The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-22
Card from General Gordon.

Base and malignant envy turneth pale
Ana ScEeiis even IL II friend prevail,
ARu ncrit and success purSucS with hate,
Ana unmnS the worth IL cannot initiate.
The attacks Of Northern companies aud Journals
upon the Pioneer Life insurance Company of the
South, are so persistent aud virulcnt MS to leave
no doubt with every fair-Ilinlcd man Of the base
motives which prompt thcm.
AS might have been predicted, The Southern
Life was assailed as soon as lis success became
assured-as soon rs its assets became so forui-
dablc rs TO challenge the confidence OF the people
and lis immense business began to check the
drain OF money from on: section. !Saccsss elicit cd
what the want OF 1t never wouli-tAe howl OF ul-
most the entire pacl-'liitie dogs and all-rray,
Bancho and Sweetheart" but thanks to its enc
mics, the very absurtiity and grosiness OF their
false representations have uuadruplcd H. business
The Times. uf New York, opened with an article
Of sixteen lines, which were shown to contain
twelve faschoOds.
IL followed with q puerile attack upon tho
honesty of the officers Of this company, and the
capacity oil the Southern people.
1t now publishes an article from the October
number OF the Baltimore Underwater, which, for
the credit OF That paper, am sorry to say, con-
tans, to speak in English no less than eight
Hes And they are 30 palpable rs to be positively
aushable.
Of the rccklcssness of the Albert, OF London"
and justnes this assumption by the assertion that
the officers OF this department. are selected "to
act as military ngurc-heads anu enjoy high sala-
rlcs," &C.; that General Gordons salary IL STOo0
General Hills salary $4,000, Colonel Aistons $500
per month, and some OF the sub.agents $4,000 per
annum.
Suppose these to be facts Suppose the South
ern Life pays president $1,000, and secretary
s3ooo Is It therefore more reckless than the much
audcd Northern companies, some OF which, by
their own reports, pay salaries TO the amount OF
$4,000, others to the amount OF $4,000, and even
as high as 100000 per annum. Suppose the
Southern Life has q half dozen officers OH saa.
rles from $4,000 to $1,000 1t wond still not ap.
proach the sum expended by the Northern compa-
bdtse. Whit then must be the opinion cntert Aimed
by an honest public OF sheets that would publish
them rs facts, or OF agents who would circulate
them aS suchf
assert, and hold myself responsible to an in
Interested public for the truth OF the assertion,
that tho representations OF these journals arc
Jrllse-'oholiv Jrise-in pnrt aud particular.
1t Is not pleasant to discuss ones private Of
fairs through the press; but my duty to the
people, who are Interested In knowing, compcls
me to say that General Gordon's salary Is not
$1,000, but that his pay and Tint OF his secretary
IL n commission on the amount OF business done
by their onlcc and their erorts; aud that commits
sion Is less by 10 to 20 per cent. than Is paid by
Northern companies to the general agents. Deny
this who WILL
1t Is painful to thus convict men OF wIlfu false
hood; but duty to this company ano Its injured
compes Inc to continue.
Az TO General HIPS $4,000, have to say, no such
person Is connected with this company. If refer
ence Is made to Hon. u. II. Hill, one OF the Vice.
presidents, reply that he is astoclholder and an
efficient ALL to the company, but receives not one
dollar OF salary. How painful this exposure
Again SO far from our sub-agents having sala.