The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-14

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had obtained a most splendid victory over
lis enemies. The Georges were every
where well received, and cast q charm
around Agricultural pursuits and Italy
soon assumed a nourishing condition.
The people speedily found themselves IN
the endowment Of peace, plenty, and do
nestle happiness. So all other countries
that have either, hom war or any other
cause, neglected the cultivation oil the
earth, have been cursed with misery and
want. In r~estrospecting the past history
Of our State it is a source Of just pride to
every Tenncsseean to see with what rapid
strides she has andvanced in every lh'ng
that constitutes greatness. 1t is only
1902 wears since the first Anglo American
settlement was made within her borders,
and am proud TO say that it was made
by my maternal uncle, Andrew Lewis
who, holding a..commission under Loudon'
the colonial Governor Of Virginia, was
sen, with a military command to take
possession Of Tennessee. He advanced
within 80 miles Of the present site Of
Knoxville, and built a fort upon little
Tennessee river, and named it"Loudon,'
in honor Of his Governor, Two years
after Lewis built Loulon, Col. Bird oil
Virginia erected another fort, on the
HoIs,on, and at this fort the first pernia'
nent settlement Of the whites took place,
end the "Watauga Association was
lormed--ll yeaIS thereafter, that is, III
l772, was formed the first written gov
eminent west Of the mountains, constI'
tuling Tennessee, the pioneer State oil
the great valley of the Mississippi. In
1855, the counties in East Tennessee,
which were a part Of North Carolina,
formed themselves into an independent
State, and called t"FRANKLAND."-
They made a declaration Of independence
and entered into a governmental organlza'
ton, and Gen. John SEVERE was elected
Governor. The State Of "FrankIond''
lasted three years, when twas rc.attached
to North Carolina. Dur the existence
of FranklaMd as State, 1t was greatly
distracted by party Icuds. Gen. Upton
who held the office Of high Sheriff under
the State Of North Carolina, opposed
the Separation, while Gen. Seviere hca.
ded the independent party. The animos'
ity created BY this division Of the Illus.
trious pioneers Of Tennessee has been
Transmitted to their posterity, who still
occupy a large space in the eastern d.
vision of our State. la 1899 Tennessee,
as a district of North Carolina, sent Gen.
SEVERE as a member to Congress- the
pioneer member from the great val.
ley orlhe Mississippi. In the years ITS
and 1919 settlements were made in mid.
die tennessee at Bledsoc's lick in Sumner
county, and the French lick near the pres.
ent capitol. In 1890 North Carolina
decided to the United States all the coun.
try that o constitutes the State Of Ten.
ncs<ec. This was designated as the Ter.
ritory west, more property South Of the
Ohio; and was managed by officers ap.
pointed by the GenereI Government
Wiley Blount was the first territorial
Governor. At this time there were
only three counties in Middle Ten.
ncssee; Davidson, Sumner and Tonnes.
see, and they constituted "Mcro Dis.
%trjct." lnl79G, Tennessee was admit,
ted as one Of the states Of our Federal
Union, and in March of the same year
the first Legislature under the State Gov.
eminent held It's FIST session at knoxville.
Jno. SEVERE was elected the first Govern
or under the state organization. About
the year 1906, that portion OF Tennessee
lying upon the waters OF Duck ELK and
the Ga"oy [o'N OF IGmoEIan" f!yeF' was
purchased from I"c C"e'oNGo llcoo u Ill
u'"'S anu '''i'nco'o'ely d t,'e 81 e"',S'a'
''o' Se' mo II ''U,i WIN" O"'o,'''' hen'
lucky ana '"o "',auEa settlements III
AoS' lc'''oSSo'' '"' P'o"ec's " our
county were 'nc huSSe1IS' peouS'
Co"''s, Mo"'87''''L}S han",'yS' DEUS,
Menus No'"oo"S' nl8ol"S' nuns ana
wears nom '"V "'''"9' so'''c'lc"''
nos o' ""I'' "o n'Ve' conspicuous
P,'''S III 'ro .""'"' o'~ii'o'''o' :" 'io SCI
OF EaS' lo""eSeeO' an" so"Io .,
"''oIi ''"u .aNcn P''' II. ''n' 'i''nio''",
co"II.C' at N,'5 Noo'."''' "n''" :u'nGu
Tue t'"o ., o''t'c '' ou' '''o' =" ''o
GLORIOUS S''uSS'c 'o' ',uepG"'e"co'-
rI~".n'hen'ucN! we uaa inc G'i,U"ay''
ESt''IS, CaPcfIonS, Ni''efS ana "oooS'
most II not al OF "no'n were P'eSol,
ana assisted at '"o serge OF o'N, oo"
"''mcS'en tne SURRENDER u Ho'u Ool'I
wallis ana ms o''ly' "n'c" tellii'"a'e'
our he'o."''o""ry struggle o"u co'lS''u'
TED Us a Tree people
The late Capt. Wallace Estlll, although
but nineteen years OF age, in consequence
of the c%owardice OF his superior Officer
had the command OF a company at the
seige OF York, and after the surrender
assisted in guarding the. prisoners TO a
place of safety in the upper country OF
Virginia. Immediately after the Revo.
lutionary war closed, he with three other
brothers, omigrated to Kentucky, and
took an active part IN the settlement OF