Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-05-29

ton of Evansville and Louisville,
for all these had emptied them
selves into Nashville for the day.
Infantry companies were mastering,
cavalry galloping frantically any
where or nowhere, artillery even
limbering up as if for action, eager
crowds of citizens exulting in the
crowds they had attracted, and
country jakes wondering which of
the plumed warriors was General
Jackson; military bands playing all
sorts of tunes al the same time,
school boys climbing trees wherever
they thought something bully"
was to be seen.
THE PROCESSION.
At about ten O'Clock order began
to evolve itself out Of this chaos,
and the military companies "fell
in" each at its appointed rendez-
vous. By hali-past ten the process
sion was formed and began parading
the principal streets, which were
spanned by triumphal arches and
gay with flags and flowers. What
this procession included cannot be
stated in these columns, for if it
were they could contain nothing
else. Is it not written in the col
umns OF the American and the Ban
ner?-to which veraciOus journals
we refer enquiring readers. In
brief, after d detachment Of mounted
police led by John Ruhm and ]. b.
O'Bryan, marshals of the day, came
ten carriages containing distin-
guished and official personages,
among them the Hon. f. House,
the orator of the day, Bishop Nc
Tyeire, Mr.. Clark Mills sculptor of
the statue TO he unveiled), DIR. T. A.
Atchison, president Of the commit
tee of arrangements, governors and
ex-governOrs of Tennessee and Ken
lucky, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and
other generals, federal and cOnfede-
rate, the Hon. It. A. Kercheval,
mayor of Nashville, Col. John C.
Burch, secretary U. s. senate, Gen.
w. B. Bate, ETC., etc.
Then came Gen. John Wheeless
and aids and the following military
bodies: Crescent City Battalion,
Louisville Field Artillery, Column
bia Silver HelicOn Band, Company
K Missouri National Guards, How
ard Reserves, Lebanon Sumner
Guards, Gallatin; Porter Rifles and
Rock City Guards, Nashville; New
Orleans Volunteers, Chickasaw
Guards, Memphis; Nashville Light
Dragons, Battery A Kentucky
State Guards, Battery A Louisiana
Field Artillery, Burns Tennessee
Light Artillery.
At something past eleven the pro-
cessiOn arrived at
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
We doubt whether we have ever
seen such a crowd as had assembled
there by the time the procession had
arrived at the site of the Jackson
statue. This fine work of art has
been erected opposite the northeast
front of the capitol. 1t was closely
yelled with sheets of domestic and
a large square space around it was
reserved to be occupied by militia
ry guard. The speakers stand was
erected between it and the capitol.
This was occupied by the orator of
the day,
THE HON. JOHN F. HOUSE,
and by distinguished official persons
and visitors. Among the latter
were ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Indi-
ana, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and
Mr.. Clark Mills, the sculptor whose
genius gave existence to the noble |
work of art now to be dedicated. |
Each of these gentlemen was re-
peatedly called to the front of the
stand by the impatient crowd and |
had to bow his acknowledgements.
At length DR.. Atchison announced
hat Bishop McTyeire would open
he proceedings with prayer, which
ne did in his well-knOwn impressive
and then the same gentle
nan introduced Col. House as the
orator of the day.
THE GRAFTON.
Popular as he is and familiar as
nc is with the eyes and voices of
crowds, our distinguished
never before faced
UGH a crowd as surrounded him on
hat occasion. 1t was not a Nash
lille audience, but a Tennessee au-
Hence, for there is probably not a
ity or town from JOnesboro to
Memphis which had not repre-
there, while those of Mid
lie Tennessee emptied themselves
# the best of their population to do
IonOr to the metropolis and to her
lvorite hero. The subject, too, was
ne for all Tennessee to claim as its
wn, for of this state jackson might
,elI ask
lue regio in ferris nostri non plena la
boris 2"
What portion of this land and has 5
OF witnessed and been a gamer by &
~ labors?)
But it must be admitted that !
more especially than any J
her part of Tennessee, is bound in I
rong affection to the memory OF