The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-07-08

soon, remain, yours, truly 0oE-
ARRIvAE. OF THE FoURTH-GEE. BURN-
sIDE-THE VANTAGE GROUND''-PRE-
PARATIoNs-AT THE INsTITUTE-BURN-
SIDE LIKE FRANK CHEATHAM-AN OLD
KNoxvILLIAN IN THE WRONG CHURCH.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, July 6, 1874
DEAR GAzETTE-The glorious 4th"
of this year arrived at precisely 1888,
(ring- time), p NJ, July Sd. His coming
had been foreshadowed by preparations
of huge order, such as none but Knox
Williams can get up on paper, for sucking
purposes. But, as I said before, he came,
he did. Ambrose, the gay and festive
Ambrose, whiskers and all. He was hon
Ored by salute of sundry shots from
from the heights of Fort Saunders" a
place noted in the history of the late I'M
pleasantness, as Gen. Burnside's only
Vantage Ground" but in the better
days of the republic, We boys used to
know it as Jordan Council and Lewis
COwan's - cock pit"
AT sunrise next morning, the salute
was repeated from the wrong place. La
ter in the day, the Marshals were hur-
forming the grand procession. Many were
expected, but few came, and of the host
of Marshals who had been provided
for the occasion, not more than five were
required, and after the strategetic move
ment of the - Civil Fighters" (the trans
ferring the niger firemen to the 'front.',
resulted so disastrOuSly to the column,
at least three more MarshaPs could have
been spared, but to keep up appearances,
they were retained.
At the stand, in front of the Female
Institute, the column was halted, after a
wearisome march of about three, miles,
to be spoked Maynard was expected to
make, the welcome speech, but Col. Tenn
pie said it for him very handsomely.
The declaration of Independence,
which | suppose was out Of print, was
rendered by a plain tradesman. What
a cruel exactionl and what a desecra-
ton!
Gen. Burnside, like Gen. Frank Chea-
than, was determined to keep up his
worldwide reputation as an orator, and
made a few remarks. The meeting then
adjourned to meet at sister Smiths Camp
Ground, five miles out on the Knoxville
and Ohio Railroad, where ThOrnburg;
Maynard and Houk, all of whom are cam
didates, were anxiOusly waiting to tell all
they knew about the 4th, or any other
man. The Printers Union were FORUM
ate in securing Geo. Washington, Esq.
as one of the orators, as it is generally
conceded that his speech was the 9 saw
ing clause" and the real event of the oc-
casion.
One incident 1 overlooked. As the
procession was passing big Ike's" place
of business, on Gay street, he, big Ike"
made one desperate efforl to manufac-
ture enthusiasm, and Justify called for
three cheers for Burnside, but only
fiutter responded and big Ike" wilted
The balloon ascensiOns and fireworks
at night attracted an immense crowd,
and was very creditable to the managers,
though they failed to receive the cargo
of fireworks ordered for the occasion.
The white tiremen who broke ranks rath
er than recognize the civil rights feature
of the occasion, enjoyed an ice cream
treat at Peter kern'S saloon.
An old "ante bellum' friend and
acquaintance of ours, who was once
as well posted abut Knoxville and
her surroundings, as any of US, and
who is now summering it here and
hereabouts was misIead by the
g Church Directory" as published in
one of our daily papers, locating the
1st NJ. E. Church on Clinch street,,
and found himself in the Northern
Methodist Church, instead of the old
original 1st, he was hankering for.
With one exception, he says, he did
not see a single face that reminded
him of any body Or any body's body,
that used to worship i'll the once 1st
Methodist Church of Knoxville. l
told him that the old Methodist
Church's number had been, with the
balance Of her effects, several thou
sand dolIars), f" carPet-baggeP' about
one square further up town, but that
he would find all that the reaper and
"carpet.bagger' had spared of the
old original congregation occupy
ing temporary building on Church
street.
Z. B. Down.