Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-29
COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION.

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COMMITTEE OF RECEPTION.
The Committee of Reception was COM
posed of the following named gentlemen:
Judge James Whitworth, NJ Reid, A
Tyler, Robert Thompson, F II French, j
NJ Carsey, W Bright, VIM Orr, E Fl Mil
Ter, L Weakley, John W Terrass, ] N
Sharpe, E Taylor, @ E Burton, 81 Chen
ey, Geo W Cunningham, James Gennett,
Jno Miller Mckee, Albert Roberts, N
| Sperry, III A McClaugherty, II @ Hensley,
Fl T Massengale, ] f Demoville, Charles
Nelson, Capt VIM Phillips, John WhorIey,
G II Barry, r B Cheatham, Luke Hitch
cock, G Dupre, Geo Goodrich, E o Par
SONS, @ W Anderson and W Thomas.
They met the excursionists at Muir
freesboro, where they had agreed to re-
main an hour, visiting the fair now being
held in that city. The refreshment car
was filed with elegancies, wines, and sub
stantials of every description and variety.
and afforded sumptuous aud bounteous
repast to all the party. Their merits were
thoroughly and amply discussed, when the
party returned aboard the train. The Odd
Fellows Band of this city accompanied the
Committee of Reception, and discoursed
delightful music on the return trip. Mean
time delegation from Cincinnati, the des-
tination of the excursionists, arrived on
the Louisville morning train to, escort their
guests to the Queen City The Cincinnati
delegation consisted of the following gen.
tlemen: Col L M Dayton, Chairman, John
B Caldwell, Col P B Spence, John NJ Wis
son, w W Hunley, T E Hunt, John Swasey,
A Walker, A r Antram, A Mcdonald and
I'll, al
vile arrived by the same tram, among
whom we recognize our old friend and
former citizen, John E. Hatcher This
latter party will deliver the excursionists
to the Inequalities of Louisville, proverbial
everywhere.
The train bearing the excursionists
reached the Chattanooga depot at OF clock
A large concourse of citizens had gathered
and the depot was surrounded with hacks,
buggies and various vehicles. The police
was on the ground and the best of order
prevailed. Amid stirring music and &C
claims of welcome the party got off the
cars. The crowd had now swelled to a
very large one. The excursionists were
ranged in front of very large table, from
which W Terrass introduced Col. John G
Burch of the UNION AND AMERICAN, who
delivered the following brief address of
welcome:
As the repre- sentative of the Merchants
and Manufacturers of the city of Nashville,
in their name and behalf, tender to you,
gentlemen of the Green Line Excursion
on your arrival in our midst, a whole
souled, old fashioned Tennessee welcome.
You come as the ambassadors of CONS
mercs. As such we greet you; commerce,
which is your interest and our interest
Commerce, the vital circulation that gives
life and health and vigor to every material
interest; commerce, that takes the produce
and manufactures of the interior and de-
hvers them to the seaboard; commerce,
whose white wings are touched by every
gale; commerce, white winged upon
the sea, green-winged upon the land.
AS the ambassadors of commerce,
messengers of peace, we meet you and
greet you.
A delegation of our own citizens few
months since went down to the sea on
similar excursion. They received, appre-
ciated and reported your munifcent hospi-
tally from Tunnel Hill to Tybee Light. We
desire to reciprocate in some slight degree
that bounteous hospitality. But, gentle
men, there is a subtle current here far
beyond the touch of the highest eloquence
which bespeaks the sincerity of the words
of welcome we utter
We regret that the limited time which
you remain with Us prevents our exhibit.
ing to you something of the prosperity OF
our city and some of the inducements
which we can offer to you to become our
patrons in all that the West raises or man.
ufactures. We would like, if time per-
mitted, to take you through our numerous
and varied manufacturing establishments
We would like to show you something of
the extent Of our wholesale business in
every article that the South needs or uses
In a word we would like to show you
Nashville. After going with you through
our active marts, it would have been pleas
ant to have gone on a mission of patriot
ism to the grave of the hero of the Her
mitage, whose rule as Chief Magistrate of
the United States was one of decision, and
yet of happiness to the whole country We
would then take you to spot, but few
short yards from where we now stand, the
tomb of another of Tennessee's ex-Presi-
dents, the beloved citizen and lamented
statesman, James Z. Polk.
We hope that you will find it convenient
to remain longer with us on your return,
and we will endeavor to show you industry
without vice, wealth without pride, pros
perity without arrogance, and beauty with
out vanity. Again, gentlemen, we bid
you welcome, welcome, thrice welcome
In you, sir, Undressing Col. Seward l be-
hold an old friend. see a once familiar
face. 1 recognize in you, sir, one of Geor-
gia's worthiest and most distinguished
sons. The welcome is the more cordial
when see you the representative of its
recipients.
Col B. closed his remarks amid much
applause. His address was responded to
by Hon. James L. Seward, of Georgia, who
substantially as follows.
Gentlemen of the Nashville and other
delegations present. l appear before you
as the representative, on this occasion, of
these gentlemen with me-the representa-
tives of North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia section of country that con-
stitutes an empire. More than that it is
an empire of reason and of thought This
empire of thought and production can
compete in generous rivalry with any other
in commercial intercourse and interchange.
Commerce unincumbered with social or
financial restrictions forms the bonds of
mutual union and general prosperity
Look at the States l have named. IIlimit-
ohla nina fOraqfu worth untold roIIlioDo ara