Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-10-22

"A public meeting was held ct Winchester
on the 10Th inst, W. O. HANDLEY in the chair,
a. which the following preamble and resolu-
tons, drawn up by committee consisting of
Me--rs. As. CoIvar, F. T. EstilI, and John
FrizzsH, were adopted:
By telesraphic despatch, as we'll aR from pri-
vate information, from New York. have been
iaformed Of the death of Mi wv VEHABIE
Resident Minister from the Uuted States al Gnate.
Lnais. This sDnouncement has cast a pail Of gloom
over our entire community.
For more III Nv Tiy years Major Venable rasi-
ded among us, was Trading m mber of the Bar
and an influential mRmb Of society.
he, like most men Who make tbems, Ives known
and slt in tie wOIld bad risen from obscurity. he
was born alb ut he year 1904 and at q very early
age without the advantages If we4ith iTfueI tal
frieues, he WIS 'hrown npnn his own resources.
H. beeame "a printer bJN" in which stu ,tioa,
while v.ry young, his quick perez ptive faculties
and ria application eBatled him TO bscome what
might be |, TLn master in the Tudiments of
learning Struggling between poverty and amt i
tiop and imp lied by love Of books, with but
little 81 from any source, by the time he had
grown up a mar he had not only cultivated
Earte for learning, bur had actually made himself
ripe scholsr. He migrated to Tennessee from
South Carolina about the year 1884 aud engaged in
tsaching school, whc occup tiOn he continued for
lime, and although he afterwards made more r, p
cation he had no sup rior; and in after life he mem
toned the scenes Of his days thus spent with more
pleasure and Vivacity than any of the incidents OF
bis life. For about twenty years he pursued the
sTdu0us pros ssiOD Of the law, having all the time
large prsrtice aud many warm and devoted
fri nds. lie had read with great care the old and
standard works IN his profession, enineDtly
skilled in legal learning, and was very impr ssive
as an advocate.
he was IT, 1918 leading member of the Ten
I ;al. al orIw
by the ptrty 10 which he belong d, but 10y those
who differed with him on account of his gentle
manly and high toned hearing, as minentIy worthy
Of high position; and finally ty the PR sent Admin
istraton be was appointed r. sideut Minister at
Guatemala. His lesri log well his fine bust
ness CT pactes eminenty qualified him for the posi-
ton, and at a sacrifice almost dear life Itself
he accepted the position assigned him. Only a
few short weeks ago took our leave of him, as
be sundeTed thousand ii 9; and ne the cars moved
OF, bearing our Honorable and honOred citiz n--as
We all then frlt-tO an honorary exile and parhap s
to death, the tear steal down from many
an eye.
Bul OH how sad nOwl We had scarcely heard
OF his safe arrival IN his and distant home I'M
oil ne hear that death has summoned him away.
1t would be csllOus community that would not
deeply teel the effect Of such announcement as
this. Maj. Venablr was man of stern integrity,
devoted TO bis friends and idOlized by his family,
who feel that this world is dreary spot with
out any relief to the broken hearted.
RESOLVED, That 10 the death of Mnj. Venable the
Country has lost able and Efficient foreign Minis
ter,-that our community haR sustained heavy
lose, and that We dee ply sympsthize with his much
di-tr~-st family.
Resolved That the confidence Of our departed
friend in hi community. expressed by him pub
licly, "Ihat he felt he was leaving his family IN
good hands, )" shall not be betrayed
ResOlUed, That the 'HOme Journal" and Nash
vile papers be requested to publish these proceed
ings, and that furnish the family OF the deceased
copy.
The meeting was addressed by Messrs Coly a
Turnev, Garner, E-ti and Baird, in short, feeling
and pathetic eulOkies upon the character OF the
HonOEsd dead.