The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-11
THE MISREP PRESENTATIONS OF
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The New York Herald which began
to be very conservative, with some affec-
tation of liberality towards the Southern
people, must have discovered that such
a policy will not pay, as we see 1t giving
currency to misrepresentation of the
spirit of the South which have hitherto
been confined to pusilanimOus journals
in search of notoriety. A correspondent
of that paper, writing from this city,
dishes up lot of very improbable items,
recounting expressions alleged to have
been uttered by two gentleman and one
lady, which, even if true, do nOtamOunt
to nything, as they represent no party
or community, and were but the casual
utterances of persons who may have de-
sired to create laugh, or let off little
superfiuous spleen. We reproduce the
items as furnished by this industrious
gossip: M
ilal. GA REBEL NJ. D. ON SPECIE.
"a few days since DR.. Tucker, Profess
sor OF the Theory and Practice of Medi-
cine in the Virginia Medical College,
located in this city, in the course OF the
delivery of lecture upon 'Pnenmonia.
observed literally that the reddish tinge
i'm pneumonia is characteristic, and is
about the size of half dollar, il any OF
YOU know what that is. Old Abe Lin
coin took away all we had. But he is
dead and gone, and / am glad of it.
This sweet son of Esculepius and disci-
pie of Hippocrates is a brother, i am
told, of Beverly Tucker, the fugitive
from justice, as well as of Randolph
Tucker, of this state. t9ga 8
"JEFF DAVIS LADY FRIENDS.
1.-TWO young ladies-daughters of a
wealthy tobacco merchant who was
lately pardoned by the Presiaent--wert
Il committee recently in oneof the upper
wards of Richmond to secure signatures
| to a petition for the release of jeff. Davis
They called on family whose Union
proclivities were wholly unsupported b.
| them, and urged one of the daughter
| therein to sign the document. On tn,
lady's hesitating one of the committe,
women remarked: There can be NJ
harm in it, for don't suppose that hor
rid old creature, President Johnson
will pardon Mr.. Davis. If l had my
way would hang Johnson
"A MEMBER OF TIE CONN ON COUNCIL OF RICH
MOND ON THE SITUATION.
"At the last meeting of the Richmond
Common Council, body not now sub
iected to military control, a member
boldly asserted, in reference to the or
ganization of civil police 1--WE have
enough of this internal Yankee military
government. want now to aid in the
establishment of a government for south.
ern men, in which southern men shall
be the rulers" .4.... 81. 4...5..q Isl.
PREVALENCE OF DIsL0YALTY. 5t
"All through the hotels of this city
hear disloyalty gloried in, and on every
hand the affirmation, wait until We
are permitted to indulge in civil and pc.
litical power. We will show these de-
tested Yankees whether they can stay
in the South or not. "i q
The first three items we doubt. The
last is so palbably false that the writer,
if he is still in Richmond, ought to be
ashamed to show his face In the com
munity whose good name he SO imam
ousIy ISLANDERS. Weventure to say there
is not one man in this city who ''gl0ries
in disloyalty," nor one who has ever
uttered the expression about "detested
Yankees" which the writer appends to
his closing paragraph, un less, perchance
some drunken bar-r0om hummer, whose
places of resort are identical with those
of the Herdld's corTespondent.-Rch-
niOnd Enquirer. 1855 al.a
We copy the foregoing from the En-
9pirer, without other remark than this:
Mr.: William III. Merriam is the cores
pondent of the New York Horatg. He
resides in Richmond. He enjoys the
fellowship of gentlemen. This we posi-
lively know. The Governor of the State
of Virginia is more than gratilied when
ever he condescends to bespatter that
functionary. 1t now devolves upon Mr.
Merriam to substantiate his four specifi.
cationsagainst the patriotism, loyalty and
good-breeding of the ladies and gentle.
men of Richmond; but as to the matter
of the drunken bar-roOm bummers,'
he may do as he likes. He is now called
upon, and since he is no anonymous
"scribbIer," he must bring forth the
proofs. 1t is time that some one of the
Northern correspondents backed up his
statements in regard to the people of the
South. ........
ORAToRIo. The members of Christ
Church Choir, under the direction OF
Professor p. HI. Mase, assisted by several
gentlemen and ladies of other churches,
contemplate singing selection of Sacred
Music on Thursday 2lst December. The
selection will consist of Choruses, Solos,
Quartettes and TrIos from the works OF
the great masters. Programme will be
given i'm future advertisement.
A fire at McGregor, Iowa, on Friday,
consumed the Post Office, McGregor
House, Mozart Hall, and some wooden
buildings on the opposite side of the
street. Loss estimated at 100000; in
surance unknown.