Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-11-04
Trip TO the County Seat OF Warren.
CONCLUDED
THATCHER HOUSE, MoM1NNvILLE,
October 1st, 1857 past II, P. NJ.

October 1st, 1851 past II, P. NJ.
Well, now, as my {" WEIGH blood has cooled a
little, will tell you about my charming ride to
BEN LoMoND-this mornDg-for know you enjoy
ca'.tsr on that nice pong, of yours as much as
do; so about 9 o'clock, came my gallant
valer Mr.. H. mounted ''Milk-white Steed"-
with dappie grey" for me, and away went
in high glee. Our company sweet Susie
R, gentle Mollie B, and handsome Mr..
j, who had got the start of us-but then you
know COZ, tits so pleasant such fine morning, to
explore such glorious scenery with snch an interest
ing polite and agreeable companion to converse
with-that realy-a hem-we never caught
glimpse of them until arrived at the Mountain
House few minutes after them.
We crossed Collins river again with its placid
waves-and dark woody fringed bank, looking SO
sweet and cool down to the waters edge-so green
and lonely, that I lOnged to be a child once more
watching the snowy bubble floating round and
round in the clear little eddies-gatheriug the wild
blossoms, kissing their shadows in its mrrow-like
surface-and chasing the shoals of shining nnnows
back to their cool hiding places under the old tree
roots and dark rocks where they lay hid so saucly
IA big one peeping out now and then to see if
| we were gone.
The road winds gradually mp to the Mountain
House, (the summer residence of Maj. RI and
/ with but little work could be made excellent for
carriages, also, the scenery from every point in
cending is exceedingly beautiful but words
do justice to the grand panorama of mountain, vale
and city, that bursts like enchantment upon the
ruptured gazer from this lofty spot, the Of
! Ben LOmoHd; blending with the distant horizon
in a nOrthwesternly direction, is glorious amphi-
theatre of farms, villages, rivers and streamlets
cleaning in the morning sun like scattered Jewels,
and fairer than all with its noble colleges lofty
churches and handsome dwellings, sleeps the Noun
tain city, like cluster Of snowy pearls in bed of
emeralds.
You are aware, Coz that this is one of the many
places at which it is proposed to locate South
eyn University, and certainly there cannot be found
one, combining more advantages for health, com
fort and convenience than it does, railroad with
in three miles, easy of access to the summit plen
ty OF rich level heavily timbered land when there,
inexhautable beds of coal at the very door, and
water the purest and most delicious, bursting like
torrent from the living rocks, singing its low sweet
song OF welcome to all, and the pure mountain
breeze-brecing and invigorating the whole system
and iufusing life and rapture into every nerve.
Tennessee is emphatically the State, for such an
Institution, as all must agree, who give
ment's thought to the subject-the most central, en-
inently patriotic, hightoned aud conservative are
daily drawing around Us the beet and most intel
lectua sons and daughters of the North. Here
they see with unprejudced eyes for themselves and
here they remain our best and warmest friend and
advocates. This will do more to prevent the evils
of disunion than any thing else do, Many
are not aware of this, but Ills true nevertheless,
and here is the place to educate our sOns-to i'm
bue their young and tender minds with she pure
republican principles of our goverument-to make
heroes and statesmen Of them-here amid the gran
deur and glory Of natures works, let them read
and study her lmmutable laws aud draw closer tue
golden chain OF brotherhood and sap every link as
bright and beautiful as the stars Of heaven.
am told all the locating committee unanimous
" gave the preference to Ben. Larnod. with the
exception OF Bishop Polk, and his only objection
was that they could not obtain Iaud enough in one
body; but there is twenty-ssven hundred acres
right here with various beautiful building sites
cry where on it, and the citizens Of Mem. who have
already subscribed City thousand dollars, say they
will buy auy quantity that may be deemed neoes
sary at the base Of the mountain. So what
valid objection be can possibly have cannot see.
Here is wealthy country all arOSnd, refined, intel
ligent society, and scenery unsurpassed by any on
ear,hi 50 I do hope the good Bishop viii throw
his influence, which / know is great, In the scale,
aud give Us Southern University right here, that
shall De the glory and pride Of nation, and i'm
mortaliz-. with many others, still more the glori
Gus name Of PcLK.
But declare, Co.. if don't stop, shall ge'
too sleepy 70 TELL you anything about my drive ou'
% ''Fosest Homs" tais afternoon. and kuos you
are just dying 70 hear how Postess ooks In bel
''aia sweet hame"
Well, then, about O'clock feeling quite reposed
after oar mosniag ride, my kind friend aud start
: ed 10 make our promised call at Mrs. F.'s "Fores
Home" Ary mils and a bali from sosH. aud
well dsssrVss iss name-being entirely surroundea
By sid and picturesque lorests ca every side, wl
the exception Of one glorious view OF the noun
aims Ga che Southeast We entered lh,ough .