The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-11-12
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
by THE EDITOR.

ed with the place and so agreeably dis
appointed in it and its people, but as
this is written at Nashville, nearly
three weeks after leaving Knoxville,
and as have large gap to fill up. /
must compress into few lines what
could be titly told only in as many
pages.
In the first place, there is q degree of
refinement in the place which had not
at all expected to discover; for had
been told many hard things about the
lack of cultivation, ETC., etc. In the
next place, was surprised to fad that
the majority of the people were decid-
edly Southern in their sentiments
This was shown in The recent Guher-
national canvass, and will be made
much more manifest on the coming NIL
nicipal election. when Major O'Conner,
a Virginian by birth, whole souled
fellow, brave as a lion, popular as can
be, and an out-and-out rebel, Will it is
said by everybody, be made Major of
the town. There is still large meas
nre of that detestable feeling, which,
bya strange misnomer, ia called ~
nionism," but which at bottom is moth
ing but malignity toward the South and
all that pertains to its true welfare; but
this is rapidly being silencel by the
higher and better sentiment of new
era, and many of these so-called ~
niOnists" are being "frozen out, to use
an expressive phrase of these parts.
Brownlow and johnson are both re-
sponsi5le for the sad state of things
which has existed in East Tennessee
but the latter has just been thrown in
a terrible wrestle for the .Senatorship,
and the former lies hopeless paralyt-
&c, shorn of his strength and his influ-
ence. All agree that, while in his pa
per Bfownlow Lever hesitated to poh
der to and provoke the vilest passions,
in private lie he has ever shown him.
self to be kind, generous, and willing
to aid any and every "rebel'' who ap-
piled to him for assistance. His day of
power is past, his reign OYER, and I'M
der the new order OF things, it is scarce
ly possible that the people will again
fall prey to the counsels of himself or
men who resemble him.
The site of Knoxville reminds You
very forcibly of Lynchburg, and while
you miss on the other side of the Hol-
ston the towering battements OF sien-
lite which lend SO picturesque an aspect
to the hills of Amherst, the elevations
upon which Knoxville is built are even
holder and more abrupt than those at
Lynchburg. The town is growing very
rapidly, doing very fine business, and
has life and cheer:ulness quite refresh
Ing to one who has just left the dull
and quiet towns OF Virginia. Every
body seems TO be making money, and
nearly everybody really is making it;
ana the contented, happy faces you en-
counter Oh every side are we'll calculat-
ed to inspire You with like happiness
and content. You may form some idea
o. the business done here when L tell
you that the annual sales OF the single
firm OF Cowan, Mct lung & Co., a.
mount TO nearly two million OF dollars.
There is large infusion of Virgin
lans in Knoxville, and it is getting
lArger every day. In addition to F. j.
Fisher-whose name l place first for
the sake OF his art and his friendship
there are, among the leading mer-
chants, lawyers and business men, the
familiar Virginia names of Huhter,
Comfort, Cullen, Palmore, McColkle,
Davis, Averitt, Janney, ETC., etc,-all
OF whom extended to me IA Virginia
welcome, worked for me, and did all
they could to make my time pass pleas
antly. Among the Tenncsseeans to
whom l am specially indebtedifor civil
tiles are Messrs. Crozier, Mitchell and
Oldham. Above all my acknowledge
ments are due to Mr. Charlton, the ed
itcr of the Wing, with whom | had never
met before in my life, but who took the
liyeliest interest in me and did his ut
most to promote my success. Backed
BY the ample capital and the tact of
Gen, j os. A. MabTy, to whom the peo-
ple of Tennessee are indebted for the
election OF G. oycrnor Senter, Mr.. Charl-
ton is rapidly restoring the Wing TO the
fame and favor Which it enjoyed before
BrownIow became a run-mad Radical.
feel bound, too, to say good word
for Mr.. Flanders, the proprietor OF the
Lamar House, not more on account OF
his kindness to myself than for lis high
character as man of uncommon pro-
bity and uprightness-qualities when
he displayed in an eminent degree
" hen, by the misconduct Of his partner,
he was compelled TO abandon y very
lucrative mercantile business. His
conduct on that occasion elevated him
IN the opinion of every one who knew
him, endeared him to all classes, and
made him " bat hs.RQMs 676n3ge al the
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