Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-12-25

The BANKS ExpEDITIoA.-The following
is from the Police Court report in the Boston
Herald of Dec. IL. ~ -.'
Among the common drunk Yards to-day wasa
nervous mSn, with haggard coantenance, and
an unusual CLEAN TO his eye, which also wore
an expression of great anxiety, as if some secret
care We're consuming him. He pleaded guilty,
but availed himself of the privilege of address
+; ing the Court. Tslg
Your Honor, u said he, 81 have ALWAYS
been a nardent s saaairer Of General N P.
| Banks.n
never mind that" said the Judge; chow
ever credltaole that may be to your ta.,e u
is not question to be considered hereby
@ :" But that's only interduct W said defsnd.
ant j; v" an leads TO sumthin' which bel;avo
VIII prove logically partment an, lesau !, -
want have not admired Banks as .,,t.;
can, but as a patriot soldier, v,,o ha! s,,,,1,
politics an tried his d-dest snY h nas SUNK
nal rebellion. Well, Yor' H. CIV 'u's
much pleased when ,s.r,a5 tSai Ra mss Wy
saif tbarc, 70 y-pedition. l thought ter N.Y.
~ rs 2 nexpediuon that's bound to sue
@e'" one DAY happened ter see Banks in
| ther stree. when he was here lookid arter the
troops What was goin' with i'm. was so elat-
ed At Their sight of i'm that got ter drinkin'
70 his success, an fur almost the fust time in
my life got drunk.
"Then hearn he was goin' TO Texas, an
got drunk agin; then | bean he was gwin 10
Charleston, that nest er viperous traitors, an ]
got drunk agin. Then was SO anxious tn have
his great -ntur ~ iso contaminated kept gum
tight almost every day. I'd read one day
Banks had sailed, an I'd git tight with Joy
and then I'd hear he hadn't sailed, an I'd git
drunk with anger. Finally he sailed, and /
must admit that had tremendous spree on
the strength of it, an | was so nervous waitin
to hear from him i kept gttin' drunk right
along. Well, i went to persooin' the papers
to get the fnst noos about him, One day
hearn the boys cryin' Banks Landed p
Your Honor can imagine the eagerness with
which | went and took drink, and then came
out an bought paper. found the follerin
dispatch:gsa II # te aaa ar2H
ls4 ra .su o89 ,s,, ~ Hull, Dec. a.
Banks landed here yesterday, He is ex-
} pected TO make this place the base Of opera
! tons against Richmond oi fi dg.
l9ef'Then had a mild sort of a drunk, for
g didn't know whether to be mad or sorry.
D Then heard another cry about Banks, and
bought another paner, in which ! found the
It Washington Dec. IA.
: 90 learn from President Lincoln that Banks
ISL has gone to Mexlco The President said that
| reminded him of story, which send by mail.
! Banks will make Mexico base Of operations
!, on Richmond 3,tH lat a7saA h.aA
! Ia "a very fair drunk this time, interrupted
|, by more news from Banks, as folders:
u n, o' Shanghai, Dec. IA.
n q" Banks landed here yesterday. Heis to
J. occupy China, and make it the base Of opera
tons against Richmond
e. al had scarcely digested this dispatch when
le / read the follerin', signed 10y Sometimes IN
N paper entitled the sCheese-P Press: tgR
he -s's,Tophet, Dec. Ia.
ia "'Banks landed here yesterday. The devil
n came out with flag of truce, and there is no
lel doubt of his immediate surrender. j think
am violating no confidence when | say tna'
st the capture Of this place is tantamount TO TAX
ling Richmond ,ayah vac. Hsaif@ taha
pIt SPY this time your Honor fmylsenses De
u came very much bewildered, and op the .WBois
~ don't know but some of these dispatches were
u the children Of my insane imagination. Bu'
4 anyhow there has been a divil Of a lot ofrnys-
X terry about this ERE Banks business, an thinh
err the Guvment at Washington an the newspa-
ry pers must he, held responsible for both my IN
ebriety and my insanity. But your Honor, !.
rs do not ask for a discharge, for know Eean,
al keep sober voluntarily till Banks IS nea,1
Oh from, and when the noos of his landing shoulu
;or reach us know 'twould be impossible iuf lns
to to avoid an ALFRED rppin' drunk. que,
Use you'd better send me to the lsland.""ias,o Oh
1t months House of Industry. srw