The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-03-01


rected to the indefatigable labors he
profound attention, and acquired
fine knowledge of the law, and of
Belles-lettres. He was elected by the
legislature attorney general for the
18th judicial circuit in 1S43, and
in 1S4S by an unanimous vote of the
congressional convention was Sc
lected presidential elector upon the
Taylor and Fillmore ticket with
Gov. James G. Jones, 7. A. r. Mel
son, Netherland, Coils. Searcy,. Ar
mold and others. Col. Rose began
the practice of law in 1S41 and has
up to this day maintained an envia-
BILE reputation as lawyer in this
section of Tennessee, in the civil
and criminal courts. He practiced
at the same court with President
James X. Polk, Neil S. Brown,
Chief Justice Nicholson, Cows.
Harris and HawkIn, Hon. Milton
Brown, Col. Haskell, Gen. Pillow
and many other distinguished men
of that day noted for legal ability
and political success. Col. Rose is
the senior partner of Rose d. Tin
non, the we'll known firm of long
standing. He is now the president
of the Giles National Bank of Pu
laski and has occupied that posi-
ton for ten or twelve years, which
under his management has been re
markably prosperous. His family
relations are very delightful and he
has much to be thankful for. He
feels great. pride in his sons and
daughter, who are all married and
occupying high social positions.
Col. Rose lives in beautiful home
which must be very attractive in
summer time, in that part of the
city known as Rosevale. His man
ners are very polished and his con-
versation witty and entertaining.
He takes some grand flights some
times and gets up among the clouds,
and finally has to GENE down to
this hard, cold, prosaic earth. Col.
Rose is a public spirited gentleman
and of a very social disposition and
I shall remember him with much
pleasure, always. He ought to
have been III the United States
senate and was twice elected at the
same time that Howell E. jackson
was elected, but by some delay and
parliamentary etiquette, he missed
it. His tribute to Judge jackson
was very handsomely delivered and
showed a magnanimous spirit at
least.
NOBLE sMITHsoN.
One of the keenest, shrewdest,
brightest, smartest lawyers 1 have
met anywhere is the name of the
above. Filled from boyh God with
an uncomfortable ambition to be a
''power" in the land, he has by the
shere force of his energy and intel
lect carved. out his own career, and
Fortune, the capricious and incon-
slant dame; has dealt graciously
and kindly with Mr.. Smithson, in
asmuch as it has placed him in
command of "a handsome and ex-
tensive practice, as his legal ser
vices are eagerly sought by those
who ''transgress the law" and need
his advice. Fortune always favors
the brave, and do admire enthu
siastically a dauntless will and
courage and that ambition that en-.
ables one to get "on the heights"
and to stay there. AS for that mat
ter, / admire people, too, who have
plenty of self possession, self-confi-
dence and self-consciousness. You
may laugh if you choose, but those
are the people who win in the bat
tie of life, and the people who win are
the ones who control the world by
their genius and their brains. In
writing up Corinth, Miss, two
years ago, asked Judge Chandler,
| the attorney for the northern dis
trict of Mississippi, where he was
educated. He replied, 81 never was
never educated at all, madam"
Pretty good for man who had oc-
cupied prominent offices for thirty
years. Mr.. Smithson made me the
same reply. He studied by him
self and read law by himself and
began the practice of his profession,
solely on his own account, and it is
a well-known fact he has been
successful. Mr.. Noble Smithson is
the Oldest of a large family OF
brothers, Williamson county fam
| lily. He has lived in Pulaski since
| 1865, was admitted to the bar 1866
He held the office of attorney gener-
al from 1868 to 1870, was an active
member of the state senate in 49,
| in the 3Sth general assembly O
| Tennessee; was one of the immor
tai thirteen senators who voted fol
the free school law. When ne was
elected to the upper house he SAILED
in on his own responsibility as ''tht
|, dear peoples" candidate and was
elected. Mr.. Smithson practices il
the courts here and in the suprem,
court at Nashville. Our people a
Murfreesboro are. delighted in hay
, ing his brother with us, Mr.. Foun