The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06

! conl, " " Meyers, w > GriscOm.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle-D G CAM
bell.
Clarksville Tobacco Leaf-Clay Stack
err, ? NJ Riley, W W Barksdale.
Cleveland Herald-W S Upton.
Gallatin Examiner-Tom Boyers, jr
j W Brown.
Gallatin Tennessean-G n Guthrie
f W Lewis.
Humboldt Argus-A p Mcclure.
Howard.
jackson Tribune and Sun-Rober
Gates, + N Enloe, Il S Fletcher.
Jonesboro Herald and Tribune-Jn
s Matthews.
JOnesboro Journal-Chas L Dosser
! Knoxville Tribune Ii Bean.
Lebanon Herald-R l. c White, ]
A Wilkinson.
| Milan Exchange-W L Turner.
Murtreesboro News-R l. Martin, {
III Baskette.
Nashville Amercan-H NJ Douk, Ir.
p Jones.
Nashville Banner-A NJ Grisham.
Paris Intelligencer-R NJ Dickinson
Monroe Democrat-D B Grace.
Trenton Herald-Wllson Williams.
Union City Our Country-L L
Cardwell, John Summers, jr
Winchester Home Journal-W j
Slater.
Thirteen or more new members were
elected. We will not detail the bust.
ness transacted, because we have not
room or time. In the afternoon session
DIR. X. NJ. Dickinson, Of the Paris In,
telligencer, read most interesting es.
say upon "Thc Relations and Duties OF
the Press to the Country in Political
and Partisan Sense" We wish we had
room for the publication of it.
At night we had reception and hop,
rendered by Messrs. Watt ~ Beals, pro
prietors of. the Stanton House-onc OF
the best hotels in the United States, a>
We have heretofore contended in the
Home Journal Next morning there
was an excursion to Lookout Mountain
but the editor Of this paper could not be
along because of business matters. But
the other members had splendid time,
which made us happy. The following
night there were literary exercises in
the Circuit Court room of the Court
house, and We quote what the editor OF
the Times said about the affair, even
in regard to ourself, which, by-the-way,
we know is undescrved and the result of
the kind feelings of the Times for us in
dividually. Says the Times:
"A large crowd Of ladies and gentle
men, mainly from the elite of the city,
and the entire association, were present
in the circuit courtroom of the court
house last night to witness the public
exercises OF the session.
1.-The poet Of the occasion, Mr.. ID.
NJ. Wilson, of Jackson, being absent,
the exercises were opened with the ora
ton of Gen. Alex. Campbell, of Jack
son, on the Origin of our Free Institu-
tons. Gen. Jackson proved himself to
be y profound thinker, deep student
of history, and one who has mastered
its intricate problems, and is enabled to
draw from its pages living truths and
instructive lessons. His Grafton was
finished, eloquent production, and
stamped him as spea ker of the highest
merit. lie was attentively heard
throughout, and at its conclusion vocif-
erously applauded and highly compli-
mented. We regret that the lateness Of
the hour prevents its publication to-day;
it will, however. appear in Sundays
Times.
1.-THE address of Mr. Sam W. Small
(Old SD was an admirable effort He
chose as his subject "The New South, u
and treated it in u mastery manner.
His speech sparkled with brilliant pas
sagcs, happy hits, profound truths, sage
advice, eloquent appeals, and was a gem
of rhetoric, eloquence and wisdom. His
delivery was highly impressive, and ev-
cry word was spoken with splendid et'
feet. No better speech was ever deliv-
cred in this city, and it evoked the
most enthusiastic expressions of pIalsc.
1t will also be published tomorrow.
"Mr. VIM. j. Slater, of Winchester,
in accordance with Il resolution of the
association, closed the exercises with his
fourth annual apology for non:prepara,
ton of an essay on "The Influence Of
the Press in Developing Free Religious
Thought" Mr.. Slater is fine humor-
list, and kept the audience in one contin-
uous roar Of laughter by his amusing an
ecdotes, sparkling wit and humble apol-
ogics."
Next morning the Association visited
the industries of Chattanooga, and all
agreed that it is city on the fast road
to immensely. 1t is to-day the Invest
little city anywhere, and will. We believe,
in ten years number, perhaps, 5000
souls. 1t is eminently manufacturing
place, but it has the best arranged and
bandsomcst Courthouse in the State,
and Jail that cannot be equaled in
safety and cleanliness in the world.
And the Courthouse clock is wonder.