The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-01-06
John A.. Wimpy as a Member of the
Firm Of Wogan & Co., Counterfeiters.

of the Georgia newspapers in regard to
John A. Wimpy's transactions with the
firm Of WOgan 4 Co., Couuterfeiters, New
York. Our readers can judge for them.
selves, after reading the comments of the
Augusta (Ga.,) Chronicle 4 Sentinel Of
December GOTH, and the correspondence
between Wimpy, and WOgan & Co., as to
his completely in the matter. The Chron-
icle 4 Sentinel says:
sour readers may remember that on
several occasions during the last fall we
printed what pretended to be a confden-
tial circular of Wogan & Co., of New
York, dealers in counterfeit greenbacks,
and warned the public against these con-
summate ~scoundrels. We were surprised
to find the number and extent of the cir
culatiOn of their confidential letters to
Southern gentlemen, and wondered how
it was possible for these Williams to procure
the names and addresses of so many hon
est, upright people. This, we now learn,
was accomplished by purchasing, at a
small price, lists Of the subscribers to the
leading political, religious and literary pa
pers and periodicals. Of course some en-
ployee in these offices acted treacherously
in furnishing the lists, but we have all
learned, to our sorrow, that in this age the
power of money, when combined with vii
lainy, is really omnipotent.
Wogan & Co. found in a Radical mem
Der of Congress elect from this State, or at
least a Radical who claims to be the mem
Der elect for the Sixth District, a suitable
tool and croney in their infamous plans to
cheat the Government, and rob our unof-
Tending and too confding people. We
blush to acknowledge that even one man
should be found in Georgia, though he be a
white Radical, who could consent to take
part in this vile swindle of Wogan & Com
pany.
The New York Tribune of a recent
date contains full particulars of the dis
covery, in the city of New York, of the
private correspondence of the bogus firm
of Wogar 4 Co., and among their effects
selects and publishes the following letter
from John A. Wimpy of Dahlonega, GA.
This fellow Wimpy is loud mouthed fol-
lower of his master Bullock, and has been
and still is one of the ~latter's most trust
ed adherents. The damnable %villiany of
this creature Wimpy is exposed by the
leading paper of his own party. 1t can
not, therefore, be asserted, as in the case
of his prototype Blodgett, that the charge
is made for political effect. 1t is by far
too serious and too great a crime to be
avoided by the puny cry of party spite or
malignity. 1t shows what sort of men a
Radical Congress has entrusted with the
lives and reputation and property of the
people of Georgia. Bullock, Blodgett,
Turner and Wimpy, these are they of the
Radical brotherhood who now have the
car and voice of Congress.
But we have neither the time or the
heart to pursue this most revolving theme.
Below we give the letters, with the run
ming remarks of the Tribune, which says
in opening the subject: awe now intro
duce to u readers a gentleman who tells
us all about himself and his aspirations.
This is no less a parsonage than the Hon.
John A. Wimpy, of Dahlonega, Georgia.
Mr.. Wimpy writes with highly ornament
al printed heading, and dates his letter at
the above named place, October, l6, 1869.
The envelope contains a note to the Post
master "to return, if not called for within
ten days, to the writer's address" He
says:
"GENTs: Your letter of the 18th ult.,
which was sent to a friend in East Ten
nessee, was the other day confdentially
handed me, asking that he embark into
the business of Circulating counterfeit
money. l am a lawyer here at this place,
in good standing. Have a lucrative prac-
tice, and above suspicion. | have u vast
deal of influence before the people, as an
evidence of this | was elected to the
XLIID Congress last April was a year
ago-so l want to try to circulate some Of
your counterfeit money"
We pause to say that Mr.. Wimpy is
guilty Of an anachronism, for it must have
been the XLth Congress, and the second
session. Mark Mr.. Wimpy's reasons, how
ever, for Wishing to go into the business /:
"This section of the State" continues
Mr.. Wimpy, sis far off from the railroad,
and the people are ignorant and are with
out a currency-cannot pay their taxes
without a great sacrifice. You may put
me down as one of the true blue, and will
not blow on you? | know l can circulate
a large quantity oe your currency and can
make it profitable to me as we'll as to you.
You will therefore send to me five hun
bred dollars in one hundred dollar bills
and FIVE hundred in FIVE dollar bills. Send
me the above by express and direct thus,
"Hon. John A. Wimpy, Dahlonega, Ca,
via of Atlanta, Ga" G. o. D.. By this
means l will be sure to get the package.
According to your letter above referred to
the amount ordered will come to three
hundred dollars, which I will pay at the
express Office. You will order that the
money be collected on delivery. I am
willing to invest largely in the matter for