The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-11-03
KnoxyILLE. -. Cd. 28th. l86t

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KNoxyILLE Tenn, Oct. 28tb, 1866
1 TO the Editor At the Boli0ay Bulletin; 81
1R: Time was when East Tennessee en-.
! joyed a reputation, second to no portion. Of
TIE Union Tor intelligence, chvalry, hoSpi-
tally and good living; but, during the late
disastrous and bloody years, enxy hatred
and malice took possession Of manYaqfs it,
citizens, and confusion and madp, IS ruled
so high that the respectable ndconserYatiye
portion Of the community were compelled
to keep in the background, while the cab
bage leaves, walDuthulls, and old shoe sples,
Gas John Netherland styles them) came to
the surfaoe Of the cauldron and fer a time
rode r0ughshod over the quiet and peaceable,
spreading ruin and deyas tatiun over the land
and trampiing under their unhallOwed feet
all that was lqvely and good a- 1--
/ The swollen tide of passion in its rapid
rise aoated IF the t1rash, old chunks, logs
and rotten ,tqmps Of society Which had 50
long remained unnoticed upon is banks, and
bore them in triumph, as they imagined, upon
its-surging pillows, and for tLe time, they
feltas though they held the waves in the
hollow of their hanisi and f4ated upon this
" sea of fury with heartaIull of mischief, envy
aud strife .r.g r,,.y .,.ssq-
,'Ihese odd chunks, logs sand stumps,
} which, but for this sudden rise.ih rhetide o.
passion, had been destined d remain upon
it.. shiny Ian ks until me and decay. should
remove all trace of. their bding Tney ls.iy,
: had MICE ride upon its BiIlows, and b,
! their hraying and plunping, have gathere,
!, the bubbles and trash about them but %
g the tide has begun to recede, and we nov
J have the pleas ure Of seeingthe bubbiesbdrs
n and the trash settle upon the muddy banks
t and ere long the chunks big logs and OH
f stumps1 ssill be left high and dry. The fir
q under the political eau dr6n is going oaty an
e one byone the old cabbage leaves, waipu
K huiis and slioe soles are taking their-wl
/ 20 the bottom ~ sT..- -tsI sI la..-7 o5fs
q q. East Tennessee is fast regaining heP les
reputation, ana will not be many month
V before We can boast Of as quiet a county a
# can be lound.in The South. 3 few neigt
bGrhaods are still INFESTED with gawlsss an
f. bad men, who, taking I}ro@6low as thei
guide, delight n tr4mPling aupQp decenc
; and moralityj principles which neither the
: ner their guide are sahle to Eppreeiate, Ian
70 thanks to the Efforts Of such meffas Haxte
I Netherland and IA. R. Nelso1-they al
beginningto be looked upon in their tru
2 light, and the. frowns of an indignant an
i outraged people are fast driving them int
- ,bzo,,r;tv f-,,vv, v-bi,b Iot ~ 49, e.
may never emerge.
r ! know the opinion prevails with you TIT
" the maturity Of The people of East Tenn
,g are followers Of Brownluw aud his doctrine
d, but this il not the case; trip through tn
part Of the State has convinced me tIat tt
h respectable portion Of this community al
r. conservative, and liberal in their views, an
r. are anxious FOR a return Of those days vie
an East Tennesseean vas proud 60 hail Il
Se switzerland Of America as his home
During the late war a 1trge proportion
. the people Of East Teennessee took the SIC
IT. of the Union. and many of them were ho
est in their opinions, while others Of the
I'd had no opinions, or If they did have, wei
,e- net governed by them, but eQfigred theI
selves led astray ly their preJudlces, AZ
re- headed by such men as Brow nlpw, took a
yantage.of the times 70 vent their spleen al
malice upon their OH enemies, and in DOR
IN 80, have given this country an unentiab
IS. reputation, and one which she Is determip,
&C. to get rid of; but these men have had tie
days and will, with. The retirement Of t
old cabbage leaf" from the chair Of stat
es, sink forever Trem the gaze of law-abidil
1, and generous cQmmpRity
Now that East Tennessee has becomes co.
- pafatively q.riet it IL 4 treat To one, and
pecialiy Young man I'll travel tbr.neh
~ and visit and spend a few days in' son
- Of tbs quietand retired hltle villages auioi
o sVaeHn fainsi eEeryShere hstiyiFls Is 600
ge, the country aBOdnds in fruit Of the fnt
ami best varieties; the horses are hnagni
o. cent. and the women are beautiful aud
La eompiished, TO a degree that j. unequaled
many and surpassed by nons. whiIe the frs