Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-11-17
Southern Literature and Literary
Men

Men
During the war very little was heard
at the North Of the literature and literary
men of the southern States. The depri-
walton was not one to be taken to heart,
and we fancy neither publisher nor pub
lie missed very seriously the loss of the
contributions Of the communities in re-
bellion to the literature of the day. The
revived Richmond Enquirer considers it
worth while, however, to devote a good
deal of space to a statement tof the part
taken by our principal male AID female
writers in the late war, together with an
account Oftheir present situation and what
they are doing" William Gilmore Simms,
who naturally heads the list, -rFoto-Eor
southern papen during the war, his prin-
-cipal work being a humorous novel enti-
tied paddy McGann, or the Demon of
stump His house in SouthC arolina was
burned by Sherhan's army. He is now
in New York on a visit to his Masonic
brethren. Mr.. John r. Thompson ap-
pears to have been very busy during the
war. He acted as assistant librarian of
the State library of Virginia, wrote Gov
efhorL etcher's State papers for him, cor
responded regularly with that nomadic
paper, the Memphis Appeal which was
published in half the cities of the
south before they were successfully
captured by our armies, wrote poems
and political articles for the press, edited
the short-lived Richmond Record, and was
the regular correspondent of the London
hides. Under so many and such harrass-
ing labor it is not surprising that Mr..
Thompson's healthgave way. Heran the
blockade to England, and there served the
rebel cause faithfully by editorial labor on
the linden and Morning Herald, and by
contributions to BlackwOod, the Cornhin
Magazine, and the Pail Mall Gazette.
Some Southern Wa Poems which he
sent to Europe for publication before his
own departure, were unfortunately cap
tured on the voyage; but he retained
copies, and has hopes that the effusion may
yet appear in print at London. John
Eston Cooke served at first as a private of
artillery and afterwards on the staff Of
Stuart and other generals throughout the
war. He found time for a good deal of
literary labor, and wrote, besides many
pieces for rebel newspapers, life of Stone
wall, jackson, which was published in New
York as the production of Jno. NJ. Daniel.
Since the war he has written mainly for
the New York World and has also begun
a novel based upon incidents of the strug-
gle. DR.. Bagby, editor of the Southern
Literary Messenger, served the rebellion
as a private soldier until his health broke
down, and then busted himself in making
from Southern newspapers a collection, of
"Humors of the War" until his eyesight,
very naturally, was seriously affected. He
proposes to publish his book, however, and
is now in Richmond preparing it for the
press. Porte Crayon served on the Union
side during the war. He is now Adjutant
General Stroller in the Pierpont admins
~tration, and is devoting himself to the ed
ucational interests Of Virginia. Mrs.
Mowatt-R Richie has resided in Europe for
the last few years, but cher sympathies,n
says The Enquirer, i'were altogether on
our side" Miss Augusta Evans, author
of HBeulah," remained at-home in Ala
bama during the contest, preparing novels
for publication in New York. It was at
one time reported that she was to be mar
,ried to General B~eauregard, but the story
has proved untrue. The EngEirer's cat
logue includes also james Barron Hope,
Henry Tmrod, Paul Hayne, Henry Lyn-
den Flash W.AGordon McCabe, W. 81.
Holcombe, W. B. Reese, Susan Archer
Talley, Mrs. Jordon, Of Lynehburgh and
nearly as many more, whose literary re-
nown has never extended north of Mason
and Dixon's line, and whose record dur
ing the war our readers would fndAof lit
tie interest. hG-a lis ~ s3IE