Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-01-26
FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 26, sI55.
h-rAt a meeting of the Bar o! this city, OF

NrAt a meeting of the Bar o! this city, on
Tuesday tie 23d inst, for he purpose Of taking
into consideration the death of CARLOS DrNIcK,
the Hon. Neil S. Brown was called to the chair,
and JoHx c. THOMPSON, ESQ, appointed Secretary.
Messrs. RUSSELL HoUsToN, JOHN A. McEwEx and
the Hon. ANDREW EWING were appointed COM
mittee, and by them the following preamble and
resolutions were returned as q unanimous express
sion Of sentiment by the members of the Bar:
We have heard with painful regret of the death
Of our late friend and brother. CARLOS DMICK. He
died on the 10th inst, at Jacksonville, FLORIDA,
whittier he had gone in the vain hope Of recruiting
a constitution which was rapidly decaylng under
the ravsges of disease. He came to our State,
some ten wears since, in search Of an advantageous
location tor life without friends or acquaintance
but very soon won a large circle Of both by the
disnlay of MANY Of those warm and generous dis
nostions which never fail of a response in the
breast Of the discriminating and yirtuous He
was modest in his pretensons, unreserved in the
expression Of his sentiments on all subjects, bold in
the mainteI a 1ce Of every right, ready to yield
every due to adversary or friend uniformly courte-
Gus in his department, and faithful even to the
semblance ofromance in his attachments charac-
Ter possessed of 50 many attractive elements,
though it might partake OF many faults common to
human nature has in it much to excite admiration,
1nnch 10 palTate occasional errors. We verify be-
Ieye that few men were more deeply loved when
he was truly loved, and few returned the feeling
with more generous affection. Soon after his To-
cation in Nashville he made choice OF the legal
profession and prosecuted its studies with the zeal
of an enthusiast. He was admitted to a bar where
much talent and competition were srrayed, and 1t
IS the highest compliment to his persevering ambi-
ton and devotion to business to say that he was
able to maintain himself without other resources
or connexions or a name, when so many Others
had fallen away disappointed and discouraged He
seemed to possess a physical constitution, that
could long bear the labor Of life, and which the
hand of death must be active to undermine But
months ago. we could not fail to discover that the
DESTROYER had marked him for his own. 1t is
sad qualification to know that he behed the decay |
Of his earthly hopes with calm fortitude, and was
enabled to look the fact Of impending dissolution
IN The face without apprehension. lie was strick-
en- down in the morning of a life which promised |
stl better fruit than it had yet borne. In his |
death. we feel that we have lost companion whose
many excellent qualities we esteem, and whose |
memory we will delight to cherish. Therefore,
Resolced That we sincerely deplore the death |
Of our friend and brother CARLOS DnnCK, and that |
we hold in tender regard the memory of his many |
virtues.
Resolcsd, That we deeply sympathise with the
family OF our departed brother in this our common
affection.
Rsso7ee3, That the Hon Circuit Court now in
session be requested to order these proceedings to
be spread on its minutes.
Resolped, That a copy Of this preamble and reso-
lutions be enclosed to the family Of the deceased,
and the same be furnished to the different newspa-
pas for publication.