The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-03-04
GEN. D. b. HILL.

The citizens of Anderson have been favored
with visit from this distinguished soldier of the
late Confederate army, and on Thursday night last
allarge and apprecative audience assembled in the
Court house to hear lecture from Gen. HELL up
oniSomhern literature. Although the notice was
exceedingly Short and, the weather unfavorab!e,
The Court room was filled with ladies and gentle
men delighted, 10 honor the gallant e1-Confcderalc
General. His lecture abourded in interest and
was filled with valuable information, interspersed
with numerous anecdotes appropriately applied
His exordium was beautiful and touching, having
reference to the "Lost Cause and its thousand
clustering memories. The glorious achievements
Of the ''boys in grcy' were fttingly alluded to-
while the sacrifices and devotion of Southern wo-
men were eloquenty depicted. Another feature
and one of the most interesting, was the Just re-
buke administered 10 Southcrners who despise and
contemn the literature of their own section by
awarding the greater share of patronage TO the
trashy literature of the North and in this connec-
tion, Gen. HILL forcibly portrayed the common
practice of Southern editors in keeping The claims
Of other publications prominently before the peo-
pie to the exclusion of meritorous enterprises al
home. This portion of his lecture was dwelt up
at length, being the principal topic. and it would
materially improve the condition of Southern liter
ature for every man, woman and child in ''Di1ie"
to hear the General diate upon the practice Of the
press and people in sustaining Northern magazines.
and newspapers to the detriment of similar publ
cations in our very midst. lie was particularly
severe, in good humored way, upon The editorial
fraternity, at least that portion engaged in up
holding the circulation of Northern literature and
barely recognizing the claims of their neighbors.
The ladies, too, came in for share of gentle ad-
monition and Wholesome reproof for sustaining
ind encouraging fashion magazines, and not giving
& thought 10. the more solid and beneficial publica-
tions by which they surrounded. Still another
portion of the lecture yas devoted TO Southern
valor, and statistical proof was ad1ueed to show
that the heaviest blows dealt against the Confelcr
ate cause were by Federal Generals Ito the manor
horn," and that the greatest proportion Of fighting
troops in the Northern army were recruited from
Southern States. That is to say. many of the mos,
successful Generals in the Federal army were
natives of the South, and over 100000 white men
we're enlisted from Missouri, Tennessee Kentucky,
Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, to fight
the battles of the Union. This vas also made up
plcablo to the subject, in ad,erting to the fuct
that the greatest drawbacks to Southern achieve
men! in letters were 10 be found in every commu-
nifty where the lions share of patronage ac-
corded to Northern publishers.
OF course, we have only attempted TO- present
few leading ideas of this admirable lecture hoping
they are sufficiently clear 10 set the reader to
wondering over his or her own conduct in this mat
ter. Gen. HILL received subscribers to his own
magazine, The Land We Love- which has recently
been united with the Nev Electric, rs stated in our
last issue We are grati6ed to- know that list Of
forty names was handed TO- Kim, ard we .rus; there
are many others who will subscribe hereafter.
The sojourn of Gen HILL very limited, but
many of our citizens were introduced TO him, and
found him an Agreeable, fascinating gentleman.
modest in mien, with extensive learning antf Oh in
exhaustible fund of genuine humor governed by
practical common sense. His devotion to country
end reverence for the heroic memories OF the Con
fedcrate cause are widely known and appreciated.
This was hatterngy demonstrated by the unusual
ly large audience which greeted him on Thursday
night, lie III fer G:cemyi!lc On Friday afternoon