The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-14

bier things than he had yet done: The
ss::ss1n u Trms0d's poems ~, W. Heaf,
already exhausted by the unexpected de-
mand Ia the Northern States. It is to
DO hoped another will be issnsd, inolud-
Ing the Obarlestoh Oeuaetery ode, vbioh
Was unfortunately omitted from th4tiast.
We would be- glad IL the. ..'Katis,'' to
whose praise he gave such charming
voice, and who, We understand, receives
. needed benefit from the profits of the
sale Of the work. might have such tokens
OF the respect Of the Northern people
for her lamented husbands talent as
would show her and all in the South who
loved him. how little political opinions
affect our appreciation ct real merit"
The Charleston News publishes the
following letter from Paul II. Hayne,
Esq, on the same subject:
To THE ED1roRs OF THE News: You
have recently published an article, pur-
porting to come from tho pen of "a Co.
lumbia Lady" and originally addressed
to the editor of the Boston Daily Aduer-
tiser. This communication attributes
the in preston. widely prevalent st the
North, that Timrod WAS neglected by his
own people, to ''garbled truths" and
"untair statements" in regard to the
events Of the poets life. Now, if by
suoh language the writer would imply
that tho biographical sketch attached to
Timrod's poems contains anywhere
"garbied truths" and "unfair state
ments," have only to reply that as
every insertion OF importance in that
narrative touching the poets wants and
condition is derived from his own or his
| sisters written. evidence. this charge is
derogatory to the character of the dead
alonei
The lady correspondent of the Adoer-
tiser, elsewhere in the same article.
speaks of "the veil having been ruthlessly
| torn aside from the sacred scenes OF the
6reside aud death-bed OF the sweet
| singer of the South" To have ignored
in any life of Timrod pretending 10 full
ness aud accuracy, his domestic circum-
| stances and domestic trials, was clearly
thing ruthless" in the manner OF IN
yelling these, appears to be discovery
| for which the fair correspondent OF the
credit The circumstances themselves
were hardly of u nature to he detailed in
rose water for ink, upon "rose-leaf
page"
As for tho death-bcd scene, it is from
first to last described in letter from thu
poets favorite sister, the publication OF
which she emphatically sanctioned. =
Probably no account Of the sort can be
found in English literature more tender,
moro pathetic, more eloquent. To ap
ply the term ruthless" were it but by
implication, to such q narrative, Tor
rather to its publication is, with due
respect to the writer's sex, an example OF
perverse taste and feeling difficult to
comprehend.
The anecdete Of Gen. Wade Hamp.
tons delicate. minded muniicence to.
wards Timrod, is characteristic of the
Generals cordial and sympathetic spirit.
Yet, even here, inadvertently, no doubt,
@ wrong impression has been Produced
According to the writer, this help came
to Timrod in the autumn OF 1857
''Thenceforth, she remarks, ''he was
never in want again. On the contrary
the remainder of his life was sustained
and soothed by every comfort that friend
ship could devise" Strangers to the
truth, reading this paragraph, might
naturally suppose that "the remainder
of his {Timrod's) life" embraced con
siderable period-a period Of months. il
not years. But, as he died early in Oc
tober, 1867, the timo which elapsed be-
tween the occurrence of the incident
mentioned and his demise could scarcely
havc been moro than few weeks at fur
thest.
In conclusion, let me say, that my
duty as Timrods bographer was plain
simple, imperative. I was bound to pre-
sent tho undoubteh facts Of his career
however sad and painful. Any attemp
hereafter on another's part to concea
the harsh features of his fate, to deny Of
materially modify the statements of hi
biography, resting upon such demon
stration as exists therein. can result il
nothing but failure. Still, while record
ing tho facts Of his melancholy expert
ence. have not presumed to blam,
either individuals or communities
PAUL II. HAYNE.
CorsE HILL, Ga. Cen. r. R., Marol
0, 1873.
'This sister, Mrs. George Goodwin, Iiyet
just long enough to examine ALL the proc
sheets OF her brothers biography. She OK
; pressed in tho warmest way her approval o
the sketch, every word OF which sho fully en-
floraed