The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-26
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While the war was in progress it was customary
on the other side Of the line to apply such words
as "holy," "sacred," "diyine" Co., not only to tho
cause itself, but to it's enterprises, ends, means
and champions. II our memory ia not at fault,
the famous DR.. TYING, in an address TO body Of
recruits, Familiarity and pleasantly Known as
"WILsoNs cut-throats," gave them "the most
comfortable assurance" that If their valuable
lives should be lost in the pious service they were
entering upon, they would go straight to glory.
The Rev. BEEcHER brought the Bible and the bay
onet, psalm-singing and shooting into happy as-
aociation by inventing tho term 'bully-hallelu-
jahi" 1t is to be regretted that anything should
occur to disturb the conHolatory thought that the
Union armies were composed altogether OF saints,
for we can well understand how, even to the van
quished, there would be relief in such thought.
But there is, it must be admitted, something a
little unsettling in the fact that the law ia kept
pretty busy HANGING men who went through the
war. That affair near Philadelphia, the other
day, the killing of the DEERrwa family, is a great
stumbling block. Aud when we read such remarks
as the following, which form part Of an editorial
article in the New York World, OF Thursday last,
we do not know what to think:
4 note from q friend in New Orleans asks us to
call attention to several peculiar advertisements
now appearing in the Southern papers. These
advertisements offer rewards for the return of
valuable private libraries stolen by officers of tho
Union armies, and appropriated to their own use
during tho late war. One. gentleman says there
were taken from his house some three hundred
volumes, mostly rare French and Spanish books,
relating to the early history of Louisiana, which
cannot be replaced by purchase, and for which
he now offers fvo dollars per volume. Large re-
wards are also offered (and no questions asked)
Tor the return OF other souvenirs stripped from
Southern houses, and which are now known to be
in the; possession OF certain captains, colonels,
brigadier and major-generals, who havo a great
deal TO say about their public services and
very little about their private stealings. Our
New Orleans correspondent himself saw ak or
eight boxes Of household knick-knacks and
women's and ohidren's clothing which were stolen
In Pensacola by Neal Dow, and were stopped at
the Custom House in New Orleans.
W This, eame Dow WAS convicted OF stealing all
yer pitcher from Bradish johnson. Libraries.
wardrohes, plate elosets, and picture galleries in
New Orleans, and in other cities, we're stripped
during the war; and the peculiar performances of
Butler and his followers in this line are more no.
torious in history than are any of their exploits
in the field. Peace ought to bring repentance,
and II conscience does not urge the return OF
these family relics and private property the large
rewards now offered, and which will be offered,
ought to induce the particularly "pstriotic" to
disgorge at least portion Of their piunder. We
do not appeal to their sense OF propriety or hon
esty, or justice. We merely take leave to inform
them that they can make good thing Of it pecu-
ninriy by disgorging their piunder.