The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-12-20
[Fua TIE JorRSAL,
Jcttcr From Tennessee.

Eds. JounsAL: 4 brief epjstle from TINS
nor, Of Dixie may not be undressing TO the
many readers of your spicy paper, una ye'
one hardly knows what to write or "HeFe 10
hor;r for there is so much to chronicle OIL
ooncrol and spccial interest, that the trouble
il not what to write, but what to leave ou''
If we wish to speak Of great men--of Fa.ne',
~ 4 minister in Barbour county once su'o Oh
the apostle Paul. Of ''n0torioH eoTFeffoF'' '"e"
We have them in the persons OF EeOe' seHef"''
in abundance. At present, we have "ehs'
mn che,,ba,p and Eusllrod Johnson. I'LL
is engaged in business Of some sor'' anu pAooe'
for very fair kind Of citizen; the others nav
INN failed to erect substantial fortunes upon
IN. h,seless fabric Of the Cenfcdcrncy, like wise
men and good citizens hive turned their a''en'
,;or 70 In. more honorable business Of boring
;,,, tho novels of the earth. Their voices, for
years pAst, have been for war; but arc no" 'Or
- Ile,"
Ii we wish to speak Of the mineral reso"r-
ccs Of the country, we have them in ni-
most bouullcss variety, and cxhnuS''cIS
quantity; among which are to""" 'r'"' 'e""'
silver and svll so the people say ana 'HeFe
- I'm, l;t,lc doubt Of its truth. / have seen
ssccirncns of all these ores. There arc strong
indications Of OIL sufficiently so to draw men
OF might not only from Ohio INDIANA Sc''
Va III
places sns is found escaping, not from the
braiu OF uuduy excited spectators, but actu'
ullv from tn. cal ill., Some orlhcse plHccs have
visited, applied the match, ami actually See"
i, burn, rs it came bub5lnE up Tie hole. Such
holcs are going ,luwa III this vicinity, WIN
rood prospects Of striking oil ut an early day.
Tin. irreprcssib!e Yankee IS already on the
ground. and has control Of the whole move
mru,, land especially Of the hslc movement
| I, wn, no more true in the days q! the Roman
invasion Of .Iu,lca, that where the carcass WAS
r,unJ there the cnglcs were gathered together,
/ than it is mow that where OH IS ionnu, thcre
lin, Yankees do cungrcsaIe. We're n!l called
Yankees here aud there are many essentially
so who never drcamrd Of the Green HIS oi
! New England. =.
yu, if We wish to speak Ct the place itself,
We have it beautifully located OIL sicprc OF
the tumous Cumberland Mountains, some
seventy miles suu;ll.raSt o.! Nashville aud
, blessed with a. line waIc! ~ ever snShrd
from the great aqueous fountains hchrat',
and as pure an atn.os; .nerc ~ ever fame"
the I.yrrcL brow OF Il rebel trooper. Mnny ol
IN, "reminiscences, rs we'll rs the remnants Of
the late rebellion are still wildly extant here,
a.nvng which, is the frequent chanscot base
Of his cx.cxcei,ency, Governor Harris. This
! place being on the supposed safest line oil re-
treat into Georgia, his eScc!'cncy generally
took it in lis way to the land Of safety. lac
rcuuc say that thcy could always tell when
the boys in blue were approaching danger
ouSly nigh to the Capital, by the movements
of the Governor. Tor usually lie WAS about
three DAYS in advance VI anybody else. John
Morgan also bad his head quarters here. and
from this point started on his great ra:d into
the North. Here the forces OF i'ncll Under
Marshal Thomas halted to give battle TO k!ihT
Smith, but tile wary rebel like the priest n"'I
Lcyitc, PASSED by OIL the other side oI line
mountain, and FASTENED into old hc"i"t&.
! Here also heavy Notifications erected 10y Col
/ Elliot o: Michigan, cvlncc the determination
! OF the Federal authorities TO Gold tho .nhc"
after cutting possession. Broken and disma'i-
! tied hu;IinE> plies Ot brick ant chaircd ru'
! ms are seen everywhere; two large cotton
| factories, Together with nearly nnc'h"It "i the
town, have been burned: bushwh%rAcrs how
ever. il is ,aii have been the principa ACTORS
! in these tragedies. And yet, with all The dcs'
ola,;on, one sees evidence OF the fact on ever!
hanl. that the place has been one Of beauty
and wealth.
! T. oc Innu npl
like the loyalty of most other places, it is
cool dcnl mircd: il exists in every phase, FROM
the Rhiirdi, down 10 the mildcst form Of Con-.
,rrattm. The Bro~niom schoO!, however, is
predominant AT present, and is destined TO
become the controlling GleEcnt in the State
however, much will dercnd upon the action OF
the present Congrcss. | find the people in the
country especially. are becoming quite loyal;
even returned Confederate soldiers nre settling
down into good loyal citizens; they feel thai
they have hccn Iuprl into an unnecessary
war. and have hrrn ruined hy it, and hence.
forth rs their safest and las, course, will sup.
port the Government. The only persons, il is
said here, who arc not whipped, arc those who
have done no fighting some CT titis class seem
still 10 be warlike in their priUGit feelings.
And now, Mr.. Editor, let me shy tina, Tcnncs-
see is destined 10 become = great State. AS
The fall Of Israel WAS set for the rise Of the
Gcnlile,, so the fall Of slavery is set for the
risc Of the South; and especially Of Tonnes.
see The masses feel this fnct, and are be-.
comm: daily more willing to aequcscc in it.
But us expect to visit other parts Of the
State, shall write, perhaps, more fully.
j. BIRD.
McMISxvrLLr Tcnn.. Nov. $50.