Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-07
THE DIM PAST.
DOings of the Historical Society.
Regular Meeting Yesterday - ADJ
tiOnal Contributions Of CuriOsities,
Relies ind Documents.

the State Library yesterday, the President
Dr.. Foster in the chair, and the following
named members present: Judge Shackel
ford, Arson Nelson, Col. Thos. Bowers
/ Col. q. j. Harris, Col. Thruslon, Z. ID
Hicks, Col. VIM. Bass, Judge Samuel Wat
son, A. B. Shankland, r. G. Stone, w. b
Thompson, DR.. VIM. Sheldon, Gen. r
Kirby Smith.
NORTH CARDINALS CENTENNIAL.
Col. Harris, from the committee appOint.
ed to take steps relative 10 the proper OBJ
servance of the one hundredth an
niversary of the Meeklenburg Decla,
ration Of Independence, presented
a report giving the proceedings
had at the meetings which have been held
in that connection by said committee in
conjunction with the legislative committee
ali OF which has already been published in
these columns. 1t was decided to postpone
final action in relation to the appointment
OF delegates to attend this centennial eele-
bration at Charlotte, n. c., until the next
regular meeting Of the Society.
GOV. SEWERS REMAINS.
Col. Thruston, from the committee ap-
| pointed to take stems for the removal of the
remains Of Gov. John Sewer from their
present resting place in Alabama 10 this
city, reports that the committee had en-.
deavored to get the Legislature to make an
appropriation Of $3.50 to carry out this
project, but had failed in that object.
A GROWL OF DISSATISFACTION.
The following was contributed by DIR.
Ramsey, Of Knoxville:
TERRITORY South Of the Ohio, Hamilton
Dist, Superior Court Of Law, April term,
1895.
"We, the grand jurors for the Dist. oil
Hamilton and territory of the United States
Of America South of the River Ohio, dc
present as grievances:
"That the executive officers of the Gen
eral Government have withheld the paw OF
the militia, who, in 1893, followed the trail
OF the army Of the Creeks and CherOkees,
! consisting OF upwards of one thousand war
rlOTS, who had killed Alex. Cavert and fam
ly, etc, within eight miles of Knoxville,
into their towns, under the pretence that
such pursuit, although authorized by the
person exercising the office of Governor, il
was an offensive operation.
so. That taxation should not be extended
to this country without representation in
the Federal Legislature, as in the case of
the excise on ardent spirits. Declaring,
however, that we consider the law imposing
an excise upon, ardent spirits politically
wise and just as to such parts of the United
States as are represented in the Federal
Legislature.
been afforded to the inhabitants of this
territory as to the inhabitants Of States
having representatives in Congress, 10 wit !:
The States of Pennsylvania, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and GeOr-
gia, when our sufferings, unprovoked and
without cause, at the hands of The CherO-
KEGS and Creeks have been in a ten-fold
degree to the whole of those States.
81. That delay or neglect has taken
pace in paying those militia for the with
holding Of whose pay the execution officers
Of the general government are without
pretext, while the mounted infantry of
Kentucky have been paid in advance Of the
commencement Of service and the militia
Of all other description belonging to States
having representation Immediately after"
To this is appended the names Of fifteen
jurors.
CURIOSITIES.
The following contributions 10 the relics
OF the society, were reported:
From John 81. Seabury-A Let Of copper
coins, among which was one made in 1746,
during the reign Of George Ii.
From A. A. Breast Biographical sketch
Of VIM. BOwyer, Printer, London, 1882.
Also the life Of Joseph Bishop, a pioneer Of
Middle Tennessee.
From DR.. J. B. Lindsley-Annual Ad-
dress before the Medical Society Of Ten
nessee by DR.. Paul F. Eve, the President,
1872:
From W. c. Collier-The Great Panic,
1862.
From S. A. Cunningham, of Shelbyyille
"Reminiscences Of the FOrty-first Tennes-
see Regiment.
From c. G. Giers-Enlarged photograph
Of Thomas Lynch, one Of the signeTs of
the Declaration Of Independence.
From Col. Killebrew-KillebreN's Re
sources Of Tennessee.
From Jas. Z Cliffe, Of Williamson Col
lection Of Indian relics.
From J. w. Baker, jr.-The following
suggestions and course Of legal study pre-
scribed by Thos. Jefferson for the father Of
the donor, Judge Baker, of Florida, who
was a grand nephew of Mr.. jefferson, and
who married a daughter Of Judge Haywood
Of Tennessee:
"As no one can read to advantage on any
one subject, you will have time enough in
the other portions Of the day to go on with
those essential studies which you
have not as yet completed. If you
read law from breakfast four or five
hours, enough will remain for exercise
before dinner. The morning may be given
to natural philosophy and astronomy.
The afternoon to rhetoric and bellies letters,
poetry, etc. The night to history and
chicks. The course Of reading should ad-
wise would be Coke's LittletOn and his 9TH
er Institutes, Bacon's Abridgement, BLACK
stones Commentaries, WoOdson's Lectures
aud Reeves on Common Law, and in chan
Gerry, the Arrangement Of Cases; in Equity,
Digested Index and Fout-
Ilauque, interpreting some select cases
rom the reporters both in law and equity.
This course will employ two years to be
aud three, profound"
THE STONE AGE.
On motion, Gen. Kirby Smith and DR.. |
Stafford were appointed a committee to in |
the discoveries recently made on |
he banks Of the Tennessee River in con- |
of the high water, of skeletons |
Ind other relics of the stone age.
A REORGANIZATION.
Prot. r. G. Stone offered a resolution |
cooking to a reorganization Of the working |
orces Of the society, by the appointment of /
to devote themselves to parti-
,ular and specific branches of inquiry. The
was agreed to and the committees
will be appointed at the next meeting.
The following named was appointed a
to advance the interests of the
Ociety in their respective counties: James
". MCCallum, Giles; X. NJ. Ewing, Will
hanson; T. BOyers, Summer; Jno. W. Fax
on, Montgomery; Turner Vaughn, Wilson;
Eco. W. Jones, Lincoln; E. B. Mason,
Madison.
On motion Of Col. Boyers a committee
vas appointed to devise ways and means
Or a full publication of the proceedings of
he soceity's meetings, with view Of max
ng a permanent record of the same.
The society then adjourned, to meet the
ecOnd Tuesday in May.
RAILWAY TAXATION.