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| Title | Success, and only success wins the plaudits of mankind |
| Creator | Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 |
| Date Created | circa 1880 - 1890 |
| Digital Collection | John B. Alexander papers, 1855-1911 |
| Description | One of Alexander's "editorials" or essays on why his hero, Jefferson Davis, was not tried for treason. This treatise appears to be a draft of material that would eventually be a part of his "Reminiscences of the Past Sixty Years." In it Alexander expresses his thoughts on the unfair treatment of a pastor who was refused preaching privileges due to his pro-slavery sympathies. This pastor, according to the final text of the Reminiscences, was Rev. Dr. Leland in Boston, Mass. |
| Transcription | Excerpt: "There is a spirit abroad in the land to smooth all asperrities [sic], so as not to jar the auditory nerves of the aesthetic. Beauty of diction and pleasing expression is always to be commended, if there is no sacrifice of truth." More to the point, "The truth of history must be vindicated by those who participated in the war, if posterity is to be acquainted with the facts as they've occured [sic]. In order to correctly understand the incentives that gave rise to the feeling of hatred and intolerance on the part of the North towards the people of the South, it is necessary to investigate why such a spirit should have found lodgement in those people, and why they should have proved, as Dr. Barringer would say, such an excellent culture for the propagation of fraticidal [sic] germs. We have a right to infer reasoning from analogy, that the germ theory pertains to the mind besides the world to draw from, and having the prestige of victory in all the wars of three-fourths of a century. Truly it was a Herculean work thrust upon him (referring to Jefferson Davis presumably). Yet with the invincible spirit of our Southern people, prompted by love of liberty, they did not hesitate to pick up the glove when the gauntlet was thrown down. ... In the cycles of futurity, Mr. Davis will be regarded as an organism of government, not a whit behind the Prince of Orange, or the most eminent characters of State craft in either the old or new world. But to fall short of success is adjudged by the world as scarcely less than a crime. Success, and only success wins the plaudits of mankind." |
| Subjects--Names |
Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Barringer, Paul B. (Paul Brandon), 1857-1941 Leland, Aaron W. (Aaron Whitney), 1787-1871 |
| Coverage--Place |
Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
| Digital Publisher | Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Object Type | Text |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0218 |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Relation | Forms part of : John B. Alexander Papers, 1855-1911 |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Rights | Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes. |
| Location of Original | Manuscript 218, Special Collections Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library |
| Note | Atkins Library has provided the description and subject analysis for these images. We encourage you to contact us at spec-coll@uncc.edu with your comments and feedback. |
| Identifier | Alexander_MS218_1_9_14 |
| Date Digitized | 2011 |
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| Title | Alexander_MS218_1_9_14a |
| Creator | Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 |
| Digital Collection | John B. Alexander papers, 1855-1911 |
| Digital Publisher | Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Object Type | Text |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0218 |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Relation | Forms part of : John B. Alexander Papers, 1855-1911 |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Rights | Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes. |
| Location of Original | Manuscript 218, Special Collections Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library |
| Note | Atkins Library has provided the description and subject analysis for these images. We encourage you to contact us at spec-coll@uncc.edu with your comments and feedback. |
| Date Digitized | 2011 |
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