The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-12-19

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Don Piatt writes from Washington
concerning Hugh l.. Bond: knew
Bond quite intimately in the early in
nocence OF his youth. He was the
friend and follower of Henry Winter
Davis, and while We were quartered
during the war at Baltimore distin-
guised himself by throwing a gentle
light OF humor about the very radical
measures we were sometimes forced in
to adopting. He was then slender
man OF middle heightand huge nose
that rested like promontory on heavy
rows of mustache. Lincoln liked Bond
as much rs he (Abraham) hated Henry
Winter Davis. Bond enjoyed Lincoln's
stories, and told others that the Presi-
dent delighted in, while Davis was al
ways dead in earnest, and so rebuked
the funny executive by his manner.
Henry Winter was an intense sort Of
man, so much SO that nothing but his
great genius saved him from being q
bore. Bond, solitary and alone, was
the author OF emancipation in Mary
land, and he was impelled TO this by
his sense of fun. When Notifications
were ordered for the better protection
Of Baltimore, he impressed the negroes
into the service OF digging the trenches.
II was quite easy to arrest negro labor
ers on their wsy TO and from labor.
Don't do that" said Bond to me;
these free negroes are laboring for
themselves; instruct your officers to
take only slaves. then the secesh fell
lows will suffer-" called my press
gang into headquarters and instructed
them to go into the more fashionable
part OF Baltimore, rins the bells of the
most aristocratic mansions, and when !
a servant answered the bell capture
him.
About an hour after they had left on
this pious mission Jerome Bonaparte |
bounced into headquarters. His Ma
poleonic head-for i. was more like the |
great Corsican than any other member |
Of the family-fairly shook with wrath, |
while his countenance indicated apo
plexy, that doubtless would have inter- |
vened but for the Bonaparte peculiari- |
ty he possessed of lacking enough of
the tissue necessary TO the disease.
where's Gen. Schenck?" he gasped.
'In Boston," i responded, offering
this Republican of-shoot Of Cesarism
a chair.
"Well, sir, you are his chief OF staff
yes, strand / am n union man, yes.
sir. Well, sir, this morning some sol
diers rang my bell. and when my foot
man opened the door they seized him
and carried him TO the trenches, and
when i, hurrying out, demonstrated
and told them was Jerome Bonaparte
they said they didn't care il was Jesus
Christ, they obeyed orders. Yes, sir
was robbed and insulted."
Putting on my blandest manner,
sought to soothe noble scion Of an i'm
mortal stock, but all in vain. The
more he dwelt upon the outrage, the
he grew, and nothing but an
order from Gen. Schenck, which was
eventually given, ,quieted the gentler an
and restored his union sentiments.
In like manner, VIXEN Gen. Wm. Bir-
ney, was detailed to recruit colCrad
troops in Baltimore, Bond never rested
until he succeeded in confning that
business to the slaves. When il got
out that Father Abraham was calling
through Maryland upon his colored
children, Cuff dropped the hoe handle
and came to Baltimore in crowds. Gen
orally on foot, sometimes on horses
stolen from the "ole masters" and in
IN the 'aiSs caffisges 1oY tSsssf lSsS OWNERS;
Mr.. Lincoln, who never intended, il he
could help it. to emancipate slaves any
where was perfectly furious. But the
work was done, ard nobody enjoyed
tie honor OF it as did Bond. He ewould
laugh merrily over the discontinue Of
the poor bewildered planters; ;and when
subsequently Secretary Stanton PLACED
Bond at the head Of the board that was
to adindicate upon the value Of the
slaves impressed, u nd v grim hu-
NOR, made the trs u deed only,
for acs loyalty OF
the late owner. Ii j. scarcely necessary
TO say that not slave was paid for.