The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-20

OF rus RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH.


troRRysraspgNcE OF the RICHMOND DAILY htSfAfta'l
ST Group Horrl. NASHVILLE, TEsr..l
March III, 1858
We dropped you has.y sketch of our trip from
McNinnville, and promised You letter from this
city.
handsome aesp tosen. with about eighteen hundred
inhabitants a good female school, under the
charge Of Mr.. Donueil, gentleman Of polished and
asfsble address, four churches, fine courthouse,
and four groceries. The town IL accessible by q
branch railroad from point on the Nashville and
Chattanooga railroad, called Puliahoma n little
settlement In the woods" with hotel that would
do credit 10 many Of the larger towns in Ten
nessee.
On the route we passed through NUM-, eesboro',
bright looking place, with good hotel suited
IN every respect TO the wants Of hungry travel
iers
But arm about emitting Chattanooga. town
with big name, which makes big noise; with n
sumner honN, called the "Crutchfield House"
where you may go through the motions of hand
ling knives and forks. calling walters, &c. yet
your stomach only yearns the more, and your i'm
patience grows past control. The only relief our
company found was 10 pay fifty cents and back
out.
had often heard Of Nashville. was anxious
to t.; so took two days TO visit all the places
Of interest. IL stands Immediately upon the banks
II the Cumberland river, spanned by most excel
lent wire bridge and navigabe for large size steam
boats; but with regard TO its buildings. must say
was disappointed. Notwithstanding its required
wealth, saw but fine private or public build
ing IN the whole city, and that was the state TAP
fto, which is truly all that it has been represent
ed to be. 1t is really most magnificent specimen
of energy. State pride and architecture IL is de-
tective only in thing, and that Is me gronhus
surrounding it are entirely too small 10 ever ad'
nit of i'm prOveme is commensurate with the gran
deur of the building. survey OF it paid me well
f,r my visit, enabling one to contemplate the ex-
tent OF energy aud skill which the architect must
| have possessed who superintendent it.
Before you leave the building, You are remind
ed of the complete nottngnssS of man, with all his
| skill and knowledge by the inscription in one OF
the stones of the massive structure, telling you
that the remains of Strickland the architect, are
deposited in that wall. token of respect to his
great worth and intellect. The building is plain
and substantial. Of marble and stone: the Senate
Chamber and Representative rooms are neat and
beautiful, rejecting great credit and clear Of that
ginger bread, theatrical display, which ire think
destroys the beauty of both of our grand public
chambers in Washington city. The Legislature
being In session, we spent some time in listening
to the busy ones, making laws, and had it not
been for the volumes Of tobacco smoke which
arose from almost every seat, and the confusion
made by crery mn talking at once, we might have
seen and heard something; but We had to leave in
disgust, and pity the soreycigls who have to bear
the burtheD of Tennessee tar making
The mansion of the late President Polk, and his
simple, yet beautiful monument, erected in the
front yard attract much attention. We conversed
with his body servant, Reuben, Who was dressing
up the yard. He described the various trees
within the enclosure, and kindly gave some
beautiful ercrgrecnS to take home with us, which
prize above any present we have had for many
long days. The walks of the yard made of
sea shells, and everything about the premises is
in good taste.
Nashville ought to be greater place than to
it Sccmed 10 be; it has two railroads completed,
a navigable river, several railroads under process
Of construction, half dozen good McAdamized
roads leading out into fertile, though rough
looking country, and yet it seems rather down at
the heels.
The election for county officers came off during
my stay. with but little excitement, except from
''poiSon whisky" which heard one poor fellow
say he had been swallowing.
had almost forgotten to speak of the most in
teresting feature of my trip namely, the ladies.
whose beautiful facrs make a desert look cheerful
They were generally pretty, and happy smiles lit
up their countenances: yet the prettiest one saw
in all my trip. from Florida, aud almost
said, that my next visit would be to the orange
groves of the sunny South. c.