Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-03
East TrvvEssEE CORRESPONDENCE.

East Tennessee Observation-Disclosures 1
provements OF KnOxville-Eastern Die
vision Fair.
To ule Eiitors:-We may be mistaken in the concur
sion we have formed in this part of the State, that
BREcKNRrDaE and LANE viii have an easy triumph
in Tennessee in November. The conclusion, how
ever arises out Of the fact thas except in two or
three counties in lower East Tennessee the Democ-
racy are heartily united in support Of the BEEcKN-
RIDGE ticket, while there are scores of intelligent
and influential men Of the "Oppositisn Several Of
whom are personally known to your correspondent
that will cordially support our ticket. The oppos
ton from the Democracy in the GLOVER counties"
referred to, is confined to few individuals in the
towns Of Athens, Cleveland and Chattanooga--re-
spectacle gentlemen, to-besure-who are anaeie 70
induce any considerable number Of the country
Democracy to join them in their quasi support OF
Mr.. BELL. Everything considered, have no hesl-
tation whatever in assuring you, thus early IN the
canvass that East Tennessee wills much larger
vote for BREcKnRIDGE and LANE than has euer before
been qiusa for Democratic candidates The people Of
this section of the State though not largely inter
ested in slave property unwilling, either direct
" or indirectly, to contribute to the performance
of marty which regards the negro as the equal Of
the ,uEte man. and whether this is to be so they re-
gard as the real issue involved in the irrepressble
conflict
have not vet learned whether either of the gen.
tlemen appointed to places the DOUGLAS electoral
ticket for East Tennessee will accept the position,
but venture to predict that neither unless it may
be a single exception, will do In any event you
NAV be sure the ticket will not receive two hundred
All noftI ta Stat .
many. a portion of that number will be Withdrawn
from the BELL party.
Col HAYNES is preparing to enter vigorously upon
the canvass of the State. Respectful and courteous
to his adversary in debate, he will nevertheless
make thrilling and effective speeches; SO that you
may well urge the people to come out In large mum
bers to hea- any discussion in which he may take
part Earnestly and srdently devoted, politically
and personally to the constitutional rights OF tho
people of the Southern States, his speeches WI
abound with fervor and rhetoric as well as argu
ment which will make him incontestably the lion
the canvass.
The wheat crop Vt East Tennessee is almost al
utter failure-not enough having been garnered t
supply the people with bread and the farmers witt
seed. The oat crop is abundant and it is well 10
us that it is so, for the corn crop will be greatly be
low the average, in consequence of the unpreeeden'
ed drought through which we have passed.
The Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad is IN ra2l'
progress of construction, and in two or three month
traeklaying will be commenced. The road iron
, Morristown to the North Corolina line is now Gel
tain to be constructed, and will become an impoI
tant feeder of the East Tennessee and Virginia roaC
Knoxville is now giving indications OF more sui
stantial improvement than has been shown any yea
within the past ten. The upper portion of ia
street is being built up with elegant business house
, having iron, stone and wooden open fronts. One
these buildings, being erected by the Oeoee Ban
will compare favorably with any building for liE
purposes In any of the Southern cities.
Active and unusual preparations are being mac
. for the Fall Fair at Knoxville; capital list of pr
miums will be advertised Besides the ord
nary exhibition seventeen Jacks imported by Col Jo
A. MABRY, direct from Barcelona, will be shown
# balloon ascension by Prof. CEvcR, whose skill ar
O courage as an eronaut were so successfully demo
h strated at Knoxville days since-a splendid d
e play of fire works is also contemplated, and haN
heard itsuggesed as the purpose of the Commissio
" ers TO award premiums to men and boys for feats
h gymnastics and eeness well as activity this la
feature will be novel in these days, but will be
keeping with one of the best of the old Roman idea
that the musular man should be well develop
n a. the intellectual. ,.
re East Tennessee, August l, 1860