The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-29
MARQUIS OF LOTHIAN.
Nh was An ARDENT ADMIxBR AND
calNPfox OF THE SOUTH.
The Arthor Of . Book which Has Done
Justice to Our Psopie--A Contrast Be-
tween the Characters Of the War.

ton TO the American E1ltlOn VI fc'~s
Greg's History OF the United states.
ne says: But one other book, written
by an English author, has done equal
Justice 20 the South. and that was by
The Marquis OF Lothian, gallant Gil
mean officer, the title OF which, II l re-
member Alright. was The Southern Con-
federacy.'"
And General Hampton adds: HE, 100
dwelt on the sublime heroism OF our
soadiery; and the gratitude OF our peopis
td1the publishers OF the present "or"
would be enhanced II they would reprV-
duce the volume just mentioned, ~ -
a little singular that While the Die .-'e''..
arv of National Biography. now coii'ne
out In London. contains sketches OF eie"s
,eor,hers az the Kerr family that OF
Oh, MARQUIS OF Lothian, no menuoh -
made of the author OF the work comment
"a by General Hampton. "The Cohleu-
.ro.e Secession" There is brlsi ho'lce
~ him I'm John Foster kirks ouPpie
noent 10 Allibone's Dictionary OF Au-
thore." hut neither there. nor IN the dc
Cunt NJ the family in Burke's feerase'
ia there any allusion TO bis having sec"
service I'm the Crimean war
William Schomberg ROBERT ~
otchtb MARQUIS of Lothian, was poIn
- to,h ~ August. 1892 and succeeded
40 hts fathers titles and estate AT MIR
s.o,rs ~ age. He was married IN jooi,
90 lady Constance Talbot, daughter Oh
,he Earl of Shrewsbury, ana ne ui.'
Shua,ess the Attn of July, 1910. ne pun.
,,~hsa anonymously In 1863 fIasinen'
- a parallel between the HISTORY. III
a.,,,ra and Art Of Italy, In the Miuu,e
80 and in 1864, the Biackwoous, r.u-
1',',,rgn and London brought OUT NJ
,,alu,ble little octave volume tnc
causes leading up to war Dc In Gu
states. styled by us aUtho''
federate Secession 49,, .oo,, 4he Mar
:" rn.htan sueaks Of the "malady
p ','sah had been upon him for ions
- md which had. at length 50 ill.,
~, ha,d that he could write Dul Sl'"
W "a I'D With difcuity. He was III i''c'.
orlnnle from paralysis for many SeN'
before his death. .o,or NJ
An ardent admirer ana cndinp'o -
- co,,,h he was visited by AL the prom
,,or, Confederates who went dpro"u "',
10 has been described by thern % . liz,
a,,ractive and accomplished ana ',;s..t
svmpathy by his persoilai a''', ntaer,
s,.,,od With admiration for the cneei
f.,l
,u' ,,oro I, The Hon. James Nj. Mason
.,'sna Confederate Commissioner 10 .,ns
80 vas often entertained by the MAJ
l,,ts NJ Lothian at his seat. Ne"pd'1'e
.,hev near Daikeith, OF at MS LOW"
house in London. o.o,,r
Hfs sister. an accompilsneu -.
IT. toot portraits at this time OF DOM
her brother and OF Mr.. Mason anu q"
.,,rra,,ino Of the picture of the MARQUIS
q read and face full of suggestions oi ,ne
nathos and poetry which colored ms me-
has long been n cherished possession III
the family Of the present writer Aio'"e.
little souvenir Is visiting caro- OF horu
Henry Kerr. with the pencled i'o"u""
address OF the marquis upon the other sue
ITnfortunat siy the lady for whom tlis
was intended, as introducing her 10 'he
distinguished author, failed TO find him
IN the city at that time, and so missed
the opportunity Of n personal acqualnt'
ance with this friend Of the South
Lord Henry Kerr. the uncle of the Mar
ou,s of Lothian, married the daughter
az SIT Alexander Hope. and was the sister
OF James Robert Hope Scott. whose wife,
from whom he inherited Ahbotsford. was
the granddaughter OF Sir Walter Scott
The book OF the Marquis Of Lothian
Is divided into ten chapters, with the
first treating Of the rights OF secession
and the last of the question of the rec
IGNITION of the Southern Confederacy, Of
whose assured independence the author
at that time, 1864. had no doubts. The
intervening chapters discuss presidential
elections. the battle of the tariffs, slavery,
the battle OF the territories, the rights of
the war, and the laws Of the North In
relation TO the negro. The MARQUIS OF
Lothian is writing for his own country
men. and he combats at the outset the
false idea fostered by British Radicals
In Parliament. that the United States
government fought in order TO abolish
slavery or that they had any legal right
TO interfere with It, "a philanthropic KID
napper might be paralleled by President
Lincoln, according to his own account
OF himself AS the case really stands,
one might leave out the adjective" But
II seems hardly fair, thinks our author.
even for those who hold the ignorant
and superficial views indicated that they
should sympathize with the North as a
matter of feeling, because slavery is al,
lowed IN the Confederacy.
IF Prussia were to make an unjust
attack upon Belgium, l doubt whether
the most fiery spouter at Exeter Hall
would claim our sympathy for her on
the ground that the war was waeed by
Protestants against Papists. And IL is
not very long since the universal Glamour
OF the country forced the unwilling gov
eminent TO undertake that perhaps some
what unnecessary crusade against Russia.
on behalf Of people who are not only
slave-owners. and slave-owners in an az
grevated form. but also Mohammedans
polygamists. and barbarians" The cues
"A no Int
decided upon sentimental grounds.
IF the Southerners have a right %
withdraw from the Union. we ought 70
wish them success, even II the peculiar
institution were as black as Il Is some
times painted" our author then gives
three questions. any one OF which. n
decided In the affirmative. he maintains
would settle the point In favor Of the
South: ''0
Have nations any right 10 change
their forms OF government"
rs this right stronger or weaker in the
case OF Americans?
~ secession TO be considered as re-
bellion at all?"
Certainly. as he saws. Americans would
have right TO choose their own rulers. .
there was precedent in their history
Tor such thing" But as each State
was sovereign. and its independence rec
ognized by George ILL.,. as separate and
distinct community. secession lis NOT a
justihahie breach OF law, for II is not
a breach OF law at ALL The proofs Of
State sovereignty and ergo OF the right
OF secession are so abundant that he
who runs may read" and the MARQUIS
expresses his belief that III. before Sc
ceding south Carolina had referred her
right to do so TO any competent and i'm
partial tribunal In the world, her claim
must have been admitted on strictly
legal grounds. without any references n