The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-29
TERMS, OF ADVERTISING.
INFAMOUS ISLANDER,

The following letter is put forth as the
production of "Many Southern Ladies"
We find it in the Norfolk Day Book "f
Saturday, with a mild demurrer from
the mild editor of that sheet to this ef-
feet
The only objection zoe have to seeing
the request carried out, is the fact, that
it will materially interfere with the
trade of the country. The present lines
OF transportation are entirely inadequa .
te carry the articles mentioned, in u less
time than five years.
This is a business view Of tie
"Many Southern L.adies'n card, in
which every officer in the United States
army is charged with theft. 1t is posi-
BILE, that the Virgins of Nebraska street
may have written the ''card'' ito the
people of the United States" but 1t Is "a
libel to say hat it is the performance OF
many southern ladies. Here is thu
Islander, and we refer it to the officers OF
the army: hlA 11@g 8
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TO The People Of The United States.
During the late civil war in the United
| States, in the marching of armies and
desolation of our country, u people
have lost millions of money and a vast
amount of every conceiable kind OF pro-
perty embracing carriages, horses, gears,
wagons, buggies and every OF
machinery necessary to farming /; colts,
mules, cattle, saddles, brides, and blan-
kets, and everything used in stables;
sofas, pianos, chairs, stools. clocks, set
tees, tables, and everything used to fur
| nish houses; cloaks, coats, vests, cravats,
neckerchiefs, shoes, boots, stockings,
socks, and every manner of garments
worn by men, women and children;
watches, lockets, rings, bracelets, keep
sakes, muffs, furs, and everything used
to adorn the persons of ladies theOlogi-
cal, legal, historical, classical, poetical,
and every AMI of books, ancient and
modern, in all of the dead and living
languages; spoons, dishes, plate of every
kind-all have been stolen from us, and
may be found on the tables, on the per-
sons, in the barns, in the stables, in the.
houses and libraries of people, many of
whom claim rank and responsibility in
the Northern States, among whom are
the families of lawyers, ministers, cap
tains, colonies, generals, and professors
in colleges, with thousands of privates
in the army, and chaplains and Govern.
ors of States. Our.people, although suf-
fering from fire and the riot Of armies
unknown in any christian country for
the last three centuries, could with COM
parative comfort, live, and build up their
churches, stolen and occupied by troops
for hospitals, by invaders, to preach
strange doctrine.
We can build anew the gravestones of
the iIlustrious dead, whose honored
ashes have been reposing in our midst,
revered by mankind. We can build
anew our houses, barns and other build
ings devastated by barbarism. But In
1.-THE name of common honesty and com
mon decency, let us have back our stolen
goods. If this is done, we will need
neither charity nor aims from anywhere.
Property thus stolen may he returned to
the place from whence stolen, or notice
of the same left ut the office of the New,
York Day Book, or any other papers Of
the country, which will act for us. We
most respectfully request the publication
of this notice in every paper in the
country, and request the ministers of
the pulpits of the United States to read
this notice to their congregations, as 1t
may lead to the return of millions of
dollars worth of property to the proper
owners, and do justice to those In dis
tress, who scorn to receive charity from
property. I fad 4tatl ttl g gas i
On behalf of the Southern people. a
/ .H .eyfr MANY SOUTHERN LADIES,
P, s. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
Rev. Bishops Simpson, Ames and Nell
vaine are requested to read this notice
in their pulpits, and request their minis
tiers to have it read, as it may secure to
us much of our property.
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