Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-08-10
MEMPHIS, CLARxsyILLE Ann Leu
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We have been informed that this road viii
resume rs connection with Memphis on next
Monday morning. On that Day a passcnger
train will leave this place for the Blua City.
A Schedule has been arranged for the run
ming Of two passenger trains daily between
Louisville and Memphis The time Of this
Schedules or the precise day that 1t viii go
into effect, we have not at the moment Of
this writing, learned. VIII not the mama
gers Of this road give some public eelat to
these second railroad nuptials Of Louisville
and Clarksvihe with Memphisa II has been
suggested that some such celebrations Of this
joyful event Is intended, In the shape of an
excursion party 70 meet at one of these three
points. If 50, we think Olarksville should
be selected for such reunion, both because II
is between the two terminf, and because the
speedy and successful completion Of the work
has been largely due TO the efforts and the
energy Of some Of our citizens. Besides, we
have no doubt but that our country friends
Of the villages Of the Falls and Bluffs, would
Ike to feast their eyes upon the metropoli-
tan splendors Of a great city like ours. Apart
from the less fhowy but more solid advanta-
ges Of trade, perhaps railroad is most at
tractiye to the unsophisticated denizens Of
small settlements, as means of seeing the
wonders of the great world. So by all
means let our backwoods brethren from Lou.
isville and Memphis, come to Clarksyille and
see things not dreamed of in their simple
philosophy. After beholding our magnif-
cent Court Honse--those wonders of archi-
lecture -our churches-tha envy Of our sis
ter city Of Providence, the marble-fronted
Banks-the palatial splcndors Of all our pub
lie buildings--the un(sur) passableness Of onr
strets-7pur great men, especially those
whose unsupported talents the new political
regime has discovered--and the widely fa-
nous elegance andpolished tone Of our soci.
'ety-after seeing all this, our Louisville and
Memphis guests viii not only have found
the highest enjoyment but return, with en-
largei comprehensions, and a generous en-
ulation to make their. cities like our own,
and thus more worthy of the intimate con
nection we have made with them. We think
the people of these cities possess energy and
enterprise, and hence augur much for their
improvement from this intimate contact with
such an object of emulation as Clarksville. In
good sooth, however, the announcement o.
tue opening of this great thoroughfare, sug-
gests thoughts of mingled sadness and joy
Of sadness, in the memories of the four long
dark and terrible years, that have interviewed
since the ears bore us to the City of the
Bluffs-of joy, that the iron horse once more
resuming his laundering tread, and awaken
ing echoes long slumberinG shall arouse
us to the old glad life.again, and make us
forget the dreadful spectre Of homes desola-
ted, cities ravaged, and hearthstones beref,
CT familiar presences, as but the recollection
Of some troubled dream. Bnt whatever may
be the bitterness of the past or the uncer.
tainty of our political future, the restorasior
of this great arter y of social and commercial
| life, is an episode that should be hailed with
delight and that should receive some fitting
celebration at the hands of alrthe communi.
ties, whom il haH reunited. ~. 80 - l!r