The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-14

sn "n1 hest in Southern society; and we rejoice that
so much at loast Of Southern history ls sale De-
yond danger or question. Such LIE ana cnar-
acter is itself the full and suhclenI answer 70 oue
of The Ignorant slanders OF the philanthroPsts OF
these latter days They have declared that our
form of society was debasing to the negro, and
pernicious to the white raco: wen, iet us see.
I've received from the coast of Africa about one
rous caro- and Wholesome discipline they grew to- be
four millions of skiful, thrifty, cheerful ana IN
dustrous labnrers-a larger NUMBER OF clVhlzeo
and christianized people than have ever been re-
claimed from sne neatsed the sag
won:haired, naked, debased, british and rePu.-
siye people-to whom chastity WAS an unknown
virtue and strange idea, and honesty was the
fear of punishment or the want OF opPortunlIGy,--
whose notion of public justice WAS the trial BY
ntjson. ; who spoke guah, believed in gresgrees,
and alone OF human kind worshipped the EVIL
Spirit. And By our mingled kindness ano olscl-
piine, by our justice and our Gentieness, we mace
Them such people as to call tortn tne eAtraya, n
can't euloeies OF our enemies themselves, VINO
now claim tor them the full rights and hlehes!
nrjyileres of the proudest and most enlightened
American citizen. These eulosles may oe, 10
measure, unmerited and these claims unto9nded.
Rpt what these people are all can see; and such
a. they are, we under Gods Providence, made
them Nor will these, our accusers, dare 10 Gialm
that they have ever contributed q man or 8 uoilar
to the work, while eminent scholars OF tno SCUM
like our Bishop, as masters aha eeasaefS mI b1o
task. And, again, it is these whom they libel as
the deprayed white race of the south VINO nave
not oniy thus subdued the savage to mercfol
law, and reclaimed him to clvllzed lte, puI ~
thia race too, which in the late fearful struggle
tor constitutional liberty Was preclpltated amost
on into the contest; its bone aud slneW nave
stood upon the battlefield. And 1t is not saying
too much to say that they hayo there challenged
The resnect and admiration OF the world. And
since tie time when they declared that "hopeless
war is crime," they have not only, by the mere
force OF their character, maintained JUST ana
ouiet control over the emancipated slaves, but
their intelligent submission 20 heoessity' .aer
combined with a firm selerespect have merlted
The anprobation OF all men. And the "dear wo-
men of the South" have not only, from the olden
times to this day, filled our Southern land WITH VT
pure and happy homes, but their conduct in that
same gigantic conflict has drawn forth the CRATE
fnl and 1nneasured praise OF their captive chlef
who has declared that in his Judgment, they
observed to take rank with the highest horoines
And when now we come to tho higher forms OF q
cultivated socia? life and bene6cent civilization
and consider the representative men OF the Soutn,
il ia this accusation that makes us rejoice that
nothing can rob us OF the Life andIabors, the name
and tho famo OF Georgias dead Bishop and men
like him. And when the representatives OF these
Southern Dioceses shall a.ain enter that august
council of the Church, which will meet some TWO
years hence they will think mournfully and regret
fully of him who, by right OF age and service,
would have stood ut their head. They will recall
the exquisite grace, the sensitive delicacy the
lofty wisdom and charity, the calm dignity, the
unblenching crest, and the commanding presence
which could neither be overawei by the disappro-
hation of others, nor yet could ever needlessly
and urbacamingly offend their opinions or pro-
woke their prejudices. May the full and complete
folds OF his shining mantle fall on oher shoulders
equal to tho high ofice which would have deYolved
upon him
In looking at his completed life. there was one
remarkable gift OF this remarkable man on which
we dwell with deep and grateful emotion, and
which all who ever koew him will recognize at
once. We speak Of the thorough humanity of his,
naturo and by this We mean the wealth and
strength the width and fullness of tho doep hu-
man sympathies in which the learning, wisdom
and graces OF his nature were Ve,led-Veiled as
light is yelled in color-asl thought is yelled in
| words, as feeling is veiled in music. His life
seems to nave been the rich, healthy growth Of
early training and happy Influences He grew as
the tree grows from the bursting germ, outwards
and upwards, year by year, circle upon circle, into
aud n fsrs yab tbs Th ns s aHd ana 0e
of each circle there all thoroughly sound, sound
to the core. all lending strength to it's growth,
proportion to its coumn,, and grandeur to its
sheltering arms. His childhood took on his
boyhood, and his boyhood his nlanhood and his
manhood passed into the wisdom Of years, all
complete in the fulIness Of that great and boun-
teous nature, whose deep, broad, human sympa-
thies thus made him the friend and companion of
all ages, classes and conditions OF men-made
him too as mindful of the gentle cOurtesies and
sweet charities OF life with little boys and girls
and humble men, as he was easily at homo,
amidst the grander graces of social and official in
tercourse with the wise, lthe great, the learned
and honored in the land.
Doubtless to tho eye of that Omniscience which
heods the life and service, the death and fall OF
IL. nynpr NM
tribes that praise him, the whole life Of q man ia
the man. AS the spirit ofthe living man penetrates,
and is bounded by every nerve and atom OF his liV-
ing body so to that eye the soul OF every man is in
carnate in his life from the first vail of the infant
!, the last sigh before the grave, whoh thus oom-
uetos the full measure of his being, and the per-
feet simago and superscrption" OF his Identity.
So, to sonic special natures, it's given to carry in
of each period of their lives and each vital shape
of their humanity. And thus did the gifted man
whom we mourn seem to have grasped the full
outline OF Ills own life, and with tho sensitive
glance OF genius, conceived and realized each part
and character in which he had lived, and was thus
vividly conscious OF himself to himself. His merry
childhood his bounding boyhood, his lusty youth
aud aspiring manhood, we're all tue familiar COM
panions and friends OF the genial man, the allies
aud counselors Of the august sage. And SO the
hpppy child that climbed to his breast laughed
aud kissed with the happy child which, rs from q
mirror, laughed and kissed back again; and the
gallant boy shouted to the bright lover OF fuu
within, who shouted back In echo; ard the visor-
GUS youth felt his outstretched hand casped by
tho hand of companion whose steady grasp closed
faithfully over his own. And tho pale and I'M
passioned student met the answering glance OF
youthful student with ''eyes of speculation" rapt
in study. And the struggling man found, in this
story or his life because he retained a vivid
memory OF his own. Higher than all, he seemed
to have kept the memory of mother and sister,
and the shrinking maiden might look Into that
loving heart without fslterins to see pure, sweet
che shared in the knightly teuderness> for The
ideal woman there enshrined. But yet deeper
aud hoher atil{ was kept the memory OF his own
errors and fraitios; and the ponitent Magdalen
and the oonGlte mar iound in that true SOUL fsl-
low w-snncIr who knew how to forgive, as he had
....own whatit is 70 he forgiven.
Itwa this humanity of hls nature, these pure,
strong earthly sympsthies this ven Of the flesn IN
to tho power Of his lite and doctrine: His was in
deed truly and deeply spiritual life in the religions
sense of that word But here was besides this hui
ian soulfulness, sensitive sympathy with all that
was charming in nature, beautiful IN art inspiring
in life, or useful to his country, which won tor him
tho regard and affection of men, who we're after.
wards subdued by the teachings Of his faith and
ths m example of his piety. Thus it often happened
that the generous host or the genial FREUD who
received him as the gentleman, tue scholar, the
lover Of art, the student of scionce or the unse-
dsb patriot learned TO know that there WAS sone
thing deeper and lolier still; and it softly stole
mon his consciousness, that in entertaining this
gifted stranger he had entertained IN angel un-
awares." Mr. Was the grateful influence Of his
teaching less felt because it was THUS associated
with the human sympathes OF common interests,
the winning courtesy OF a gentleman, the chal ms
OF a graceful nature, and the strength OF vgor-
GUS and comprehensive intellect.
His death was very sudden. And yet, to those
who knew and considered the man, it was
what might have been looked for. We have said
that bis life was The rich growth of the cherished
memories of the past And tho tempest OF DESC
aton and ruin which had sconrged the face of his
loved Southern land had torn also through the
branches of this stately tree and strained it to it's
Foundations The scathing bolts OF war had fallen