Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-18
Return j. NeiRs.

This distinguished gentleman, now resi-
dent of Washington City, and for a lone
period one OF our most prominent citizens
and eminent lawyers, was in the city YES.
terday, bis first visit to Nashville since 1862
During the day he was visited by a large
num5er Of friends, and cordially welcomed
back 10 his old home, where the best years
OF his life were spent. IN the afternoon be
received note, signed by many of bis iDti-
mate personal friends of the long-ago, ask.
ing him to accept a dinner to be gwen at
the Maxwell House on Thursday, which he
declined. The following is the correspond
ence that passed:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. IL, 1872
Hon. r. j. Meigs: The undersigned,
your personal friends, take the oppor-
unity OF your visit to your old home, to
lender to you, and your grand daughter,
the Inequalities of our city, and to ask
you to meet US, and the members of our
families, st reception or dinner at the
Maxwell House, tomorrow, at such hour
as may suit your convenience. We under
stand that You yourself once sale, at Wash
lngtoD, to some of your Nashville friends,
one Of whom has the pleasure of signing
this Invitation, that you were not content
with merely meeting and shaking hands
with them, but you desired that they should
break bread and take salt with you. In
the like spirit, we are not satisfied to allow
you to pass from amongst US without Join
ing with us in some of those social modes,
a fondness for which we inherit from our
English ancestors. The best years of your
life were spent amongst us, and devoted to
the service of our State and people, and
will Yonrr1if nc ~ ola
children, as Tennesseeans, and, as such,
having place near our hearts.
JNo. I. BROWN, w. F. COOPER,
CHAs n. GIBBS, JOHN NJ. LEA,
w. MORROW, JAMES WHITWORTH,
EDWARD II, EAST, ADRIAN l.. DEMoSs,
SAM'L WATSON, JR JAMES WOODS,
Ed. BAXTER, VIM. T. BERRY,
ANDREW ALLISON, HENRY G YEATMAN,
nj. b. HOWELL, n. E. ALLowAY,
JOHN REID, CD. BERRY,
j, r. DEMoVILLE, JAS. 3. CRAIGHEAD, \
r. Mop. SMITH, M. BURNS,
4, EWING, BAXTER SMITH,
JOHN TRIMBLE, ALBERT AKERs,
SAM'L WATSON, SR., w. D. GALE,
MICHAEL VAUGHN, JOHN G. GAUT,
JNo. q. FERRIS, IRA 2. JONES,
J. b. WHITE. r. S. TUTHILL,
JOHN LAWRENCE.
NASHVILLE, Sept. II, 1S73.-Messrs.
William f. Cooper, John II. Lea, James
Nhitworth and others-GeDtlemen 1t is
for you to give me, by public
&C ption, any stronger evidence of the
indness you entertain for me than the pri-
ate greetings L have already received. The
eceptiOn you propose, therefore, is not
to convince me of your regard for
DC; but must beg you TO show me one
1rther evidence of your affection by ex.
using me from being made the object of
ublic demonstration, in which l feel my
tier inability creditsbly to act the part
GU propose to assign me.
This is the real reason why must beg
Gu to permit me to pass through Nashville
ithOut observation. Allow me, however,
, assure you of my most grateful thanks
II the numerous unexpected expressions of
BOD will which / have heard from your
Ds to-day, and which l cannot express how :
merely reciprocate. l am truly yours,
r, j. MEIGs.
Mr.. Meigs leaves for Washington City :
lis morning.