The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-02-02
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4 Iij ytstas RsoxvILbR, Tenn Jan. 96JSas.
MEssRd EETToRs IL IiSsmuch' as yoar 3D.
per has III extensive circulation in Bristd
1 propose,to maxi, il q, medium EfoT sommu-
nllccaitippg Bth, that iOws. Bristol you must
kpow Mia . large space inathe eye ot
East Tennessee. Indeed it isaa city whose
growing Importance givespromise thatit viii
stoon be one Of the most important citiestin
the State .-T-- ----- what State, e,--especial-
" ifthe long line ofrail road connecting ii
with the iAoprishing town of Goodson, should
k6e,kept insuch " good state of repair as 10
insure direct and speedy communication with
tho NeTthp which communication is now in a
state ofwofuluncertainty il adl do W
| Besides, We in this section look upon Bris-
tol as the Capitol of the Coufederacy, to say
nothing Gifts abeiugdc Capitol Of Sullivan
cotnty-+bush no ! believe the Court House
was not changed to Bri5tol-was it? Prob
ably the place is so muddy that II was feared
the stream Of justice -codld not Bow thence
lrhSnllled' to'say nothing 5f Judge, Jury ana
httorpeyes becoming npletsIy muadls5 there.
Kings meadow evidently wants re:ditchipg.
II wSald like to say in this psrenthesis, that
I hsyeno reference to TIE I" last ditch of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l write that Bristol
iSlooked upon al the Capitol Of Tue Confed,
eracy, and that King moadow wants reditch,
ing for i9 Bristol any were near said nsar
dow?) t' .j..... .,.,,yl...s
It's said IL Knoxville that BhepOno Of the
re7consruetea can't live at homein Bast Ten
nessee he goes to Bristolii and as there are
many speb I hsYe. NO doubt the population
will be largely iAGrosS sSed.--and,therun shops
hqys!hsiFt5Vipter OF discomfort Iuadp, glorie
Gus summer" These refSSss probably intheir
iagnoranee ofEeOgppby Thought that iaai-
much as Bristol was neitkeriin Tennessee not
In VirgiRia,it was notin thelU nltcd States
and this may account for their IdeportinS
lhsmselyesTerF much aSifl JSg9WAs still IN
RiclImondlor sAt Macon, making speeches,
ludiLDe'at Petersburg Some say the Rsvh
lOVafpOr is'mabSsa ttdlfhg & long and bbatp
tick for the purpose 81 Stirring up tGfs4 nice
title BtistOi tsalpArty, mot lte-totai party
boeshDT hDTSndsrstahd such apartyliges, moves
.hdhaslifsa befhkroi D5idl1q D19D1o s'iie
qE6aId suggest that The good Citizens ia196 ii
Obesborol unanlhoasly protest against TIE
nSvemcnts OF thislobg and sharp stick +; for
ONE ofthose9 Brfstot cfeatafess ,uay & crawl
yer to Jonesboro, ond The place never could |
urVive so suddsRs sapdz zlaFg skArnccession to
g, lOEalt1, girlus- and satsFpiEe, as even
fsYaof these sereatures Woulds bring with
hsHr7fOr thieYes grow w6hderfaIly spiousb
hen the Sheriff grabs them by The neckg nAt
FheSelsgrarhorl here chat d certain hard ,
hell Union man over in Bristol has ebseni
aqqetTing ap somewhatj growing softer 40 to
he'll. Bold man here 70 sst gp' bis head.
nagters ip The very eiisdsl Of the untrriisdIi
nd the rseopstrnstsdl a, But smore, ,tunninKb b
ban bold yhen he pIesendS that e'ehn' tsss D
ny Diligence obetwssn Sigspuinsn coin usAud B
no that Lis tpuriouss-bspsesh a genuinstf J
InioR Unan Std @ghlEmiized rebelldl boiogl'
Bristol seems. .dvStfued certainly for p great
.nf6bd ethtre2.a Aiteady The toad connect
,g itwith Goodson, AZ above mentioned, il ,
D nearly repaired that trains sometimes iqh !
H T"
YER isaua make e03psciiop ,,yith trains IoH
knoxville. Arailroad to Kentucky y, prsrLt
.cted too-unloss II should be diverted to. Alb 1
gdou sas iernihds, but there q 10 d4,, |
ef.ot tiat as long yths' tOn Atpiag eou:l Z
nueS $50 lpsFAlystl andsqeeessfa( " sr9upd !,
ris,ob o. t1lf i.iaas too ssob ''slit ffii
Hasine aaid this much Of Bristol fohShe-
BE- rot asaach iaa spirit 0fSaihslory hH y
ast reRnssSee possesses such a town u he !
eve itlis in Tennessee, isn't it7) bnllto 81 owl q
lo'clsisens thGt their Cisy and their sntsri1' 4
riss Afs appretis,sd, I vim rsssys fsttss5ts
,marks for another occasion. gBUlNEsfbid r
"a s4-T-7r WITT -igillt 81
nS5f An aiiemptWas made afgw days aao, IL
, reeonslracled rebels IN Fafg6hst county.
irRinia, 10 botn down tbe fcsidence Of Mfs. !,
ixon, The widow ofPaymasisr Dixon, OfOar
-my'who recently shot and allied m the I
tsdls Of AleIandfiA byA fstaFnsd rebel On. =
=. An anouyposJnotv Fag Ient 70 Ma, .
non, varblns Der that q, ,lhs persisted " B
,nahing n ,hscoou,ry her hoass vsalaibs Z