Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-19
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TENEESsEE CORRESPONDENTS.
| Tile frcn,h i-.tfccnriNc--*g..Li,t! fh:ch
~!--d",ty JohHS,u ond Parser, Eros-.,yom-
net d"a iottics--Ihc Crops-- EcntiniacY ace.
GrEESvsr,E Tennessee July 6, 'Gl
DEAR PEE$s-The Undersigned il su,ltr;n,
mt this place the necessity Of waiting for tn
train I" Virginia. Imagine on hbbcvilc SC
ccss"nst, "szzin@ hot from South Carolina
after having surrnuuutcd the Blue Ri,l.,o an.
! Aicghnnirs, passed all the beacon fires @
Southern patriotism, burning 40 brightly upo,
every summit and hillside in the old Nor,l
State--nitcr experiencing the French Broa.
, River with its wild romantic scenery and see
ing rapids enough to satisfy Tie ambition of al
young hmaricn-aftcr cal,rg and feeling rock
enough to build over again all tn. Pyramids o
! Egypt finish the town Of Babel, complete tn,
Washington monument, leaving n few still 70
; the iosnb Of the Pharoah Of the North. ABB
Lincoln. After seeing and suffering all th
| Imagine your correspondent stepped short anG
put under bit and bride for thirteen 1nurtu
hours in this scattering Andy .Johnsonit-
! Irowniow-rdIcn, most negative of all places
| ireenvllic. Tennessee! and You have nv de-
plorahle condition this morning We have
just breakfastcd on ch;kcm-s,ca6Lc1 chicken!
| Tint everlasting ubiquitous institution chicken
Is here also. "Q""c rcyio sm tcrris non f.ienu,
cHIcKEN2 You doubtless are not wholly unnc-
| qna'ntcd with the subject, but ssrnJJcl chick
en-! send II recipe !or the good housckccpcrs
Of Ahhcvi'le. nm sure it will prove eminent
ly suri"g. Catch n chicken Uhis nm told, is
indispcnsaLle.) execute him, Chs is necessary J
scald him, pull off larger feathers, singo oil
smaller feathers grease him with him lard, tai
| low, or butler Colder the better, it seems,
plunge him into boiitng water until half done,
put him or sri.l-r"n to dry, put him or n dis!,
| cDol put him on the table to be cayocd if pos
| sihs",) if not pu; him up for next day.
This place is Yet in its swahlling catkcs
The people arc not communicative, pcrlnl.,
| from the depressing consciousness that they
have nothing to communicate. But from all I
can gather, Andy johnson nnd his chaplain
rarson Hrownlow are the political dcmigt d.
OF this land. They certainly manage to keep
this people, like lssachar's ass, couchng down
| between burdens. They are befullled upon
I the question, whether they shall submit to Abe
Lincoln Or the Gesrot jeff Davis They look
anxiously every morning for Andy johnson to
come over the Cumberland Gap with twenty
thousand men to end their doubts, and carry
them to the i!eshpots Of Egypt. In the mean
time they foes to nil political en-
lightenmcnt, believe firmly that Scott has ta-
ken Richmond and Beauregard is dead, anI
Lincoln is spending the summer on Sullivaus
Island. They miU not be disturbed by any
public discussions of these incontestible facts,
take Browniow's paper to know his o,nion
and ''ont m0"t any news. My humble opinion
i, is. Mr.. Editor, that this is all owing, to the
diet Of this people. Until change is effected
here, there is no chance Of n revolution. H.
according to Napoleon, ''the soup makes the
soldier ,Lrn you may be sure the man who
feeds on ssrabbcd chicken, lis fit for treason,
stratagems and crimes"
IT. mortiiies me beyond measure, to think
that one Of the ancient, noble and universal
fumily Of the Johnsons should have been trait
orously instrumental in leading this people i'll
to this political ditch. AS soon as the times
will permit We shall summon a grand family
council for the expulsion and disnhcritng OF
this renegade -dmly.
must say however that the ron,cm are a,l
right here, (tley always are) and there is some
hope that the next generation will be fit for
freedom. ''Mine host" has Con fcdcratc flag
floating from this hotel much. to the annoyance
Of his ncighhors. But then he is nutocrut OF
the Railroad breakfast business is big man,
AID lunt care.
The crops are magnificent in all the region
through which We have passed "The vaIlies
stand so thick with corn that they laugh and
sing" Mountain and valley seem to rejoice
in the smile of benignant Providence Was
all this luxuriance intended only for the de-
Wasting foot of the oppressorf Who can be-
lieve it7
AS yet your way worn traveller has seen no
spot that can displace from his memory the
cherished attractions Of good old Abbeville
Its lovely gardens lis refined and elegant
homes filled with warm generous friends
(God bless them all y its graceful spires, its
sweet chimes inviting to prayer and praise
wonder not that my memory fl lied with sucl,
associations
cat each remove drag Iengthenng chain"
This afternoon pass over into glorious old
Virginin. Should anything worthy of note oc-
cur shall keep you posted. -'.'
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