Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-12
THE YANKEg PRATT.
TRICKS OF MASSACHUSETTS.


The following instance of military legerde main in
dulged in by the vrtuoas State Of Massachusetts,
which we find in tho HeTold il interesting as exhib-
iting the tricks wiereto the true blue Yankees Of
that State resort In order to meet their quota of the
draft
1t is generally known that agents of the State OF
Massachusetts imported from Europe, as aboreIs a
large number Of men (abouI eleven hundrsd, landed
them OF the numerous islands in the vicinity
oil Boston, and made active preparations TO put them
into the army by the most liberal promises oRpay,
clothing, lands, Sc, to be credited, or course on
l'er quota But they, general thing, utterly re-
fused 10 enter the army, though some Of them as
scented. They were 'iinally, however, air sent to
Washington, when, on an investigation of the whole
subject connected with their importation, decsp-
tons practtced and moneys promised, Of Which they
had received little or nona the government posi-
lively refused To muster them uto the service OF the
United States credit them o. the Massachusetts
quota! Consequently they lost TO that State, and
all che expense she has been to concerning them is
thrown away, TO say nothing OF the loss Character
to her citizeR. Large numbers OF these men were
wholly unfit for military duty, and how gGvernment
officers could have been fbund IN Boston TO have
passed them is mystery-of which Boston alone
holds the secret. Now these men are aioat upon
the wsrd, and most OF them have arrived in this
city pennyless and in want:
WHAT IS EXPECTED or THOMAS
The He'ud, III an editorial winding up the war
crushing !he'rebeon." and FORTH thus declares
| its expectations nregard 10 Thomas:
Meantime, General Thomas, with his new base oa
Ithe Tennessee river, is admirably posted watch
tue ements of his unfortunate adversary and TO
head him OH in ANY direction he may take. We
know that Tlepas will do The work assigned him,
whatever niay be. lfraquirHd he gould nov aoud
lend the Army OF the PoJuacl twenty of-da, 900
men or month or two. bit it is more probable that
his first business will be decisive settlement with
the remaining fragments OF Hoods army. This OBJ
liect accomplished, Shall poxt expect Thomas in
tTiumphal march down the:aboundng corn aud cot
ton valleys OF Alabama 10 Mobile TO repeat ii ne
cessary, the holiday excursion OF Sherman from At
lanta % Savannah
l. A a'hington despatch says
THE REcoHsrRuOTIOS or the REsy. STATES
itis known t!iat a bin is yending in the House Of
REPRESENTATIVE the reconstruction the States
the governments OF which have been subvcrted or
oyerhrownby rebellion, thus establishing rule az
plicable to them all. Representative Wilson has in.
troduced Substitute for tue bill, providing. that no
representative SHAY be received gO1 any such State
until, by act or joint resolution Of Congress, ap-
proved by the President or passed notwithstanding
is ObiectOps, it shall be declared that the State has
formed just local government, republican in form
and entitled to representation in Congress In other
words, the substitute proposes to deal with each
State separately, on its own merits without estab-
fishing system freadmisson applicable to them.