Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-20
ANAPPEAL FAVOR OF SPRING
STREET.
Old and Treasured "Reminiscences.

Old and Treasured "Reminiscences,
One of our oldest and most respected
citizens who has been in Nashville ever
since the city vas villsge, makes the fol-
lowing appeal in behalf OF Spring street
Il is replets with past recOlleotions, which
Will doubtless be rec9llected by many Of
our older citizens this Sabbath morning
Spring street., improperly changed to
Church street, took its name from beau
tiful spring of water that gushed forth from
q fountain that ran down the street and
emptied into the Cumberland There are
mIny "reminiscences that cluster around
this spring that should not be lost SIGHT of,
reasons why the name should never be
changed to Church street or any other
name Could We call up the bones OF the
wild deer and buffalo that roamed through
dense Wilderness long before the nane
If Ter nessee vss known as a State 70 tne
white man, when these wild beasts resort
ed to this spring and slaked their thIrSt,
when vertical sun poured its heating rays
On this vast wilderness, then unexplorsd
by the white man, they would say don
change its name, for our bones rest IN liz
valley snd on its hill tops.
Could we speak to the Red Mans bones
that lie IN thousands Of sepulehers near by
the once limpid fountain OF pure water,
they would say to us don't change It's
n2me-away back In times wasted memo
", almost forgotten, when We oulit our
Wig vans and felt We had q right to all We
surveyed, and our right there was none to
dispute. Here our wives and little ones
drank from that pure fountain. We don't
want its name changed. To this fountain
We repaired after the wearisome chase or
long hunt and drank Of It's iimQId waters
don't change its name. Here aud around
this spring, Haywood in his history OF
Tennessee informs rs thlt the inst lmmi-
Grants to Middle Tennessee built their
block houses or forts, ihsir wives and
children drank water from its pure foun-
tain, AID used it for otherpUrpose These
we're our great grand father and mother
pioneers; we love 10 think # their rsmes
ard cherish their memories. IL they could
speak to us they would say don't change
its name.
We the great graut children Of thse
sicoesrs. would most respectfully say 10
our city a'hers don't change its name.
More than fifty years ago the wrlter Of
This little sketch often repaired 20 this
spripg. with can in hand, and filed it with
The pars water that guseed from its feln-
taia, and conveyed It 10 my brother me-
chanics. We all drank Of it. Oar shops
we're beneath the spresd ng elm and cedar
lees We would ssy TO you don't change
its name We love to think Of Spring street.
Much ss love churches and church To-
sti.utions, yet there is hTilling interest
OBJ 1ut the name If Spring street that brick
ana nlor. II that build the walls Of churches
car never imparE CRY fathers, IT y0a
have any respect for departed loved ones,
don't change It's name.
I. is now clearly sscertained beyonG AZ
doub, that one inch fall of water applied
to the hydraulic ram power viii RAISE Wates
one foot. took q stroll yesterday up and
down Spring street, and made some ooser-
yatiops. am clearly satisfied that mere
is f,ll from where ths spring osea 20 oe,
10 Water street Of st lest twenty FEET; tue
forca Of he water viii this pcSss sppneas
xoI,Id fsise the water 40 iset. VITA tAis
elsvsljoD the water could be thto"n On
P,,tIe5oe's bill. and have teu feet to spare.
Rv this arrangement every house IN the
ciyy could bs supplied with pure sPrEg
Ta'er at mere trifiDg expense Dolt
change the name Of Spring street, there Il
Too much involved in it.
SAMUn. P. AATET.