New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
MERCHANTS MEMORIES OF HANBLEToN

ANY quantity of testimony from Old merchants
Of tie Lost business reputation, who renehber Ham
bleon en- had. showing his operations to nave Deei
of the b:idcs and boldest lackmaiing character IN
some OF the given below the Informant Is no,
named but TnS TkbUNE voucAcs ior the Character OF
each
J. TrumOpll Smith stated That he wen remembered tie
man HnuletOn coming hs place OF nus ncss ana Dc
rnauiins "a advertisement which was refused TAe III
low then stepped around and Inspected the shelves VI
swaggerIs style. and said: You have largo STOCK o.
goods anJ mast be doing largo Southern trade but III
he ID il ven do any more" Nj Smith tLcn in To
saddery busn,ss.
Geo ~ r at OF No 9O2 Icwis-st. said he "remem-
berrG Ia. s.oundrrl we'll and his manner ard wanted 70
ii him ors OF the when ie called, hut did r' on
account Of sentiment Of other members o. the hFn
W IT, Lyon Of the old firm OF Is. H. Lyon & CO. said
that previous to the outbreak OF the rebellion H. y T.
Banks caino the city witt Introduction 70 MIN, and
he together with other citizens signed an invitation to
Gen 6an;s ~ speak in Wal st. TIE Isl OF Nance on
this papor was Udb',hed ia t.e South accompanied by
an article melting tie amnesty of AL Southern me-
chants tuward the NcwYor. houses represented on tie
list NJ Lyon remembers that SOMEBODY called on MN
and mado s,ino threats. Al that time De thought Il
would provo severe blow 10 his business, bat suhSe
ouent eve is made the "biack lst" blessing Mr..
LYON lost cnly so on his Southern trade, which other
wise would have cost him s"vorol thousands
& Horace H. Clahn a. Coz T.. S. Jaffray Co. and Henry
w Duryce were represented on the "back isi hui re-
member ,ie else than tins discriminating character OF tho
proceeding
lneier OF prOniiD cnt business firm engaged In the
hat trade on Broadway sid that Hainhicton Published
his house in his black list in RE Coderacy Of Atlanta
Ga Just before tho war, and sent the house wofd
that he was open to argument, and, n convinced he
would tran fc the firm from the black to the white list
The senior Iaenber Of the firm returned the reply That
they cared little for white list they did for hs
black one but that il he 10 their place OF business
he would kick the wUuld-be blackniiier down stairs.
gentlainin for many years member or the hrIn OF
Herring & CO. said that Hanbeto0 called upon him ut
No 2jl Broadway in the latter part OF the year l819
and showed him list OF names OF Ne~-I0rS merchants
who we're Oh tho black list because they were Abolition
fstA and wOnld not advertise in Southern news
papers. Mr.. HambetOn declared that with those
houses the South would have no dealings lie
said that among the names were E. g. J@f-
ray Co., ClaaIn. Mellen & Co. 8. 70. Chittenden
& Co, Sherman Brothers, and Bowen & 1cNamcc. Mr..
Uambleion then solicited advertisement for The
Richmond Eaq,cirer and Atlanta newspaper. The
merchant replied that his firm could not be backmaed
In that MANNER and refused 10 advertise. We then
had due VA merchants IN different Southern cities
some $40 OOO and every dollar OF 1t repudated and
our property at NewOrleans, Mobile. Charleston. and
other cities where wo had agencies was oonnscatod