Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-25
From DE Cincinnati Oommeroiai.
Legislative yisits---1EeetinE at the REer-
chants Exchange, Saturday.

chants Exchange Saturday,
A public meeting, presided over by Mayor Bishop
was held at the Merchants Exchange, Saturday al
ternoon To- take measures 20 appropriately receive
the Legislatures Of Tennessee and Kentucky. who
win visit our city on the 26th inst Larz Anderson
Vs. Hooper Peter Nef, J. H. Groesbeck and w
w. Scarborough were appointed NicePresidents
and I'll l. Winants Richard Smith, II b Reed j.
A. Cano. and A. NJ. Francisco, Secretaries.
Judge James Hall, Of the Commercial Bank, in
troduced the following resolutions
FHzEras Il Is understood that the Legislatures Of Kentuetv
AMI Tennessee tie members thereof, visit ne
great commercial avenue connecting the ads aud i1tereoure
ofhose states, AID promising greatly % increase and promote
ASP WHEzAz The city q Cncinnat by her intimate com
mfrca relations With the citizens OF those States, con
melted the bonds Of common prosperity and ge
rccoecon Of long continued interchange OF reciprocal benz
eals aad mutral courlesies; therefore,
R65050eG That cordially with our friends IN
Kentucky and sennee In hailg the completion CT the
vile and Nashville Railroad as an event conductive Of a sre
prosperity to The Ohio Valley and active intercourse
among people, bot especially which another
link 70 the chain VIII ca binds together people
Res0508d That among social political advantages
there mons that value hgher hold sacred than tie
Union Of the States which, BY making Us one people, makes d
our right a. It duty 's pieasurss to rejoice in The pros
Reo1oed that the States separated By the Ohio River bound
together b. Geographical csnEuig and commercial depen-
demo-, well by a political creed and lineage,
should always he unil ana leE people should regard win
eEeaou the dsgogus the fanatic and the traitor, Woad
es0lUef That committee Of i've be appointed ty this meet.
log % proceed 20 Louisvetc to the members Of the
earnest and cordial conpraulaous upon the completion Of
work important to the commerce Of the Wet and
spety 70 invite the members Of the said Legislature
and officers Of the Louisville Nashville Rroad, our
city and pariake OF it5 hospitality.
Rsso'6sF Ta Committee Of Arrangements and Reeptis
consist aec1 persons, including the Mayor Of this y
who s hereby requested % act Chairman Of the same. ap
pointed who shall make preparations % entertain l
ia gortg o. city and Of the onaud
ineatVeo the cordial friendship and profound regard cherish
Cd by tbs citizens OF cnsnnaa toward fellow citizens
Tennessee KENTUCKY. and who shall receive said visitors
extend them s welcome ana the hospitality due the
cherished guests
The resolutions were discussed at some length.
net however, as to their fitness or propriety, but
touching various details of the programme when
they were unanimously adopted.
The following resolution, presented by Thomas J.
Gallagher, Esq, was also adopted
ssolao That the City Council Of this city Is hereby respect
ms carry out to he fullest ne object ana intention q as
meeting expressed in the foregoing resolutions Adopted
Judge Hall offered the following resolution:
Resored That Executive oses and Legislature OF Ohi5
be- they hereby respectfully invited city to
tlkeof the Ros7taitiss u Cinc6nat and thai ibis feD
be communicated to hem by the Chairman Of this meeting
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
A dispatch from Frankfort, stating that the Ken
lucky Legislature would reach this city on the goth
was read Also, a dispatch announcing that the
legislature Of Kentucky and Tennessee would
come up and return on the Jacob Strader.
Mr. Rogers, a member of the Ohio Legislature
telegraphed that the two Legislatures would be in
vited to visit Columbus.
Brief addresses, touching the objects Of the meet
ING, were made by Messrs. b. Egglest0n, ThOs j
Gallagher, r. B. Bowler. Judge Hail. and joseph
Terrence.
The Mayor announced the following Committees
Committee of Arrangements Miles Greenwood. /
John D. Jones. E. J. Pendleton, Rufus King. B.
Storer, c. g. Pearce, ?. w. Strader, Jas Wilson,
" j. Whteman, J. G. Butler. Benjamin Eggleston
5. i. Harris, Thompson Dean. Pollock Williams.
Committee of lnvitat0n-Judge Jas Hall. Larz
Anderson j. S. Chenoweth. Henry SUanbery, Wash ,
ingiOn Mclean.
Committee Finance B. +. Brannon J. W. I
Hartwell, r. B. Bowler. c. W. West, j. H. Broth
crtOn.
4 note stating that President Clement. Of the f.
Little Miami Railroad CO. had rendered 20 the Ohio
Legislature The of that road for the purpose Of
escorting the Legislatures of Kentucky and Ten |.
nessce 10 Columbus was resd, after which the meet
ing adjourned, the proceedings having been harmon
ious and satisfactory.