, 1865-08-26
FROM KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Gen. Fisk's Visit Of Inspection.

FROM KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Gen. Fisk's Visit of Inspection
Coz. Rrownlov in The Pary-Tb
ParNon on PnrtIcns-Talks with II,
Fcopic-Natural Scenery and Naturs
Loyalty.
lcorespondcnce Of the Chicago Tribupc,l
Kso17nlE, Tenn, Aug, e, 1866,
lett Nashville on Thnrsday, in the comp.
ny; ;of distinguished party. Gen. Fisk, 4.
sisfant Commissioner of the Freedman's B,
reau, accompanied by Captains Clarke, Bur
anu Hinton, Of his staff, had special trai1
on which he Is now making tour Of inspet
uon OF East Tennessee, Northern Georgia an
Alabama. Coz. Brown1ow was also on til
train, md your correspondent availed himse]
OF thc opportune Invitation extended to him
in company with Mr. Mercer. editor Of th
Nashville Press and 7nmes, Rir; scribnec, q
the NeT York Htrnld, and Mr, Thompaor. q
| the Cincinnati Commereia.
| The ride hns been a yery pleasant -one s,
far; though the colliding Of some trains cas
Of Chattanooga delayed In all some twent,
| hours The time was not wholly lost, as
| enabled the tnqulring t'specials n to find on
the condition Of affairs. Certainly the genla
composition of the party enlivencd the tediun
| Of delay. The esteemed md redoubtabl'
Parson-Goyernor had many "reminiscences t.
relate Of the war and the period preceding
| He Is looking very much WON nnl fes
| bic, far more than he did at tn
baltimore Convention, where last saw him
| f1Snacioea !. and unbcnaing as he is in public
it Las not often been my lot to meet q nor,
pleasant gentleman In social lifc. He Is Do
enllar end unique, product Of the soil, IN
dlecnous to America, as much so as Abraham
Lincoln, Of beloved memory. It may hayf
often bccn remarked before, bnt to me 1t was
never 50 apparent, that the traditional type
OF Yankee" Of which the stage creation /:
sross earicature, is found only in the South.
nave never seen elsewhere the sallow COM
plexion, nasal intonation, swarth hair combe5,
behind the ears, thin, sinewy form, and high
cheek bones, which used to lie The descriptiye
stock-in-tradc Of foreign tourists. Governor
nrownlow presents many of these claracter-
tatlcs- Horncc Maynard still more forcibly
louo"s TIC Type, except Of course the into
nation. The Governor sufd number Of GOOD
things, some Of which are worth noting.
speaking Of ofrardons, Le said that among the
applications sent to him for endorsement. was
tAet OF Gcn. Gideon ]. Pillow. Gideon never
gave US much harm, aud In finding the "last
dIcn within the Frcettmcn's Turcau, has
Governor forwarded his papers TO Washing
ton With the following characteristic eniorss
mcnt thereon: "H VEGA President Of the
United States would pardon Gen. Pillow On
Tic ground that his personal vanity alone led
IN ntn' INTO the rebellion" t Il probable that
1eenpih Inc piabdoT on W Mtl eome but when Gideon
ill.," A0>'$ eos u
Another characteristic endorsement was
upon the application Of IN East Teunesscau
rebel. The Governor wrote: s'ThIs man
aesefSea hanging before the rebellion. Has
sMn'e,n one nnG%sninE %e turing the rr tor which mercy
The return Of John Bell to Nashville gos
The subject OF conversatiou. The Governor
Thought Mr.. Bells mind was shattered ~ wcl1
rs his body. He Is now yery ]ecren;f looi.'
Ing old man. But he still says sbnrp thInrs
one Of which is thug stated " The Goyernar.
response to q question, "WAy, sir, they arc r.
all insane, without one lucid lnt7r2al An
proof let nc tell you, those fellowstalkc of
tleiT cause being n1l right after the sIrientler
Of Lee ard Johnston. They are all mat sir !,
Gov. Brownlosr Is ut heart right on aE tt,e
Errat questions Of the day. Hc has ytry
singular people to deal with, even in his oW3
1avorite East Tennessee. The test question
here, rs everywhere, Is tho measure Of right
and just dealing to be given 10 the coiorel
man. The class Of whom the Governor Is pe-
culsaEly representative are by no means ..;s:.a'
hearted or wide-braincd On this subieet.
Fierce md into1erant III one can be SOY On the
Onion question, majority arc even rs intol-
grant on the negro question. think that
Gov. Brown1ow would be glad to see the
loyal black man endowed with the ballot, I
think SO, not because be las said oneht TO In.
duee this conviction, but from the character
Gs Or tls mind which has never yet failed TO see
tte the ios1s sf things o. reason, and to accept
tne consequences OF MS fteratsns. This morn
ing Gen: Fisk and the Governor attended the
Methodist Church. At tie Sunday Schoni
the General, who is devoted Wcthodist
spoke to the people. Hc went. In his sifnDly
graphic stylc-a style which have never sfc1
eGna!lcd-to the bAsis Of our civilization. md
uttered us religious conviction the primary
radical truths OF Democracy. The Goyernor.
in d few words, followed and endorsed the
sentiments without reserve.
1t las been my fortune to meet, also. the
Hon. Horace Maynard, and his accomplished
Indy, at the house, and with the fanily of
Gov. Brownlow. The bare fact Of 1ee;nr
these persons together in the enjoyment Of
unmolested social intercourse. after the priis
Of five years past, was Of itself source Of
qualification.
TO CHATTANOOGA.
The rallroad passes through some OF the
richest counties In Tennessee, "a region noto- !
Elous for It's secession procliyities, and made
Stone River and Tullahona were amonr them
and every stream and town site Inns been dreI
with our soldiers blood. The crops generally
look we'll. We passed some hrSc txactg of
line cotton, mud everywhere tho corn was
abundant; The latter crop promises IN enor-
NOUS %ous yisld: d:, a arge breadth Of ground is
server here, and that is, tho large trncts Of |
land lying waste and wild. When The former
wealth Of Tennessee Is considered. II fs strnnrc J
% ono nnaccustomcd to southern planting 10
zee such small Portion OF large estates IN.
ler cuitavati9n; Inc aveIagc amount of lnnd
n sa'eseu rs .ltaoie VII mol ayerage more than
" per cent ihe population of Ten
,ut tTcrtr ~, ,s,rea9s ~ ~ H. census or lsGo,
From Nashville the railroaI dins @ somth east
.lh-ripg Alabau,a Mt Kri,i9ennTt s1aa1 nnd t1, G.,
1cnds Goa passing down tIe roi,ox n1,o, .9Sa ~
western ilanE u "m TM,nho.,. hnJ whey upon lhe
;wetn the gaps made Gy tic .ss..., paesnE nE "
~ 70 ct'"t*~nnngn. iaAeJ
Passing hastily IN Special train over tho
soun1ty, " ny possible to describe 1t, II
.am sls;o 6nay pc s@a tnat me lying landscape
:he Netufes9e and beautiful n many forms.
as We fnsnea through the valleys, the eastern
mountainous region stretched stltened and |
relied u the lazy mist Of the distance, until
ine iaflnGst INC blended With the sol horizon.
Meaning chattanooga 1t became boldcs, more
:trikfDg, romantis and grand Point Lookout
oomed up lol mllea npon our eager eyes, and
We seanned WIN aamirtng gaze the wosdrous
nountam tha sldes e "nese the marvellous l9ttle
aeoTt ~. .ns sDIuS ns mas IeuGnt. The outlines
- sro4 51nsrrIhe1 fSe 1a;n,e aowea W as ne Gov.
old where tle battle f1srae ond NJ l, a,rans ~ a9a
rns iii hnir Cronn;i ~ ns ~ s"cpt W. y
ookcd on il1is bcforc thoneh ~ 5xaia IaI t not
ohotographcl thc pen rie'nre. rh;ah g,. Guss hnS
,een Tsrep ans tbc ~ ha5Hrt H.g .t,eso "nsn s!, nad
cros meH,oriea tI,e;r nar,a, s.MsM I'LL Nit4 lhe
,are oro1hnr tus,. tf",, auts7 IL; s1gn:eu; bui
=, - recn,11 tha ;nc;i1enta % - ~ ao desire
i,ereSr ~ al IN tl,n o,nctdo;y,aGS ", aopme
1roic;r ~ ~ ro1nhil;tot;nn ,.iap 81 the great