The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
much. and who hold him eex

as well SaS on Otnct supJcets, a. ~
but il Is UNJUST TO accept what - sa'u
ln banter tor mere pdsu.ne as the dchv-
crate sentiments OF any sensipsc peis.''
lie was very little adoicted 10 protan'.y.
1t was not his habit. ms socaDu'"'s
was too rich with material Ior ehersetS
expression to need The aid OF the 'sisa.
eApletiyes OF tho p~ro;ane. Stni, ! hese
no doubt that he would swear teriiDiy
under proyOcatiop, but the use OF pso-
fame language Is not among my reco"eo
lions of HIM. -
His dwelling on Broad street, during
tho war. was not a great psrn .enam.N1
by a single unapproachapie occupsns.
1t was the theatre OF frequent nvspi'e,-
ities. He was even importunate Win ns
friend, Dr. Pctlcolas. TO bring MS Iamiasy
there and take charge OF Inc es'aon'n.
| men,. Mr.. Wigfall spent much time tnere
when his family was absent for Rich
mond. myself. on whom he relied lor
editorial assistance. made my quarters
there when In Richmond. nom the ume
Of tho occupancy OF that bulidins W
Mr.. Daniel. until the end.
Ills library was not small, IL was iarse.
Previously to his going Oh his European
mission IL embraced as many as wv
thousand volumes. IL was. soon aites
his departure. sold TO satisfy the spoonss
verdict. obtained in a suit an New iork.
Mr.. Daniel had sharply criticised opoon-
er's attempt 10 put OF on the ameticsn
public prints from the worn-out aug
s.-awsv plates OF Boydelis iiiustra-
tons OF Shakespeare. The exposure
had spoilt the sale OF these prints nos
only In Virginia. but elsewhere in:'nc
Union. Spooner caught Mr.. Daniel IN
New York with a suit for damages. anu
! recovered an unjust verdict; which ncces.
STATED the sale OF IA library mat had
been the laborious and cafefui accuhu-
lation OF years: on his return 10 i'on-
mond. Mr.. Daniel at once began the col
| lection OF another library. lie was tempt-
ed TO and facilitated In this by the send
ing into Richmond for sale. from ths
theatre OF war, OF many valuable priva,c
collections OF books. BY 1864 the library
I'm the dwelling on Broad street had
| grown into very considerable size. ms
DictiOnaire de Ia Conversation, WINCH
he presented by will TO John Mltchen.
was in itself a library. He had fngiisn
editions. in large octave. or swift Auai.
son. Sterne. Scott. Johnson ana othes
standard authors. His favoritcs were
Hazlftt. FOublanque's England dutlht
seven administrations. and Thackeray.
good copies OF which he had. BayieA
large dictionary I'm both Latin ana IN.
gllsh was on his shelves. lie had toboe '
| works. English and Latin. lie nad y
very fine edition OF Gibhon. IN whom
he much delighted. He imported Bishop
Colenzo's volumes. ana was struck oy
the authors audacity. lie also i.ipotteo.
"a published. the volumes OF kinglakct
Crimean war: and thought this author
the best model of the latest style O
strong English writing. hinglake wa
one OF the contributors 70 the LonooI
Times: and IT is amusing how his coun
tryman, Swinton. the historian " tA
Army OF the Potomac. has aptd nv
style, method and peculiarities. In short
MIR. Daniels library was large, admirs
hlv selected. and costly. lie kept ~ u
the third story of his dwelling, not II
the second story; where Il Is true theV
were but a few shelves, bearing hut
few books.
HIS EDITORIAL WORK.
Mr.. Daniel was I'm tie most tnorougA
sense an editor. The difference betwees
an editor. and an editorial contributor
10 the columns OF a newspaper .ousnt
TO be obvious to everyone MI. Da"ie,
wrote as little as pOssiOle, obtained Az
many contributors TO his columns as ~
| could: but edited everything. In the trua
sense. there was never but one edltor OK
the Examiner while no condpctedz IL
and he aid the work exclusively ana tnot'
| oughly. lie wished TO have for his limit
ed space during the war. and he did
have, fifteen to eighteen strong editorlai
articles per week. lie sacrihced all mat
ter 10 editorial matter. OF THIS NUMBER
/ doubt If he wrote an average OF inole
than two or three himself. His laborlous
editing and industrious reading disaplea
him from writing more than that, except
when some emergency required; All ~
foregoing, however. Is qualihed Dy tne
/ TACT. tltI the last ANlIh N'''f
every night. in the making-up OF inc
paper, was the preparation or a snort
editorial article. devoted 10 the very
' uppermost thought OF the day peiorS.
| lie usually wrote TINS hlfnself' ana pia.Sr
II I'm the head of his editorial matter
! not. indeed. al the top or a column nul
! az whatever point towards the miduio
! or even towards the bottom or tne c"r
umn al which the editorial matter De-
gan. This short article touched the very
...-., ~ rnE1tp fhnfOIf and WAS tIl-
phnflcaliy n case Of rem tetiglt acu'
lie obtained editorial contributions
wherever he could. lie did not. as a gem
eral rule. inform one contributor or tno
authorship OF the articles Of others. siost
| Of these thought that he wrote all put
their own himself. / myself, who wro,o
i'm Richmond. or mailed 10 the city an
average Of probably half a dozen arti-
clcs a week until the last t"e,vS
months Of the war;. never asked MN
who contributed others. But he usuahy
told me. from time 20 time, who tness
were. IIe ala not Ike his contriDu'ors
to sneak OF the fact or their WIRING 10.
tho paper. he thought II a matter noe
FOR tho public. and injurious 20 the innn-
ence or the Examiner. lmpersonanty "a
tho soul OF real editorship. as 10 mo
allegation that he metaamorpbosed We
articles Of his contributors, l dnre sly
he aid so habltually and considerably.
He did this. however. 20 my arilcieS N.ly
seldom: merely prehNing 10 those wril''n
49,, ,ba country a few lines adapting
them 10 the uppermost thought or the
hour. 7 do no. r~ecollect inat he ever
rejected more than ono or tho articles
which T sent him. This was one IN "hlcn
! strong oDDosltion was expressed from ms
etaudpoint OF the Confederate soldier 10
the cmployment % negroes IN the Con-
| fedcrate armies. ] know wei INA, n'
| anr-ovod it: but Con Leo was und'r-
! TODD 70 he IN favor ~ some use or me
| oxnedienr. and Mr.. Daniel was uh"Ni-
ing 10 make onnozition 10 the known
v,iehee NJ tho Gpnrral-in-'hicf on t'is
dehatabio subject. T think. moreover.
that he had Just previously allowed tns
nanor 20 take an opposite position IN n
moderate form I'm an article written vom
the sfonan0lnf Of the rnhlic neocsei'T.
DEsPAIRED OF SUCCESS.
IIs never was very sanguino OF tns
fortunes OF tie ~COnfaderacy, ana III
,welve or eighteen months after the
war began, had lost confidence IN Hnai
success. For a year or Two before th'
surrender. he considered that We were
lighting. not for independ'nce, but II
me best terms OF recOnstruction that
| could DO cOcrccd. ~ the summer OK
1864. he had lost all hope OF the cause.
md told me he could write no more. ia
enterated me TO take charge OF the paper.
I declined, alleging his " reasons. my
df1nalrl as lcittting me Tor tns
task OF further inspiIitlns the soidlerS,
which We had ma1e up TO thaS ufho
/ our cardinal ende9"or
then suggested 10 him the engage
ment with Mr.. John Mitchell, ,tne lrft
patriot.) whom We both thought one *
me ablest writers or - udy, ana espe'-
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