The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-07-03
FOR SALE BY
DAY g. SHELBY,
DRUGGISTS,
Lexington, Mo.
Letter From Senator vandlver.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 81, 1897.
To the Editor of the Iutelligencer.
Well here we are in n blaze of south
ern enthusiasm with the ''old boys at
the Confederate reunion. We have
seen comrades of other days in the long
ago; met III affectionate embrace and
tears of frateTnal greeting OF many
cheeks. We nave heard Dixie" till ouI
ears have become monographs and all
the night long Dixie is heard, mingled
with the shouts that this old song alone
can inspire. We, with other members
OF the press association, left st. Louis.
Saturday night. over the l.. q N. II. X
for the exposition and reunion city OF
Nashville, and we had a delightful ride
and excellent Accommodations over this
southern line to our destination. OuI
palace coach porter vas an intense bru-
nette, wearing a cap of white and jacket
to match that cOntrasted with emphatic
force with his physyognomy. lie bore
the historic name OF kentuckys Illus
triouS statesman, Henry Clay. 1t did
not appear how the likeness compared
farther than name and whats i'll q
name?' Henry Clay was attentive tC
his duties and the members were uDan-
imous in voting him a good porter
Nothing of special interest occurred
enroute and it was too dark to take i'll
the scenery There was no vender OF
peanuts, cigars OF chewing gum on Oul
special and the BOYS just Kept their cash
True, we felt a little sensation when
entering kentucky-rather a peculiar
odor and exciting to sOme-and suggest
ing the remark of the governor of South
| Carolina to the governor of North Caro-.
lima, this we attributed to the bourbon
atmospheric currents in circulation.
though il is due the association to add
nobody was seriously affected. We
think the state of Missouri has an assO-
citation of editors as free from the use OF
intoXicants to excess as any body OF
men i'll the same %avocation. We have
engaged the society and com~paniOnship
of our editors since joining them at
Merimac Highlands and begin to feel
like we know them all.
AT Nashville our association met the
Kentucky press association and the two
bodies Joined on the exposition grounds
Tuesday. Fraternal greetings were
exchanged and the associations were
dined at the popular restaurant,
''Bersts," on the grounds. 1t is need
less to add Missouri held her own at
the table as well as i'll the toasts and
after-dinner speeches offered. Our new
presi lent-elect, Trigg, of Ray county
made a most happy hit in his brief
address and was loudly applauded. We
should like To write about the eXposi-
ton, but feel in Il short epiStle like this
we could not mare than INTRODUCES The
subject. Certainly. ANY summary #
the things To he seen there would fill 4
book, and while il is IN Il smaller scale
Of Oms than the Chicago EXHIBIT, IL is
in many respects comparable mi the
whole is such u Collect III of curius:-
( es md exhibits that M one WHO can.
.l.ttI,t tt.,. mics ..a.i,r., N.lGl, Ntll. I'm L..
exposition attire.
Oar reunion with the bid Cuufrlt rate
veterans has been an CctflSion long L.
he remembered, and especially have We
enjoyed the speeches al the nolt.l Bob
Taylor, now governor OF Tennessee, and
Gen. Gordon, commander in chief al
the eX-COnfederate association. Both
were brim full of sentiment and patrI-
otic, poetic beauty an d from any utter
ance hat might offered the intensely
loyal critics, that usually find fault, n
ground for comment. Gen. Gordon was
reelected commander by unanimous,
enthusiastic vote, in fact, his intima-
ton of returning his commission met
with such a storm of opposition that
this knightly and chivalric leader of the
Lost Cause could not even get his
declination before the body.
The procession that formed In the
oliCClo RilN bldtShC0 lb4OuSi III OlbJ :
was imposing, and the whole sidewalks,
windows and openings were lined with
ladies, men and children. However the
unfavorable day, hot and threatening
rain, kept many from joining. Sure
enough. a shower descended in the
midst of the parade and such a bedrag-
gled column of old johnny rebS,"
%''spouses' and maidens you
never dreamed of before, but the crowd
cheered, the ladies waved and the ''old
tramped on like they meant bust
ness. 1t was the most realistic repro
duction of a war scene on the program.
The committee s work and report on
the Battle Abbey was sustained and
this most important and interesting
enterprise of the association is progress
ing slowly but surely. We must bring
our communication to a period lest we
weary the INTELLIGENCER with too
much writing. We had intended to
devote a page to the handsome widows
and daughters of eX-COnfederates that
have impressed the writer most favor
ably. But this will keep,
Yours, etc.,
O. ii "