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 TENNESSEE 649 of $100,000 have been raised for it by concerts given in the north and in Great Britain by the "Jubilee Singers." With this money 25 acres of land have been purchased, on which has been erected Jubilee hall, 128 by 145 ft. and six stories high. For the university of Nashville and Central Tennessee college, see NASHVILLE ; for Cumberland university, see LEBANON; see also VANDEEBILT UNIVERSITY. Instruction in theology ^ is provided by Central Tennessee college; in law, theology, and medicine, by Cumberland and Vanderbilt universities ; and in medicine and surgery, by the university of Nashville and the Tennessee college of phar- macy in Nashville. The last named was or- ganized in 1872, and in 1875-'6 had seven in- structors. In 1870 the state contained 3,505 libraries with an aggregate of 802,112 volumes. Of these, 2,732 with 597,399 volumes were pri- vate, and 773 with 204,713 other than private, including the state library of 19,000 volumes. The total number of newspapers and periodicals in 1875 was 141, including 9 daily, 1 tri-weekly, 1 semi-weekly, 110 weekly, 1 bi-weekly, 1 semi- monthly, 17 monthly, and 1 quarterly. In 1870 there were 3,180 religious organizations, having 2,842 edifices with 878,524 sittings, and prop- erty valued at $4,697,675, divided as follows: DENOMINATIONS. Organi- zations. Edi- fices. Sittings. Property. 942 877 245 151 $843675 " other 45 41 10225 16400 Christian 203 167 55,455 244625 3 2 525 14100 Episcopal, Protestant Friends Jewish 88 5 4 81 4 4 12,940 1,900 1,100 269,573 4,800 21,000 Lutheran 22 22 9875 27664 Methodist. 1 339 1 155 836433 1 506 153 Presbyterian, regular " other Roman Catholic United Brethren in Christ. Unknown (union) 262 294 21 1 241 271 21 5 1 83,590 105,880 13,850 1,600 500 858,105 400,230 486,250 4,100 1,000 The name of Tennessee is derived from Tan- nassee, the Indian name of the Little Ten- nessee river. De Soto probably visited the spot where Memphis now stands. The first settlement was attempted in 1754 by a small body of North Carolinians, but they were speedily driven from the country by the In- dians. In 1756 the first permanent settlement was made, and Fort Loudon built on the Tennessee river about 30 m. from the present site of Knoxville. This was the first Anglo- American settlement W. of the Alleghanies and S. of Pennsylvania. In 1760 the fort was besieged by the Indians, and the whites capitu- lated, stipulating that they should be allowed to return to North Carolina. On the second day of their march they were overtaken by the savages and many of them butchered, and the survivors reduced to captivity. In 1761 another armed force from Virginia and North Carolina entered the district, and after a num- ber of successful battles with the Indians com- pelled them to sue for peace. A treaty was made with them, and the settlements along the Watauga and Holston rivers increased rapidly, being known from 1769 to 1777 as the Watauga association. In the colonial assembly of North Carolina in 1776 the territory was represented by deputies as the district of Washington ; and in the revolutionary war the settlers flocked to the standard of the colonists. At the close of the revolution a settlement was made on the Cumberland river where Nashville now stands. From 1777 to 1784 the territory formed part of North Carolina, which set apart a portion of the district in the vicinity of Nashville for bounty lands for her revolutionary soldiers. In 1785 the people became dissatisfied with the manner in which they were treated by the government of that state, and organized the state of Franklin, which was maintained until 1788, when it was again united with North Carolina, In 1789 that state ceded the ter- ritory to the general government, and in 1790 it was organized, together with Kentucky, as the territory of the United States south of the Ohio. In 1794 a distinct territorial govern- ment was granted to Tennessee; and in 1796 a state constitution was formed at Knox- ville, and Tennessee was admitted into the Union. The constitution was amended in 1834-'5, and again in 1853. The seat of gov- ernment was at Knoxville from 1794 to 1811, excepting in 1807, when it was at Kingston; from 1812 to 1815 at Nashville; in 1817 at Knoxville; in 1816 and from 1819 to 1825 at Murf reesboro ; and from 1826 to the pres- ent time it has been at Nashville. The gen- eral assembly of Tennessee was convoked in extra session Jan. 7, 1861, to consider what action should be taken by the state in view of the impending difficulties between the north and the south. In East Tennessee the people were generally opposed to secession ; in West Tennessee there was a strong popular sentiment in favor of separation. The gov- ernor, Isham G. Harris, actively favored the southern cause. On Feb. 9 the people of the state voted on the question whether a conven- tion should be held to consider the subject of withdrawing from the Union, and also for dele- gates to the convention. In a total vote of 127,000, there was a majority of nearly 12,000 against a convention. Of those who voted for delegates a majority of about 64,000 were in favor of the Union. The requisition for troops made upon Tennessee by the president after the firing upon Fort Sumter was refused by Gov. Harris, who again summoned the legislature to meet in extra session. Early in May a military league was formed with the Confederate States by commissioners appointed for that purpose, and was ratified by the legis- lature. On May 6 the legislature again pro- vided for submitting the question of secession to the people. The election was held on June 8, and resulted in a majority of 57,675 for sepa- ration, the total vote being 152,151. In East Tennessee there was a large majority in favor