Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-01

Stances LnaJ threaten 10 limit Lne execution
Of the noble mission on which he was sent.
They beheld him animated with a heroic
courage that neither the Eeonditions Of
an humble birth nor want Of an
early education, nor the frowns and scorns
ofpoWer could deter from the discharge Of
duty. The heir of hard and unrelenting
poverty, forbidding hope in other minds, be
was endowed by noble pur-
pose, a rich understanding and
an uncOnquerable will. To his honor and
the glory Of his country and his race, he
offered all upon the altar of humanity and
his cOuntry's prosperity and integrity.
Born and reared in an epoch that has just
closed its mission, his strong intelligence
looked far into the future, and realized the
duties and requirements of new and more
glorious era than the past. His
LIFE OF STORM AND STRUGGLE
has closed; his profound love Of popular
/ rights, his long devotion TO the interest of
the people, his noble faith in their capacity
for self government can know neither for
getfulness nor death. These elements Of
character. will claim an exemption from
the grave and will pass into the everything
heart Of the race. His fervent love Of
/ equal rights and his warm sympathy
for the toiling millions must claim for him
home in the cottage, the workshop and
the field. Among the bright galaxy Of
names that guild this awakened age, that
Of our departed brother will be found with
CavOur, Mazzini, Lincoln and many more.
In view Of our sad bereavement, and con-
WINGED Of our solemn duty to dwell with
becoming reverence upon the great lessons
Of wisdom, courage and patriotism left us
by our departed statesman and fellOW-citi-
zen, We here
Resolve, that we have heard with sorrow
Of the sad bereavement of the people of
Tennessee in the loss of a guide, who has
for so many years pointed out the right way
to political safety, and whose services at
at this time appeared to us so important in
the Republic.
Resolved, That we deeply sym
pathize with his aged and afflicted wife in
her bereavement, with his daughters and
son, in the loss they are called on to
mourn.
Resolved, That in view of the exalted
character, great labors and the sublime les
sons taught by them to his generation aud
countTymen, that
COMMITTEE FROM VARIOUS COUNTIES
of Middle, Tennessee be appointed to select
some suitsble'place and day forappropriately
celebrating the Obsequies of our departed
cOuntryman, and that a committee be au-
thOTized TO select some person, who shall
prepare an address upon the instructions
which Andrew JohnsOn's life has given to
his cODntrymen; and that the following
persons be appointed as such committee:
Davidson county-MiChael Burns, Geo.
J. Stubblefield, John A. Campbell, John p.
White, WillOughby Williams, Samuel d.
Morgan, George 5. Kinney, John G. BuTch,
Albert Roberts, Archey Cheatham, Patrick
Walsh, Aris Brown, w. II. Morrow, Robert
Miller, B. Embry, A. Joseph, Chris Power,
Ed. Baxter, j. G. SaWyers, w. G. BrieD,
Peter Tamble, G. G. Giers, John Y. SpeTTy,
Hugh Douglass, p. W. Maxey, Michael
Mccormack, NJ. Powers, DR.. A. p. Grin
stead, Hugh McGavOck,- Capt. William
Phillips, Hon. John NJ. Lea, Ed. II. East,
James Hickman, 5. A. Duling, Hugh Nc
Crea, J. n. Barnes, NJ. B. howell, J. y.
Brooks, Hon. J. 5. Fowler.
Warren county-H. L. w. Hill, Asa
Faulkner.
Lincoln county-GeOrge W. Jones, Capt.
w. W. James.
Sumner cOunty-Capt. Samuel Lyon,
Col. r. A. Bennett, Col. Thomas BOyers,
Col. Albert Wynne.
Franklin cOunty-Capt. B. Dufeld, DR..
II. G.. Blanton and J. K.@3ennett.
Coffee cOunty-Judge W. p. Hickerson,
Thomas COlley, Gen. B. F. Cheatham.
Bedford cOunty-A. L. Lands, Joseph
Ramsey and Joseph Thompson.
Gmndy cOunty-COl. A. S. Colyar.
Rutherford cOunty-COl. W. W. Butler,
w. Ransom, SimpSOn Harris.
Maury cOunty-James Andrews, Gen.
Marcus J. Wright.
Williamson cOunty-Sam House, I. w.
Dick Bullock.
Wilson county-HOn. Jordan Stokes,
Robert Cantrell.
Montgomery county-Robt. Humphreys,
a. NJ. Blackburn.
Humphreys county-HOn. Dorsey B.
Thomas.
Robertson county-Wiley WOodard, Jos.
c. Stark.
Cannon eounty-SenatOr J. A. Jones,
Capt. II. A. Wiley, a. y. Hinton.
DeKalb cOunty-Wm. F. Crowley, Jas.
a. Nesmith.
White county-Hon. q. Marchbanks.
Putnam cOunty-HOlland Denton, J. d.
GOOdpasture.
Jackson county-JOhn T. Murray, Robl.
A. Cox.
Smith county-A. A. SwOpe, Judge S.
NJ. d. Fite, Hon. J. 4. Barrett.
Col. A. 5. COlyar moved that whenever
the committee should be called together a
majority of those present should constitute
a quorum. Carried.
Col. JnO. c. Burch moved that a commit
tee Of six be appointed
TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL
at Greeneville, provided it could be sser-
tanned that the committee could reach that
place in time. Col. Burch stated enquiries
were being make by telegraph to learn the
exact time Of Senator JOhnsOn's burial.
From his knowledge Ofthe geography Of
that country, and from the information that
he had obtained from others, it was doubt
full whether his body could be brought TO
Greeneville for burial before Monday after
noon.
The distance from Greeneville TO the |
depot nearest his daughters house, where |
be died, was thirty-six miles, and therefore |
it was probable that his remains could not |
be inferred before Monday afternoon. If |
that should be the case, persons leaving |
here Sunday night, could reach GreeneviIle |
in time to witness the burial ceremonies. !
Al -AAC NSAAAlAAblCC NOAAANA c-tCLu3 II NOuAN Bt
mark Of honor paid the diseased ex-
President and Senator by the citizens of
Nashville.
The motion prevailed Tand the Chairman |
stated that he would appoint the committee |
to-day.
Col. COlyar moved that the Mayors of |
Nashville and Edgefeld and the name Of |
eX-Senatar Fowler be added to the COM |
mittee. Carried.
The meeting then adjourned.
MECHANICS MOURNING.
Centre Lodge, E. u. o. NJ, held a meet
ing last night and adopted the following:
Whereas, the intelligence of the death of
the Hon. Andrew johnson, Senator in Con-
gress from this State, reached the city this /
morning, we deem it our duty to express
in some form our profound regret Of this /
public calamity, great as it was sudden;
therefore, be it
Resolved by Centre Shop, No. /, Z. o.
L. NJ, that in the death Of Andrew John
son the State of Tennessee has lost the OBJ
ject of her greatest pride, the Union. one of I
its tTuest and nOblest statesmen and man
kind a genuine phlanthrOpist.
BE it further resolved, that the mechanics,
the laborers, and all those of the human
family, whose lives have been cast in the
lines Of pecuuiary misfortune, have lost in
him bulwark Of strength that ever stood /
between them and the curse of a republic,
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