The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1878-08-28
TAZEWELL NOTES.

TAzEwELL, Tenn, Aug. ID, '79.
To the Editor of the Morrlstown Gazette:
QUIET
has reigned supreme for the past few
days in this place. ELECTION whiskey"
disappeared p. m. on the LIST inst. For
weeks the cOlored fraternity, and few
of the white brethren, made our streets
vocal with their oaths, shouts and vo-
alterations. Such merry groups were
never seen in this ancient town before
and such woe-begone, gaunt, sad-look-
ing gentry, as made dismal this place
for few days succeeding the close of
the canvass, 1 hope I may never behold
again. Poor fellows! so! for just one
drink! just a few drops, to help me quit
just few pecks of corn, or few pounds
of bacon" Such, doubtless, were the
EXPLANATIONS of many a poor fellow
who, during the election days." was
the slave of strong drink and the dupe
of candidates and election manipulators
GREAT EVILS
often work their own reformation. The
recent debauching of the people, by
candidates, in order to success in the
canvass. has had the effect to create a
temperance sentiment-one so positive,
so strong, as to indicate that temperance
men will be brought out as candidates
for the ensuing election for Representa-
tive. The best men, without regard to
parties, are demanding a check to be
put to this debasing method of election
eeripg; and the necessity of frowning on
all schemes that pander to the deprayed
nature of men.
THE TOLL GATE swINDLE
is still undated The people are made
pay for passing over the most public
road in East Tennessee. If the money
forced from the people was expended on
the rOad-One tenth Of it-we would have
a respectable thoroughfare of travel
W hat becomes Of 1t? The militia of Grain
ger county work the road for nothing,
and the people of Claiborne county pay
the Commissioners for the honor q
reckon) of holding their offices. Well,
this is bad enough, but couple with this
unwarranted and unjust fleeing, the
circumstances and surroundings of the
collecting and you have insult added to
injury.
A STATE ROAD!
yet kept like third class road, that
winds its way by moonshine distilleries.
The keeper is polite enough, but the To-
cation of such an office lis it not an of
fee, and in the interest of the State?) at
the door Of liquor deRwhere lounge the
drunken and the base, to say the least of
it, is shame-an insult A pole, rest
ing on fork and secured at the open
ing side to the stump of a sappling-
this is the hlndrance to passing over the
State road this the taste that Tennes-
see publishes fer herself daily. Give us
a road and there Will be no cOmpla int as
to charges.
TAZEwELL COLLEGE
opened last week There were so stu
dents present. 1t is believed that we
shall have one hundred by the close of
the month. The Board of Trustees
have repaired the old Tazewell College
and made them all that the
student could wish. All the rooms are
as neat as parlors. have never seen
such energy displayed as has been by
the Board of Trustees. They not only
their money by hundreds, but
worked side by side by the en-
ployed mechanics. must give you the
names of these gentlemen A. L. Snow,
Eddie Eppes, B Mckinney, Upton Cot
.rell, DR.. ]. A. Divine, Gen. Fulkerson
and Mr.. Cloud. Some of these gentle
men have laid down their work and
spent days riding over the country in
he interest of its school.
THE ADVANTAGES
If this Institution are equal to the lest |
colleges in East Tennessee or Southwes-
ern Virginia The course is that of the
academic course of the University of
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