Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-21
JACKSON C0UNTY'S TRIBUTE.
Meeting at GainsbOrO I'm Memory Of
the Late Hon. JnO w. Head.

AT meeting Of a large and respectable
portion of Of the citizens and members of
the bar Jackson county, held in the
church room of the Masonic Hall In Gains
boTO on Saturday, Nov. II, 10 pay last
sad tribute of respect to the memory of the
Hon. John w. Head, late of Sumner coun-
ty, Representative elect in the Forty-fourth
Congress, from the Fourth District of Ten
ncSsee, Judge Benjamin B. Washburn was
called to the chair, and Rev. Henry L.
Booth, of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, was requested to officiate as chap
lain.
The proceedings were opened with
prayer, after which Hon. Il. H Butler, Ma
than NJ. Cox, Esq, Mounce q. Butler, ESQ.
and Milton b. Young, Esq, were appointed
Secretaries.
On motion of Judge A. w. Dewitt, The
chairman appointed the following named
gentlemen to draft resolutions expressive of
the sentiment Of the meeting; Col. r. A.
Cox, Judge A. W. Dewitt, Hon. Daniel W.
Haw's, Hon. r. P. Brooks, Capt. Job NJ.
Morgan, n. B. Young, Esq, Mai. l.. G.
Hall and Joshua f. Halle, Esq.
The committee retired, and during their
absence the uhaimsn and Rev. II. l..
Booth delivered solemn and impressive adj
dresses, after which the committee re-
turned, iand submitted, through their chair
man, Col. Robert A. Cox, the following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, it mas pleased Almighty God
to call from our midst, by death, the Hon.
Jonn w. Head, of Sumner county, one of
the most kOnered, distinguished, able and
useful citizens of our State, and our chosen
Representative in the next Congress of the
United States, for this, the Fourth Con-
gressional District of Tennessee; therefore,
Resolved, That while we bow in Chris
tian submission to the Divine interposi-
ton, yet, We sincerely mourn his loss. We
regard the loss of Col. Head as a great
national calamity, and peculiarly is it a
sad calamity TO the people of this Congress
sional district; for, in these days, when the
liberties of the people of this great nation
were in peril, public servants such as was
Col. Head are in great demand. With
great unanimity, the people of this Con-
gressional district, at the late November
election, called him toa mosthOnorable and
important trust. We had every confidence
in his integrity and ability to
serve us, and were expecting much good TO
result from his services. But, alas ali our
hopes are blasted by the untimely death of
our chosen public servant, and we can but
mourn his loss.
Resolved, That it is the duty of the liv-
ing to commemorate the virtues and emu
late the example of the great and good who
live and die among us; and we with pride
and pleasure point to the life, character,
Christian walk and bearing of the Hon.
John w. Head as worthy of emulation;
and we commend his bright and shining
example TO the Young men of our land and
country as worthy of their highest cOnsid-
Grafton.
Resolved, That we deeply sympathize
and cOndole with the bereaved widow and
children of the hOnored dead in this their
irreparable loss; and, as a token of our sin
cere coincidence and respect, we direct the
secretaries of this meeting to furnish them
with a copy of the proceedings of the same.
Resolved, That the members of the
GainsborO bar wear the usual badge Of
mourning for thirty days, and that copies
of the proceedings be furnished to the
Democratic papers of this Congressional
district, and 20 the NASHVILLE UNION
AND AMERICAN and NdShUitle Banner,
with the request that they publish the
same.
ROBERT A. Cox,
A. w. DEWITT,
DANIEL w. HAYES,
RICHARD p. BROOKS,
JOB NJ. MORGAN,
Y. b. YOUNG.
L. C.. HALL,
JOSHUA +. HALLE.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed, after which appropriate remarks were
made by Col. Il. A Cox, A. w. Dewitt,
-tnh Al Mnrrrarr Met Ia1l Mas
Z. Brooks, \. Ii. Young, Esq, and Maui
rice q. Butler, Esq. The meeting was then
closed with prayer by Rev. Henry l.. Booth.
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