Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-26
From the Memphis Appeal
T0 the Memory of George GfImer PoiR


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Mr. POINDExrRR was born in Louisa county, YiP-
ginia in 1929. His mother, whose maiden name waI
GINRR, died when this, her youngest son, was an
infant. HIS father continued to reside in Louisa
county giving his children the advantage of the ex-
celent schools of that county gpti about the year
! 1928, when he removed to ChristiaE county, Ken
lucky, whittier many of his relatives had gone De
fore hing. Remaining there but short time, he
again removed with his family to the almost unset
tied Western District taking up his abode in Obion
| county. Here Captain PoISBERTER died, leaving his
young son to the care of his daughter, Mrs JOIN n
WINSTON, of Weakley county, in whose family be
lived and grew up to young manhood.
From b,S earliest boyhood he displayed rare
aptitude for learning, and SO well did he apply him
self, that in August 1917, Ee vas admitted a mem
Der of the Sophomore class Of BQY9oin Collegs,
Maine-an institution second to none in the land for
the exactons it requires from its applicants for ad
mission, or for the scholarly attainments of its
graduates Here our friend entered into competi-
ton with young men, many of them much older
than himself who had been trained to the seYeFest
study from their boyhOod, but he was never behind
in the race making up by the brllisncy of his intel
ect for the lack of that drudgery to which he could
not confne his noble soul He at once took front
rank in his class, excelling in every branch of
knowledge mastering the dead and living languages
with facility which only spPesreS wonderful until
it was with what his mind investigated the
profound problems of pure mathematics or tho nes
distinctions of the metaphysicians. He graduated
with great honor in September, 1850
In college he YES favOrite with all, and during
the vacation his classmates Ell considered themselves
hOnored by his acceptance of their offers OF bospi-
tality-and even now the mournful intelligence of
his sad fate is casting gloom over many a family
hearth in that distant land where the gifted Sou
therp lad is TeT?ep. bered as the most thoughtful
genial tender and brilliant Of guests, He returned
to Tennessee in the fql of 1850, and resided with
his sister until the following summer, when he re-
moved to Lebanon, Wilson county, and devoted him
self to teaching school, the same time turning his
attention to the study of the law. lie remained at
Lebanon for time, graduating at the law school
tReye E 1858. After being admitted to the bar, he
located at CaFksYi!le and remained there until in
vited by Gov. Brown (whO Lad long knewn and adj
mred him) to the responsible position OF CilGl Cl6t
of the Post Office Department which post he filed
to us c9tre satisfaction of the Government until
the GUNNER Of 1855, VIXEN he purchased an interest
in the UNION AND AMERICAN, and became lis Principal
working editor, which position he held with great
credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the
Democratic party until the day Of bis death, the 18th
of November, 1859.
A Jeffersonian Democrat from birth and conviction
he advocated the tenets of his party with cearness
force and earnestness which placed him at once in
tie front rank of journalism; and it required no
prophetic eye to foreses that the day was not far
distant when bis fame 81 political writer woEld
have been co-extensive with the whole county.
As a scholar he probably had no superior in Ten
nessee being we'll versed in the exact sciences hav-
ing wonderful acquaintance with all the old En-
gish writers, and reading with facility the Greek,
LstiF, French, German and Spanish languages. He
was a man Of rsrs attachments in every branch of
earning While these attsinnlepts made him respec
ed by the world, it was his noble soul ana brave
heart that bound to him as yith hooks ofsteet" the
ieqFts of his friends. To know him was indeed to 1
Oye him. !
10 character qPRlePisRed, Life as pure and |
tainless as an infants, temper sweet and calm he
Idded depth of noble generosity and self-depying
owe that made him to those who knew him well an
bject of almost idOiatroas affection. Quick to re-
ent an insult he as quickly forgot and fOpgaVe an
injury. The very soul of honor and of chivalry, he
ever willingly injured the feelings of any man. nor
poke disrespectfully of woman. His good quail
les would gil book, while his faults could all be
written in Line.
So young, SO gifted and so early dead "a purer
cart was never stilled-a truer man never filled
lOody grave.
But why do We weep? Such man never dies. |
lie still lives in the sorrowstrcken hearts of those
Tho survive him; and he will always live in the in
gence which his pure life must exert on all who
'ere around HIM. IRIS
BOLIVAR, Nov. 20, 1889. 7