The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-10-18
Laying Of the Corner Stone

cuicsu"y, wv Nv" "''D
day, according to previous notice, on
which this interesting ceremony was
performed, ~ was our intention to IN
dite II lengthy article upon the whole
ceremony, giving the details, yet not
hoping or believing that II lengthy artl'
clio from US could in the least do justice
to 80 magnificent Il prelude ofso grand
u work. With this laudable feeling we
went up on Tuesday morning, 30 that
by the dawn OF the grand 10th we
might be amply rested and prepared to
appreciate slightly the events OF the
day. Our route hence WAS ria the Sc
vance Railroad, of course, and Il beau
tiiul, imposing, and picturesque, as well
as safe route, we cordially proclaim it,
The cars passed directly ovcrthc great
tunnel on the y. &C. Railroad, and AS
they continue to ascend the winding
and inclined track, you are amazed to
see how iarbcIow you the beautiful io-
Iiagc Of the trees becomes. And slili
you ascend, and still, when at last you
rise tnl above the vast grccu slope 81
lawn aud woodland stretching forth as
far as the eye can see. At one spot the
cars were stopped, and the ras>enScrs
allowed to least their vision upon the
most beautiful scenery we evcr boneid'
Nothing in h4tUre can be more "%4ai'T
ito. Away IN the distance sparkle the
spires Of Winchester, and its whitcd
cottages reflect the rays ofthQ sun like
sheets ofpoIiohcd silver, while intcrve-
nine fields and wood seemed like
groves and gaIdens, growing IuXurlanc
in the bosom Of beauty. Oh the Wis"
ion was enchanting -rapturouS, ana we
could scarcely realize that but Il while
before we were at the base Of the rug
+ gcd ellis now beneath US. We would
like to linger in 80 lovely Il place, but
, the "irOn horso' puts on steam ana
/ pulrs and blows until He at last are ut
, the depot, where omnibusScs, hacks ana
bug ics are ready to convey US to the
y gnrdcn.spDt site, where the great Uni
t ~vcrsity of the Souh is located, and
where the work is now progressing
. And now that we are at ScWAncc let IL
briefly tell how "]lilings went Off, for
@ we are crowded with other matter TINS
week, aud have no time for paSr'ot'y
G in words, or rhapsody Of Iarundity,-
We have often before, for the last WO
yca,so or IN re, spoken Of The advant"-
. gcs Of Scwancc-its fine soil its undu
Iating, picturesque s~ccncry-ita fine
springs, from which leap, sparkling,
cool and pure, hundred, OF gallons OF
water every hour. We'll not repeat
amy culoEium ~tIcrcou uoN, for an
guagc can ecar ~ II, Justice 80
merits. We wl.l unuuc to ,,v oSe,,.
Of the day, and temporary arrange.
mcnts. We az &c Win tur NA~n\l-c
Banner, whose Ioca. va An invite"
) guest we suppose, t1at u'o 'hotel ar
r~dnyementS were au;nIr'D e, bnt not
HOidiiyH6, ana t,Iat "Jnc hN-
cculive Committee maio II most c%ceI-
lent move when lhcy;pIacci The super.
! attendance Of that department intp Ia.
. hands Of Dr. u. L. .ScOt, vino u!to,i|
f natriy was Il cripple from the sp'''' il,
: received in the late railroad lccIIc.'t Il,
= Laycrlnc. All TINS is true, anl t.ore
; il no man we could think Of who Wottu
do better than DR.. Duid I. Scott. IL
, is az fat in matters u, that Nini, c,H
! n]0j5SrVr than wnOm there j, 40 uIc
! better. We would ike ~ stop "c'o
but lest some may think we m",a
something wcarc mwi Ia 10 say, SO
would slate many things were u"'"
; aged most biugiingIy. We were no,
, pleased at all, ind If IRE were The ntJ
! one, 10 care need BE- tclt about il. bu,
II score arc with as. W. could mcn
. ton several instances in which b'il,a-
linz b!ockhcalism, or "iutcnti nal s,iLHt
and disregard were mani cstci 50 pal
plbIy that he whorun miGat have read.
As for %ourscli, VIC felt that it was
j not good for us to be there, though,
perhaps, if nature had given us the Oft.
, times comfortable but dctcstablc lido.
: syncracy Of character whose dictate
would countcnance humiliation, and II
toadyism to arrogatcd superiority
, perhaps we should have felt that rel
, string, offered us under the circumstan-
ccs, would have placed Us in the posi-
, ton of her who was willing to catofthc
crumbs that fell from the masters TIA
bic. Bat with such mOl ~ two who
held authority, II gentleman whose
pride was worth Il coat, could fee, in no
way inclined 10 participate in the glo.
rious festivities Of the grand occasion.
We tender our thanks to Mr.. w. &.
Brooks, in whose omnibus we slept
quite comfortable III night, and ut whose
liberal little table we suppcd and break
tasted with as much enjoyment MS
we had been the Prince of Wales at II
p~roSilpnt's l,ypr