The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1885-07-10
THE LIFE AND CHARAC-
TER OF CHIEF JUSTICE
A. o. II. NICHOLSON.
Address Delivered by Robert
M. Mckay, Esq Before the
Tennessee Bar AssOcia-
ton. July 3D.,
HON. \. o. p. NICHOLSON.

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| ep'Ilt Oh ueCeriillhatioil WIN WHICH ne
met TINS hrst dliticuity IN ms career as
young man attended MN through
MS Wnole lie, large part OF Wnlch
was struggle with poverty, ana In
all his lndom1table Will brought Tim
on ccnqCe'or. Having gone 10 sad
] dler'S shop TO purchase leather strap
Tor his kndpSack an Ola farmer became
| Interested in his plan TO such an eX-
] tent as to proffer horse for the
journey; and when the young man
| told him of his lack OF money to buy
the animal he urged that the horse be
| ridden and the price agreed upOa be
sent him when convenient. Judge
Nicholson retained the tondest recol-
| leCtjOns of Alma Mater and would Oft
en- recall the scene of his first strug-
| giles and triumphs, dwelling with fond
ride upon his riding up to his moth
er's door after an absence of four years
and her making known to her neigh
bOrs the return Of the cOnquerlng
young hero by the blowing of the
WSll-hhOhlA lAiI Ifst'Dh M II UIitiA TIC
hills echoed again.
Returned to Tennessee, he began the |
study of medicine under DR.. John 8. |
Hayes, of Columbia, and attended a |
course of lectures in Philadelphia in |
lS2S, with the Intention of qualifying !
himself Tor practice. FOrtupaeely for
lie legal profession, the casual oppor-
iunlty OF debating ciuo convinced |
him that he would be more successful |
in another sphere. IN the meantime |
lac had married Miss CaroiIneO Kelly,
daughter OF the eminent physician OF
That name, and ms wife ana father-In-
law cordially urged the change OF pro
iessIon which be was contemplating
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began me siuoy OF !4", aiiu io'!9u
nimeeiI utiiy llGeDseu u praelice III
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uIi'ieI tile coiisIi'u.ioiI % io'fI az" III
Uiop!hS ah4 puItHs Ihto "pei 1.iun
me lnt rhaI improvement, 1 1anE
ana common SCHOOL system Ia 1921.
IN 1859 he was appointed pS f[esI
'itht Jacbsoh one vi Tue LanI H
ihlsslohels iOf mississippi ouV uec'lne"
20 serve
In 1910 ne WAS presidential eiect"r,
anu canVassed the State IN favor OF
Martin Van Buren--can vase Il WIN
Andrew Johnson
In 18Th he canvass tie State
in favor of James * Polk, fuT Prtsi-
dent
In December, 1910, Mr.. Polk, then |
Governor of Tende+see, appointed MIR.
Nicholson to fill the vacancy in the
United States senate, occasi"ied 10y |
ihe death of Felix Grundy, and hr
served two sessions, Que of them, the
memorable extra session of 1871. In
the exciting debates of that period
Nicholson bore prominent part, and
for years afterwards, was foud of
dwelling upon The skillul tactics and
mastery debates by which q uni ed
and able minority successfully sus-
tanned the charges of an OverNPhelm-
ing majority, leo on by Henry Clay.
In lS45 he removed from Columbia
t., Nashville, and became editor of
"The Uniop;' was also appointed a
director in the Bank ofrennessee, and
was elected President OF the same.
In 1850, returned to Columbia, and
was appointed chancellor by Gov.
rrousdale, but resigned at the end of
year.
In rES9 xxrg1 n Presidential pIapfOr |