Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-06-14

on my patrons purse, MY own chum ant
friend was General in the Confederate
army, and as the papers stated was baselJ
murdered near Knoxville after the war.
trust be is gone safe and that we may NEE
again where the recollection Of his new
coats and ''rty old velvet collar" may
make It's smile.
James Percy Brown, from Alabama
good student, of fine capacity, reserved il
bis manners-had the reputation of being
the best chess-rlayer in College. Dead.
| John Donelson. Tall, manly figure; po-
lite, social, always courteous in his manners;
fair capacity and good student. Dead.
Nicholas Perkins EdmistOn. Nick Ed
mission, who was lame and In delicate health,
always was one Of our best Students, and
stood high In composition and debate;
cheerful, social, and never took part in Col
| lege tricks; was a favorite, and deserved
to be, both for his good talents and pure
character. Dead.
Andrew Johns Hoover. Stout, buIly,
good natured; a general favorite. The best
mathematical mind, they said, in College.
Stood high In all bis Studies, and exemplary
in conduct always; much trusted by the
| Faculty. Dead. .-,..---.-. ....
Andrew Jackson, Jr. The adopted son
Of Gen. Andrew jackson. A perfect gen
tleman, but not very ready or quick In his
studies, yet fair student, and unexceptional
| in his department. The mention of him
| leads me to say word or two of that won
| derful man, Gen. Andrew jackson. 1t was
| the custom of Andrew jackson, Jr., to in
vite, from time to time, some one or more
of the students to 90 out with him to the
Hermitage, and spend Saturday night aud
Sunday. In this way was at one time taken
by him out to the Hermitage. It was, gen.
| tlemen, in 1928, when Gen. jackson was a
candidate for the Presidency. We found
there several distinguished visitors. / re-
member one was Gov. Branch, Of North
Carolina, who was afterwards made his
Secretary Of the Navy. There were seVe.
ra, of us college fellows. Now, the Incl
dent, showing leading trait in the eharae-
ter of Gen. Jackson, which wish to state
is this. The house was full Of distinguish
ed visitors, and we college fellows expected
to have nothing to do, but sit and look on;
but, tell you friends, that we received
more of the conversation and attention Of
that dear, glorious old man, than did Gov.
Branch or any General or Colonel there.
He showed us bis articles Of special valGe;
Washington's pistols; the sword voted to
him by the city of New Orleans, and other
things of the kind, giving us an account Of
each in detail. He took US out and showed
US his grounds and blooded colts, and when
dinner came on, each one of us had
bis seat at the liable, and was helped,
and noticed, and was talked to
By this big hearted, tender hearted old SOL
der as much, or even more than the other
guests. l got my Jacksonism, and my
Democracy, which has stuck to me through
H hlG there ans took vigorous It Just Ss as
man dos measles or small pOx;
from the certain contagion Of being brought
into personal contact with Andrew Jackson.
am not going here to deliver an eulogy
on Andrew Jackson, but did deliver one
in Alabama, when we heard of his death in
1S45 l studied my subject carefully, and
| then declared it as my opinion, and that
| now repeat, that the most distinguishing
trait of this stormy and domineering soldier,
as he is generally esteemed, was his large
beneVolence and womanly tenderness OF
heart.
Andrew jackson, Jr., is dead.
Josiah Nichol. Nichol lived in the city
and l therefore did not see much of him. l
only remember him as gentlemanly, well
behaved student. Dead.
Erasmus Patton Mcdowell. Good tai
ents, genial manners, delicate in health,
good debater, and fair udent. Dead.
VIM. Overton. 'sThe judge" as we al
ways called him, was perhaps the greatest
favOrite in College. A humoriSt, a maker
Of fun; quaint and peculiar both in appear
ance and manner; leader in frolicksOme
tricks; stood well in his class. have often
inquired, but have never been able TO hear
whether he is dead or alive. How glad
would be to see him in this company and
shake his friendly hand once more, after
fOrty-five years parting.
/ John Dennis Phelan. And further this
deponent sayeth not.
/ VIM. Henry Pope. My very dear friend.
he was the model of gentleman and very
handsome. Stood well in his class;
was courteous and polite, but little reserv-
ed with strangers; married twice; was killed
by fall from bis horse many years ago.
6 Henry Basil Shaw. Lived in the city, and
therefore, as in the case of Nichol, l did not
see much of him. He was good student
aud stood well in his class. Dead.
James McCoul Telford. Was lame, and
went by the name Of "Crack" or slim
Crack" A real bright fellow and full of
life and fun. He is dead.
Richard Clemmons Wbitesides. "Dick
Rhitesides," as we always called him; was
one of the brightest fellows among us. His
genial, iovial face turns up to me now just
as it did As years ago. lie was full OF feel
iug-a sort of sensitive plant. Like some
of the rest of US, always dead in love with
some pretty face. Stood well in bis class;
was good in debate. Dead.
Thomas Cooper Whitesides: Well, Tom,
old fellow, | have come to you at last, but
you did not, and do not stand last in any
manner, except alphabetically. You were
always in place; always had the recitation
always commanded the respect and appro-
baton of the Faculty for good department,
when some of the rest of US did not. You
were the same quiet, unpretending, steady
and straightforward Tom Whitesides 45
years ago that you seem to be now. When
/ met you on the cars coming here a year
ago, there stood. the same Tom Whitesides
had known so long ago. You will never
change, and never ought to. Nothing of
Dolly Warden with fancy colors and strong
contrasts about you, but good plain piece
of substantial homespun-colo "Confeder-
ate gray" We two, it seems, stand here
the only survivors of sixteen. We must
soon join the ''innumerabie caravan" and
I pray Tom, for myself and you, that when
that time comes we may go
''Not like the galley slave scOurged to his dun
But sustained and soothed by an unfaltering
trust,
Like him who wraps the drapery Of his couch
ABOUT him,
And lies down to pleasant Dreams"
II OUR COLLEGE DEBATING SOCIETIES.
|. fl had time to elaborate any special
theme, my subject would have been College
Debating Societies and their beneficial in
lfluence. We had in my time at the Uni
versity two, the Carroll and the Clinton, as
they were then called. They were afterwards
changed to ErosOphic and Agatheridan,
after a long and animated contest. We coz
Quoted our society aft IRIS then with great
order and spirit. There was a generous
rivalry between the two, and we had oc-
casionally public debates, and at that day
Nashville always gave us a full audience at
the College Chapel. If the interest here is
lost it is TO be lamented. Such things, to
prosper, must be sustained by a fair share
Of interest in the surrounding community,
at least among the cultivated portion. Oh!
why are such good things neglected for
something more high spiced perhaps, but
which pander at best merely to sensation
and not to the higher qualities of the mind