The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-21
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We'a not about to enter upbn disserta--
ton on the sources of the Nile, the impene-
tFable jungles of India, the steppes of West:
ern Asia; Or: thd vast unknown pl,. 'pos. Of
Northwestern China. We feel no disposition
to dispute the laurele, ODE gained from such
geographical exploits and discoveries, with
Dr. LlYINGsToEn, ME-. PALeRAvE,, NJ Hue, OF
| the ,ihamoFtal 'authorsiof Kosm6s. No., we,
need not.go to the. Moroa ! the Greeks are. at
our door; [nor Crooks only, but not .unfre-
quently Barbarians and Scythinns also We
the Southern people of these United States
have been converted into outer Gentiles; and
these States, south .of MAsoN's and ,D1xoN,s
Line, now constitute the tef1a incoguifa.
1t is we'll known that great many expe-
ditions have been fitted out by private enter
prise and liberality,--sent out for the discov-
cry of this Southwest passage. Newspapers
in every part of the North and Northwest
have had their artists and correspondents
here, during the past year, taking "views"
and manufacturing opinion for those who
, gent them: Others again were sent out, not
purely for scientific purposes; they were ez-
pected to look we'll about them, to observe
whatever there was noteworthy, and if there
was any cotton lying about loose, why make
notes Of that too. ,''..,l -.
[. But it would appear that "Our Specials"
and "Ocoasiouals". were not deemed altogether
,reliable, ,--some for want of Sufficient prepar-
atory knowledge, to ft them for such an ex-
ploring expedition others because Of curl.
Gus idiosynoracy, 1--WE shall not call It mlordl
obliquity in consequence: of which they
lose all power of3discernment between truth
and fiction, the moment their. .feet touch South.
ern soil, These explorations are still in pro.
!. .gress New arrivals are announced almost
every day. And as wisdom il" in the multi.
tude of conhsellofs, we ought to bo thankful
4 that,we hive hadthe benefit of this numerical
advantage 'y"'
The iilustrious KARL :ScuuRz, ex.Germar
i Red Republican, ex-Hoosier demagogue, e1
U. S. Miuister, ex-Major General T.. IS. Vol
unteers, etc., eto:;-Aled the van of official az
plorers. Who sent him is LOT precisel
!, khowhs However, he ;jame, -he saw, III
e reported. Our ei:y enjoyed tho benefit of
= ayieg visit from the distinguished visitor; II
n had some conversation on the cars with gel
% temen he chnnced to Tneet,-on tho ,ptospec
IN of tho couhtry, tho capacity Of the freedme
g; for selfgovernment, and on Kindred topic
r It is in evidence, that he, did not take tim
=. and therefore had opportunity, to aequai
- himself with the facts and oircumstanc
al hs vas sent TO 'inteestigate, and onwhiol1
uL doubtless had ,alrerdy written his long +
Up port, before cleft Washington. H.; L =" q q Il
"a Mot many month afterwatd, Of the tiopte
n 1o ant General Of the United States Army no
~. ored'us with q flying VISIT lIe diaed
e Charleston, wined in Columbia, returned i
extra train t" Washingtop, and g;axe,a d Ve
ef satisfactory account of pis isexperiepce.
"a. Ia but this did not satisfy the Geogra phic
o ou s9oiety in. Washington. They must, ha
On On moro evidence Central Dire; q; ctory y, y
~, organized to take the matter 10 and, and |