Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-12

fore some of us will have to say that ",
are the oldest members ofthe bar? WheI
does the head of a man get 80 gray as h
cover virtue, principle and honor that W.
like to part with him? / know no publ,
man who was more honest, patriotic ant
struggled harder to promote the gooc
ends of public life. He looked forward Il
better days, hoped that the evils of the pre- 9
ent would pass away and still kept his ar
mour on and pressed forward until disease
at last struck him and detained him in bis
room until the hour OF his death. He is an
example worthy to be held up; an example
of moral worth the Intellectual part of 1t
we may never reach.
CItizens' Meeting.
| The citizens meeting assembled in the
Criminal Court room at half past II
o'clock.
Ga motion of Judge Whitwortb, 8 d
Morgan Esq; was called to the chair, and
the members of the City Press requested
to act as Secretaries.
The Chairman read telegraphic dis
patch from GAINESVILLE stating that a
meeting of the citizens, was then being
held to appoint q committee Of escort to
accompany the remains of Tennessee's
great Statesman TO this place.
Gen. r G Foster, Sd, moved that
Committee of five be appointed to draft
suitable resolutions, which was carried.
The Chair, named as said committee,
Gov. Foote, Judge Cooper, Col. John C
Burch, Hon. John NJ Lea, and W L Muir
free.
And on motion Gen. r C Foster, Sd,
was nominated to the committee.
N. Hobson, Esq., then arose and said
that he knew Mr.. Bell in 1872; that they
were associated as classmates, and were in
innate as citizens, and we're always fond of
each other. He was a good boy and
noble man. He always sustained Mr.. Bell
in his political views, and always voted
for him when he had an opportunity. Mr..
Bell, as we all know, was distinguished
man. There are only four Of US who sur
vive that composed the clasI of which
Mr.. Bell was a member, and l feel proud
that he was a classmate Of mine.
Another call was made for ex.President
johnson, when that gentleman came for
ward and said that in compliance with the
call made upon him to make some remarks
to this meeting while the committee is out
preparing resolutions. .lr .....
Said Mr.. johnson 1t will not
be understood that l shall pronounce
an eulogy upon the character OF
the deceased. 1t has not been more
than thirty minutes since l reached the
city. heard a meeting was to take place
preparatory to the reception of the re.
mains and for the purpose of prescribing |
the programme for his funeral. | have
come here Unexpectedly and wholly un- |
prepared to pronounce an eulogy upon the |
distinguished individual. / shall not nm |
dertake any such labor, but / will say. at |
least, it affords me great pleasure, if that |
term should be used in connection with |
the departed, to mingle my sympathies |
with his relations and friends. This i
audience know that the distinguished in.
dividual and myself differed in politics,
bat while We opposed each other in our
views, we often met as friends. We have |
met upon the rostrum and the etump, and |
in the councils of the nation, and partici-
pated in discussion. / always found him
to be a man Of decided talent, q patriot
and lover of his country. While we diff |
fered upon many questions, and in the |
main, when We had two parties, which srs |
known by their party names, il affords me |
great pleasure to say that in the leading |
issues growing out of our recent trouble |
We agreed. 1t also afforded him pleasure
TO be here to-day to bear testimony
to his worth, patriotism and staiesmanship.
Let the past be what it might; il has been
nothing unpleasant. knew Mr.. Bell per-
sonslly and politically, and it is a great
pleasure to me to bear testimony to his
patriotism and do honor TO his memory.
John L Spurlock, Esq, moved that the
Chair appoint committee of arrange
ments for the funeral obsequies, and ALEC
a committee of escort to meet the remains
of Mr.. Bell at Guthrie, which motion
prevailed
In accordance with the motion, the
Chair announced the following committee.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
John NJ Bass, r 3 Cheatham, R C Nc
Marry, G NJ Fogg, John G Burch, Gen.
W B Bates, Jsckson B White, John Kirk
man and w D Gentry.
COMMITTEE OF ESCORT.
Gov Senter, ex-GoV Brown. ex-Gov
Foole, Hon John NJ Lea, Hon H Ii Har.
rison, s r CockrilI, Gen r c Foster, Hon
E Cary, Hon w F Cooper, r F Woods,
Esq, Hon E II East, Hon John Hugh
Smith, Gen B F Cheatham, Hon James
WhitWOrth, Hon Henry Cooper, Gen s r
Anderson, DIR John Fl Calender, Albert
Roberts, Esq, Henry Frazier, Eq, Hon
Nathaniel Baxter, DR. ] Z Manlove, Col
Ed Gellady, Col G Torbett, Gen 7 I
Smiley, N Hobson, Esq, James II Foster,
VIC M Campbell and Jo Vaul1. I'D.
Ga motion of Col Colysr, the Chairman,
S D Morgan, was added to the committee,
and on motion of Judge Whitworth ex-
President johnson and Col John Williams
were also added.
The committee on resolutions then en-
tered the room and presented their report
as follows:
Intelligence having within few hours
past reached this vicinage of the de.
cease of the Hon. John Bell, at an
early hour yesterday morning, at his
his residence in Stewart county in this
State, il has been deemed proper and be.
coming, in consideration of the extra
ordinary merits and qualifications which
he displayed whilst living; our respect
| and Veneration for his public character
our gratitude for his many and distin.
| guished public services, rendered alike 10
this his native State, and to the whole re-
| public; and our friendship and affection for
| him in his private relations-that such an
assemblage as the present should be con-
| voked for the purpose of taking some suit
| abe notice of an occurrence 80 much to be
| deplored, Wherefore,
| Be it resolved, That we have heard Of
the demipe Of this great aud good man,
| our neighbor, our friend and our fellow
| citizen, with feelings of profound regret;
| having long recognized him as a persons
/ ace Of the rarest and most resplendent
| virtues, both in public and in private life
az patriot, pure, disinterested and in
flexibly devoted to his country's welfare
and true honor; as a statesman, honest,
enlightened, sagacious, of the broadest and
most comprehensive views, and exempt
beyonda msjority of our public men from
the mischievous prejudices and partialities
80: often engendered by party con-
fiicf; as a speaker, whether in delibe--
rative bodies, in The Judicial forum, or
before large popular assemblages, clear,
copious, forcible, metbodical, polished,
and effective; as:.a husband, father, re.
lltive, and friend, sincere, sf1ectionste,
obliging, patient, forbearing and urbane.
Resolved, That this meeting of citizens
without distinction of party, do hereby
tender to the beTeaved family of the illus