Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-20
For the Chronicle.
ClarkSville TO the Eye ola Stranger
It Chief Points of Attraction.

Mn. EDITOR Il hope you will allow me brief
SPACE in the columns Of your widely circulated jour
nal to say a word in reference to your young and
growing city, had heard much of Carksville, be-
fore enjoyed the pleasure of paying it visit Its
commerce and general prosperity--its fine tobacco
mnrket--the best in all the West were themes with
which had become somewhat familiar from con-
versiug with citizens of the phce, with whom
had chanced to mcet on my percgrinations. have
visited your spacious Warehouses and comnodious
Stemmeres--your Flour Mills and Foundry, your
College now starting on the pathway of permanent
prosperity-your Female Academy, embowered in
its grove of beauty and still maintaining with a
steadily increasing pace,) the unexamped prosperi-
ty which il reached at bound. Your large and
beautiful Dry Good stores and Grocery houses, now
completed and in process of erection-your Railroad
Bridge with its beautiful curve of trcstle-work
spanning the brow of your city, like rainbow Of
promise-your marble front Banks-your new and
magnificent Hotels-your costly and tasteful pri-
vate residences and your well attended Churches
have marked the high toned bearing and intelli-
gence of your citizens, their tact energy and hosp
taity-all these things have observed and admired
and from them argur future for Carksville. But
in my idle wanderings about your city, have seen
nothing which has so attracted my attention and
in fact captivated my fancy as your Court House
and Market house. They are on a style of magni-
fcence that was not prepared to see. | had had
reason to believe that Montgomery was rich and
liberal county, but must confess that even with
,fb fboru and
her Court House tookmc by surprise. Such arcti-
tectural beauty such lavish will not say extra
vagant expenditure of money rs your gorgeous
Temple of Justice exhibits is not to he found else
where in the State. have seen many Court houses
in various portions of this and other States, but
have had the pleasure of beholding none, which, in
artistic finish, convenience of arrangement and
general beauty and magnifcence, will compare with
the Court lonse in Clarksvilie. am not suffici-
emily versed in architecture to tell to what particu
lar order it belongs; nor have learned the name
of the architect. Whoever he may be, this work Sc
cures his Immortality should he accomplish nothing
more The effect on the beholder is highly pleasing
imposing beauty, the lines of the poet contn-
ually running through my mind
'StNnger-thero's not noblor pile,
That's greeted by the Suns last smile"
Aud your Market House, with its vast and con-
vcuent stalls its beautiful and extensive grounds
lis marble columns and highly ornamental finish,
must he The pride, even of city that has many
othe, things to he proud Of Cattle and hogs chick
ems, turkeys aud geese, would meet death without a
struggle Il they could know that their dead bodies
would he houored with place in such an inviting
spot And then during market hours everything is
quiet and orderly, no jostling each other in un-
dignifed scrambles over bucket of butter a
bucket Of eggs, but everything moves on with order
and regularity of clock work. Everything is in the
greatest abundance and furnished at prices astonish-
ing low. ! was informed by one of the oldest in
habitants that such thing as tough steak, rancid
butter or had egg was never sold In the market
) have seen many market houses in my travels and
attended many markets. but don't think have
ever visited one which fills my eyes completely a'
yours, When your magistrates and city Fathers
are asked for their monuments of public enterprise
they can proudly say-pointing to their Cour
House and Market House" C.rrsmsJarcs
4 TRAVELLER.