The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-07
Il DIRTY BUSINESS.
A SAMPLE YANKEE CooLLY PROPOSES TO
SELL STOLEN PROPERTY.

A SAMPLE YANKEE cooLLY PROPOSES TIC
SELL STOLEN PROPERTY.
He Offers to Compromise Government
Prosecutions for Violations OF the Re
| venue Laws.
The following letter, received By gentle
man of this city, illustrates the character OF
the people from whom We attempted to sepa-
rate ourselves, and with whom We are forced
into uncongenial asso ,iatiop.
The letter, comes not from the ordinary class
Of the people who constitute Yankee society,
but from one who is an aspirant for judicial
petition, and recommended by an array Of
seemingly influential names as eminently ft-
ted for the post. He accompanies this attempt
at levying 'blsck mail" with the entire string
Of printed certificates, on which he builds-his
prospects for Judicial elevation. No doubt the
certifers of character and qualification will be
highly gratifed at this additional exempli6ca-
tion OF the propriety and high sense OF right
and iuSice which should distinguish a judicial
officer.
We append below specimen endorsepent
OF this spotless jurist, who, in the letter under
consideration, has 30 signaDy vindicated his
claim to the high encomiums of the Northern
bench and bar.
Candor oblges us To- add, that the Office
which he covets and for which he is so strong
ly recommended is judicial position in Kan
sas, 80 that in the event of his appointment
he would dispensejustice ut so great distance
from home that his particular friends andspor-
sors could by no possibility be affected by the
popularity of his administration. Like old Trap
bois, OF Alsatian fame and memory, it seems
that he is ready to undertake any job, however
small and dirty, for consideration" The
letter of which we speak is as follows:
WASHINGTON C1TY, D. c., September 1, 1869.
--, Esq, Charleston; .. c.:
DEAR SIR-1ravelling in New England last
mouth, came upon a retired officer of the
United States Navy. who showed me num-
ber Of papers, picked up by him among some
debris on "Scott's Plantation" January II,
1862, afnongswhich were some very valuable
deeds and other documents. Among them,
one of which took memorandum as follows:
South Carolina, Beaufort District. Memo
randum Of agreement, 9th November, 1883, be-
tween Or. WulaW JeuAius, VI tuo Aoiauu VI
St. Helena, and Richard DeTrevile, Of the
| Town of Beaufort. for conveyance OF MS lots OF
| land (by DeTreville to Jenkins.) in said Beau
| fort. Nos. 123 and 1M, fur $1,000. Bounded &C.,
| and also lots; messuages and tenements there
| on in said town. lying south and 10 front OF
| lot No, l24, known on plan as lots No. 62 and
| 6S, bounded &c.
(Signed) RICHARD DETREv1LLE.
(Sgned) WI. JENKINS.
Witness:
W.. J. DETREvMLE.
Jos. DANIEL POPE.
Supposing this document may beof impor-
tance to you, take the liberty to notify you
thereof. and say can get possessonof it for
consideration.
II YOU think it of any worth, please say what
you will give cash for it, aud oblige
Yours respectfully,
HENRY SHERMAN.
With regard to the United States officer re-
ferred to in this communication, we can only
hope that he has had no participation in the
infamy Of such proposal, and we very much
doubt whether there is anything more Of
truth in this part OF the statement than there
is in the aatteritg exhibit OF his qualification
which accompanies it.
These endorsements are taken from circu-
HARTFORD, February 20, 1861.
Hon. iSu--Learning that Henry Sherman,
ESQ.,, of this city, who has for several years
been q member OF the bar in this State, is an
applicant for the Office of District Judge of the
United States for the State OF Kansas. we take
pleasure in saying he is q suitable candidate
for such an Office. He sustai6s an excellent
character for probity, learning and fidelity,
and is fully competent in legal acquirenents
to do credit to the place solicited or any other
of a similar character. Respectfully yours:
VIM. W. Ellsworth, VIM. l.. Storrs, Th. 3. Will
liams, JOS. Trumbul, Joel HInman. D. Z. San
ford, Albert Sedg wick, Lucius j. Handee, Ju-
lius Catin, Francis Parsons.
To A. LINCOLN, President elect.
New YORK. March 7, 1861.
Sir-My acquaintance with Henry Sherman,
Esq., formerly Of our bar, and now OF Hart
ford, Connecticut. commenced many years
ago, and know him to be man OF pure NOR
ais and upright character.
As a LAWYER. he is able, learned, and unusu-
ally industrious; and / think his tone OF mind,
and the nature of his professional pursuits, fit
him particularly for judicial position, which
] do not doubt he would FIJI with credit to him.
self and great public usefulness.
WILLIAM CURTIS MOVES.
To ABRAHAM LINCOLN. President.
This, unhappily Tor Mr.. Sherman, is not the
last OF it. business circular is sent with the
letter and list of references, in which Henry
Sherman, counsellor at law, describes tie
class of claims cogniz,b ,ble before the depart
ment which he will undertake to collect. The
end Of this precious paper is as follows
B.-Prosecutions for violations OF GUS
toms and revenue laws compromised with the
departme ut here.
HENRY SHERMAN, Counsellor at Law,
No. 299 street north, Washington, d. c.
There cannot be palmer English than this.
The same individual who proposes to sell
stolen property to our feIlow-townsman, offers
to compromise with the departments prosecu,
tions for violation Of customs aud revenue
laws. Hush-money, it seems, will do any.
thing. What wonder, then, that there is whis-
kew ring which laughs the government tc
scorn2 Certain it Is that this nemesake Of the
great house-burner would not make this Little
proposition if he was not sure BY experience
that the department here" was in the market
for sale.
DEATH OF Rev. DE-. ROBERT ]. BoYD.-Thia
eminent minister Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South died ct Marion Courthouse, on