Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-05
LEGISLATURE OF TENNESSEE.


MospAY, Jan. 4, 1865.
The Senate vas called to or Ter BY the speaker.
Mr. bill presented memorial from the students
of Byrd College, in rela ion to the ssle Of lent
| sprits to the inmates of col-ges and chools.
Also, p ttion f:om ctz ma Of V4n Buren,
county, upon the same suij CT; both of " hict
were referred to the apprcpriate Commit e
Mr. Brafcher pr scented petition from citiz ns
of Cimpbi county in reference to holding the CIR
cult Court of said county. Referred.
| Mr.. Whitthorne: petition from sundry citiza ms
| Of Lewis county, PRAYING that the lire of sal
! county he changed
| Also from certain citizans of Naury county.
| against or ming Turnpike Company furthe,
| time to complete its road; both of which
| ferred.
Mr.. nton off red resolution requesting the
Tennessee Congr. ssional delegation to use their
| lrhnenre to procure the passage OF Homestead
Law. lilies over.)
4 messaee WIS received from the Honse OF
Represent atives informin the Senate OF the death
of the hon. A.. NJ. Savage, member of th't b ~,
from De- Kalb county. accompanied by appropriate
resolutions.
Meesrs Gooansr Hill and Denton pail the de-
ceased, high tributes of praise fer his exc llent
qualities Of he'rt and mind.
Mr.. Goodners remarks vera follows:
Mr.. SPEAKFR:-Sir II is with feelings of deep
regret, that I rec iyed TIL Information of the
death Of the Honor ,ba A. NJ. Sev ge the hepresen
tatiye of DeKslo county, in this Gen raj ssembly.
Sir it is a meancholv thought me, when |
consider the indubitable facf, that one with whom
have been so long, and 40 intimately associated,
has been so suddenly ken by the hand OF death,
from among u.s.. Il was but yesterday, as il were,
that he vas in our midst, participating in acting
''nobly his pirt." in the dis, haarge of high AID
responsible duties entrusted to him by hi. fellow
citizans but Sir, to-das his seat isvacant and his
voice is no longer heard nv the living
He native of Warren county in this
State, and was educated at Clinton College. in
Snnith
reer there, that made his acquaintance, which
has been continued upon intrinsic terms ever
since When he had completed his on he
stu lied Law and located at SmithviIe in DeKalb
County, whore he has resided ever sincs.
DeKalb county organized about that time
and the first speech he mai. 1t the bar was made
at thu first circuit court ever held in DeK4lo
Consequently his professional career Commences
with the county W ch he had the honor 10 repre-
sent in this Legislature. Fl was not ambitious
but energetic, the record- OF his county will
show; for his souna jud. : close discrimin alton
and pru IL nee of action upon all Questions of law
caused him to be consulted and empioye in most
of the difficult canses which brought into lit
igation in the county. la he desired pol teal
p-eterment TO the quiet practice of his profession
he mig have enjoyed it a consi lerable rxt, nt
for he often called upon by the citz ms of his
county 10 Fl positions OF trust and honor, but re-
fused.
AS lawy IT, he had obtained an envi,be rep.
tain disiri t might be proud of, ever true to tn
interest of his client, { it full to his use aud
courteous to his adv rsary.
He possessed laud4blr ambition and strove
be US. full to his low man, hence he acted
from principle and conscIrntiCus motivea in
stead of the promptin of sinister and un-
worthy ones. Wherever he saw that his SER
vices needsd and could b, of use IN re
he willing 10 bestow them for, althou IN ply
sically weak yet WHEN his country was forced
into with VI xicO, among the first
to recruit company and march to the seat of
war, where he b. haved becomes an Americ sc
soldier when his countrys' rights had been di
regarded, and her citiz Ms insultrd misused.
After the close OF the war, he returned again to
the bosom of hia fri nds. bringing with lin tie
love and esteem of bis fellow sol Ii,rs Who had
,hared with him the toll and suff- ring of a long
and arduous can piign, in South tn latitu lie.
In this capacity the kind and amiable traits OF
his character were developed NOR complet,ly
than before, for of all conditions of life, there is
none so well adapted to expose OF the real qlali
ties of the soul, that of the tented field; tor il
is there that his courage, lis frmness his patience
his powers OF en- aurance, his kindness, his sympl-
thies, are all put to the test.
A. NJ ghhor and cz n, he loved and
spected, and The longer and better yoa KIN him,
the more you admired and respected him. But he
is gone and is no longer numbered among the liv-
ing will he mingle in he social circle with
his friends and relations No more will his pres.
cheer up and make light the heart of hi, wife
and Itle children No more he visit aged
father AMI mother to peliate by his stt-ntions the
afiiictions common TO declining days In his death
they lose an unfi nching friend, and his country
one of her best citiz ms; for with him dies much
virtue and patriotism.
The resolutions were adopted; and as a further
mark of respect,
The Senate adjourned till 10 o'clock Tomorrow
morning.