Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-03

PEACH.

/ PElCE.
This end of the State is as peaceable
and law-abidink, / believe, as any other
section, and has been for some time, ex'
cept in loyal old Bloupt, where they whip
ped men nearIyto death, for the crime
Of belonging to the Methodist Church
South and attempting to preach the
Gospel without any niger it. They have
no use for Anything that does not smell
taste and sneeze like Niger. There il
more negro equality practiced in Blount
than any county In Massachusetts,. Mary
vile College, once q seat Of learning, re-
| finement and piety, has become almost
| the Oberlin of the South. By O. vote Of
the Presbytery to which the College be-
longs, it was resolved soon after the war
| that the word white" should be dropped.
Since that time colored students have
been admitted to full privileges in the
institution, and the freshman is as often
q freedman az white man.
The prescher-whippers have been in.
dicted, / understand, and Mr.. Smith, the
abused and almost crucified minister, has
entered suit against them for one hundred
thousand dollars damages. Some of them
have considerable property, and they are
said to be greatly alarmed at the ire
ligious turn of politics.
INSTITUTION.
During the war the Southern sympa.
thizers who remained here we're often
robbed of their property by loyal neigh
bore, who we're too bold to con-
ceal their conduct; and, sad to cay,
good many who had always
stood well before engaged In such crimes.
One citizen thus greatly prosecuted for
bis sympathies, was Col. James Newman,
who lives four miles north of Messy
Creek. Although over seventy years of
age, he was harrassed in every conceive
BILE manner, and was indicted for treason
against the State, and actually sentenced
by pop-gun of Judge to be sent to
the penitentisry for ten years. The case
was appealed, and only reversed few
months ago. Not many weeks since
COL. Newman called on wealthy and
loyal neighbor who had robbed him of q
horse during the war, and informed him
that be had evidence of the fact, and in
tended to prosecute him for horse steal
ing. The neighbor was so alarmed that
he gladly paid Col. Newman 5000, the
value of the horse when taken. ! will
not give the neighbours name, as the
LEDGER has some readers about Messy
Creek, and do not wish to do him any
injury, but mention this as an instance
to prove that times are better here aud
that even Southern man can get justice
at the hands of the courts. There are a
good many old scores like this one yet
to settle, but 1t will be done by lawful
means. m ESQ go RIA
The wheat crop in East Tennessee is /
very fine, and the yieldlis believed to be
the largest ever known. Oats fell short
of an average crop; corn is q CONF lete
failure, Many rich, well-worked fields
will not make bushel to the acre, and
The stalks are too dry to cut up sad use
as roughness. The corn in Sweetwater |
Valley, between Chattanooga and Lou
don. uaually so noted, looks parched and
crisp. There will not be one-half of q |
crop made in this valley, or any other
part of East Tennessee. In many places |
here has been no rain since corn began |
% silk and tasssl. The people are rather
gloomy on this subject, and many poor
'olks have various forebodings for the |
Rinter. There is some old corn in the |
hands of rich river farmers, and if ell
could be divided there might be enough |
or every body to live upon.
g e iaE RAIN.
Although it comes too late, everybody
s glad to see the cool, refreshing showers
which have been falling for two or three
lays. The air ia cool, and all nature
eems grateful and terminated.
/ expect to write once more before
eaving this interesting region.
4. 81 e@t M HARVEY.