The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-01-25

various trusts reposed in him, be
discharged the duties thereof with
strict fidelity and to the entire sat
isfaction of the public.
He was twice married, and leaves
a widow and a numerous offspring,
consisting of children, grand chill
dreIi and great grand children, to
mourn his loss.
He was plain and unostentacious
in his manners, kind and obliging
in his disposition; Industrious. fru-
gal and economical in his habits
frank, just and honorable in his in
tercouse with his fellow men. He
was emphatically an honest man.
With all, he was public spirited and
gave his influence and means liber-
ally to support the cause of educa-
ton, and to promote the laudable
enterprises of his day for the adj
vancement of the public good
Thus has passed away another
of the few remaining of that noble
band of pioneers who broke the
cane and subdued the forests of our
county, and WHO for more than a
quarter of a century gave tone to
public sentiment, and in no small
degree contributed to the high
standing which our county has
long held, for intelligence, morality
and patriotism. With Mr.. Aber
nathy much of the unwritten mis-
tory of our county is lost. From
his early settlement in the county,
the various offices he filled, his in
tercourse with the people, having
been the greater portion of his time
at the courthouse, he knew more
of the early settlers and the early
history of the county at the time
OF his death than any other person
living. Alas! how soon will those
old patriarchs all be gone, and the
rising generation left to uncertain
and vogue tradition for the early
history of our county. Therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of
Charles G. Alternately our county
has lost one of her oldest and most
highly esteemed citizens; long
tried and faithful public servant,
and a true patriot.
Resolved, That we mourn his loss
and will ever cherish the memory Of
his many virtues, his purity of life,
his exemplary conduct and infex
ible integrity.
D.o1T.,aL That xra 4an1ar fn hio
family our sympathy in their be-
reavement.
Resolved, That copy of this pro
ceeding be furnished the family Of
the deceased.
Resolved, When one so worthy
passes away we deem it proper to
place this memorial of his life and
history upon the records of the
county which his life SO well illus
trates and adorns.
When the above resolutions were
presented Hon. Thomas M. Jones
spoke as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN:-One of our old
est and. best citizens is gone. The
purity of his private character, the
sterling integrity of his official life,
and the unfsltering fidelity with
which he discharged every trust de-
mands from the citizens of this
county, his old neighbors and
friends who have survived him, this
public expression of the high re-
gard in which we hold and will
cherish his memory.
He was among the early settlers
of this county, and like that class
of hardy pioneers who first came to
Giles, he was one of Natures noble
men.
More than fifty years have
elapsed, half of century, and al
though the cane has been cut, the
large forests have been felled, roads
and great highways have been con-
structed, towns and villages have
sprung up, school houses and
churches have been built, and yet /
doubt very much whether to-day we
have a population which can favor
ably compare with those early set
tiers in purity of morals, in honesty
of private dealing and in acts
of disinterested friendship. They
looked upon their fellow-man and
as a brother; they sought
no advantage; they permitted none
to be taken; they strictly observed
that great commandment, "Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
Mr.. Alternately was thirty years
in public life, and during all of that
time not q word of complaint was
ever uttered against him.
He has outlived all of the Judges
who presided over the courts when
he was first inducted into office.
Only one Judge now survives
who held the courts while he was
clerk, the Hon. VIM. p. Martin, and
the last time he was here he made
the most affectionate inquiries in re
gard to the deceased, remarking in
his own peculiar and emphatic man
ner, "he was an honest man, the no
blest work of God.''
Chabcellors Cook, Harris, Moore,
Kennedy and Dillahunty, all bore
testimony to his high integrity as
citizen and as an efficient and faith
full public officer. He has outlived
all of the officers of the courts and
members of the bar when he was
first elected clerk.
He was here when the courts
were first organized. He was here
when Benton, Cobb, Aaron V.
Brown, Alfred NJ. Harris, VIM. H.
Field, VIM. c. Flournvy, Joe N.
Rivers, f. j. Shields, James w.
Combs, C. 5. Tarpley and many
others, all of whom are now dead,
were leading members of the bar.
may say, Mr.. Chairman, that he
was my personal friend FROM the
time / was admitted to the bar to
the day of his death. All of the
lawyers honored him, respected him
and loved him. The people of Giles
county honored him for nearly forty
years. He never deceived them, he
never betrayed them. At last, full
of years and full of honors, he has
been called home to his fathers.
He has bequeathed to his family,
his friends, 10 his country, his un-
sullied character and his bright
example.