Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-28
We ting of the CiIizens.

A large and +, specti,hlc meeting of the cit
z.u- Of Nash, lille " as held at the Courl Honse
on Thursday morning, November -. 1859,
for The purpose of giving public t'ibute Of
respect to the memory Of the late T.. q. EA I
NAN.
On motion OF j. Luton BoSrCK, Esq May
or HoiITNG>wOETH was called t. the Chair,
and the Rev DR.. HoYT and Il. c. McNARY,
Esq. were appointed 5 cretaries.
Upon taking the Chair
Mayor HoLIING WORTH said The object Of
his M citing, as | understand by the publ
cation in the newspapers. j. that the ciiiz"us
4 all here take such steps as they may think
nccc- sary or proper To testify their npprrci,-
ton of the d, crpsed-Moi. + 6. EAsruAN
ANY proposition tu carry ont the Object of
the meeting will now be in order.
Hon. ANDREW EWING said: Mr.. Chairman {:
On reaching the limits of our Cry Yesterday
morning my cOur-e was suddenly arrested hy
a friend who held up the b. ck-lcad. d col
umus Of he JlOn and imeric0H and eXcia.n.
cd. Our Eastman j. dead" The shf ok that
il gave M" can be fully agprc, lated by al
who heard or saw the sudden announcement
Of yet rday. II rang through our cit, Ike
the notes OF a funeral hell. II is very d,ni
cult upon this occasion, So shortly afr his
death. for those who knew bl m well. t. mould
into language the feeling IF our souls As
We roll back cur memories, 10 gather up and
+, call the traits ct his character the rc,uiuis-
ccnre becomes painful, ard our heart b
come too full tor uttcrance can DIV II hut
FIR few moments upon his history and hi
character. 1t IT. now some Thirteen Yeas
since he removed to the city Of Nashville, "a Il
although hut slightly acquainted before, ever
since hi r. moval here We have been upon
the most intimate terms. have known him
long. | have known him personally, aud /
have known him we'll.
He took charge of the columns of the Tui5,i
cith,r in The last Of 1876 or the first Of IS47.
aud ever since that time eth r a. Editor ni
the LiIoR or Tor shorl period OF the Am,ri-
e1H, aud then the mon and .iner,cGR com
lined, he has occupied high place in the
%. arts OF those who were com, cted with him
las political ties, aud has been universally re-
spectrd and esteemed 10y all who knew him,
whether ih"y were opposed 20 him ia politics
cor not. His conduct a. Editor of the Fuip4
and .lgsric1H l. hriur,. the world A. SIR. All uuf
lu Us columns Tor the last thirteen years. Al
though ad ocating strongly the claims at hi
parry he was always frank and cour eous
alwpyS kiud and well d. posed 10 those ~ hn
differed with him. u Yer seeking to make ~ ch
bitter words ia a poliAcal war are a. to break
up ciai r. intiuus OF irieHdly lEt,rcorr-c.
lu bis ayocUtou Hu Editor he was ai,.aVr
rcnGy To- maintain hi priLg. pes d ende..-
vo.'i to 'Np"sr th-u ftliy To- puhllc yie,.
asd to make ,ho~o who were ,pro>ei 10 him
ircl u was political aud not personal var
fare.
j. H. not for me 10 cndenvof to comment
uuuu th- iuh nee e exercised In h.s parfv.
lur we Know hi nrlnc has b. come a- a 6ou-e-
hold wo,d. IL WAS gifted and ready VII
l.r, strong dClucut,r ot the Virvs and
opinions az hi~ party, and pos -~srd 81 ii e
atil! ie~. Tie comm nc d wicn hi party ,,us
DO an almost lJ"ps Ices minority, aud u, re
y,r.ngtv Struggling onward. be- never lost
Lat ol his spirit ~ determination. and b.
W.ri "n, and ca slr uniil his party bod oh
tinrd =, miagly a y ruaneni majority
But u j. not IA tn chaTacie at au Editor
that I think his fame chiefly reefs. II j. fnr
mis- ,dVoc c. o. social r. form throughout oar
, e that hi, nam will b. haldr,i down iu
pu~terlty. IL bBs been hot a ~ v.aIs apn
sine he the fir~i b..id advocate Of "A ~.
tenn % A Ticul ur,l Fair. lie work a utun
tie Lrgi-l ture. and obttinss. CHI ~ thr,4n 20
HI lnhueuee, the hfst charter. tor these cNhi-
billions 81 nsighborAood ludas'ry; thus put
ting iAli Ia morton which j. drsIlnsd To ts,
k,pl moving. aad never To b. abauaunrd ia
Tie Sale OF Tennessee. Turn To all the hap
p R,s-, glory and good that ms heen effected
los ihcsr ialr-i see he's asricuiturr has becn
adyanerd; how The people have bsen hrua b,
tos tber, opinions exchsng d. stock impraS-
cii; zee hoN everything around as has frit III
brnrttS, and thea rccur To him sho naS lies
cold Ia death. aud Nc can see that 10y lis de-
votioa 10 THE Gauss. vi bile be was Secretary
f the State Agricultural Bureau. a. sell a.
before. We eau trace Ironi shls email rivalei
be riysr bal is u9w flowing ouWsTds towards
tie eternity wh' re be himseii has gone.
lie Wa also a strong frisad aud advocate