Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-22
Some Fam0ns Men Who Have Visited
Nashville.

q The American says: A day or two ago
some Aarket-street merchants had a dis
cussion as to whether any President had
visited Nashville while in Office. The
conversation finally turned upon great
men in general who had visited our city,
and they requested orr reporter TO over
haul the records and give the facts
Here they are:
President Monroe arrived here on June
6, 1910, and remained five days. He was
the guest of Ephraim Ii. Foster, then
Mayor of the city, who was assisted by
Gen. jackson in doing the hOnors.
Few people know that Aaron Burr was
here in May, 1906, while maturing his
schemes for western empire. The lat
ter fact had not been discovered, and the
people generally We'd with each other in
giving him an enthusiastic welcOme.-
He was again here in the following Au-
gust, advancing his plans. His schemes
were ventilated in the fail Of le06, and
our citizens then burnt him in efiigy.
In May, I794, during the terrible afro
cities that followed the French revOlu-
ton, three cxiled rOyalisis, sons Of the
Duke Of Orleans, arrived in the city
The eldest subsequently mounted the
throne, and became the famous Louis
Philippe. They left a tradition here
that they had hidden box of jewels
somewhere on the banks of the Cumber-
land near the city. 1t hasn't been found
yet.
On May 4, 1925, Gen. Lafayette, accom-
panied by his son and suite, paid his IA
nous visit TO this city. Everybody turn
ed cut, and things went off in Fourth of
July style. He was taken to the residence
of DIR. Boyd AcNai on Summer street,
between Church and Union. The house
still stands, though in a rather delapida-
ted condition.
Tynes' millinery establishment is i'm
mediately in front of the room that was
occupied by the distinguished visitor
He ever afterwards spoke of his visit here
as one OF the most pleasant events in his
life. 1t shows that Nashville was IA
nous in olden time, rs well as now, for
her doings in the welcome line.
In the autumn OF 1913, Marshal Ber-
trand, of France, and his son, Napoleon
Bertrand, visited Nashville.
During the Clay and Polk campaign of
1874, S. 5. Prentiss, of Mississippi, made
his famous speech here. People came
from all over the State to hear him.
Ex-President Van Buren, paid Nash
vile quiet visit in April, 1872. BY his
own request no public celebration took
place.
1t might be mentioned in connection
with the foregoing "reminiscences, as
something to be remembered, that Clay
ton, a celebrated aeronaut, made a sue
cessful balloon ascension here as early as
Is4I. Since then, though numerous at
tempts have been made TO follow his ex-
ample, the balloon has persistently re-
fused to rise 10 the occasion.
The Coon OLD Book on THE SITUATION.
1t is a favorite theory with philOso-
pliers that history repeats itself. This
certainly seems to be the case as TO the
corruption of men in power. Thousands
of years ago it was declared by the prOph-
ct Isaiah, tn 1t the rulers of Israel we're
companions of thieves" and that ''ev-
cry one loyeth gifts, and followeth after
rewards And the Psalmist took note
Of the fact that ''thc wicked walk on
every side, when the vilest men are eX-
alted.
Had those words been written express
ly for our time, they could not have
better described the condition of affairs
which now disgraces our country. The
vilest men are exalted in our Govern
ment, and the wicked walk on every side
Our rulers are companions of thieves, .
and ''every one loveth gifts and follow
eth after rewards"
History tells US that the result of sucl
corruption among rulers has usually
been the decay and overthrow of the ma
tiOns ON whom they were fastened. But
fortunately, in our country the peOpl,
can deprive rulers of their power, anC
punish them for their crimes. Besides
we have free press to expose the corrup
ton of dishonest officers, and bring then
before the all powerful tribunal of publ,
opinion. Therefore, so long as the peO
/ pie themselves are honest, we may hope
/ that the ''vilest men" who may happeT
| to be ''exalted" to office, and those among
| our rulers who are not merely ''compan-
| ions of thieves" but thieves themselves
can be punished and the nation SayeC
[ from ruin.
1'For those thai evil-doers are
shall be cut of and fail. -
New York Ledger.