Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-14
LOW ENAYERY.

LOW. ,kfAVERY.
The Yankees are the most shameless OF
people. They do not condsscsnd to cover
th.;r knayery VITA u Disguise tribute
which depravity seldom fails to pay to VII
tue.
Counte, f.iting AMI forgery rnuk among
the losesI of crimes. Those who practice
them seek some dark spot for the execution
Of their yilliany, and use the utmost caution
Ia avoid detection and Identification. Not SO
in Yankee la:,d. We have heretofore copied
advertisements ai."wlng that "nr pursuing
nhre,hren' do a"t hide their light nnael IL
bushcl. The follow ing rc find i'll " late copj
Of the Philadelphia "Inq"'rsr;
.RssE1. Sorrs ASn Pn,p,0E SrAhrS. Thir-
tr-6ve d,h.ren, Rebel Notes, Sh,nplastnrs and
Postare Stamns, sent postpaid. "n receipt at
hftr cents. Trade supplied ut fifty cents per
100 Tor II per 900. Address ). Z. UtHSM,
.l03 Chestnut street"
SC Uci;nn thus sdrertises limstlla lnarr,
snd i. probably proud 10 DO one.
r. viii, Of course, he said that the elect Oh
MS counter iclLbilS II W ibJuiS u
that it is, therefore, allowable. To this 1t
may t.e answered. that the Operations ct war
arc carried Oh 10y enlisted snii'sIs. IL c""H-
ttrtcitiug is to be approved as one oil the ai'-
pliauc.s Of war, it ought to DC carried On ny
the Matchmaking power. ard BY ITS regular
II commissioned officers. The very vlrtunus
Mr.. 5. {. Upharn, 4o3 Chestnut street, is'
however, doubtless making Al honest penny
OF. his individual account. 80 far al he sue
c.ads. he il "a much q thief az If he were to
steal the silver or rob tho hen roosSo Of some
house-keepsr in the Confederate States, Oh
the plea Of ~iDjurius the onelny.
IL is not the Confederate securities alone
that Mr.. S. C. Upham, 40a Chestnut street,
honors With his attentions. He seems To hh
a very eulorprising gentleman. his tiileSer'es
are on al extensive scale. No less than thir-
ty-67e different notes, which appear in the
currency OF this republic, are forged and coun-
forfeited By this man. 1t be a most no
bic government which stimulates such viz
tuous enterprise on the part of it's citizens
It must surely be athe best government in the
world" In the blaze of day, and in the pub
lie newspapers, 5. {. Upham, 403 Chestnut
street. announces that he has INSIDE l.'gt ar
rangcnants, with libeiat terG;s Ia ssen:S,ln
obtain By deceit aud hes the means and goods
of the people Of the South. The gora'nn'*hi,
sc least, looks on quie.cent. while lie maac-
''sn honest living"
Some questions are best settled ny an ap.
peal to the consciousn-s4 Dnrs any "r..
know a citizen OF the Confederate States. nut
crininala, who would entertain for u lnun,cut
the idea of counterfeiting the notes Of the
North Does any one know u Confederate
citizen, not willing to be con:iisrc,t dis
yraced, who would be cQncelnei il any
way, with their distribution. Docs any ore
knew u Confederate newspaper which would
not reject such an advertisement as thar Of
5 c. Gpham with disgust and contamr: -
Does any one know a Confederate who, ii lie
could he guilty OF Cpham's crime, would nH,
shrink from Upham's publication OF ii, rs a
sheep-stealer shrinks from the proclamation
Of his guilt Does any one believe that, if
such man, so acting, could be found. public
opinion here would not scourge him for his
crime!
Junius says that n people may SOMETIMES
be wrong in their opinions, but they viii al
wsys be right in their sentiments. We Nv"
sure that the unanimous sentiment Of our
people exclaims against such an act 40 Uphem
is proud of, and considered It az not included
in honorable warfare. And they hold it ns
not only q crime, but one Of the msalrsi and
most sneaking sort. 1t is related to ordinary
robbery and stealing, as poisoning is related
to murder, by open assault. The people,
among whom such q vice can be practised
are not a people with whom We could ioiarotr
nssnliation. Such conduct but deeprns HE
ditch which separates and increases the dis
gnst which repels US.