Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-12
James Kfrke PauIding.

Scarcely had the soil settled over the
grave, or the sound of the panegyric passed
from our ears on the death of one of the cell
brated American historian Washington IT.
ving), nor had thousands of his friends and
admirers time TO recover from the contempla-
ton of great loss they bad sustained, when
suddenly d.ath again visits them. and to-day
we are called upon to record the death Of
James Kirke Paulding, contemporary with
Prescott. Cooper and Irving. This event
took place at his late residence at HYDE
Park. at midnight on Wednesday. He was a
nephew Of the celebrated John Paulding,
the PrekSkill farmer, who with William ard
Van Vert arrested Major Andre on his re-
turn from West Point He is also a cousin
of Commodore Paulding of the navy His
brother, William was member of Congress
from Westchrster county aud subs, quently,
in 1921, was Mayor of New York He died
at TarrytowII, Feb IL. 1854; and is now fol
lowed y thu subject of this notice.
James Kirk Paulding was born August
%. 1879. at Pleasant Valley. in Dutchess
C unity, State Of New York. On the conclu-
sion Of the Revolutionary war the family re-
turned to their former residence in the county
Of Westminster, whence they had been driven
by that event, aud where he received his ed
ucation at a country school. At early man.
hood be took up his abode in the city OF New
York. where he resided with occasional in
retired 10 his country seat at HYDE Park. on
the a1ks of the beautiful Hudson. Having
been previously acquainted with the late
Washington Irving. in consequence of a fam.
lily alliance, an intimacy took place which
resultrd in the publication of an irregular
periodical called SaFn,qgu.di. Irving con-
tributed the prose articles. and Paulding and
William Irving contributed the poetry. Sal
nlq9andi sat;r,Z, d the follies and ridiculed the
h,,. Of
wit and no less exuberance Of good nature
Recently. in an Grafton delivered on Wash
iDgtOn Irving, the speaker alluded to Sdllaa-
gRndi in the following language -
1t is far more trOl. cksome and Joyous vet
tempered by native gracefuIILcss: .Sdlrna-
gtasdi " as manifestly written without the fear
of criticism before the eyes of the authors,
and to this sense of perfect freedom in the
exercise of their genius the charm is proba
bly, owing which makes us still read it with
so much delight; and Paulding. though he
has since acquired 4 reputation by his other
writings, can hardly be said to have written
anything better that the best of those which
are ascribed to his pen.
This youthful production, contrary to the
expectations offs authors. became very pop
ular, obtained wide circulation and ava
kened aepirit of emulation throughout the
whole country. Ii would have been contin-
an abrupt conclusion by the refusal of The
publisher to allow the authors any
compensation. The entire collection was the
production Of Mr.. Paulding and Washington
Irving, with the exception of three prose ar
ticlvs and the pneiical cpisiles which were
written Ivy William Irving. an elder brother
of the latter. The success of this well known
work probably decided the future course of
the authors, who, however, in future pnr-
rp4n oil In
Mr.. Paulding published - The Diyerting His
tory of John Ball and Brother Jonathan"
the most popular of ali his sgtires. The
next year n poetical work called, A." The Law
OF the Scotch Fiddle" which was shortly
followed by prose pamphlet entitled "The
United States and England" which was
called forth by a criticism ia The London
Quarterly Reuie,O, on - Inchiquin's Letters"
written by Charles j. Ingcrsol, OF Phila-
deIphia. Having passed part of the simmer
of 1916 in a tour through Virginia, be wrote
his Letters from tie South containing
Interest ting sketches OF scenery, manners and
personal character. In 1878 he published
poem I" The Backwoodsman," sketchng the
progress of the emigrant and his family from
the old to the new States in 1919, IA second
series OF " SdinadgHRdi - ia 1888, " Koniys-
marke," a novel, founded on the history of
the Swt dish settlements on the Delaware, the
edition to that of :. old Times in the New
World = in 1924, "Jobn Bull in American"
or the New Munchansen and in 1926
Merry Tales Of Three Wise men of Goth
am" satire, levelled principally at Robert
Owens system OF socialism, The science of
craniology. and The great legal maxim of
cGUedt eSnpiOT. Alter this appeared 1.-The
Irav eller's Guild, ;" or the " New Pilgrims
Progress" as be afterwards called it. fading
II was mistaken for real itineracy "The
Tales OF a Good Woman. by Doubtful
Gentleman and The Dutchman's Fire
SIDE" which has ever been regarded as The
best of his novels. Ii is domestic story. of
OF the old French war. This was followed
by e Westward Hol"-a novel of forest life
and Kentucky characters. In 1885 b. pub
lished "a Lie OF Washington" Tor the use
Of schools. More recently "Slaverv in the
United States" and two novels one called
" The Old Continental" the other The
Puritan and His Daug iter," which was his
lat production. Al the close of the war Of
1874, be resided some time Mt Washington as
Secretary OF the Board OF Navy Commission
ers. aud in 1928, aud for many years Alter
wards, Navy Agent at New York. From
1887 TO 1871 be was Secretary OF the Navy,
under the Van Buren, administration. since
which be retired from public Lille. Though
several of Mr.. Paulding's works have been
translated aud published abroad, they appear
10 have been written exclusively for his own
couRtTymen aud are not wei! known in
Europe a those Of many contemporaries
His collected works embrace twenty-five
volumes, and bis anonymous productions,
dispersed in various periodicals. and news
papers, would probably make many more.
". y. Hera1d.