Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-02
Letter From Stewart County
Correspondence Of the Chronicle.

1t is known to oil who ever passed through this
section that there never xerc many whitened sepul
chres for the dead, and painted mansions for the
living were decidedly few in this county, but It is
three-fold worse now.
Dover, the county site, was nearly ruined by the
soldiers. The churcn, coWt-housc, jail, and many
other important buildings, were destroyed in the
town, and the country people suffered the same
great evil in having many OF their dwellings burnt
but such calamities are inevitable in civil war;
Before the rebellion there were over twenty iron
furnaces in Stewart doing regular work, and be-
lieve there is not one in operation now. What
a change is this The soil, too, as you are aware,
is not very productive, the stopping of those ma
chine monsters has greatly paralzed the business Of
this county, and having 10 pay the same revenue
for these works, as they did before they, the fur
uaces, were stopped, it is keenly felt by the
owners of the property. | must not neglect ts
mention Fort Donelson, the far-famed place, where
the "foot step" of the demon war, fell heavily,
and around which the smoke of battle curled black
and gloomy four years ago this month. A month
to be ever remembered-a day ever to be set apart
from others, as the day of cloud and gloom to
Tennessee. Well that day of "lhe surrender, "
has passed by and now Fort Dopelsou looks, as if
indeed, deserted by all wars chivalry, and the
benign influence Of refined society, such as every
town could partly boast of before that memorable
year 6l that is the society, there the gay glitter
of armed warriors did not then make life appear SC
strange and changingl Speaking of society re.
minds me that Fort Donelson is now settled by
contrabands, and as passed through it recently
was reminded of quotation from Timothy Hill
Farewell ways that I've soresefnl
| Farewell tubs that have no bacon
| Farewell old broken chairs and tables
Farewell dwellings that are worse than stables =
! meeting was held in Dover few days since
by prominent leading men of this county, in which
they expressed themselves as being in favor of con-
tnued peace, the policy of the President and ar
equitable administration of the Constitution of the
United States and opposed to fre-eaters South
or ice-biters North; and II any one wishes to know
any more relative tothe sentiments of the Stew.
\ arttes, let them read the eloquent speech of Mr.
Brandon, our noble representative, recently deIiv
cred in the Legislature at Nashville. We are loya
and expect to remain so, but we think we have .
right to our sentiments, or what Is best for us a.
nation. But as am not political man, ] viii
leave that subject to those better informed. Ye
we hope General Thomas will withdraw, soop, th,
few colored troops at Donelson. Before leavin.
the condition of the county, let me say it is now
in the scale of gradual improvement There ar,
several stores at Dover, several buildings going up
we have plenty Of goods, plenty of provisions
f plenty Of petroleum oil hunters" plenty of can
didates for the county officers, SO you see we ar
brilliant star arose DER our nations horizon, t
shine resplendent for awhile, and then fade sud
| denly out in red, ominous cloud as
| You must not think the inhabitants of thi
county are Of deranged state of mind generally
but there is one old man residing in it wish +
speak of. His name is Elbert ]. Garrett, living o.
r the waters of Aeatherwood creek. He has been
Methodist preacher for the last twenty years min
t others and myself visited him a few days sincs
and as we were approaching his house, we divide
into three small squads, and surrounded the rail
pen where he usually stays for the purpose of sc
! him, he leaped his pen and commenced cursing u
: with great wrath and force. Shall describe t
you this insane man-his appearancel 1t wa
wild and rude in the extreme. He is above th
= ordinary stature Of men, if am not mistaken
Z would weigh near two hundred; his form long an
Q muscular; his height must not be less than 81
feet; his breast broad his limbs gigantic; his e,
terror indicating strength, hermit; one wh
dwelt far from the habiatons Of men; his clotl
: ing very soiled and old his hat old and dilapd,
4 ted--all bearing evidence that he mingled not
v the common courtesies Of civilized life, for h
e countenance was bold and ierocous and quite r.
e pulsive from its strangely marked expression
Q wildness. Surely in him the ordinary feelings
= humanity are quite extnguished. I think !
n should be sent TO the asylum, for he is fit nma
II for it.. Somehow the idea has gone abroad, th
n ours is bad county, filled up by set of desp
radoes who flying from justice, fly here for pr
e lection, having recently travelled from White o.
Is to Line Port, and from Fort Henry TO Wells Cree
j. thus traversing nearly the entire county, am pr
pared to say the idea entertained by people abro,
Is is false, for more generous, industrious, clev
6 set Of people are not to be found this side of yo
y own. With them, hospitality is hardly consider
e a virtue, but duty which all should, aud
cheerfully perform in all parts of the county, mo
especially at Line Port and Tobacco Port. Al
now hoping the mails will soon be opened throu
here, and your paper receive a wide circulation
er bid you adieu. DOVER ROVER.
II =
'e WAsHISGroS, Feb. 24.-Speoial DispotcA 10 1
= Nashville Bdnner.-The excitement in political c
~ ces over the Presidents coup detat Of the 22nd
~ intense.
Y 1t is freely asserted by the Radicals that he W
under the influence of liquor; and articles of /
peachment predcated on this assertion, are said
be incourse of preparation. -fe1rI r.
o l state upon positive knowledge Of my own, Il
the President was never in better heath or more
On himsef that his speech was the result of delibe
ms ,ion; and that he feels confidently defiant
of results. i. -. ..,I..... d.. f.
A preliminary resolution Of censure will he
troduced on Monday. r. NJ
III ~ tl.w.