Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-05-21

CORRESPONDENCE.
McMlSNvlLLr. TxSx., May 10, 1869.

McMlSxvlLLs. Tam, May 10, 1862.
rR,sxp ToMAx before leaving ladies
rsndsncr, discovered that very many of
the readers of the Buncfia werc anNicas IN
know something Of Middle Tennessee. III
compliance With your r"rs 'aol rees,r>h t"
CRAFTY this thirst after kneuhplgc, through
the paper, 1 shall now a,d then ~ lie hriei
letter Of facts, giving such Items. et Interest
concerning this country aud rcop'e as ! may
be able to state positively, wah.,Gl FEAR Of
contradiction. l may Ms Wsll cas,ls,n yoas
readers, however,, that rs exrsc, my inter-
ests to he Identified with ,hnss o. NrMun-
vile aud Warren county. for s.nne i'r.e. a,
least, | may be iasensis'v in pcl'cd 10 color
too highly ~ ~ give IN i',l- weight % Dis,
cauragiag :..tares. Nv ia:triiea Is to speak
only facts.
MrM,nrs III, i ,ae csun.v seas of M.rrca
ccur;y l. Is lacste,' oa { 'Ilius River, sev>
eu,v five mi,es s,m,tcssi q \ .shSise. j. il
the prssen, terminus OF a railroad waa>h CON
neSsS NttI sut ANtSuNiAlt AZ SAAtNluV1Es
II. a; Tallahoma. The valley of the Collins
River al this point has n general elevation
OF seven hundred fec, above Nashvillc--a
las; which accounts in measure for the
SPLENDID reputation 81 its climate. A spur
Of the Cumberland Mountains approaches
within two miles Of the town. O.ler spurs
arr in plain view, giving, with the ever vary
in- outlines Of hill and dale in the valley it.
sell, mos, delightful variety Of scenery
suggesting as real an Arcadia as ever had
existence. OF the town itself shall write
a, length another time. A, rrcsen, | desire
10 speak only Of the people.
Society here is comprised ii four classes
the educated native Tcnnesseeans, the
poor whites, the negroes. and settlers from
the North. reed moi describe the genera
peculnri,ies OF these classes. Your readers
are already enlightened in this respect. What
they do no, know, however, is the spiri, and
manner in which these elements coalcscc il
Inc necessary intercourse Of society. Knight
use the slang phrase, " all serene" and ex>
press the whole of 4. So far as sS-seiy Of
person and properly is concerned, one may
jus, ~ we'll live in McNinnville as in Iade>
rendence. have yet TO learn tha. people
here suppress their political, religious or 80.
eial sentiments from any fear OF personal
injury. Saca matters take very much the
same course as in Buchanan county, Iowa. f!
Northern settlers are warmly welcomed ly
all ella -ses. Indeed, strangers coming 10
McMinnvilse NEE, with naeh warmer So |
cial greeting than ,hey wonli n, IaaeYen> /
dence--a strange assertion, hg. true one. |
| have known families Of cultivation and high |
social consideration to settle in Independence /
and hardly receive social call from any Of
the hundreds o. splendid women of that glo-
rious good town, in a s.x>mon,h. This was
Of course the rcsuk of habit but a very bad
habit which the people OF MeMnnville have
nc, ye. acquired. People take their sccisl
position. kera mainly where their ms-i.s en-
lille them. just as they do generally at the
North. There is no prescription on account
Of politics Northern people are steadily
pouring III, and many public enterprises are
u energetic progress,
j. L. LOOMS