Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-01-29

DEATH OF GIsUncE n. PRErrItE,
The statesman, philosophcr, wit,
poet and helping friend Of struggling
genius, George Denison Prentice, so
long known as the powerful editor Of
the Louisville Journal, died at the
home of his son Clarence, near louis
vile, Ky, on Saturday, january %,
1870, being 90 years old Sycnciip
from the Louisville Commercial, Of
January 24th, the, following eulogy
Of his career: ma .rv s4,,av :,
The, heart Of the whole nation, Is
crushed and bowed, to-day, as tho
single line which heads this para
graph meets its eyes! Our city weeps
the loss Of one who, more than any
other was the architect Of Its present
glory who spent the best years OF, his
life, the greatest vigor of his mind,
and tile wnrmest sympathics of'his
large heart in securing her progress
and advancement. Our common
wealth mourns in sorrow that may
not be comforted for one who was her
pride and her glory, who was chief
among her galaxy Of great names,
and to whom they always referred, in
the most distant lands, with the
glowing pride OF compatrlots. Our
natibn is sadat the loss Of one who
was prominent in,her councils, aud In
whose, integrity and ability, they
could always place unfailing trust
The world grieves over the departure
fro m Ats shores of the, brilliant genius,
the rare cultivation, the superior wit,
the astute judgmentnthe playful fan
cy, the great sypathetic heart of. ilim
whom 1t hadiso long delighted to
honor-of him 19lniF "a f.ai'dc
!, Who aseended flames ladder 80 high, r.,
iaT0 theHlsy."D 10 hu8 iiIii9lIl
Arriving In the West, In the first
flush, of his manhood and the full con-
fidence of his powers he. ut once
stepped itlto the arena, gladiator
armed to combat for the truth, as Nc
believedlitY t0l exist. His gage was
soon, lifted, and for many years the
battle ragged freely between him and
numerous opponents. One after an
other, he Tcfushed them with the
mighty, mace of his logic, pierced
them with the ,stillettos, of his wit,
obscured them with the boldness OF
his riticule, or Missed them from the
arena with tho fingers Of his scorn.
4 Victorious in every contest, ,hs
could not live. without enemies
Slander and detractlon sought him
every Still HIS eyes was ms
bright and his front as undaunted as
| If the breakers through which he
guided his boat were but. the ripples
Of n sutlltn err Sea. He made enemies
but he never bore malice against them
nor did he ever refuse reconcilia.
ton. I+.., In ..-,,..t 5.o'o btt,t.,,
During this period af Mr.. Prentice,s
historv. he was the chief among four.
nalists The dav CAME however
] when,t wonders of modern science
and the advances of modern civiIiza
ton changed the whole character O.
iournnlisp1. Mr.. Prentice then Weld
ed gracefully IL the new state ~
things. and resigned his baton q
command to Younger hands. But hi,
editorial Iabors were to him the In
bors of love. and he never ceased from
them Patiently and lalWriously. n,
of old. he was early, and, late at hi,
desk. and more than his quota of ed
itoriais Was daily furnished by him
Then came the troubles hardest q
all to bear the seperatiou Iby dealt
of those nearest and dearest to him
He bore them like a man. but he alst
ufelt them like a man. u He VIII,
had lived SO much in the busie,
haunts ofmen and who had had thous
ands of parasites, was now almos
alone In the world. He bore the sa,
burden of His heart to the spot wher
we must all come when earthly coin
forts + II. He knelt at the foot of tn
cross. " w
His friends saw gradually stealth,
over him the evidences OF the coming
change. anu, sorroWed for him. Hi
Mind u,oa ne clcor bia intclieot a
bright as ever, but the win was weak
the stimulus to eyerti6n was wanting
.He hecomp more commemorative n,
more introspective. The delicat
tenderness Of his heart, which had al
manifest IN sun greater delicacy an
n WhrutH. iHOSe w WHOiil ne was ~