The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-23

Visit Of the Kentucky aud Tennessee
Legislatures-Meeting at the Mer.
chants RxchaDge-The Ohio Legis-
lature also Invited.
The meeting on Saturday afternoon at the
Merchants Exchange, to make the necessary
arrangements for the reception Of the Legisla-
lures Of Kentucky and Tennessee, who design
visiting the city during the present week, was
very largely attended. II was organized by
calling Mayor Bishop 10 the Chair, and the
appointment Of the following officers:
Vies-P -Pcsidents-Larz Anderson, W. Hooper,
Peter Neff, j. II. Groesbeck and w. W. Scar
| borough.
Secretaries--H. L. Winants, Richard Smith,
| d. B. Reed, j. A. Gano and A. w. Francisco.
The Chair then stated the object of the
meeting, and that it was ready for the transsc-
tion Of business, when Judge james Hall,
President Of the Commercial Bank, introduced
the following resolutions, which, after some
discussion, were unanimously adopted:
= WHEREAS, It Is understood that the Legis-
latures Of Kentucky and Tennessee, or the
members thereof, are about to visit the city of
Louisville, to unite In oommemorating the
completion Of great commercial avenue,
connecting the trade and Intercourse of those
States, and promising greatly to increase and
promote the same;
AND WHEREAS, The city Of Cincinnati, by
her intimate commercial relations with the
| citizens Of those States, stands connected
| with them by the bonds of common prosper
| ity, and the rccollections of long continued
interchange of reciprocal benefits and mutual
courteses; therefore,
Resolued, That we most cordially unite with
our friends In Kentucky and Tennessee in
hailing the completion Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad as an event conducive of a
larger prosperity to the Ohio Valley and q
more active intercourse among our people, bat
especially, as an event, which adds another
link to thG6hain which binds us together as
people.
Resol0ed, That among our social and politi-
cal advantages, there is none that we value
higher or hold more sacred than the Union of
the States, which, by making us ono people,
makes it our right, as 1t is duty and pleas
ure, to rejoice in the prosperity Of each other.
Resolced, That the States separated by the
Ohio River, bound together by geographical
contiguity and commercial dependence, as
well as by common political creed and line
age, should always be united, and their pso.
pie should regard with execration the dema-
|
disturb their Union.
RssolUed, That a committee of FIVE DO ap.
pointed by this meeting to proceed to Louis
vile to express to the members of the said
Legislatures, and the citizens of those States
so assembled, our earnest aud cordial congrat.
ulations upon the com pletion Of work so i'm.
pOrtant to the commerce Of the West, and ia
our intercourse, prosperity and union as q
people; and also most respectfully to invite
tho members Of the said Legislature, the
Mayor and Council Of the city Of LOUSY lille
and the directors and officers Of tho Louisville
and Nashville Railroad, to visit our city and
partake of its hospitality.
Resolved, That q Committee of Arrange.
ments and Reception, to consist of fifteen
persons, including the Mayor Of this city, who
is hereby requested to act aa Chairman ol
the same, be appointed, who shall make
preparations to entertain our aaid guests in
manner worthy Of our city and Of the occasion
an indication Of the cordial friendship and
profound regard cherished by the citizens o.
Cincinnati toward our fellow. citizens Of Ten.
nessee and Kentucky, and who shall receive
said visitors and extend to them the welcome
and the hospitality due the most cherished
guests.
The following resolution, presented by
Thos. ]. Gallagher, ESQ., was also adopted;
Resolrsd, That the City Council of this city
arc hereby respectfully requested to take such
liberal action as will in Its judgment carry
out to the fullest the object and intention o
this meeting as expressed in the foregoing
resolutions.
Judge Hall then offered the following reso
luton which was passed unanimously:
Resolred, That tho Governor and Legisa
ksIra pe in hnn npI al L.
fully invited to visit this city, to meet tht
Legislatures Of Kentucky and Tennessee, ant
to partake of the hospitality Of Cincinnati
and that the chairman and secretaries of thi
meeting communicate the invitation to them
The Chairman read dispatch from Frank
fort, stating the Legislature of Kentucky
would reach the city on Thursday, the 2Gtt
inst, and also one from Captain Sherley tc
Captain Sherlock, announcing that the Lsgis
lature of Tennessee would accompany the
kentucky Legislature, arriving here on the
steamer jacob Siro6er, and returning on the
same boat.
A dispatch from Mr.. Rogers, member Of tht
Ohio Legislature, to P. w. Strader, was thor
read, stating that tho Legislatures OF our tw,
ester States would be invited to Columbus
and an appropriation be made for the necss
sary expenses.
After brief remarks by Messrs. Eggleston
Hall, Bonler, florence, Gallagher and others
all of which wero we'll received, the Chairman
announced tho following committees under th'
Committee Of arrangements Green
wood, John D. Jones, Edward PendIeton
Rufus King, B. storer, @. G.. Pearcs, P. W
Strader, Jas. Wilson, W. ]. Whitemap, j. @
Butler, BENJAMIN Eggleston, s. 3. Harris
Thompson Dean, Pollock Wilson.
Committee on Inpitation.--Judge Jas. Hall
Lars Anderson, ]. s. Chenoweth, Henry Stan
berry, Washington Mclean.
Committee on Finance-B. F. Brannop,
W. Hartwell, R. B. Bowler, G. w. West, j. II
Brotherton.
A note was read to the meeting, stating tha
VIM. II. Clement, Hsq, President Of the 1ittl
Miami Railroad Company, had rendered tn
Legislature Of Ohio the use of tho road to con
vey them to Cincinnati, for the purpose Of re-
ceiving the Legislatures of Tennessee ant
Eentgcky on theiR arrival, aud also to convey
their guests to uolumbus and back to the city
The meeting then adjourned.
CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SoCIErY..-Th
Cincinnati Horticultural Society hald ito yegu
lar hebdomsdal meeting on Saturday last, il