The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-12-12
The Dead Huncred.

"A C tZen'a meeting was called al
the couit ou<c in The cree t
court too'n last M.id y 1T y
o'clock t. i"ke ion ie = d
to the life and ,l~aih Ct our re-
vered chiefiain. Hon. j. If rten
Davis.
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bes (. zcn'. WI. II eItdni (
The meeting was called 10 ,l.ti
by j. B. Short, temporary Ct. air
man.
On motion DIR. C. c. Abernathy
was made permanent chairman
and Hon. r z. Yancey elected
secretary.
A committee of seven was ap :
pointed to draft suitable reso)n-
tons In regard to the life and death
OF ex-Pre sident Davis, to be re-
turned to an adjourned meeting
which met yesterday and the res
buttons adopted The committee
were Judge 7. NJ. Jones. Mai. j.
B. Stacy, Col. S. E. Rose, Hon.
z. w. Ewing. Capt. j. b. Short, j.
+. Ames and Capt. Jno. S. Wilkes.
Hon. Theo. Richardson, DR.. J. G..
Roberts, and Geo w. McCallum
were appointed as a committee to
interview the clergy of the town
and arrange with them the oder
of the funeral services which were
observed yesterday.
A motion wa adopted request.
ing Mayor Richardson to ask ofthe
business men to close their stores
between the hours of 10 a. 10. and
p. M, which was done in order
to give every body an opportunity
to attend the memorial services.
The Hon. Judge Patterson was
requested to adjourn his court IN.
til the funeral services were over
yesterday. The meeting then ad-
journed t. meet yesterday.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning
the people of Pulaski and u great
many others from the surrounding
country assembled at the Meth
odist church, where Rev. d. L. Will
son delivered the memorial sermon
in an impressive and touching
manner, couched in the .rost beau.
tiful language. The services were
very impressive throughout. Ap-
propriate talks were made COM
memorative of the aoble life of
Jefferson Davis by Dr.. C. c. Aber~
nathy, chairman OF the citizens
meeting at the conrt house on
Monday, Judge, T. M. Jones
Capt. ]. S. Wilkes, and Col, Scion
E. Rose.
Judge Jones read the resolutions
drafted by the com mittee of seven
appointed at the court house Mon
day. These resolutions were unan-
imously adopted and are as fol
lows:
In closing the services which
have called US together on this
mournful occasion, we deem it APP
propriate to give this public expires
sion OF the high estimation in
which we held the illustrious dead
while living and the deep sorro W
with which we have received the
painful intelligence of his death,
Therefore,
| Resolved, That in the death OF
the Hon. Jefferson Davis, the south
has lost one of its greatest states
men, and one Of its purest patriots.
Whether 10 the halls Of congress OF
at the head of his command uopn
the hattie field or as the president
OF the Southern Confederacy, be
was the same great aud true man
who never faltered in the discharge
, of what he believed to be his duty
The South can safely trust his
character to history-"dispassion
ate and inexorable history" ant
when 1t is written it viii
be found "as far beyond thu
! passi ons of the hour as the beav
!. ems are above the EARTH"
Resolved, That the gentlemanly
bearing and christian deportment
of Mr.. Davis in all OF his trials and
. prosecutions since the close of tn
war has commanded the respec
! and admiration of the good men Q
all civilized countries.
: Resolved, That We extend GU
: deepest sympathy to his bereave'
family, and with sorro wing heart
Il bow to this dispensatlon of Divin
q Providence.
4 I. M. JONES, Chm.
o S. E. ROSE,
a JNo. S. WILKES,
ri j. B. STACY,
j. B. SHIRT,
o Z. w. EWING,
vi j. F. AMTs.
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Ma AnoIrrv.