, 1863-06-07
Gl)ifaqo Grlbnne.
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1868.


MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1868.
THE GENTLEMEN OF THE SOUTH.
The 6outherners, before they were rebels,
prlded themselves upon their genti1ity, and
claimed to possess the attributes which
made, the old Chiva1ry so famous,
and have cmbalmcd their memories with
refreshing sweets, as Of myHh and rose
MARI. At no time would they acknowl-
edge any blood relationship to the mudsdls
Of the North, whom they affected, after the
manner Of Napoleon with the English, to
dcs1,iso rs Yankee pedlars and traders.
They boasted that they were the true aris-
tocracy Of the country, and that outside
their pale there was nothing but a vulgar
mob. .......-
That they did, in reality, possess good
many aristocratic qualifications, there can
; be no doubt They were always an idle,
do-nothing set, glorying in their exemption
from honorable toll, and not 'oEer-Tenarka-
BILE. as class, for their love Of literature
and learning. Incidence, and the luxury
Of tropical climate, with slaves every
where ut their beck and cal, ready to graf
ify their most trivial wants, almost antici-
patin ng the offices of nature herself for
them, with pretty Quadroon mistresses,
recognized, and adjoining sometimes even
their drawing-rooms these were q part
and parcel Of their exclusive and divine
privileges, us the Aristocrats Of the Cont
ttncnt
Its true that they we're always distin-
.guished for politcness. and the outside
shows Of refinement and good breeding;
Jealous Of what they called their honor,
ready ut a moments notice to blow
friends brains out, OF do any other similar
kindly Office for him, if they fan
cied they had any reason to suspect his
4idelitics; but at the bottom Of them
and necessarily 50 from the fact Of their
position as niger pedlars and whippers Of
niggers-as believers in the chattel-Gfe Of
the nigger-in the right Of the aristocratic
holder Of the chattcl to commit any atroci-
ties against it-bind it, brand it, burn it,
OF kill it outright, under certain restriction
Of witnesses the bottom, We say, full
Of inluman capabilities, and equal to any
bloodtlirsty and cruel things, in the dark
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IT,. ~ - ..;.a1ar. - ra~ ~ controh,nas
oata,,oa ~ ~ nt,a- t,;r1+ +hc;r horrih,e thrcota
~ ~an-aar sa.;nst c,,orod +roons and the;r
w1,;,a ott;oerS rho NV he t,ron y h,tt1e-
a11 ~ - nroro what ~ ;nfsrra1 snhstra.
.r,e i,,s hoen ,1t;nc hc,or Tho on+e;da and
,-otonda5 rcf;nomon,s ~ ,ha cb;ro1rr a,
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lie tie s s1,ark to blow It into % malir-
nant flame. This is their wav If show.
ine what Kind Of a thing the Southern een-
tility is. and we gladly confess that it Is q
peculiar attribute. and that the mudsills of
the North interpret the word with a very
different meaning, and understanding.
Fairly regarded, VIC are not ut all sure that
the mudsill Interpretation is not the best.
and dmorein in accordance with the idea which
Sir Phl}ip Sidney and George Washington.
and all nob]cmen ot their ;1k have a1wavs
had Of it; and set forth as sits nroner cne3cn.
tials A wounded mndsiu Is too mnch If
. a gentleman to shoot a live rebel after he
had partaken Of the Inequalities of his
cantecn, and would be cutie as likely as
Sidney to give a rebel the last drop Of
: water he possessed, even though he were
dying for it himself At all events the gen
tleman ofthe South compares badly in the
history Of the war, with the plebian mud
sill.
And If anr. connerhea7 he ;nc1;naa IN
make ano,oc;es for the rehe,. AZ doinc
things on the battle-ie1d-under the ex.
citement and evaporation Of disaster and
.defeat-which they would scorn to do in
the cool ciyilities Of peace, we point
him in reply to the savage onslaugh
which the Atlanta Gonjederaey made
upon the correspondents Of
the New York papers, who were taken
prisoners lately, in attempting to run the
gauntlet Of Vicksbug in a miserable tug.
Here was fine chance fol. the chivalry to
show. their gentlchood. The prisoners
were harmless men OF letters, wandering
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