The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-04-22
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ll...-beholdng tho dignity and manhood
4 with which he has borne suffering land,
3 re gardings the future of his fate as still
doubtful lit is quite impossible for any
Ihigh-toned gentlenansto offer any criti-
cism, however.really just, which shall tend
10 the disparagement of his public career.
1t is equally clear, on the other hand,
THAT the partisan biographer must alike
keep clear OF all elimination OF other
4 parties, in making his defence. 1t will not
/ do, while hostile criticism is disarmed, and
must periorce remain. silent, for the indis-
erect friend to enter the arena, and cast
about his shafts, ostensibly in defence OF
Mr. Davis, at the boSoms OF those from
whom his career as President Of the Con-
lederacy found opposition.
This wouldbe ungenerous rs unwise.
/ There would be no policy on his part or
that Of any Of his friends. to reopen old
dores-to re-kindle old controversies, and
10 show that in the heat of the conflict
there were attritions and collisions-nay
injustice and even malignant assault-at
time when the South was writliing in
agonies of defeat and disappointment,
bleeding at every pore, her young men
perishing ons'.tl high places" all around
her, and famine threatening every house,
hold
That the President should suffer blame
for mistakes Of judginent,-that these
mistakes should Ge ascrbed to moral
weaknesses as perversions-that there
should be rivals to5exult in his defeat,
swhile re.asserting their own neglected or
rejected paraceasfor the care OF the hurts
ot.the State; ;-these are the unavoidable
incidents of every such history, in every
period Of the world history and it would
be mere whining puerilly in the case OF
"a man like Mr. Davis. asst is certainly in
the case of his biographcr, to dwell npon-
such matters now, or even to refer to
them. The case of Mr.. Davis can be
fully made out. without any. necessity OF
npping open old wounds OF conhict,and
in recrimination. OF course, he
! had opposition which was sometimes, no
doubt. censur;ble and unjust;-but of
course. lie too made mistakes at times,
! whici, justified the censure Both of these
propositions may be safely received, with
out doing wrong to either party; and
lboth parties shouldGbe willing to make
this concession, and without the forfeiture
OF one atom of proper claim whether Of
virtue, wisdom CT dignity.
1t willbe readily conceived,@ironi "sh:sst
1--we have thus: said !, that we@do not think
.thatsonr biogranher here-llas boen quite
;ls consderate and iorbearing as he shonld
have been. Not that he has dealt largely
in that sneer and irritating sort OF com
plent. which seems TO us, sometimes.
rather to injnre than to help hisarsument;
but we could wish that lie had been
patient enough to have toreborne; IT al
together. i the opponents and enemies
sof MIR. Davis, in the South, have not been
marnapimons, he can now we'll afford to
be SO /; aud II popular lifeeot the Ex-Prcsi.
1 dent is WHAT'S now required, and ne one
which. here and there. piovokes asrerlty,
and may lead to injurious controversies,
over which the bitter enemies OF both
parties may rejoice. we trust that both
i friends and foes of Mr. Davis-if there be
any of the latter now-wlll steer clear OF
this danger, and, recognizing no such
thing as perfection, either in the morals
or the iud gment of men, will, in future,
waive all siscussionas to tho degree Ill
j which either has erred, or blundered. Nt
a future day-ina a time OF calm-when
! the South sIlaIzEhave recovered her state
aud position,if not her liberties, it may
be permitted, then, that each public man,
military or civil, shall endeavor to present
| his case, properly weighed and analyzed, /,
land put 5-himseltrcctus IN cWis, in the
presence of his countlymen.
Meanwhile we commend this volume as
supplying a popular deficiency atpresent.
| It will rccallsmany of ths experiences OF
the war. 1t preserves much valuable
documentary material not easily to be
| found elsewhere 1t justities Mr.. Davis
generally, his courage, wisdom, modera-
l.tinn ;iitl humanity, and in tho same re-
ispecta. it iustities the people OF the South.
| 1t. portrays Justly the virtue in their
cause, their long forbearance, their dcvo-
l.tiop to law and liberty, the courage with
which they fought, the humanity which
characterized tie war which they waged
ard the nohle forlitude and resi- siSnation
which, throughout. have 30 wonderfully
sustained both President and people,
while suffering all that blind passion
could inflict, or malignant vengeance
employ a-torture, wbilea barbarons eager
ness after spoil aud triumph, such as rare.
lly ever before was seen. except III the
darkest ages, followed. like Il savage vnl-
ture in the path Of conquest.-Chartestoa
Courier.
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TIE LATE DEMOCRATIC STATE CoSvEN-
T1oS.-Ths New York Herald has the fol-
lowing comments on the action of the
recent State Conventions: