Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-06-20
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Parson Brownlow,' of the Jonesborough
Tennessee Wing, gives the following amusing
description Of the Town of his abode. MIR.
Is. was at the Baltimore Convention, and was
one OF the most popular speakers IN the
crowd -
"Jonesborough is not Baltimore, nor is it
the seat OF Federal Government, yet it is all
sorts OF place, take it by and larSe-haying
some things to boast of, some to regret aud
Others 10 be ashamed of. The Jouesborough
Institutions of Learning, consisting Of a Male
and Female Academy, at which, collectively.
there are now about two students, tend in no
small degree to promote The prosperity Of the
town. Then as church-going place Jones'
borough asplres 10 pre-eminence, there being
inc factories of three sects in full blast
New School Presbyterian, Methodsts and
faPlists-amonga all of whom, it is fair to pre-
sumo, there are some noble hearted fellows,
and plous souls, and some dirty dogs, cloak
ing their villainy with typocritical pre,ensions
TO much goodness.
Our town IS located i'll a SINK HOLE sur
Rounded by hills, making our location admir-
ably adapted to the collection of all flh pour
ing IN from the surrounding hills, and moth
ing is wanting Tor our complete inundalion
WIN nashmeSS, but The closing up of the gap
before town, where the spring branch breaks
'htougn lhe hills Until recently, we have
exhibited more mud and filth in our streets,
than any little town could boast of in ,bis
END OF the State-wintering our cows under
our po!ches, and empting our slop buckets in
TO our front streets At one time in Decem-
Der, there were but about three FoRps OR
CROSSING PLACES, on Main street, bu, our Cit
izens have nobly commenced the work of
cleaning our streets, upon a scale worthy oc
their Just importance. They have much of
me NTH IN piles on Main street, which seem
uestlned TO stand as a lasting orname Mt to
the Piace,-a blessing 10 the Community. and
monument OF the liberalty and enlightened
views OF the town authorities.
,'ohesoorough contains no less than six
blacksmith shops. There are, too. three tan
Yafos ih operation; with the promise of one or
Two more soon to be started which sbows
That these branches of business are carried an
with energy. There is one poGcrpv he
sides great deal of the corn burnt il dr,,L
IN private families, and kept concealed from,
The church and world There is also res
Pectable BUSINESS doing in other ordinary
crimes of towns and villages,
There are now two large Sunday Schools
eacf, having the rise of one hundred scholars.
ana winch meet regularly every Sabba:h-one
az the Methodist the other at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church-where they are taught Methodism
and New Schoolism.-There is also n LARGE
temperance Society, one third Of the members
OF wnicf, most of the Locofoco stripe, have
gone back to their vomiting again, and their
waliowing in the mre
s., Anu II Is not TO be disguised, that there is
i,kew'se Masonic Lodge in Jonesborouph
which is composed of mixture If tho hes,
citizens citizens o! the town and county, and or the
most depraved rascals in The place.
IN Tie mercantile line there is an extensive
business doing in Jonesborough, aud p8t,ds
are are commanding cash readily, at from SO TO
lou per cent. Further particulars relative to
our mercantile operations, the closeness
81 ''e merchants will not permit us 10
give through our advertising columns. Il is
perhaps, however, just for US to state that Of
me seven stores now in blast five and half
OF them are owned and conducted bv WHO'S
the An'i-bank and Anti-Credt party having