Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-09
pEATn oF Gov. RRoNN.

The painful duty devolves rPon rs Of announcing
10 our readers that AARON V. BRoWN, Postmaster
General Of the United States, died At Washington,
yesterday Tuesday morning, the h, Of pneuno-
MIA Daring all The preceding day, his friends here
had been ina state Of anxious suspense, hoping 10
the last for favorable intelligence and yet fearing
to learn the worst The hnsf and fatal nsws Of the
event was received with such sorrow by all classes
as is felt only when great and good man. endesred
TO all by social virtues and public services. is sud
dsnly called from the field Of usefulness and honor
to his final rest
We are in no fitting mind, in the first news of this
great loss, to pay just tribute TO The memory Of
the dead. We purpose only to refresh the memory
Of our readers by rapid outline Of his public
vie4s. Gov. BRoWz was born in Brunswick cOun-
~, Virginia, on the 10Th August. 1895. He was
therefore sixty-three years old last August So
active bad been bis habits through life and so vig-
his natural constitution that he hardly looked
like man over fifty. lie graduated at the Uni-
versity Of North Carolina in 1914, and Immediately
removed to Giles county, in this State. In 1875
he commenced the study of law with the late Judge
TRIMBLE, in this city. Gov. BROwE first com
menced the practice Of the Law in this city; but
soon removed 10 Giles eOunty. He formed a BUSH
ness partnership with the late President Polk in
the practice Ofther profession. which lasted several
years, and until Mr.. Polk entered Congress; and
only reiiaquished the practice in 1889, when he
was himself elected to Congress.
Gov. Brown was the Senator in the State Legs-
lature from the counties Of Lincoln and Giles from
1921 to 1927 inclusive except the session of 1925,
rrha ho - L II. -
1872, be represented the county Of Giles in the
House.
In 1889 he became candidate for Congress, and
was elected by large majority. In 1871, he was
reelected without opposition. In l84s be was again
elected from the new district as recognized by
the Legislature Of 1912. AT the close Of that Cons
gress having served six years. he retired intending
to devote himself exclusively to his private affairs
But his party in convention, nominated him for Gov
ernor, and he cheerfully relinquished his own OBJ
jects to serve his friends After an exciting can
vsss he was elected although the State for the pre-
ceding four years, had been politically opposed to
him. He was defeated for reelection in l847, by
small majority; and remained in private life until
invited by Mr. buchanan To become amembsr of his
Cabinet, in 1867.
Inc herculean labor which GoV. BRoWH has per-
formed during the last two years would seem To-
have been sufficient to have exhausted any man.
And yet, after the first few months Of his service
this labor did not 10 tire him; and we thought
never saw MIN looking better than last in
tervieW with him, in December last; although we
knew that, at that time at least sixteen hours out
of every twenty four were devoted to his public la
bOrs, and those lsbOrs Of the most WesrisOme char
seter. He had contemplated visit to Tennessee in
April and Week'srest among his old friends here,
with intense pleasure. But that not TO be; and
the field of his ambition and his great usefulness is
his grave.
We need not tell our Tennessee readers Of thozs
hne social qualities which SO endsared Gov. BRowx
his friends and left him hardly enemy, and Of
that princely liberality and hospitality which was
appealed to in vain. These traits we're part
of his daily life, and will be first remembered by
all who knew him. The State will mourn his death
the loss Of one Ofherbest and trues sons and all
over her borders, this sad intelligence shall
spread, warm hearts will utter his eulogy.