The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-21

We take pleasure in copying from
the Richmond Times the following edi
torial commendation of Mr.. Pollard'i
excellent Southern History of the War
From the "Richmond Tmes.s
SOUTHERN HISTORY OF TIE WE'VE
have received from the publisher, Mr.. c.
| B. Richardson, Of New York, 8 copy of his
new and elegant edition, in two large vol.
umes, Of the Southern History Of the War, -
| by +. A. Pollard, work familiar as a house
hold word to our readers. The great favor
with which this popular history has been
every where received, fully demonstrate its
value, and leaves US no occasion for adding
much in its commentator.
Beginning with the causes leading to the
/ late war, the author carefully follows the
exciting current of events t0their close, and
rounds up each campaign with summary
| Of the military and political situation at
the several periods.
This history has long since placed its dis
tingushed author in the front rank of Ameri-
can writer's Written during the progress
OF the war, when the author was connected
with the most brilliant and powerful of
all journals published within the limits
of the Southern Confederacy, il is a
! living and most eloquent record of deeds
/ OF splendid valor and radiant keroism
Published originally in the Southern Con-
tederacy during the progress of the war,
three of the four volumes of the original
edition were read by the South, and re-pub-
lished in New York and London before the
fall of Richmond.
In this new and beautiful edition of Mr..
Pollard's annals of the war, the publisher
has literally seconded the efforts Of the au-
thor by issuing his well known and popular
work in q most attractive form. The present
edition is in two large and well printed
volumes, which are neatly bound, and en-
bellished with twenty excellent steel por-
traits of distinguished Confederate Generals
and statesmen.
Having in a notice Of the fourth volume
Of MIR. Pollard's annals OF the war, quoted
from his card which appeared in the New
York News, we cannot, as an act of Justice
to Mr.. Richardson, refuse to publish the
following reply to that card:
NKw YoRK, March 2, 1866.
To the Editor Of the Richmond Times:
In your issue of yesterday you publish
portion of a card from Mr.. Z. A. Pollard, in
which he makes some complaint against me
in connection with his Southern History
Of the War" l am sure your sense of ius-
tice will willingly accord me a space for
few words Of reply.
1. In regard TO The merits of the work it.
self, Mr.. Pollard, in excessive modesty, GER
tainly deprives himself Of credit that is
eminently his due. In the preface to the
" Second Year" he entities the work "a
Popular History OF the Southern War for
independence" ," and such it distinctly is An
eminent Northern writer, in sPesking of ito
style of nervous and vigorous eloQueuce,
ant QIu
the fact that it photographs the events Of
the war an the circumstances Of their actual
Performance; the motives of action as they
really revealed themselves, and the hopes
and aspirations of the South as they beat in
the breasts of living men,"
1t is certainly the only complete record,
from the Southern side, OF these momentous
years Of war, and, as such, / take sincere
pleasure in offering it TO the public. No
work written at a later date, long after the
close of hostilities, can pretend to have the
interest and liie-like yividness Of such
work as this.
2. He complains that have used the
words "Lost Cause" which he claims as his
own. l frankly ADMIT that in few copies
OF one circular, used those two words, and
in the body Of the circular, net as a title, as
! sssuredly had perfect right 10 do. But
the moment | learned Mr.. Pollard consider
ed them his trade mark, ! removed them,
waving all legal right, and have made no
use, whatever, Of the words since. l knew
no more honorable course to pursue. When
| say that Mr.. Pollard has been literally
paid by me for each volume of his history,
and consequently has no further peeuuiary
interest in its sales-and that he of course
will naturally have such an interest in any
new work he may issue, think the animHs
of his attack is made sufficiently plain. l
have no intention, sir, of being drawn into
a newspaper dispute with Mr.. Pollard, and
therefore, with this reply, leave the sub
Ject 10 the judgment of honorable men. In
regard to the great value and interest of the
Southern History of the War;" that have
the pleasure Of publishing, the affirmative
Judgment Of the public has already been
recorded. c. B. RICHARDSON.