The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-06-21
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ana purchase reached from the Missis-
sippi river to the Pacific ocean.

'Wnlcn Deset our country, greater dam
ger was yet to to arise. In 1861, the
most gigantic rebellion that ever was in
the history Of the world broke out in
the southern states. Four long and
bloody years it lasted. 1t was Union
against Disunion the nation against
confederation; the flag Of George Wash
ington against the flag OF Jefferson Da-
Wis. Such was the bravery, persistence
and skill of the Confederates that for
long time the scales OF destiny trembled
in the balance.
In this terrible emergency, in this
fateful crisis, again our own East Ten.
nessee, by taking her stand on the side
Of the union, saved the life of our
country. East Tennessee put into the
union army, including those of her
sons who enlisted in the regiments of
other states, at least 10000 men. Now
suppose these 10000 men had been
transferred to the confederate side, it
would have been equal to loss of 3d.
600 men to the union army; and when
we consider that it often took 10000
confederates to guard against the union
lists OF East Tennessee, it will be seen
that if East Tennessee had taken her
stand with the rebellion it would have
been equivalent to the addition of l00,-
600 men to the confederate army.
EAST TENNEssEANs DECIDE THE CONTEST.
Now, another thing, if East Tennes.
see had been unanimously hostile to
the union armies, she would have
proved the Gibraltar Of the confeder-
acy, and neither Grant, nor Sherman,
nor Logan nor Thomas, nor all of them
combined, could have driven the confed-
crate armies out of these mountains.
All soldiers know how hard it is to cap.
ture q fortified mountain. Every noun.
tain between Chattanooga and Atlanta
made Sherman's soldiers tremble. But
| if East Tennessee had given her heart
to the cause of the rebellion, there
would have been thousand Kenesaws
to have been captured; and defended as
they would have been by the
sons lof the men who fought at
Alamance, who did battle so glo-
riously at Point Pleasant, who
conquered 80 decisively at Kings noun
, tain and who were victorious over such
mighty enemies at New Orleans-I
say the mountains of East Tennessee,
defended by her own heroic sons, would
have de6ed any army the federals could
have put into the field.
EAST TENNESSEE THE DOOR TO VICTORY.
But more: East Tennessee not only
drew her mighty sword on the side Of
the union, but she opened the back
door to the heart of the confederacy,
and thus enabled Sherman to march
from Chattanooga to Atlanta. If East
Tennessee had been hostile to Sherman
he would never have seen Chattanooga
!, If East Tennessee had been against the
Union, these mountains, manned by
!, her heroic sons, would have been 8
door that would have kept the federal
;, forces out of Georgia, a door that nc
federal army could ever have opened Of
battered down.
4 When, therefore, we consider how
| evenly balanced the battle was between
i the north and the south, even while
East Tennessee and her 10000 hero sol
diers were on the side of the north
when we consider that transfer O
these 10000 soldiers to the southern
side would have been equal to the losl
of $4,000 men to the north; and wher
we consider that East Tennessee wal
an open door to the very heart of tn,
confederacy, who can doubt that tn,
loyalty of East Tennessee to the unior
cause turned the scales of victory il
favor of the national government, ant
caused the defeat of the rebellion?
THE RESULTS OF DIsUNIoN.
Sometimes we fail to realize the ex
tent of the calamities that would hay
. resulted from the success Of the re
, bellion. Think not that there woul,
, have been two nations only. No, Their
! would have been at least six, all hostile
/ The south would have broken up int
/ at least three, the north into two an,
the Pacific states would have made tn
sixth. The slaves would have escape,
i from the slave holding states to the fire.,
states. This would have produced con
slant friction and constant animositiel
The hatreds engendered by and durin
, the war of the rebellion would have becl
, perpetuated and intensified. The re
4 suit would have been constant war o
, . constant truce, great standing armies
, and enormous taxation. Tonnes
I see would again have been tn
!. great battle ground between tn
north and the south, a. she was whe
!. Columbus discovered America, as sh
!. was from 1881 to 1885, the dark an
, bloody ground of war.
3 All thisewe have escaped. Instead {
q chaos We have order; instead of strife
q and hatreds, we have peace and frate
nifty; instead of armies and ruin, "
|. have law, progress and prosperity; il
!; stead Of several hostile warning nation
= we have one nation, and that natio
the most peaceful and the most happ
that has ever lived in any age of til
!. world.
I'll THE PARADISE OF LIBERTY.
oil Such have been the blessings b,
y slowed upon our country by the peopl
q of East Tennessee. Oh, glorious mour
n tain landl OF all the regions of God
t earth most favored by nature-with
n scenery the most varied and most phi
9 turesque; with climate the most salt
brious and most invigorating; wit
n fountains and streams the most hume
t. GUS and most sparkling; with valley
It robed in verdure the most varied an
n forever green; with mountains file
% with treasures and forest-clad to the
% SUBMITS, and over all sky as brigl
as the smile of an angel, and an atmo
n phere as refreshing as the balm
A. breezes that blow from the fields
le Eden-such is our East Tennessee,
+ God has here heaped high II
le choicest gifts and stored his richie
\. treasures; and what is far better tina