Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-11
LOUISVILLE CORRESPONDENCE

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 6, 1855.
Editors of the Nashville Union and american
GENTLEMEN: With such agents and implements of
thought before me pen, ink and paper, how can
I resist the temptation to write? l cannot, and
here is my respects to you.
Making low bow to you and your readers,
permit me to pass briefly to review of those
things which l now have in my minds eye. To
begin with subject as lovely and as fair as the
brightest creation of diamond mind, would be
but to refer in 80 many words, to she who has
Just left us-Mrs. JULIA DEAN HAYNE.
Fair JULIA was among US two weeks playing
every night to a crowded house and a delighted
audience. Do not think her marrying has detract-
ed anything from her personal charms. If there be
change it is for the better, though have thought
all nature and art combined could not improve her
looks-so lovely and so beautiful was she.
For beauty and personal charms, she is my beau
ideal of woman though married, she is yet fasci-
mating; though another's, still lovely; though an
actress, yet charming; and though gone still re-
membered. She took benefit on Friday night
last, appearing in a new play, written for and
pecially adapted to her powers. l refer to the
" Priestess, for which l an told, she paid the
round little sum of FIVE hundred dollars.
The play was well cast-the stock company be-
ing quite equal to the emergency, JULIA acting
well her part, and TnToN even surprising himself
But all to no avail This play must be consigned
to speedy grave; kicked unceremoniously from
the stage, or fair JULIA loose in consequence many
of her admirers, and have plucked from her brow
many hard won-laurel.
The play neither points a moral or adorns tale,
and why she will still persist in giving it to the
public, is beyond my conception.
Mr.. MURDOCH succeeded Mrs HAYNE upon our
boards, appearing on Monday night in his great
part of Hamlet. 1t is unnecessary to say that he
thrilled the audience with delight or that he even
acted his part we'll So well is he known to every
lover of the drs ms as to need no eulogy from me.
With the single exception of Mr.. ANDERSON, whom
regard as the greatest living actor of the age,
think Mr. MuRpoCH stands without rival in his
profession.
But enough of theatricals. Having proceeded
thus far, to the exclusion of sober thought let US
now take birds eye view of Kentucky politics,
Olu party
PRENTICE having passed respectable eulogy up
on the wing party-its long since exploded mea-
sures and its men, presumes now to lead the so
called American party.
But poor fellow Iago like other dogs, has seen
his day. He PRENTIcE) was once the proud cham
pion of whiggery-its measures, and its men
held an enviable position in its ranks led victori-
ously the self-same party from one field ofconquets
to another, and occupied witha the highest emf
nence ever attained by partisan Editor.
But like his new-clothed party he is now some
thing else to what he once was He saw that
whiggery had received in the last Presidential con
test, its death blow, and Ike Shakespeare Richard
(was one among the many who) loudly called for
a horse-offering in the self-same manner as the
monarch did, to abandon principles, men, yea ALL
for the security Of flight, and the blessed privilege
Of hiding his face in the dark, deep recesses OF a
secret society.
PRENTICE like others who have preceded him,
has fallen from his once proud and enviable posi-
ton, carrying with him to the political grave, that
old wing banner on which had perched so many
victories. On his tombstone should be written,
more in sorrow than in anger, such an epitaph as
this: -
Here lies Col Geo. d. Prentice,
Who died alas non compos ments.
/ notice in the papers call uDon our old friend,