Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-08-25
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"a PtkRRf HotsE, Philadelphia, Aug. 1s
trip from the fscity Of hot rocks to the city Of
QEakers, in the middle of August. is an achieve
ment not to be consummated without leaving some
triAing remembrances. It is comforting, however,
to reflect that the worst comes first, and is over,
when the traveller at New Haven drags his eramped
and heated remains out of the crowded stage-coach
to take the cars for Louisville To full apprecia-
ton Of the luxury of Railroad locomotion trip
from Nashville by coach to the present terminus of
the Louisville Railroad is very conducive If some
of our incOrrgble ant-rail-tax citizens could be
sent over the line at this season of the dog-days
they would certainly return with more liberal views
By the way, when will the Louisville and Nashville
Road be completed [Can any approximate to the
probable period y Arrived at Louisville at half
past six P. NJ, thus occupying in the travel from
Nashville only hour than before the compile
ton of forty-fve miles of Railroad However dis
agreeable the journey comfort awaits the weary
traveller. He has but to enter his name at the
Louisville Hotel and in the enjoyment of the luxu-
ries and comforts properly spread before him, he
is almost willing to agree to undergo the same ia
tigues again if he could be assured of finding anoth
| or Louisville Hotel" at their termination. This
house possesses all the excellencies of the best
modern hotels, with some peculiar to itself. For
example, you may breakfast, dine sup at any hour
you please, and with any company you may select,
or alone as you may desire. The tables SMALL
varying in size from suficiency of to accom-
modate from three to twelve guests. No gong or bell
is sounded for meals Louisville has three first class
hotels, besides several respectable houses of less
pretensions, the worst of which surpasses the best
hotel edi6ce in Nashville. The Nashvillian who
travels cannot fail to contrast the hotel aceommoda
tions Of other cities with his own, and it
derful that such reflections have not produced some
results. 1t seems to be a matter of doubt
whether the present generation viii ever witness the
erection of respectable hotel building in the CAPT
tai of Tennessee
About noon the traveller goes aboard of one of
the Cincinnati mail boats Che may take the rail if
he chooses and arrives at the Queen City in time to
take the cars East, at o'clock the next morning.
The distance to Pittsburgh, about three hundred and
seventy miles, is accomplished before eight the same
evening. There good supper and good nights
rest at the MOnongahela House enables the traveller
to start for Philadelphia the next morning, and ca
pable for the journey. The three hundred and fifty
miles is accomplished in fourteen hours.
On my arrival in this city, put up, for the first
time st the La Pierre House, and am only surprised
that as old traveller as 1 am, and as frequent a
visitor to Philadelphia found it out before. In
the elegance of its accommodations and appoint
ments it ranks second to none in which have ever
been domiciled The proprietor, clerks and walters
are unusually polite and attentive to the wants OF
their guests The location is delightful, being sit
uated on the broadest and most beautiful street in
the city, and in close proximity to the public Parks,
the Academy of Music, and other places of public
amusement. 1t is frequented by the most refined
and elegant among business and pleasure travellers,
and was pleased to find that SOutherners are ma
king it their headquarters in Philadelphia. found
upon the table Of their reading room q number of
papers, and amongst others file of the SMASH
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN" from which CLEANED
the details of our late election. By the way, speak
ing of elections, there ever such Waterloo?
In this latitude it is regarded joke. In fact,
heard Tennessee Z. N. declare that there had been
no election, and that the returns published were ell
bogus Another said that the opposition to Democ-
racy diSgusted, and refused to participate. An
other observed, with much good sense, that the
result of the Southern elections was q necessary
consequence Of the aggressive and insulting policy
of Northern Abolitionsm. The people of the South,
without distinction of party, had rallied around the
standard Of Democracy, because there was no other
party capable of successfully resisting the persistent
luminosity of the Black Republicans. But enough
Of politics. and enough also, you will say, of hotels
railroads, boats, &c. nevertheless, if you any of
your readers have occasion to 90 over the same
ground, you will thank me for the hints and sug-
gestions which win enable you to determine where
to stop, without experimenting yourself Possibly
you may hear from me again in a few days.
Yours, truly, $50