The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-29

- N+ANAA III ~ al W IlAt
Tennessee line, written for the
UNION, by one of their officers.
Yes "MoGREooR treads his native
heath" and woe to the rebels
who made him an exile and filed
his household with mourning! We
would have given a great deal TO
have been present at that solemn
meeting.
The lat Tennessee Cavalry Crossing
the State Line-Interesting Pro-
ceedings.
AT midday on Tuesday, the 9th inst,
the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, commanded
by Col. RoBERT JoHssoN, crossed the line
between Kentucky and Tennessee, and
once more stand upon the soil of their
native State, TAe sea, though hid be-
hind the snow clouss that were drifting
through thu air above, had just about
reached the middle poiRt in its daily
course as the let Battalion, under COM
mand Of Major WM. r. TRACY, crossed
the dividing line between the two States
The Battalion was formed in close col
umn Of Squadrons in an open space on
the right Of the turnpike, some two hun
dred yards on the Tennessee side of the
stone which marks the dividing line of
the two sister States, Tennessee and
Kentucky. Major Tracy commanded
attention. and asked the men to listen to
few remarks from Parson JOIN p
HoLTsrNdEE, Of Greenvilc, East Ten
nessee, Chaplain Of the Regiment, with
uncovered heads. Every hat was in
stantly lifted, and Parson fIoLTsINGER,
sitting on his horse, made most stirring
and heartfelt address. He seemed TO
feel the deep enthusiasm which the oc-
casion called forth, and at times was
fairly eloquent. He said how thankful
to God we all ought TO feel for the privi-
| lego of again being within the bounds
of our native State; and how often the
vile scCessionists that had driven us from
home, had said that we never should
tread the soil of Tennessee again; and
that in the long tiresome march from
| Cumberland Gap TO the Ohio river, many
had almost lost their hope of return
home. But that we had found kind
friends on the North bank Of the Ohio,
who had made our stay there a pleasant
episode in the history of our lives, and
that our course had again been turned
Souihw ard and that once more we
were on the soil of Tennessee as free
men, and by our presence proved the
falsity of secessiouists predictions,
and that the. curses the. secession
lists Of Tennessee had hurled upon us
like chickens, were coming home to roost.
lie continued on in very able manner
for nearly twenty minutes, and ia con-
clusion said "Whcn l look around me
and see so many familiar faces Of my old
neighbor boys at home, my feelings are
too strong for ut!erance, and yet | feel il
my duty to invoke the blessing Of Al
mighty God upon you all" Then
slighting from his horse, upon his bend
ed knee in the middle of the road, he Of
fersd up such prayer as is only offered
up once in lifetime, and which every
man who heard il will remember until
all remembrance of earthly things ceases
At the conclusion Of tho prayer Mayer
Tracy proposed three cheers for TsAnes-
see and the Union, which we're given with
hearty gooa will, and the battalion
moved on just as the train of wagons
came up.
Col. johnson, who was behind the
train with his body guard, squadrons A
H. and thirty men from squadron K, and
the I'd battalion stopped al the stone
on tho liAe, had enc men form around
him, had one of his erderlics sing war
medley, the chorus of whichis,
" Somebody IA after Van-y, somebody il there know
Il surely "A old sigsl, hear his cannon roar"
When Col. johnson mounted the stone
and made short, eloquent, and charac'
toristic speech bciltting the occasion
winding mp by giving three cheers for al
present, and success to the LIST Tennessee,
Cavalry and Tennessee generally.
The 1st Tennessee Cavalry, composed
wholly Of Easr Tennessoans, is in Nash
willie all right, after severe march o
two weeks from Louisville, being out il
all the deep snow of two weeks ago, AM
much impeded by bad roads and higt
waters. After few days rest at Nash
vile to recruit up our stock, we woult
respectfully inform our many friends ant
enemies, and the public generally tina
we will be on hand ready for grinding.
FELIX.
The Great Political Balance Wheel