Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-04-06
Brick POmerOy-His "Tatk' in New
nYIpaNs


Brick Pomeroy lectured in New Orleans on
the night of the l4th ult., to a large audience.
In tue course Of his remarks be said tell you
here as d Northern man, thatl come here, not
Soulherner, but as a Northern man, as Ma
tional man without prejudices except against
spoons (Laughter) ] come 10 see "hether
the stories Of these so-called Southern loyalists
are true or false, and YOU have my word OF
honor that intend TO take none Of your nlggers,
your carpets or your silver spoons. Before
leaving home settled my affairs, and sent 10
Butler a wooden spoon. If anything can reach
him a spoon gan. hear to-day "e has receIF-
ed it got my life insured at hve or SIX times
t> value supposng that was coming down IN
to a country Of guerillas. daughter were
to tell them that here you attend churches,
theatfes--they would answer that IL Is out o'
the question. They imagine since the war clos
ed as prosperousIy as it has Oaughter) this is
no Joke; that YOU men have all long red hair,
win belts around your waists loaded with re-
iyol,crs bowie knives, and every thing except
spoons: that all you DO i, to lay around IN the
woods, looking for Northern men to rob an I
steal from; and, | assure you IT'S a tact, they
!hiLk YOU need reconstruction and military
government Cor no government winch IS the
same thng;) they think that you cut peoples
throats, and ''go through" Gas we say in our
country every one not agreeing with you M
politics and religion They think of you ladies
as being what they call in New England "she
| rebels" they think yoI 90 around without hoops
or any Of those attractions which make ladies
Ipow-a-days so much what they are.
After ellug his hearers ''some truths IN re-
gard to the late war" he said 81 wish that
were President for only fifteen minutes. One
man alone could not stand ii Cor any greater
length Of lima. & hope no Radicals are mere;
| Gon't want this 10 get out i should sit down
and look sleadfastly over the Constitution.
would write proclamation extending pardon
/ 30 every man who fUughl for his country, and
! putting in the State prison every man who stole
| from his cohHtrymen, and then you would see
going TO iail the longest procession you ever
saw at their head the cock eyed hero Of Low
ell. / would pardon every brave man who
dared to fght for what he thought was right, and
send to iail every villain who broke into houses
AMI insuited womeA. would bring oFGer out
Of chaos. would take then The KEY OF tor'
LAFAYETTE or Of Fortress Monroe, and would
say jefferson Davis, step forth free man.
I(AppIause.) should not be afraid of that old
man going 10 his grave for what be thought was
right. ! would ask him TO come with ne Io
| Washing ton, and consult as TO the best means
to make this country as prosperous as before
the war"
Brick then told the story Of dog given him
by an army chapiain--a poodle dog-the 'dog'
gondes" dog ever seen. lie nan ed him Banks
! That dog wasn't much on fighting, but was good
on paper collars, and sometimes had wagon
load at a time. Then he changed his name tc
Bercher, but inasmuch as the other dogs around
town had 40 money, they couldn't pay bIm lC
hold services for them. But one day Brick
90, mad with the dog and called him Ben. But
Ter; he rather "wllted on The turn" but still he
stood It. That dog Immediately had fondness
Tor silver spoons and other "conQuered proper
itv." One day he stole the contribution boxes
out Of church. The dog used to want to be-
come an eugraver. He would watch at the en-
lgIavcrs' windows to see the names engraved or
silver spoons, and then steal spoons and all. lie
would look in the jrwelry stores for hours at q
time. and woad follow any man with jewelry
on him. He had even known him to follow a
coffin for five or six miles, to steal the silver
plate off it. So finally lie got Disguised with the
tdog, and tarned him loose, and the next thing
Brick" found he was sent TO Congress from