The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-10
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Afranklin Hdel. on Friday afternoon, in
Ivy Tn, 1890, with ,ie~ Ia the adaptio,
Stot meosnres to pay suiiablr respect To ih,
'nemor} Of III. i.tr Thomas J,6.son,
Aibon Mcdaniel, Esq. (Mayor) wa
ALLIED to the Chair, and Riehasd II. TO
rr 'vas appointed Stst.,ary.
Tut object Of the meeting was then sta
Ted by MIR. George w, Nelson. in an i'm
presshe and eloquent address. Mr.. n
vas ehe1y followed BY Mr.. jesse D. liar.
Iri.on.
The folio wing preamble and resolution.
were then Submitted to the meeting, aud
Unanimously adopted -
The Citizens 0f Lynchburg feel thai
eIhey lave been summoned together, BY
pm event solemn beyond al the evidences
1Tmortaliiy, and atllielns beyond all IN.
Eher.atemthts 10 deplore which they have
ever assembled together Tlne. TINT, In
Ia course is giving gratifying pioof Of thu
permanent nature of our installations, |.
EVERY day removing from among Us .ornr
one OF the actors and spectators # those
events which we scarcely believe thai an,
hui themselves could have accomplished ;
and we are by degrees leftto the heavy re-.
Il onsoillty ofuphoIting, in our Own per.
Sons, principles at war with lhr practice
EOf nearly the whole world, without the
|cheerfal corporation, the benign encour-
|agcmert of those good men. Yet have
Ithey been spared, many Of them TO an
'ge.green because temperate, and prokr-s.
dvely beneficial and happy has 1t been
Btor as, that, we have not necn early left
TO blind n uniformed dissection Bu
|tnrre - 40 period SO prolonged Al which
would have been satisfied, the ardent ad-
lmlralIon OF this generation, the eager love
0"t the country for the living example and
precept of our departed fellow citizen,
Thomas Jefferson. Fifty years ago, At
the height OF his fame, he has sustained
himself through mature manhood, most
popular statesman, IN yergine old sgr, \
philosopher and ripe scholar; and 10 a
time of life, often allotted by Providence
for the private and sacred iDhrlnites ..
|dotage, still in the full possession of every
faculty apairioi, sage, and nm active
phllanthropIst. The old have visited h,s
balls III his peaceful retirement, and seen
ia him the best model Of n race of better
men. The young have bowed before him
~ grateful homage. and borne away with
them the seeds OF honorable action, the
impulse 10 patriotic meditation. The
hole world has gared on him, with The
COMPETENCY of grntlaed self love, AZ II
were, in beholding this pure sxenpar of
human nature, When, WAS there ever /,
Character filling up more entirely, the ~
qulsition8 when the fancy Ia its ideal crea-
Etlnns, innkes on the various qualities ol
our nature !? When,except in the day of our
Washington, has there been one who thu.
has traced nature " up TO the sharp peak
Of her sublinest elevation ?" This man
alas Is now gone from among IN. The
rrmembrancs Of those who have known
him, shall alone transmit 10 ns aud ouI
children the knowledge Of his bland cha.
racter, his noble patriotism and bis inspr.
ing love of good learning. Aud although
1--WE know that this vas his lot aud ours
Byet can we but mourn IN deep regret III
4 lanrntable shotlncss Of even Nestolrnr
3old age. The States whom he declared
siree shall mourn INN the friends Of free.
dom abroad shall mourn and the rarel,
Y accorded sorrow OF all good men shSl
uhailOw his name. Glorious, indeed, tn
4 tate VI The patriot who has thus filled u,
1.-THE measure of hls cuuntrJ's honour, and
ElaId down his head 90 the very day wlI;cl
Aclosed the FIRST half century after his no
&hlest work MAS produced, AMI nj the per)
moment, when his name was on the lips u
his grateful conntrymen. IN love and no
8nour, aud confident hope ofhis long con
Xtinuing usefulness.
BE IL T. rsfore Resolved, by the citizen
Sof Lynchburg, TINT they viii wear crap
b 90 the left arm for the space OF thlrt
days. asa token of the sorrow with whic
they are sifl IN account Of the deaf
Of Our beloved fellow -e,tiErn, the late Thu
mas Jefferson, the best loved sn Of Oh
8country in tins century, aud tn. honures
compatrot of Washington.
RosotUfd, also, TINT committee @
Height he appointed, to request n fuoers
l. oration TO be prepared and delivered n
one of the clutches 10 this town, and {
l. srfhnge such other accompanying solen
$nitles as they may think IL Tor the coca
Uaon.
The following gentlemen we're appoint
[ FED the Committee created by the prcc,
8ding resoluti0n:
Judge WIN. Daniel, Christ Anthony,
William Radf"rd, Geo. w. Nelson,
Jesse q. Harrison, Sanl. Ciaytor.
Chiswell Dahney, Richard Pollard.
On motion, the name Of the Mayor wa
added 70 the Committee.
The proceedings were then directed I
be inserted in 1.-THE Virginian." and III
Qmee,ing adjourned.
4 ALBION MCDANIEL, Chairman.
R,chARD Il. ToLra, Secretary.
?" The Committee under the secon
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