Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-08-15
AWAY FROM HOxE.
Tennessee Editors ON a rare
Arrival and Reception at Gin
cinnafi. @
An Ovation to the Press Of Ten
nessee

excellent condition and the running M
usually smooth. The accommodation
are first class, and passengers are pu
through promptly and safely.
i ARRIVAL AT oovINGToN.
Il The party arrived st the depot in Gov
lngton about ten o'clock, where they wer
received and escorted to the Spence
| House in forty of the handsomest hack
in the city, by the following committee
representing the authorities and business
men of the city: F ~
| Aldermen-E. V. Brookfield, w
Stoms, II. Z. Bishop. his+ 9ia
Councilmen-A. e. Jones, w. L. Rob
inson, w. L. DeBeck. s--
Chamber of Commerce s.. +. Coving.
ton, John Morrison, B. w. WATSON.
Board of Trade-George F. Davis,
James L. Haven, James NJ. Clark, II. H.
Tatem. eal
DINNER AT TIE sPRNoKR.
AT the Spencer House every prepara-
ton had been made to entertain the
guests in q manner commensurate with
the hospitality of Cincinnati, and on
their arrival at the hotel, they were
greeted by hundreds of the leading citi-
zens and business men amid enlivening
music from Prof. Curriers' band. At II
O'Clock the guests sat down to a sump-
tuous dinner composed of all the delica-
cies and substantials of the season.
THE FORMAL RECEPTION.
After dinner the guests again entered
the carriages and were driven to the
Chamber of Commerce, where the formal
reception took place. The Chamber was
ctowded by hundreds of the prominent
merchants and business men of the city,
lit was just at the close of change, and
making their way to the centre of the
room, John A. Gano, Esq welcomed the
guests to the city in the following speech:
Gentlemen of the Tennessee Press
Association l am honored with theagree-
able duty of extending to you, in behalf
of our municipal government, the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Board of Trade,
a cordial greeting and hearty welcome
to our city. 1t would seem to be work
of supererogation to introduce gentlemen
of the press at any place. Are they not
welcome everywhere Where two
or three are gathered together
are they not certain to be in
the midst of them? No matter what
transpiree, or what is to be done, the
press is expected to be represented, and a
formal introduction to their privileges is
not expected. If frst-clsss steamboat
explosion takes place, the press is COM
planned of if ithas not an able reporter at
hand to ascend hundred feet or 80 into |
the air, or descend few fathoms into |
the water in order to be able to relate the |
event from his own experiences. If
battle occurs, the press is not forgiven if |
its most important representatives are not |
in the front rank, ready to give, at the |
first opportunity, a full account 10 detail |
of everything that transpires. No matter |
what is going on, the press is expected to |
be there; formal introduction, as l said,
to their privileges, is hardly to be ex-
pected.
81 want to assure you that the gentle
men here assembled are all eager to be |
every one of them having
something to say to you concerning our
great industrial enterprises, our extended
commercial relations, and to tell you what
we may able to do with your cotton,
your iron, your peach brandy and other
| should not, indeed, be
if some of these gentlemen are
worthy fathers of interesting daughters,
concerning whom they. would no doubt
submit to a little private interview by
any forlorn bachelors there may be among
you.
"But these bodies who welcome you,
as they do, our busy pOpu-
lstion, are gratifed with the opportunity
of having a visit from so many of the
press of Tennessee. 1t gives them pleas
ure to show you in what goodly land
we live-how our lives are cast in pleas
ant places. They would like to show you
our vast warehouses, our teamlng stores
and manufacturing establishments, and
prove to you how well able they are to
supply the people of your State with
that they need from abroad.
''These merchants and manufacturers
may complain little of the jealousy of
Dur sister State (Kentuoky) in refusing to
allow US to establish more intimate COM
nercial relations with you than we now
possess; but they would have you under
stand, also, that their love and affection
are large enough to embrace not only
Kentucky, but Tennessee and all these
great States, and that Ohio is 30 lusty and
vigorous in her productive capacity as to
be able to supply not only Kentucky and
tennessee, but all her sister States, with
what they may need of her productions,
and in addition TO have for them all
warm regard, independent of all consid-
erations of trade relations.
eve will be happy to show you the in
eresting places which distinguish our
,ity, and we hope that you will enjoy
form pleasant Impressions,
md be glad that you came among u.s." |,
Mr.. 81. NJ. Doak, of the GAINESVILLE
Tobacco Leaf, responded in behalf of
he Tennessee Press Association, as fol-
ows:
"Allow me, on behalf of the Tennes-
zee Press Association, to extend their
Tarmest thanks for the kind reception
you have extended them here to-day.
We are from State proud old State
that has newly buckled on her armor to
,ngage in the great work of modern i'm
and advancement, and to carry
IN the great work of developing our
)oundless resources, and we come to you
from the people of Tennessee, az their
natural representatives, to see what is
your civilization and progress here, and
% find in it what may be worthy of imi-
alton by US. We come, therefore, bear
ng greetings to you. We come to ask Of
you more intimate socisl and commercial
relations; that the ties that bind us tc-
yether may be more close and lasting
hat they may last forever. [Applau1e. !
Something has been said of the jeal-
pussy of oDe OF our sister States of the
South: On the part of Tennessee there
is no such jealousy. Applause. We
ask you to come to our borders, to ad-
vance with your iron bands through our
borders, and down into the South beyond
us, and wheresoever we may be situated,
and whatsoever part of our state you
may tap with your railroad and telegraph
lines, we ask you to go through. There
are no mean jealousies on our part, and
we Endorsed from one end of our State
to the other, the action of our Legislature
when she granted the charter you asked.
'fWhen we come to your State we see
much that is worthy of imitation by Us,
and much in your progress and march of
of which YOU NAV well he /