The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-05

appropriate and fervcnt prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Hunhbgdon.
THE FAREWELL, ADDnEss.
RUssEtL HoUsroS, Esq, prefaced Tie
address BY calling the attention of the
audience TO The spirit Of Nationality
which pervaded this legacy of wAsulSa-
TON. There was not a sectional thought
in it. WAsHIyGToS knew that national
ity Of feeling was indispensable 10 the
peace and glory Of the American people.
Nationality was the secret Of the glory
and strength Of the Roman Empire.
II was this which made lEngland for
centuries the leading nation Of the world,
The pageantry around.us Today showed
that this spirit was alive and growing in
the hearts Of the people. The nation
still lives, thank Gop and we are show
ing TO the world that a republic is as
powerful to suppress civil war as to repel
foreign invasion. lie then proceeded to
read the address, whose golden precepts
and warnings so many Of our fellow cit
liens have SO unhappily disregarded,
AZ the close Of the reading Of the Fare
well Address, Hon. JORDAN STOKES pro-
coed to address the audience, and for two
hours held them SPELL bound by his fer
vid patriotism, resistless facts, polished
rhetoric and fiery eloquonce 1t was in
all respects worthy of its author, and was
repeatedly interrupted by tumultuous
outbursts Of applause At the close OF
the address the artillery company cred
a salute.
The Brass Band Of the Goth Ohio enliv-
ened the proceedings Of the day with ad-
mirable music.
SIGHTS AFTER NIGHT.
At nightfall large crowd Of ladies and
gentlemen, and persons Of The smaller seq,
assembled on the steps, aud in the yard
of the Capitol. The crowd were kept
outside perforce, for the gas could not be
lit in the upper chamber. As the sky
was unclouded and starlight and moon
light burned gloriously in the heavens, $
though the Confederate Almanac had
never darkened their lustre by an eclipse
from the Southern Methodist Publishing
House. The windows Of the Governors
residence were brilliantly dressed in
cred, White aud Blue and decorated
with flags. Down in the city patriotic ju-
veniles added to the livelness Of the scene
by shooting rockets and Roman candles.
All seemed gayety, animation and enjoy
ment. A letter from Ex-Gov. BRowN was
read, stating that having been sick for
twenty four hours, he was unable TO ill
his appointment for the evening Col. L.
d. CA,pDBLH was loudly called for
but apologized for not making a
speech in some very handsome re-
marks OF some Fifteen minutes. He
said that all the feelings Of his soul, all
the recollections Of the past, and all his
hopes of the future, prompted him to
pray that this glorious nation, whose
birthday we had been concentrating
might live for ever. 1t was passing
strange that tho people Of any section
should attempt to destroy such nation
Many before him tonight had borne
arms in the rebel cause, others sympa-
thizcd with the rebel cause but he bold
ly appealed to them to say whether, in
all the annals Of the past, they had ever
read Of as good Government as that OF
Washington His mission to Ten
ncssee was TO sustain this Gov
ernmcnt; and would to Heaven
he could maintain it by debate and
friendly argument He would rather
say he had conquered one rebel by reason
than kill ten thousand on the field oil
battle.
The speaker was urged to proceed, but
withdrew, and loud calls were made for
Gov. Johnson, who came forward and
made most powerful and rousing
lspcech Owing to the bad light il
which we were compelled to write
aud the laieness Of the hour wher
the vast crowd broke up, we shal
not attempt to give a sketch Of his re-
marks to-day. They were received with
loud and repeated applause. We shall
resume our sketch tomorrow.