Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-05
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A. r. Nelson, w. FL. Sneed, s. B. Boyd,
Mr.. Maynard came In contact with them,
and it is no disparagement to them to say
that from the beginning he was able to
measure arms with all of them in wide
spread and varied practice throughout East
Tennessee There is only one example that
of Judge Thos A. r. Nelson similar to that
of Mr. Maynard in his career as q LAWYER,
in point of briiliancy and rapidity of sue
cess. The speaker has long thought that
Mr. Maynard quilted the sphere in which
he was strongest and ablest when he left
the bar, though it is true that he won much
greater renown and distinction in the DO
litical and public arena. There is much in
his life that commends itself to young men,
and which we all admire. One distinguish
ing feature is his sterling integrity and
purity of character, both as citizen
and public man. For more than 80 wears
he was before the people of his State, the
nation and the whole civilized world, and
the speaker calls upon all to bear witness
to the fact that no reproach ever ramained
against his chracter. We can point to him
| as a man whose character, both in public
and private. is above reproach ; pure, stain
less and spotless in every particular. No
| bride was ever offered him. and there
were no charges of corruption
| in official or private life.
There is no man in the sound of his voice
but feels proud of Mr.. Maynard as a citi-
zen, and that does not feel that in his death
| Tennessee lost part of her glory Great
names give glory to the State. He men
! toned eloquently the names of Tennessee's
| SEWERS, Robinsons, Jacksons, Folks, Grun--
| dys, CAROLS, Blounts Whites, Bells, &C.,
and last, but not least, and above all in
scholarship and equal to all in purity of
charaster, her Maynard
| Reviewing the character of our deceased
friend we all have reason to be proud to
have had him as citizen of the town, a
friend and citizen of Tennessee.
JUDGE GEORGE BROWN
said it was his fortune to know Mr.. May
nard from the time he ca ne to the bar.
They came, as it were, boys together He
knew him intimately until he went into
politics, and in the practice of their profess
sion endearing social relations
were formed between them pc
culiar to the times He must
say to those who entertained the idea that
Mr.. Maynard was cold and Indifferent in
his nature, that it grew out of the fact that
they did not know him socially and init
mately. No member of the bar, when
among friends, was more sociable and agree
able He was a man of extraordinary abil-
ity. In the speakers opinion he had no
superior. No lawyer who practiced with
him was his equal. He had master
intellect and mind and as an
advocate he never had superior, if,
indeed, an equal In his sarcasm and
wit he was also hyperion. He could turn it
to account on an adversary with great force,
| and there are none that met him but can
bear witness to his sarcasm. This of
course created some unfriendly feelings
among his adyersaries. Professionally
there was no man of more integrity. He
would stand by his client to the last, and if
he had a fault. it could be attributed to his
zeal for his client in discharge of his sworn
duty. He was always a friend to the
down trodden and oppressed, particularly
the colored folks. He always stood by
them, without money and without
price, and whether they know
it or not the speaker does know that the
colored people never had better and truer
friend. The speaker belonged to the same
political party with Mr.. Maynard before the
war, and was associated with him in that
way, on the electoral ticket
and otherwise, his whole life
was one of purity and honesty. # he was
ever wrong it was mistake of judgment
and not of the heart. He always did what
he felt to be right. The speaker can bear
witness that up to his last moments no man
had purer character for honesty and up
Brightness.