Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-07

peculiar and pleasant grace and quiet
| everywhere prevails.
Although great variety of business is
carried on here, you are happily impressed
with the grateful absence of noise smoke
and hurry. Every vehicle runs so quietly;
every street clothed, shaded and adorned
| with such msjestic trees, and every house
wears such home look that you involun-
tarily think of scholars and the blessings
OF beautiful homes and happy lives; and
are reminded, too, that the fame of many
scholars and statesmen is associated with
these shady walks and towering domes
Among the libraries here, quick, young
brains have grown bright ard strong. In
these cabinets of natural history hints
have become discovered facts and laws, so
understood as to bless mankind with new
wealth and power.
From the incipiency of this community,
her halls of learning have we'll and worth
lily borne the title of being princely.n In
1880 Virginia endowed the first institution
of learning in the west. known as the
TransylvanIa university, in this section of
country, which at that time was part of
that state.
Presidents Madison, Monroe and Jack
son, also Lafay cite and Edward Everett
have made it special visits, and, with
Washington and other WORTHLESS, have been
its liberal donors.
Its graduates have moved conspicuously
in the history of our country with both
civic and polite distinction. Thomas,
Marshall, Vice. President Breckenridge
and the ex-president of the confederacy,
Jefferson Davis, who was described to be
slender, tineshaired young man, quiet, I'M
assuming and with very industrious habits
beside many governors, senators and emil
nent statesmen, are its graduates. Clay,
rhan "a b ri fra &c
tutors.
At this time over two thousand are in
the halls Of learning in this city. Five
FINALE colleges occupy quite part in
the heart of her citizens, having attendance
from far and near. There are several 9TH
or colleges and schools, the most conspicu-
Gus being the Kentucky university, which
needs no introductory. 1t was chartered
through the consolidation OF several re-
nowned colleges, among which is the old
Pennsylvania university. 1t now embraces
the college of arts, commercial college,
medical college, law college, and the ad-
vantages CT the state agricultural and me-
chanical college. Its assets amount to
$5C0,010. including Ashland, tina home of
Henry Clay, and Woodlands. Over twen-
| ty professors are employed, and its students
are numbered by the hundreds at this
time, besides the states and territories hav-
ing their full representations, Japan, Aus
tralia, Turkey and Central America have
| their representatives.
| In this city of colleges, the maxim that
Intelligence and Christianity 60 hand in
hand" is grandly verified by the numer-
GUS church steeples, and, as heavens senti-
nels, they remind us that the person whose
head alone is educated, is not educated at
all, but for such an attainment the heart
and the mind mu be educated in union.
From the time OF the first church organi-
-zation here (Presbyterian) in 1884, it has
| commanded the very ablest of talent.
Such church lights as Breckenridge of
the Presbytel ian, Bascom of the Method
| list, Alexander Campbell of the Christian
| church, and other atle divines that haye
| filed our near score of churches have, with
| her mind-lesrning institutions, exercised
such an influence that her cultured society
| is renowned.
Resum,ng our viewing we have one
square to our right an old, two-story brick
building, which by its antique appearance,
and the vivid contrast with its surround
ings of elegant stone and brick ornament
ed fronts, most naturally draws
forth few inquiries from the ordinary
antiquarian. This is the old court house,
whose age has passed the three score and
ten years, and only its associated memo
ries has kept it from being superseded by
fine structure. The legal talent that has
been brought into requisition in important
cases OF litigation is too well known for
repetition. The old town clock, from its
steeple, has been faithful for half CEN
fury in warning passers by of life's fleeing
hours.
One square south of this, is the old mar
ket house, built in 1916 To the many
defenders of the union ''in the late I'M
pleasantness," if you please, few lines
will suffice as an Introductory: here slaves
by the hundred, linked to long chain, |
have been led up to the auction block |
and it has furnished several scenes for, and |
not overdrawn in Uncle TOMS Cabin"
drama. Facing this building, on the south |
is the residence where Jefferson Davis |
boarded during his college attendance here |
in 1924. Now, to our north two squares
directly opposite the Breckenridge home
stead may be seen Clay's old law office,
and short distance further the elegant
residence of Gen. John Morgan. To our
left the humble residence now occupied by
a Father Major, was the scene of the nup- |
tials of President Lincoln and Mis-; Todd. |
Time, and no doubt your patience also,
will not allow the further continuance OF
the many other places of in
terest in this city, yet bear with me in my
steps to yonder City OF the Dead" which
in point of beauty. has no superior in the
United States. There nine hundred fed
eral and as many confederates sleep their
ast sleep, and there repose host of Ken
.ucky's greatest and best children. From
the entrance a short avenue leads US to the
of the states idol, Henry Clay
1t is beautifully situated on a mound-liEs |
plat of ground, from which the unmarked
graves of Gen. Morgan and Vice Presi-
lent Breckenridge appear within q short
distance. All visitors to this city visit this
place.
Bret Hart, the late Roman sculptor, su>
the making of his once fellow
.ownsman's monument, which is 10 feet
high, built of the magnetism Limestone of
this state, which represents very much the |
famed caonstone OF Normandy, and is a
column modelled after the Corinthian style
Of architecture, consisting of stereobste,
pedestal base, shaft and capital, the whole
by a statue of the true states
man, who would rather be right than be
president" The stereobate is in Egyptian
style, plain and massive, and has its ap-
propriate cornice.
In the center of the southern face Is an
entrance to polished marble vsulted
chamber, l2x24 feet, and l6 feet high,
lighted from the above by heavy plate Of
glass, and through the bronzed screen I
opening may be seen his marble sarcopha-
gus, and upon the same may be seen, in
enduring letters, those memorable words
altered by Mr.. CLAY
II can, with mistaken confidence, APP
peal to the Divine Arbitrator for the truth of
he declaration that have been Influenced
by no impure purpose, no personal
lggrandizement, but that, in all my public
acts, Rave had sole and single eye, and
4 warm, devoted heart, directed and dedi-
,ated to what, in my best judgment, be-
ieved to be the true interest Of my