Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-31
LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE

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LIBERTY AND UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE
AND NSEPARABLE.
WELCOME KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE
Shillito's magnificent dry-goods house. Mitchell 4
Rammelsbergs furniture wareroOms, the POstoffice
building, the Opera-hOuse, Church's music store,
the Spencer House. the Times office. the Gibson and
Walnut-street houses. the Broadway Hotel, and in
deed nearly every building on Pearl, Main, Walnut,
Vine. Second, Third Fourth and Fifth streets were
all decorated in a manner deserving more than a
passing notice.
The Gazette contains the following allusion to the
decorations.
The city had put on a holiday attire, and looked
gaily. indeed Never within our recollection, save
probably the 22d of February, 1925, were the PR
vate residences and places Of business of our clti-
zens, public buildings &c. generally prOfusely
decorated. Banners Haunted from TIE house tops
and windows, streamers stretched their folds of
welcome across the principal thOrOughtares, while
notices and devices periodically conceived were
conspicuously displayed from many Of the build
Ings. Eyergreens dropped languidly in festOOns,
and wreahs of fair and choice exotics. lent charm
ing aid to the OCCASION and served in their summer
like appearance, to dspel in a measure, the dreari
ness of old winters reign.
On Vine street. the Enquirer Office flung to the
breeze banner, which was inscribed
LIBERTY AND UNION,
Now AND FOREVER One AND EsEpERABLE.
WELCOME TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
Covering two windows in the fourth floor. were
mammoth paintings of Andrew Jackson and Henry
Clay The Custom House and Post Office opposite
were draped in national colors. A large flag loop
ed from the middle covered the upper portion Of its
entire front
SURE, Eczstein Co.. displayed from each win
dow of their large building two small flags, with
figure in front. representing The Goddess of Liber
ty.' Innumerable flags were also floating from the
windows of the Gazette Office, as also from almost
every other window on the square. At Fifth and
Vine on the building occupied b. Reilly and Woods,
was u large banner with the words
I'VE WELCOME YOU"
On Fourth street east and west the same nagni-
fcent scene Of flying cOlors was discernable The
Opera was almost concealed from view. and oppo-
site suspended in the air, fUlllength portrait
of Washington with the inscription beneath of 'Vir-
tue and Patriotism Still further west and east
were the emblems Of patriotism, and on this occa-
sion, of hospitality flying from every window and
house top.
The Carlisle building, corner of Fourth and Wal
nut. was the most neatly decorated of any in the
city. From the windows Of either story wreaths
of evergreens dropped in beautiful folds while flags
were appropriately interspersed.
So we might mention almost every portion of the
city On Pearl street, Second street, Walnut and
Main scarcely anything but stars and stripes were
and Sycamore, had its 76'r Tapping its folds in the
breeze while to the East Third street the Amer
lean and Adams Express offices were very beauti-
fully and eXpressIveiy decorated. The Adams EX- |
press Company had a huge silk banner, with the |
following notices:
aKENTUCKY, ONO AND TENNEssE-A TRINITY OF |
STATES WHOSE UNITY IS GUARANTEED BY THE MEMORY |
OF CLAY, HARRISON AND JACKSON
On the reverse side was the following senti- |
ment:
.UNox, PRosPERrrY AND HAPrNEss- HERITAGE |
BEQUEATHED BY THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY"
"ESTo PERPETUA."
tits proper to mention also. that the Burnet. |
spencer. Gibson and Madison Houses, the Broadway |
and L. = Hotels were appropriately decorated
We think there could not have been less than one |
hundred thousand flags displayed from the various
buildings in the city.
The Enquirer says Of the
MOVEMENTS OF THE MILITARY.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the various military
OF the city left their armories, each pre-
,eded by band Of music, and were formed into
inc on Fifth street Market-space, by Major-General
Iyte. in the following order:
German Cavalry,
Independent Kentucky Rovers, from CoyingtonD
Xenon Cadets,
Lafayte Guards,
Rover Guards,
Shields Guards,
Republican light Guards,
Guthrie Grays,
Scottish HighiSnders,
After the regiment had been formed it took up its
inc OF march out Fifth street to Race, down Race
o Fourth. down Fourth to Park up Park to Fifth,
lOwn Fifth to the Cincinnati Hamilton and DAYTON
Depot, across to Sixth. where it deplOyed. the
light extending up to Cutter, awaiting the arrival
If the guests.
SCENE AT THE DEPOT.
The movements of the military and the expected
arrival Of the three Legislatures, drew together
It the depot an immense concOursc of persons. The
treets were crowded for squares, and the roofs of
he treghtCars the numerous switches of the road
lack with people The entire police-force, headed
W Captain Wilson. in full uniform and all wear
NO white gloves. were on the ground and with CON
iderable difficulty kept back the eager crowd from
he depot
A sharp, cutting nor wester was blowing at the
ime, and although exceedingly chilling and unCom-
Ortable the lage crowd waitedpatienty till 10 min
ties past three, when the train was signaed from
he cupoa OF the depot, Instantly, large field
,ece was rapidly fired, and ten minutes later the
ong train, numbering seventeen cars. preceded by
locomotive decorated with picture Of the God
less of Liberty" came IN sight amid the continued
ring Of artillery, the music of bands, and the en-
husiastiC shouts Of ten thousand people.
The weather, which was quite cold, seemed to
row instantly warmer by many degrees and the
IN which till now had been obscured by heavy
ank of clouds suddenly Shone forth in all its splen
or, and smiied approvlngly on the scene. 1t was a
as well as municipal and patriotic
rumph.
TIE PROCESSION
With as little delay as possible the guests left the
AIRS and took seats in the carriages awaiting them.
four fine military companies-the Dayton Light
yards Springfield Light Guards. Monterey Guards,
mi Tafavette Guards, Of Dayton-which came
Jovp with the guests, were Immediately formed
nd marched in front of the military of the city.
me- procession amid continued cheers and the ring
NO of bells then proceeded up Sixth-street to
y, - n
own Race to Fourth and up Fourth to the Opera
louse. where the military opened ranks and the
arriages containing the guests, the Committee Of
arrangements and the members of City Council,