, 1865-08-02
wESE TEyNEs3EE.
The 5arsceAs OF ttccovarF from tue
Effects of lilo War;

tie I,eople Of the North than almost any
DortIon Of the South. a Yankee Ace Is
.a,ely seen except in our larse cities And
towns, AID t5e people sse generally e1tfe'
1nists In their views, even now adneflug 10
the fal,en fortunes Of tue South with singular
re1tirac'ty. seye.5l counties, however, are
cxccptio-s to ta!s rule, and many Of theiz
p+o1le have been faithful to their country
thsoush eyers peril and danger. But Henry
county bss little patstotifm to beast of--she
took leading part in the 1cbt1lfon. and has
paid dearly for her treason. Five ycsrs ago
Paris Eas one Of the most Gopri=h1nE and
Bcal thy iplacd towns In Tennf nfssee-sstuated
on the Mem.!h.s ED Louisville railroad, los
uf.es from the former city, and IL miles from
The Tenpessee river. 1t enjoyed an lnc!eas-
ing and lucrative trade, supplying = larger
district Of country than any other city ~
West Tenntsseo except Memphis: - ls0l
the city contained near. 4,oo0 Inhabitants.
Masoric md Odd Fellows hs!l, and many hne
The female seminsry was quite d noted To-
etitrtion, numbering among Its students
many tclons from auorg the first iantllss"
| OF TENT ssee and Kentucky. Tne Oid Eel
lows. tsil Is handsoue, expensive building,
and before the war was used for email sem
fnarr. The building Is Of brick, two stories.
slYty feet front, with an L" about the sane
| length In the rear. The court house u one
| Of the largest and most elegant structures TO
he found {n any Southern Inland citJ, and tts
curola can I've seen at long distance. Both
| lhe eetniuariee ere tenantleEs and tho court
| house is last going to decay. Soldiers OF
FEDERAL and rebel arEIes alternately qnar-
tered themselves in the latter building. us!1g
the mn.ni1cent court room fer stable: II
| viii tske small fortune 10 repair the dam.
age this building has sustained, nnd Wln in-
sUlye the county In debt it is lily able to
bear. :.
At erery step Is seen ne@ evidence Of the
ruthless hand of war blackentd walls tel!
where fell The torch Of the tnccndiarg, aud
f1ll ha1f the residences show What cxcas=es
IN lpfuri+ted or unpEluclpled so!dtcry com
NIT. Paris wRs In Federal possession hut
little time daring the war. the longest period
being but three or four months, when Col.
Mills, Of Missouri, wRs commander. The
rthels held It almost uusaterruptedty during
the past year. as well as 1T al other times
since Aiay, 1851, except when driven out By
! the FcdeIalB. The last grryback In co1nraand
was the redonbtatle Col. C.cn worth, who
l. somewhat noted for the extreme vigilance
he exhibited In watching Gen. Meredith 81
Paducah, even extending his p1ckets to within
few miles Of Msyaeld- In the meanwhile
came aware that Ctcuwo,th's rear toward
The river was nnsnarded, aud accordingly
oue fine morning some "n'gger" troops
suddenly made their appearance. takinG
Cbenwor.h and nearly his whole comnaut
IN ont Of the wet with but little resistance
| tytaut, hated by bis men and de:pised b5
ciazcns, ali of whom he'd been victins Of hh
| crnelty rne4unetB. Vin&trttyeneSs and ~
1acity, The dlapidatcd condition Of th'
city Ii In great measure due to this sco1n
!. d,s,. as be topk little pains to restrain hi
I rrdo fhnN1 IN Efcn Tr1
: yaIe- residences rs they chose for stables
!. Everyyhtre / hear him bitterly upbraided
! tna cI1ses and imprccations ca1 avail
=, then tnworth's hereafter will to spent Ii
: cous r where Ice creams are unkno~n
and ct..' vater at prcmiun.
~ tnrrne, lit not ont-fourtA tho houses wes
+ occup. :, hut cne or two little shops wer
A opened, j but one mechanic could find t
!. tie plact now goods are plenty and eheaE
old reeld, ats have returned to their accni
| toned launtz,and mechanics Of every kin
afe ban1n, ring away as Of old. The hotel
being rcpt. I'd aud Will soon be ready f.
visitors, ". q I trust q few hundred t'uE
i Yankees" vii Ennke q raid on u:, bringia
with them, besides capital, their caaraete't
tic energy, Thrift and industry. West Ter
nessee oilers fine feld Tor emlgrants; q
g g ali north Of tie Ohio are termed-ase locke
5 upeu 8i,h suspicion bs those to .he 1aaae
nefr, and Il tier come here must for yearn L
4 cpptent to bear With patience the sights N
q, insults almost certain to be shoFered upo
Y them By The chlva1ry. n,.
= PJassies are pnknowu II the south " "a
i rcus.n OF lands destitute OF trets, occaslo
ally occur, but the country Is general
heavily timbtIed, hnly, aud tolerab1y Wal
vateted. The so1 varies greatly from TT
n dark loan to the poorest white sand tn
y would starve o .grasshopper. DYING 70 =
: prevalence Of slavery, the land 10 gene al
II large farms, very few small !and o"ne
being found but this VIII soon oe cosfestE u
- and II few months large quantities q chol
farming lands will be thrown upoo the ma
= kct. and 1t prices within the reach Of a
Not more than one third Of the cleared tar
Is under cultivation this season, and ey!
that Il not half attended to. Fonr-1lths O. t
- negro men have LEFT their masters, aud 1he
) places have not yet been supplied by VII
In the fields, the women following the pic
or welding the axe, II not with quite IS nau
grace, certainly with Us much dextetit
strength 1nd effect az the lords Of cfeatO
Negro slavery has measura5ly 9lsstpated Q
GenSttay ,eesise5 ialacy-:hat %om ala T.
t., the south arc aud hare betn tal1ed by won
as well hs men. and the former are equals
= the latter IL strength aud endurance. 7
same training among the hlseLs shows b
=, little difference IN tie physique Of the se4ss
a. get little OF no business Is tran.act
thronsh the country. Money Is scarce q
tbe planters have no.hlac but tobacco to 81
L. Cotinu il pretty well CLEANED out and the
lacoo ID all Of old cre;'s. Farmers are n
selling tobacco at 10 ceuts for which Il
inouently refussd 90 aod even eS cents.
= 1nust not be supposed iIom tu.s tuat Ieuo
r ste prices for their products; far from it