Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-11

We live in an age when every species Of greatness
is sure to excite attention and admiration. Excel
lenoe in any art pursuit profession, whether good
or bad, is esteemed merit by one class Of men or
another. The eminent statesman and the successful
demagegue, the profound lawyer and the fortunate
petfogger the distinguished warrior and the skill
full puglst, the reformer and the rufiiaD, all have
their followers, imitators, eulogsts and admirers.
The greater lights are surrounded by tn cir sattel>
lites while beetles swarm about a farthing candle
Mighty rulers have their parasites; Bill POOLE
the king of rOwdies, had his bootiek aDd his bot
tleholder JoHEsoE the great suOcTat Of the literary
world had his Boswell; PRENTICE, the prince of
Pluguglies, has his ODELL This hopeful specimen Of
yankee toadyism came Kentucky, not lorg since,
protesting fre-eatng TroPensities. He visited Lou
isville few months ago. saw Prentice became en-
smored Of him, and is now an Abandoned Know
Nothing His thoughts are now all devoted to
PRENTICE He edits the Central KatucEiaa, but it
is nothing but the Louisville Journal simmered over
He fills his columns with PRENTCE's Puns and PREE-
TIOE's praises. He copies his backguarism and
calls it wit. He adopts his partisan raneor and
names it patriotism, and endorses his rersOil senti-
ments as conservative doctrine PRESTIGE, Of course
pats his faithful follower on the head and throws
him morsel of praise occasionally in return for
his faWning OdELL has been writing his patrons
biography. He says:
'Mr. Prentice is one of the brightest ornaments
Of American journalism, craftsmanship and poe
try. He was born in Preston, Connecticut and re-
oeived his education in Brown University one of the
best institutions in the land He graduated we be-
heve, in 1923, after which he conducted for several
years the New England Weekly ReUieO published at
Hartford In 1880 he removed to Louisville, and
since then has been the life of the Journal
And he might have added the death of his party
If the Know NOthings of Kentucky would send
PRENTICE and his satellite back to Preston, Connec-
cut, their party would have better chance of ris-
ing into something like responsibility. The biOg-
rapher continues:
In our more youthful days we admired Mr.. Prem
uee as poet; now we admire him both as a poet
and a statesman.
We are afraid Mr.. OpELL doesn't grow any wiser
as he grows older, and We are compelled to con-
clude that he was a very stupid boy
she is the sOundest political writer of the age"
says Mr.. ODELL. And this is written Of the man
who has distinguished himself as the patron of
brass knuckles and the originator and defender Of
Know Nothing mobs. The soundest political wri-
ter Of the age On, ODELL!
And yet" continues the enamored Yankee,
amid all the turmoil Of party strife he retains his
delicate appreciation of the beautiful, and is ever
sympathiser and en- Ourager of youthful genius"
PRENTICE has survived coed many barrels of
strychnine whisky and enormous Quantities of
mean brandy, but if he Oulives this compliment he
may eat ratsbane with IMMUNITY. To say nothing
Of the English Of the phrase, "sympathiser snd en-
oOurager of youthful genius, we should think that
the reflection that he had encouraged ODEr1's
youasfn3 genius would weigh upon PRENrIcE's con.
science and destroy his peace of mind forever But
he thinks 1t is better to be praised in bad Eng
hsh than not to be praised At ALL for he copies the
whole OF the nanseang paragraph into the Journal,
with the following cOndesceuding notice;
We scarcely know in which our Young friend.
Odell, Of the Lebanon hcqtucLia7. exeeIs most-in
paying handsome compliments TO others or in de-
serving them himself
We are at 8 loss to determine that matter
Ourself, but rather think the account is balanced
His worst enemy could wish him no more unhappy
fate them that heshOud be praised just as he praises
PRENTICE. Between the Plug Ugly editor and his
admirsF "hOnors are easy" We hope ''our young
friend ODEIL viii try again, and keep trying IN
til he makes PRENTICE appear as ridiculous and con
tsmPdbls himself