Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-11

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medIate erection Of such pile than aFather EAsr
MsN.u Thus far his efforts through the columns Of
his papsr have failed 10 accomplish any thing GER
tain vet he has done much to aEasen an interest In
such an enterprise, and arouse little public spirit
into our capitalists Our city is susceptible Of being
made without any great outlay the most beautiful
and inviting place in the Sou b, and IL the press
would only unite their efforts could soon induce
all Of the citizens to enter into and carry out such
works Of public improvement. which would render
Il at,raeiyeto stranger and source ofprids TO our
citizens
The press is now the greatest lever in the world
for the accomplishment Of good or evil aud
it has attained it greatest power this continent
The first newspaper was established on this side OF
the in the city of Bestona little over centu-
~ and half sgo. At the beginning Of the Reyo
luton we had only Twenty-Five papers in all of the
thirteen States and BoE We have about four thou
sand newspapers aud periodicals, which is more
than is in all the world besides. In Nashville we
have more daily papers than in the city OF Lon
don-sud IL is to our press msiay that We owe our
present prosperity ana groWh. The Proprietors OF
the UNION AND AMERICAN have aeleeied an appro>
pirate day to dedicate their establishment. The
immortsl hero whose Rsme is SO intimately associ-
ated with the 8ih Of January, was chiefly instru-
mental in the establishment Of this paper and was
q subscriber to the day Of his death The 9Th Of
January stands next TO the 4th Of July on our oal-
ander Of national, holidays, and shoGld alike De
people, both native and adopted Many Of you haVe
Just returned from the Hermitage, the Mecca of
Teunessee-to which all patriots delight TO make
pilgrimage, and renew their recollection Oith many
great and noble deeds Of valor and patriotism which
characterized the life of the hero, statesman and
pariSf, ANDREW JACAsoN.
In response to a compliment to The present man
agement Of the UNION AND AMERlcAE, AID in answer
to general call, Mr.. PoNDKxTER said:
should be very sorry to interrupt the conviVial-
ity of this occasion by forcing you 10 listen TO long
and tedious address, IL would be breach Of hos
pitality to invite our friends to banquet and offer
them empty words instead Of full glasses. You did
not assemble to hear me dir my vocabulary. You
did not expect me to take advantage of my position
to inhict an Grafton upon you. Such is not my in
tention in rising TO respond to the call just made.
There are those here who can entertain you with
their eloquenee and their wit can only offer you
welcome. There are gentlemen present who viii
prepare the intellectual feast. We furnish more
su betantial repsst They will serve up the senti
me nts and ply you web puns 1t lie my part to sup
ply the punch. ] recognize around me distinguish
ed orators who can do full justice to the memory Of
the ilustrious man whose great achievement we
celebrate While do not yield to them in rever>
ence and respect for the name of Jackson, must
confess that am disposed oake sides to night with
the commander of the British forces al New Orleans
and become an advocate of Packing ham
We desire that this shall be social meeting Of
all our friends of every party and every creed Let
MS forget our political differences and the bitterness
which they may haveseDgeDdered If any such feel
ings exist in any mind bury them in this bowl
Let us rather cultivate spirit of harmony, of good
humor, of merriment and mrih. "Let Joy be IN
confined" Let
To the highest top sparkle each heart and each cup,
Let us meet here as brethren of the same noble
state to do honor the memory Of her heroic soma
In the midst of these scenes haunted and hallOWed
by his mighty presence feel that cannot reader
fitting tribute to the name of Andrew Jackson. His
old friends and companions are around me leave
them to speak his praises / should feel like an in
truder upon the sanctuary of their private sorrows
in coming here TO utter my admiration for the merits
and virtues of the man, almost within hearing of
his tomb The oedsrs Of the Hermitage sigh sadly
his grave tonight snd thither let his mourning
eountrymen repair to hang upon his urn the gar
lands of flisl gratitude and affection. But if We
can forget the claims and sorroWs of friendship in
the services of the soldier and the statesman shall
be pardoned for proposing tbs MEMORY TIE
HERo OF NKW ORLEANS, THB SAGB OF The HEREI~
TAGR.
Letters Of invitation had been addressed to each
Of the gentlemen yet living who had been at any
previous period connected with the Nashville UNION
and the Nashville AMERICAN, or the consolidated
paper, either IS publisher or editor. From only
portion of these gentleman were replies received.
These replies follow:
The following letter was. received from Col.
ToRBErT;
NASHVILLE, Jan. g. 1859.
ProprietOrs, Of the UNION AND AMERICAN.
Gentlemen:
Il being somewhat uncertain whether will be
able to accept your very polite invitation to be pres,
ent this evening, and participate in the interesting
ceremony Of House warming, therefore write this
note expressive of my wish for the success OF your
establishment.
With The Senior member of your firm, have been
Intimately acquainted since l640 and from that to
the present time we have been co-laborers in the
great cause Of Democracy. In September, 1852
we became partners in the proprietorship of the
AMERICAN Office. In May following we united the
two Democratic Offices the UNION and the AMERICAN
This brought in other partners and some fine chan
ges Of the other interest occurred during the five
ceeding years that remained in the establishment.
But during the whole tme we'll with those retiring
from the concern those taking their place. and who
are Row the proprietor, my personal relations has
been those Of the most cordial iendship and alt
hough l have pecunisry interest in the establish
ment, yet feel abiding interest in its prosperity
and success And it gives pride and pleasure to
look upon the noble edifce erected in part for
the prominent abiding place of the UNION AND
AMERICAN, and the site selected by myself for that
purpose. / will conclude this hasty with Sens
timent.
May the UNION AND AMERICAN ever reflect the
true sentiments of the Democracy Of Tennessee
and always be found proclsiming and defending the
true principles of the great Democratic party of the
AMERICAN UNION.
Truly yours,
G. C. ToaBETr