Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1874-08-13
Communications.
WOmack's Letter.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
JACKSONVILLE, Jackson Co., Oregon, }
Juiv Both. 1874. {

/ July 0Oth, 1914.
| Editor Of the O5sercer-DEAR
SRI left Creswell, Lane
county, a few days ago, and /
am travelling through Southern
Oregon. After crossing the
Calipooia range of mountains
the vallies face the South. The
great wheat-growing valley of
the Pacific, the Willamette,
lies onthe north side; the streams
there run north until they
unite with the Columbia. On the
Southern slope the streams
run south towards California
l came to Roseburg UiG the G.
and G. r. r. Roseburg is the
present terminus of the rail-
road. Taking the stage, l
passed through the Umpgua
county pronounced Umpguaw)
and | am now at Jacksonville
in Rogue river valley. This
valley is about thirty miles in
length and the mean breadth is
ten. The climate is not unlike
that of Sacramento, Cal. 1t is
the healthiest portion of Ore
gon and very productive. The
soil is good, producing excel
lent wheat, Indian corn, pota-
toes, melons, peaches, pears and
apples. 1t is also a good stock
Countrywide best timothy hay
being raised. It is newly set
tied. Some Germans have
vineyards here, and a very good
wine is made. There is consid-
cradle land that can be taken up.
| saw some places where excel
lent farms could be made. l
have told you the good points,
l viii now speak Of the draw
backs. This part OF Oregon Is
isolated from market, twenty
miles to a post-office, thirty
miles to mill, fifteen to a black
smith shop, and one Of the most
glorious things is yet TO be told
there is not a physician here.
immigration is coming in and a
few schools and churches are in
full blast. The effects Of Rad
ical rule are felt throughout the
State. 1t is true that Oregon is
under the fostering care of the
Democratic party at present,
but the Republicans left the
State in debit. This county is.
eighteen thousand dollars be-
hind, and many others are in a
similar condition. BIr. Editor,
the deeds of the Radical party
are so black and damnable that
they "smell to heaven for VEN
geance." Their crimes are
2critten IN Euman blood and reg
iStered IN the Seethjag fires Of
he'll. How long are the people
of our boasted Republic, how
long are they going to submit
10 such gross injustice? 'Ii
know not what course others
may take, but as for me, giUe
me" another revolution rather
than oppression. The South to-
day is another Poland. l am an
e1iJe in the far West, but l am
cognizant of the wrongs enac-
ted by carpet-baggers for the /
purpose of enslaying the people /
of the South. Look at Louis
lana, South Carolina, and last,
though not least, look at the
gem of the South-TennesseeiI
Tennessee, the land of my birth |
in the cool shadows Of her
beechen groves, fecked with
the beams Of Il Southern sun,
where the pellucid streams go
laughing and dancing away to
the father of waters, it was there
that l first saw the light. Ten
nessee, thy soil is cursed by foot
steps of the oppressor. My
native State! May the angel
of pity drop a tear upon her
wrongs and blot them out for
ever. Bless thee, my native
State! Many good, noble heart
ed people dwell upon thy land.
To such my heart clings in
bonds Of friendship. TO those
who send a thought, or aCish af-
ter me, | send in return greeting
from the far west. / think of
her brave and generous sons,
who were my cOmpani Ons in
arms in the great civil war
l look back with a sigh of re-
gret, for many are sleeping in
death upon the once tented field.
The boom of cannon-the heavy
roll Of the drum-the rattle OF
musketry--the sharp crack OF
the rihe--lhe shrill, animated mu-
sic of the fife-the shouts OF
conterding armies have ceased,
but / still remember the CORY
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