The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-06

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to 1853 that he invested his all in Con-
federate bonds, he then thought he would
try another sort of values, and he pur-
chased negroes these fellows would not
work, were becoming sassy" and were
eating him off the face of the earth, so
he sold them. He next invested in to-
bacco. stored the weed on Main street,
the fire of the evacuation came ana
burned up the third venture. The mer-
chant has since taken "the oath" and
NAV be seen any morning at the market
with a strawberry basket making pur-
chases for the family dinner. The city
IL filled with this sort of wisdom and it
is not worth while to multiply cases.
But what do you think of a young lady,
whose family subsist upon Government
rations, reproaching her school-fellow,
whose family do not subsist upon Gov
eminent rations, because her parents
suffer "Yankee officer" to visit them ?
That is cool, amt it? 1t is a kind OF
GOODNESS, too, which is common here.
trust the Recommendation dear crea-
ture digests her food, and that she is not
obliged to swallow bismuth, and "sich''
after it. 4-f
The affair of Coles First National
Bank of Norfolk Jas that concern is
called-has been fully. discussed here
especially by bank-men, who, with
alacrity, have thrown back upon the
New York Herald the editorial asser.
tons and insinuations that all the
National Banks of the State were in q
common box with Calvin Luther Coles
Bank. Three or four communications
have already appeared, and Fridays
Herald contains "vindication of Col.
Amos Binney and Mr.. Cole" have
read the g vihdication," which purports
to be from the pen of ian Ex-Officer."
The writer protests energetically in be-
half of Col. Binney, and vindicates his
friend at every available point. I think
Col. Binney's previous character will
stand this. He has hitherto borne a
spotless name, and it is source of deep
pain to his friends everywhere, that his
name should, for an instant, be associ-
ated with the least irregularity.
"An Ex-Officer," in the course of his
vindication," does not hesitate to
make slashing charges against others,
and he insists that there is a Soon
spiracy" in the War Department to ruin
his friends. This is Sir William Ora.
perish. Better, far, to say in general
way, and with all the firmness of truth
that his clients are innocent, and tina
they challenge the closest investigation
into all their acts, than to attempt, in
advance of such inquiry, to canonize
the most suspicious character" of all,
or to try to distract the observer of
events by general shout that some
persons are conspiring" to have Gon.
Brice and Doctor Barnes removed.
Why not await the statement of Mr..
Cole, when he returns to Norfolk from
Saratoga, and the exposition of Mr..
Clark, Mr.. Coles cashier, who has gone
to Washington to explain his chiefs
| way of financiering? The EXT Officer
cuts short all intermission and red-tape,
and gallops along the whole line while
his trumpeters proclaim the innocence
of his clients. He not only insists that
they are innocent, but he is in stage-rage
over the New York Tribune charge, that
Mr.. Cole was notorious secessionist."
Against this "An Ex-Of11cer" protests
energetically, and declares, in behalf
of his friend, the fact to be that "Mr.
Cole has euer been, from the. first outbreak
Of the aodr, one of the most consistently
loyal and devoted Unionists to be found
in Virginia, and as such aOiu be certified
to by all the present authorities of that
State, although it is true that In thu. first
gears Of the qOar he a0ds probably more
in tavor Of universal emancipation and
negro soldiers, than a0as the late President
Lincoln at the time" We feel like
asking "An Ex-Officer' series of
grave questions, such, for example, as
VAoo WE'VE, Dill w you cAVci tdiu
touching the Wilmot Proviso ?" and to
explain the figure, Endow a college or
cat ?'' We do not wish to confuse the
admirers of "An Ext Officer" although
he has no such charity for his friends.
We do not like the business of analyz-
ing his Cole yarn, that that person was
" more in favor of universal emancipa-
ton and negro soldiers than was the
late President Lincoln" 1t is a. COM
mon report that " in the first year of the
war; Mr.. Cole was regarded in Nor
FOLK as o secessionist in good standing,
that he was candidate for the post of
fiduciary agent of the Confederacy in
London, a place afterwards given to Mr.. |
Reid; and certainly he was a slave
holder since the " first year of the war;
When he purchased the Lamb-farm
near Norfolk, he purchased all the
"truck" on it-ploughs, niggers, mules
and horses; and when he sold the
farm to Mr.. Porter of Baltimore no
resold it with the truck, niggers and all
Mr.. Cole is pretty bold man. lint be
will scarcely deny this. What 10 tho