Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-14
EAST TENNESSEE.
The OutcrOPpings of RadicaIism-
Material ProsPerity-The Lessons
of the War Being Turned TO Good
AccnunI.


Material ProsPerIty-The Lessons
of the War Being Turned TO Good
Account.
To the Editors Of the Union and American:
l have read your excellent Daily long
enough to know that your readers hear
little ofwhat is going on in the mountains
of East Tennessee and l venture to ask
space enough in your columns to en-
tighten them In regard to this benighted
section which, if 1t can boast of nothing
else, can claim TO be loyal; for be it
known that blue coats are still to be seen
all over this loyal land, not upon men
who carry guns in their hands and walk
with military precision, but upon those
who have natural love for the color.
Much of that bitterness that existed be-
tween the two parties at the close of the
war is dead, and with the ex-Rebs it is
buried, but our loyal people still believe
with BroWnlow the war closed too soon,
and they let no opportunity slip to inflict
little vengeance upon those who in the
bitter experience of the past failed to ac-
quire q holy liking for the blue. This
sweet spirit of loyalty is just at this time
exhibiting itself at Knoxville, where a
loyal grand jury and loyal officers of the
Federal Oourt are hunting out suDdry viO-
lations of that excellent and wise law the
enforcement act in the person, of certain
clerks and Justices of the Peace who
have lately been restored to positions
that they honored before the late IN.
pleasantness. Well, you folks over the
mountain are disposed 10 make q fuss
about little things ike these. But then
you know little or nothing of damage
suits, mob law and great many other
pleasant experiences that we could tell
you about and laugh over, and l assure
you that these dying agonies of Radical
ism trouble US hut little.
Materially, East Tennessee is doing
well enough. Our farmers all made fine
| crops last year, and fattened twice as
many hogs perhaps as they have in any
two years since the war. We have
| plenty TO cat. In truth, such an abun-
dance of meat, cern, wheat, oats, hay,
potatoes, fruits, and every thing else that
tends to make farmer feels comfortable,
as we now have, is seldom seen in any
| country, and if king cotton would lock
| up little an abundance of greenbacks
would gladden. our hearts. Too much
of the good things of life might, how
ever, make US proud, and it is, perhaps,
best as it is. Our farmers have learned wis
dom in the war. Theirmotto used to be more
land and more negroes. Now it is less
land and better cultivation, and the whole
face of our mountainous region is begin
ming to show the effects of honest in
dustry and good husbandry. Education
too, is receiving proper attention. Good
schools are springing up all over the
country, and upon the whole East Ten
nessee is looking up. 1t is true that there
are those among US who dream of little
loyal State, the counterpart of Massachu-
sets, over here in the mountains with q
Capitol at Knoxville, Penitentiary at
Chattanooga, Lunatic Asylum in good
old Blount, and fat offices for all the
boys who wore the blue; but their num-
Der is small, while the better portion of
our people have an abiding faith in the
future which is to bring capital and
energy and enterprise to develop oul
wonderful mineral resources of which ]
shall have more to say on some future
occasion. OCCASIONAL.