Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-11-19
Testimonial OF Respect TO the Memory or
s. HOn,.ThomaS A. r, NeISou. ..-vI..

HOh'1n0maS A. X. Nelson. |rVI-s .
on Thursday of the Nov. Term, 1873, of
the Chancery Court at Rogersville, Tenn,
the members of the bar, deeming that
some tribute of regard should be paid to
the memory of Thomas A, r.. Nelson, a
fellow member, who departed this life
since the last term of the Court, asked the
Honorable Chancellor, II. G. Smith, to
suspend the proceedings of the day tenn
porarily for that purpose.
On motion of S. j. Kirkpatrick, Esq,
Hon. II. c. Smith was called to preside.
On motion of Charles r. Vance, Esq,
Hugh G.. Kyle was requested to act as sec
rotary.
On motion, to draft suitable resolutions
of respect, the Chair appointed the follow
ing committee, to-wit:
Dicks Alexander, John Netherland, A.
A. Kyle, A. l.. Buren,, +, NJ. 'Fulkerson,
WI Clarkson, Jno. A. Mckinney, Chas.
r., Vance, w. =. Gillenwaters.
On motion of S. ]. Kirkpatrick, tthe
meeting adjourned till Saturday, , o'clock,
p. NJ.
SATURDAY.
Having met pursuant to adjournment,
Dicks Alexander, Esq, On behalf of the
Committee, submitted the following pre-
anble and resolutions, to-wit:
| Obituary.
1--WE have come as members of the legal
Il
| the memory of deceased brother. Since
we assembled at this place at the last term
| of the Court, the Angel of Death has called
| him from these earthly courts. Thomas
A. r. Nelson, the accomplished scholar,
the distinguished lawyer and able jurist is
no more. He is gone. HE shall return
no more to his house, neither shall his
| place know him any more;h but he lives
in memory, and is an example for the
| youth of our country. To say that he had
| faults, is but to say that he was human
but his virtues preponderated so that his
defects seem like spots upon the sun.
Mr.. Nelson was native of our beloved
State, born in the city of Knoxville, edu-
Gated at the State University, and at an
| early age, being about IS years of age,
| graduated with the first honors. He read
law under Honorable Thomas l.. Williams
and rapidly rose to distinction in his
profession. We have spoken of his
attainments in literature and in his pro-
fession. With pleasure we add, he was a
highbred gentleman. It may he said of
him, he was never known to tell an I'M
truth. He was in the true sense of the
| word a Christian-"the highest style OF
man. In his own language, death is a
period ofsincerity," and his death attested
the truth of what we assert. A few hours
before his decease, he was informed by his
physician that he could not recover he
|
paredn
| AS a member of Congress and one of the
members of the Supreme Court of this
State, his name is intimately associated
with the Congressional, judicial and politi.
cal history of Tennessee-an evidence o.
the confidence his fellow-citizens had in
his capacity and integrity.
With his family and friends we deeply
and sincerely sympathize in this their be-
reayement
Mr.. Nelson's earthly career is ended
and he has gone to that Bar before which
we must all appear to receive our final sen
tence from the Supreme Judge of the Uni
verse; therefore be it
Resolved, l. That we entertain and cher
ish profound respect for the virtues, tai
ents and attainments of Mr.. Nelson, anC
sincerely mourn his death.
Q. That we rejoice in the belief our broth
er was a Christian, and that he has gone t.
that crest that remaineth for the people o
God"
3. That a copy of these proceedings bt
sent to the family of the deceased, as evi
dence of our high appreciation of his worth
and our sympathy with them in thier loss
4. That the editors of the public press al
Knoxville be requested to publish thest
proceedings in their respective papers, anc
that copies Thereof be furnished them.
On motion to adopt tie resolutions
Nelson were made by Messrs. A. A. Kyle
f. NJ. Fulkerson, w. A. Clarkson, Charles
r. Vance, w, =. GillenWaters, james
White and w. H. Watterson.
The resolutions were then adopted.
On motion of Thomas McDermott, Esq.
the Honorable Chancellor was requested L
have these proceedings spread of record.
On motion, the meeting adjourned Stnt
die. H. G. SIXTH, Chairman.
| H G. KYLE Secretary.