Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-02
BOSTON AND RURGILL.

From The Chicago Timesl
1t was formerly acustom in New England
for merchants, when buying from or selling
10 customers, to close the trade by inviting
them 70 drink Romething-which was not
water. A descendant of the Pilgrims APP
peared one day at the counter Of a country
store with single egg, which he proposed
TO swap" for darning needle. The ex-
change being effected, he observed that "a
trade is trade, if tits a small one" and in
timated his want Of irrigation. The mer-
chant accepted the hint, and, carelessly car
rying the egg in his hand, marshaled the
way 10 the whisky barrel. While waiting
on his customer, he accidenty let the egg
drop, and thereby disclosed that ii was one
with double yolk. The customer, cycling it
as il ran over the floor, claimed a second
drink in consequence of this discovery. This,
outside of New England, might be consid-
cred rather sharp practice, but that IL was
easy in one living under the shadow Of Ply
mouth rock, the subjoined statement from
our Boston letter Of yesterday will attest:
"We have up before the Superior court at
Dedham, the famous case Of Burrill against
Boston. Ii is a claim for $4,000, with in
terest for two years, on account Of obtaining
5000 credits 10 the quota Of the city Of
Boston. The defense is one Of law and fact
both. The mayors draft for the amount
for il amounts 10 that,-has been produced
in evidence, TO which it is objected that he
had no authority, &C.; and it is also urged
that the city made no such contract with
Burrill. This is the first case which has
tested the new statutes on the subjuct Of en-
listment"
When Boston refused 10 raise her own
quota, but insisted that other cities should
raise theirs, we thought she was dishonest
and cowardly. When she sent agents all
over the country 70 hunt up "niggers" at
low prices 10 fill her quotas, and refused to
GIL them otherwise, we thought her love for
her "cOlored brethren" had a curious way OF
developing itself When she obtained credit
on her quota for men furnished by Caliior-
mia, we thought she was not particular how
she obtained credit 50 that she got it, When,
after the war closed, she refused 10 pay the
lges of those same men home, we
dit she was careful Of her treasury.
D, through the operations of her re-
ng agents, she inveiglcd ignorant Ger
under promises Of work, TO come TO
nd then by fraud bundled them into
rmy-through contracts OF whose tenor
were ignorant-we thought the war
! not result in any particular damage
- - or her citizens.
Boston knows a thing or two. She knows
how 10 make contracts. She knows how to
get recruits-without calling on her own
citizens She knows how not TO pay for
them Boston is law abiding; she will not
sustain her mayor in that which is mlaw-
ful. Boston is Just; she will accord to Bur
rill all his legal rights. Boston under
stands that there is no distinction between
moral rights and legal rights There are
very few things affecting her own interests
which Boston does not understand. She
understands that there is depth Of mean
ness which will so disgust the devil that he
will not permit in Hades those guilty Of it,
and a. she has long forfeited all hope OF
heaven, she intends to reach this depth.
This was what SAKE thought when he sang
lone born in Boston needs no second birth"
As FOR Burrill if he did not cheat the re-
cruits cut Of their bounties he is no true
Bostonian, and so between him and the city
there is nothing TO choose. What he is
may be inferred from the fact that he has
employed the thief Butler as his counsel.