The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-02

wtde-awake, intelligent cOuntenance Of
the Military Commandant OF this Dis
irict General Scheuck, is seen. With
his bearded face, his erect figure, aad his
wounded arm in sling, he presents the
look Il a soldier, indeed; bat all this,
somehow, hides the fact that he is be
formidable character in the arena of To-
tellect and oratory to which he really
owes bis elevation; and looking at him
as he sits there one would hardly think
Of him, in his garb of soldier, as The
man to meet and with the weapons of
wat and sarcasm and argument combined
unhOrse one of the most adroit and tor
midable densgOgues who has ours, d the
land-One whose name, however, we vi /
not sully the present occasion by even
mentioning.
The figures which confront US 20 the
right and left of the presiding officer are
roughly sketched, are disposed of, but
there are some other nOtables, men of
mark left yet; and seated as these are
amongst the crowd Of lesser lights at the
long tables, We must not forget them
Let US designate, as first of these
guests, perhaps, in the feeling of interest
elected, the Hon Horace Maynard, of
Tennessee, the right hand man OF GJv-
ernor johnson, in the critical and oour-
ageous battle he has fought to preserve
his State to the Union. He is one Of the
East Tennessee refugees. Quite tall,
straight and slender, OF swarthy com
plexiOn, and hair aud eyes as black as
those Of an Indian, he gives one no inspt
pf ho Nft k.N
and as he, too, sits in silence, taking
little part in what is going on, one would
never dream Of him as of the truest
and ablest to battle with the storm of
of revolution which has rocked his own
Commonwealth TO its foundation.
There is another face amongst these
invited guests from abroad long TO bo
emembered--that Of the Hon. Mr.. Gal
loway, OF Ohio. One OF those which more
than almost any other y pc is, in iss re-
pose, impressed with melancholy, il
seems TO us Of that stamp spoken of or
described as having belonged to one of
the celebrities Of his day IN Paris. It's
Owner-so the story goes-called upon
an eminent physician there to pr, ,scribe
something for low spirits" al can do
nothing for you" said the medical man
frankly--"go aud hear Carlinip (the
most celebrated delinoAtOr Of the comical
in the Capital Of France,) ALAS" was
the reply, al myself am Carliniw He
could convulse Paris with laughter, but
he could Aot raise a single laugh in his
own soul. We trust the honorable gem
tleman from 0hio is better off; but as we
watched his mobile countenance, and
"laughed consumedly" at his displays of
infinite humor, we felt compelled 10 draw
the parallel we have presented, and we
could moi well avoid giving it 10 the
reader.
We must not forget that veteran IA
vorite as a soldier with the people OF
Baltimore and Maryland, General Nor is,
the CJmmandant of Fort McHenry,
whose martial and commanding figure
graced this portion of the board. The
beau ideal Of a veteran chief, he was
amongst the most conspicuous Of the
quieier guests, one Of those whose very
look speaks guarantee that 80 long as
the National flag is guarded by such we
need never despair of the future Of the
Republic.
We do not deem it our province to say
much about the nOtahlilies Maryland
furnished FIR the occasion, abundantly
clever although they proved themselves
to be as beT representatives in the conflict
or competition Of wit and humor, as well
ss in dealing with The grave questions in
ilentally discussed. Maryland, we
say, was all right and our principa bust
ness is with our guests. H
We bave placed the latter before the
minds Of our readers, and now for the
banquet. The oyster is king" to- nigkt
as is right and flung; that great staple
which makes the worlds mouth water Al
it looks in this direction, a staple fol
which men ought to nght as readily al
other men do for liking Cotton"
1t is late, and the discussion Of thC
good things presented in confusion be-
gins. All busy themselves the REQUESTS
period with the splendid supper served
up, until Rnall y rapping is heard on the
table, and the presiding officer with few
words handsomely said, introduces ih'
first toast: The Union aud the Con.
stitutiOn."
The Hon. Mr. Campbell, OF Ohio il
called upon TO respond to il, and he doet
IL in most fitting terms. He tells tht
story of revolutionary ancestor, who
pressed by hard pursuit TO escape th,
tories Of that peri0i, left The print Of hi
foOtstep in blood upon the rocks Of Ma
ryland, whilst halting for a minute Il
get breath TO make new struggle for Iii,
and freedom. ''What wonder he said
Al Il. 4. 1. 4
in his recollection as the companion o
his own, could noi--wiih his consent
be given mp to the Rebel Confederaoy.
Henry Winter Davis Is next called ou
and gratiiled his listeners by success
sol OF telling hits, Of biting sarcasm
and irony in dealing with the progres
T Of events Quick, sharp, felicitOus, b
ikea attention aRd brings forth round
, Of applause, his topic being mainly th
, peculiar institution Is il is faring i
! Mary land
, Then comes forward upon a like ca
Ex-Mayor Swami. He takes up th
: question Of the war, Of slavery IA con
, nection herewith in Marylan and Viz
, ginia, and giving bis own most instruC
, tive, and we may add oOmical expert
> eHce, as connected with the fate Of h
? fraternal inheritance in Virginia,
S shows ronclusively what inyoluniar
emancipation aud colonization are eHe'
b ting as the war progresses, since gau
o Of contrabands originally numberin
1 dfty, had been dWindlcd down 20 ihre
a Ne, 90, Hnely bore bis part, and express
a ed himself A. Tor IA UnOn, althOug
0 every thing Of MINOR impDr'ancs shou
a be sacridCeo--siaverv amongst The rt1