Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-07-20
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DEAR CHRONICLE: At last mother earth has
again been refreshed by full and gentle
rain, and your correspondent by long and
gentle siesta. Of the two refreshments, the
rain, we candldly admit, was the most need
ed, and will prove of incalculable benefit to
the corn crop Of this section, which was be-
coming sadly twisted from the effect of the
long drought-yet who win gainsay there is
anything shalt SO sweet in life as ''sleep that
knits up the raveled sleeve of care" We
confess to being half Spaniard these 'long
summer days" aud commend the good sense
ofthe "Dons' in taking a nap. a..
The wheat crop here, as elsewhere, proved
very short, and cotton, which has almost en-.
tirely superseded the culture of tobacco, Is
very backward and will not be more than
half a full yield l@aa t5t
We have to call your attention to spe-
cies Of highway robbery practiced upon the
unredesmcd Confederates and their friends in
this county, and hope you and Prentice will
make diligent inquiry Of one w. G. Brown.
low, ycleped Governor of the State of Tennes.
see, as to the truth or falsity of the charges
laid at his door. There are certain Union
bravadoes iu the county who claim to have
and we understand have, his References
written permission to carry arms. These mer
make it their business to point out every
man who carries arms without 'the Cover
nor's permission, and when found, they ar,
confronted, when they least expect it. will
a cooked Navy, and told to '.stand"-and b.
robbed of whatever arms they my have. Al
instance of the kind occurred in Camden, thu
county seat, last Court day, under the yer,
nose of the Court, and no notice taken of it
Such acts are of almost daily occurrence, ant
perpetrated with impunity.
Now, we do not advocate the practice o
carrying concealed arms, and have Away
thought the law upon that point good one
but when the Governor of a State can stel
over it to favor the thieving proclivities of hi
followers, we think every man should lool
to it and be prepared to protect and defen,
himself against these loyal robbers. Tn,
ex-Confederates are unquestionably the mos
peaceable and law-abiding citizens in tn
county, but having no voice in political mat
tiers, and being in a minority, they are per
secuted at pleasure. We would like to know
where Mr.. Brownlow finds an excuse 70
overriding the law aud clothing rogues witt
power to practice their thefts upon homes
citizens.
In Henry county there was an effort t
resurrect the old spirit of the "gloriou
Fourth"-but with little success. Th
Methodist celebration at Manley's Chapel
which promised SO much, was a very small
affair, and the wherewithal for the propose,
monument was not raised. The Freedmen
in and around Paris, carried the day, an
eejoiced their palates with somebody's barbe
cued shoats and lambs. Not being caudi
date we did not attend, but understand "fai
women and brave mem stripped the ligh
fantastic toe and aall went merry as maj
riage bell" 1t was an occasion to deligh
the heart of Stew ems, had he been there.
Messrs. Lewis, Goodhue and Fink wer
over our road on tour of inspection Las
week. 1t is the first time we have had tn,
pleasure Of meeting our good-lookirg an
gentlemanly superintendent and we con
gratulate Mr.. Lewis upon his acquisition
This month will finish the repairs on tn
road, and the 10Th of August in our opinion
will witness the passage of train over th
Tennessee river TO Paris. As there has beef
feeling of uneasiness in regard to tn
safety Of our road, since the falling of tn
bridge at GAINESVILLE We take this occasion
to state that all wood work has been thor
oughly examined by the engineers in charg
and repaired or renewed, as was deeme
necessary to insure safety. raHi
We have just heard Of whiskey igh
between some workmen engaged on tn
bridge at Danville, in which two men wer
seriously II not MORALLY wounded. On
named White, was stabbed five times whel
his friends turned on the perpetrator, ant
beating bis head and face out of all shape
left him for dead. In all probability bot
will die. "CHUM."
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