Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-23

HdMcaft0n and Farming In MONT
gomexy Gounfy--AsI Address by Col.
HkITsbrew-SOEne for the Legfs-
Iature. -.-,-., ,,-s,-s-. -54r4z,rr
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
GAINESVILLE, TENN, Nov. Is, ISL
have just returned from the speaking, OF
which / must tell you something. be IL
known to you that south OF this place Is
Hurricane Creek-settled up with an IN
dustrious, hard working class OF farmers.
These good people have concluded that the
world does turn round, and thatthey intend
to turn with It. They have heretofore
done well, but they think they may
do better; consequently they commercially
putting up a most excellent school house,
next by organizing Farmers Club, last by
sending for Col Killebrew, their honored
county man, 70 talk to them to-day-he
furnishing the intellectual part of the en-
tertainment-the the substantial, brolied
pig. As the dinner was about ready when
the speaker arrived it was thought best to
eat first; and eat they did. Although eve
~ one enjoyed himself, it was plain that
Neblitt, of the Chronicle, had the best OF
it. 1t would do any benevolent heart good
to observe him among the pits, critically OBJ
serving how the meat, especially
the law, was being cooked, laughing
at anything you might say, whether it was
funny or notlaughing because he could
not help tin the meantime, and all the
time, unconsciously to himself, with both
hands spread upon his person below his
vest, patting the parts gently and alice
tionately. The consummation of this en-
ioyment vas when dinner was announced.
He worked his way out of the crowd,
flourishing jaw IN one hand and chunk
of bread In the other. But not so with the
orator Of the day. BE had no empty places
tofill He was full. He came there full. Like
Elihu of old, 4" am full ofmatter-the spirit
within me eonstraineth me. Behold my
belly is as wine which has no vent; it is
ready to burst like new bottles. l viii
speak that may be refreshed" And speak
he did. He hurried himself and most OF
the crowd off to the speaking room some
time before your humble servant was will
ing to leave that tray at the corner Of the
house, and when got in he was up and at
it, hammer and tsngs, half way through
book farming already. From that he adj
vanced on rapidly to other and varied top
les. delighting and instructing the people
for more than an hour. He is an earnest
man speaking in earnest. He
is himself fully impressed with the import
ance of his mission, and never fails to i'm
press the same upon his auditors. He is
doing great work for his people and for his
State-the farmers are organizing under his
influence. Please take notice, if you have
any communication to make, that Poplar
Grove Farmers Club is on the South Side,
and G.. d. Roberts is Secretary.
Well, l am not used to writing, and my
fingers are tired, yet l am not willing to
quit without noticing an outside matter or
two. The State Agricultural Bureau was
smashed up beautifully in our Legislature,
wasn't it? How many practical farmers are
there in that body now? People, under the
present stringent times, are thinking as they
never thought before, and noticing and
marking things as they have never done be-
! fore-whether wisely or not time will show.
Also, another bill lost in the Senate,
| affecting the farmers more than any body
else, that of fixing a permanent meridianal
| line in every county. The plan proposed
was eminently practical and mathematically
exact. As a surveyor, / would say that
do not think it will ever be improved upon.
But enough; if you will excuse the length
of this, do not think l will trouble you
/ AGAIN. RICHARDSON,