Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-01-18
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OEONs1s<AA hACAA1 CONG1IESS An u
SYNDICATE OF TRADES.
In pursuance of resolution
No. 81, adopted by the Thirty
ninth General Assembly, / APP
pointed commissioners 10 the
Geographical Congress and
Syndicate Of Trades, held at
Paris, France, in August, 1875.
Four of the commissioners,
Messrs. Bronson Bayless, AL
bert Akers, Nathan Adams,and
Yolney s. Stevenson, were in
attendance. and through their
agency a diploma was awarded
to the State of Tennessee.
The commissioners have as
yet made no official report.
a. o. p. NICHOLSON,
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee, died the
23rd day of March, 1876. Few
citizens of Tennessee have been
honored like this distinguished
man; member Of the General
Assembly, Chancellor, Presi-
dent of the Bank of Tennessee,
delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, Judge of the Su-
preme Court, Senator in Con-
gress, and, to his great honor
and credit it can be said, that
i'll the performance of all the
high trusts committed TO him
by his fellow -citizens, he never
deYiated from the line of prin-
ciple and integrity.
The General Assembly will
respond to the sentiment of the
people Of Tennessee by giving
expression to their feeling of
sorrow at the death of this en-
incnt man, and that Of his illus
trlOuS cOmpeer,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
On the 31st day of July,
1875, Senator Andrew Johnson,
the seventeenth President of the
United States, departed this life.
The death OF this ilIustrious
private citizen and eminent pub
lie officer brought deep sorrow
upon the public heart, and the
general bereavement has be-
come the more bitter by subse-
quent political developments,
threatening alike to freedom
and our free institutions, in
which he had lived, lie would
have acted conspicuous part in
bchalf Of the people whose
cause he made his own. The
life Of the deceased is full Of
encouragement, illustrating that
neither humble origin, poverty
or want of sound Influence in
early life, present insuperable
barriers to the triumph Of all
indomitable will and free spirit.
The life Of this distinguished
man must pass into our coun-
try's history, and while it is O.
pen to the criticism of oppo-
nents and the admiration of
friends, all admit that it would
be impossible to draw Il circle of
great men and wholly exclude
therefrom Andrew johnson.
His hopes in the future of our.
country were based upon the
following sentiments, uttered to
a friend, as he was leaving his
home for the last time: Our
country supplies its own saw
ing power in the honesty and
patriotism Of its people," May
the people be equal TO the pres
ent trUubles.
As Chief Executive l attend
cd his funeral, and rendered to
his family a spot upon Capitol
Hill as his last resting place.
The death Of Senator john
son created u vacancy in our
representatives in the Senate
Of the United States, and l ccm-
missioned Hon. u. VI. Key, Of
the county of Hamilton, to fill
the same dd interim.
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE WITH
STATE GOVERNMENTS.
The representatives Of the
people OF Tennessee cannot
disregard the recent action Of
the Federal authorities in Ger
tain States Of the SOuth-nota-
bly, in Florida, Louisiana South
Carolina, and Virginia; in three
Of them towns and districts have
been garrisOned with troops Of
the United States at the time Of
profound peace, without any
proper demand being made for
assistance BY local the authorit-
les, and the State-hoase Of South
Carolina was subjected to an
armed occupation by Federal
troops. The army was made
the arbitcr of a disputed cleo
tion, and has been prostitutcd
to the base purpose Of organiz-