The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-08-05
THE LATE ANDREW JOHN
son.
Meeting of Our Citizens TO
Honor the Memory of
the Great De-
ceased

At , o'clock last Monday evening
Judge John V. Wright adjourned Cir
cult Court on motion of Judge Thos. n .
Jones, at the request Of several citizens,
that Il meeting might be held in the
! Court room, to take steps to suitably ex-
/ press the feelings of the people upon the
death of the great statesman, Andrew
/ johnson. Hon. Thos. NJ. Jones was
called 20 the chair, and L. d. McCOrd
made Secretary. Judge Jones said, in
! taking the chair:
"This meeting has been called to take
steps in regard to the death of Senator
Andrew johnson. This distinguished
/ citizen, whose sudden death has just
been announced to the country, has
/ filled many places of trust in Tennes-
see. He has been legislator, Governor,
Congressman, and at the time of his la
mented death held the high commission
of US. Senator from Tennessee. What
ever has been our opinion of him pOlit-
ically, we must all admit that he has
been of great service to the country,
and presume there is not a citizen
present to-day who wishes to further
indulge feeling of animOsity. Let us
remember his virtues and let us forget
what we believed to be faults. But it is
customary, and it is one OF the nOblest
impulses of human nature, that when a
great man dies the citizens should as
semble and give expression TO their
feelings and give testimonials to the
honor OF the deceased. Andrew John
son was a son of Tennessee, he had
reached the summit of civic hOnOrs, and
| heard from his own lips that his late
elevation to the SenatOrship filled the
measure of his ambition. We meet,
fellOw-citiZeus, to honor the memory
of the man, at whose death not only
Tennessee but the nation bows in sor-
row, to put on record some testimonials
to his greatness"
The chairman here announced that
motions were in order.
Maj. B. r. Matthews moved that a
committee of thirteen be appointed by
the chair to draft suitable resolutions, to /
report on Saturday next at , o'clock.
Judge John A. TinnOn seconded the |
motion, and eulOgiZed the name of the |
man we are called upon to mourn as |
dead. In former days some OF US diff |
fered with him. How these questions |
have been end are being decided, we |
all know; but the speaker apprehended |
it would take long cycle of time to tell |
who was right. Let our animOsities be |
buried in the grave with him. He has .
certainly filled larger space in politics /
than any other man in Tennessee, and |
let the memory of his greatness be re-
corded by the sons of the gallant State
that owned him.
The motion to appoint a committee
was carried, when the chair announced
the following names Chas. G. \ ber-
nathy, Jas. McCallum, Capt. Geo. Bow
ers, w. +. Ballentine, DR.. Jas. +. Grant,
DIR. f EdmundsOn, Albert Buford, B.
f. Matthews, John G. Walker, DR..
Levi Reed, John a. Tinnon,
VIM. Rivers and Noble Smithson.
ResOLged, That inasmuch as the news
of the death of Hon. Andrew johnson
is not generally known to this commu-
nifty, and to give an opportunity to the
people to be present, this meeting adj
iOurn until Saturday, the 9Th inst, at :
O'Clock P. NJ, to receive the report of the
The committee of our citizens APP
pointed to draft resolutions in memory
of Hon. Andrew johnson is a great and
lucid commentary upon the hearts of
men. In this committee, and filling the
courthouse at the meeting when this
was selected, were men who
were bitter political opponents Of Mr..
j Johnson, who differed with him in opin-
ion. Y ct these men came up in all the
gravity the occasion demanded, and
while deep-seated solemnity perVaded
the assembly, and sorrow was depicted
upon every cOuntenance, they spoke out
the god-like sentiment of forgiveness,
and came up like men to do honor to
the acknowledged greatness of the la
mented deceased What better can be
said of these men than that they could
find the principle within their hearts to
honor the greatness of him whose Opin-
ions they had so streanously opposed, to
lose sight of what they conceived to be
his faults, and magnify his virtues and
extol his greatness. The sOlemnity OF
the event that has cast a gloom over
his friends and his foes was felt, and its
fruits was forgiveness,