Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-02-13
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquire
LETTER FROM NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, February g.

LETTER FROM NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, February6 6.
Tennessee is now quiet, from the mountains
to the Mississippi, which is circumstance sc
remarkable as to be worthy Of note. 1t is moi
often that this State enjoys profound peace
Her nominal condition is that of stew
There is usually something the matter Il
has been said, that she is never so happy al
when she is unhappy, which, being freely
translated, means that she enjoys herself bes
when in an uproar. If this be so, her seasons
of enjoyment have certainly been very grea
since the war.
am inclined to think, that one thing which
has contributed so much to internal commo
tion within the borders of Tennessee, is the
number and character of her great men. Sht
has more great men than she can we'll accom-
modate. Consequently, their clashing inter
ests and ambition leads to much unhappiness
Where is the State that can point to such s
glittering galaxy of great men? We have
Parson Brownlow, Tom Nelson and young
Dave, Andy johnson, Bill Stokes, Random
Butler and Horace Maynard, old Mullins anc
Jerusalem Smith, Frank Cheatham and
we'll, it is not worth while to 60 on enumera
ting, for the list so far cannot be equalled ii
any State of the Union. That all these mer
are quiet now is only a sign that we are te
have lively times in the future. They vii
break out in fresh place about the time th'
world concludes that we are to be blessed will
a long season of profound peace.
WHAT THE GREAT MEN ARE ABOUT.
The readers of the ENQUIRER no doub
have curiosity to know how the great mer
of this famous State are now conducting them
selves, and what they are driving at. Andy
johnson is at his home in Greenville. Hell
not cast down by his defeat but says he &C
complished pretty we'll what he started out tt
do, namely, to "break the crust" Of partie
and liberate the people from the reign of th'
military ring. He did this, and did it we'll
and it needed doing. Things had come tx
such pass here that unless man had beer
q Confederate General in the late war he stood
no chance to get office. A Confederate Gen
eral was Governor, Confederate Generals were
in Congress, and filling every position withir
reach of the military ring, which included
nearly all from county court clerks upward
The thing got to be bore. The people com
planned and wanted to know how long military
rule was to be continued. They were answer
ed by the nomination of fGeneral Cheatham a.
a candidate for Congressman at large. This
was little too much, and thousands were
ready to revolt. All they lacked was lea
der. sandy" said he would lead them. So thu
dissatisfied element trotted out Andy, and th'
most desperate fight in the history of Tennessee
was the consequence. The Presidential cam
paign was lost sight Of Affairs in the out
side world ceased to be of interest, and thu
Tennesseeans clawed each others eyes anc
stepped on each others tails like so many ton
cats in tow sack. When the smoke cleared
away it was found that Cheatham was defea
ted as we'll as "old Andy" They both wen
down together, and the power of the military
ring was broken.
The work having been done, "Andy" ha
returned to his rural home. 1t is likely tina
time hangs rather heavily on his hands, as h
is not professional man, and consequently
has nothing to do. Being pretty we'll of
worth near hundred thousand dollars, it il
not necessary that he 60 back to his old trade
that of tailor-so he sets back on his dig
nifty in his son-in-law's store and talks ove1
"old times" with the natives.
General Cheatham is poor, and consequent
ly is without opportunity to talk over old times
or new times, with his neighbors. He has tt
Dig When the election was over, and it wa:
certain he was defeated, he folded his army
blanket around him and retired to his farm ir
Coffee county. There he now spends bis time
preparing for the coming crop, working in the
field with the common hands. In a personal
view, am sorry that the General was defeat
ed. He wanted the Office, and deserved it
for many reasons. Buthe is not the manner o1
man that would make mark in Congress-
and could not reflect credit upon the State as
would big.brained and iron-sinewed Andy
johnson.
Horace Maynard took the prize from both
grabbing the bone and running away while
the other two we're fighting about it, like the
shrewd dog in the story. The victory was q
just one for Maynard, as the legislature had
cut him out of his district. The truth is, the
Democrats cheated him out of his district, and
he turned around and cheated them out of the
whole State.
Brownlow is in Washington and will re-
main there, reports to the contrary, notwth.
standing. He has no idea of resigning. He
hates the Democrats too much for that. He
knows that whenever he vacates his seat the
Democrats will elect successor of their own
liking, and he has no notion of giving them
the opportunity.
AS for Bill Stokes, he is on his farm in De.
kalb county. Bill is disappointed man
He was candidate for Congress in the late
convention in t.,is city, and only got three
votes. Bill says the party may 60 to warm
climate and he will attend to his farm.
MEMO.