The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-02-21
sonthern ChiyaIry.

usion, Southern Chivalry. After
hanging ont the black flag and
wearing to defend the Fort until the
ast man was butcbered, he prcpos, 8
10 surrender, and asks on what
terms. Grant requires an uncondi.
Iional surrender, wheroupon Buck
ner replies that Notwithstanding
the brilliant success OF tho Oonfed.
crate arms yesterday, he ia obligc d
TO accept bic ungeneous and uNcni''
AIRoUs terms !"
There is % huge difference between
tho ideal and the rosl. For instance. .
A romantic yonng man hid read In
dian novcle, until, iniatuatcd by the
descriptions u. their mnunor Of 'iv-
ing. the grandeur of tho Indian
character, he determined to Join q
tribe and adopt their habits. SO he
went to reservation and the first
Indian bc cav was asleep under a
tree. Enthusiastic youth awakened
him and dressed him in the style
Of the novels: "Why slumbers The
chief Of tho Pocasokes, and why
are not his feet upon tho war-path
The scalp oi his father hangs in the
lodge OF Skincwaush, and bis death
is not avenged /! Awake !" The
noble Indian rolled over lnzily on
one elbow, took pull at his bottle
circulating, ugh! go way. Wite
man dam fool-gim mo dime-buy
Injn moro rum p and sank back in
to his drunken slumber. The young
gentleman having seen tho genuine
Indian did not in that tribe.
We used to believe In Southern
Chivalry. Likewise in our younger
days. did wo believe in Robinson
Crusoc. the Mselstrom and Jackson's
cotton balcs, but as we af,erwarJ dis
covered that there was no reality in
these, so now are we satisiicd that the
Chiva!ry of our Southern neighbors
is merely bottled moonshine.
Formerly the Southcrner was to
uS compound of George Nv, Chcv.
alier Bayard, Humboldt aud Long
fellow, having the department of the
first, the high-grsde chivalry and
manly, physical peri, ction OF the
second, tho learning ofthe third, and
the deep poetic ceiling Of the fourth
We supposed he would Introduce hi
knife into tho bowels of his enemy
with the fesrlessness and d, xt, rit,
OF Bayard, apologize with the cain
grace Of George, and write his obit
luary 40 neatly as Longfollow. We
mad an idea thst h;s rnsiteuca vas
mansion, his common beverage Oh,
rosiest kind Of wine quati.d rom III,
most costly goblets, that money with
him WAS "A matter OF no account
that his timo was divided between
his country, his books and manly
outdoor sports. In war. our notion
oi him was a cross between Achilles
and Wellington, having the dash OF
one, the steadlneas of the other, and
the heroism Of both. Such was our
idea of the Southern gentleman.
Would that this pleasing delusion
had never been dissipated. Itisthe
nature of man to look up, and we
don't like the idea of having our
idol dismountcd Our volunteers
will write hone, and we have found
that tho Sou,herner is feariully wide
OF our estimate. Instead of the
gentleman, the Virginien, (thc high,
est type OF Southern chiyalry) is as
miserable n wretch as curses the
face of tho earth. His mansion is
"A log cabin, his rosy wine ia style
of potato whisky 80 inexpressibly
mean that it would be rejected with
scorn 10y tho most reckless aud aban.
doned sqnaw, his costly goblet is o
stone jng with a cob stopper, and
hia highest idea of amusement ia a
quarter race, or playing poker, five
cent ante Long, lank, lathy, low
browed, peak nosed, no approaches
the manly appearance Of the North.
ern iarmer or mechanic, just about
az closely as "A ring.tailcd babboon
resembles Powers Greek Slave
In peace desperately shiftless and
indolont, he is no better in war. lilo
will shoot his man when safely en-.
sconced in brush, he will stab his
enemy from behind Us easy as you
please. ue bayoncts tho wounded