Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-16

Soh point Wild pleasuraole emooDs 10 the oinerent
public schools of the town, and truly say, these
are our monuments. The free school system here,
has been thus far eminently successful. With
misgivings and doubts, our citizens entered upon
the free plan of education, but deferring to the
judgment of those who had studied IT, and fore
most among them the lameuted Alfred Hume,
we're persuaded to build the Hume High School. a
noble Tonument to that beloved and good man.
Our public schools will remain to the coming gen.
erations when we have plssed away, aud shall
raise up men to protect and cherish our free and
happy Government Then all we can do to Der
iect the work we have SO laudably begun, shall in
future write our name among the benefactors of
men. We hope the city council will build the
petitioners larger and finer building than either
Of the Others.
we understand that there is a proposition being
agtated, to petition the next Legislature to make
an appropriation for erecting Governors resi-
dence. This is good move. To our shame be it
said but up to the present hour, the Governor Of
tennessee has had no place be could call home in
TIE Capital
company, we learn, having bought from the
Nashville manufacturing company, lately burned
out, the unexpired lease upon their premises, have
set to work to erect new shops for general foun
derry and iron manufacturing business 1t gives US
pleasure TO notice the enterprise of the movers in
this matter, and we shall rejoice to chronicle the
prosperity of their undertaking. We wish our city
bad more men OF such mettle in it.
We have not confined ourselves to noticing alone
the new buildings going up, for we go along, en-
terprises of importance to our growth deserve no.
tce and encouragement. Another new feature in
the manufactures of Nashville, may be found on
South College street, just below Broad, in small
new framed building. If we 90 in, we shall rec in
the different stages of completion, barrels made
entirely by machinery. Many of our wealthy cit-
Eens do not know of the existence of some of our
manufactures. II they did we think they would
help build them up, and so our city.
The friends of tie project for connecting this city
with Edgefeld by suspension bridge, opposite
Spring street, we hear again agitating the SUBJ
ject. We learn it will most probably be built the
next summer, at a cost of near 100000.
Work on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
bridge is progressing finely. The two piers on the
opposite banks of the river are already completed,
and the other three which are being built 10 the
water, will be ready by next November for the
superstructure. We are told that ten miles of
track for both the L. & n. and the EdgefeId and
Kentucky roads will be laid by the let of January
next. We shall rejoice to see even this much done
towards the completion Of these great thorough
fares; for we believe the completion Of these roads
will be the great "Opening day" for Nashville
These roads must make u.s. for they will let US out
into the living working world, and It into our beau
dful, fruitful country. By the way, may we not
ask il the Railroad Companies have abandoned their
project for uniting all the roads in one common
Depot! For the sake of progress, aud tie beauty
of system, we hope hot. We shall be glad to see
the L. & N. Road urged forward at greater speed
With its present management we find no fault we
are only anxious to it going forward more rap
idly. The bridge will cost 100000
We regret to say it, but there will probably not
be new Hotel 10 Nashville, as is generally sup
posed unul after the completion of the Louisville
Nashville Railroad Interested citizens and stran-
gers visiting US either for business or pleasure, need
city. il will do DO good. The crowded rooms of
our RECONSTRUCTED, incommodious, and uncomforta.
bic Hotels, reach neither the feelings nor purses of
our money men, but, unfortunately for Nashville,
the demands of dependent tradesmen, and the
rea-estate mania rife of late years, ravishes our
affections. We have two much sel6shness and not
the citys prosperity at heart. Men who visit Nash.
vile, and especially mechanics those who depend
on their daily labor for a support and wish a home
aud education for their children, and desire either
to build or rent house, cannot do so. Because
our money is yielding larger return upon the Bills
and Notes Of needy men, than il invested in build
ing houses. In the meantime, we modestly sug-
gest to our wholesale merchants they being evil
IDENTITY the only citizens disposed to invest much
in building, to come together for their own business
sake, aud erect grand MERCHANTS HoTEL,-one
that shall contain accommodations for at least FIVE
hundred persons; and combine in its equipment all
the convenences OF a frsl-class Hotel. In year
from the time such a house is established here,
Nashville will begin TO get name for hospitality
commensurate with her well known beauty. Stran.
gers and business men vsi ing US, continually ask,
why Nashville can't afford better Hotelst Weare
long way behind many younger and smaller pla-
ces, and Of less boosted refinement, in the Hotel
business, and there is no good reason for it. The
travelling public have witnessed the farce PLAYED
by the NV HOTEL agitators until they are surfeit-
ed. They are now anxious to greet the solid act
of building.
The variety Of buildings beings constructed IN
Nashville, has impressed US to enquire why the
materials used are not more various In Tennessee
there is any quantity and quality Of building stone
suited by the Almighty to our climate. There are
marbles white, gray, brown, red black and greer,
that may be bad quite easily as those of Vermont
or Italy, and Of beauty far surprising any yet i'm
ported It has puzzled US no little to imagine why
our builders do not prefer indigenous rocks to
those OF foreign origin. What if they do cost
little more at irstl They will become as cheap,
and cheaper than any other if sought after
We have been often asked why iron for building,
is imported to this place, when Tennessee iron is
noted for its superior quality for all purposes We
know that il builders would take the trouble TO
have their iron work done by careful hands at home,
they would gett as well done as any where abroad.
The iron work done by our own founders, and now
to be streets, il not superior in smooth
ness OF finish, lie far superior 10 strength and de-
sign.
We have not in our remarks on the buildings in
the city, discussed at all styles of architecture;
because. free to say, and regretfully, that
for the part the architectural display In the
streets Of our modern cities, is made up from eli
the acknowledged styles Of architecture; and which
might be termed in Ply siOlOgy, Aongrelc, or in
Law, BastArdisn.
II the present undertakings, and growth Of Nash
willie Indicate her future, We think may hope 10