The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-24
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

townspeople. This prejudice is con-
stantly kept alive, by INSCRIPTIONS
demagogues, for their own selfish
ends. 1t is asserted by these friends
| of the people, so-called, that the in
habitants of towns and cities are
proud and above speaking to the
men and women whose dress is of
homespun. That class of individ-
uals, known as office-seekers, has
done much to mislead the masses in
many ways, but in nothing more
than in their efforts to erect parti-
ton walls, between the country and
town. No man, with three grains of
sense, will deny that there are weak
minded ignoramuses in the town. but
then the country is not free from
characters of this kind, and to de-
nounce either the country or the
town because a few idiots are to be
found in both, is very unfair.
Many of our readers have lived
long enough to know that perfection
is not to be found anywhere, and
that it is necessary not to be too
critical in the examination of the
most perfect picture. Listening to
the poet. and being led about by our
own ip,aoipo+iOy, 1vo have Lo.o,, -, ! :
to conclude that the country was
paradise, and country people angels,
but this illusion was dispelled, in
part, long since. We are, in the
language of Simon Suggs, ''all poor
sinful creeturs," whether in town or
country, and need to exercise the
largest charity in dealing with each
other.
Having said this much, we desire
to make a few remarks in reference
to Morristown and the surrounding
country. We have a town, beautiful
for situation, with population quiet
and orderly, and the prospect is that
it will develop into city before
twice ten years have passed. The
country surrounding it has identical
interest with it, and will prosper as
the town prospers, and grow in
wealth as it grows in population.
No one observant of passig events
has failed to notice how RAPIDLY the
old fields, adjacent to fourishing
towns, advance in value. AS an IL
lustration in point, it may be stated
that what is now regarded as the
most valuable business portion of
Knoxville, was in the woods few
years since, and was valued as wood
land only. 1t requires as much
money to purchase a foot of that
land now as would have sufficed for
four acres then.
We are sincerely DESTROYS that
Morristown shall become large and
prosperous town, attracting the at
tention of passers-by. and inviting
the best class of people to become
residents of the place. Who will
help in the work of building up our
town, or rather, who will not help
More than all will the farmer be
benefited by having nearby mark
ct for his surplus products. 1t has
been satisfactorily ascertained that
no class of men make more clear
money than those who own farms
near the large cities, and whose
chickens, and butter, and eggs and
garden truck is eagerly sought after
by those who do not produce such
things. Let us all go to work in
earnest to build up the town, our
town,-MORRIsToWN. If croakers
will croak and unprincipled persons
abuse the town, for no cause, let the
good people Of country and town
cry down the croakers, and do all in
their power to make of no effect the
miserable lies which men of no prin-
ciple are constantly manufacturing
and circulating. 1t is vile SANDER
to denounce towns as some are in
the habit of doing. Persons who do
this, are either weak in the head or
have hearts needing to be purified.