Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-14

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The following resolution from the Board
Of Aldermen was concurred IN:
Resolved, by the City Council, That a
committee of two from the Board OF al
dermen, and three from the Common
Council, be appointed to draft resolutions
to express our regrets at the death OF our
distinguished fellow citizen, Gen. d. Z.
Lee. Messrs. Carter and simmons were
appointed on the part OF the board OF Al,
dermen, and Messrs. Reid, Harweh ana
Duling on the part Of the Council, as TINS
committee. :,
The Board of Aldermen notified the
Council that they were ready to meet IN
convention to go into the election OF ofn-
GERS.
IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF OFFICERS
TRIBUTE TO GEN. LEE
All the members of both the Council and
the Board of Aldermen were present IN the
convention.
The following message from. the Mayor
concerning the death of Gen. Lee was
read and received:
Feilow-citizens of the Board Of Aldermen and
Common Council:
It is my sad duty to mention formally to
your honorable bodies the death of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, who babe this world adieu
at 81 o'clock NJ. on the 18th inst at
Lexington, Va. The eminent deceased
was literally worshipped by the brave men
of the South, whose pride it was to call
him fellow-soldier, and to entertain their
little ones with the marches and the battles
in which their favorite head of the Con-
federate army was with them in person.
Honor is no word to describe the feelings
of Southern veterans for Gen. Lee; and
the word respect is but feeble description
of that feeling which dwelt in the bosom
of every Just and honorable and well in
formed soldier of the Federal army to-
wards the chief of the mighty host against
which they struggled. In both the sections
of our republic whose soldiers hands were
red each with the others blood, Gen. Lee,
scarcely less than George Washington, will
be held so good a man, so true a
patriot, that his cool courage and con-
summate military skill will be part of the
background of that picture which will pre-
sent him as a Christian, a conscientious
gentleman, calm, brave, skillful chief
tain. While the continent of America re
mains, the name of Robert E. Lee will be
a favorite in the galaxy of mighty ones.
1t is with you, gentlemen of the City
Council, to suggest the proper method Of
expressing our admiration of the great de-
parted, and anguish at his decease
X: ]. MORRIS.
The committee appointed to draft reso-
lutions expressive of regret at the death of
Gen. Lee reported the following, which
was unanimously concurred in:
When great man dies, the nation that
gave him birth feels the shock; when one
passes away from earth who was doubly
great, in that he was also good, the world
mourns the bereavement.
Robert E. Lee, the great and good, is no
more! He breathed his last on Wednesday,
Oct. u. An eulogy by US of the departed
hero " ould be but waste of words, least
of all an extended recital of those public acts
of his life, which history alone in the future
can pronounce upon with impartislity; but
we gladly hold up one portion of his life as
a. great example, not only for those who
have lived in his period and acted upon the
same stage with him, but for the genera
tons of all time to come. The annals of
our era will exhibit to futurity that great
man, who, after having manfully fougho
the fight which he believed had the bless
ing of God, and having failed therein,
sheathed his vanquished but glorious and
unstained sword, and devoted the remain
der of his declining years to the work of
exhibiting to the world, by his modest res
tirement, his unblemished character, his
devotion to a new and peaceful calling, his
absolute withdrawal from all participation,
other than that which duty exscts of the
humblest citizen who loves his country, in
the affairs of State; how Christian gentle
man should bear reverses of fortune, and
bow his head without replning to the mys-
FERROUS DEGREES of God.
Independent of the opinion of the world
with regard to Gen. Lee, so far as it is
based upon his feats of arms, his Spartan
courage and his chivalrous regard for the
laws of christian warfare, there can be but
one opinion Of his course and action since
his surrender of the Confederate armies.
Long ere death claimed its silence, the
voice which partizan or political feel
ing melted during the awful contests
of the late fratricidal war, to speak
harshly of the defeated warrior, had been
compelled by the subsequent life and ac-
tioDs of our dead hero, if not to praise
him, at least to maintain a silence with
regard to the past. We therefore cannot
doubt that while we are paying these sad
respects to his memory and worth, thou
sands of those, before whose serried ranks
he stood 80 long in hostile attitude, with
hushed breath are saying "a great and
good man has gone to his reward-Gen.
Lee is no more. Requiescat in pace"
Then in regard to the memory of Gen.
Lee, not only as Christian soldier, as
citizen of the Soutb-of the United States,
but also of one whose loss will be felt
throughout Christendom, we, the repre-
sentatives of the people of Nashville, in
municipal Council assembled, have
Resolved, That we do most sincerely
lament the untimely and unlocked for
death of Gen. Robert E. Lea, and do com
mend his life as an example to be admired
and followed by our fellow-men.
Resolved, That the Recorder be directed
to forward copies of the message of His
Honor, the Mayor, and this preamble and
parted hero, and that copies of the same
be furnished the city papers for publica-
ton.
Resolved, That the bell of the City Hall
and the fire bells be tolled on tomorrow,
the 14th inst, from 10 A. NJ, until u M.
Resolved, That the citizens be invited
to meet at the Courthouse tomorrow
at 10 o'clock NJ, to take such &C
lion with reference to the death of the
late Gen. Lee as may be deemed appro-
pirate
Resolved, That the public buildings of
he city be draped in mourning for thirty |
lays, and that it be requested that the |
church bells be tolled from 10 A. NJ. until |
- u. ID. T. CARTER, Chairman.
WIN. SIMMONS,
s. A, DULING,
j. r. HARwELL,
JAS. B. CRAIGHEAD,
JAMES NJ. REED.
The Council being ready for the election |
If officers the following gentlemen were |
nominated for Recorder: Thomas ]. Halle, |
T. Beech, David q. Love, Robert @. |
Foster the Sd.
On motion it was agreed to drop the
lindmost candidate after the third ballot
The first ballot resulted as follows
Halle, IL /; Beech, 10; Love, 6; Foster, g.
The second ballot was then proceede d |
With, which resulted in Halle receiving u,
Beech, 9; Love, Z; and Foster, 2 votes.
Ou lu6 JllIu DHllUI lHOlQhb y. G1hll0 I6-
,eived 16, i. f. Beech, 7; David @. Love,
and Robert O. Foster, 1. MIR. Halle
having received the majority of all the
,otes cast was declared duly elected Re
order.
For Revenue Collector, Edward E
Doyle, B. W. McCann, and John Henri
ord were put in nomination.
The first vote resulted in HEREFORD re-
'eiving 13, Doyle, s; and McCann,
yotes.
On the second ballot Hereford had 10,
Doyle, s, and McCann ~ votes.
The third ballot stood, HEREFORD, u
Doyle, z; Mccain, IL.
Mr.. Doyle was dropped and the fourth
ballot proceeded with, with the following
esult: Hereford, 10; McCaun, I6; Doyle,
|. Mr.. Mccain was declared duly
elected.
For City Marshal, j. H. Brantly, Henry
Ambrose, and W. II. Wilkinson, Jr., were
Tho IoIIoH |