Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-26

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tors from RuSsellvlle, ,who did much to IN
nance the pleasure of our first visit TO Soutl
Union-a visit very pleasant indeed within
itself
Visit of the Grand Ledge Of the United States
to the Hermitage Presentation Of HiekO
ry Arm Chair.
In accordance with previous arrangement
the members of the Grand Lodge of the United
States assembled at a. ". Thursday morn
ing at Odd Fellows Hall, for the purpose Of
! accompanying their Brethren of the Order OF
this city upon au excursion to the Hermitage.
The scene at the Hall was an Interesting one,
between two and three hundred OF the Order
being assembled, with the necessary vehicles
70 convey them to their destination Under
the efficient Management of Grand Marshall 4.
! Il. GLAscocK, and Mcssrs- q. W. CUNNING
| HAM, II. {. HENsLEY, and ". W. THURNoND,
| of the Committee of Arrangements, the COM
Dany was soon comfortably bestowed in the
| carriages, and preceded by FEHToN's BAND, in
All open carriage, on their way OUT The trip
was pleasant and without accident, and before
mid day the whole party was on the grounds.
| The premises were examined by the guests with
| great interest Most of the interesting relics
and mementos, paintings, Sc., which belonged
to Gen Jackson, have been removed, and the
house is vacant. The old office chair of Geo.
Washington, however, WIS still there, and WAS
examined with interest, as well as the celebrated
carriage made Of live oak from the old ship
''Constiutioy' and the family carriage of the
General in which he travelled to and from Wash
The tomb was also examined with the deepes
interest, and one Of the most interesting
features was the as5emblage around that spot,
and the performance of a dirge, the guests
standing with heads uncovered.
After full examination of the house and
grounds, dinner was announced. This feature
| of the entertainment was well gotten up under
the jurisdiction OF the proprietor Of the BARNES
| House,. The tables were bountifully spread,
| and the wines excellent.
! After dinner the attention Of the members
/! OF the Grand Lodge was called by Chief Mar
| shat GLAsCOCE to the balcony Of the house,
| upon which appeared the Chief Marshal of the
| Day. The r ". Grand SIRE FIrzHUoH of
| Virginia, Dr. John NJ LAWRENCE, present Gus
| todian Of the Hermitage property and G. r. II.
| h WALKER of Tennessee. The Chief Marshal
| announced that DR.. Lawrence desired TO pre-
/ sent the Grand Lodge of the United States a
| Hickory Arm Chair made of wythes grown up
! on the Hermitage Estate, and Grand Repre-
| resentative WALKER of Tennessee proceeded
formally to make the presentation in the fol-
| lowing remarks:
IHost Worthy Grand Sire and Brethre2, Of the
Grand Lodge Of the United States:
have the pleasure to announce to YOU, sir,
that | am deputed by my friend DR.. LAWRENCE,
the present custodian of these grounds, to pre-
sent through you TO the Grand Lodge of theUnit
ed States this handsome specimen OF his mechan-
ical genius, which Tor Doctor whose practice
is generally supposed to be rather in the way of
patching up than constructing. | consider high
ly creditabe. Regarded strictly with practi-
cal eye, simply as an Arm Chair, though its
rustic beauty will be freely acknowledged, its
appropriateness gift To the distinguished
body which you represent, may not be appar-
ent. But a moments reflection will impress
you with the fact, Sir, that the idea OF the
donor in Offering it for your acceptance is by
no means devoid of significance. When you
recolect, sir, that these hickory withes, OF
which it is so ingenionsly constructed, were
gathered amid the groves of the HERMITAGE
in his active lifetime the coveted spot
where the Hero, Soldier and Statesman sought
repose, alike from the fatiSues and
dangers of the tented feld-from ''the havoc
of war and the battles confusion"-and from
the no less trying ordeal of civic duty to which
the voice of his grateful countrymen summon
cd him;-when you remember that they were
gathered from this spot hallowed by his pres
ence during the closing years of his eventful
life, when his beloved country, blessed with
victory and peace" no longer needed his gal
liant arm i'll his defence, and when his great
heart subdued and soothed By the gentle in
fiuences of beloved family circle, and the
consultations of religion, calmly awaited the
summons hence;-when you remember too,
that they come from the hallowed retreat
where his ashes repOSe beside those of his be-
loved RACHEL;-when all these thoughts are
associated with this humble memento, L am
sure you viii highly appreciate and warmly
cherish it 4 souvenir of your visit TO the
honored grave of Andrew jackson.
Another idea may be understood as symbol
lied by this gift of our friend. As body,
sir, the organization which YOU represent Is
one of the few that amid the fierce section
al contests which have SO unfortunately dis
tracted our beloved country, has preserved a
perfect unity, and regardless of the war of
factions without, pursued the plain path of du-
", dispensing its blessings and its charities
alike upon a united brotherhOod--in the full
lest sense of the idea, knowing no North, no
South, no East 10 West. Ii our political in
situations are to outlive the present genera
ton, and continue to afford in the future,
as they have in the past, an asylum for the
oppressed of all nations, and the only hope
of the friends of civil and religious liberty
throughout the world, the lessons of our pa
triot fathers, learned, remembered and prac-
ticed in the spirit which actuates your or
ganizatiOn, must preserve them. The man in
whose honor of whose memory you are to-
day assembled was q representative of that
spirit. In that immortal SENTIMENT" The
Federal CHion-it must be preserved"-was
concentrated and epitomized that deep seated
devotion to his whole country which so dis
tinguished his long public career whether en-
gagged IN subduing the wilderness and defend |
ing its borders from 3, savage incursions-in
pursuing the hostile .red-skin to a capitula-
ton, or in arranging with them trea-
ties OF peace and amity-whether in the Halls
of Congress or in the Executive Chair-apd |
which was finally so eloquentiy elaborated in |
that immortal paper, his farewell address.
This chair, then, sir, while it will serve to |
remind you of your visit to this hallowed SPOT. |
viii also, by refreshing your recoections of the
services of the ilustrious dead who sleeps here
of his devotion TO his country, andihis sacrifice
in its behalf, revive your own patriotism, |
and stimulate you to press on in your great and |