Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-26

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| ing TO show the world an example of the incalcu
liable good which may be accomplished by an AZ
my OF Dad Fellows, warning upon vice in all il
forms, and marching on, conquering and t
conquer under the glorious banner of FRIEND
| SHIP, LOVE AND TRUTH.
To which the Most Worthy Grand Sire, E. Fl
/ Fitzhngh, responded as follows:
GRAND REP. WALKER: When under the es
cort OF our brethren from Nashville. we had
the privilege OF visiting the tomb of the hero
of the Hermitage, We felt that we all were
highly honored, but this pleasing incident OF
the day-wholly unexpected and unlocked for
has grestiy added 10 the qualification which
this visit has afforded.
On behalf of the q. L. L. S, on behalf OF
representatives from every section of that union
which the great man whose memory we have
met TO honor to-day, loved SO well and served
so faithfully, accept the beautiful memento
which has been so kindly rendered to u.s.
We shall ever retain it as one of the most
cherished possessions of our order-as the
iloncred memorial of great and good man,
who by conduct in the field and wisdom in
the Cabinet, has contributed so much TO the
substantial glory of our country-a man who
was SO great and SO honored, that he needs no
monument to perpetrate his memory, one who
lives enshrined in the hearts of his countrymen.
We feel proud that this opportunity has been
gwen US TO visit the tomb Of the hero, the Pa
triot and the Statesman, and gratefully accept
this beautiful memorial of our visit.
Loud calls were then made for Dr. Law
renee, who responded as follows:
Gentlemen-You have called upon me for g
sentiment. l am no speaker, but highly ap-
preciate the honor. am informed that there
arc representatives Of your Order here from
every State and Territory in the Union, who
have come to pay homage to the home
and sepulchre of the illustrious hero. l think
the motto of Old Hickory the most appropri-
ate sentiment that l can offer. / therefore
give you.
The Federal Cnion.-It must be preserved
The sentiment was warmly received, and
Chief Marshal GLAsscoCK proposed three
cheers for the Union, which was responded to
with great heartiness.
Rep. JOHN W. DwISELLE of Northern New
York was then called upon. and he responded
as follows:
BRETnREx:-This day and its incidents vii
always be remembered and noted as constitu-
ting one of the most pleasant events of my life,
one to be marked with white stone in its cal
endar We have visited the dwelling and
surrounded the tomb of one of the great men
OF our common country; one whom even his en-
emies praised, in saying, that by the mere force
of his viii he impressed his opinions upon the
mind of whole nation. Here he lived; he re-
posed in these shades and traversed these fields;
here he sleeps in death. | confess that in here
walking in his footsteps, and breathing the air
he breathed in his accustomed scenes, l have
received new impressions of the completeness
and symmetry of his character
''Call no man happy until he dies, is sen
timent Of antiquity which is unhappily too gen.
orally verified by the vicissitudes of human life;
but this great man, like his great rivals, Clay,
Calhoun and W Webster, anticipated the Judgment
of posterity, and in the evening of his lie en-
loved the unchallenged fruition of patriots
well-earrtd fame. For he was not like Wolsey:
An old man broken by the storms Of State,
And craving q little earth for Charity
but. storm-bcaten and vet robust, war-worn and
yet erect, the battle of life well fought, he came
back to the fields which he had cultivated, to
the mansion which he had built, and which ex-
presses his idea of domestic comfort and social
hospitality, and to the trees which he had plant
ed, followed by the respect and appreciation
of the world, to spend the evening of his life
among the neighbors who esteemed him, and
in the bosom OF the family of relatives and life
long domestics who loved him SO we'll Beside
the grave of that estimable woman, over whose
remains he placed record, composed by him
self, presenting an epitaph for beauty and SIM
plicity unsurpassed in all literature, and which
suggests a love aud devotion which it exceeds
the power of language to express, with a fer
vent ''nunc dimittis Domino" he awaited the
summons which was to re-unite him to his be-
loved wife.
But this sentiment of pleasure in being per-
mitted thus to visit these scenes, and to receive
an insight into the inner life of this great man,
is mingled with sadness, which We reflect that
few of US viii probably ever return here again,
and that the impressions we now receive, like
all others, will gradually lose their vividness
with the lapse OF tune. The teachings of this
occasion, however will never fade wholly
away; and our brethren of Nashville have pre-
pared for us a pleasure as great as 1t was IN
expected. am sure, Representatives, that !
express your own feelings in anticipating a
formal engrossment of your sense Of their
kindnes and courtesy in projecting and ar
ranging this visit, and in rendering 10 them
now your grateful thanks
In the Grand Lodge, at the night session of
Thursday, the Grand Sire officially announced
the presentation of the Chair, and its nccep-
lance, and G. Rep. STARR, of Illinois, offered
a resolution requesting the Representatives of
Tennessee to the Grand Lodge to prepare for
publication the proceedings on the occasion
of the presentation, and that they be placed
in the Journal, which was adopted.
Past Grand Sire JOHN w. KENNEDY, of
Southern New York, also offered the following
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolued, That the Hickory Arm Chair pre-
Iented through the N. w. Grand Sire be accept
I'd, and that the r. w. Grand Corresponding
md Recording Secretary be instructed to have
he following inscription placed, IN permanent
orm, on the Chair:
Presented at the Hermitage
to the
iRAND LODGE OF THE UNITED STATES, i. o. o. F.,
by G. Rep. Ii. K. WALKER, of Tenn.
on behalf of
DIR. john MARSHALL LAWRENCE,
\ member of the family of the late Andrew |
Jackson, who constructed the Chair
with Hickory withes grown upon
the Hermitage Estate.
Nashville, September, 10th, 1850.
Upon the presentation of the above report of |
he proceedings to tie r. w. Grand Lodge in
accordance with the request of that body,
q. Rep. Mills of Kentucky offered the fol- |
owing resolutions, which were unanimously |
dopted
Resoired, unanimously, That the Grand
lodge OF the United States, fully appreciates
he kind endeavors of the members of the Or
Ter in Nashville to contribute to our comfort |
whilst in this city, and the efforts they have
made to this end shall be remembered with |
pleasure and gratitude.
Resolred, That our honorable reception at |
he State Capitol. our visit to Mrs. James K. |
Polk, and our excursion to the Hermitage, are |
worthy of special remembrance, and will be |
herished by US as among the most pleasant |
Incidents of our lives
ResoLged, That the presentation of the hicko- |
y chair at the Hermitaoe nv Dir 7 VI Law