The Evansville journal., 1870-04-30
Correspondence Of the Journal
Marion and smlthland, Ky.-EYaGs-
Vile Tobacco Market-Olty or
EVansVille-SnOW StOrm.-Paducah
Preaching and Preachers.

WIG TODACCO maFkeG-UIbY OF
EVansVille-SnOW StOrm.-Paducah
Preaching and Preachers.
Editors Journals:
It was Court week at Marion, Crit
tenden County. Judge Benn ltt being
absent we had the Court He use, and
all the people to hear what We had to
say of Evansville as a tobacco market,
aud the reasons why the farmers
should send or bring their tobacco to
Evansville.
Many looked aud talked after we
were done, like they believed all we
said. The merchants say they would
be very much pleased to visit your
city, and "lay iu " supplies, but think
it likely they will not. The reason
of the doubt is, that while one solic-
itor, freighted down with orders like
the bee from the fragrant blossom is
| lifting his wing to depart, another
has his hand on the hotel rope to tap
his arrival, and so from day to day,
! they have to lunch by giving IN an
other order, so they fear getting to
| Evansville at all to take a full meal.
We spent two days through the coun
try talking abouta little more Speedy
| Cure" then left for Smithland, via
| the Mallie Ragon at Weston. Ky.
| "A little before lone twelve, gently as
the sea gull's shadow glides over the
ship at sea. the Mallie's bow touched
the Smithland wharf, and we went
ashore and hotelled at the planters.
Very soon Morpheus checked us for a
nap too profound for dreams. The
next day was "the Sabbath of the
Jews" Saturday., aud for the most
part of the day, as the farmers were
in, ,n-privately-in groups aud semi
publicly, we made mention by hints,
inuuendoes and tOt-idenlUirbiS, that
Evansville was a good place to sell
another hogshead or two"
The morning hinged back to the
Winter, gone to the sepulchre forever,
but by noon the sun shone genially.
and the beautiful little birds chanted
to their mates, from the newly green
clad boughs, their solsticiaI song
Spring time has come, and we will
prepare us Summer home" In the
afternoon. the City of Evansville
/
one more passenger. She moves IN
the waters steady as a sunbeam upon
a dial plate, with appointments not
only comfortable but decidedly first.
rate. We care to travel on no boat
whose entertainments, in every re-
spect, are superior to the City Of Ev.
ansville. May she never race, blow
up. burn up or sink midway from
Smithland to Paducah.
1fE0lus became capricious, and
breathed upon the waters, and tht
tides rolled high. The atmosphere
congeled. The snow fell until
the verdure embowered banks of thu
T Ohio were a novelty for the admira
, ton of landscapist for New Yorl
monthly or a lady's book. So pug
o nacious were the blasts from tn
, clouds, and surging the waves, tha
the proud and substantial steame
surrendered to the attractions of tn
= show, and cabled for the night.
? The frenzy of the storm abated b.
!, morning, and we breakfasted at tht
Richmond, In Paducah, and churchet
!. at st. Johns, where we had a superi
or sermon from the Rev. j. N. Tenn
7 ple. We could but contrast metal O
2 the true ring and full weight, will
! much that finds approval, whose pro
e portion of chaff so much preponder
! ates the wheat; a Christianity de
4 pendent for acceptance upon the belle
! OF events that never happened, an
% neither allegorical, parabolical, hyper
}. bolical or proverbial, is method c
y teaching religion, neither patriarchia
,e prophetical, apostolic or diviae, an
a should be received at a diseoun
marked no SALE" Let the pulp
give us the Gospel-the GOSPEL. il
70 terblending the thunder peals
IS Sinai with the melting verse of Ca
i Notwithstanding, applying and er
!, forcing personal responsibility. priv
lege and fear by eveats supplied fro
or Gods History" rather than Ii
ID chapters of our own sells suficier
re and fantastic tramping around upo
: the foot stool, though we may ha,
been 60 Sc. Peters, or heard q
l- Arabs iabber.
Is Respectfully.
Il III EvarTzt4