The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-22
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The local press NJ Kentucky huERehls
n monument for the grave VI George
u, Prentice, Ia Cave lllll cemetery,
We ropubllsh an article nom the
Frankfort Nenman, which sufficiently
states the case, The mortal resting
place OF the poet'edllOr II marked only
hy ilOwer,
II has been long The purpose Of tho
Courler.Journnl company ~ illy me-
m0rIalige Mr. rren,lOe, The conslruc'
ton Of the new Courler.J0urnnl bulld'
Ing furnished an opportunity Ia carry
out the purpose most suitably, and u
marble eiilgy of the great journalist,
wrought by the hand vi an equally
celebrated Kentuckian, VIII occupy
the niche over the door way 10 the cd
lice now going up NJ the corner Of
Fourth aud Green streets, The bllsl'
nesFls la course Of arrangement with
Joel r. Hart, himself a poet M we'll
~ sculptor, the friend NJ Clay aud
Prentice, successor 10 Hiram Powers
II Florence, aud, In all respects, llllcHl
10 dO the work,
Ia the meanwhile the movement 0f
the Kentucky editors urges Itself, Hut,
10 give II organization aud direction,
the city OF Louisville, through liz gem
cral council, should make the subject u
special, official enterprise, The city Ot
New York, unmlndful Of IT, debt Ia
Greeley, has not put Itself NJ the hcnd
Of the Greeley Memorial association,
which N proceeding on private sub
scrlptIOns. Here IN Louisville, whore
we are brought 10 closer and mlnutcr
contact with both private aud publlc
concerns, we can handle such matter
with some dlrectness, aud We hope
that the mayor, with the advice OF the
city attorney, viii ut once put the mat
ter In shape. II ought undoubtedly 10
be considered II sentimental duty on
the part of this community 10 see that
the name most illustri0us M lts annals
IL not consigned exclusively 10 the
custody of an lnartlculato shrub.
The state has taken notice OF those
of It's great ones who have fallen undcs
lts notice. The family Of Mr.. Guthrie
have raised u pile of solid granite TO
him. II curlously happens that the
graves of Zachary Taylor and George
u. Prentice have received no other re-
cognition than that Of nature and their
God. But the time has come TO take
note of both and we much mistake
the people of Kentucky II they Will
not eagerly enlist in any practicable
scheme for m adequate fulilllment of
the sacred office. The next session Of
the general assembly will certainly
care for the grave of Zachary Taylor,
The next session of the general council
should take steps toward Ii monument
for the grave of George d, Prentice,
He was famous when Louisville was
q village. During forty years his name
was an incessant advertisement Of tho
commerce of Louisville. lie brought In
his time, n deal of money herei ho
scattered 10 plentoously he died COM
paratively poor A little boy, too
young to know ofthese things, remains
his sole reviving representative. All
the rest are gone; aud II his memory
has friend In the world, II must be the
public, which he served so long and so
well. That public owes him an ac-
acknowledgement of its debt
He was au odd, eccentric man |;
londer Of women than menl generous
to fault insensible TO fear; hard
working aud pains-taking in his pro-
fession careless in his Vices; isolated,
self-oontained, Indifferent; great
character, q strong character, weak
character, brilliant and marked from
first to last, interesting throughout.
Louisville can do no less than lead the
Kentucky movement to put stone
above his grave..- [Courier-JournaL