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2 “A Voic? from the Long Ago.” Conductor Sanford Bell, of the West ern & Atlantic Railroad, has loaned us a copy of the Mountain Eagle, which was published in Dalton, Ga., and dated January 8, 1848 —over 39 years ago. We make the following extracts which we have no doubt will entertain and amuse our readers. Here is a couple which will be in teresting to the people of Dalton: A BILL To change the name of Cross Plains, of Murray county, to that ot the city of Dalton —to extend the limits, and to point out the mode of electing the Mayor and Council. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the passage of this act, the village of Cross Plains, in Murray county, shall be mcorporat e 1 under the style and name of the city of Dalton, in Murray county. Sec. 2. And be. it enacted by the au thority aforesaid, That the corporate limits of said city shall extend one mile i i every direction from the railroad depot in said city, and the municipal authorities shall be the Mayor and six members of Council, with such other officers as they may appoint, or as may be hereafter authorized, to be styled and designated the Mayor and Coun cil of the city of Dalton. Then follows the sections relating to the city government, etc. CITY OF DALTON. For the benefit of our town readers, we have published in full, the act passed at the recent session of the Legis lature. incorporating our town. It will be found in another column. Here is one which will be news to the present population of Chattanooga. The “burning volcano in the Lookout Mountain” would probably create a great sensation if its grand pyrotechnic display were on the programme now. Just imagine the W. & A. 11. 11. Co. issuing excursion tickets and running excursion trains for the throngs who would go to see it! FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS. For several nights during the past week, the leaves and rubbish on the mountains in the vicinity of this place, have been on fire. The appearance of the flames after dark on the tops of high mountains, at a distance of four or five miles, is grand and magnificent; and bears a close resemblance, no doubt, to the blazes which it is said, occasionally issue from the burning volcano in the Lookout Mountain. Then follows one in which the sky rockets of eloquence and erudition bid fair to eclipse their prototypes from the “burning volcano in the Lookout Mountain.” Just read it, or you will be unhappy, because you have lost something: A DEBATE. Resaca, Jan. 4, 1848. Mr. Editor: We have had a debate in Resaca, recently, which nearly throws the account given in the Geor gia Scenes, of one of a similar charac ter, in the shade. It was very inter esting to all genuine lovers of amuse ment present, and will no doubt been tertaiuingTo some of your readers, on account of the novelty of the question, and some of the historical facts con nected with it. Question. —“Was Napoleon Bona- i parte justifiable in beheading Charles XII, King of Sweden, when he took him prisoner, or not?” For the affirmative, Mr. F. and Mr. B. For the negative, Mr. M. and Mr. G. It was argued for the affirmative in justification of Bonaparte that Charles had threatened to hang Bon aparte, if he took him prisoner; and that he acted in self-defence in treat ing Charles as he was to have been treated himself, had he have been caught; and further, that Bonaparte acted in a magnanimous manner when he permitted Charles to die an honor able death instead of hanging him ;• as Charles had threatened to serve him. For the negative, it was contended that Napoleon was not justifiable in committing the act, as he had merely heard of the threat against him; and further, that if he was certain of the fact, that it was a very inhuman and barbarous act to belie .d a prisoner of war who was completely in his power, and he could have imprisoned him for the security of his own life. Ihose in the negative said they were not prepared to debate the question, as they did not recollect the circum stances of the case, as it was a long time since they had read it in history, and thus ended the debate. The Pres ident decided in favor of the affirma tive. Polemicus. Here is one where the editor becomes a prophet. Atlanta had to wait over twenty years, but she “got there” all the same, even though Milledgeville did get her railroad. Hon. Seaton Grantland has been elected President of the Milledgeville and Gordon Railroad Company, Vice Benjamin S. Jordan, Esq., resigned. The people of Milledgeville seem to be disposed to make one more desper ate effort to construct a railroad six teen miles long, rather than loose the capitol. What a mighty undertaking! We fear that it can never be accom plished during the life-time of those who have undertaken the grand and magnificent enterprise. By building this road, they may succeed in retain ing the seat of government a few years longer, but its final removal from that place is settled. It must, and will be removed. The very spirit of the age requires it, and the opposition of those in Milledgeville who have lain upon their oars and sucked the government teat until they have grown fat, and think they have a fee simple title to it, will dwindle into insignificance when brought in opposition to the powerful and united influence of other portions of the State. If we are not mistaken, a majority of both branches of the last General As sembly, were in favor of the removal, and the measure was only defeated by a diversity of opinion among members as to where the new State house should be located. The only prominent places spoken of, were Atlanta and Macon, and the respective friends of these two places undoubtedly defeated the bill by their strenuous adherence to their sec tional feelings and jealousies. Next we see that the smoke-houses had not then been moved to the west; but that North Georgia was somewhat of a “hog and hominy” region itself. A big hog crop it was —about two and a half cars of bacon and a fourth of a car of lard. BACON AND LARD. From all appearances, it is likely that a very large amount of bacon and lard will be shipped from this place dur ing the latter part of the winter - and spring. Several hundred hogs were slaughtered here the present week, and we hear that a great many more are to THE KENNESAW GAZETTE. be “knifed” in the course of a few weeks. One establishment near this place, already has in process of curing, about sixty thousand pounds of bacon, from which they have saved seven thousand pounds of the best quality of lard. We learn from the owners, that they contemplate shipping the whole of it to Savannah by the first or mid dle of March next, regarding that mar ket as the most favorable for the dis posal of these commodities. The article which follows is a good one, and shows that Oufly earned his immunity by his shrewdness in taking advantage of the technicalities of the case. Do we wonder any longer that some of the Charleston darkies, “since freedom broke out,” have become law yers? DARKEY CUNNING. Some years ago, the city council oi Charleston, S. C., passed an ordinance, that when the military turned out in that city, all regroes and negro boys found, running the soldiers, neg looting their masters’ business, should be arrested by the police and receive a few lashes. But the “gemmen of color” broke through the meshes of the law thereafter, by running ahead! There was so much lawyer-like cunning in this, the city council and police never troubled them afterwards. The recent heated election for direct ors of the Central 11. 11., will make the ensuing report one of interest: DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. The following gentlemen have been elected directors of this company for the ensuing year: Messrs. John W. Anderson, Solo mon Cohen, M. Hopkins, Henry Mc- Alpin, William Crabtree, Richard R. Cuvier, Joseph S. Fay, William B. Johnson, and Jacob Waidburg. The (‘lection was held in Savannah, on the 3d inst., (Jan. 1848.) The last item which we copy will be somewhat refreshing. “The old times have passed away:” We see it stated in some of the pa pers that the Hon. Alfred Iverson, member of Congress from the South western District, has returned home to attend the adjourned term of the Su perior Court in Muscogee county. This gentleman, and all who act in a similar manner, must either be guilty of neglecting the interests of his con stituents, or place a very low estimate upon his own services as a member of the National Legislature. The Western J- Atlantic Railroad is the only railroad in Georgia which has four daily freight schedules from one of its termini to the other. Conse quently, freight forwarded via the Western d; Atlantic, from the west to the southeast, if it misses one schedule has a chance at three others the same day. This makes it emphatically a FAST FREIGHT LINE, and shippers have found it out, and are acting in accordance with their interests. “What would a woman do without a looking-glass?” is asked. Use an other’s. You can’t stick a woman as easy as that. Only one change of cars, (and that in the Union Depot at Atlanta,) for passengers coming over the Western & Atlantic "Railroad between Cincin nati and Charleston, or Nashville and Charleston. THE WESTERN & ATLANTIC Railroad’s Region for Tourists, Capitalists and Immigrants. 'the attention of the American people is now, more than ever before, being directed to the South as a profitable field for invest ments, and for settlement, by people from the north and east. Without premising further, it may be stated that the territory tributary to the Western and Atlantic Railroad offers more advantages for both capitalists and immi grants than probably any other section in the southeast. The requirements sought by both classes, are health, reasonable fertility of soil, ac cessibility to markets for the disposal of the surplus farm or manufactured products, and such grades of society as are agreeable and necessary to mental and moral advance -1 ment. By the census of 1880, it was shown that this region was practically the granary of I Georgia. It produces enough provisions to supply itself and to ship some surplus to Atlanta and to the other Southern markets. Within these counties, also, there were rais ed the same year over SO,OOO bales of cot ton ; hence, here is the field for cotton fac tories. It has also been shown that within these counties there are found G 8 different vari ties of minerals, and 71 distinct varieties of wood; hence establishments for the manu facture of iron, of furniture, etc., would find here profitable return for investment. On this line, it may be stated that the ; waler powers in these counties are sufficien: for the use of hundreds of manufacturing establishments; but to supp ement this in a I very practical manner, the Western and i Atlantic Railroad Company has made re | duced rates on manufacturing coal to all of its local stations; and it can justly claim to be the only railroad in the southeast which has published to each of its local stations a rate on coal for manufacturing purposes which is very decidedly hss than it is au thorized by law to charge. For instance, by reason of these rates, at Marietta, Ga., manufacturing coal can be laid down at about $2.25 per ton, and at points noithward toward Chattanooga the rates grow less, and consequently, the prices grow correspondingly less. On manufactured products shipped from the establishments on the line of the West ern and Atlantic Railroad, this company instead of demanding its full local rates, has made practically prorated rates, as though they were through points. For instance, from the cotton factory at Adairsville to all points southward,are made the same rates as from Chattanooga, ex cept where the local rates would be less than through proportion, in which case the rates are less; and from the same factory to northern and western points the rates are the same as from Atlanta, except where the local rate is less than the W. & A. propor tion ot the through rate in which event, the rate is less than the Atlanta rate. The same rule will apply to all manu factured products from all the local stations on this line, The company considers that its true interest is best subserved in pursu ing a liberal and enlightened policy which will tend to put all of its local stations as near as practicable on the same basis as through points. The eflect of this policy is shown in the fact that while the great depression of busi ness during the past year has affected all other business in an unfavorable manner, the local business of the Western and At lantic Railroad has shown a steady and very gratifying increase; and there are at present in course of construction several establish ments at local stations which will be a large ■ source of revenue to the company, tl Come 1 thou with us, and we will do thee good,” is a scriptural message which the Western and Atlantic Railroad extends to all. The best criterion for judging whether a corporation is worthy of general support is to see how it acts towards the communities which it has absolutely in its power. The Western and Atlantic Railroad in this respect invites comparison with any of its connections, or the other roads in this ■ region, and defies proof of a more liberal ! policy by any railroad corporation. The geographical location of this railroad, and of its local stations, are such as will al ways cause manufacturing establishments ■ hereon located to be able to hold their own with any others in this latitude. Around them, or immediately tributary to them, are the rough materials which can be put into artificial shapes. Immediately south, southeast and southwest is the great consuming section of Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Alabama. The advantage in point of time is in favor I of these manufactories as against their north-