Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-26
LErrERs FRoM THE CouNrRY.

LEBANON, Tenn, May S2d, 1s5s.-It has been my
fortune to spend the week. which has just ended,
in this one Of the most pleasant and beautiful towns
in Tennessee The circuit court was in session and
was presided over BY Judge PEPPER Of Robertson
county, whose manner Of conducting business
seemed to give the greatest satisfaction to the
lawyers and other persons interested The charge
Of the Judge was Characteristic one Astounding in
home thrusts at the vices Of the times and the eoun
try and was delivered with humor and bluntness
only equaled by its strong good sense.
LebanoGis famous far and near, for,is College and
Law SchOOl,--partcularly for the latter. The num-
Der Of students attending the literary and Law de-
Partments exceeds, as I am informed, Eve hundred
The students are not domciled in one huge building
as is frequently The case but board with the differ
ent families of the town and and with the neghbor
lug farmers for several miles around. A stranger
is struck with the home-like appearance Of the
the houses Most Of Them are built on the cottage
ORDER aud with small offices or cottages scattered
about the yards, which are occupied By Students
whom you may see, at most hours, intently porting
over their books, industriously improving their
present opportunity preparing themselves for the
more severe school of life into which they are now
so eager to enter. These are students indeed, and
in after life, viii be amply rewarded for their pres
ent industry But it is melancholy to see that there
are young men here, as will perhaps, always be
the case where 50 large number are collected from
different sections of country who are so thought
less to idle away their time at the taverns and
corners of the Streets more DESTROYS to all appear
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al vests and splendidly illusratrated pants, than
by acquiring love of classic lore or of famiariz-
ing their minds with the reasoning Of Locke or Of
the expOsitions of Story and Kent. These young
too will receive their reward but will discover
when too late that they have not chosen the ''bet
ter part."-
We have been favored during the week with sevs.
raj addresses and lectures. On Monday night R. E.
THOMPSON of this place delivered an address on the
occasion of the dedication of the Odd Fellows Hall
The address was a fine one, and did honor to the
speaker, because it was evident that he felt the
truth Of the noble sentiments which he clothed in
such eloquent words. Wednesday night Rev DR..
P. P. NELLY delivered to an overlooking audience
his sermon upon the dignity Of labor This has been,
understand, delivered in several of the Southern
Cities and if the citizens of Nashville desire an in
teectual treat, they should procure its repetition
while the Reverend gentleman is in your city 1t will
bear repetition and over again. On Friday night
JAS E. RAINS your city delivered lecture in the
Presbyterian Church which is highly spoken of by
those who heard it.
The town was thrown into considerable cOmmo-
tiOn by the news of the failure of the Exchange
Bank at MurfreesbOrO, and persons might be seen
standing in the Streets with their money wallets
open, hoping to find Exchange notes in them Most
persons were caught with some of its notes, but
they all say should the worse come to the worst,
80 our can't break" Such is the confidence felt by
all in the integrity of the owners of the Bank of
Middle Tennessee. While speaking of banks, will
mention that great Inconvenience is felt here owing
to the scarcity of small notes for change The spe
Gle which was to fill the vacuum created b. The
retiring of the small notes has not yet come but
suppose it will soon be here as every body said it
would come.
find that the cause OF democracy is steadily in
'reasing in Wilson county, is every where else
md you will be gralfed learn that the popularity
IF your paper is increasing in corresponding ratio
There are but few democrats here who do not read
he UNION s AMERICAN and none who read would be |
content to do without it. One of the gentlemen who
rave been added to your editorial corps is well and
avorably remembered by many citizens of this place.
md they are glad they are to renew his acquaint-
nee through the columns of your paper. NJ.