Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-12-29

In late issue of Brann's Iconoclast,
ascurrilous publication printed in Texas,
appeared an article under the signature
of "Nashvillian," absusing the people
of this part of the State in shameful
manner. We copy from the Knoxville
Journal of sunday, J. S. Mathes' reply
to the same:
The article in Brann's Iconoclast for
December, headed: "Whaps the Matter
With TenneSseew and purporting to be
written by n Observation-Disclosures
though, gnash-villian would be far more
appropriate-makes mighty interesting
reading throughout; and East Tennes-
scans can very well stand the little
caricaturing he applies to them in order
to have the truth and the whole truth
told about Middle Tennessee. So far as
East Tennessee is concerned she needs
| no defense; there is nothing in her his
tory that she need apologize for or,has
any reason at all to be ashamed of. So
long as Kings Mountain with all of its
glorious history stands, both the fame
and the glory of East Tennessee are
secure
1t was little band of East Tennessee.
ans that went out the cold winter Of
l779'SO aud founded little settlement
from which the present Nashville has
grown; and the history of those men is
but the history of brave men and great
deeds. East Tennessee soldiers fought
in the battles of the Horse Shoe and
New Orleans, in the battles of the war
with Mexico and were in the great bat
ties of the late war on both sides-and
better soldiers, braver soldiers than
InnnnGgna aHa ~,
produced.
Then, again, without any vain boast
ing either, we might mention the fact
that neither Middle nor West Tennessee
ever produced an editor that could sue
cessfully cope with East Tennessee's
own Parson Brownlow
Gus Henry and MP. Gentry. two of
Middle Tennessee's ablest and most
eloquent orators, each in his turn, fell
before the ponderous blows OF Andrew
johnson on the stump. Then, we might
also mention Maynard, Nelson, Neither
land, n. g. Taylor, Haynes, Spencer
Jarnagin-all East Tennesseans, and
either one Of them the peer of any of the
orators that either Middle or West Ten
nessee ever put out on the stump.
Gideon Blackburn, native of this
county, and pupil under Samuel Doak,
at Washington College became great
preacher, and spent years. of his life
preaching to the heather In and around
Nashville. ttt.
There is nothing the matter with East
Tennessee. We have always been able
to take care Of ourselves in any and in
every emergency that has arisen in our
history, and are still furnishing our
quota and doing our full duty all along
the line. For instance you will find In
the executive office Governor Taylor
and Secretary Hannah; in the comp
troller's office James A. Harris; in the
agricultural Department. ] John T. Essary;
IN the Peabody Normal, Prof. John s.
Simpson and Miss Julia Doak; in the
custom house, Hon. III. M. Doak, clerk
OF the United States court; in the Van.
derbilt building, Ex-Seeretary of the
State John Allison, lawyer, statesman
and author; DIR. Il. r. Hoss is editor of
the Christian Advocate, and DIR. Paul
w. kirkpatrick is one Of the physicians
in charge at the Central asylum for the
insane. They are all East Tennesseans
and not one of them is ashamed of their
section. Withdraw the East Tennessee
Drawn and brains from the capital aud
there would be an aching void pitiable
to behold.
The article by "Nashvilliann is a won
3erful article throughout, but the most
wonderful thing about IL is that Brann
even Rrann should admit such q thing
into his iconoclast.
the matter with East Tennessee, We
arc stii here--firm and stalwsrt So the
great mountains around us.