The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-20
KNOXVILLE. TKNN. Aug i. 1SG1

The war spirit is infusing itself rapidly
throughout all classes of our citizens. New
companies of cavalry and infantry are almost
daily going into camp in our vicinity. l have
always believed that as soon as East Tenues-
seeans could be informed of the nature OF this
revolution, they could not be restrained from
having hand in it. While everything was
kept quiet here, and the leaders of the Union
party permitted 10 have full play, they kept
the larger portion CT orr citizens misnformed
as to the real facts in the case. hut the spell
has been broken. Nelson's arrest, Bridges
arrest and ZOliCOfer's proclamation, have
caused them to reflect and look before them,
ard many are saying that they We're deceived.
Nelson's release, based on his determination
10 abide by the decision OF the State. has given
general satiSt action, and IL is confidently be-
lieved that his change will tend TO re-unite
East Tennessee with the South.
II my last, l stated that Bridges had fed TO
KENTUCKY. 1t seems, however, that he was
not SO fortunate as his / ankee friend and col
league, Maynard After lodging through the
noun tains and passes, he was arTes ted on
yes terday, and is now under guard III this
city.
East Tennessee is a thousand times more
interested in this movement. and 10 be Il
thousand fold more benefited by connection
with q Southern Confederacy than any other
portion of the State. In Middle and West
Tennessee the chief dependence of the citi-
zens is IN agricultural productions, the best
lands already being under cultivation &; and
the experience OF the last two or three wears
has shown that they are decreasing in yalue
or at least that they have not yielded 10 that
extent 10 render them Temunerative to the
farmer. But East Tennessee, in addition TO
the increasing value OF her valleys for the
culture OF wheat, and her hills for grasses,
ha. I'M told treasures of mineral wealth such
as iron, copper, zinc, lead, marble, coal, with
the best and most numerous water falls for
factory power TO De found on this continent,
| all of which moreover, still remain in that
undeyelopad condition as to insure 10 the
terprising capitalist great profits from the
beginning.
While connected with the North, these re-
sources were made to ill the Golfers of North
ern men, and these water p iyieges were only
regarded IS so many romantic spots. Though
having better ores OF iron than IN Pennsylva-
/ mia, and greater facilities for manutdc turing
than all New England together, yet the mo.
nopolies OF wealth there would for centuries
10 come have kept East Tennessee from any
compansatipg rivalry. and not then, until
| they had exhausted their own resources
Even now the raw material of copper ore is
shipped to Boston for smelling, when it
could, with rs much ease, be done at the mines
AT DutchtoW East Tennessee, then has q
| bright future before her in the es adjustment
of the Southern Government, and nigh I
safely predict, that in ten years she Will far
outstrp all New England in towns, factories,
population, weaith, and beautiful mountain
| homes. Her watering places will be reeorted
| TO by thousands from the sunny South, dis
pensing their wealth in our nidst, and
| creating cheerful, happy, social intimacies.
| OF learning would be established and thus in
an educational, a. well HIS in manufacturing
and agricultural interests, she has all 10 gain
and no thing 10 lose from being in the Sou thern
| Confederacy. East Tennessee has been called
the Switzerland of America. That name con-
veys the idea of rigid Presby terj anism or GAL
vanism, and with this is associated civil and
| religlo liberty. 1t is impossible, therefore,
Tor citizens of such Il country TO be anywhere
else than foremost for the preservation and
maintenance OF Just such rights rs we are con
| tending for in the Sou tn. l know that abroad
East Tennessee has a bad name, on account OF
her attempted revolt. But IL was brought
about by q few fac tious leaders, who kept the
people deluded and ere long the day of retri-
| button will come upon these leaders from an
outraged people. GoRoSwY.