Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-22
see First and Feurth Pages.

LIST OF CONTENTS:
FIRST PAsE.-The War on the Rio Grande-Ex-
citemelt at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Details Ap-
peal Of an American Church to English Abolition
lists Supreme Court Decision.
FOURTH PAGE.-A Sample CT the Sympatliyi &c
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GARY THEATRE-MIss DAVENPORT manager
seems determined to hit the public taste in way
If he cannot in another Having given full trial
to the classical English school of tragedy, comedy
and farce with Mrs. and Miss FARREN as their expo
nents, he now introduces to US Miss DAvENPORT the
great actress Of that French school which was in
troduced to the American people in the person Of
Madame RACHEL Perhaps since the death of RA-
cBEL. the great characters of Medea, Adrienne and
Charlotte Corday could not even in France, be
dered as successfully as by Miss DAVENPORT, on
whom the mantle Of French Tragedy seems now to
have fallen.
The performance Of last night abounded in
beautiful and terrible effects. The character Of
Medea, so well known in the Greek and Roman
drama and In the Lyric drama of Italy and recently
revived by the tragic queen Of the French theatres,
well suited to the intensely passionate style of
Miss DAvESPORTs defamation and action. There
was large and highly intelligent audience present,
who gave unmistakeable evidence Of their appre-
citation Of Miss DAvESPoRTs rendition of Mcdea. We
SYnst that the people of Nashville viii have second
opportunity Of Witnessing it.
Tomorrow night Miss DAVENPORT appears IS
AdrienDe Lecouvreur one of RACHEL's great char
acters, in which Miss DAVENPORT is unrivalled.
MESSAGE OF TEE MAYOR OF NAsHvHLE.-We have
rsceived from Nashville copy Of the late message
of its Mayor, Randall VI. McGavock, Esq, 10 the
City Council, which presents very iatterng
hibit Of the growth and prosperity of our State
Capital. We learn from this document that the city
charter of Nashville contains feature of bid poll
cy, similar TO that which put in operation by
the stockholders of the Tennessee and Virginia
Railroad at their last meetng-namely making the
subOrdinates Of the corporation irresponsible 10
the head of II for their official conduct thus seri
ously embarrassing the chief Of the executive de-
partment In the exercs Of his most important fUnc
tons.
By the way. we have had the pleasure Of meet
ing with his Honor who Is now sojourning at his es
tate, few miles from Bristol, route for Wash
ington TO attend the approaching meeting Of the Ma
1ional Democratic Committee, Of which body he is
4 member. He informs US that he is about to make
cons derable improvement his place in this neigh
borhoo,' He viii also have an analysis made Of
the water of the fine sulphur spring upon It, and if
proves as Suany visitors who profess to be compe
tent Judges assrt to be equal. superior, TO the
waters of the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs,
in its medicinal quail ties company viii be imme
diately formed TO convert it into fashionable wa
tering place and summer resort. 1t possesses every
advantage in its location In the midst of beautiful
scenery, and its centiguity 10 the great railroad
thorOughare of the South, to msSs tins successful
nterprise.-BriS'ol AelcS