Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-05-09
Prentice, Henderson & Osborne"

This is the name of firm Of edito rs and publish
ers in Kentucky, who run that three-faced and
prostltuted concern, known as the Louisville Journal
paper, which, during the rebellion, has been on
both sides of the question Its corrupt, drunken,
debauched old head, Prentice remained in Kentuck!
during the war intriguing for large contracts with
the Federal Government furnishing mules corn,
guns and pistols, and following the heels OF the
Army of the Cumberland with permits to sell all
the goods he could engage for per cent. from the
owners. His sons, meanwhile, went into the rebel
scrvice-one run the blockade with pistols for the
rebels while the other was in Morgans command
collecting horses and mules. Were these turned
over 10 the Senior Stumble of the Journal Office,
TO be sold to the United States Army in Nashville
Let what follows answer the question.
The court martial sitting in Nashville Gen. Gil
lem presiding, is developing some of the most as
founding frauds and forgeres perpetrated since the
war commenced, in which this Louisville Journal
trio figures largely, in the person Of Ishau Hc'lder
son. This swindler by po1Ce- Of attorney from the
old whskey-rotted Prentice, under bonds to
report to Major General Thomas, and failing to do
so the General, by telegraph, ordered the Post
Commandant at Louisville to arrest the mule trader
and send him under guard to Nashville TO be tried
Accordingly Gen. JEFF. c. Davis, commanding the
Department of Kentucky, brought reprcseataiIrc
n the journal Office up standing, on the evening of
the 23d of April, saying to the Judge Advocate,
Here, your male But Gen. Davis on the 18th,
had writ of ha6saS corpus served on him from q
United States Court in favor of Henderson, and the
General in accordance with the instructions Of Gen.
Z, ~, 4l,o No IN
hear the old driveling corruptionis ofthc Journal
office howl over the despotism of military court
And as the concern is dependant on the President
for pardon we may look for the Journal to exto the
President TO the skies for his talents virtues pari
otism, courage and 6rmness. Indeed, in view of
the chances of this frrt breaking into the Pentcn-
tary for their large and criminal frauds they took
time by the forelock, and began their extravagant
praise of the President soon as Lincoln was as
Fascinated.
Il seems that Henderson was bound IN Jond Of
$4,000, TO appear at Nashville Osborne, of the
Journal, being his security. The old bell-weather
Of the firm kept out in order TO hide GPPo9TG'IcsS
Prentice makes the contracts, Henderson does the
,,gi4dling, and Osborne goes security, in case Hen
lerson is caught. How must poor Henderson, feel
toward Prentice in view of his incarceration IN our
State Prison. Should he live TO serve his time out
it will be said of him as it was of Ingoldsbys e-
gsDdsry Cardinal:
He cursed him AT board, he cursed him IN BED,
Prom the soul Of bis foot the crown Of his head
He cursed him in sleeping-that very night
He should dream of the Devil and wake ID irlSht;
He cursed him in eating he cursed him drinking;
He cursed him in coughing, in sneezing, IN wlnklng
He cursed him IN sitting in standing, in lying;
He cursed him in walking, in riding, in flying
He cursed hin in living, he cursed him in dying
Never was heard such a terrible curse;