The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-20

his intention OF hanging all Confederate
scamen who fell into his hands. Moth
INK but Mfr. Davis statement that two
could play at that game prevented him
from putting that humane purpose into
execution. Yes. there are facts best left
untold TO those whom We wish TO be-
lieve in the great heart and tenderness
OF our Martyred President"
For the same reason we commend his
wisdom in making no mention Of General
Butlcr's career I'm New Orleans. As
bridge" is no stronger than its weak
est point. 50 a chief Is. IN the eye 81
God. no better than the worst subordi-
nate whom he encourages with ful
knowledge OF hts msdeeds. You will re-
remember that Butler. who chad his chief
been gentIeman) should have been
brought before n hourt martial after his
outrages in New Orleans (many Of which
he reported faithfully 10 his chief was
always government pet. who could get
bomb proof positions from which 10
indulge In dishonest speculatlons
and TO collect family silver and jewelry
MurfreesborOugh masqucrades as
costly victory for the Union Yea. YER
lily, You will rccollcct that ROsecrans,
with 100 900 men behind Notifications, was
attacked by Bragg's 5000 and he himself
reported that though victorious. he lost
most OF his artillery and some thousands
OF prisonegs.l Truly costly victory
LACONIC THIS.
The author could give old Stonewall
some lessons in quick marching. his
whole valley campaign is dismissed with
Just six lines' The great hero himself
could hardly have beaten that.
In chapter forty. there is a repetition
OF the faIsehood that Hampton set fire
10 Columbia.
Early I'm chapter forty-one. we are met
with statement the amazing effronlery
OF which EFFORTS our unfeigned admira-
ton. The strength and clemency OF the
great Republic" was signally display d
Immediately after the war May a uer-
ciful Heaven preserve the worst of nan
kind from the infections OF such cbm.
ency' Never in the history of the world
has any civilized nation inflicted such
refinement OF cruelty upon a subject in
fericr race, as our brethren inflicted on
men who had shown themselves. by their
matchless courage and unflinching endir-
ance, the soodliest race that the sun
ever shown on. The said ciemency vas
displayed BY committing the crime OF the
18th century when the suffrage was given
10 an ignorant race Just freed from saw
cry and deliberately withheld by the
iron clad oa.h) from every man Of honor
in the South A period Of horrible night
mare. when the life of man and the
honor of woman was never safe.
There is an edifying picture OF MIR.
Lincoln signing the Emancipation Pro-
clamation," but time forbids our author
any mention Of the fact that he freed
only those slaves who were not in his
country. those of Maryland. Delaware
Missouri. and Kentucky were expressly
left In slavery. An elastic conscience
that, Tie distinctly announces at his in
auguratiOn. that he has neither the de-
sire nor the right to interfere with sla-
very in any slave State. Later on his
too tender conscience makes it absolutely
necessary that he should free all the
slaves belonging to other people, the same
conscience kindly permitting him TO keep
his own for future use
With such soldiers and statesmen as
we had. and a few consciences like that,
what could we not have done?
The theft of the Presidency in 1876, by
the Republicans. is adroltly concealed
under a few high sounding phrases. Who
is il who says that words were meant
10 conceal our thoughts?" Macaulay
would have opened his eyes. had he had
the privilege of seeing this matchless
exhibition OF the American Lie. You Will
remember that he. in reviewing the var
ious families Of lies, said that the Men
dacium Nasconicum or Gascon Lie had
long enjoyed commanding position
among Mendacia, as peculiarly circum-
stantial and peculiarly impudent but il
could not for a moment sustain COM
parison with the Madaecium Barenaium
or the lie told by Barere. which greatly
surpassed 1t, and was indeed a superb
variety.
Poor Barere, his one title TO supremacy
which time had not destroyed has been
ruthlessly sndtched from him.
Barnes History.
Alas. how evanescent a thing is earth
ly fame,
Barnes School History of the United
States.
Your committee feels impelled to make
the same criticism Of Barnes history
that il made on Thalheimer's. The au-
thor shows none OF the true historians
sense of perspective, and consequently his
work is grotesque aud inartistic. lie
passes over the great facts Of American
history and the great lessons to be learn
ed from them. in order that he may dis
course at length on numerous matters
Of far less importance, for example see
his account of the Revolutionary War.
We find here the sac Partially so un-
worthy the true historian.
Here Is the same wilfu, silence about
Massachusetts threatened secession and
South Cardinals notification. The whole
history of the war between the States
shows the earnest purpose Of the author
10 impress the student with the idea that
the South and the North had equal num-
bers and advantages. on page No @ll,
there is false account of the trouble
I'm Baltimore as the Sixth Massachusetts,
Regiment passed through. in all import
ant battles especially If the Contede-
rates were victorious. (as they generally
were) the number of troops engaged IS
not given. and In every case the number
Of Southern soldiers engaged Is greatly
overestimated. on page No. 2i2, in his
account Of the battle Of Fredericksburg,
he represents the Confederates as ZEN
trenched behind a long stone wall" ne
says the Federal loss was more than
- 000 more than half that number falling
before they reached the fatal stone
wall" this leaving the impression that
the whole Confederate line was behind
that wall. when really the line was three
miles long with only few hundred yards
protected by this wonderful wall, which
at best was so low, a man must lie down
To get protection from IT.
lie studiously avoids all mention Of the
.humilatiOns endured by the Southern
people during the horrors OF reconstfuc-
ton. and he mataphorically pats Ten
nessee on the back for being tho FIRST
State 10 ratify the fourteenth amend
ment and return 10 her former position
in the Union.
Removed the Signs.
Tbs c,ss anainst Samuel Cohen who