The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-14

ting drunk; thoy take that for granted, and oal,
concern themselves to know whether ho gots cross
drunk or amiable-drunk. II tho former, tboy have
somo hesitation, II tho latter, they consent to the
match thankfully" And hero is tho doom: "ThoiI
holding Sodom will perHh for tho lack Of fyC
just mon or o just idoa." [Dr. r. doBortod sodom
not caring to inquire whether four moro Just men
might not haro boon found-ho loft Now Orleans
when it WAS in poril, after It Ind fed and clothed
and honorod him and his for thirty years u .Tt
must be razed and got out Of the way, like any
othor obstacle to tho progress Of humanity. II
must mako room for something more consonnnt
with tho railroad oloctric telegraph, printing
pross, inductive philosophy. and practical Christ
ianity"
Wo have marked many passages all through tho
book but our space forbds our continuing these
running comments Suffice it to say, that either
mr. DE FOREST WAS ignorant OF his subject, know
little OF Southern lfo and character or OF ncgroos
ana therefore should not have entered upon what
purports to DO minute portraituro or, IL ho is
not thus Ignorant, the only alternative is that ho
wilfully and maliciousy traduced tho whole whto
population OF the South. It is no oxcuse for him
to say TINT ho disclosed woaknossos, wheroyor ho
found tlom; that ho invoighs against dorolict
Federal Generals, spcoulating quartormasters,
t,mersorv1ng wiro-pulliug Black Republican Govcr-
nora, cownrdly oflcers, and pothouHo soldiers and
Poitolans For tho truth of all these allegations,
NO arc disposed to givo him full crodit, insteated
as lio no doubt was to tho revelation by personal
motives. 1t is otherwise with tho Indictment we
bring against him. Ho ignorantly or deliberately
ialshed all that VIC had Of best or noblest. With
tho one exception OF Mics r., tho hcroin o, who ia
a namby-pamby, ignorant, port and vulgar sirl,
but meant to represent splendid speoi mon OF
Southern society, ovory other southo rn woman is
other female Satan, Like Mrs. LARuE, or elso eho
10 "oursing aud swearing" "scowline like fond,
etc., otto.
"hy tho book was writtoi, II it had any higher
ann than to put money in tho authors pocko l. ye
havo not yet boon ablo to learn. Il cannot be to
10 good, Tor We can SEQ no possible benefit that
can accrue to any from the porusal or this tale
of conversion. But wo inclino to think Utilization
was the real object. "Tho Yankees arc great
people Is the burden OF tho song. Now i
Engianders, We arc given to understand, fought
Lhls war, and beat the robels. Germnns arc poyer
named and Irishmon only once for tho purpose OF
)oko; and such fighting as these Barbarians wero
capable OIL Near Port Hudson there Was Yankee
lott heia oy about ono hundred and fifty mon, in
ciuuing camp followers and negroes, and protected
Dy an insignificant stockade. This tho moral. New
england, temperance hero Of our novel defended
ngainst two brigados Of Toxnns. killing
t~ico as many mon as ho comm nnded, and also
capturing tho samo number.
" Tho Southern battlo yell is full OF howls ond
rolpings as OF brute BEASTS rushing hilariously 10
the fray" while tho loyal" yell is " oil human,
but none tho less relontless and s.ornl" la not
this edfying to the littlo Sunday School ohiIlron
IN ah Bnratraria? 30 again tho story OF q negro
and rohol shining mt, shooting and killing oaob
other, tho last worls Of tho formor being " God r.
and thor dying with " "damnation" in bia
mouth. Butonough. Tho Yankees have gained q
great victory thoy have. not yet recovered from
tho surprise, and they are now looking about for
suitable heroes, to plnoo into tho inches OF tho
temPle OF fame. Captain CoLpunsR" is ono OF
these candidates. Whothor or not his career Ia
either in whole or in part On autobiography, it ia
not our businoas to inquire.
Tho book is writton with considerable Gsmart.
ness," abonndng in cynical and satirical remarka.
some OF thom witty and pointed, although not
true. There is plenty Of epiGram all through the
work. But we solcmnly protest agninst having
New England proyincialisms put into the mouths
d Southern characters, and thon havo some other
Yankee purist come, and put it down TO stAsi,an-
tee," Our educated people horo mover say Feel
Of this )" though tho Professors Of W1NsLow aro
sometimes guilty oft