Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-25
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from the labors Of his brain, his publish
ers made Thousands.
Besides Major Jones Courtship, Il
Colonel Thompson has written 'TheI
Chrouicles of Pineville, " Major Jones
Travels, (" and other sketches, the well
known farce of ''The Live Indian, and q
DEMONSTRATION of the ''Vicar of Wake
feld, which was produced both in Eu-
rope and America with much success.
In 1916 he also prepared for the press
''Hotchkiss' Codihcation of the Statutel
Laws of Georgia" and during the same
wear he became associated with Park
benjamin, the poet. in the publication
in Baltimore of The Western Continent,
a weekly paper of which he soon be
came sole editor and proprietor.
In 1850, Colonel Thompson disposed
S Of the Western Continent, aud removed
TO Savannah, where he began the publica
5hon of the MORNING News. The new
candidate for popular favor had formid
able rivalry to contend with, for at the
time of its inception, two old and estab-s
alished dailies were published in the city
and to make Roadway against them was
thought to be well nigh hopeless IN,
adertaking. Nevertheless, the NEWS
zsteadily prospered, and soon began to be-
recognized as a permanent institution,
and from the date of its Inauguration to I
the present time-over thirty-two years
zColonel Thompson has labored faithfully,
4oerseveringly and conscientiously to raises
Eit to the highest standard of journalism.
How well he has succeeded, let thes
Thousands to whom it has become az
4household word, as well as the manys
aothers to whom it is no stranger. testify.
8 1t stands to-day an enduring monumenth
s - the zeal, wis 3om and ability of itss
afounder, and though he himself is now
liar above all earthly ambitions and
aearthIy rewards, still to those loved
i ones whom he has left to mourn his lossk
the high rank it has attained in the longs
sist of American journals must be a
source of peculiar qualification.
Besides his eminently successful ca
reer as a journalist and writer, COlonels
Thompson has also filed several verys
important positions in civil and military
life During the war he was Aid de
zCamp to Governor now SENATOR Joseph
IL. Brown, and il this capacity rendered.
valuable service to his State and coun-
4try. HIS heroism and devotion to the
zlost cause were. however, peculiarly
demonstrated towards the close of thess
acivf conflict, when this city wass
9evacuated. His age might even them
Ehave afforded him protection and goods
land sufficient excuse for remaining with
shis family during that troublous period. :
zBut he determined to abide by the caused
Fin which he had embarked while spark
zof hope remained for securing
1.-THE independence Of tae Conf
afederate States, and shoul ring hisS
#musket, he left his home with the armyT
with which he had resolved to Identify
himself, determined to share its fortunes,
3 whether glorious victory or hOnorableE
defeat was to be its portion. No act Of
Ibis life ever illustrated more strikinglyI
4than this, his stern adherence to princi-s
pie, ard the genuine, but modest, hero-S
sssism of his character. And not until the
conflict was finally decided did he returni
this city to resume his editorial labors. !
which, until Frustrated by his last fatal
sattack, he steadily prosecuted with an
seye single to what be believed to be right !
Z. and with answering devotion to what
She conceived his duty.
In civil life he was member of thes
National Democratic Convention whichs
nominated Seymour and Blair as Presi-I
Edent and Vice President of the United
States; of the State Convention which
FRAMED the present constitution of Geor-l
gia, and of the State Democratic Con !
vention which selected delegates to the
National Convention at Cincinnati in
s1SsO But far above all other honors heI
valued that of being the editor of the
3 journal with which his name is identi
skfied, and for which he ever felt an affec
Elton almost paternal in its nature.
s. 1t was not, however, in the publicS
walks of life that Colonel Thompson was
Echiefy distinguished, for his many lovableE
traits shone out most conspicuouslyin his
sshome. A devoted husband and father,
s This existence was literally wrapped up in
s the loving wife and children who com
& posed his family circle, and whom he:
saIeaves behind to mourn his loss. To-
them we cordially extend our heartfelts
sand warmest sympsthies in this the sad /
s4hour of their bitter bereavement. HumanE
sympathy, we know, is to them now of
-sbut little worth, but in after years, whens
sxtime has, to some extent, assuaged theE
Spoigrancy of their grief, they can
.sthiuk with proud satisfaction that their
beloved dead had been gathered to his
fathers at ripe old age, rich in honors,
zshigh in the esteem of his fellow meD,
i'll.