Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-08-07
forget them, but never the distinguish

! forget them, bat never the distinguish
ed services he rendered.
Judge Humphreys was loudly called.
He said we must now look upon An
drew johnson as one of the products
OF Tennessee, whom she has contrib
uted TO the common stock ofthe nation.
1t has been long apparent that he had
outgrown the narrow limits of his
native state. He belonged to the
whole country, and the kilograms
which flowed 10 upon the occasion OF
his election to the Senate, were proof
of this His faithful service entitled
him to credit for disinteresied service.
The honors of Office, the rewards of
public life he had won By faithful SER
vice, aud they were rightly his, as was
the honor we are here to pay him. La
honorihg him you honor indirectly
your ancestors, yourselves and your
country, which have produced such re.
suits as Andrew johnson.
Many had differed with him widely.
They could still honor him when the
smoke ofpolitical warfare had cleared
away in the hour of death. Men must
differ. They would lose their indiVid-
uality if they did not differ. We can
all honor him and take him as he stands.
a representative of Tennessee, and a
fit one to illustrate our great State.
DR.. Green was called upon and he
spoke of his private character, and his
life among his neighbors and his fam
/ lis. lie had known MIN for, many
years, and had seen him under the
most trying and adverse circumstances.
His relations with his neighbors were
sociable and pleasant. He had no
quarrels or chickering's, he was affable
and pleasant In his family his rela-
tons we're of the kind.iest character,
and at his home some of his warmest
political opponents were his warmest
personal friends. They will tell you
he was a man in every sense of the
word. have thought destiny marked
him-for an example in our country OF
a man of the people. He came to
/ Tennessee with his old mother in a
wheeled cart with an-old mule.
He struggled to maintain his mother,
} aud every stage in his life was a strug-
gle upward, from the old log cabin
where he MAS born, through an un-
varying round OF successes TO the high
est place, returning to be buried again
by the people of his State and the end
ing his long wearying pilgrimage in an
humble home. He was manyof the
people, he lived with them, he died
with them.
DIR. Thomasson was called. He said
he represented the young thought oil
Tennessee, and spoke very happily OF
the feelings of the young men for Mr.
johnson.
, Gen. Quarles reeited the many noble
characteristics Of the man, speaking
knowingly from contact with him from
the time be (Quarles) entered iuto
: politics. Said he was conscieDtiously
honest. He spoke feelingly of Mr.
} Johnson's noble bearing towards his
competitors in the late contest for the
Senatorship, and concluded with the
most beautiful and touching eulogy we
have ever heard him deliver. His re.
marks brought tears to the eyes Of
many OF the admirers of Mr.. John.
son. f.f
Hon. D. n. Kennedy answered q
loud call upon him with brief but
exceedingly appropriate speech IL
: which he took occasion to impress il
upon the young men that honesty and
steady pursuit would elevate any one
of them to lofty position, limited only
hy his canaaity, ~.