The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-30

| loid lhe Wh0Le tfuth, ne might nave IN
formed your readers that the history OF
mlk'sick regions is, that as the lands are
subjected 10 cultivation the disease disap
pears-which has evidently been verified
in regard to tho surroundings" OF Sc,
vance.
Such has been my experience in regard
to mllk'sickness in the coves of the
mountain in the vicinity OF Sewanee.-
And will furthermore remark that such
is the salubrity OF the mountain at and
around Sewance, that never saw or even
heard OF a case of sickness among the
mountain population exclusive Of the em-
ployees Of the Sewanec Mining Com
pany; and always considered myself for.
tunate when could prevail on my pa.
tents laboring under chronic diseases or
those recovering from an acute attack, to
60 to Rowc's Spring, now Sewanee; for |
felt sure if pure air and pure water could
restore the patient that he would certain.
ly recover.
And arrcn" adduces rs another oh.
lection to Sewanee, that there is an en-.
tire absence Of an applecialive commu.
nifty. That is wholly untrue so far as
Franklin county is concerned. And fur.
thermore, | understood the convention TO
desire location where the students would
be removed from the influences Of cities,
towns, &c., which advantage Sewanec
possesses, and yet is perfectly accessible
10 every city and town in the Onion. But
what about those dreadful l.mines?-
The truth is simply lhis-lhey will be at
least twelve miles from the University, a
distance one would think quite sufficient
to prevent any intercourse between them
and the students. And furthermore if
"Warren" had been as well informed on
the subject as he ough, TO have been be.
fore attempting to enlighten others there
on, he would have known that the Uni.
versity would at once secure municipal
powers to enforce order il necessary.
What Warren" says about the scarci.
~ and dearness OF provisions at Sewa.
nee is ridiculous humbug. He know 5
that Sewanee is connected by railroad
with the great limestone basin Of Middle
Tennessee, and with the valley of the
Tennessee river, which arc the greatest
provisions producing regions IN the world
and in fact its railroad facilities are so
great that it can command supplies from
any market in the United Sta,cs-t could
even draw on Big Warren for provisions
if their one horse rairond does not girc
OUt.
"Wawen" says" it is known that the
decision of the conI cnton was not unan'
imous in favor OF Sewance.' lie also
knows that there was only small min
olity in favor of Warren. But he mere'
hnem any great enterprise to receive the
S unanimous support Of community, OF
of an organized body-in confirmation o.
which | would reIcr him to the location
} of all our railroads, and he may remem
| Der the many claims and the great con.
{ lentions there were about the location o.
the State Capitol few years ago. The
war of American independence did not
l receive the unanimous support OF the
, American peopIe--and even Christianity
| itself is not unanimously y received. And
then why should he expect the University
Of the South to receive the unanimous sup.
port Of the Convention which constituted
the locating power?
5 "The case is Just this"-"W arren'
county will not be built up and supper
b ted by this Institution, hence he has enc
faith in this Sewanee, no faith in the unan
G unity Of the decision, no faith in the ont
6 sided survey"--and hence he hopes the
| Institution will never be established, allt
G in order to accomplish its destruction hi
i is willing to gratui,ouSly impcach the in
| tegrity of an honorable engineer, and smee'
C at the practical ability Of the author, ant
/; protector OF what he is now pleased tt
n sty visionary scheme. His confidence
d must be restored or the University car
It never succeed--and that confidence cal
o only be restored by locating the Univer
J. sity in Warren county.
:. it is evident that Warren" is an enc
r, my OF the enterprise-Hs soul If hi
d has onel rankles with envy at the loca
n ton of the institution; he unnecessarl,
;. SANDERS the good and great men Of lh
n convention, he seeks to sow dscord anon!
IT its friends, and to destroy the confidence
y of the public in its success. BUTT is t
o be hoped that discriminating public vii
IS not suffer itself to be imposed upon b.
c such transparent frickery.
&c ]. C.. SHAPARD.
:, Ey- We ask, as favor, and in Ordc
to counteract the many false impression
:. that have been made concerning the 10
r. catity OF Sewanee, that the Huntsvll
j. Advocate, Charleston Mercury, Knoxvill
:. Citizen, Mobile Tribune, Montgomer,
n Advertiser, Augusta Dispatch and Athen
Is Post copy the above letter.
m IT.. No,by;llo Gayatte savc.