The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-02-14
Editorial Pennings and Clippings.
Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston.

upon the removal OF THIS gallant 0mcer'S remains
from New Orleans to the land of his choice, Tex
ms, and the reader is familiar with the fact that
the commanding officer of the Federal troops at
Houston prohibited any public demonstration by
the people upon the arrival of the body at that
place: We extract the following from the Houston
Telegraph, and commend it to general perusal, as
whitening and just rebuke to the spirit animating
the head and heart of one who desired to crush and
destroy even sympathy from the Southern breast
Will our recent foes never learn that magnanimity
and generosity becoming nation:
The worst enemy that the Bourbon family ever
encountered was the great Napoleon. 1t was
owing to his mighty genius and gigantic blows
that their rotten thrones crumbled and tottered
into dust. And yet after his corpse had lain for
fifteen years beneath the silent willow of st. He
lena, it was one of that family-Phiip of Orleans
who dispatched his own son, the Prince de join
vile, with a French feet, to bring back the body
of the mighty foe of his house. TO be inferred son
the banks of the Seine and in the bosom of the
people he loved SO we'll" There was no prohibi-
ton of the bringing of bells" popular or public
demonstration" but everything that wealth could
purchase or art invent called into being to do
honor to the General of the Armies of France. The
people focked from every town and village they
came from the fr-off Provinces of the Kingdom
to do homage at the shrine of the great Emperor.
The pnll-bearers were of the distinguished soldiers
of The Empire-the mourners were of the royal
household of the reigning family, chief among
whom was the heir apparent to the throne. There
were ringing of bells-fring of cannon. Te Deums
were chantcd from Notre Dame to the Hospice of
St. Bernard. Cardinals in purple, and Monks in,
rags told their beads in tkankfulness. Those who
had clung to the memory of the Titan soldier, who
had followed him through the burning sands, of
Egypt-thc sunny plains of Italy-the marshes of
Holland, nnd the SHOWS of Russia; and who would
have sullenly died rather than have acknowledged.
q bow from Bourbon, could but bless the name
of the noble "citizen King" who had thus boldly
done honor to the founder of the opposition dy-
nasty. As many as were the great acts of Louis
Phillippe-and he did moro than any King of
France had done for centuries-none 30 endeared
him to the French people as this sublime not of
courtesy to the remains Of their great idol.
1t was left for this day and this hour to exhibta
people who boast of their berties--of their free,
dom--of their republican form of government, TO
creep hyena-like into the sacred precincts Of the
| tomb and desscrate the dead body Of as great an
enemy Us was the Napoleon to France. When
Beast Butler tore open the metallic case enclosing
the remains of Albert Sidney Johnston to despoil
the mighty dust therein of any simple ornament
which the hand of affection might have placed
there, he received for IL tile condemnation of the
civilized world. Yesterday, one year and o half
after The sound Of the last muskct hnd ceased to
reYerberdte over the battle-felds Of the country,
when the wrinkled front of war had been entirely
lrsmoothcd, and great and heroic people have lain
down their arms and ardently wish for entire quiet
and peace; when that people wish to remove from
cemetery in q distant State to one prepared in
this the remains of one of her loved and honored
citizens and in the removal of those remains wish
to .'ring bell'' or ''form procession" to do
honor to that gallant dead--comes an order from
one (Tho in that order writes himself down TO all
posterity Us fit companion to the Beast of LOVELY
prohibiting any s'public demonstration" at the fu-
neral ceremonies of General Albert Sidney john
st0n.
Louis Philippe, of Orleans, King of the French,
although of family noted for its imbeeity, its
effete physique, and its many crimes, yet Was of
gentle blood, and of knightly race that never did
an act that could call the blush of shame to their
check 1t needed q Yankee General, by the name
of Griffin, to give the finishing touch 10 the long
list of outrages that have shocked all Chrisendom
for the last five years, by order prohibiting that
most sacred of all rights-the right of proper
sepulturc for the Dead
Dfunifcent Donation.
Everybody has heard of the wealthy banker,
GEORGE PEABODY, and what prodigality he has
displayed in distributing money for charitable
purposes. The latest instance on record of this
generosity on his port is the following
George Peabody has addressed letter to R. G..
Winthrop, of Massachusetts,, Hon. H. Fitch, New
York. Right Rev. Charles P. McIlyane, Ohio,
General u S. Grant, Hon. W. C. Rives, Virginia,
Hon. John H. Clifford, Massachusetts, Hon. VIM
Aiken, South Carolina, VIM. Ingraham North
Carolina, Charles McAllister, Pennsylvania, G. W.
Riggs, Washington, Samuel Wetmorc, New York,
E. A. Bradford, Louisiana, George N. Eaton, Ma
ryland, and j. P. Russell, massachusetts, in which
he says, with my advancing years, my attachment
to INV native land has but become more devoted
He gives to the gentlemen addressed Sl,OOO,0OO,
in trust income, to be used for the promotion and
encouragement of the intellectual, moral or in
dustrial education of the young Of the South and
Southwestern States. Besides this income, he
authorizes them to use forty per cent of the prin-
cipal within two years. In addition, he places in
their hands Planters Bank bonds, of Mississippi,
amounting with interest, to S1,lOOO 900, the pro-
ceeds to be added to and used for the purposes of
.his trust He leaYes the details with the trustees,