The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-26
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remarks on Honor : IL was I'LL ihe1'to'Aoio "'tA
dition Of the Confederate surrender that the con-
ouerine power should regulate and dlsposo OF tho
nolitical condition of tho conquered. General LEE
did not make. probably did not attempt to make,
any stipulation touching the political status OF the
Sonth and her people. General JOHNSTON did
make such m attempt, but his conditions were
promptly and peremptor;ly act aside at Washing
ton, and ho surrendered, as did General LEE, with
the implied understanding that the whole question
of what disposition was to be made of the Southern
States, what position they were to occupy IN roa'
ton to the Government, what privileges, fran
chise, &C., we're to be accorded to their citizens
was to be determined by the conqueror. Nlr.
DAVIS is reported to have replied the other day. to
q question as to what he thought OF reconstruc-
tion, that it was matter with which We (the peo-
ple Of the South) had nothing to dol He answered
RIGHTLY. The whole business is In the hands OF
those 10 whom we surrendered, our only share IN
Il beinp to avail ourselves of the plan they adopt
1rue. We may sullenly refuse to do this If We are
20 stupid; but this, while it would cut us of from
the benefits Of the plan submitted, would not re-
lieye us of its burdens and obligations. We have
had good deal Of unnecessary and misappled
talk about Southern honor as concerned IN the
mode Of adjustment. A pertinent query would be
whether the circumstances and conditions of our
surrender did not bind our honor, after accepting
safety upon the condition that the conqueror
should settle our future political stat4-, not to
| seek to CONTROL impede or dofeat the settlement
determined on? We have enjoyed the consldera-
| ton, shall we dodge the agreement!
Il Id 80 OF
| TIE STYLE OF bathing dresses Tor anes Is at
the presept time under discussion, says tho Boston
l;pot and appears to be as lively topic as the
dop-day weather will tolerate. The correspon-
dents at the coast describe with an uncon OF their
own the beautiful becomingness of one lady bather
| in such rig; of another in o bag of garment
that models itself divnely upon her form" as she
emerges like Aphrodite from the envious sea; OF q
third that ls revealing yet conceang in its cut
and characteristics 30 on through rehshful
list. Now it s as natural that lady should desire
to look like perfect charm as she comes up out OF
| the brine, as that she should cherish Wickec
wish to frighten horses with the shocking uginess
of her disguise; and she knows-for what is there
that she does not know ?-that arrows are shot as
straight to their mark when wet drapery cllngs to
fsultless form, and snowy feet pstter like little
birds across the sands of the beach, as when
stresmers of tantalizing lace and bewildering
folds of eauzy muslin float dreamily about her in
the cool recesses Of the deep piazza and the &C.
cluded window Hence these things ore better
left to the decision and adjustment OF the sex. The
newspapers will have no moro influence in their
settlement than they had in giving shape or Cir
cumference to the hoops that had their despotic
&bo oid
30 many squads of policemen. The sex will be
found to have as quick an eye for the picturesque
and the striking in bathing costume as any OF US
who have Just no business at all to say syllable
about it except in an unsupported whisper.
THE MEMORIAL DRLoMAT1oUE says that the
physicians were unanimous in recommending the
Queen Of the Belgians to spare her sister-in-law
from any great excitement on the occasion OF their
first meeting after long separation. At the sight
| of her Majesty the Empress appeared llore sur
prised than moved. Her peculiar sagacity caused
her instinctively to comprehend that some great
event had occurred which she who had been 30
long kept in complete isolation was allowed once
more to embrace beloved relative, but fearing
doubtless to learn too speedily the rreparable
loss she had sustained, she made no inquiry at
the first interview for information concerning the
Emperor MACMILLAN. She rather appeared to
study the countenance Of the Queen, in order to
detect some ground for hope or alarm. The Queen
was attired in half mourning only, with the object
OF occasioning as little excitement as possible on
the mind OF the august sufferer. But the latter
the next morning perceived from the window of
the apartment that the Queens attendants were
in deep mourning, and Immediately understood
the extent Of her misfortune, without, however,
exhibiting her deep emotion further than by
melancholy which was the more affecting that it
was not expressed in words. could not be doubt
ed that the Empress no longer entertained any
illusion as to the fate Of her husband, although no
one had ventured to reveal it to her. Her calm
resignation was q sufficient proof OF her knowl-
edge Of the sad event.
D1sRAE1I MADE remarkable speech at the BAN
quet given by the Lord Mayor Of London to the
Ministers of the Crown. He said: II have seen
in my time several monopolies terminated, and re-
Gently have seen the termination Of the monopo-
lies Of liberalism. [Cheers and laughter.] Nor
are we to be surprised when certain persons be-
ieved they had the hereditary right, whenever it
was necessary to renovate the institutions Of their
country, that they should be somewhat displeased
that any other persons shopiI presume to inter-
fere in doing that which, hope, in the spirit Of
true patriotism, they believed the requirements OF
the State rendered necessary. (Hear, hear.] But
am sure, when the hubbub has passed away
when the shrieks and screams we heard some time
ago, and which have already subsded into sobs
and sighs [lsughterl are heard no more-that
nothing more terrible will be discovered than that
the Tory party has resumed its natural functions
in the government of the country. [Cheers.l
For. my Lord Mayor, what is the Tory party un-
less it represents national feeling2 If it repre-
sents not national feeling, Toryism is nothing.
My Lord, it does not depend upon hereditary CO
teries Of exclusive nobles." Lord DERBY sat near
the speaker, and seemed to consider the speech
just the thing in spite Of it's attack upon "heredit-
airy rights" But times are indeed changed in
'merrie England"
THE FOLLOWING enthusiastic and gushing burst
Of Chicago modesty appeared in the Times Of
that city, on the 18th: Chicago yields the palm
to no other place in anything. When it is ques
ion Of rascaty Chicago just as much ahead as in
matters Of enterprise and progress. Whlskoy ut
eighty cents a gallon, and tobacco at sixteen to
eighteen cents pound, are among the most COM
mon evidences Of the skill OF Chicago operators.
When superior rascal graduates anywhere, he
naturally comes to Chicago. A case in point is
that Of two we'll known gentlemen who have lately
arrived here from the East by the advice Of certain
revenue officers and who propose to open distieres
on account Of the facilities which this market
affords for the disposal Of illicit article. They
state that they can get all the whiskey they want
for ''redisillaton" and other purposes at eighty
cents gallon. In frauds Chicago, as in every |
other thing, has its usual pre-eminence."
In THE CORRESPONDENCE from France published |
in yesterdays Herald, detailed and interesting
account Of the voyage Of the Dunder6erg is given.