Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-23

though his i'll health precluueu Nun rum
panoplying himself for the conflict oil
battle, his sympathies and feelings were
impassioned in behalf Of the South. de
earnestly desired her success, whether
she was justly or wrongfully involved IN
the terrible collision, and was sorely
grieved to witness the ruthless yandal'
ism perpetrated upon her inhabitants,
including helpless women and children,
which devastated with wide spread des-
olation her fertile fields and beautiful
savannas. During the din Of preparation
for the shock OF arms, he IN poetic
strains appealed to her patriotism to
melt the bells into cannon for her de-
fence. lines which challenged the
commendation of all within her
borders, and were published in the
collection of Southern poetry produced
by the war. In 1865 the PUBLIC LEDGER
was established under his auspices as its
principal editor, which he, with some in
tervals, conducted up to his demise, en-
riching its columns with brilliant articles
replete with a prescience OF the future
pungency, tact and humor that usually
constituted it welcome evening visitor
to the business community as well as to
the family circle. His style was terse
and ornaie; his selections we're chaste
and amusing--entirely void Of anything
that could give umbrage to the most fas-
tidious reader. A constant ioe to hadi-
calism, his denunciations Of their profit
gacy, extravagance, oppression and hag-
rant usurpatlons& power, were as IN
cisiye as the scimitar OF Saladln, whist
they were destitute OF personalities. MS
productions upon political economy,
mechanics, manufactures, government,
commerce, the arts and sciences de-
monstrated him to have been conver-
SAINT with every subject upon WHICH ne
commented, and classed hum with the
most accomplished and facile writers Of
his day. In literaturepas a composer OF
prose and poetry, he acquired eminenee.
The scintillations of his genius have
sparkled upon the pages OF many an
album and coruscated through the Pc
riodical and newspaper press. His in
spirations Of the muse have invoked va
rious contributions of homage to beauty
that have never appeared in print. The
CLEANS of his fancy have ushered IN the
welcome Of many a new year which
numerous admirers have perused with
avidity. Recollection recurs with plea
sure to the glittering rays OF poesy which
ilumined his ode, read by the lamented
Yerger at the floral decoration by fairy
hands of the graves OF Confederate dead
bright souvenir OF the past. dis career
Of usefulness was greatly impaired by
his almost incessant indisposltion, that
psralyzed his exertions, depressed his
spirits and increased in severity with
the revolving seasons until It summoned
him at length to join the innumefable
caravan who are daily crossing over to
the shores OF the mysterious realm ol
the hereafter. Possessing an aeutely
nervous organism, his impulsiye tenn
permanent eften precipitated him into
irascible outgnshings OF passion, but his
leniency and kindness prompted him 70
forgive the person who or the incident
which had offended as readily as ms his
anger had been quickly excited. Hls
extreme sensitiyeness, wounded, doubt
less, by the stings OF outrageous fortune
which inexorable fate frequently re-
serves as the concomilant OF the n'gher
order of intelligences rendered him SO
rcticent and isolated that he un6osomed
himself TO but few. The cloud OF de,
spondeney that curtained the horizon OF
his existence would at periods wear the
beaming eolors Of the rainbow, reflect
ing conversation that glowesd with hashes
OF wit, righteousness ana lnhuuctioa,
which radiated the social circle with
,,L;ob ba yninoIad His virtnes lowered
so grandly above his iaultsi lhhereht IN
humanity. as to mantle them WIN oo-