Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-30
Lookout Celebration.

At an informal meeting of the visitors at
Lookout Mountain, in the State of Tennessee,
assembled from various States in the Union,
held on the 10Th of August, 1858, il was de-
termined to celebrate, in a suitable manner,
the laying Of the Atlantic Telegraph Gable,
by addresses from distinguished guests, and
by the erection Of magnificent bonfire on
the extreme point of Lookout mountain
overlooking the city of Chattanooga, and the
six States of Georgia, North Carolina, Virgil
MIA. Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee, and
to be seen over a vast extent of territory !;
and that general invitation be extended to
all visitors on the mountain to assist in the
celebration.
In pursuance of this resolution, a large
| company. numbering several hundred ladies
and gentlemen, the beauty and chivalry of the
South, assembled at dark on Point Lookout -
attended by band of music from the hotel,
playing national and patriotic airs.
On motion of Col. Lemoyne, Col. John
Robinson, of Miss, was unanimously elected
| President, and Col, Jas. A. Whi:eside, of
| Chattanooga, and Capt. j. X. Duncan, of New
| Orleans, Vice Presidents, and Ethan A Free
| mand, Esq, Secretary.
Spirited and eloquent addresses were deliv-
cred by Col. Jas. a. Nesbtt of Georgia, and
Rev. S. ID. Baldwin. of Nashville, by the light
of the beacon, which flashed afar its MESA ge
Of joy and triumph, and the acknowledgment
of the qualification of the assembly on the
consummation of so grand and glorious a
project. On motion, the President appointed
| the following gentlemen a committee to
draft resolutions, expressive of the sense of
the meeting on this occasion. Col. +. c. Lee
moyne, of Memphis; A. D. Vaudeville ESQ,
Jr., of Louisiana; John i. Melvin ESQ. Jr..
of Franklin; Capt. w. d. Fulton, of Chatia-
nooga; and Samuel j. Boyce. of Augusta
On motion, the meeting adjourned until the
following evening at o'clock. Three cheers,
hearty and whOle-sOuled. rent the air in honor
to the Atlantic Telegraph, and three equally
as hearty for the ladies assembled on the
point.
At 8 O'Clock the chair called the meeting
to order.-The minutes Of the preceding
meeting were read by the Secretary, when
Col. Lemoyne, chairman Of committee on Re
solutions submitted the following:
Wheregs, The great problem has been solv-
ed-the great experiment successfully pre-
formed-of connecting Great Britain and
America by a chain of communication, I'M
DERIVING, in safety the waves of the stormy
Atlantic; through which the tanned lightning.
enlisted in the benign service of science, com.
merce. diplomacy and social and domestic
life, may pass with the speed of thought and
the precision of written language:
l. Therefore ResolUed, That we hail the sue
cessful laying of the Atlantic Cable with
proud satisfaction, and a heartfelt delight;
! and fully contribute our share of the admira-
ton due to energy, science and skill of the
two great nations which have accomplished
this sublime undertaking.
2. Res0tUed, That in our opinion this achiev-
ement as it is the most signal of modern
times, and perhaps of all past time, in bring
ing the two continents into distant contact.
inaugurated a new era in the relations of all
civelized countries with each other, and is
calculated to exert beneficial effect upon
the future fortunes of the human race We
therefore respond cordially to the PRAYER of
our President, in his reply to her Majesty
Queen Victoria, that it may prove to be "a
bond of perpetual peace and friendship be-
tween the kindred nations, and an instrument
designed by Divine Providence to diffuse re-
ligion, civilization, liberty and law through
out the world
3. Resolred, That we concur in the suggcs-
ton of President Buchanan that call the ma
tions of ChristendOm spontaneously unite in
in the declaration that il shall be forever nell
trgl, and that its communications shall be
held sacred in all the places of their destina-
ton in the midst of hostiitias.r
4. ResofDed, That we feel a national pride
in the success of this great enterprise, be-
cause we believe that il was projected by
American Mechanical skill.
5. Resolved, That while we consider the
Ocean Telegraph to he the browning develop
ment of the most brilliant of modern inven-
tons, and worthy of the conloint labors of
two great natiOns,we do not forget the honors
due to the American Philosopher who first
snatched the lightning from the heavens, nor
those due to his illustrious successor who har-
messed the fiery steed to the car of science
and trained him to do the bidding of man.
6. RESOLVED, That these proceedings be pub
lishcd in the Chattanooga Advertiser and
Gazette, the Nashville Patriot, the Natchez
Daily Courier. Memphis Bulletin, and the
New Orleans True Delta.
Which were unanimously adopted, On
motion the meeting adjourned SINE die
ETHAN n. FREEMAN Sec'y.