Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-09
EDWIN PASClrALL.


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death on Saturday last, at the lone of a
relative near NoIensyilIe, Of Ed~iE Pas
chall, gentleman well known in this city |
and throughout Middle Tennessee. /
Mr., Paschall was born near Oxford,
Granville county, North Carolina, in
1898, and came 10 this State in the year
1888, making his home in Williamson
county, where for the past thirty. 1--WE years
he has chiefly resided. For several years
he taught an Academy in Rutherford |
county, and at different times, for longer |
and shorter periods, conducted a select
classical school In the vicinity Of this city.
Teaching was his profession, and he was
greatly devoted TO il and admirably adapt
ed for it. The hundreds of his pupils, now
men busy with the cares of active life, give
evidence of the quality Of his powers as an
instructor of the youthful intellect, and at
test in their characters the fidelity Of his
training. These toe, have retained their at
tachment for one who, though rigid in his
discipline, was rare and ripe in his schol-
arship and genial Of soul, and in the digni-
ty and nobility Of his sentiments was en-
inentiy fitted 10 invite the generous ambi-
ton of ingenious youth. They will hear
with regret Of the death of the old "mas-
ter 30 kind and so true" who has gone to
his grave in the fullness OF age "like as a
shock of corn cometh in, in bis season."
As in life, the deplorsble infrmity to
which he sometimes yielded and which
was The. bane Of his usefulness, did not
lose him their admiration, so now it
win not cloud the memory of his many
high attributes and lofty traits.
Mr.. Paschall was bred for the law, and
his acute and robust intellect would have
made him an ornament to the legal pro-
fession had he chosen to pursue it. Thiq,
however, he abandoned early, preferring as
he did, the green and quiet walks of the
academy to the strife and toll of the TO-
rum. He had taste for the discussion OF
public concerns, and at various times was
connected With the press of this State
The Western Weekly Review at Franklin
once had him for its editor, and during the
war period, he was the leading writer fol
the Press of this city, and subsequently, or
the. Nashville Gazette during the year,
! 1865 and 1866. In this field of effort, hac
: he devoted himself in the. vigor of life
he would have achieved great success
His stores of information, historical aRl
current, we're fall and always at command
E He wrote with great huency and force
His style was terse, lucid, ant
critically correct He had wit anC
humor also, which aas pungent when
ridicule was his weapon. His well-bal
, anced intellect made him constitutionally
: conservative in politics. He was Whil
of the old school, and could give In
T reason for the faith that was in him. II,
adhered TO the Union in 1861 quietly anC
firmly, and was ever candid, but temperate
and just in the expression of his views
when all about him was hurly -burly AM
excitement. When his side triumphed
] while he condemned the course Of ma
, jority of his fellow-citizens, he did not de
nounce and asperse their motives an,
characters, much less did be seek to punisl
aud rob them Of their property anC
r liberties under hue and cry. On tn
III h - G.,
2 Union men of this State through TIL
columns OF the press, even when th,
r Clsngor of arms still re5ounded, to stay
D the excuses of loyalty ribald in il
E demands against the old order of things
D and rapacious in it's wild onslaught o
destruction. And cOurageously and con
sstently, so long as he held the pen, die
Q the old mans arm strike out for wisdom
| Justice, aud moderation. When his effort
= proved fruitless, he descended from tn
q tripod in disgust. His editorial career wa
| honorable alike to his head and his heart
istslent5 conferred dignity on the calling
and his aim was ever for the public good
| unmixed with the baser matter Of parliz4n
= ship.
After retiring 10 the country, he re
suued for awhile the duties of the school
, room, but for the last year, he had bee
{ chiefly engaged in experimenting the pub
LEGATION of History Of Early Times i
Tennessee, designed for the use of pr
e mary schools. This work, a highly cred
f liable literary performance, and destine
t.. to be useful and instructive, had been il
ID sued but a few weeks SINCE and he ha
D. scarcely rested from the toll which sue
d employ nent necessarily imposes on on
i verging on fourscore years, when he me
his fate.
Ills life was long, but was not so sci
D. viceable TO himself or his kind as his caps
e. cities natural and acquired entitled tito b,
t. What untimely and unlucky occurrenc
ID of circumstances 30 shaped it, or what VI
D worthy weakness was mingled with F
inquire about the neW-made grave of hiT
lie who but a week since was on these street.
1t bale even under his many years. The write
has enjoyed many hours of companion
ship with him when in different mood
D. and in all saw much 10 esteem, and join
T. with the numbers who will read the
!, lines Of tribute 10 sincere respect to tn
e memory Of a true man-one, indeed, {
P, natures nobemen.
Initiating a Magistrate.
a colored couple wished to get mar
ried, and The presence of a magistrate c