Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-08
A SOUTHERN TOUR
VIRGINIA, ILLNESSES. NORM CAnoiiNA'
Gr0nGtA -wusr MAS NorNp ~ ruEsE
Editorial Corrcspoadenoe.l


Nashville oar parry was gr,stct With
the booming % csuuor, BAT ths charges
were uushoitsd Led BY btass band, aud
escorted ~ The Nashville Press Ciub and
delegations from other city organizations.
We marched. two BY two b The Nicholson
House Here We were received by The
Mayor. and other city digultarics. Our
baggage had bcco checked and We hal
been batged BY delegation from Nash
vile, which hai met our train some TWEEN
" miles oui OF the city. oar rooms bad
been assigned, AMI In them our baggage
vas deposited before We bad time 20 seek
forlt. We were the guest oi the city dufing
Our stay AZ Nashville. our badges were a
pass. honofcd cyerywherc-uonc were 90
poor a. not % 40 ~ hoa9r. What was
the meaning OF al thls courtesy ard uneX-
pcctsd aiteutionf No member II our par
ty bad reputation extending far beyond
the limits of his own STAT. Moot 90 us
we're simply coubtry ,disors We we're
not thus distinguished flr ourselves. 10
was for two reasons firsi. The South
lnsnds 10 become a great commercial and
manufacturing section. IL wants North
err capital sni sutsrpf.ss io he'p develop
|lt A. representative. of thc press. We
were shown thc resources of the country,
/ that Wc m ght tell 70 them to thousands of
Northsrncrs who are continually sc,kin-
ncN fslts of labor. Secondly. thc hus..
uc.s cla.ses uf thc South. those men Who
ultimately mosd pu1,ic sentiment. wished
o. show their good will toward che Norih
asapsrt of col. great nation which they
nov honor and respect TtcY Wish o. en-
courage friendly relations. sui o., thc ycars
20 by. these sentiments of frioni,hip viii
become universal in the South IN ihe
section of Tennessee which W. visited a
true man viii Coz a hearty welcome 10 hc
j. really 30 work Goa The development oi
the couuiry. DO matter whcrc hc balls from
or What hl. political opinions may hc.
After an excellent supper az tho N.ch0l-
500. We we're presented io many Nashville
citizens Who hal called o. welcome us A
qaict evening" aoi night were most CRATE
fai o. an of the party. A. We were trasl'
stained ani weary wednesday moro.us
We visited ihe STATE uoa.r. which Al, a
enc od.dce 90 lime stone NhIrh was
quarr.ei ln .'ght oi the hn.iIug was
particularly Interested bel an esl.nIt of
Tcuuc.sc, prodlct. made ia iho roiluia
% thc cap.ill Thsrr srrc -raias ana
grasses. flwcrs sni woods. mineral. ores,
coal AMI mifb.s samples of on t1a' pa
turc hss done Or thc coanify tnf of what
man has accompIshei by tcklug hc
earth Wl;h On. boo haywood C11n'y hlt
an exhibit OF forts dIfcfrui k.lis nf wo1i.
The specimen. wcrc p'anks tso .rehes
thlck. thrrc feet long aud bone of ihtm
is.. thar oue foot in with. There Is a
dne arg, library. conisiuiug besides books.
many valuable antiquities. battle Gag, por.
traIts. a. The STATE Board of Agr.cui
turc va. lu session. Addresses OF welcome
were made ani were responded % by Rev.
Mr. Hatch 90 Hartford. Conn who wss
our happy orator
Amer dinner. Wednesday. sc we're given
ride ABBOTT he city ani ogi . Vanderbilt
Unlyer.liy TIL, grant .nsi.tailou was
presented OBJ Nashville. ~ Commodore
| Vaui,fb.t of New York o. Invested
about a million dollars in To- " u. Van
derbUt has also contributed largely o. thc
success of the University. 40 one t.mc
he gave shout two tuuifed thousand io.-
iars fof building aui Furnishing su aili.
tlouai hall The catalogue of stlioni. by
states give. an attendance o. t5' students,
representing twenty States one Territory
and three f1rc'gu countries We were
welcomed b the University by Bishop Nc
! Tyef.e. ID ID Presl eat " tae Institution.
All spent a pleasant hour in yIewiog che
elegant bulii.ugs aui rp.cnild educational
appliance. W. then drove t1 " Bell
Meade. large plantation Owned by Gen.
W u Harding. and carried 90 hy a.s sou-
ln-lsw. Gen. " n Jackson. known in the
rebel service a. Red Jackson. iashlug
cavalry leader. Gen. Harding u partially
lncapaclta,ei ~ az. hui Gen. Jackson Is
In the fail yigor % manhood lie l. grad
uaie OF West Point, aud Wa on thc fron.
tier. aghtlng lndians when ihc war broke
cat ne came home. entered the Coufci-
crate service. when bis State seeded and
has never applied Tor pardon, beiug now
ore OF the thirty lahoring under political
disabilities. Gen. Jackson made true
blue Unloa speech 10 welcoming us, AMI
In an his conversation accepted The results
o. the war A. the best solution of The slav-
cry problem. when IL was suggested hat
Ne should apply Cor bis pardon, be said no B
he dii not care 10 be pardoned, because be
might then 70 into politics, and be pre-
fsfred his pre- sen. rural lie. The Plania-
tlon contains 800 acres. About 900 Of
these are To- a magnificent deer park,
through which w drove. The underorush
has been cleared on This tract, aud We
rode 10 every direction over the nnesf
tart A" Bel Meade l. famous horse
farm We saw here several famous horses,
among them Lake Blackburn and Big
Tom" Gen. Jackson said they never sod
anything on the farm. except such a. went
on on IT, feet There are yearly sales o.
trotiing stock from this farm. The one
eoucluded Just before We arrived netting
some $1,000 Oh. YeArllng colts from this
stock sell a. high A. si,7Oo. Luke Black
burn was sold from the farm Tor 500 a.
yearllng was brought back for $1,000 90,
ami an Offer OF 81, 900 30 Tor him has been
refused. A large herd OF " shetland po-
ules attracted almost A. much attention A.
the deer. Gen. Jackson said he was work
ing his dairy stock into thoroughbred Jef-
seys. large stone dairy i being erected.
Il covers a spring. and Is 10 have an ice
house In the second story. IL Is an elegant
and well planned dairy and will be supplied
with power. What more shall | say OF
Bell Meade Columns could be oiled with
q description Of the farm, It's negro quar-
ters. Que stock. fertile fields and primal
forests. Yet readers would have faint
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