The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-06-03

LEvERE-''IIANG JEFF DAVIS
UNEXPECTED sHoCK-TnE VISITING
EDITORS, ETC.
KNOXVILLE, June /, 1874.
DEAR GAZETTE After a long
protracted spell Of mully grubs,
spankee," numoaey fever, and such
like bone diseases, which my doctor
says was the result OF unnecessary
exposure IN my GreenevfIIe cam
ipaign, from which headquarters | last
wrote you. l again resume. 5..
] am informed that Betsy Ward is
still master OF the situation at
Greeneyille. Borneo has fickcred,
and the = x#'s correspondent of the
Chronicle has very wisely concluded
to resume his ministerial work and
leave Betsy TO pursue her lawful vo-
cation as best she may under exist
ing circumstances, confronted by an
unrelenting foe, but backed by Ma
tional and State authority. The
Black troops have fought nobly; but
the sand in Betsy:s gizzard is-grit |!
Last Saturday was the day for dec
Grating the graves of the Federal
dead. in the National Cemetery at
this place. The early morning trains
were crowded with visitors and long
before the appointed hour for the
procession to move our streets were
densely packed with people. moving
to and fro, seeking something to de-
YOUR, COOLERS" lemonade water"
and whisky strait, preferred.
The Blount county delegation was
early on the ground, and attracted a
great deal of attention, and elected
much much remarks as it wendell its
way up Gay street. Some suggest
ed it might be Maryville College on
a bust, others that it was Buffers adj
vance guard. while some thought it
was mined for the occasion. and got
ten up in the interest of Civil Rights
and social equality.
Professor Bartlett, of Maryville
mired College, is fishing for a chance
to harangue a Knoxville audience on
his pet theme, the social equality.
of the races but our people have
not yet mentioned the time and
place, preferring he should wait for
Hayen's fuH course at Inskip, or until
Union Prcshytery with Rev. Levere
as its Moderator shall again assem-
Ole, Oh either of which occasions he
will have an audience adapted to
his peculiar taste. / will not prom
Sc it, but think he might procure the
services of the estate car'' choir,
that furnished the rude Song so
loudly sung =
Gwen hang JEFF. Davis a sour apple tree
as the procession returned from the
National Cemetery last Saturday.
The young Misses may not have
= been aware of the full improperly
of their conduct" but the gentlemen
under whose guidance they seemed to
he, Judging from their close proxim-
ity to the ear, and from the intense
which beamed from their
every feature, were both of mature
age. one a Major-Lawyer, the other
an ex Judge. The latter is a promi-
ncnt member of the Philharmonic
Society, which act gave rise to the
general impression that he was the
director on that occasion.
/ do not wonder at the ''shock OF
surprise" and that s'some
carriages were immediately driven
out eff line - It was enough to
shock the sensibiIities of Michigan
timber cutter, and forced out of line
a 10th Michigan army wagon.
A very few of our people we're
very much exercised about the
corps of New York Editors, wh0
have been on a tour of inspection
down South. They were telegraphed
and urgently invited not
to give us the go by. Our en-
treaties were treated with marked
and marry q scO1Ul -
could we get from them. But our
wide-awake Mayor, who certainly
has our interest very much at heart,
woHld not ''give it up SO, Mr.. Brown
He started ont in search OF them.
They flanked him at Atlanta, and
are next heard from at Chattanooga,
where our Mayors right bower had
been stationed to guard the noun
tain passes ard if possible orer per,
su0le the troupe to stop at Knoxville.
This last piece of strategy was a
success Ne had the editors with
rs to the very great qualification of
bur livery men and hotel keepers.
'or Notwithstanding the editors, as
8 usual with this class, were dead
heads. somebody had to foot the
bills. The troupe was a very re-
spectacle looking set. aud but for
he absence of placards and show
bills, one would have supposed it
vas John Robinson's advance guard.
The ring had them all tagged and
IGeied so as TO distinguish them
rom the 'scommon herd" One of
he troupe strayed off from the Puck
IN a private inspecting tour, and
lpon being interviewed by one of
'ur inquisitiye urchins, said he was
$ looking for loose screws" having
,een advised by the Banner man
hat there were still a few scattered |
round in this locality which had es-
apcd the notice Of our Congress
nan ra -.
My nerves are still very much out
{ tune, and for fear of over taxing
hem, / will have to close.
Yours as ever. u. Ii. Down.