The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-17
From East Tennessee.
GREENvILLE. Jan. l3. ISIS.

| 0hEENNALLE, jan. 10, 1ct Q.
EDITOR CITIZEN AS it has been
some months since / have written
L send you few more items from
East Tennessee. The weather has
been remarkably favorable through
November and December for the
farmers to gather their crops, and
there has been a much larger area
of wheat sown this season than last,
and the present growing crop is
more promising. Last season it
was very dry until the very cold
weather commenced, consequently
the crop was short but the grain
was excellent, and East Tennessee
wheat is preferred in the Eastern
market. There is but little demand
for stock, even at low figures, and
the farmers are complaining very
much at present prices, and some
are holding, but many have lost and
do lose every year by not selling
their produce when they get it
ready for market. Money is scarce
and business of all kinds dull, and
the prospects for a change are not
very encouraging.
So far as my knowledge extends,
| find the people very much disap-
pointed in regard to the failure of
the legislature to settle the State
debt upon the proposition of its
creditors, and some are in favor Of
secession or making a new State of
East Tennessee, and paying the
proportional part of the entire debit
The people are divided on the hard
money question. Some are looking
to Congress for relief, Others seem
to have confidence in the Republi-
can party, although they acknowl-
edge it is responsible for the great
depression and scarcity of money,
but they claim it is at the bottom,
and things will react through neces-
sity. The republicans are encour-
aged by the course taken by our
Legislature, and they are looking
forward to a split in the democratic
party. AS only one resolution and
that for the payment of its members
passed or was settled, it has left
great grounds for critic ism.
The monument of Andrew John
son has been placed over his grave
and can be seen at considerable dis
lance, as it is on an elevated point, |
and persons passing over the Z. T.,
V. IL @. railroad can have q good |
view of the same. 1t is % feet in |
height with an eagle on top of it,
the old flag with stars and stripes
hangs beneath, a scroll marked |
CONSTITUTION" is below the flag,
and underneath the scroll is Book
with hand upon the same, as if the
oath was being administered to the
support of the great instrument
which he never ceased to love. His
two sons, Robert who died here and
Charley who was killed in Nash
vile, have been recently reinterred
near their father and mother,
within the enclosure of iron fence,
and there is ample space for the re-
portion of the family.
Robert was reinterred with Masonic
honors and many of the friends and
were present. The
unYeiling will take place in the fu-
ture and the friends and admirers
of the 18th President of the United
States will have an opportunity to
do him honor and pay the last trib-
ute OF respect and view the last rest
ing place of one whose name and
acts will not he forgotten.
The CITIZEN is a welcome visitor,
and l admire your views upon the
settlement of the State debt, and !
am proud that l can refer to Giles
representative and show that he was
in favor of maintaining the credit
and honor of the State. j. HE.