Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-01-12


Prentice, of the Louisville journal, has
as model border state loyalist-a repre-
sentative of the yids@ which we should
conciliate, and whose ideas should rule
the Government of this great country.
This precious specimen of conservatism
is now within the lines of the Confeder-
acy, and letters which were captured
near Saltville show the depth of his 10y
atty. Among them is one written from
Louisville, Jan. "a, 1864, TO Hon. E. NJ.
Bruce, containing the following:
IT have given aid to many COnfeder-
ate prisoners, and will give aid to many
more if opportunity offers. ..
II you see Clarence, tell him that I
omit no chance of serving those who
have served with him and love him"
This, however, is but mild exhibi-
tion of sympathy. Another letter, cap
tured at the same time from J. S. Chris
man, q rebel member of Congress, to
Mr.. Marsh, and dated House of Repre-
sentatives, Richmond, Va, Dec. s, gives
the following account of Mr.. Prentice
in Richmond:
There is nothing very new in this
bONut save LllB tAlAAf a. VI NGOA &c ~
Prentice of the Louisville Journal. His
excuse for coming is to see his son, who
is indicted for murder, He represents
that Kentucky is in truly deplorable
condition, and the worst state of despO-
tlsna tjs n a,,5ie rieeigpss, The Federals have his
partner ShiluturI3 pm I---s.--~l -ss.,el
would have had him so, but for fear Of
! public sentiment. He says that before
he left Bramlett Governor of kentucky
visited him, knowing that ne was com
ing, and that he represented his senti-
ments when he says there is great dis
satisfaction with the government of the
United States existing among the people
of the state, and that all people would
/ rise up if our army could go there He
/ says to our people that we had all better
| be buried in one common grave than to
| 90 back in the Union that our only
i hope is to fight on, eXtirminetiOn being
| preferable to subjugation. He talks
! more encOuragingly than any of our own
/ people, and has impaired new life to
some of them. He had private inter-
view with the Secretary Of War, and
expressed a strong desire to see Davis
but up TO this time he has not been in
vitcd to see his majesty, as Foot would
say"
We trust that government will keen
a sharp eye on Governor Bramlett, and
that If Prentice attempts to return with
in our lines he will be ordered to 90
where his sympathies are. We have
had quite enough of the pretended 10y
+ atty Of the old Kentucky leaders, who
had not the courage to go over with
Breckenridge, who for a time maintain
ed quasi neutrality, and who now seek
to stem the progress of freedom and
loyalty in that State. Boston J0nwql.
s8" One bright morning there strayed
into the Tribune office an unassuming
man, who was known as the publisher
Of an obscure weekly journal He said
he wanted q page in the Weekly Trib-
une for an advertisement of his paper.
The publisher laughed at the idea, and
told him that it would be a waste oil
money. Bonner insisted upon having
the page, and he was charged therefor
$1,000. He received a perfect flood OF
letters in answer, and invested every
cent in new advertisements. Money
came in so rapidly that he could not
use it upon his paper, or in advertising,
and finally the firing of cannon in the
Park rang out to the world what enter
prise can do. The salute was fred in
honor of the 400,000th subscriber to the
weekly Ledger. And Bonner was a
wealthy man.-Erehange.