New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-04-20
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY APRIL %, 1866.

slaves would dive the eowardy Yankee hosts with
hides across the Potomac ii they should ever summon
courage enough through numbers and liquor tdnvade the
sacred soil posses sed by naughty and hIghborn race
BOAsTFULNEsS vs.. FACTS.
Arrogant simpletons, Palmetto Pistols where Is the
world their oyster that they with sword have opened
Then po.oposity could not have been more completely
exngusled their SILLY vauntings more severely pun
ishei, If the Deity of GoodSenset0 whom shrine has
been consecrated in this Stetehad striyen to
venge himself upon them for their utter ignoring OF his
Their "Confederacy' is forgotten phantasy; their
State hafdepopulated tract OF swampy land, which
might slip into The and never be missed their City
striking complication Of the aphorsm that fire is an
excellent servant but bad master.
Had they learned wisdom by experence-and the pro-
fOundos smpletOns can usually acquire their lessons
that school, should fee pity respect for them.
But, even now they are boastul, and totally msiner
Iret the magnauimty that has been shown them.
II people who dclude themselves pepetually with the
notion that they are naughty and ehlVarous should
sometime be illuminated with tie IDEA that Wanting never
established truth, it would be- vastly better for them,
and highly conducive TO the development OF their much
neglected reason.
THE RUINS OF COLUMBIA.
Columbia had l25 squares, and OF these 81 were TO-
stroyed No effort has been made TO rebuild the stfuo-
lures that have been consumed, and present Indications
that the town viii long remain unaltoraby sacred
10 its ruins Nearly all Of the original population have
either died gone away; business is stagnan and The
few hundreds OF people remaining here seem 10 have
been inmates Of the tabled Sleepy Hollow.
Inc handsome capitol Of white marble Is very con
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and senIs as II it might have descended Ike an en-
ChIated palace from thg clouds seeking the sad remains
OF a departed city.
THE AUTHORS or THE DESTRUCTION.
The inhabitants continue to declare the Yankees fired
the town. although there is reasonable doubt that
Wade Hampton first applied the torch 20 his own house,
and caused all the destruction Tat aiicrward followed
Shcrmans forces unqucsionaby laid waste great deal
OF tAo county u tls vicinity, and plundced and Pill
r-cl with cckle5src' hardly Co be wondered 0t under
the circumstances 90 their linc of march through the
lfrN Il . NOT hmm -. ffl have
ceon reason 10 know; and Tie Rebels need not insist
ecning tho NoIheners te authors Of the mischief
they brought upon themselves.
SOUTHERN WOMEN
Columbia once oloyeda high local reputation for the
beauty aud elegance Of It's women, Of the privileged class
of course, and ! remember 90 have seon some quite
coney momhers of tho genor hereabout few years
ago. Beauty expresses % more than Nature seems
willing 10 assign 70 tho dclrsstorh0od who make so much
OF the veal and wO OF Creations lords They arc interest
ing and handsome and oyeobe enough for all practical
and p0oic' purposes unque5tOuaDy albeit have never
been able t1 admire The Southern and Danes who
30 inferior, cstheticllly 20 those of the North.
II very common before the war, 20 hear the South
spoken OF rs models Of all at'mctyeness, As
tLo finest feminine cmbolimcl'S Of American grace, re-
in'meut and s'Esbhty, end MOI few who had failed to
yisit .Ais section actually believed Tie story those people
told with 30 much hppIscy aad such repressibe lteTa
ton.
The uncducsted females here were always re-
pusive. Of course-for they had nothing m
their lifc suTourd inFs possibilities to prevent them
from remaining a their years the yellow. scriggy snun-
higher class Tie ladies par emil had what almost In
varaby makes lovely WOmen-case, wealth, opportunity
Tor culture le advantage oi travel and other aids 10
superior mental ssd physical development. And yet
with few exceptions thcy never hue Tho p0rce-
lain clay humanity did not form any large portion oi
their composition. ILoy were of the ordinary earth
earthly, lacking me intellectually, spirituality, docacy
and ,cgauC, that give 20 charm 90 the Northern
Womon. Incy Wclu poorly cav caicd ana worse W.ui
all-lInev Def cr n fas'c ffo.0us IN character, and
violent n cmr.r. utterly devoid Of the sweetness that
yied. us O, She fora and feminine creation is dearest
excellence
CAUrrs or TUnlg rNLovADLrFEss.
The causes -. tlrr ul'r.1ry acknowledgement,
must Dc al. ID. ll slavery l... lL1 ii diet ne4t
10 woman rear,i ull.. DE LlDll Influences OF SaY-
cr, and Whose daily food n bacon nud o0u-brcld can b.
gentle hne. t - impossible as 90 suppose Ophe!a
ing linn, o.. breach ot promise, or lWOg'n wearing
late hose Laura Moves would have adorcd her
Lulul u1ll o der 1c'0vcr, and Beatrice have cured
Dalfo oi Do lifelong pls.ln D. single gesture, II they
ID Be- D. among black 1llcL, aI baLquetcd on prep
aTatuus of maze.
h has been sad of tho Southern women by ono Of their
own srT chat they took ~ they novrr bad been kissed
/ cannot con eve how o woman subject % oscuatoy
starvation would appear 30 she Bod ever lived Indeed,
cannot l4 li4o f1 rlr. monster hu apprelend the
tirs.e r.s r.d auutrcr 'ur hard, unnatural expires
soa ihat they have winch s so puceptiblc that am
confident 90 n.l uen lss mo tAcy never would De
,tr.fsol f.1rg. soft pa uncommon as lle3 IA
thc Iybian Desert. Who, aficr embracing cornied Oh.
vIn!iy bacon consuming angel with temPeramenal
tendency % snrt dipping, could say:
Tho frsrrart infircy ~ opening foW'fs
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