Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-31

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| further than Louisville.
The Nashville press and such of that Of
Kentucky and Indiana az are in the city are
invited TO attend =
An EDITORS BANQUET,
at the "Press Headquarters" with printed
Instructions to be on hand at high noon
That hour arrives by the IL O'Clock Express
train from the East, and the members Of the
fraternity go around to Headquarters. where.
| In one room, is table loaded down with
decanters and cigar boxes, and in another, a
second table .sgroaning beneath the weight
OF a splendid dinner. Having tarried for a
moment around the first, the boys gather
around the second table, and have pocket
edition Of the grand banquet OF the night be-
fore. Good wine and good wit fow pro-
fusely, and q better time has rarely been had
in this or any other country. Neat and
tasteful little speeches are made in response to
tOasts and sentiments, which some of Us who
make speeches during the excursion would
do well to initiate, both in style and breyityi
but We don't This most charming little
reunion, so creditable TO the hospitality and
taste of the press of Louisville, breaks up
lust in time for those who are there to go
down aud get aboard the splendid steamer
JACOB sTRADER,
living at the upper end of the landing. ready
to shove out upon the tranquil bosom of the
Ohio, and bear the exeursionists to the Queen
City of the West. An immense number OF
0rr o,.fsvitfa frfaods-a large uurnhsr of
ladies-have assembled upon the landing TO
see Us of, and now while their shouts and
hurrabs, mingling with martial music aud
the roar OF common, ascend in mighty mass
of sound to the heavens, the bell rings, the
plank- are hastily drawn in, the powerful
engines contract and expand their giant
CHESTS, the great paddle-wheel ssmite the yield
ing water with the blow of Titan, and the
gay aad gallant steamer floats ont upon
the stream aud glides away as gracefully as
a swan her decks teaming with shouting men
aud laughing women, who wave their hats
and bandkerchefs to the great throng upon
tue shore. But soon the boat sweeps around
bend Of the river, and all of the beautiful
and hosptable city of Louisville is lost 10
view, save the dark cloud of smoke which
a<cends from her manufactures and dms
the purity of her blue skies. And then the
shadows of the coming night begin to settle
down upon the waters, and the stars steal out
one 10y one in the purple heaven and light up
the armament with the glory OF their
golden hair. (This beautiful passage, and
others almost as fine, may BE- had at this
Office, on the most liberal terms, by poets
who are given to writing Odes to the stars.)
Aud then We go down into the cabin, some
of Us 10 talk nonsense to the girls, some to
ask the Captain and Clerk show far il is TO
Cincinnati" some to ascertain by experiment.
al demonstration the difference between old
Bourbon and old Robertson, and some to
rush out upon the guards at the next and
each succeeding woodward, tear off our era
vrats with frantic haste, and harangue our
selves hOar-e to the astonisbed choppers about
the imperishable quality of the Constitution
and the indissOl1bility of the Union. Sup
per, u glorious one too, comes aud goes; the
night wears on, as nights always do, and
always will, until the gathering in of that
mOonless and starless night which shall kaow
NJ dawn; the mighty engines still heave their
giant chests, aud smite the shrinking wat-rs
with their Briarian arms, and the STader.
with the hundreds of gay, happy hearts peO-
pling her brilliant halls, glides swan like
still upon the bosom of the stream. Mid
night comes, and with it enters small
boat-Io4d OF cots, which are arranged in
a row along the centre OF the cabin, aud such
of Us as have failed to secure quarters IN the
state-rooms, draw OF Our boots, and turn in
for the rest of the night, to sleep-perchance
to dream of villainOus snags and "busted BIZ
lers." We awake at broad daylight to find
the Sfrader lying motionless beside the SiIrer
Noon, " hich has come down from the city,
some miles above, with a committee of recep-
ton on board. And then just as we again
get under way, the BosIoRa steams down
upon US, with the Guthrie Guards and large
number of Cincinnatians standing on her
decks, accompanied by band of music,
which plays national air as the boat sweeps
past Us and comes up on the iarDoard side.
The SiiueT Noon and the BOstOaa are dashed TO
the Sfrader, one on either side, and We APP
proach the city, where We are received with
more hurrahing aud booming of cannon. We |
pass on TO the upper end of The landing, and |
the boats throw out their cables and gang |
planks in hundred yards of the depot of the |
Little Miami Railroad, where the Iron Horse
awaits TO dash away with Us at his heels for
The City of Columbus.