Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-18
Complimentary Dinner TO the CHAT
ham Artillery.

The complimentary dinner given to the
Chatham Artillery yesterday at the City Ho-
tel was a most elegant affair, and passed off
delightfully."-. The feast of reason and the
flow Of soul. not to mention feast and flow
of a more substantial character, continued
with tire most lively animation until late
hour in the afternoon, when cur military
friends were in mercy pcrm5tted to go in pur-
suit OF repose from the fatigues of the day.
Dinner was announced at 3 O'Clock. Capt.
R. c. FOSTER presided as President, and GEO.
Nancy. Esq. as Vice President.
Mai. HEIMAx introduced DIR FELIX ROBERT
son, the first male child fsOrn in the city of
Nashville, who was received with great ap-
plause The regular to2sts were then read.
as follows, each toast beng followed by mu-
sic from the fine brass band of the Chatham
Artillery:
1.-The Memory of GEORGE WASHINGTON.
1.-The Memory OF ANDREW JACKSON.
3-Lieut Gen SCOTT and the United
States Army.
4-Georgia: In Railroads and Mannfac-
lures, the Empire State of the South: Ten
n"sSee VIII soon be her hcr rival.
To this toast Col. CUv5.ER. President of the
Georgia Central Railroad, and an Honorary
member of the Chatham Artillery, responded
very happily: Col. STEVENSON. President of
the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad re-
piled.
5.-Tke Chatham Artillery: Its ancient
and time-honOred existence is the sur st
guarantee of Its valor.
The gallant Captain CLAGHORN responded
briefly but eloquenliy.
G-Savanuah and Na:hvile: May tn i
friendship established by the visit ofour hon
orcd guests prove link of lasting union.
Lieut.. JONES, who speaks, if not with the
tongue Of angels, at least with the tongue Of
genius, responded in a speech of rare elO-
quence, winch was applauded long and loud
lyle concluded by Offering
The Friendship of Nashville and Savannah
May it be founded, like your city, on a rock
To which Mayor McGAvoCK made an elo-
quent response
THE Ladies OF Georgia and Tennessee.
unriydled iH beauty and amiability: May
their charms and virtues bind us togetLe
forever.
Hon. JOHN BELL responded, his remarks
eliciting muck applause. He was followed
by Maj. ". 7. THOMPSON, editor of the Sa-
vannah Morning Ne1cs, and author Of "JEgjor
Jones Co4rtship," ''Tte Chronicles of PmeUiLte,'
ETC.. ETC. who was particularly happy in his
remarks He concluded with the following:
The Nashville and Chattanooga. the Yves
tern and Atlantic, and the Central Railroads:
Nav they be the fraternizers hereafter of kin
bred interests and kindred hearts.
Capt FOSTER. the President, proposed
Capt CLAGHoTN of the Chatham Artillery
A true representative of the chivalry OF
g :orgIa-
Gov NEILI. S. BROWN being loudly called
for, responded in one of his happiest efforts,
and closed with the following:
The people of Georgia and the people of
Tennessee: united by common interest, a
common glory, and a common destiny: may
the sun never set on their disunon.
One or two other speeches, and perhaps a
few other toasts, which our Reporters
gagements elsewhere did not permit him to
hear, and the party broke up, fully prepared
to cherish long a vivid recollection of an Oc-
casion on which so much of wit and senti-
ment was brilliantly uttered, and so much of
good feeling prevailed.
1t is much regretted that our Georgia
friends could not remain longer with us
they will have hidden our city adieu ere this
sheet falls into the hands of the reader-and
i a.. g..
their homes in the Sunny South. We but eX
press the sentiment ofevery citizen OF Nash
Vile.