The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-07-30
Haneock County.
LETTER MON HANCOCK.
HANCOCK, July "a, 1879.

NEWSY LETTER HROA HANCOCK.
HANCOCK, July "a, 1879.
To the Editor Of the MorristoWn Gazette:
Floyd Collins died on the 21inst., from
an old shot inflicted by Andrew Rhea
deceased. The circumstances connec-
ted the matter, make an intricate le-
gal question.
From the best information that can
be gathered from all points it is general
" believed that if wheat turns out well
there wilBbe good crop this year.
1.-THE Democrats in Congress are prepar-
Ing another part of machinery by which
it is proposed to steal the presidency in
1880. "-Herald and Trio. Suppose they
are ready by this time. But such an
other man! He must have the conscience
of mule. In the light of experience
and precedent that will be ever dear
to the Republican party, he calls the Dem
ocratic party rogues. 1t may be true,
but the republicans are not fit subjects
to throw it up to them.
Do Clinchmanites want to change their
name? AS mouthpiece for all, we say
no. Change a name that is carried by
reputation to the uttermost parts of the
earth, name that is made sacred by the
shedding of blood, name that will shine
when others shall grow dim and go outH
''No by the rood" We CgSnch our
name as pearl of great price, as jewel
that posterity will be proud of, and other
generations will look to as the safeguard
of their rights and persons.
There is much sympathy among our
people for the poor Marshals whose
faces have grown long for want of neces-
SGry appropriations. 1t is feared they
will have to go to work and buy their
whisky like other men. If Congress
should make many such 'misputs" as
this, fewer of our citizens would be
butchered and murdered up.
There come a man from Maryland,
says Bishop Quintard, few years ago
and built house on the top of Cumber-
land Mountain in Middle Tennessee, to
get away from the midst of Republicans,
by whom he was surrounded in his
Northern home, but by the time the
house was finished, he got lonesome and
turning his face towards home, cried
out in language of Alexander Selkirk:
sob! solitude where are thy charms
That sinners have seen in thy face;
Better dwell in the midst of Republicans
Than reign in this horrible place"
He has never returned to his mountain
home.
What will be done with the State
debt? Some in favor of the present
compromise, as all should be, others for
paying the whole amount, while few
are for Republication. Every one has his
Olon tale about the matter and not salts
fed at that. There is a gentleman or
somebody else up North who gave lee
lures last winter on "Ingersoll, He'll aud
Whisky" and think the people of Ten
nessee would done we'll to have secured
his services few weeks and gave him
for subject, "Hell, the Whisky Ring
and State debt, believe he could have
aroused them to a sense of their duty,
and reminded them of the fact that no
man is bound to be rich or fat, but is
bound to be honest. This is matter of
no small consequence, but one on which
hangs the honor and credit Of the people
of Tennessee. 1t should be made no
political issue, but rises above the plane
of party strife and the disposition of it
is paramount to our dearest interests, and
demands the calm and unbiased consid-
Grafton of every one who has the COM
mon welfare at stake. The aim and
object of every one, should be to secure
to pesterity the blessings of liberty res
pect and honor, and this can be done
by wise legislation, skillful administra-
ton together with an equitable perform
ance of all obligations. By accepting
the compromise at 50-4, the holders of
the bonds will be amply compensated,
orr own sense of justice and the plighted |
faith of the State will be maintained. |
SNEEDvILLIAN.