Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-28
more Yankee FOrgsries.

More Yankee F0rgsries.
There ara some people in the word whom lie always
.ui.s much better than the truth Such embOdimenis
of mendAcy are to be found in all countries; in one
alone they cease to be phenomenal and constitute the
ordinary rule In that country truth is TrosOdye,
hiding in recondite cases; while fslsehood rules the
land with memorable sway. Lying indeed, ia the FORMAL
expression Of the Yankee intellect Little George
Washington with lis Ratchet is longer placed as an
| example for limitation before juvenile Yankeedom,
but is rather suggested as an astounding phenomenon
of Teracity. From Basnums suppoatscus mermaid 10
Stewards MalOryIepOrt, Yankee history nothing but
series of nosrnated fctiOns in which Joyce Heth and
the Woody Horse are only the prominent Illustrations;
Brandreta's Pills aud wooden Rutnegs the legitimate
accessories quack-doctOrs and ehalaianeA politicians
the representative embOdiments. In short truth has
dissolved into nOnentty and falsehood has Crysiszsd
into reality.
In the case OF any other Government, the affair OF
S.waId AaOry.rePOr would have excited general sur
prise and ind g alton throughout the world. The
enercy with which it is treated By the Govern
ment which was made the victim of the deception, is
the best evidence that devices Of this kind thought
to be the natural AID ordinary weapons OF Yankee
diplomaoy. The on wonder is that people so astute
as those who form the British Ministry SHOULD ever sui
fer themselves 10 90 duped by even toe most ingenious
Yankee articles knowing they must know, that the
Yankee GoYernment resorts TO fraud and fasehood as
naturally as duck takes water. Bat it is still more
astonishing that after the exposure of the fraud in the
case of the "MsOry report" and the cool confession
of the forgery by Mt. Seward the British Government
should permit itself to be made again the victim of
similar deception And this time the Yankee Govern
msnt appears o0ly to have adopted and used the
forgery in question: bu actually have conceived aud
executed it.
l. will bs remembered that when the Chesapeake was
undergoing judicial investigation at Halifax the Yankee
authOaes maids application to have the vessel turn
ed over to them in advance of the decision OF the
Court This application vas based on whss pnrpOrttd
% be translation o. an intercepted cypheF despatch,
addressed BY certain j. h. c. to Mr.. ]. P. Benjamin.
This interesting document was handed by Mr.. Seward
TO Lord LYONS and published ia the Parliamentary pa
psrs as follows:
Office Of United States Military Tslegraph,)
War Department
Washington, December 81, 1868.
TRANSLATION of letter in cypher forwarded to the SEC
retEry Of War BY Postmaster Wakeman, New York
oity.l
"NEW YORK, Dec. Is, 1858.
- is here. The two steamers will leave here
about Christmas Lamar and Donors left here vG Der
| muda two weeks ago. The l 900 rihsd muskess came
duly 70 hand and were shipped Halifax as instructed
We will be able ssizl the other two steamers as per
programme. 81, =, p..-;,.,s, ..so,, w.
viii bav, - under agres. before this reaches you
| cost 900 collars.
awe Tant more money HoS shalt We draw
bills all forwarded 70 Siasll and receipts received:
WIG "Csignsd) J.H.o.
s 'per T.
Sion j. p. Benjamin.
Please de;aon aad forward a, before Telegraph
when return answer is received. Very important.
"perT.
"a. Rsith. HalJaz, Nova Scotia"
This precious document was handed by Seward to
Lord Lyons with what object let the innocent and con
ddipR Lions explain for himself "It was, he (Hr.
Seward) said, the dccpher of letter from COnfsde
rate sgent at New York TO Mr. Benjamin. the Secretary
of Safe at Richmond Some of the proper names were,
he observed, uudeeiphersble, but the rest OF the
letter had been made ou aad showed that there
ulos to seize Two other stea besides the Cheaa
ueake and to make use of the neghborng British ter
rtory 10 further the nefarious designs of the enemy.
Mr. Seward went on TO say that tho statement in the
letter that large number Of rAsd muskets had been
sent to Hsia1 and other facts which had come to his
knouledgs made him appsehensTe that the Chesapeake
might not be safe at thai place. he begged to warn
the authorities and to ask whether toe vessel would be
made over at once to her owners if they applied for
her with tho sanction of the United States Govern
menL"
Then having frightened poor Lyons, whose sleep that
night vas no doubt troubled with visions of thousand
r6ed muskess, each with ragged Confederate behind
IL charging wildly through the streets of Halifax aud
nefar0usly sezng the Chesapeake and other innocent
Yankee steamers Mr.. Seward sets his consular tool,
one N. Gunnison, at work to terrfy the Colonial au-
thOritlss. The said GannsOn Immediately addressed
TO them letter. stating that he bad information from
his Government that 1COO rifles had sheen shipped frem
New York to Nova Scotia by the rebel agents for raba
purposes in Halifax" and he ssys, moreover, that he
has treason to fear Che Iesezure of the Chesapeake by
the pirates and their absttOra'
But the Governor General Major General Doyle, who
either secuted the Yankee arthcs argued that 900
muskets even shipped as stated could do very little
harm except in the hands Of the 1000 pirates Of whom
M mention was made, refused to be gnled by Seward
or tsrr6sd BY Lyons So toe Trick failed leaving no
effect behind sxcsPt slight addition to the already
overwhelming lead of Yankee infamy
In conclusion, give letter from Mr.. sidei' pup
lhsd in the London hder, and denOunCing the intsr-
cepsed" despatch as a forgery;
'7o he Editor of The Iader:
-" Sr-In looking over the Parliamentary papers.
North AmeFcs, 1884, No. 9, relating to the SEIZURE o.
the Chesapeake" find another gross forgery which
should be exposed in connection with the famous "R.