302 John Bachman. 



his good wife. No redress was obtained by the 

 plaintiffs ; but good-natured repartee and merry 

 laughter promoted dreamless slumbers which re- 

 newed the energies of body and mind for the 

 duties and cares of the morrow. 



The war between the States gave the death-blow 

 to this genial Literary Club. It died in the very 

 prime of its life and usefulness, bequeathing as an 

 inheritance an impress of culture upon younger 

 lives. 



In 1850, Dr. Bachman published his book on 

 " The Unity of the Human Race!' 

 In the preface, he says,: 



The Literary Club of Charleston, aware that the 

 early studies of the author of this Essay had been 

 directed to Natural History, and that in the pursuit 

 of his profession as a clergyman, he had felt himself 

 constrained by a sense of duty to investigate those 

 branches of science that appear to militate against 

 the truths of Christianity, had selected during his 

 absence from the city, in September last, "The Unity 

 of the Human Race " as a subject to be discussed at 

 the meeting, which would next in turn take place 

 at his house. He, accordingly, hastily prepared 

 some notes which he read before the club. 



The subject being full of interest, was discussed 

 at several successive meetings, two or three of which 

 were occupied in an examination of the question on 

 purely scientific grounds. The notes made during 

 these hours of leisure which could be stolen from 

 multiplied avocations and cares, had, insensibly, 

 accumulated on his hands. At the close of the dis- 

 cussion, those members of the club who coincided 



