Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-11

or A. V BROwN-assembied at the Court
House. for the purpose of expressing their
sentiments upon the death of their distinguish
ed .ielluw-ciiz n. nd abelovtd friend.
G. n. S. r. ANDERSON calltd the meeting TO
order. and moved that Gov. l. G. HARRIS pre-
side ever its deliberations.
The Governor, on taking the chair, in few
appropriate and affecting remarks, stated the
oIiect Of the meeting.
On motion Of Col. G.. G. ToEBrTT, f. G..
EASTMAN and JAMES Z. RAINs, Esquires, were
rcqlestcd to act a. Secretaries.
The meeting being organic d, Ex-Governor
NELL 5. Brown arose and ,xpresscd the hope
that some gentleman present was prepared to
propose resolutions for the consideration and
action Of the meeting.
On motion OF W. F. COOPER. L a. a com
mitrec, con i-ting of W. +. CooPER. ~ \.
Brown. ard ANDREw EWING qr-, was APP
pointed to draft and report resolutions OK
prcssive If the sentiments OF the meetin =
Mr.. " F. COOPER. chairman Of the com
mitlec, alter few appropriate predatory re-
marks. read the following preamble aud ro-
solutions. which were unanimously adopted
tn" irndsa acqmiltauccs Of the Hon.
4. V Brown havn 7, c"iv. 4 the information
If his untimely death with profound regret.
In his case a. in most 9th L., tie ~ cu!iarl-
ties of the individual have. vt time. been
hsrshly comment q upon bat We rcmrnb"r
no instance IN which those pcculiaritirs have
been so cumpl rtc!y lost sight at IN the rccol-
.ction Of the many virtues of the d. ceased,
aud IL the r, &c. fit for the loss sustained In
IL ! I,ri Ia moi
bors; hi : ate. his whole country. The uni
form urbanity of the deceased, founded a. il
undoubtedly was upon goodness OF heart, and
total absence of ma!cVOl mt fee ing. have
made him friends wherever he was known.
Che rfnl nv temperament. he met every body
with a kindly smile, his more Immediate
friends and acquaintanccs with prompt aud
C eertnl warmth, that gave even 10 casual
meeting an unwontod glow Of pleasure
Oh rfu n - and kndljn -, although over
10 k d in the rush Of actual life, ere always
looked beck 10 with pleasure, and recalled
with unallovcd gaId, when the prison from
VIII m they were slwayS rec wed has passed
tn his long acc unt, and can never morr
brighten our path I rough life. To these en- r
isird charact.risl OF the ldmented dead,
which all m ght appre cate, wer' added quail
ties IF head and heart OF the highest order.
To an active and comprehensive Intellect,
were add,d the energy necessary Ia bring
them into actual use when demanded, and
lory patriotism which was ever alive to the |
b, st Interests of his country. The architect |
of his own fortunes he soon acquired indie |
prudence and wealth. The friend Of his EEL I
low man. he was early forced ITO public SCI |
wee aud has been pr, sSed i'rwad towards |
the very highest offices in the gift OF the !
peopl,, Ivy an almost uninterrupted current !
at prosperity. In cVcry vocation aud posi- !
tiOn in life he has attained success, because /
b. III rited it.
Pro p.rous as an advocate at the bar. he !
had no SCORER agreed to- serve the people III Il !
p III capacity. than h. at once took high |
stand. and ever afterwards kept il. 1t mead |
scarceIy ba said that his sal, cIion by the !
Chief Magi, tratc # our Great Il public to iii |
the enIiHe mt position lately Occup cd by hIn, /
was universally pnr' v'd by all who IeW
lin The felt confident that his superior
"a Iac ty, his in 'iatigahle industry. hIs !
Oh riui discharC" of'h' most Il ksoIn' duti's, /
an earnest determination To- leave no !
duty i er Urmed. would meet every rtqu re |
III al o. his re- ponsiblr office, ana mnlk all |
era in the postal department of the Govern /
ment, Although cut Of ia the very midst of !
his usefulness. with his task unfinished, be /
las yet achieved much 10 reHd' his official !
RIM memorable. Under the ,Xpr,s will 0l |
d c Va ions Legislature. he las siccecc \hn
ertahiIshing a regular line Of stages across
our INN Is" contin, ma feat utterly uneX-
ampltd IN the history of ANY nation. The |
Passengers Of the lucas may have climbed on /
foot the lmmts of the Andcs-aud the .
Tartar hors man may bear messages over the |
steppCs of SIheria--but where il there an
instance n Nhich the postal wants of govern.
ment huIe b, en- combined with travelling
f'ciliti' to The public over houndlcS- wastes
q lutrIn, nahlc iurcsls. and cloud capu,d
InO lntLia? With an eve u the common
benefit Of the whole Union, he locked to "a
baking oi al its parts tog' thor ~ The b. II
means al iusuriag that upon which the
ptpsp'r;ty Of the tuture dcpcnds-the Unioa
Uf the States.
Blu amid all these high qualifications 1t
US not turls' tie e VIII en-. n Ia, humble, are
far more imvortu { hi qualities in the So
cial wal ol ie, und a. "A ei IL II. an all, C.
tiouaie husband, Mud and induigen parcnt
a. law ab;dins CT n, au ailec,Hdtc relation,
n beloved nciShlOr, We feel Gad mourn n
h. ath tie loss OF Il good. as Will rs Il
great man.
Rssotre|, hGcfore. That we sincerely CON
90 e with our common country ia the 'oa. il
La sustaiu, d in the d alh Ol the Hon AARON
v BLowN. while rugag d in the iii charge ot
~, mn rtaut duties II lb' drtiu-u sh,d uf-
tc' O "! lie VS. ~ ruineutiy q Al ii l.
.7re6. Fiat ve sympat..iZ" with cur
sat Dui country, tit q oar city in tn. iu-s a..
eli \ NJ.
H,solt,d. Tint We sympn,hize with his i'm
III dIttr ~, lutIoaS. H, ,hGers and friends in /
lus- 81 hi,h al, ' must eel most scuSibly; and
Rcsiret e'le1aiig That We deeply rympI-
q lie with G.s hv.caved family, To wh,ca bis
l. ~ i indeed iiryparablr.
Resoired that II copy Of this preamble and
n resolutions bv transmitted 10y the : cretiri,s
10 he i~niiy OF the deceased.
IT,, H.
luiions. eloquent and impressive speeches
were mndc ly Gov. \. S. BEowS, Rev. C. d.
Elliott. Hon. ANDREW EWING, aud JACKSON
T. WHITE. Esq. The many virtues, domestic,
social and moral, of <he deceased were d.
scantod upon with much feeling and effect,
and his high mental endowments were eulo-
gized in eloquent and becoming terms A
deep feeling Of sadness and regret peryaded
the meeth e.
After the appointment Of f. G. EASTMAN,
S. d. MORGAN and RANDALL w. MCGAvocK,
Esqs., as u committee to make such arrange
ments as they may deem necessary for the re-
cepIion of the remains Of the deceased, should
they be brought home for intermeut, the
me, ting adjourned. The demonstration was
a substantial and worthy tribute to the distin-
guished deceased.
l. e.. HARRIS, Precedent.
E. G EASTMAN and j. +. RAINS, Secretaries.
Nashville. Aarch 10. 1859.
k5- The Democracy of Bedford county
held meeting, on Saturday last. and nomi-
mated MATT JOHNSON as candidate for the
State Senate for the counties of Bedford and
Marshall. BARCLAY MARTIN, Jr., was nomi-