Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-09-27
British Roll-Call of Dishonor.

Lending money, said a wise man. Is an
unostentatious way of making present.
This is fact which the English holders OF
stock in the ''so-called Confederate loan
are about realizing They have held a
public meeting in London. at which 1t was
suggested that the United States should
pay off the rebel debt; but the idea was
laughed at, and the meeting was adjourned
to the 18th of October, when the subject Is
to be ventilated again. Of course, they
know as all the world knows, that the
United States will never pay one cent of the
rebel loan.
We have been curious, all along, to know
who were the foolish folks in England who
lent that money That curiosity was graft
fed by the publication, lately, of the names
of some OF the drpes whose sympathy with
slavery induced them to open their purses
and lend money to he slaveholding rebels.
| That especial ninny, the Lancashire baro-
net, hight Sir HENRY HoU6HToN DE
HoUGHroN. has suffered to the extent of
$500, ,000 The young Marquis of Bath has
lost $3.50, 600 4 brace Of army contract
ors, and shipowners have sunk 81 100000
in that slough of despond-but had proba-
bly, netted thrice as much by trading (send-
ing supplies and running the blockade) with
the South Baron WHARNCLIFFE, a mem
ber Of the House of Lords, put in S25, ,OOO
Lords CAMPBELL and DoNoUGHMoRE, who
used to speak boldly for the rebels in their
place in Parliament, ventured only $4,000
each Several members of the House OF
| Commons, who were violent rebel partisans,
were also STUCK" by the rebel loan. Mr
LAIRD, of Birkenhead, who built the Ala
| bama. put in 100000: but Messrs. PEA
COCK and GREGORY, who used to heartily
berate the Union Government, each ven
tured only fifth of that amount. For the
rest, bankers, capitalists, doctors, la yyers,
stock brokers, and one titled old lady,
| galantly risked their money and will lose
| it. Well, it was only bit of gambling
the spectators PAID about tifty-three dollars
| for every one hundred dollar note of rebel
stock, and if it had reached par, every one
of them would have nearly doubled his ven
ture The fine old oaks which surround
Houghton Tower will have to be thinned,
we suspect, to bring back the nine hundred
thousand dollars, the foolish HoUGHToN DE
HoUGHToN, Raronet, has lost.
BY the published list it appears that
! thirty-eight persons in England invested
GS9S, 600 in the Rebel loan. This is close
upon 81, 500, 600, and is probably fully two
thirds OF all the money SO appropriated by
the English people. No doubt, those who
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| SMITH, twenty five years ago, in the pleasant
hope OF receiving ten instead Of three pei
cent. interest upon their money. They
knew no better, and may be pitied. but the
noble lords, the semi-noDle baronets, the
right honorables, the honorabies, the bank
ers, merchants, and other great folks who
risked their funds, to sustain most unholy
cause. merit no pity, and ought not receive
| ary.
Several newspaper men went largely into
this loan. Mr.. JAMES SPENCE, the well
known anti Pdea ysFgoS gofsSdis assnt for 6q th
Times, put down $250,000 Mr.. BEREs
FORD HoPE, proprietor of the .Sot,rdd,
Recie,0, has sank $500, 600 oIr SAMPSON
who writes the money articles in The Times
sported $75, 900 Mr. DELANE (originally
one Of the Delany fan ily of Cork venturec
only $4,000, and a Dir. RDoUT, of the
lHoraiqg Post, Lord PAIMERsToN' organ
modestly rished $50, 000. So, all the tim,
that Tie Tines, Noraing Post and .Satur
cjay Recje,c, seemed to be writing the Unior
doa0n and writing rebellion mp, they really
were using and abusing the great power O
the press for their own mean and selfish
purposes For the credit of our craft We
lament this. Lastly, for all things must
conclude, the list clcses with the names OF
Honorable Mr. ASHLEY and the Right Hon
orable W. +. GLADSTONE; the first for So,
700, the other for $4,000 ASHLEY, who
is private secretary to Lord PALMERsroN
his grand-step- father is son of Lord SHAF
TEsBURY, the pious, who has long been {
great anti slavery spokesman. GLADSTONE
Chancellor of the Exchequer is Cabine
Minister. Here we have the Premier neal
relative, who is also his private secretary
giving five hundred pounds sterling to The
Confederate loan, and Mr.. GLADSTONE, III.
man of the time, investing four times thai
amount No wonder that GLADsToNI
pulled off Mr.. JEFFERSON DAVIS as a mar
who had founded an empire (he holds his
court in Fortress Monroe Of late, and made
his infamous Newcastle speech against oul
Union. He was oratorical in order that hi
two thousand pounds in Confederate stock
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