Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-05
r. n. Fulton

Unable TO compel the army and navy othcers to re-
dnce Charleston as promptly as he wished and, be-
coming tired Of wasting bis splendid talents in inditipg
letters While produced reformation sitheFin Charles
ton harbour or ct Washington this high born and pol
shed gentleman has been employed Of Ae in running
heavy schedule" on the tu nantAriAn line. which s
nov al the 20 in YAnkeedom. His paper, the "RAlti-
more American has uttered by far the loudest, dole
fullest and most prolonged howl the Yankee prs.
oners at the Libby and Belle Isle yet heard in any
part Of the agtated North. 1t peculiarly canine,
fierce and AgoniEng sereech suggestive Of turpentne
and tin plns combined &c. O. T." must have written
al his late editorials all fours and under the full in
Huence OF the moOn-s0 thoroughly hound.liks are
they. The noble, good gentleman is mad beyond .
doubt and mistakes himself for cross between the
hyerA and the beagle. Poor gentleman
His erase takes the form of sympathy. His tender
heart deeply touched BY the miscries Of his gallant
counrymen now psrishing in Richmond. His great
soul is pierced by divine rage, and he wants to come
down and deliver the Starving cAptVes. Why, then,
does he not join the army Because the pen is might
Ter han the sword in the hands of supremey great
one OF whom &c. @. T." Is unqdestionAby. How could
he be anything slse, considering his birth aud breed
irgi
He very active very busy and very terebinthine In
his bsnevolence. He has opened . subscription and
receives moneys for the relief of the amshed prisoners
with fearful joy He buys provisions By the Wholesale
aud pockets trhe by way Of commission Tor his pous
toll He puts up his bacon and beef in boxes and bar
rels and labels them all "From the Office Of the BALI
more AmSrieGn in letters big enough to be seen half
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ing the american" to about II 900 Yankees and num-
berless Union men in Richmond, all Of whom intend to
take the American" at the earliest opportunity.
The bravess and best thing &c. O. F." has done, is
the writing Of letter to the proprietor Of the "Rch.
mond Dispatch" This patriotic composition was print
ed at the head Of the news column of the american"
and mads It's way in type not only to Richmond, but
to all parts of the hAbitAbe globe. It made sensi.
ton in London and shook the palaces Of Pekin It
brought subscribers from the uttermost parts OF the
ear b, and made the of Fulton famous as that
Of Howard or Florence Nightingale. OF the good,
brave benevolent Yankee man, that would not let his
st hand know or even conjecture what his right hand
did. OF modesty. OIL sharas-fAced excellence. o.!
silent secret ard sweet charity that dsdAins nOtorsty
and reward.
u " ps telb TIC P.Opt'otUE VI INC ODPANn bnAs
he loves him dearly. He knew him before the war; and
he loved him then. He loves him now while the warts
raging. He expects to call on him after the war ia
over, andintends to love him more than ever The
letter is very affecting No of sensbility can read
it without weeping q great quantity. We lave not
heard what effect it had the proprietor Of the Dis
patch" He must have besn moved to the quick. To
be honored with such letter from such a 80.
O. FultOn"-hOw, how poor human nature stand u
We doub: il CoWardin did stand it. Most likely he
sank under it. We feel confident he is dead. And he
died OF too much s)ndescsnsion from Fulton. 90 O..
F." has killed one rebel at least. Let him try his hand
on other Southern editors and in the Of two
three trips of the truce boat he may eItiOguish the
tire rebel press We can assure him that his letters
as inevitably fatal 6Heeninch shell, hand gre
made or a stirk.pot. If he wants to "krush the re-
belyun," he has only to keep on writing.