The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-26
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aCURRENr TOPICS.


,;,ion or Tho Confederate surrender that the
,ucring power should regulate arl dispose of tho
noliticnl condition Of tho conquered. General LEE
lid not make, probably did not attempt Ia make,
INV stipulation touching the political status OF tho
South and her people. General JOHNSTON td
mako such attempt, but his conditions were
promptly and prrcmporily set aside ut Washing
tcn nnd ho surroLdcrcd, ~ did General LEE, with
tho implied understanding thu. tho whole question
Of Mhnt disposition to bo niatlo OF tho Southern
States, what position they to occupy in rcln-
ton to tho 0oycrhncnt, what privileges. fran-
ciao &C., were to bo accorded to their citHrus,
was to DO determined by tho conqucror. MIR.
DAVIS is reported to havo replied tho other day, to
n question us to whnt ho thought Of reconstruc-
ton, that it was a matter with which TWO tthc poo
plo of tho south) had nothing to dol lilo answered |
rightly. Tho whole business is in tho hands of |
those 10 whom wo surrendered, only sha1o in |
it being to avail ourselves of tho plan tloy adopt
Irue, may sullcnly refuse to do this if wo arc
so stupid; but This, who it would cut us Oft from |
the bcncHts OF tho plan submitted, would not ro-
liovo uB Of it's burdens mud obligations. Wo havo
had good donl of unnecessary aud misappicd
talk about Southern honor concerned in the
modo of adjustment. a pertinent query would DO
whether tho circumstances and conditions OF our
surrender did not bind our honor, after accepting
safety upon tho condition thnt tho conqucror
should sottlo our future political status, not 10
seek to control. impede or dofeut the settlement
determined on2 wo havo enjoyed tho consiicrn-
tion, shall we dodge the agreement?
TIE STYLE OF bathing dresses for ladies' ia at
tho presont timo under discussion, snys tho Boston
Post, and appears to TO lively topic tho
dug-day weather will tolerate. Tho corrcspon-
dcnts at tho coast describL with uncton of their
own tho beautiful becomngness of ono lady bathcr
in such rig; of nnothOr in n bng of garment
that "modcls itsolf dvinoly upon her form" she
omorgcs like Aphrodite from tho obvious sea; of
third that ia revealing yet conconling" in it's cut
and chnractcriBtica- 30 OIL through q rcshful
list. Now it is natural that lady should desire
TO look like perfect charm sho comes up out of
tho brine, as that sho should chorish o wicked
wish to frighten horses with the shocking uglncss
Of her Disguise and she knows-for what is thoro
that sho docs not kuow?-thnt arrows arc shot as
| straight to thoir mark when wet drnpery cngs to
faultless form, and snowy tcot patter like Iitto
birds across tho sands of tho beach, rs WHOM
streamora Of tantalizing laco and bewildoring
folds Of Eauzy muslin float droamily nbout hor in
tho cool recesscs Of the deep piazza and tho &C.
cuded window. Honco thoso things aro better
loft to tho decision and adjustment OF tho scx Tho
newspapers will have no moro influence in thoir
settlement than they hnd in giving shape or cir
cumfcrcnco to tho hoops tliat Ind their doBpotc
run and cleared the sidewalk moro effectuauy than
80 many squads Of policemen. Tho sex will bo
found to have as quick IN eye for tho picturesque
and tho striking i'll bathing costume Us any OF us
who have just no business at all to say q syllable
about il except in m unauspoctcd whisper.
TnE MEMORIAL DIpLoaATIQuE says that tho
physicians Wcro unanimous in recommending tho
QuGon of the BclGians to spare her sister-il-law
from any grent excitement tho occasion OF thar
first meeting after long separation. At the sight
OF her Majesty tho Empross appeared more snr-
prised than moved. Her peculiar sngacity caused
hcr instinctivoly to comprehend that somo great
oycnt had occurred which she who had been 10
long kept in complete isolation WAS allowed once
more to embrace beloved relative but fearing
doubtless to learn too speedily tho lrreparable
loss shc had sustained, she made inquiry Mt
tho first interview for information concerning the
Emperor MAMMALIAN. She rather appeared to
study tho countennnco of the Queen, in order to
detect somo ground for hope alarm. Tho Queen
was attircd in half mourning only, with the object
OF occasioning little excitement possible on
| the mind of tho august sufferer But tho nttcr
| tho next morning perceived from tho window OF
| tho apartment that the Queens attendants wcro
| i'll deep mourning, and Immediately unlcrstool
thu n~tnrt oF hnr ,..;"E,-t'-" .;i'.-A h
was not expressed in words. II could not be doubt
cd that tho Empress no longer entertained any
illusion to tho fato of hor husband altboupb mn
ono had veituIod to reveal it to hor. Hor cain,
resignation was o sufficient proof of her kuowl
edge Of tho sad event.
DIsRAEL1 MADE remarkable speech mt tho ban
quet givon by tho Lord Mayor OF London TO the
Ministers of tho Crown. He sad ~ hayo soop
in my timo several monopolios terminated, antl re-
comfy havo secn the termination of tho monono
lies OF liberalism. (Ghoers and laughter.l Nor
arc wo to DO surprised when certain porsons be
ieyed they had tho hereditary right, whenever il
was necessary to renovato the institutions of ther
country, thAt they should bo somewhat dspleased
that any othor persona should presume to inter
iere III doing TINT which, bopo, in tho spirit OF
ruo patriotism, thoy believed the requirements of
tho State rendered necessary. (Hcar. hear1 But
am suro, whom tho hubbub has passed awav-
when tho shreks and screams wo heard aomo timo
ago, and which have already subsidized into .o,,o
md sighs [laughtorl aro heard no noro-that
nothing moro terrib!e will bo discovered thnn that
tho Tory party hns resumed its natural functions
III tho government OF tho country IChcers I
For, my Lord Mayor, what is tho Tory party uu-
iess 1t represents national foeling2 If il roprc-
sents not national fecling, Toryism is nothing.
Ally Lord, it does not depond upon hereditary CO.
terics OF exclusive noblos" Lord DERBY sat noar
tho speaker, and seomed to consider tho speecb
Just the thing, in spite of its attack upon horcdit
ary rights" But timos nro indeed chanred in
mcrrio England"
InE FOLLOWING enthusiastic and gushing burst
OF Chicago modosty appeared in tho Times, OF
that city, on the 18th: "Chicago yields tho palm
TO no other place in anything. Whom il is a auos.
t5n OF rascality, Chicago just as much aoa as in
matters OF enterprise and progress. whiskey ut
eighty cents gallon and tobacco ut sxtcon to
eighteen conts pound, nro among the most cou,-
mon evidences Of tho skill OF Chicago operators.
When superior rascal graduates anywhere ho |
naturally comos to Chicago. A caso ia point il |
that OF two welt known gentlemen who have latoIy |
arrived here from tho East by tho ADVICE OF certain
revenue officers and who propose to open distllories
On account OF tho facilities which thiH 1narkot
affords for Tho disposal of an illicit article. Tbov
Btato that they can got oil tho whiskoy they want
Tor rehabilitation" and other purposes at eighty
cents gallon. In frauds Chicago. ns in svorv