Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-14

kERs tavern vas very popular, and came nesr
running the Inn, BY getting all the really gsntsel
patronage. BAKEE'J SUCCESS was almost entirely
owing to sATH's popularity aai n Iaasemsnt.
At the expiration Of yesF,4 he proprietor of the
y Inn induced Nr SIXTH 70 return 70 that estiblish
; msnt, where he rcusiped another year SS-thess
pisces be attracted the attention spd friendshipoi
Distinguished men, SAons whom Gas Gen. JACKSON
HiEiudussriOush ahi.s and correct dspOEtmsnt mads
him man Of reTGTE -
u In 1919 Gensral PuE1T, vas appointed Mar
shsl BY tho President fer Wes: T4nnassas, a dis
all that pOrtian Of the State lying
between the OuHlberlaGd Mountains ahs the Aissis
siPRt river. By the advice of Gen. IACksOS [whOs'
warm personal friendship the deceased enjoyed
from the time Of their acquaintance to the day q
the cid heros deatb) he Was ssIectsa a. TIE depaty
fsf Gen. PrslT, and il deVGlvelI upon him tC
travel all over the eeuatry to collect claims. BE
became acquainted with every man Of weslthor
note vest of tue Mountains ia this State, and du-
ring his travels hsd more than one narrSw escaI e
from robbery and deaths, 1s.'a Is 70 a. -- ...
All his life long, he was exceedingly particular
about his dress ss1 personal appearances. Far from
being dandy or fo2 he Was nevertheless noted for
his tidness Of dresI aul cleaRlIness Of person In
those comparatively eSry times, is was q specimsn
iof bravery and 1, arnnesa, TO be thus
particular, for Slmasss every ma whs at
tempted it, became the subject &c of ridi-
eule. But Il was nos 50 with hin Ills known
courage and determination, perseverance and ID
dustry, ever had the effect Of enforcing respect
from all who came 10 contact with him, He always
iroie fac horse, and kept him in good condition.
BY personal attention and cSre. Throughout al
this region, from 1920 to 1880, every body knew
hin as neatly dressed man and the owner OF a
fine s:eed. q "a
A. the end Of seven years he resigned the Ofaee
OF Assistant Marshal, determioing to go into 81 :
other business But the bar held meeting, and
determined to insist upon his continuance il posi-
ton which every lawyer here said he Wss better
qualified TO fiji than any man in the State And to
show the eaFnestness Of those engsged In the meet
ing, we may mention that the Hon EraaA1H q.
Foster and Ties q FLsTCHeB, who were thea per
haps the most prominent men pFacticing st the
bar here, were appointed & committee to hand Nr
s. tbs solutions passed. and were also reeue sted
to personally urge upon him the absolute import
sncs OF continuing in the C2cs. lie yielded. and
4 remained three years longer in the aTduous posi-
uon-making ten years service as Assistant Mar
shall. While travelling, he was frequently addressed
as your Honor, an expression ussd only TO those
whom the people really es'eemed worthy Of such
iisti guished confederation. o.. ..-.
While he held this Office, he married Mis-
CHIRloTTE B&TEN4S, daughter of Henry BATS
NAN, E'q, and NOR happy union was seldom
ever contaminated Their ,urney through lite
was more copgenisl and pleasant than usually
falls to the lot Of mortals. She still survives
him, and their children can truthfulIy call them
both blessed" ia the scriptursI sense of tha,
word. And no parents ever had more affsctionate
children, prob1bly, than this couple while 10 chill
dren ever had more watchful and loving parents
His departure makes IN aching Toid in the family
circle.
After quitting the Marshslship, Ar. SIXTH was
appointed by the sheriff, JsaLPa " UoRtoS, ESQ
as deputy collec or Of the ate and county taxes.
! He served oRe year Only when he was elected by
the Bosrd of Mayor and Aldermen as Revenue Col
lie tor of the city taxes and in this also he served
one year refusing to sccept the Plsce again, al
though imPOrtuned By the Aldermen 70 do 80.
During ten. JSckson's first term as President,
Nashville was declared port of entry by an act
of Congress, and Cspt. Basil Shaw WAS appointed
iCOACSsOE VI SuSSOAAS OUb NC ESebuoN aOOu AitrE
and tue President appointed Joel u. Smith as Sur
v=yor the Port and Collector of Customs, He was
resp pointed or the 3Ist of Dsesmber 1888 but re-
sisned in 1888 sne Joseph Littoa was appointed to
fill the vacsRey. '-a---
10 the latter part of the year 1886, numerous
complaints were I8sde of losses of money BY mail
I'd delays in the mail transportation, especially
shout Wythe Court House, Va, and from that poin,
west Gen. Jackson visited the Hermitage shat
gear and heard q great deal about this matter
AMI when he reached home, had personal inter.
veE with lar. Smith on the subjsct, a1d
prevailed upon him TO act IS special scent
Of the Post Oflso department for the expr IS
purpose of !erreiing out this matter. A dozen
special agents had been previously 81 pointed, but
they could effect nothing, failed to detect the
tlIsf. He succeeded in catching his game, re-
eeived the thanks of the Pres dent an the Post
master General aud declined to serve any longer.
In 1887, Mr. SMITH became the proprietor of tie
Nashville Unioa but after few ears sold it to q
CO nBittee OF tho Democratic party.
Then hs was appointed Pension Agent Of the
Caited States, for the District Of Middle Tennessee,
snd afterwards City Treasurer, bOlh Of which
Offices he held for many years, to the entire asus-
faction OF all concerned. Time fails Us TO notice
the dates of his appointments and elections and TO
speak in detail OF his services IS an Alderman OI
our municipal government Sufficient il it for u
to say, that In every relation position he OCcu-
pied, he WAS always the man Tor the place dIs>
charging every duty with 8 degree of intelligence
and fidelity rsrsly equAllsd aud Aever exctled.
BE was the warm per1onal and political friend
of Presidents JACKSON snd Polk and was for years
the companion of the ARAsTEoNGs, the CAREoLLs
the EwISGs, the FoGGs the GRUSDTs, the GCGAT.
oCzs the NICHOLS, the RoBEErsoSs, the WooDs tn
CHEATHAN5 the FosTERs. the EGLIsToss. the CrERTs
! aud all the prominent men Of this region
| Ia politics, he was & Democrat always and ar
adviser and counsellor whose Judgment never fail
| ed Of IT'S influence He foressW and predicted lh"
coming storm, between the North and the South
years ago bat was mistaken in regard to the time
&c did not expect il in his day. Bat he declared
from the time Of LNcoLS's election, that he would
not accept Office under him, or have any thing to
do with his administration. And he did not.