Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-02-13
TENNESSEE CORRESPONDENCE:

| D.. q. MCLEMOhESflLLE, 1ENN, Jan 70, lcOo., =,
.Ar. Editor - Through the kindness of afiend,
copy of the ENQUIRER fell into my possession &
few days ago. It was, assure you, q very vel
come visitor, and was wont to glad my heart often
in the happy days Of tight pants and scissor-taisd
coats. But this single copy is all the evidence I
have that the valuable old paper still survives the
horrors of war and the yicissitudes of time. And
whilst my eyes are fixed upon its once familiar col
umns there comes tug at the wanderers heart
strings somewhat akin to home,ickness.y 2iaaa
This is very good country, barring that Brown
low, and very small minority, negroes included)
govern it. And when wereAect that's few un-
prinGpled men are our rulers, elected by an lite-
rate, ilegitimate and miscegenated vote, we feel
like thanking God, in the words Of an old prayer,
that it is as well with us as what it is" Yet not
withstanding the above mentioned Affections which
Stuck has imposed upon us, Il cannot impute
such lameness and injustice to Providence we are
fighting the grim monster, starvation, with the
same energy We exerted for the lost cause, "but
with better hope of success. Since the close Of
the war, the Goddess Of Grain has blessed the Ia
borers efforts, and little, ,orI Ismay say, no actual
suffering has occurred from want of provisions to
any Of our people who have planted and ploughed.
The prospect for wheat crop is fine, and tits
gratifying to know that the farmers have so8na
larger portion of their lands than ever heretofore
which fact is very'sgnifcant They are tired of
cotton, of its tax and tags tsnego culivators and
other appwtenances, and but little viii be planted
here the ensuing year. The progress Of our west
ern St Domingo win receive q decided check if
not signal defeat. Heretofore, the best lands
and all the necessary farming apparatus, were fur
nished the negroes on theeasy terms ofequal part
nership; but this year they have not, as general
thing, been able to obtain promise of more than
third, and many of them are yetwithout homes.
1t is rumored that there still remains some traces
Of mercy, lingering among the wrinkles Of time and
sin, on Brownlows vexed and troubled brow. He
at last found enough Of Che milk Of human kind
ness, in the dark and almost dried up fountains Of
his scorched and withered heart, to welcome back
from exile, our loved Ex-Governor, L G.. Harris.
Yet would bet my chances of yet voting for Hsr-
ris as Governor of Tennessee, against our present
Governor chance of escaping fire and birthstone
in the other world both safe stakes) that he prac-
ticed more deception than has eyer,been witnessed
since Judas Iscariot imprinted the false kiss on
the pure cheek of our Saviour; But enough Of
him-poor ghost Of the ts1ses-his name, ven
geance and authority, will soon be at rest and let
us hope that 'shis works may follow him." I don't
think he can possibly live long. And when he
does wink out, though I have never written an
obituary, I shall try to say something on thatoc-
casion. -. > ~ .n .f'U@ 2
Lands in this country can be purchased on rea-
sonable terms, and often wonder why it is that
Southern emigrants don't buy the land before for.
eigners and Yankees do. a.;; - a,s
'' But must drive my weary pen into smoother
channels. Our Churches here are Baptist, Cum.
berland Presbyterian, Methodist and Campbelites.
Old folks read and pray the most. The young
ones marry and dance, very much like they do in
all countries where have travelled. More than
once have been called upon to mourn the loss of
q sweetheart, who has leaped, without reflection.
into the arms Of matrimony, love and poverty: 1
have been offering almost any Of them the same
inducements, especially the latter, for flatter my
self that few possess poverty in greater abundance
than my humble self; though, somehow, it don't
win for me. ~ s;itsss ~, I. - ss'sfa ,s-it
Excuse me for writing 8. much about myself;
but in % roundabout way, let me ask you to
publish some lines, for me. i My sweetheart-the
last jewel that glistarsim IN theold dbachelor'srown-