The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-01-22
The Barlow Philosopher Writes Of
Things in General
IN. HIS USUAL HAPPY STYLE
rlatters of Interest Portrayed In q
Homely but Graphic Manner-A
Genuine Arp homily.

putting negro officials over Southern
communities. That The New YORK
Herald has opened rift in the CLOUDS
by rebuking the president, etc. we
hope SO. but now that Roosevelt has
appointed a Boston coon to a high
office, The Herald may change front
and say he Is consistent. That growing
sense OF justice is chameleon OF many
colors. 1t was quite visible a little
while after Grady made his charming
speeches in New York and Boston, but
the preachers withered 1t and Mchln-
lev made more appointments and Kept
making them as long as he lived. Inls
growing sense does not seem to Hour
ish in many places. The fact Is, we
have almost despaired of ever seeing
Justice grow at the north. Lately L
have received three letters from up
there that indicate the growing sense,
and have read and re-read them with
comfort. One Of these is from an OLD
Mexican veteran who says that OF the
2.7OO,C00 soldiers who fought against
us. one million were from the east
fighting to free the negroes, Grants In
cluded. One million from the west
fighting for the union and the other
7G0, 900 were the riff-raff and scum, the
flotssm and jetsam OF all nations who
Joined the army for bounty and booty
and beauty, and they were the element
that Sherman employed to make war
hell. He speaks OF the war as unholy,
unrighteous and unjust. Another let
ter is from Portland. Greg, and says
the writer recently got hold one OF my
letters which said that General Grant
was a slave holder and hired out his
s3groes up to TIE clcse OF TIE war and
lived OF OF their hire. He says: i
didn't believe 1t, but was induced TO
examine his biography and | found II
was So" He SAYS that nobody in that
county ever heard Of it and 1t is
amazing and astonishing that Lincoln
would appoint Shareholder to be tne
head Of the army. The ritter OF TINS
letter was brought up 20 believe that
the south brought all the negroes from
Africa. Another letter Is from New
HAMPSHIRE man, a veteran who says
that he and seven others from his
town Joined a company in 1862, and
only one besides himself got back.
Ever since then he has been reviewing
his folly and the folly Of the war ana
IS ashamed OF his people and says that
I do not score them in ny letters as
hard as they deserve. He has Hlnton
Rowan Helpers famous campaign
book, in which he says:
I'VE are going 10 free your slaves
and arm them with pixies and tourches
and butcher your families and burp~up
your homes" -
This book is iudorsed by siXty-seyen
members OF congress, including John
Sherman. Appleton says that 167,000
copies were sold in three months ana
i precipitated the raid Of John Brown,
whose execution all the church bells
of New England tolled requiem. Ana
so have found three northerners who
have this growing sense and l have
heard Of one more who is a suspect.
am keeping tally sheet and as soon
as hear of any more growing sense
will record 1t. My Oregon friends
generation came up since the war ana
never had time to bother themselves
about the history OF the war or sla-
very. The south was outside OF their
concern and Jeff Davis was the arch
traitor that Roosevelt told about In his
history. That is all he cared to know
But he says your late letters have ex-
cited our curiosity and II when your
book is out. you will let me advertise
and sell it in my own way, Will sell
100 900 copies north OF the line. his
man is big advertise: with headquar-
ters III Chicago and sent to ME Dig
lot Of his cards and literature.
Well, Mr.. Bryan will see about that.
but to MY opinion his nortren GUS
toners don't care baubee about me
or Grant or his niggers. They remind
me Of two fellers who went on 10
camp meeting, and as they were stand
ing by tree one of the brethren came
up and invited them to s. up to the
altar and jine 'em in gittin' religion.
The men seemed somewhat indignant
and replied: you must excuse US, SIT,
we don't live in the county
But did find rift in the clouds tnat
gave rauch comfort. In the twelfth vol
ume OF John Lords Beacon Lights OF
History" I find a sketch OF Robert T.
Lee by DR.. E. Benjamin Andrews, .nat
Is loving tribute to that great soldier.
Such a glowing tribute was hardly TO
be expected from p northern source.
Especially from one born in New
Hampshire, educated at Brown univer-
sity and who joined the army while ls
years old and who lost an eye at Pe-
tersburg. AS an educator he rose rap
idly in his profession and became pres
ident of his alma mater. Next ne was
called to Chicago to take charge OF ner
public schools and later on was CHOSEN
as chancellor of the University OF Ne
braska. where he now Is. Since the war
he has frequently championed the
cause of the south and became unpopu.
lar with our malignant enemies. VI
course as he joined the army so young
and lost an eye. we must let him keep
his convictions, but he is big-hearted,
brainy man or he would not nave
dared to have written that tribute.
wonder how it happened that such men
as Andrews and away back, such men
as Webster and Hawthorne and Emer-