Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-03-07
Letter From Tennessee Inside
View of Matters.

A firm in this city has received letters
from gentlemen in, Tennessee,
from which we extract. Iu speaking of bu-
siness matters the writer says:
A negro that four months ago would
have brought $1,000, was put up, and all
offered was $500, and dull at that, and
every thing else is in proportion. There
never was such time known here; you
cannot get dollar; no one pays, and iu
fact look for still harder times.
don't see any way to keep the Union
together. think the Southern people are
beside themselves. They have taken up a
fools notion that the North cannot posi-
bly, get along without them, and it seems
as if they did not care. 1 am actually
afraid to express my feelings, when three
months ago l could say what 1 thought
l own quite number of slaves, but if Sc
cession takes place, 1 would not give s25
piece for them. We had succession of
short crops, and the last year worse than
ever. dread the coming season, for l
fear it certainly will bring ruin on this coun-
try.
The wheat crop now looks well, and it
seems almost impossible to have a short
crop. have large crop in, but if seces-
sion takes place, l shall move my family
North Immediately, as l am sure the ne
groes would rise. But l dare not say this
openly, as all Northern persons are look
ed upon with suspicion, even if holders of
slaves.
In conclusion. will say that all my inter
ests are in the South. but most of my fam
lily are in the North, and it would be hard
for me to take up arms against them, espe-
cialy when it was caused by few South
ern men, who care only for notoriety, and
not for their country.
From another letter from the same wri-
ter, of later date, we extract as follows:
The Cotton States have become frantic,
and are dragging the Border States to
ruin; for tell you if there is blood shed
in any of the Cotton States it will never
cease until the last slave is free. But none
here look at it in that light and all they
talk of is fighting. say openly and bold
ly that | will not take up arms against the
the country where have so many connec-
tions, and | cannot see any great evil that
Mr.. Lincoln will do the South. But they
are determined not to let him do it, if he
should wish to. I have heard it said to-
day that the South was not going to let
Mr.. Lincolu take his seat. I told them be
would, if he was living on the 4th Of March
and that no country ever saw so much
blood split as there will be if they try to
prevent it. The Democracy have ruled so
long that they care but little whether the
country is ruined or not, having stolen all
that is worth stealing.
You never saw such times as we are hay
ing here now. Men cannot get work. and
have nothing TO live upon. 1t is truly dis
tressing. You cannot get dollar in mon
ey for anything; men who were rich few
weeks ago are not worth anything now
Fifteen or twenty deeds of trust are
making daily, and without great change,
and that soon, there will be sale for nothing
but provisions and munitions of war.
These letters, it should be stated, were
both written previous to the vote lately
taken in Tennessee, SO that now the sky
may be somewhat less sombre.