Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-10
CLARK MILLS.
His Arrival in the City This
MOrning---A Welcome Adj
dress by Judge Guild
OH the Part Ofthe
Citizens Conn
mittee.

Nashville Banner.l
It being made known that Clark
Mills, the artist, would arrive on the
train this morning, General G.. P.
Thruston, the chairman of the Jack
son statue committee, appointed the
following named gentlemen as a com
mittee on reception, to-wit: Mai. John
l.. Brown, Samuel Watkins, ESQ, Nj.
Burns, Esq, Judge 10 G. Guild, Col.
WillOughby Williams, ex.G Governor
NELL 5. Brown, Gen. s. R. Anderson,
Colonel John 0yerton, N. II. Allo,
way, M. 8. Howell, and Colonel
Madison Stratton. This committee
repaired to the depot to await the ar
rival OF the train, Judge Guild, on
behalf of the committee, made the
following address of welcome:
Mr.. Mills, we are a committee rep
resenting the citizens of Tennessee
to greet and welcome you to the hos
pitalities of the city Of Nashville. We
welcome you a. the distinguished
artist who has delineated the features
and form Of Tennessee's greatest man
of Americas distinguished chief
tain and statesman-Genera Andrew
Jackson.
Your genius displayed in the forma-
ton of this equestrian statue, that
will be erected on Capitol hill and un-
yelled on the 10th inst. will cause
your name to be associated with the
fame Of Jackson. When succeeding
generations shall look upon this like
ness, they will be reminded ofthe wis
dom, patriotism and genius he dis
played in his various campaigns which
he conducted, and the brilliant VIC
tories obtained by our armies, which
restored safety and grace to his bleed
ing country, and especially to his un-
riyalled victory Of the 8th of January
1915, upon the plain of Chalmette.
They will be reminded that General
Jackson was not less distinguished as
a statesman than he was in leading
our armies to victory and glory upon
many a hard fought field. The world
will always in receiving the character
and life of General jackson, admit
that he was honest, was wise, cour-
ageous and patriotic; that his heart
always responded to the call, and beat
for the welfare of his country. He
was a most remarkable man. We
will never look upon his equal again
He spoke history. lie wrote history.
And in peace and war his acts furnish.
ed the most brilliant and interesting
chapters to adorn the history of II
country.
Mr.. Mills, the citizens of Tennessee
return you their thanks for the inter.
est you have taken and the liberal
terms you have extended to them in
aid Of their patriotic enterprise of
placing your equestrian statue of Gen.
jackson upon the capitol grounds of
our state, thereby exhibiting the graf
itude OF Tennessee to their great ben
efactor and their most distinguished
citizen, General Andrew jackson,
There it will remain, overlooking our
beautiful city, and will excite the
emulation Of the future generations TO
follow the example of his patriotic and
heroic life.
Mr.. Mills made an appropriate re.
ply IN a few weil-timed remarks, after
which, in charge Of the committee. he
was conducted to the Maxwell house
where quarters have been assigned
him. The statue will arrive in a few
days, and Mr.. Mills will put it in 90.
sitiOn on the canitol gronnJs