The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28
THE COUNT OF PARISS SO CALLED HIS
TORY OF OUR CIVIL WAR.
GEN. rHos JoRpAN's REVIEW.
In. Y. WorId.l


} two volumes (G asistro's traDslation) of tn
Count of Paris's History of the Civil Wa
in America" in their French original, ant
of the two other volumes as yet unpublsh
cd in the English dress, dare to say as ye
no work on our unhappy war has appeared
SO manifestly inspired by and saturated
with I" bias in all it's statements with re-
spect to that war, it's causes, incidents, and
conduct. Farther, q more incapable % his
torian or editor az regards matters with
Others" than the Comte de Paris, has not
attempted to tell the story of our struggle
and all this can easily be made +" az plain
as way to parish church."
| Such, indeed, is the 4" bias " in which the
2, 500 pages Of the French original 10 stepped,
Misrepresentation that ever had birth of
| the motives and acts Of the Southern peo-
pie, not only Immediately before and during
| the war.-but almost from the very estab
lishment of the Federal Union. Thus the
Mexican war Is represented as having been
I" iniquitous" (p. BY, and undertaken to
dismember Mexico and to introduce slavery
in the territories that would be taken from
her," The North he represents as "opposed
to this odious policy" and hence reluctant
to supply troops for the prosecution of such
q war And this he does as So historian
or editor" in the face of the fact that Mr..
Calhoun, in the Senate, strenususly op
posed an aggressive war against Mexico,
and introduced a resolution declaring
against territorial acquisition from that
country. But not only does the Comte de
Paris thus maligp the Southern people in
Democratic party at the North az having
been at all times before the war the plant,
snbservient-nRy, super serviceabie aiiies
and Instruments of Southern leaders in all
their "odious measures for the spread of
slavery and its aggrsndizement." Thus he
raj fa fhn Oft Al
tary Toucey REASONABLY dispersed the navy
to remote stations and seas to keep it out of
the way when the Southern Atlantic States
broke loose from the Union.
This he does in the face of the unques-
tionable historical fact that the Home |
larger and more effective one than had ever
before been in commission in the American |
Navy, and further, that during tbs Admin |
istratiOn of Secretary Toucey and of his |
predecessor, Dobbin, of North Carolina, a |
noble steam marine of twenty six vessels. |
notably the finest of their respective classes
then atioat in any navy, had been added to |
our naval establishment by the Democratic
party of our country, and notably more
over through the efforts of Senator Mallory,
who became the Confederate Secretary of
the Navy subsequently,, and of other
Southern public men who were always
found foremost in their support of West
Point, of the army, of the Coast Survey
Bureau and of the increase of the navy
with the progress of the
country and the Advancement of naval
science! 1t was to Southern men in Con-
gress and cabinets that the Increase and
marked improvements both in the army
and navy were due during the administra.
lions of Pierce and Buchanan. And this
foreign writer, aiming, as he tells us, "to
instruct the European public,"is unworthi-
y engaged when without Investigation of
The records and true history he is occupied
IN spreading such calumnies about the
people and statesmen of eleven States of
,he United States and also of the Demo-
,ratic party, whom he constantly represents
as animated by every species of treason able
motive. So fer, indeed, does he 90 in this
hat he even represents Mr.. Bl chanan as
having signed the Morrill, tariff with NO
'ther object than the treacherous wish thus
20 throw another difficulty and embarrass-
nent in the path of his successor, by such
! restriction as that bill was upon the
commerce Of the country He makes his
1ook the vehicle for conveying to the I
European mind all the passionate views of
he North at the time of highest passion in
he very white heat of the war! There :
ore, to cay that that book displays
10 bias" is as wide of the mark as possible, I
or to put more of "bias" in it had been +
impossible. Bias Is every where-frst and
oremost, against the whole people of the &
'OuLuoTu OIaloS1 I'd WHOM ne &9CriOes o I
,ood quality, save and except their animal
ourage, while wanting in tenacity and |
ndomitable purpose bias against the c
'nblic men of the South, back to the time |
f the revolution of 1776, to whom he s
scribes never high motive, while finding 9
IL the cardinal virtues in the came class I
f the New England States aud biss !
gainst the Democratic party Of the
forth, whom he charges with duplicity 1
nd arrant completely, with the alleged g
purposes which. governed the 7
outhern leaders throughout the Adminis- /
ration af Buchanan. Twice in his pages r
oes he go ont of his way to suily the /
harActer of Chief Justice fancy. He '
harges Gov: Seymour, in effect, with 9
objects at one stage of the /
Tar. In a like spirit the whole work has 6
cen conceived and executed, 40 far as the '
mall abilities OF the COmte de Paris as a q
7riter could give power and force to that c
pirit. AS for this "bias, >" it assumes every g
BILE phase crops out in every posi- {
lie place. }
Writing for Europe, he seeks to ekamp {