Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-26
Our RIchmond Cerrs.psnasnt.

RIcHMoED Va. Nov. 10, 1861.
Congress did nothing today but receive and read
the Presidents message. Like its predecessors Il
meets the occasion and win receive the approval
Of all good men of every country
You will remember that after the Adjournment
of Congress at the last session. and after majoti-
~ of the members had left for home, the delegates
that remained in the city were called together by
the proclamation Of the President in relation to an
act of Congress that had been overlooked and not
signed. Some short time after this tbs city papers
here announced by mistake, that the present session
would convene on the 25sh inst This mistake of
the press has mislesd many of the members, ard
induced them to believe that next Wednesday was
the day for its meeting and consequently there are
but few members in attendance. This fact caused
Congress to adjourn over tosday until Thursday
the 2lst to give time for more delegates to arrive
This city has now the State Convention and the
Provisional Congress both in session. and will have
the State Legislature in few days. The capitol is
small building compared to yours, and the result
is very contracted inferior accommodation.
Your city could do much better for the Governs
ment than this place is doing. Your Legislature
will probably adjourn by February, and rooms in
your courthouse could be fitted up for their &C
cOmmodation. The Congress could occupy the
Capitol, the Masonic Hall, the Odd Fellows Hall
and the upper rooms over the Union building, or
other like rooms if they could be obtained, would
offer suitable places for all the Departments.
Within the last few days have heard much dis
satisfaction expressed by not only members Of Con-
gress, but by various other Government officials,
with this as the seat of Government, and frequent
inquiries are made as to what Nashville can or will
do. have heard no other place mentioned. Your
grestest difficulty would be about hotels. Win your
new hotel b. ready to open by February: If not,
how many boarding houses could be imprODisad''
by that time, and what would be the extent Of their
powers to accommodate the public.
The presenee of the Government backed our
troops here until the enemy seems no longer DIS
posed to cry ION to Richmond" like presence
at Nashville might produce like results there. To
have the first President of the Confederate States
in the vicinity of the Hermitage, /
IN the State of Old Hickory. would be very /
proper, and would meet very general apprO
val. If this Congress should adjourn about the |
2Oth of December to meet in your city about /
month thereafter, the public property could be re-
moved by the time it met, and if Nashville could /
furnish offices for the Government free of rent 70
one year, it would pay the expenses of the re-
msval.
What is done should be done quickly. The cap I
ture of SLDELI. and Mason, under the eircumstan-
ces is the greatest insult that has been offered to
the British fsg since the days of CROMWELL. Our
ministers have done more by being thus captured /
than they could probably have done if they had l
reached their destination. England is compelled to
resent the insult, and that promptly and efectuay
1 can see no way that LINCOLN can appesse the
merited wrath of the British Lion, but by disavow
ing the act of Commodore WnKs and restoring
these prisoners to the English Government with
proper apology for the insult given to England. !
This will disgrace LINCOLN, lfor doubtless he order
I'd it-snd fsilue to do this will compel England
to resort to Or stand disgraced before the ns-
.ionsl world
She will not likely submit to this at any time, and
ess so at this particular period when she has so
much interest aud SO much desires the breaking up
If the blockade of our commerce.
Enough for the present
Co~,-Dr,.rv