Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-16
Reception of the Chatham Artillery.

Reception of the Chatham Artillery.
According to previous announcement. the
Chatham Artillery Company of Savannah
reched this city We terday at about 9 o'cocf.
They were met at the Depot of the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad by the Shelby
Guards, the Germans Yagers, the Cadets of
the Military Institute, the Municipal Author
tiles, and large number of people in car
riages and on foot, procession was at
once formed, the Shelby Guards in front, to
escort our Distinguished visitors to their
quarters at the City Hotel. In front of the
Nashville Female Academy, the Company
were welcomed to the City in a neat address
by S. C. GoDsHALL Esq. To this address
LIEUT.. C. C. JONES responded most olequenty
and appropriately.
The procession then resumed their ma eh.
through Church, Cherry and Cedar streets,
and around the Public Square to the City
Hotel where the Company were welcomed 10
the city on behalf of her citizens by the
Mayor, RANDALL w. MCGAvocK Esq.
We give his address, which, we regret to
been able to procure:
The MAYORS ADDRESS.
GESrIEMEx:-I extend to you a cordial
welcome TO our city. Your coming marks a
new era in tbr social intercourse OF two cit
les strongly identified in comm rcial interest
but until recently so sar removed as to
preclude those civlites that should ever
characterize the American people. Nothing
tends more to cement the bonds of our Union,
than the interchange of such visits, and The
cultivation of those kindly feelings ALWAYS
engend red by a proper acquaintance and
knowledge of each Other Sister States and
cities may trade together largely. and know
each other well in business point Of view
and yet be entire strangers. and utterly al.
ienated in every other particular You have
taken the initiative in this matter, aud come
not only to pour the waters Of old Ocean in.
10 our beautiful Cumberland. but to intro
duce "A branch OF military - fence that we O
the "Vounteer State" are bur little acquain :,
ed. Here in the West, we still cling to the
old iH,-that ftvOrite piece that render, d
such efficient service in all of our Indian war;,
and ON the bloody plains of Chamutte
But Notwithstanding our predictions we
will be most happy TO take lessons in artille-
ry practice from your ancient and honorable
company. Your State is one of the old thir-
ry struggles, aud your sires numbered
among the early patriots OF the land who by
their valor and love of liberty, aided in Sc
curing To the present generation of Amcri-
cans, the richest boon ever transmitted t0 Il
people. True to the precepts OF those noble
men, your company has preserved its Organi-
cation for period of scventy-four ycBrs. and
participated lafg ly in the Indian was OF
1912 and SO. We'll may YOU he proud of your
al VOL i'm
tons from you in the highest branch of the
military art. The use OF artillery j. itself of
ancient date, being first introduced by the
Chinese 6IS b. c.; about 1858 the King of
Delhi had cannon mounted on carriages. A
hundred years later, the use OF artillery was
general in India From the Chinese and
HndOOS. the Arabs learned the used of tie
cannon from whom the SpInards in the 18th
century rec lived the art in an improved con
dtion. rliuaud " took Gibralter by ca =
non as early as l30S-which feat has been
performed II, quently since. From the Span
iards. the use of artillery passed TO all the
nations of Europe, and is now in general re-
pute among all of the civilized nations of the
world.
This was the strong arm of the great Ma
polcon, in nearly all of his brilliant achieve.
ments, and to-day the cOmbatauts of Europe
are making effective use of their artillery on
the beautiful yet sanguinary plains of LON
hardy. In many of the battles of the Ameri-
can revolution. and in the late wars, our
brave soldiers proved to the entire satisfac-
ton of "A haughty enemy, that, although We
are yOnng as nation, yet fully equal TO the
oldest In the art of war.
But gentlemen, L will not detain you long
err in the rehearsal of deeds of valor, or the
history of artillery practice. These subjects
are familiar To you all. You come from the
sunny South. where chivalry, generosity, aud
true hospitality has long sine" gone into
proverb and | sincerely hope that you will
find here in ibis petra Of the West an emu,
latiOn of those high virtues, and that youl
visit Will prove as agreeable to you as yOuI
presence Is to us.
Col. CUYLER responded to the Mayors ad
dress. giving brei history of the Chatham
Artillery, and paying beautiful tribute to
the chivalry and hospitality of Tennessee
The Artillery, accOmp anied by the Shelby
Guards and large crowd Of both sexes
marched out to Capitol Hill where their
cannon, consisting of six pieces, were un-
lmbered, and a slute o. thirty three GUT
was fired.
The Chatham Artillery, cOmpos d Of as
gallant and chivalrOus looking men US you
would wish to see, is one of the oldest military
companies, if not The oldest, in the Uaitcd
States, having been formed in l7S6-scventy-
three years ago. They have two cannon
which were captured at Yorktown on the
18th of Oct. ISL. One Of them is u French
piece bearing date 1888, and was probably
captured by the English in one of their
battles with the French previous to the
Revolution. The other bears the English
coat of arms and is of the year 1856. Upon
ii is the following inscription
SURRENDERED ny LIE CAPITULArIS OF York
TOWN, Der. 10, 1871.
These guns were presented to the Chatham
Artillery in 1892 by General WASHINGTON.
To-day the Chatham Artillery will visit the
Hermitage in company with the city au-
orities, the Shelby Guards, and number
of private citizens. They will go up on the
steamer Sligo On their return this evening
they will attend ball given them at Ha
monia Hall by the German Yagcrs.
Our visitors will remain with us unit
Saturday, when they will return to Savannah.
On Friday they will give us specimen of
arUilery pracuce on tue Dill near the Military
Institute.
We append list Of the officers and privates
of the company now in the city:
CHATHAM ARTILLERY.
CAPTAIN-J. s. Claghorn.
LEuTENANrs.- c. C. Jones, NJ. J. Buckner,
w. NJ. Davidson.
SERGEANTs.-T. a. Maddox, T. Bell, T. A.
Askew.
CoRPoRAIs.-J. III. Demona, ]. II. Buckner,
S. p. Halsey.
LANcE.-B. II. Hardee, j. T. Doe, J. F.
Wheaton, J. G. Deitze, Jones Canyoise, ].