The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-04-12
Mr.. Gesrgs J.nes.

Mr.. Gesrgs Jsnes. s-s11
| Mr. George Jones, alias Cous.t Jgassses, has
| recently made o speech In New York on
Boston aristocracy, the war, and the 1ext
Presidency. Many people in this city re-
member Mr.. George Jones-this cool and
| brazsn Count Jeannes. For several years
| beginning, we think, in 1S40-Mr. George
Jones and Mrs. George Jones were daily pa
raded before the people Of Richmond In
| most iDfated advertisements and pufTs, rs
| stars Of the first magnitude-as unequalled
| and inimitable delineatCrs of Shakespeare,
and what George styled the Legitimate dra-
| ma" They, or rather George, was tolerated
with patience which was quite remarkable
| even for this long suffering community
Finally patience was utterly exhausted, and
ferbearance expired after many convulsiye
| throes; and George Jones. the most impu-
dent humbug that even Boston ever cast
upon the world, departed from Richmond.
Mrs. Jones, who was q better man than
George, was afterwards, for somo cause al
legged, mo doubt good,) divorced from him,
and has on several occasions, in later years,
appeared here, introducing her young daugh
ter, Ayonia, of Interesting personal endow-
ments and considerable histrionic promise, to
the theatrical community.
George, since he has left Richmond, has
pursued his career Of impcsture and assu-
rance. Before he came here he had taken
the fame and glory of Shakespeare under bis
particular direction, had made flaming ora
tion in Avon, in England, on the occasion
of the grand Shakespeare jubilee there, and
cut divers capers in lectures on the drama
and in pitched battles in debate with New
England Divines. which displays he caused
to be extensively noticed in the newspapers;
for not even Barnum can beat George in the
art of engineering a criticism or puff
through the press. Upon leaving Richmond
he visited England, where he at once wormed
himself into the good graccs of sundry Of
the nobility, with whom he summed himself
in the most fashionable drives about Lon
don, and who he accompanied to their rural
estates, participating in their sports of hunt
ing, fishing, &c, and no doubt, like Harry
Lorreauer, assisted some of tie young asei-
rants TO Parliamentary honors to e1ectioneer
among the constituent body. He wrote a
pompous, vapid, and stupid book on the
North American Indians, which he contriyed
to have printed by The Longmans, of Lon
don, in the very best style of their letter
press, and which he dedicated either to the
Archbishop OF Canterbury or the King Of
Prussia, O we forget which. lie presented
the leading crowned heads of Europe with
copies of this book, and received in return
| autograph Acknowledgements, and in some
cases triukets of jewelry, all Of which royal
| reciprocities he caused to receive flaming
announcements in some Of the staidcst and
solidest of English and other European
presses. At some time during his European
| career he appropriated the title Of ''Count
Joannes." Indeed it may have been con-
ferrcd upon him by some worn out Tne of q
Duke, or some silly young Prince, while
drunk Or overcome by Jones's cool assu-
rance and skill at billiards; for he did hum
bug both nobility aud royalty with aston
ishing success. The title he brought as one
OF the honors to bestow on his native city,
which, it seems, had no taste for him; but
the Count found q young Boston woman
who had, and upon her, after the usual
troubles OF 'true lovs,"he conferred both
his title and Lis worldly goods!
Coming back to America, it may be infer
red that he had exhausted his arts in Europe
and resorted to his native land in despera-
ton. He had educated the soft crabs of no
bility abroad into hardshelis Ly his SHARP
practice before he left them. He never leaves
comfortable quarters until he is obliged. i
may be inferred that he tried his native place
upon his return home and found it iinpossi
BILE to raise the wind, since he has fallen upol
Boston society with great bitterness. EVei
Beau Hickman, Jones's equal in the art o
/ securing q dinner or drink, wou.d fail in Bos
|! ton, although tho nursery itse'f OF humbug-
gerry. assurance, hypocrisy, fraud, and chica-
merry. Bostonians do not study those North
| ern virtues to be themselves the victims O
them; but to practice them upon all nations
and peoples. Count Joannes could NO
make an entering wedge there with any ol
| his arts and cunning devices, OF which b,
| has storehouse full. So he falls to abusin.
| his brothers who are no better than himself
| Though he must incur the bad name of th,
| bird which soils its own nest, 1t must be con
f.ssed that the bird knows its own nest vel
end may speak by authority Of its condition
moral and sanitary.
After all Jones is not so bad fellow. HI
/ is the vaincst as well as the most impudcn'
man in the world, porhaps, except Butler
who is his equal In tlese traits. But ther
Butler is more selfish. Jones seeks only no
toricty, and were he master Of million O
dollars he would give 1t all for the opportu-
nifty of making an oration, dressed In the
most gorgeous manner, to large audiences
which should be obliged to listen to him. :
isutler's avaricc and seIfshneas would sub
init to no such sacrifice for the gratideation
Of his vanity. He loves power, he loves
fame, bnt he lovcs money moro. Nor Is he
choice about the fame He is proudcr ol
praise for An uncommon achievement by hia
cunning and duplIcity, than he wonld be q
credit for good deed. Indeed Butler minde
not abuse II coupled with . compliment to
his talent Tor deception and rascaiity. But
ne plies bic arts always for money OF Office.
he regards d4nunclation of his artfhl lrsndf
'of pocketang monsy takon from the rebcla
With satistaction, stnce Il infen the eompll-
mept g III cumming II the prattice of thoee
~ noat estssmed ~ him and ~ people
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