The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-12

t,nuo this system they are but erecting monn-
ments to their sNn eternal dishonor, aud furnlsli-
ing finger pests to guide the historian IN MS re-
searches. They may employ tho infamous Hoit, no
with his Bureau OF Military Justco, 70
other victims on the affairs OF their hatred ana
Provost Alarshals aud agents OF the 'froodmens 5
Bureau NAV riot III all the7 license of petty tEra
nv. hit our enemies can no moro control the Hcr-
dict of impartial history than they cen escape st'
doom which awaits them ut the maj Judgment to,
During tho war slavery was used rs tne caseh- MI
word TO arouse tho passions OF o fanatlcal mop
and to some extent tho prejudces OF the clSllizeo
world wero excited against us; but the war was
not made on our part for slavery a!gn uisn.:
and and Puritans in Now England, had participated
in tho profits Of trade by which the lSa9ntanS Pun,
and barbarous natives of Africa were bronSht I!ol,
that country and sold into slavery IN to ac
Colonies. Tie generation IN the oonter .a fo1,nd
among them. in civilized and christlani1ea c9i- an
dition O09 Of the descendants OF thoss ~ ~,
graded Africans. The Almighty Creator Vi ss s:e
Universe had stamped them lndcllDly wltn I'll
fercnt color and nm ntepio5 t 5one his from here
mice or whim. but for wise purposes An amalga-
ation of the races was in contrarcnton OF HIS de-
ss1ls. or He would not have made them Sc so
diffo cnt Tho immense nmhe1 boil, ot PeoRe Ee fbe
wills from which their ancestors were taken, or
If thcy could have been, it would have resulted
in their relapse into barbarisnl. Reason, common
sense true humanity to the black, as well as the
safety of tho white race required that the h1erlor
race should be kept in state CT subordlnat!on!. =!
rhe condition OF domestic slavery, as it existed IN
the South, had not only resulted IN great I'M
nroyement in the moral and physical condlGion OF
the negro race, but had furnished CLASS OF lago:
ers as happy and contented as any IN tho WoIle' Il
not more So. Their labor had not oniy aeeolvr
the immense resources of tho imnledlato country
in which thcy wero located, but was the 9, man
of the great prosperity OF The United STATES,
nnfl fI,rnished tho means for the employment VI
millions OF the working classes IN other countries
the sugSSe gSe maf II ee Of sayery
hut for the inestimab!e right Of sef.government
sGainst the domination of fanatcal faction as u t1le
North: and slavery WAS the mere OCCASION VI Gne
deysjopment Of the antagonism between me tMc
sections That right OF .oahed Fonr r mil mil
lions of blacks have thus been thrown on ther&Tn
resources. to starye to die, and to relaPso lnto
harharisnl: and uncomfortable miseries have oeen
entailed on the white race; .ho4 ;+e
The civilized world VAL nnd 10y t.o' o1
philanthropy has been all false and it's reglon on
Wrone on this subject; and The people OF the United
Stofas will find that under the pretence OF Saving
the life of the nation and upholding the o!o na
they have surrendered their own hbertles lnSo tne
hands of flat worst of all tyTantsa body OF sense
| less fanatics. H.
When the passions and infatuatons OF the day
shall have been dissipated by time, and oil the re-
snits of tho late war shall have passed II INTO IRE
yocable history the future chronicler OF that ms
torv will have most important duty to peri9mThm,, m
and posterity, while pouring over it's pages, VIII ps
lost in wonder at the follies and crimes committed
in this generation. .,-,,..aa+ +,,e
NV narrative is now given to the public, ana t9e ne
sole merit claim for it is that of truthfuness. Id
writing it have received material ald fr9 na an sd ae e
S1G Sa;or M "srai Edward johnson, who was With me
during the campaign in 1aryland and the shenan
the thee copious notes of Captain J. Hotchkiss, whi
acted as Typographical Engineer tof 5he s1d
cor corded @ the events Of each day. from the opening
tho the campaign on tho Rapidan in May, 1864 untl
the affair at Waynesbo1o, in March, 1865;
November 1866. y. Il. % GA1lni.-