Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-12
HORACE MAYNARD.
Action Of the Citizens Meeting at
Nashville.

Banner, May 10th.
A public meeting of citizens, ire
spective of party, was held in the hall
of the House of Representatives last
night, to take suitable action with
respect to the death of Hon. Horace
Maynard.
On motion of Ex-Governor Neill
s. Brown, DR.. w. P. Jones was called
to the chair.
Rev. Daniel Watkins, colored, Of
fered prayer, after which the choir
of the Colored Baptist Church sang
in a feeling manner, "Steal Away to
Jesus.
On motion of Governor Hawkins,
William A. McTeer was chosen sec
rotary.
DIR. Jones paid beautiful tribute
to the memory of Mr.. Maynard. He
said great man had fallen. In life
he stood head and shoulders, intel-
lectually, above them all. Mr.. May.
nsrd had none of that pedantry
which comes without brain power.
The highest duty to man was to do
his duty Mr.. Maynard did this.
He began life poor and gradually
rose to exalted positions. Tennessee
was better for having been his home,
and the world was better for his
having lived in it. He was no dema-
gogue.
! At the conclusion of his remarks,
DIR. Jones explained the object of the
meeting.
I On motion Of H. NJ. Wiltse the
following committee was appointed
on resolutions: II. NJ. Wiltse, chair
man; John Rhum, Ex-Gov. Neil S.
Brown, Judge D. H. Key, Senator
Smith, Judge Lawrence and John
NJ. Fleming
The choir then sang Keep Me
from Sinking Down.
Gov. Hawkins delivered a feeling
eulogy upon the life and character
Of the deceased, reviewing his public
career from early manhood to its
close. He said MIR. Maynard wat
true to every one; a pure patriot, 6
devoted husband and a statesman
His public and private character ba,
always been above reproach. In lif'
he possessed the confidence of al
who knewi Inn.
Dir. Burrus said that MIR. Maynart
was not politician in the sense tina
sharp, shrewd tricksters are. He wa
! statesman. When Maynard fel
Tennessee lost her greatest states
man.
Col. John NJ Fleming read tn
resolutions adopted by the commit
tee appointed for that purpose
} They are as follows:
The announcement of the suddel
. death of Horace Maynard, whom W,
loved, SO recently among us in thu
apparent enjoyment of vigorou
T health, startled us as the unexpect
} ed stroke of a great public calami
ty. So long had he been conspic
3 uous figure in the arena of publ
3 life, and so well preserved did he az
5 pear for further usefulness to hi
: country, that it was hard to realiz
that he had passed away forever fro1
the theater of human action. Hav
g ing assembled this evening as citizen
OF his long adopted State,
which he devoted the best years {
. his life, irrespective of differences
e political faith or partisan ALIGNMENT
,, we feel it solemn duty as we'll g
= melancholy pleasure to bear TESTING
Q ny to those great qualities Of the en-
), nent deceased which gave lustre |
g his name and character and entitle
N his memory to affectionately survi,
n all recollections of the embittert
IS and tumultuous scenes amid whit
n much of his public life was spen
r So infinitely and SO tenderly ha
W the people of his own town-Kno
9. ville-among whom he had intimat
n ly lived, and to whom his private 8
9, cial virtues were best known, pr,
ID sented the history of his Christi.
life since first he came, some fort
% four years ago, to take up his Ii
ss abode in that community, that Y
). deem it unnecessary to repeat the
n teresting recital in this imperfet
Ia though, nevertheless correct tribut
b We desire, however, in q becomil
- manner to place on record our app
). citation Of the virtues Of the ivil