Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-10-13
From Nashville.
NAsHvILLR, Oct. 9, :SeS

~ NASHVILLE, Oct 9, sSsS.
EDrToRs CHEosrcLE Since ] last wrote you
nothing Of startling interest has TRANSFERRED sitho
every day that passes is marked by minor events
that might be turned to good account by "locais "
and correspondents" IL seized upon, and "worked
up" at the moment. t.l3i tA lt.Lfl
The city, for the past ten days, has been literally
overrun with visitors. ',7-
The Masonic Grand Lodrs met here, & week ago,
and was more numerously attended than on any
like occasion for years if indeed 1t was not more
largely attended than ever before. This body had
not met since 1861, believe, and there wAs, Of
course, a vast accumulation of business TO be dis
posed Of at this session. Their proceedings, I am
told, we're characterized by the utmost harmony Of
purpose, and personal good feeling and every dele
gate went away feeling that it was good to have
been here. Long nay they wave
Among the delegates, met with Thos. Mccall
loeb and T. A. Thomas, from your city; and Z. l.
Williams, DR.. G. Z. McCauley, and Luke Mood
from your county.
| Another convention, las. week, Of more than or
binary Importance, that Of the Tennessee Con-
ference Of the N. e. Church, South. This body
met, last Tuesday, in Edgefeld, and has been in
session every day Siuce as it will be- learn, for
two or three more days. As in the case Of the
Masonic Grand Lodge, this Conference had not met
for some four years. True, there was one meeting
in that time, but it was 30 sparasely attended as
scarcely to be entitled to the name OF Conference.
The attendance the present occasion is very full
and includes all the greater lights OF the church.
Bishop Soule Is here but is too feeble to take any
active part in the proceedings He was presented
to the Conference, one day last week. bat had
strength only to express in few words, his hap.
piness at being permitted once more TO meet his
brethren, in Conference after the unhappy years Of
war and desoaton that have interviewed since Their
last convocation.
A suspension Of business was voted, in order that
ire Conference might have an opportunity Of greet
ing the venerable man Of God, in person and the
scene that ensued the members pressed around tc
take his hand and receive his counsel and benedie
ton, was very impressive.
J Among the preachers, present now, are severa
, who have, in past time, filed the pulpit Of tn,
church in Clarksville Prominent among these i
the venerable DR.. Maddin. Time seems to hav'
dealt gently with this excellent man, though mark
Of his passage apparent TO who has not sect
him for several years. He preached, at the frs
Presbyterian church, last Sunday morning. to
large audience, and evineed the same calm dignife,
powers Of argument, and the same persuasive clio
quence Of tongue, that he displayed in his preach
ing, ten years ago.
& DR.. McFerrin, too, that Johannes Boanergss o
the chsrch, is here, in all the vigor of mind Ant
= these also are DR.. Green, Dr.. Hanna, Bro. West
DR.. Hamilton and others alike distinguished i
s their high calling, and endeared to your people b.
o long and happy association in the past
must not quit this subject without msntionin,
3 the Rev. Adam s. Riggs who was pastor Of th
y church at GAINESVILLE, many years sgo and VIII
Il was so generally esteemed aud beloved. Nor is
out Of place, now, to pay passing tribute to th
excellent christian and social worth Of the lat
paster, Rev. W. G. Doris. But few men have eve
so won upon the love and respect Of people, as
has upon sinner and christian, in GAINESVILLE; an
Judging from what every one there says, the Con
ference couldnt please that community better tina
=. by sending him back to theml That, though,
. believe can not be done.
Among other acts Of the Conference. was tn
e unanimous passage of set of resolutions deporin
the ravages and desolation of the late war; cor
graduating the church, and thanking Con, for III
. return Of peace and invoking the brethren every
l. where to do all they can, to aid in restoring GU
smiten and exhausted country to its pristine happ
" ness and prosperity. These resolutions, thought
were exceedingly we'll timed well-meant well cor
ceived and well expressed, and such as would prov
e gratifying and satisfactory to every one. It seem
t however that such is not the case Some extreme
lly loyal "Layman" is out in the Ifess and Times
yesterday, finding grave fault with them. II
. thinks they don't 60 half far enough: in fact tina
because the Conference don't take upon themselve
II" the guilt OF fomenung the rebellion and OF s0Wln
y the seeds of dscord and ruin because they do ne
N acknowledge that they, and the South general,
have been guilty Of great wrong against 18th
!. best government the world ever saw" and betak
10 themselves to raiment Of sackcloth andashes, f
m the rest of their natural ife-that therefore, the
in resolutions are but rs sounding brass and tinl
/, ling cymball." This, | have noticed is q yer
"a common complaint with the intensely loyal again
ID the Southern people-that they don't say ofte
Ienough, and loud enough, that they have dor
wrong, and are rery sorry. This, take it is somt
r thing that borders on the childish. The Souther
!. people entered upon the war, believing that the
= cause was just; they prosecuted it in this belle
IL with vslor and disregard Of personal sacrifice sue
II as the world had never seen but they were ove
q powered and defeated; this defeat they acknow
:, edged with manly dignity, and now return to.the
~ old allegiance, in good faith, and with an hone
purpose to aid the government in all they can,
repairing the injury.a common country has suffers
he More than this no generous victor would ask.
t. Speaking Of resolutiOns,-tho passed at Il
20 meeting recently held in GAINESVILLE have elcitt
al the highest praise from all whom have heal
speak of them, for the manly dignfed tone
&c selfrespect that pervades them, and the earne:
"A unaffected sincerity Of the professions and purpos
- that inspired them.
I'll fear have trespassed too far upon your time
space in this long letter, so will wind it up, lea
G. ing to another time mention of other matters il
IN tended for this. Yours truly, VIpRo.