The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-11
FACTS with a Plentiful Lack of Truth


Facts with a Plentiful Lack Of Truth
Z Every now and then, some little epistolary
D1NIEL pops up in Judgment on us, and in
dulges himself in bad English and Munchap-
senlnarratives at our expense. These things
used to irritate us, but we have learned to
read these precious illusions with silent scorn,
if not with absolute patience.
Just now, however, the Special of the
New York Tribune, writing from Old Point,
indulgssh imselfgin few statements of fact ~
which are SO irresistibly absurd, that we cans
not refuse our readers the pleasure Of laugh
ing at his cheap mendacity.s He says;
"The canvass in Norfolk for the coming
municipal election is. warm one. Mr.. LAMB,
conservative candidate for Mayor, is q son of
Col. LAMB, of the rebel Fort Fisher force.
LUDLOW, the opposition candidate is ar, IN
hardened rebel, and the house be now occu-
| fiscation. Mayor WHITE, the newly-elected
civil head of Portsmouth, an ex-contractor
and ex-quartermaster in the rebel army, has
l
| allowed to oficiate. Freedmen's affairs in
that city progress slowly" .lsa.ngt7ei
In the first, Mr.. LAMB happens t6sstandin
the relation of father to the gallant command-
ant of Fort Fisher, ~ |Aa1Aad
I'd. Mr., LuDIow is not an unpardoned re-
BEL he has been restored to all his rights, so
far as the amnesty proclamation can confer
them. 90 , IIALQJ-.W II ga
+ Sd. The house he now occupies is not t'un-
ider levy by the Government for ,confscation. T"
Mr.. LUDLOW haslpaid the costs and charges
in the suit, and the case has been dismissed.
Mr.. LUDLOW served with distinction during
the war, but So. far from being unpardoned,
he was instrumental in getting up the JOHN
SON ratification meeting in this city. y, , a.
ID. 4th. Mayor WHITE, the Mayor of Ports
mouth, was not an ex-contractor with any de-
PARTNERS of the Confederate States
9TH He was not quartermaster in the
service, nor was he in the army in any capa-
| city .ezonpid aitsewoJ i,ss aaiego
ID K6th He has obtained pardon, and is now
daily exerc SO of his official duties, to
the great satisfaction of his constituents.
Mr.. WHITE presided over the Union meet
ing which assembled some time since in Ports
mouth, to endorse the policy of Mr., JOHNSON;
and his position was SO cleaakhat the United
States District Attorney advised him months
ago that pardon in his case was not neces-
sary, though subsequent misrepresentation
to the government rendered it necessary
T. From this brief review it appears that oul
scribbler is sngularly unfortunate in his so
called faets0& 9ADHHcs1 9bgG 1850 te 4
But his genius is equal to less severe state
ments He does not disdain to favor the pub
lie with few curious statements in regarG
to the bill of fare of the great State prisoner
Indeed, we suspect this accomplished specia
finds it III lie interest to put the best foot for
stands accused before the public of mucl
gratuitous cruelty to Mr.. DAVIS, and henc
we fancy our epistolary YELLOW PLUSH favor
us with the following information "Nev
potatoes were to-day added to the bill of fare
tomatoes and summer squash will be received
, regularly after Thursday" @ g.
The ssolemnity of this announcement show,
US clearly that our Special" is fellow equa
to the gravest inyestigations-able to hol
with the agility OF little flea from munich
pal affairs,to bill of fare-to discuss pardon
and potatoes-tempests and tomatoes, and a
we read his elegant effusion we confess tina
we sighed for Summer squash to com.
down upon our historian, whose facts, as W,
4 have shown, are only to be matched by hi
rhetoric ky Hf.58gf}y