Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-16
PULASKI.
The Tennessee Press Association.
Capt. j. ID. Murphy's Address mt I'll
PrQSs ASSrsesD Ssn,,

Capt. j. ID. MurPhy's Address mt the
Press Association.
The following is a portion of our special
telegram from Pulaski, and would have an
peared yesterday, but was misplaced in
transmission. III 10 ahseYre cfthe reo1I.
lar orator, Capt. j. ID. hiarph,, !! , Inc !.
l1aabid Mail, by request, delivered AN adj.
dress:
Capt. Murphy said it was the duty of the
Press of Tennessee to elevate the morals OF
the people, and devote more time to deyel-
oping the material interests of the State
paying less attention to personal abuse.
One great duty of the press of this State is
to awaken our people to realizing sense
of their own greatness. 1t is our duty 10
call the attention of our people to orr vast
resources. We should also guard well the
educational interests of the State. He
would say to those who have lost their for
tunes by the war not to be discouraged. as
there is time enough to recuperate their
fortunes by improving the advantages
which God has given. To his brethren he
would say: Let us go home resolved to do
all in our power to cause our noble State to
take the proud position which God intend
ed she should occupy.
Capt. Murphy's effort was an exceedingly
happy one and was received as such.
ADDENDA.
In addition to the above we supply other
omissions in our brief reports in previous
issues. The reading of the beautiful poem
of Mrs. Thomas, occurred at the public en-
tertainment ON Friday night to the yery
large audience, by DIR. White, of the LebG-
non Herald, who read it perfectly, instead
of at the afternoon business meeting of
that day. The speech of Judge Rose,
briefly referred to yesterday, was one of the
most chaste and eloquent productions that
we ever listened to, reminding one, in
its dictiOn, style and delivery of the higher
flights III what we are accustomed to call
classic OratoTy. 1t was so comprehensive
in its conception and so charmingly deliv-
cred, that it was as perfect as could be
made or desired. The conclusion by Mr..
Griffith, was unique and captivating, and
set the house in roar. 1t relieved the As
ISOLATION to a very great extent, of the en-
baITasSment felt by every member on ac-
count OF the absence of both the orator and
the speaker who had been chosen six months
ago TO perform those duties on this occa-
sion. He is entitled to the warmest thanks
OF the Association for the manner in which
he made amends for the absence of those
gentlemen.
DR.. White was elected to deliver the
poem, on the second Thursday in June, to
which time the Association adjourned.
Pulaski is gem among
the country towns of Tennessee,
tureSquely situated, having neat buildings,
hot
rounded by landscape, not so grand as
some, but as soft and beautiful as is to be
found in the entire country. Its ladies'
all who gave the Association their counte-
nance-were not only beautiful and anna
bic but unaffectedly charming in all the
elegancieS and graces that characterize the
highest types of woman in any age or cOun-
try in the world. Many of those who be-
slowed their presence and smiles upon the
press were matrons, in whom we have as
surance that Pulaski's beauty and refine
ment is not to end with the present genera
ton.
To the gentlemen of Pulaski the ASsocia-
ton is equally indebted for the hearty well
come, that made the first visit of some,
and that of all a home indeed.
In their reception and attentions there
was such total absence of OstentatiOn,
pride or display, and there was, throughout,
so much attention to the high-born courte-
sizes peculiar to people of cultivated minds
and noble hearts, that the Association was
that il was no extraordinary Oc-
casion with them, but entirely matter of
ordinary courtesy and civility to their visi-
tors.
To those who attended, the meeting of |
The Association will be a cherished remem- |
Drance forever.