Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-02-01
J. j. t., Of Mulberry.
For the Fayetteville Observer.

Below you will find extract
from a letter written for tn,
Cincinnati Times from Mulber
ry, Tenn, signed j. j. T., tina
shows the animus of the hear
of the one who wrote it; and i
lis thought that the people of
Lincoln county should know
how one who lives in their midst
and who has been so kindly
treated, and whose family has
received all the courtesies of
life, has written and thought a.
bout them. The first article
that we call attention to is where
he says "that this county was
the foremost comfy in the State
in the rebellion. It's popula-
ton is most all Democrats, and
fhlllof the spirit of rule or ruin,
and anxious for their Northern
Democratic brethren to declare
war against Hayes Inaugural
ton.
Now we submit it TO the peo-
pie of Lincoln county, if there
is one particle of truth in the
above extract, except the first
clause. What kind of spirit
animates the heart of j. j. r.,
when he can calmly sit down
and falsify the facts of the case,
and deliberately place the peo-
pie Of this county in a false
light to the people Of the n orth?
Another extract that we wish
to call attention to is this-"The
n orthern Democrats arc only
used as tools for our Southern
Rebel Democrats, and a great
many of OUT old rebels thirst
and long for the Northern De
mocracy to declare a war, hop
ing that hostilities will begin in
Now York or Washington, or
at least on Northern soil, that
they may have an opportunity
to plumber and rob your North
ern cities, and citizens and lay
waste your Northern country"
Now what an estimate this
scribbler has Of the people of
his own county, especially of
that gallant and heroic remnant
who fought the war through,
who fought for principle. This
hero of the above extract says
that you are anxious for war,
not for the purpose of main
tanning principle or unfolding
a great constitutional point, but
your sole motive, according
to the above, is the honorable,
the manly, the high toned one of
p7amder and stealing. What a
foul SANDER upon those brave
boys who wore the gray; what
a foul aspersion upon the faith
ers of those heroic fellows, who
encouraged those boys to be-
come rebels, not for plumber but
for principle.
We will call attention to an
other extract-"The old war
rebels pretend to be the most
jealous and devoted lovers Of
the government of the United
States of any set you ever heard
talk" Now, old rebels who
wore the gray, this mighty
Falstaff who sees SO many sol
dries in bucklum, docs rot give
you credit for ever being hon
est in your thoughts. These
extracts are the very essence
that makes the North distrust
the South. We are more than
that the North shall be |
truly enlightened in regard to
he sentiment Of the people of
the South, but then we want it
done by those who have respect
for truth and fair dealing. We
are at q loss to what motive to
attribute the efusion of j. j.
I. 1t may be that he thinks
hat Hayes will be counted in,
md he will get a position as
store-keeper to some rebels
whisky house; or it may be at
-ributed to the general theolog-
cal principle, the total depravi-
y Of the human race, and OF j.
]. r., in particular. CITIZENS.
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