New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-18
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In poIivc., Mr. Bentley was strotly repahli-
can bu his writings were no: OF the stamPte gre
them currency with the federal party. AS me
tect meal republican vas noi ths most % Nsrill
perty in the State OF Massachusetts however Is
may have been in the nation thers an % no dooos
THAT his attsiuments ana tseata ware treated with
Jess regard than il be had beloaeed TO the otnaf
party Educated at Harvard, tutor in sha. %.
lege for several years, uueq1aied as biblical cr'tG
and IiDguist; il there vas honor in an academcal
desres lie WAS, ubdo1 ntedly, entisied 70 1t; b1t
while degrees wers literally bestowed on men
xto had not 1.-THE OF his merlts as scholar MS
claims were passed by and repodiated till there
vrss no grsca 10 comforting the honor In August
l84g. the degree OF d was conferred upon bin
bv the Corporstionof Harvard bat, II ms io;ulat
If acceptance Y as necessary to constitute him
Doctor Of Divinity, be never ous OF that class
bv v;rtne of a sheet Of parchment IL has been
aaid that some wears before, those wdo opposed
hin, on the eYouLd Of reg ious sentiment offered 20
confer on him the degree of LII d. to which, pro-
hshlv he hsd a. fair claim as many, Wno receive
tl but thss one or two OF his rt9nes IN tue o'rpo
ra;ion objected to this as Insulting 70 MS c'e'!c4
charsoter aud, of course, tho matter was ofoPPSo'
Hia will was made d month or tive before the doo
torate in divinity was conferred, but the taroy
horor did nos induce him to alter il, and hla library
which " as his chief wealth, was scattered among
Other Institutions. To the last, however. ne CHAR
sbed a deep interest in the prosperity OF MS a!ma
mater, Is bis Diary fully proves; and no one II ia
ureaumed ever heard him express disappointment
or regret st the neglect, which was but too appa-
rent 10 every Que else.
In his editorial capacity Mr.. Bentley was always
respectful though firm. Nocharge to the contrary
was ever brought against him. and ia an attempt
to draw him il" when Carleton was indicted tor
publishing libel on Timothy Pickering, his pOltl-
H.. s,,f@ 4 Jlat o frua
patriot Fl loved bis country and her institutions,
ard never hesitated TO say he sought no dis
tiuction and though honored with the personal re-
gard Of more than one President nothing could IN
duce him TO ask any favor for himself. w men, IN
1906 Mr. Jefferson invited him II take charge OF
what he intended ahoud become a National Col
leee in Virginia Mr. Bentley promptly declined,
renarking to his friends that his people were hls
wife, and as he could not take tlen TO Wa'hiog-
ton he would never Consent to divorce AS an
nstauce OF his patriotism 1t is related tnat when
the Constitution frgate YRS driven Into Marble
head by three British chips aad fears were enter
tanned that she might be captured, be vas perform
ing tis ordinary service ia the pulpit. Some one
informed him Of the ciccu natanceo, aud he In
stantly stopped the services announced the int
lieence to the congregation, and, remarklng tnN
thew could worship God at all zines butcould save
the Constitution oaly by immediate action, he left
the pulpit hurried to the fort at Asrblehead, re-
ported bimseft to the commando, and requested TO
be placed where be could be OF service. He was
ordered 10 stand by one of the guns me Danger
was soon over aad returning to Salem IN time i]r
the afternoon service he delivered an exsemPoFe
sermon on patriotism. from the text, there 90 'ne
ships
In stature, Mr. Bentley was below the mid lie
s'ze he vas oven short, and appeared the more
81 because he was always fat Attic age OF dtty-
two, he weighed two hundred and fourteen pounds,
Though hardly above five feet in height In his
personal habits, he would have done credit 10 sne
b4at .nodern teachers Of physiology Personal
cleanliness was virtue with him, and 10 day
passed without much exercise in waking, which
he believed to be the best exercise for scholar
All bis writing was done while he was In stand
ing posture. he never uted chair Ia hla ssndy
but he had one low bench, on which be sat, II he
sat a, ell Temperance was another othls virtues
He always retired early, and usually studied or
wrote an hour or two before sunrse. His food was
slways simple, and very uniform at homes for he
had been admonshed, MANY Y ears before his death,
that there was some organic trouble at the heart
This, no doubt cauned his death. Having been 10
sea parishioner, who had Just returned from
long voyage, and staying after his ho1t Of retiring
TO rest he hurried home. The light was excessive
ly cold and, when he entered the room, be stood
with bis back TO the fire, apologizing to his land
lady for staying out 80 late and fell upon she hOor
and died instantly. Ii was supposed that the tran
stion from the cold atmosphere to a warm FIRE 40
tion
No man, probably, was better prepared to die
life Of the most unbounded charity OF purity, in
rocencs and simplicity, and of active usefulness, is
no mean preparation for death but beside being
armed as all points, which have reference 10 the
world to come Mr. Bentley had settled up with the
present world The sums he gave away for useful
and benevolent objects, would startle one who
knew row limited his salary and how much of
IT, due from poor parishionors, was never paid. 1t
is singuim tact that, at his DEATH he did not owe
cent and nothing waa due to him that he would
ever have attempted to collect When his OK.
ecutor sc called o. by the probate court for his
accounts, there were no materials from which to
make one,-the legacies having been duly deliver.
ed, and the executor being the residuary legatee.
In bis will, Dir. Bentley requested bis executor to
burn all his manuscripts; bu, he has, prudently
kept them unit! most of those persons, who were
noticed in them, especially in the Diary, have pas
'Ged away, and mas Of facts has been preserved
for future antiquaries.