Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-21

FOR TIE UNION AND AMER1c,N.I
4 PLEA FOR FRESH AIR AND AN OPEN ACRE.
would call the attention Of Getty Fathers" and the
citizens ofNashvlle, to improvement which all (who
love breath Of cool pure air ro long dusy Summers
with the mercury at 30 to 100 deg viii admit to be of great
importance and real value f our lives health and
those Of our children are accounted of any value to our
beautiful and rapidly growing city. 1t is not to urge new
railroad or increasing city patronage to old ones for
have done duty aud to Improvements Of this
character and oar city already beginning 10 reap and
will Intimately reap ch and reum rave reward for all
its outlaws. Her population is rapidly augmenting, her
trade and espec ally wholesale, increasing, and She
CITY, yearly rising responsibility and Importance well
as commercial influence among The cities Of the South
will eict nothing win respect her various manuac-
1ruT interests Agricultural and Mechanical but Of one
ug ann confident. thc completion OF the Southern lines
of Railroads. wi. have marked influence TO swell the
Der Of her wealthy resident citizens. Few o The wealthy
Planters in the S0utrn and Southwestern sections of Cot.
ioa ard Cane Lands viii hereafter spend the hot
with their IA mil es u0 Ia r plantations heretofore
along The Gull OF Mexico Iaey Will Iascveiv seek sum
residences above u clio" teNe' me- winch 50 de-
vastated the Southern portions ni Alabama, Mississippi
louisiana and elS, the present year Neither the Gulf
nor the rural Districts afforded any security against up
proach. Many yCar mus, pass without recurrence Of
that courgp God" before c horrors ojhe present year
and the dread of anOher isiiaon viii be oblUsraed from
their memories The most wealthy planters viii look
for their family residences ia the mos desirable localities
IN the - ,ei Country where the foot OF ~ elbow Jack
hath Irou;-In our iHld cities and pleasant towns
aordng desirable society," and The advantages q schools
OF the frs, order for IeI sous aud daughters. Where Is
there civ that compete UlE Nashville il all these
advantages Nashville is that place, and when the South
en Railroads completed, Nashville, say it uuhesits
iugv Will be that CITY, and be conn five and years
will prove the truth q This prediction. lay no Clam 10
The g prophetic for have heard enough from the lips Of
planters hemseEe IN travelling tho the South to satisfy
me Nashville m spite OF "cToakeTs and "od togles, has
brilliant failure before her well present enviable
reputation IN almost every respect appeal 10 our
fathers and owc cit that provide for the
one 10 come and protect the present plead for the health,
comfort and pleasure OF the present and future citizens of
Nashville Cities 90 be healthy, like the human body, must
have INNS as well as Arrs, The Father being kind
y provides these aud pune AIR for all ms children but have
our city father, provided one solitary breathing place for
the 900 children ihu CITY of Rocks here the
'y,>5rJ.r, o.a,. # this gdmmeG and crowded city
Where has been reserved solitary yea, square yard Of
cool shaded wHteIed green sWTd IA or near TINS great
citys where poor psutu sow-aced, Sck!y children,
lei a they are from Mlct 10 DECEMBER on pertumed ID
limestone coal dust, and our DOR weakly wives, God
ba Them can occasionally 90 forth and nhale the sweet
p breath heaven quat cool draughts OF the DIS
tiJ and dprby refined water gushing from the bowels of
The EARTH On how the enjoy uent o tnese would send the
crimson and the pale checks OF the thousands OF
aur weakly children and gr nerve and strength to their
invalid mothers and uuTs-s- How relaxing 10 the mind
and invg0utng 10 the body ct our tradeWon merchants
and crowds of clerks and artisans 20 turn Their backs,
only once week. upon Cumberland river water, lime and
coal du, and l"' deg. tarcnhc't and taste bu OF Va
mr. How many years suppose would add OF health
and even ies Where Oh we Cy Fathers and We men OF
Nashville where U.cn way can we now turn or rest 10
q
nov the freshness of spring Tor one short hour Where aie
yba "luny- ,t this ~ here 20 10 breathe, and
r or children taste the uujuted air OF heaven and the
l wafer from tie breast ot their mother earE Are not
;e children of tins Ciy, and can but ask H. aS look up.
on the graves DHs and the mother between ihe,)
are moi cur CldIeu dying lrt'i@,'. II 50 IEeic are
- p,ar f.r, is me- am confident. The city is not
ytgtHsL We have pure AIR, no reserve acres, no
shaded waiercd parks, walking or riding OF breathing
grounds. winch way You iUul II ia' weather Is Ime-
Stone dust, ltoul and wei, limestone s.lp
ggan ask Is it tu be thus. Must we forever en-
'dure IT, and endure % when thirty OF MY thousand more
of citizens artisans gnd operatives ana uhef chuteh are
crowded INTO our city, the air IS loaded with the scot
and ciDdes and dust o scores isIe OF t7cS and steat
55,g.s, WI not failure TO provide for the necessary
autilaou fts CITY bt shaded parks prove
i,fb am injury aud .aa.g .rfrs the character OF
1bs cityg There can be no question of II. Al what I'M
ense cost ether cities have provided these Indispensable
i,g,,r.,s f,r their citizens Baltimore preparing
sranb a half million at lca>t M a broad arena that
snail extend around 'ha whole circuit o. The city
Philadelphia deserves the name W the taIA ti'y
IN sd,Irn To her .lready numerous and extensive pubic
Grounds has added Unuil immense para The present ear.
Rev York mas her Battery and bays and besides interior
rts pplrpTs f fhpu> gdS use Staten Island and Iuba-
zen heights dung The summer and yet with all these
breathing pilcc, she has purchaS d another hil',o"
mark the present YEAR Who has visited Boston WheA nee
10 sa SIGH. and ENJOY rich treat has no, aled ''
,,ar.s the Common. jautlZe TaYs2ll 10y recall
iug The remembrance u these beauties and Injuries
~ men the IhIia&ClWhlan, or New Yorker OF b"StvIla
,ss Ms and hall uted with lime dust and sulOcaed VITA
heat hc asks 60 Doe conducted 90 the pvk 10 blow eli,
what reply can weIu.ke Ac we compelled To admit we
I,o,s mo- mark sir ~ uai. Nashville no park: " ell l-t
@ r ont If the CITY Cor shall sul cate at this raic.
II nm sorrow to inform you Ie dust and heat of our roads
are far more Oppressive ua the streets uitle CITY, ell
.ir leave iu hg Sta boat or car i'I some place
that Is rgduabe as iIrD>uaE upon hiS TocS, without
a. ,,frr an shade is more than human nature can en-
durc.' And viii not the luxury a" peSa'IuI aiiuE
f,- s5rrrrs9l exercise be an nIucgmeat 10 those
mo homes g. u their and children: Hear us, dor
knyy speak Tor thousands Oh We fathers Tor tins one
,lpr ynu have kindly the water OF the Cumberland
IN our houses ana Lights thrn all our streets, ana now
,tb git and water give us life sake otts and otr
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