Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-20
From Cold Water.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

is to fill, but we are badly pre-
pared to furnish anything for it.
We think you must have a great
mind to fill a whole paper every
week. 1t strains us to the very
eye-teeth to gather enough for
half a column bi-monthly. We
have no interesting news to
write, as the excitement of the
election has about died out
Every thing moved smoothly,
save'some few who seemed to feel
the influence Of corn, which
seems to be a natural conse-
quence on such occasions. We
are greatly opposed to candi-
dates treating at an election
mot accusing any of doing SOY
or even when electioneering.-
We think it does more harm
than good, besides it adds great
ly to the expense of the can
didate. Suppose two opponents
were to treat the same mamie
would be under the same obi
cations to each and perhaps vote
against both. Although some
Of our men were unsuccessful,
we hope those elected will fill
their various stations promptly
and satisfactorily. We were
very anxious for competent men
to be successful, and hope it is
the case. We are highly in ia
vor of competency in regard to
officers, but owing to the re-
sponsibility resting on them,
we think voters should be very
cautious and patronize honest
men Gi not so well qualified) in
preference to men of talents, no
matter how we'll qualified. 1t
seemed as if the people were
anxious to vote, the way they
crowded to the polls. We will
have another chance soon and it
behooves us to be wide awake
and know what we are doing.
Some are stirring around for
homes for another year. We
think some land holders are too
hard on renters; they have to
put up with any sort of house
and pay heavy rent. If the
owners of large bodies Of land
would sell off some of their
land to the renters, we think it
would be better for all. If the
renters would resolve not to
pay such rents and all hold to
the resolution, they could get
homes on better terms. 1t
seems hard for one man to work
one-third Of his timeto pay rent,
furnish his own stock, bear his
own expense every way, and
frequently have to live almost
out Of doors.
The weather continues to be
dry andextremely hot. We had
a tolerable shower the 9th inst,
Int it soon dried up. Some corn
is tolerably fair, but as a gener-
al thing it is sorry, and some
will almost be a complete fail
ure- Squares and young bolls
are dropping off cotton. The
prospect for hard times is very
promising. We fear stock will
have to go hungry, if people do
not. But we will try to bear it
patiently and hope for better
times to come, remembering we.
must have trials and disappoint-
ments here. We are glad to in
form you that the general health
is good with the exception of
some few cases. We know Of
but two serious ones. But the
king of terror visited us re-
Gently and doomed one Of our
friends, Mrs. Winburn, to her
long home.
A protracted meeting has
just closed at Smiths Chapel,
superintendent by Rev. a. A.
Alison. p. c., assisted by Rev.
John Alternately and Others
1t continued twelve days. Sew
eral professions and goodly
number joined the church, and
still several penitents at the
close. We hope a good inn
preston has been made on the
members and people at large
We are glad to see the cause
progressing, for nothing has a
greater tendency to the happi-
ness and general welfare of a
neighborhood than to have the
people aroused to sense of
their duty. We hope the young
soldiers who have enlisted in
Christ's army will run with pa
thence the race set before. Hop
ing We may still receive the
kind protection of the Great
Ruler of all, we close by saying
we remain your correspondent,