The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-04-01
OUR KNOXVILLE LETTER.

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THE DAY-THE CHURCHES - coUE-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ETC.
KNOxv1LLE, March so, 1874.
To the Editor Of theMorrissown Gazette: =
There has been no more delight
full weather, for many weeks, than
this morning promises. The sun
shines as if it did not expect to be
cleuded out soon. and the little birds
sings as merrily as if winter had
never been.
"soon rsvivfng plants and nowers
~ s = Anew shall deck the plain: sst ~
The woods shall hear the voice Of spring,
s3-.sv And flourish green again." e-se.g1t aT5&
The churches were well filed yes
terday and last night, and the peo-
pie were told in earnest words what
they ought to do. But did all Of
them hear what was spoken, and will
they heed the advicegisen7 If men
and " omen would truthfully confess.
very curious book might be written
showing how many outside matters
are thought about, while sermons
are being preached. The preacher
apparently, is very respectfully list
ened to- but often the mind Wanders
to the. endsaof the earth. .,o-.- ,o,
!. Rev. WIN. II. Dawn, . young min
lister from the Morristown District.
preached at Church Street ME-.
Church. South. last night. Iohear
his. sermon very favorably spoken
Of Rev. DR.: Cunningham, the pas
tor. is absent from the city assisting
in a meeting at Z Islands. The
church there is one in which his
father used to preach. rr%a4 81
The last of the course of six lee
lures arranged to be given at the
First M. E. Church. in this city. is to
be delivered tonight by Rev. Geo,
Lansing Taylor, of New York. g :
You have doubtless noticed that
the United, States Court, now in
session here, has been pretty busy
forwarding delegates to Nashville
Dealers in the '.queer'' are being
srtlnked with heavy hand. A single
rug of light has been permitted to
shine out OF the darkness. and the
" Chronicle" of yesterday, seems to
want to know why ''these things are
thus
kendrick Sartin, who was shot by
VIM. Lewis is dead. The murder
OF Reynolds seems tohave opened7up
the way to endless troubles.
Our merchants are getting in their
new goods and the prices are said
to be very reasonable. t
Mr.. j. A. Rayl, just returned from
New York, reports a dull trade there
The public would be very much
obliged if somebody would tell why
business is in such an nntime Y
Is it because the ne.
groes are free and beast Butler is
not dead? ~ @Hf. sti#
Please ask Sam WINS or Bob Nc
Nelly-they might tell you, for OLD
sake. Bob intimated
to me. not long since, that he thought
you were not overburdened with CON-
mon sense. and instanced your war
upon free passes as proof of the fact.
In speaking of the connterfeiting
cases, acted upon by the Federal
Court, neglected to state that a ma
jority Of the prisoners at the bar
were true end tried loyal men. They
fought and bled for that government
whose star-spangled banner is now
triumphantly waving DER the land Of
free negroes and white slaves
And yet these defenders of the
faith are placed in durance vile for
no other reason than that they at
tempted to make money more plenti.
full! Republics are uEgrateful!
at served thee ffteen hard campaigns, p
And pitched thy standard in those foreign helds;
BY inc thy greatness grew: thy years grew with il;
But thy ingratitude out-grew them both. 'ft.ii'
The punishment of the counter.
feiters, however, is good thing, and
the people say Un,em as every SEN
tence is pronounced. WANDERER.