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14. Flight twin parachutes bearing colors of great beauty. 15. Great Southern Cross. A magnificent figure begin- ning with revolving fires of ruby, emerald, and sapphire, suddenly bursting into a great cross, in the angles of which were rosettes of various colors.
16. Discharge of a shell of amethyst and emeralds of great brilliancy.
17. Italian figure-piece. From a rich centre of emerald and carmine appeared a magnificent figure surmounted by corruscations of great brilliancy, and intersected with rubies, emeralds, and sapphires.
18. Flight of rockets, with floating stars of charming colors.
19. The gem of the evening, rose and diamonds. This figure was dedicated to the ladies of Nashville. It com- menced with a brilliant revolving centre of crimson, unfold- ing into one of the most beautiful figures in pyrotechny.
20. Shell, with a thousand ruby and emerald stars, filling the heavens with sparkling gems.
21. Portrait of the hero of New Orleans. This unique figure presented a portrait of Andrew Jackson, surrounded by the rays of a brilliant sun, at the termination of which a huge shell cleaved the air, making a shower of precious gems.
22. The cataract of Niagara. A fiery fac-simile of the falls, which was a decided success.
23. Grand allegory, in which appeared letters studded with stars,-
1780. 1 NASHVILLE, May 20. 1 1880.
In the centre and above the letters waved the starry banner, while to the right and left appeared revolving globes repre- senting the Old and New World. The whole intervening space was filled with streams of prismatic fire, and in the heavens above shells exploded in quick succession, forming a great jewel cloud. When this scene of beauty faded away, suddenly there rose up a huge bouquet scattering pyric gems in rich profusion.
MILITARY COMPETITIVE DRILL.
The military week of the Centennial was a most brilliant affair, especially the grand review and awarding of prizes on the afternoon of the 20th of May. At two o'clock there were some four thousand people upon the fair-grounds. Gen Joseph E. Johnston, ex-Governor Thomas A. Hen- dricks, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, and Governor A. S. Marks occupied a carriage in front of the amphitheatre and re- viewed the troops. The artillery, consisting of the Burns Artillery, Battery A, of St. Louis, Battery C, of New Orleans, and Battery A, of Louisville, headed the column. Next came the cavalry,-the Nashville Light Dragoons. The infantry brought up the rear and made a fine battalion, composed of the following six companies : Chickasaw Guards, of Memphis ; Company K, of St. Louis ; Rock City Guards and Porter Rifles, of Nashville ; the Howard Reserves, of
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Lebanon ; and the Sumner Guards, of Gallatin. The troops were marched to the front of the amphitheatre, there halted and formed in line, the six infantry companies being in front, the artillery on the right in the rear, and the cavalry on the left in the rear. At the request of Gen. Wheless, chairman of the Military Committee, Brig .- Gen. Charles W. Squires, of the Missouri National Guard, com- manded the review. After some execution of the manual of arms, Gen. Wheless, accompanied by Governor Marks, who, at the former's request, was to confer the prizes, pro- ceeded to the St. Louis battery and tied upon the arm of their commander the blue ribbon,-the signal of victory ; the red ribbon, for the next best, went to the New Orleans battery.
The following is the score of the artillery drill, the maxi- mum being 200:
1. Battery A, Missouri National Guard of St. Louis, 178.
2. Battery C, Louisiana Field Artillery, of New Orleans, 169.
3. Battery A, Kentucky State Guards of Louisville, 145. Two prizes were given in this drill,-three hundred dollars to the first and two hundred dollars to the second.
The cavalry company received no score, as they had no competitors. They received the prize of two hundred dollars.
The infantry were next visited by the awarders. Gov- ernor Marks, arriving in front of the line, addressed them in a few words, saying that while the highest competition had been had from abroad, yet he was glad to see that Ten- nessee had remembered the event of her Centennial year and had determined to maintain the military honor it had so often wou. He concluded, after speaking of the manly and soldierly bearing of the troops and the remarkable ex- cellence of the drill, and, walking to the front of the Chickasaw Guards, tied the blue ribbon on the arm of Capt. Carnes. Capt. McCoy, of the St. Louis company, was then presented with the red ribbon.
As soon as it was seen that the Chickasaws were the company who had sustained the reputation of Tennessee, a storm of applause arose and continued for some moments which was deafening. The high place of Company K was enthusiastically cheered.
The following is the score of each company participating in the drill, the maximum being 580 :
uards. Chickasaw
Company K.
Porter Rifles.
Rock City
Guards.
General appearance and soldierly bear- ing ..
Manual or school of the soldier.
27
24
21
18
School of the company, being evolu- tions in the field. Total.
488₺
470
463 432
3834 4084
By this score the Chickasaws won the first place, Com- pany K, of St. Louis, the second, the Porter Rifles the third, and the Rock City Guards the fourth. The prizes for the infantry drill were one thousand dollars for the first and five hundred dollars for the second.
After the award of prizes the line was broken into a
marching column, and, under the command of Gen. Squires, began the march of review past the carriage con- taining Gen. Johnston and the other distinguished gentle- men. As the venerable soldier arose from his seat, raised his hat, and exchanged salutes with the troops, the whole multitude in the amphitheatre rose to their feet and cheered him en masse, with hats off and waving. The review made a splendid military pageant.
MAY 20, 1880.
The crowning event of the Centennial was on this day. We give below a full report of the proccedings, beginning with the forming of the grand procession and closing with the final ceremonies of the unveiling of the Jackson statue at the Capitol. The following account is from The Daily American :
The opening day of the exposition, four weeks ago, saw a great crowd of visitors, but yesterday there were vast multitudes of strangers within our gates. The hotels have been crowded for a fortnight, but every incoming train has swelled the number already here until nearly half the houses in the city have been thrown open for the accommodation of visitors. Every part of the State has sent its quota. From Carter to Shelby large delegations have come. For the last three days the streets have been literally jammed with people from early morning till midnight. Early yesterday morning the streets were thronged to a still greater extent, and by nine o'clock passage along the prin- cipal thoroughfares was almost an impossibility to any but the strong and persistent.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
The prominent gentlemen taking part in the procession met at the Maxwell House, in the Union Ticket-Office, where, after they were all gathered, they were placed in carriages by Gen. Thruston in the following order, which was necessarily somewhat different from that originally announced :
In the first carriage rode Bishop H. N. McTyeire, Mr. Clark Mills, Hon. John F. House, and Dr. T. A. Atchison.
In the second were His Excellency Governor A. S. Marks, His Excellency Governor L. P. Blackburn, ex- Governor D. W. C. Senter, ex-Governor James D. Porter.
Next came the carriage containing Gen. Joseph E. Johns- ton, Gen. D. C. Buel, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, Capt. A. J. Porter.
In the fourth carriage rode Hon. John C. Burch, Mayor T. A. Kercheval, Gen. W. H. Jackson, and Hon. T. A. Hendricks.
In the next carriage were Maj .- Gen. W. J. Behan, Brig .- Gen. John Glynn, Jr., Brig .- Gen. Charles W. Squires, and Col. John D. Scott, all of the State National Guard of Louis- iana, excepting the third named, who is of the Missouri State National Guard.
Riding in the seventh carriage came Gen. J. P. Nuckles, Col. R. E. A. Crofton, Col. F. L. Guenther, Capt. F. E. De Courcey.
Next rode Col. J. P. McGuire, Dr. W. A. Cheatham, A. G. Adams, and Dr. J. B. Lindsley, members of the Cen- tennial Board of Directors.
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Col. Willoughby Williams, Gen. Samuel R. Anderson, Col. Jeremiah George Harris, and Col. Thomas H. Hays, of Kentucky, were in the next carriage.
JACKSON'S VETERANS.
Succeeding this in order came the carriage containing five veterans of Jackson's campaigns. Their names are as follows : Capt. William Lovelady, aged eighty-two, resident of Morgan County ; Corp. Henry Holt, Sr., aged eighty- three, lives on Eden's Creek, Davidson Co .; Enoch H. Jones, aged eighty-two, lives in Rutherford County ; James Baxter, aged eighty-one, Gibson County; Thomas Reed, aged ninety-two, Jackson Co., Ala. All of these served in Carroll's brigade except Mr. Jones, who served in Coffee's brigade. Mr. Jones was in every battle fought during the campaign of 1814-15. He was under Capt. Dick Tate, of Nashville. Wednesday, he received by express from John Golden a cane cut from the battle-field of New Orleans, especially for him. He had it cut for presentation to the Historical Society.
These carriages proceeded rapidly to the corner of Spruce and Broad, and waited on the west side of Spruce till the main body of the procession, consisting of the military, ar- rived at that spot. A great mass of people had already as- sembled on the corner all about the Exposition building, and when the advancing military came up Broad Street the crowd became so much greater that the police could with difficulty clear the way sufficiently for the carriages to start out on the route of procession. When once cleared it was necessary to ride at the crowd quite often to keep the way open.
THE PROCESSION.
As soon as the carriages, preceded by Duff's Band, had got past, they were followed by Gen. Wheless and his escort. Riding with him was the youthful soldier, B. Frank Cheatham, Jr. After these came several carriages, following which the Louisville Artillery led the military part of the procession.
After these came the Helicon Band, playing a lively strain. In the wake of the band came Company K, of St. Louis. They and all the other military marched four abreast.
The following was the succeeding order of the procession : Howard Reserves of Lebanon.
Summer Guards of Gallatin.
Porter Rifles of Nashville.
Gate City Guards of Atlanta. Rock City Guards of Nashville.
Chickasaw Guards of Memphis. Nashville Light Dragoons. Battery A of Louisville. St. Louis Light Artillery. Battery C, New Orleans.
Burn's Tennessee Light Artillery, Nashville.
Crescent City Guards of New Orleans.
Ambulance Corps of New Orleans.
Carriage containing members of the Rock City Guards and Howard Reserves.
The line of march was from the Exposition building out Spruce to Demonbreun, thence to Vauxhall, thence to
Broad, thence to Spruce, thence to Church, thence to Vine, thence to Cedar, thence to High, thence to Church, thence to Cherry, thence to Union, thence to College, thence to the public square, around the public square to Cedar, thence to the Capitol grounds.
No sooner had the procession got by the corner going back up Spruce than the crowd closed in, and as the column moved towards Church a jostling, pushing, shoving mass of people followed closely at the rear towards the Capitol, a great many trying to get ahead by attempts to cut their way along through the moving mass on the pavements.
In every part of its march the procession found diffi- culty in moving on account of the great crowds massed on the pavements and extending into the street.
AT THE CAPITOL.
On reaching the Capitol the procession entered the mid- dle gate on Park Street, and, taking the drive around the Capitol, rode past the speakers' stand on the east side of the building, all the gentlemen in carriages alighting and going upon the stand. The military proceeded down to the plaza on which is located the statue, where they formed a guard around it, keeping clear the plaza, so as to afford all above a view of the statue.
It was with considerable difficulty that the procession was enabled to reach the stand. Such a crowd on Capitol Hill has probably never before been witnessed even by the oldest inhabitants. The eastern half of the grounds was fully occupied. Every walk, every plot of grass, every place that would permit space to stand or sit, was jammed. The steps to the esplanade, the esplanade itself, the small outer corridors of the Capitol, the balcony above, the roof still higher, every window, and even the narrow abutment around the building, eighteen inches wide, level with the balcony,-all were occupied to the fullest extent. Looking from the stand in every direction was a compact mass of humanity, a great sea of upturned faces, waved to and fro as if impelled by some " vague unrest."
As before said, every possible place of sight was occu- pied. One young man, seeking a vantage ground, mounted a ladder in the balcony and with elbows on his knees took in all the proceedings. Some young ladies were more anxious than prudent in standing on the narrow ledge already spoken of. A great many tried to reach the stand in order to get good seats, but the police stationed around let none pass without badges except the reporters. They also managed by dint of perseverance to keep clear the place devoted to the Harmonic Society and the Helicon Band.
THE SPEAKERS' STAND.
On the stand were Gen. G. P. Thruston, chairman of the Tennessee Historical Society's committee in charge of the unveiling; Richard H. Barrows, correspondent, and Walter Goter, artist, of Frank Leslie's Illustrated News- paper ; Senator Joseph E. Brown, of Atlanta; Col. E. W. Cole; Dr. J. D. Plunket, President of the State Board of Health; Dr. J. B. Lindsley, Health Officer; Dr. T. A. Atchison, President of the Board of Centennial Directors ; Capt. John Augustine, of New Orleans; Capt. Breckin- ridge Viley, Blackburn Guards, Kentucky ; Bolling Gor-
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don, John S. Claybrook, A. J. Caldwell, Porter Weakley ; John M. Mayes, of Maury County; Col. Dan. F. Cocke, Gen. W. H. Jackson, Mayor T. A. Kercheval; Col. John C. Burch, Secretary of the United States Senate; Col. John D. Scott, Chief of Staff of the First Brigade Louisiana State National Guards; Gen. John Glynn, Jr., Commander of the First Brigade Louisiana State Guard; ex-Governors James D. Porter, D. W. C. Senter, and Neill S. Brown; Maj .- Gen. D. C. Buell, Maj .- Gen. W. J. Behan, of the Louisiana State National Guard; Gen. Joseph E. John- ston; Gen. C. W. Squires, Missouri National Guards ; Gen. W. B. Bate, ex-Governor Thomas A. Hendricks, Thomas H. Hayes, Bishop H. N. McTyeire; Governor Blackburn, of Kentucky ; Judge Mclemore, Gen. S. R. Anderson, Governor Marks, Gen. E. Kirby Smith, Col. John F. House ; Capt. Skipworth, of Battery A, St. Louis ; Lieut .- Col. R. E. A. Crafton, Capt. F. E. De Courcy, and Capt. F. L. Guenther, New Orleans.
When those who had occupied carriages had alighted and were conducted to the stand, the Columbia Helicon Band played " Dixie," which was received with cheers. Calls were repeatedly made for Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, and when he presented himself to the immense assemblage and acknowledged the compliment with a gracefel bow, there was great enthusiasm in the vast assemblage.
The crowd next called for Gen. D. C. Buell, who, on passing to the railing, was also loudly applauded.
Ex-Governor Hendricks was then presented, and was warmly welcomed.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
Dr. T. A. Atchison, president of the Centennial Board of Directors, now opened the proceedings with the following address :
" FELLOW-CITIZENS: As president of the Centennial Commission I bid you all a cordial welcome to this pa- triotic jubilee.
" It is a great and glorious reunion of old comrades un- der the flag of our common country, and of those who honor and revere the name of Andrew Jackson.
" Here, on the green summit of our acropolis, and beside our classic State Capitol, we unveil to the rising sun and to the admiring gaze of his countrymen this grand equestrian statue of the hero of New Orleans, representing him on his impatient war-horse as he reviewed his command on that memorable January morning in the Crescent City, or as in the lead of the gallant sons of Tennessee and Kentucky he is about to leap to that great victory on the plains of Chal- mette, which overwhelmed the flower of European chivalry and saved the fairest city of the South from pillage.
"'Though dead, he yet spcaketh.' Every page of his eventful life is full of instruction to posterity. He speaks to us as the youthful pioneer, the daring frontiersman, the gallant soldier, the wise statesman, and, above all, as the kind neighbor and faithful friend. It was his favorite maxim that ' it is the first and highest duty of a patriot to tread firmly the path of duty' and leave the consequences to a higher power.
" It was the light of this sublime principle which shone through all the great acts of his life and nerved him to a
firm resistance to wrong; as, for example, when he refused to disband his destitute Tennessee troops hundreds of miles from home.
" When he disobeyed orders to abandon Fort Strother, saying, ' I shall do my duty and retain the fort, or die in the attempt. I have long since determined, when I die, to leave my reputation untarnished.' We see the same prin- ciples guiding his action in the proclamation of martial law at New Orleans, his refusal to apologize to the haughty French, and his immortal declaration, 'The Union must and shall be preserved.'
" In these and similar instances, where he took the re- sponsibility in great emergencies, the verdict of a grateful and admiring people has been, ' Well done, thou good and faithful servant.'
" Honor and gratitude to the man who has filled the measure of his country's glory !
" In conclusion, fellow-citizens, I congratulate you on the acquisition of this magnificent work of art by a gifted American sculptor. May it stand here for ever, an inspira- tion to that lofty patriotism which looks only to the honor and glory of a State.
"'Here, in the life-like bronze of Mills, Shall ride on rearing, martial steed The hero of New Orleans, Renowned for many a gallant deed,
"'The noble and imperial form, Posed in the saddle gracefully, As when he led our fathers o'er The fields of glorious victory.'"
THE PRAYER.
Bishop H. N. McTyeire offered the following prayer :
" Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, we come before Thee this day in the multitude of Thy mercy. Thou art the Creator and Governor of men and of angels. Heaven is Thy throne and earth Thy footstool. We praise Thee, O God; we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
" It is meet and right that we should, at all times and in everything, set Thee before us. It is good to give thanks unto Thee, and to pay reverence and worship to Thy holy name.
" Lord, thou hast been favorable to our land. In bless- ing Thou hast blessed us, and in multiplying Thou hast multiplied us. Thou hast given us rest on every side, and health and plenty. The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places ; yea, we have a goodly heritage.
" What shall we render unto the Lord for all His bene- fits ? May Thy goodness and forbearance and long-suffer- ing lead men to repentance. We have been unthankful and evil, and have need of Thy mercy. We have sinned and our fathers have sinned against Thee. Remember not our sins, but graciously forgive; and incline our hearts to keep Thy law.
" We render Thee thanks for the blessings of providence and of grace which have been over this people; for the Church of God which was early planted here, and has leavened our civilization ; for Christian education and whole- some laws and wise industries, whereby our minds are en- larged, our bodies protected, our cares lightened, and our
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comforts multiplied. Especially do we remember that providence which, in times of peril and danger, has raised up judges and rulers for us, by whom we have been deliv- ered from our enemies. Hasten the day when men shall learn war no more, and when the people shall celebrate only the victories of peace.
" May it please Thee, O Lord, to continue Thy favor to our churches and schools, to our fields and flocks, to our lawgivers and magistrates, to our commerce and labor. May the century following be as the past, and more abun- dant in mercy and truth and justice, and in all righteous- ness. Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, and Thy glory unto their children.
" We commend to Thy benediction this multitude and the occasion which has brought them together. Be pleased to overrule all events for the promotion of virtue and of good-will among the citizens of this commonwealth and their neighbors who are joined with them in these cere- monies.
" And all we offer and ask is in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen."
THE ORATION.
At the conclusion of Bishop McTyeire's prayer, Hou. John F. House, the orator of the day, was introduced, and after the applause had subsided spoke as follows:
" The nation honors itself that refuses to forget the men whose lives stand as the representatives of its character and the landmarks of its history. The soldier who leads its armies to victory ; the statesmen who gives it wholesome laws and directs its policy into prosperous channels; the scholar that introduces its name into the republic of letters and the circles of science, and the poet whose lofty strain commands the attention of mankind to the anthem of its glory, will find in its people the watchful guardians of their fame as long as the land shall bear men worthy of the sacrifices and achievements of those who have led in its grand march to greatness and renown. In a republic, many of whose great men rise from the masses of the people, the bond of sympathy between those who lead and those who follow is not easily broken as long as the leader is true to his high trust. He but gives a tongue and a tone to the spirit, the genius, the aspirations, of the people who stand behind him as the reserves of his strength and the inspiration of his power.
" That the illustrious man whose memory we have this day assembled to honor and perpetuate still lives in the hearts of the people whom he served so long and so well, let the vast concourse attest that to-day crowd to these im- posing ceremonials. Thousands of the children and grand- children of those who knew him and honored him in other and earlier years gaze to-day with pride and reverence upon his unveiled statue.
" More than a century ago Andrew Jackson first saw the light in an obscure and humble cabin in the State of North Carolina. Between then and now what changes and events have marked our history, and what mighty memories crowd upon the mind for recognition and utter- ance as we survey the scene before us !
" The history of his career reads more like the thrilling
story of some bold hero of romance than the achievements of an actor in the real battle of life. The days of his boy- hood were passed amid the stormy scenes and fierce con- flicts of the American Revolution. He received his first lessons in patriotism from the men who fought to redeem the pledge of life, fortune, and sacred honor, which was staked upon the issue of the momentous struggle. The clash of arms formed the music of his childhood, and while yet a mere boy he assumed the duties and faced the dan- gers of a soldier. This day one hundred and five years ago his native county of Mecklenburg adopted the first declara- tion of American independence. It was the forerunner of that immortal Declaration of July 4, 1776, which, on each recurring anniversary of that memorable event, is read in the presence of our people as the canon of our freedom. Andrew Jackson was not quite eight years old when the Mecklenburg declaration was given to the world. It was amid such high and hallowed surroundings as these that the cradle of his young ambition was rocked. It was from these pure fonts of patriotism that his youthful spirit caught its inspiration. It was at this consecrated altar that he was anointed for the great work that lay before him in the coming years. In his long, eventful, and wonderful career he was always true to these lessons of his youth and the vows laid upon him in this early baptism of fire.
" After reading law in North Carolina, he determined to turn his face towards what was then regarded as the Far West. He cast his fortunes with the little band of heroes who had gathered upon this Cumberland bluff and were struggling for existence with the wild savage that crouched around their humble homes and thirsted for their blood. It was a long way then from North Carolina to this settle- ment on the Cumberland, and it lay through an almost pathless wilderness, where the stealthy savage lurked to im- pede the encroaching footsteps of civilization. It led through dangers to a dangerous place. But he was a man born to face, not to fly from, danger. And why should he remain longer in North Carolina ? The ties that bound him to her soil had been rudely severed. Before he was born, his father was buried. His two brothers had fallen victims to the ravages of war, and his noble mother had lost her life in her unselfish devotion to her country and her kindred. From the British prison-ships at Charleston a cry of suffering and distress from the imprisoned patriots reached the neighborhood where she lived. Among them were some of her relatives. She belonged to that noble band of heroic women of the Revolution whose sacrifices in the cause of our suffering country should consecrate in our hourts the liberties which they so largely aided in securing, and make the very name of woman forever sacred in our sight. Mrs. Jackson determined at once to go to the relief of the suffering prisoners. She had just buried her son Robert, who died from disease contracted in a British prison, and her little son Andrew was still feeble from a disease contracted at the same time while a prisoner with his brother. But, in company with two other noble women of the neighborhood, she set out to succor the prisoners. It was one hundred and sixty miles to Charleston, but these heroic women, without an escort, set out upon their pil- grimage of mercy. They reached Charleston in safety,
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