Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-31
the LEGISLATIVE EXCURSION.
Progress of the ExCursiOnists--Tncide
Ranquets, Speeches, dc.


"A portion of these letters were mailed at least
twelve hours before we started on our return home
ward from Columbus, yet from some cause, they
only reached here by the train that brought us.l
CINCnNArI Jan. 2G. 1860
At half past three o'clock yesJernoon the com,
bined excursion from Tennessee and Kentucky. left
Louisville on board 5he splendid floating palace the
Jarob Stradcr Just as the steamer was about to
leave the wharf, Col R. G. PAYNE, Of the Tennessee
Scua;e in response to call from the multitude that
had assembled to witness our departure addressed
them in one of his happest efforts. While he was
making this little speech from the hurricane deck
of the boat, we could realize WEBsTER's idea Of a
sea Of upturned faces for it seemed that nearly
all Louisville, after having honored and Toasted us
as Kcntuc1ans know so well how to do, had turned
out TO bid us goodbye. Amid the booming Of can
uon. the shouts of noble men and the waving of
handkerchiefs by many fair daughters Of Louisville,
the Strader showed of and we were soon steaming
towards the Queen City Of the West
The Shader brought up some five or six hundred
excursionists, including members of the Legislatures
of Tennessee and Kentucky, and State and munich
pal officers from those States and Indiana and
more social and altogether agreeable union was per-
haps never congregated upon that boat. The whole
crowd was entertained by Capt SHEwEY in prince
ly manner at his own expense ample provision huv-
ing been made for each one on board
AZ an carly hour this morning we were met
three OF foar miles below the city 10y the steamers
Silver Moon and Bostona. with delegations from the
Ohio Legislature and the City Council and citizens
of Cincinnati, accompanied by bands Of music and
'ne "l'.'ie 'l"yS' u" ''Io'' Us ~ ''s N''! ''''
with boat dashed to eaen SIDE oil inc 9l'al'f'
and with banners nyns. ana the DanuS "7c' ulslliH
their sweetest music proceeded up the river ike
victorious aeet returning amid the piauaI'S OF
grateful sop-e.
A, ""'H' 'g'i % clock 'A' 'eeP-lhoulIe" can
poo" '''a '.'l "' had reached l'e queen Oly OIL lno
"''.' ANA '"' eAlhH'lA'Nc sh'"'s oil inc young
'"'N1' ~ ".' IT'S "''.'''' I" l.'a son OIL OnIo. we
p'o',,o'' o.',''s '' ''e depot OF ihe L'I1le MIAMI
anu o''"'"'u7 '.'" N''" N'i.l'aA' "hefe every
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Colurgs. Jam &c. 1850.
An event in the history of the nation the event
of f1a age-has been accomplished. The Lcgisla-
lures of three sovereign States assembled after
noon in the capitol OF omo- Il was a spectacle
upon which the eye of 81 patriot might dwell with
delirht. and viii mari, memorable epoch in the
history Of our government
An along the route from Cincinnati the excursion
lists were received with enthusiastic demonstrations
by ue people of Ohio. Notwithstanding a snow
storm set in about eleven O'Clock tins forenoon the
people Of Nenia turned out IN large numbers to
greet us with cordial welcome upon our arrival at
that place ana h"u p'lp"''" US nus lNNI'1"'