have adverted to the insidious
means caller! into requisition in order to bre-’k u •
the plans of the Company and to defeat all its
negotiations on the other side of the Atlantic
The first monthly shipment of iron, stipulated in
the contract, was not delivered A great and
Sudden rise ofthe price of iron had taken place
shortly aftet thero M4 rapt was made,and this lac 4
added to the difficulty which Mr. Seymour al
leged to exist- in procuring from Ms snh-rnn+rar
tors a punctual delivery of th° rails, was pleade *
bv him in excuse lor the violation of his con
tract
To repair the injury thus inflicted upon ns. a*
the verv threshold of our undertaking, and to en
able the Comnanv to carry out in good t nth i f «
agreement vvi f h t|)o contractors. the Director*
without loss of time purchased a quantity of iron
rails in Boston. wh»ch arrived in Brunswick and
are now in progress of being laid down And it
nnav here *'e stated, that a Locomotive and sorpe
cars have also been purchased, and that the ves
sel which conveys them is now on her voyage to
th i,c norl\
Th» I'on'Tfir’t- with MV Spvmour still lin2»*r o 'l
on, nn r u'fi'l»fl in any of it’s And on th'
of March, the Board of D'rectors determined
to delegate the'r President, Mr. Foot. to proceed
to England for the purpose of ascertaining the
cause of thp delay, and of making provision for
the delivery o r *he iron.
On his a r ''i val in England M r Foot, at the
very outset., was met bv embarrassments arid
difficulties which would have staggered a minrl
less self-dependent, anrl a spirit less resolute than
bis own. He found that Mr. Seymour had de
liberated broken the contract made under the
most solemn sanctions of human obligations;
that he had, wi‘h the selfishness of a cold ealeu
lation. sacrificed the interests which had been
entrusted to yis keening, and tha 4 he had com
promised the sub-con 4 racts he had entered i» V
with other parties. In the language of M r Ft o
-44 he had sold us out and pocketed the price ’’
It is pot pere*snrv to follow Mr Foot through
the various phases of his negotiation.
The Directors are happy to be able to an
/lounce that he has succeeded in concluding a
contract wi*h a highly respectable anrl honorn
ble house for the supply of fifteen thousand tons
of rails '1 he first shipment, amounting t 0 four
hundred and fifty tons s to he made in the en
suing mon f h. July, anrl the shipments are to
continue moptb’y, and in equal proportions, un
til the whole quantity shall have h‘-en delivered.
The completion of the road from Bnmswirk to
the Satilla River, during the present year. i«
thus secured an 1 it will he earned through
with all p s-ihjo dispa oh. to Albany and Thom
asville. where a direct communication will he
opened with the Gulf of Mexico.
The Directors would reproach themselves
with a disregard of an obvious duty, if they did
not bear their testimony to the zeal, prom
ptitude and abiiitv with which, at. great vr.
enfice to his own personal pursuits a d interests
Mr. Foot has accomplished his mission. It is
believed that no similar negneiation. surrounded
bv so many formidable obstacles, has ever been
carried to a successful issue in the same space of
time.
The directors are relieved from the necessity
of entering into any statements in respect to the
condition and progress ofthe werk upon the
load, bv the clear and explicit communication
on that subject, receiver! fmm the contractors.
Messrs. Coilins and Alexander It. is marked A
anrl intended to form a part of this report. Th*
Directors invite your earnest attention to this
communication If addition! guarantees wer
needed of the energy and good faith with which
the work will be carried on they may be found <
in the position and character of the gentlemen
who have it in charge and who have raised on
he grandest highways of the State, monuments
r o their science efficiency and skill, nor destined
‘o perish wyth theselves.
There r-/naips y P t one duty for the Board ol
Directors to discharge—that duty addresses itsel*
more est ectally to yo»«. citizens of Geor ia.
ft will he remembered that at the last meet
ing of Stockh< .' !’ rs. certain gentlemen repre
senting the different counties on the proposed
fine of road, pledged themselves that important
a‘d in the torn) of a large subscription, should be
secured.
In all their subsequent movements, the Di
rectors have imposed implicit confidence in the
high honor of those who made this pledge, and
in their ability to redeem it Indeed, if reliance
is to t.e placed upon information, in the hands of
the Direetors. derived Irom sources whose credi
bility they cannot question, a subscription rna
teriallv exceeding any amount at that time
p edged, will be realized.
[t ou)d be superfluous at this time to enter
inf., any detailed exhibits of the value < r pro
ductiveness of our euterpiise or of the immense
interior resources which this road, in connection
with other kindred improvements, is to lead to
a profitable market. The former Reports of the
Board of Directors have partially surveyed these
grounds: and recent publications from authori
tative sources have supplied any deficiency which
t cy might have left. The southern and middle
portions of Georgia have too long been shut out
from 'he commercial facilities which alone were
needed to give them pre-eminent influence an
prosperity. The absence of these fac'lities has
clipped the "olden wings of your commerce,and
pent up within the narrowest limits the resources
and energies of our people It belongs to you to
redeem yniirselv.s from this unnatural bondage,
'o put your hands to the wheel here, now, to
day. to avail yourselves of the natural advan
‘ages which lie temptingly spread before you to
secure the harvest which waits only for the reap
ers.
Your brethren of th<* North, associated with
von in this great work have never, for one mo
ment. faltered in their forward movement. Thev
have already paid ten per cent, on the twelve
thousand and fifty* shares for which they have
subscribed anrl they will promptly meet anv
r a'ther assessments which may he required to
sustain the credit ofthe Company 7 . Relying upon
your faith and your co-operation therewith, they
>ave pursued their object, with that unfailing
energy which regards nothing as done, so long as
anything remains to be accomplished. You may*
not —you can not—you will not disappoint them
They look with anxious concern to the result of
♦his day’s gathering. They have never doubted
*hat not withstanding all oppositon and in the
face of all combinations, the victory would at
•ast be ours And they have borne without a
murmur the repealed disappointment? ard delays
which have attended ou» efforts, because thev
fe*t that the highest anrl most durable triumph*
are those which have been achieved by the
gma f e.st struggles and sanctified by the heaviest
sacrifices.
By order of the Board of Directors.
(Signed,) John Pa ink.
Samttkl R Brooks,
Committee of the Board.
(A )
Brunswick 2fPh Tune, 1833
To fiic President and Director* of the Florida and
Brynswirk Railroad Company:
GkntmvUKN In reply to your enquiry in
regard to the progress *»f the work on the RcL |
road, we can only say 7 , that we commenced th*
trading with our company of bands in the
month rd Novemhpi*. last year, and fully expect
ed before this time, to have bad several o f her
compan’PS on tho line, but the work on the f a
nql which u p bad previously engaged to do. has
detained our principal force longer than we an
ticipated. and it being now* a season nf the year,
when planters are engager! in tbeir crons, we
have made no effort 4 o sph.let contracts, but the
canal is poa being about completed, which will
soon oive ns the nee of that force, and enable us
to place several other companies on the line o‘
roar! We a|co expect to find othpi persons who
will take contracts during the coming fall and
winter so that we feel safe in assuring you that
*he construction of the mad will go with greatly
increased rapidity. We have near about fi miles
n r ♦be road graded, and five miles of track laid
flown corr'plefe, with both timber and iron,
and a! 4 bo*'gb th\s is bn f a small portion of the
work, vet u-b'-n the difficulties at the beginning
of•uch undertakings are considered, we venture
to say. that po road ir Georgia has ever made
more progress within the first seven months af
thpr its commencement.
The Buffalo swamp wl icb w 7 e are now ap
preaching. w»|l crea s e no serious obstacle to our
nrogress The Engineer fMr. Hines) has found
and located a new line, which relieves that place
from some of the anticipated difficulties, and also
shorten 4 he mam line of road
The sard bills of Wav no. will require consid*
e’ahV excavation but the soil is light and the
wot k is easy
Th“ crossing of the Satilla River f 29 mile*
from this place) is a work of more ma?n* f nde
icqnirira more f imc and expense bpt no difficijl
ty in effecting it Beyond the Rati Pa. we are
not adyised ac to p rtlcnlers of the work. The
E>*< ineer« who were in charge of that part of
the road havjng left no pr* file of their work
with us bn 4 the general report of the Engineers
and the genera! character of the muntr are
favorable and wp anticipate no serious obstacle
The people of ' lbany. by resolution a s a pllb
be meet»n«r and other st ctiors bv private fetters
have expressed a strong desire that the work
should also be commenced at ♦he upper end of
the bne. and to which we yield our hearty con
currence. an/1 as soon as the Engineer depart
orient is arranged for the ennerintenderce of that
part of the road we shall offer con f rac f s over
’be whole line, both to ThomasviHe and Albany.
We have reaso" to suppose tha 4 tbe commence
m°nt of the next year will bring a sufficient
force on every part of the road to insure its com
pletion, within our contract time, say Ist July
* 833
We have great confidence in accomplishing
everything we have undertaken or promised, hut
it w'uM he much more satisfactory to all parties
♦n exhibit fpom time tr» ♦irpe. th*. road itself and
the wo’ k really done, in tend of paper statements
of what we evp«»c 4 s o do.
Very Respectfully, yours. &c„
R OP, CRT foLUINS,
Flam Al*-x*nder.
5.3 1 Tune. Since writing she above, we have
cmS Ip* 12 miles of grading and timber in the
c'Mintv of Lowndes, and it Is proha hie that con
ract will coon he made for another section of 1 2
miles We are also jn negotiation for the work
on other sections with other parties R G
F. A.
On motion of Mr. Rnight, the meeting pro
ceeded t 0 the election of Directors for the ensn-
: ng rear
Messrs Collins. Pheever and Seward were
appointed hy the Gha»r. Tel*ers to count she
votes an/! nroceede 1 to the discharge nf their dut v
Ou motion of Mr Gollier of Raker the name*
ofthe Delegates in attendance from the d i fferent
counties o*» the line of road, were ordered to he
entered on the Journal*. They are as follows:
From the county of Glynn —John M. Tvson.
Wm. R Hev E M Moor- Thoc S Honkinc
W H’zlebliret. Robort H izlehurst, Alexander
McDonald, P Vicolow. Robert S. Riles. John
D'»hi«*non. H Dobiupon. D' Robert M-»7.lehurs 4 .
J hr. R Wood R C Frankb n . James Houston,
r w Moore F D Sear'et D f\ S/*arlet. H. G.
G»‘*n :, l«at W M. Gigni’lia f . G. Scarlet, E. C
P Dart. 8 M Burnett, G Freelander John J
Morgan. A *ex Mclntosh. John A Harris. R S.
Pritchard, H. Dart Jos R Posted. W F Glark
MfTntosh county — Woodford Mabry. Richard
A Bird
Wayne county — James Highsmith, J. W Wig
gins. J S Wigvins
Wore county —Dr R. McDonald, Wm. A. Mc-
Donald.
Lowndes county —Maj J Simmons. H Rad
♦ord. L I Knight f p Waldbaenr. O. Smith,
Job»' Pike M G* ffi Wrp Lastpner
Thomas county— Dr T B. Winn Maj, E. R
Young Jas. Everett. 11. R. Seward, T. Burton,
P. Sheffield.
Baker county— P. M Nightingale. W. W-
Cheever, Jas. R. Brooks. G. VV. Collier. W. J.
Lawton. L. J.mlan, Dr. H. J. Nichols, J. Barks
dale. N. W. Collier.
Bibb county— T. R. Bloom, H. E. Moore, C.
P. Levy.
On motion of Mr. Collier, pending the count- j
ing of the vote, the Books of Subscription were j
opened, and gentlemen were invited to come
lor ward and enter their names on the subscrip
tion list ; and it appeared that the sum of eighty ,
! thousand dollars was added to the subscription j
list. , i
The Tellers now announced that they had
performed their duty, that it appeared on count
ing the votes, that 13 725 shares were represent
ed. and that the election had resulted as follows-
For President —Solomon F ot. ot Veimont.
For Directors —John Paine, Wm. Chauncey,
S. R Brooks.and Amos Davis, of New York :
Levi J Knight. P. M. Nightingale and E. R.
Young ol Georgia, and Thomas A. Dexter ol ,
Boston.
On motion of Mr Lawton.
Resolved , That the Directors let out a contract j
for a Bridge across the Flint River on the Alba- ,
,iy branch of the Brunswick and Florida Rail- j
mad, at a period sufficiently early, to procure its |
completion in time to make a Depot, on the i
west side of said river, instead ol the east.
On motion of Mr. Seward,
Resolved. That with a view to the convenience
of the S'ockholders, the Board of Directors be j
requested to call the next annual meeting one I
month earlier in the season, than the present. j
On motion of Mr. Lawton.
O'dered, That the proceedings of this meeting i
He published in the Georgia Telegraph, .Macon: j
Watchman. Thomasville, and Journal of Com
merce, New York.
And on motion of Mr. Long; the meeting ad- j
journed,sine die.
Henry G. Wheeler, Secretary.
foiiatitutimmiist k B qrahlir.
[Correspondence Constitutionalist cV lit public]
Stone Mountain, June 28.
Mr. Editor: —According to promise,! will
give you an outline of my trip from Augusta to
Nashville, and such little items as I picked up
on my way.
I left Augusta on Saturday week, at 5, P. M.,
and after partaking of a good supper at Kirk
patrick’s, proceeded on my way with a gooddis
po-ition on my part to court the arms of mor
pheus; but such was not my good fortune, for I
had along side of me a little Frenchman who
kept me wide awake, asking all varieties of
questions. The Georgia Railroad is in excellent
running cond tion, the cars comfortable, and the
conductors polite and attentive. I did not have
much opportunity of examining the cotton and
corn crop--, but such as came under my observa
tion, looked puny and very backward. The
corn crops, I learned on enquiry, was very un
promising and was suffering much for want of
rain. The cotton plant was stunned, and I saw
very little over three inches in heighth. The
wheat crop has turned out well, and most of it
had been harvested in good condition. The oats
I cr'p is a perfect failure, and very few planters
will get back the seed sown.
• I arrived at Atlanta about 4, A. M., and soon
after left in the car- for Chattanooga. Atlanta
has improved much in appearance since my last
visit. Some of her streets have been cut down
and others levelled. The different companies
which unite at this point, are putting up a fine
passenger depot, which will be a credit to the
place when finished. The State road has been
much improved. More than half the distance
between Atlanta and Chattanooga has been re
laid with heavy U and T iron, and the remain
der will be taken up and relaid as soon as the
iron can be procured.
At several of tile stations, substantial stone
warehouses have been erected, and everything
seems to move along with much more regularity
than formerly. But there is still great room for
improvement. Mr. Yonge, the chief superintend
ent, sepms to get along quietly, and so far as I
can learn, gives satisfaction to the line. He is
attentive to his duties, and without making any
ostentatious show, the work is gradually verging
*o completion in a substantial manner. The
bridges appear to be all in good order, and filling
up ravines and high places is continued.
Up to Cartersville, the crops present much the
>ame appearance as on the Georgia Railroad
yfter passing Cartersville they look better, both
cotton and corn ; this section having been fa
vored with some rain. The wheat crop is goo I,
ind most of it has been harvested. Oat crop de
stroyed.
I arrived at Chattanooga about 4 o’clock in
the afternoon, and put up at the Lanier House
whose landlord I found obliging and attentive
It is situated in the central part of the town.and
I would recommend it to those who may visit
the city. There are several other Hotels in the
place, which I have heard favorably spoken of.
Chattanooga is a town of magnificent distances.
Stores and warehouses are scattered about in
pvery direction, and it there is any regularity in
the streets or buildings, I could not see it. The
Western and Atlantic Railroad has two depots;
one as you enter the city, and the other at the
river. And what appears strange to me, I was
informed that the merchants of Chattanooga
were compelled to haul their goods to the upper
depot, a distance of a mile from the river, for
-hipment. By this arrangement, the merchants
are put to much inconvenience and unnecessary
expense in getting their produce to market.
Great complaints were formerly made about the
interruption to trade, by our city refusing to le'
the South Carolina Railroad cross the river: but
we think the citizerisof Augusta, of Chattanooga
and of Tennessee, have greater cause for com
plaint of the arrangements at Chattanooga. 1
will giv you an idea of she situation. A boat
arrives laden with Corn. Bacon &c., consigned
to a merchant in Chattanooga. In the first
p ace, he has to dray it to his store for the pur
pose of weighing, am) then be has to re-dray it
a mile through the city to the upper depot for
shipment; whereas, i! it was shipped from the
lower depot, which is within a hundred yards
of the river, all this unnecessary trouble and
expense would be saved,and as a matter of course
produce could be purchased at a lower price
We hope Mr Yonge will look into this matter,
and have the evil remedied. By so doing, he
will dd to his growing popularity.
As there was a party of pleasure made up to
visit Nashville, on nvitation, we made one of
he number, and a more pleasant trip we have
never enj'-yed. About seventy persons left
Chattanooga in the fine steamer Chattanooga.
Capt. Mahan, forthe Nashville and Chattanooga
Railroad terminus at the river. Daylight lasted
-efficiently long to enable me to enjoy the beau |
tiful scenery along the banks of the Tennessee:
it is grand beyond conception, and I will not
attempt to do it justice with my feeble pen. ■
There is a high range of mountains on either,
side, and in some portions of the river so com-
pletely are you sourrounded, that it is difficult to
imagine an outlet. As you pass along them,
imagination is caried awav with the magnifi
cence of the sourrouuding scenery. You first
pass the Tumbling shoals, then the Suck, and
last though not least, the Skillet. A faint de
! scription of each I will endeavor to give you as I
j return, as there is nothing exciting about them
jin going down—but much in coming up. We
1 landed in safety at the Railroad terminus about
! nine o’clock at night, and took up quarters on
board the steamer Atlantic, which is used as a
temporary hotel at this point, where we spent
the night very pleasantly. At early dawn, we
mounted the iron horse, and were on our way to
Nashville, where we arrived, without accident,
in time for dinner. The Nashville road is very
j substantially built, and there is heavy work on
I it until you reach the tunnel, which is twenty
i three hundred feet long, and cut through the
solid rock, so that there was no occasion for arch
! ing. It is anything but an agreeable sensatiom
i passing through this 'ong and dark passage way.
I with the weight of a heavy mountain resting
| above you. After leaving the tunnel the land
j is more level, and a finer growing grain region of
j country I have nevar seen. The Corn crop
; looks fine, the wheat has been cut. and promises
| a bountiful yield, but the Cotton crop looks sorry,
! the plants not averaging more than three inches
|in height. There are numerous little villages
j springing up on this road, and several Railroads
j have been commenced to connect with it, the
1 most important one of which is to Danville,
I Lexington and Cincinnati, which connects
| with this road at Tallahoma. A Branch road
! has been constructed to Sbelbyville, and is now
!in running order, and will be extended. From
! the tunnel to Nashville, the road is laid with
red cedar ties and cross pieces, and the depots
| are all built of stone. The road w-ill prove of
\ much importance to Middle Tennessee in de
veloping her resources, and will add much to
the prosperity of our own city, whic > is des
tined to become the warehouse for Western
produce.
Nashville is a beautiful city with about twenty
thousand inhabitants. There is much wealth
: among her citizens, and her merchants appear
i enterprising and industrious. We were sorry
\to find some of them so ignorant of the popu
j lation and business capacity of Augusta, but
! when their road is completed, we hope they
i will get better acquainted, and that mutual good
] feelings will spring up and be maintained be
| tween the citizens of both cities. On the com
| pletion of the Nashville road, which we under
j stand will be about January next, we hope the
! Presidents of all the connecting lines will give
a free excursion to the citizens ot Nashville ;
1 such a visit will accomplish more in a week, in
| the way of friendly feelings and intercourse.
I than could be done in a year.by any other means
j The piers are built across both rivers, and the
I superstructure has been commenced. One span
j has been finished, and another is under way. By
I the time the Bridge is finished, the road from
i Chattanooga will be completed, when we will
jbe in uninterrupted communication with the
capitol of Tennessee. Some ten or twelve
| miles of road is finished from Chattanooga. It
i runs on the edge of Look Out Mountain, at the
I
| river, asufficent space having been cut through
the rock to rest the track upon To the eye,
it looks like dangerous traveling, with a steep
mountain and over hanging rocks on one side,
and the river on the other. But we are assured
the work is well done, and but little apprehen
sion need be felt from slides, as great preettu
tions have been taken to prevent them.
It was my intention to have paid a visit to
| the Hermitage, to view the resting place of
| Andrew Jackson, but I was prevented by indis
i position. I understand, however, that every
} thing still remains as he left them, and although
j the place is visited by thousands of bis admiring
i countrymen, they are looked upon with rever-
I ence and remain untouched,
i I paid a visit to the resting place of James K
j Polk, who is buried in front of his residence in
i Nashville. His monument is plain and neat,
| covered over by an open stone canopy. Few
I strangers visit the city without paying a visit
to his honored grave.
; The State Capital is not yet completed.—
i When finished it will cost about one and a hall
million. It is a splendid building, fire proof,
situate on the summit of a high hill, and pre
sents four fronts. It is built of hewn granite,
iron rafters and copper roof, and is one of the
handsomest buildings in the country.
The Penitentiary has in it about 230 convicts,
who are kept busily employed hewing and saw
ing stone, and in various other branches of busi
ness. The superintendent informed me he
found ready sale for all he could manufacture.
Nashville is celebrated for handsome women
and fine hotels. Os the former we had the
pleasure of seeing a goodly number, whose ap
pearance in our city would, no doubt, set some
hearts to fluttering, if they did not make last
ing impressions. We hope, however, to see this
experiment tried.
We stopped at the Nashville Inn, kept by Dr.
Scott. The house is well kept and is well
’ patronized. We do not recollect of ever having
| seen a likelier or more attentive set of servants
1 The tables are set crossways, and each table
J will accommodate about a dozen guests. To
each table is allotted sei vants, and at call you are
1 speedily furnished with what you desire, with
out the rush and confusion of servants generally
| seen at other establishments. To those who
visit Nashville, we would recommend the Inn
After spending two or three days at Nash
ville, the party returned to Chattanooga in the J
steamer Molly Garth, Capt. Swiler. On reach- !
ing the Skillet, our troubles commenced. The I
river is low, and at this point runs with the \
: speed of a mill race. No steamer eari stem its ■
j current, and to get past it, recourse is had to a
| strong hawser, by which, with the assistance of
I about twenty hands, and a windlass, the boat is
| hauled about fifty yards in one hour and a half.
The next difficulty is the suck. Here a canal
| has been constructed, and the water passes
' through it with a perfect rush. The rope L
again resorted to and about as much time con
! sumed in passing as at the Skillet. When the
| river is high, neither of these obstructions im
j pede navigation. At the Tumbling Shoals the
I water is very deep, and some suppose that the
j river at this place enters some subterraneous
j cave.
, I did not have time to visit Look Out Moun
tain and its Cave; the latter has not been sat
i-factorily explored. We conversed with a pas
i senger, who stated to us that be entered the
| Cave at 7 o’clock in the morning, and came out i
about 11 at night. He thinks he must have 1
walked some seven or ten miles, and came across
several fine streams of water.
I gave you an account of the murder of Col.
Cuyler at Adairsville, but have since heard no
further particulars. On the 16th inst., W. H
Graham, who lost his sight in blowing up rocks
in the Augusta Canal, was found murdered in
his bed at this place (Stone Mountain.) From
that time up to yesterday, no trace could be had j
of the murderer. A number ofhis negroes were
examined yesterday, and suspicion seemed to
rest on one of his boys named Frank, who was |
a runaway at the time and has been “ince ap
prehended. He was very closely examined and
his testimony was such as to leave no doubt of
his guilt. Towards its close, he confessed he
committed the murder by himself, and that no
one was privy to it—that the negro who was
attending on Mr. Graham, was asleep on the
foot of the bed when he struck the blow with
the axe. He is now confined in jail, and will
soon receive the punishment he richly merits.
I am stopping with Messrs. Clarke & Hitch
cock, at the Railroad Hotel, which is as yet in
an unfinished state, but will be opened for com
pany in the course of two weeks. It has been
considerably enlarged and thoroughly repaired.—
j Every room in the house is lathed and plastered,
j and a two story piazza is added to the front of
| the House. It is furnished from top to bottom
i with new ar.d substantial furniture, bedding,
&c., and when opened will be one of the most
comfortable Hotels in the interior. It will be
the breakfast and supper House for the down
trains, and under the superintendence of Messrs.
C. & H., will no doubt, grow in public favor, for
they know how to cater to the wants of the
| travelling public and show every disposition to
do so. Yours, t.
[communicated. |
Mr. Editor : Sir—ln your paper of last week
you publish a letter of Junius Hil'yer, “to the
people of the Sixth Congressional District.” It
is much to be regretted that such a letter should
be published by him at this time. It is evident
ly intended by the writer to keep up an under
handed agitation among Democrats in this Dis
trict. Its whole tenor has this tendency—the
shallow pretext and avowal to the contrary not
withstanding. And not only in this District,
but also throughout the State : else, whilst there
are two papers published in bis own district
why wish this document published in the Coe
sti'utionalist, a paper which he knows is not
only read by everybody, but which, from the
candid, faarlpss, and impartial course, always pur
sued by its high-toned and talented editor, gives
every article in its columns a passport and an in
fluence it could not otherwise have. We have
every evidence in this district that the Democ
racy are thoroughly and warmly united; and this
attempt to speculate upon their confnlence, peace
and harmony, will meet with its just reward
Ilis letter though not long, has in it secede, se
cession. southern rights, fire eaters, secessionist
southern rights man, &c.. no less than fifteen
times. One of the complaints of the late editor
of the Southern Banner was, that we Union
Democrats would not be liberally dealt with bv
Southern Rights Democrats, and )’et this is tbp
very first attempt we have seen from any quar
ter. to even allude to former differences for self
ish ends: and doubtless it will be signally
frowned down by a people on whose peace it is
intended to speculate. He says, “owing to the
many misrepresentations that are abroad among
the people, as to my political opinions ami pres
ent position, it is necessary that I should address
you,” and after alluding to the past, and " what
shall be our future course,’ he says, “ I have de
termined for myself, and it is due to you, and it
is due to me, that 1 should with my characteristic
frankness! avow my determination.”
It is the right of the candidate for the suffrages
of a free people, to address that people, and it is
the right of the people to address the candidate,
and it is his duty to reply to their enquiries. In
asmuch as Judge Ilillyer has invited this course
by that pursued by him—l will propose to him a
few questions, which I wish him to answer
with his “ characteristic frankness.” The peo
ple of this district have an interest in riot being
“ misrepresented” as well as the gentleman.—
He will therefore be pleased to state what those
*' misrepresentations” are ? By whom have they
been made? and whether or not he has by his
conduct, course and conversation, at different
times, in different places, and to different indi
viduals, induced those persons to form different
opinions in relation to his political views and
position ? Again is his present position, the same
as it was when he was last a candidate, in this—
did he not when in the upper counties of this
district, when he supposed we were so ignorant
that he could operate upon our prejudices at the
expense of our integrity to the constitution arid
the Union—when falsing of Compromise tell
us that tee had nothing to complain of—that it
was to our interest that nigger owners were shut
out from California—that California was open
to us, and that we had no negroes to carry there
—was not this his position then in this section
of his district ? I have been informed that it
was ; ifso he is unfit to represent this d strict
Whether we own npgroes or not we love jus
tice, equality, fair play and equal rights. Many
of us own no slaves, but we spurn the idea of
drawing lines of distinction between those who
do, and those who do not, own this species of pro
perty, and never will countenance by our vote
the man who would thu= throw a firebrand be
tween neigh or and neighbor—who can suppose
us capable of pandering to so vile, so degrading a
sentiment—who for self-promotion, would light
up a torch of civil discord among us, which it
j encouraged and cherished would bring the most
| sanguin rv conflicts to our very hearthstones
| Judge Hillyer’s opponent, General Wofford,
; is a man who we all know, and always know
1 where to find, unon all questions. He has served
us, and served bis State long and well in her
public counsels. His voice has been heard, and j
his influence felt, in and upon the legislation of [
Georgia. The idea has been sought to be pro- j
midgated that he is not polished, not refined enough I
to go to Congress Sir. his friends will to-dav !
put him side by side with his opponent in am !
assembly, before any audience, and challenge a !
comparison, for gentlemanly deportment, high J
bearing, pure patriotism, consistent policy, sound j
sentiments sound sense and good judgment, j
General Wofford has not been ope-iating in a I
corner. There stand his official acts and votes J
for over a quarter of a century, by which to test
the capacity and sound judgment of the man—
and his friends can proudly challenge a compari
son ot his eourse upon ah questions affecting the
rights, the honor and the interests of Georgia.
! with that of the most able of her gifted sons.
It is true he has been the architect of his own
fortune, arid that fact alone proves that he is
eve>-y wav a man of no ordinary mould. It is
a duty which the people owe him as a faithful
public servant, who has done much for his State
and his section, to give him this last proof ot
their appreciation of his valuable services
What encouragement have young men to toil
up the “steep ascent.” to take an interest in
preparing themselves to he useful legislators and
politicians, if after all, when they arrive at the
-mint where they wish to rest, and ask for the
last endorsement of their course, by which they
may leave a name behind them as some slight
cornpensatian for all their efforts and labors—
they are to be cast off? ,
This must not, it will not be so The people
know Gen. Wofford : they love him : he is one
of them—and understands well their rights
their interests, and their wants. We need just
such men in the councils of the nation—work
ing men. At the last canvass Judge Hillyer, by
! some means, got the nomination, and Gen Wof
: lord was thrust aside. He acquiesced and sup
ported Judge Hillyer. It is to be hoped that
the latter will yet, as an act of justice to Gen.
I Wofford, withdraw his name and support him as
he did Judge Hillyer in 1851. Let h m imitate
the noble example of our standard-bearer for
Governor—the Hon. Herschrl V. Johnson—
: who in the late Pipsident.al canvass, for the
sake of harmony and strength, and in deference
to the long and able seiviees of Gen. Wofford,
offered to withdraw his name from the Electoral
' ticket, and fender his place to that veteran De
’ mocrat and staunch republican.
Judge Hillyer can well afford to do this. He
) is vet young, and has shared largely already o
offices. Union.
Arrival of the Baltic.
New York, June 26.
The steamer Baltic has arrived, bringing igo
passengers and Liverpool dates of the 15th inst.
I Hen. Mr. Foote. Charge to Austria, and Sen
ator Foote, of Vermont, are among the Baltic’s
; passengers.
England. —The city of Southampton gave a
I splendid entertainment to Com. Vanderbilt, at
j which 200 guests were present. The Commo
j dore had taken a large company of Southampton
nians on a cruise off the Southern coast of Eng
land.
The emigrant ship Aurora, bound from Hull
' to New' York, foundered on the 20th of May,
j taking down 29 of the crew and passengers,
j The captain and 12 others were saved.
France —Alter many fluctuations the Bourse
closed to-day with a rise. Three per cents, 78
fr. 26c four and a-half 102 fr., 30c. Commercial
confidence was almost restored.
M. Sallandruse is coming to New York in thf
steamer Heririe Hufense, as the Emperor’s com
' missioner to the World’s Fair.
Dcmbinski has addressed a letter to the Pa
hats saving that he had not ofleivd his serving
! to the Porte, but if a command was r fibred hid
I he should not decline.
T e bullion in the Bank of France had in
creased £1.000.000 during the month.
Sardinia. —Sardinia had concluded a commer
| cial treaty with Paraguay,
j Turkey. —Advices from Constantinople to
I the 30th. state that Turkey had handed to the
■ ambassadors of the four great power* a note ex
plaining the measures taken to maintain the in
! tcgrity of her territories, and declaring firmly
i that any arrangement with Russia is out of the
\ q •es t ion while that power persists in her exor
bitant demands. On the 28th the Fieneh min
! istergave Resehid Pasha the formal assurance of
the support of the French government, and
; Lord Stratton! Radcliffe waste have had an au-
I dience on the 2d of June, for the purpose of giv
ing a similar assurance on the p rt ol England.
The Russian fleet at Sebastopel consists of 13
j ships of the line, 8 frigates, and 12 smaller ves-
sels.
The military preparations of the Turks were
j carried on with groin, Tuikisiuflggjjs
lof 32 sail was anchored at the eiHl2. llce -!> the
[ Black Sea on the 30th. At the
-1 vettes and several frigates were being armed to
!he ready by the 2d of June. A hundred and
i forty flat boats were emo!oy»d constantly in
| transporting artillery and ammunition to the
| fleet and citadel on the Bosphorus. The militia
j are pouring in from all quarters, and the troops
| w'ere to be reviewed by the Sultan on the 30th.
J Business at Constantinople was dull, owing to
J the scarcity of vessels ; but there was not much
j panic.
Col Pernoff. commander of the Russian Pon
toon Brigade, had arrived at Renja, on the left
bank of the Prnth.
Austria —Vienna dates of the 10th state
| that Lord Westmoreland and Baron de Mayen
j dorff had a long conference,and afterwards couri
ers were dispatched to London and St. Peters
( burg.
Greece— The Athens Observatorie announ
ces officially that the statements respecting the
I demands of Mr. Marsh, the American Minis-
I ter, are incorrect.
Markets.
Liverpool. June 15 —The Alrica’sadvices im
proved the Cotton market, which was further
j strengthened by large speculative purchases of
the lower grades. The market has therefore,
; heen active at full prices Sales of the three days
|25 000 bales, of which sneculators took 10 000
\ and exporters 1,000 bales. Fair Orleans 63d. ;
j Middling 61. ; fair Mabile and Uplands 631.;
Middling 5J I a 5 15-16 d ; ordinary 5| a 03d.;
inferior 4 a Od. Imports 36 000 hales.
Breadstuff*.— Brown & Shiplev quote bread
stuffs a shade easier, without any decided change
m price, though a slight reduction might be made
in wheat and flour, to effect sales. Philadelphia
arid Baltimore moved slowly at 25s for ptime ;
canal 245. 6d. Corn neglected. The imports of
flour were small, and of wheat large. The
weather was good, and crops thriving.
McHenry says that buyers of flour insist on
6d decline and 2d. in wheat, owing lo the favor
able weather.
Makin savs flour is freely offered at 24s 6d. a
25*. for Baltimore and Philadelphia. Extreme
rates for Ohio 28- 6d.
Provisions.—Nothing doing in Bacon. Bny
i ors would act at 2s. decline. Shoulders 345.
I asked. 325. offered. Beef more active. Polk
j dull. Lard dull, and 2s. lower. Tallow quiet.
Rice steady at full rates.
At Manchester a more cheerful time pievails,
I hut business is not active.
London. June 14 —Sugar is quiet but prices
maintained. Coffee dull. Tea dull, but the ad
vance ol Id. in Assam is maintained. B-iigal
Rice active at 11s. 6d. Tallow brisk at 475.
6d. a 475. ffd.
The funds had improvtd—Consols closed at
99f, extra dividend.
Murderous Affair —A brumal murder was
committed on Monday evening last, at a place
j called Love's Hollow, on the N. & C. Railroad,
a few miles Irom this city. Two brothers, James
j ind Peter Heaton, got into a quarrel about a
| -mall sum of money, when the latter indicted
| 'wo mortal wounds in theVneck and breast of
! he formei, who survived but a few minutes.—
j The parties were young men and both intoxi
cated at the time Peter was arrested and
I lodged in jail, from whence be will probably be
I 'tansported to the penitentiary or the gallows;
' but w hat punishment will be meted out to the
one who furnished he liquor, who is accessary
to. if not the virtual instigator of the crime, the
wisdom and plentitude ol our laws do not defin
itely prescribe Make the liquor vender directly
responsible lor the crimes traceable to his traffic,
! and you “strike the nail upon the head ’ He
will become chary of dealing out his wares, ad
I bifum, to the man whom intoxication makes a
robber or murderer We commend this sugges
tion to the " Maine Liquor Law” advocates, and
submit it to their judgment, whether laws em
hodving this principle would not be more effect
ual than ativ attempt at total or exclusive pro
hibition.— Chattanooga Advertiser, 30th ult.