Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-04
Ths Editorial Excu.ston.

The Editorial Excursion TO Washington
and Baltimore has been postponed until the
4tb of May--fhat is, the excursionists are to
start from Wheeling on that day. We clip
the following touching the Excursion from
the Baltimore 4m0ican:
We have learned that some little embar-
rassnent has been felt by the railroad officers
re In ct ing an entirely reliable list Of tbe-
newspapers Ia actual existence, to enable
them TO give their invitations the liberal
range which the Company contemplates.
With those published in the large CITIES, this
di1ienity is of course comparatively slight.
but in the rural districts OF most of the States
there are no donbt many excellent .home.
journals which even the proveTbial industry
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company and its
connecting railroad friends in the West may
not succeeds IN discovering. But with this
drawback, we bave learned that the list Of
invitations now embraces the formidable ar
ray of some twelve hundred or more verita-
bic aud actually existing newspapers. In
our SISTER State OF Ohio alone the number is
SAID 10 reach two hunircd OF more. As the
time Tor which The Invitation Tickets are valid
bas the range of two moDths-from the 18Th
OF April TO the 18th CT June-it is probable
tbat large Number of the Editors will be
ahle to VISIT Washington and enjoy good
look upon the assembled wisdom o the conn
try, and the many other attractions of that
rapidly improving national centre.
To Afford better idea OF tn" scope of this
invitation we append the following extracts
4 ON an advance copy of the circulars of in
VtatloH Which are now about to be issued:
-SR:-R.cognizing The services which the
Pre-s OF The Western States has rendered in
advancing The railway interests of the CONN
uy-aHd desiring TO enable them to Judge
Nor nal a h. Il of
this route between the Fast and West. (Which
rs the only thorough line direct to Washing
ton.)-tLe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company and its connecting lines in the
West. wish Won To accept this invitation for
Yourself and Indy to visit the Capitol of the
Union and the Home and Tomb of Washing
ton, (as well as tie city of Baliimore,l dur
ing The present session of Congress.
Yen will observe that the privilege is
is gocd fer the entire route from --
to Washington City, (aud Mount VerDen.)
which is one of the Eastern termini of this
road. The names aud tsrmin of the con-
necting Ines West Of MS, by whose courtesy
we are enabled in part TO off,r you this priv
ilege. may he found on the next page of this
circular. aud also On the back OF the ticket
enclosed.
''it is proposed that. as far as possible, all
who accept our invitation shall travel over
the Western portions of the Baltimore and
Ohio road by daylight, in order dat they
may more fully r. aize the grandeur Of The
u1try through which il runs. as well as
the success with which extraordinary natural
obstacles have ltecn overcome in building
this solid highway through the passes If the
Alrganies
The circular also explains that special
train will leave the Ohio river OH Friday,
May A. for such of the guests as can make it
Convenient TO reach Wheeling at that lime,
the Company requiring notice, in advance,
from Them to that effect.
The circular is signed by the representa-
tives Of nearly forty of the leading railway
connecting lines Of the West and Southwest,
and al'o the popular mail line of steamers
between Cincinnati. Louisville and Memphis.
To all this is added the signature of JOSEPH
BRYAN, President of the Washin gton and
Mount Vernon Steamboat Company who
has generously offered to take the editors to
visit the tomb of Washington while sojourn-
ing in the national metropolis.