The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

NAiNH|lAAN fUtN Nflf Uuiils 1Ni N'Af
once Thought necessary 20 the integrity
Of their ecclesiastical system. is unwil-
ling that they shall be regarded as fit
ting reminders of the faith as now
praciiccd by her devOtoes. They are
relics Of an age when ignorance and
want OF charity degraded the Christian
Church. " a-ked why. then. they are
not destroyed. we reply shat this would
doubtless be done. except that having
once been cOnsccrated 10 the uses of
the Church. they must be- permitted to
stand. subject only 10 the action Of
time and decay. Bat they are as tOmbs
To- tie living OF this day. and
TO- the more enlightened policy
of the power that now controls
them. Tney might become sources Of
considerable revenue to the Church.
were their owners To- follow the exam
pie OF the patriotic purchasers of the
Libby Prison. whom no c0mpunctiOus
Ni.iiiugs # nature can forbid the uu-
worthy traffic they have i'm view. We
are informed the OLD stOre-hOuse is 10
become a museum of way relics. IL D.
to be hoped the South may be permitted
90 suggest such contributions 10 the
proposed collection as viii truly illus
trate the history Of both sides of The
great civil war. a framed copy Of
General Grants correspondence IN re-
gard 20 the Federal prisoners detained
at AndtrsouvilIe might. if read by a'l
men. throw some light upon that da X
and fofbiddiug chapter of the war 5 his
tory. and place the responsibility of all
lts horrors where it really belongs
A faithfully illustrated copy Of
Ben Buffers commercial transactions
in ,alt and cotton while that hero COM
manded in New Orleans would prove "a
most interesting addition to the literary
department Of the patriotic show.
Nothing can be more characteristics of
thc moral status of "a people engaged in
war than their b0fNc Eeid literature.
TINS Us subject Yet I'D become tne
theme Of O. COMPETENT pen. The writer
hal occasion 90 read numbers OF letters
found upon ihe persons of the Federal
dead after the occurrence OF two bat
Ties. Some of these were written upon
gilt edge paper, the caligiaphic and
general get-up uucNcepuonabir: but
the sentiments expressed within and
the phrasoollgy employed were too
foul o. boz recorded here. I'm many
cases the photography WAS Infamous.
although % was plain the writers were
supposed to Lo educated people.
They were. no doubt. graduates
from the public schools. Among
THESE patches Of letter, were many from
wives To- their husbands. aud from
women 90 their lovers. Here and there
was to b. seen letter 300 reply from
toe dead unfortunate. It's contents
displayed cvidcnccof a. gross depravity
a- wa. discovered in the others. Olly
once two letters written by sister To-
her brother were found. which might.
with safety. have been read by "a viz
tu0u. woman. This i5 bnt an outline
Of what was discovered in the foul
mass - cp.-tOioIy literature collected
from Che tents and baifle-ii,i.s of the
late war. lcit by the flyug iederals.
10 our fortunate owners of the Libby
could secure q collection OF these evi-
deucos # high moral culture ON the
part of their patriotic soldiers. what
valuable testimony 70 would afford 81
tine purity of the social system. ont of
which these heroes were evOlvcl. AL
thou 90 Oy comparison oi tine men OF
Tine Union army the Coufederatcs would
hatesuifered 100 Tee mauerol education.
Nct. We will venture the assertion that
300 ail that ragged host there could not
haye been found % letter from husband
o. wife. OF rice rffS1 ln amy respect
like those we have described above. IL
must be- remembered also that the
authors of those obscene productions
were Americans. they were not
written n German. or Polish. or
Turkish. or Syrian. bat in genuine
Down East" vernacular. We refer TO
these several tongues. because repre-
4natyes of an those nations. besides
East indians. filled the ranks of the
Federal army. We are equally certain
that among tie Iauks of the negro
troops. made zap of runaway and stolen
slaves. 300 such production could Doe ace
credited 10 those of them who were able
ID write. Our enthusiastic purchaser Of
the future museum. should by all means
secure. il possible. certain other relics
suggestive of the proves aud ingenuity
of tome of our Northern friends.
Among these were Steel breasl-pates.
to b. worn over the vital paris. as proof
against Confederate bullets and rifle
balls. SD constructed as always tO leave
"a portion of the missile in the body u
.trn.l "a crnel and barbaroas inven-
ton. and contrary 90 tine laws of clvi-
i'g.j v,rfare. Tine list of articles
,,..I,.t. '.tu added fo but they are
.nTnrb to ,,va.a-tart 10 "a concern so
,...ll c.lcnf1fed to eleyateand enhshtcn
r.. N.,r,b.rn mind and heart i'm the
....,....,,.,rn.,I .f r,,hte.u. Chicago.
~ '.sn fn. rrrncn FASTENED 10 get
r,i ,s .,.fy,hin, tbat recalled the
'.,,.f. of ths REIGN of Terror. and
The b,roied SDlnilrd will not permit
4.,l-,,.s ~ his me8ieyl dungeons.
whv should not we be- relieved u feel
t.at other hands chan ours possess the
last reminder of cur darkest DAYS II
ID be- really gone. and nothing but the
honest earth be now left. lrt that bee
t....b.l a,,3 harro,vpi and disinfDcted