New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-09
TURN BICK THE FILES.

U,MyLETON's RECORD IN NEW-YORK.
A MERCHANTS EEMISiscrNcEs-A BLACK LIST o'
NORTHERN MERCHANTS FURNISHED BY SOUTH
EIN PAPER BEFORE THE wAR-iiAMBLEroN
ARRESTED DURING THE WAR AND SENT TO FORT
LAFAYETTE.
TO the Edifor Of The Tribune.
SIR: 7 would like to give your readers some
information regarding the actions Of James anpetoh
clerk Of the Committee of Ways and Means Of Congress-
long before he named his child John Wilkes Booh' as
is charge. In the year 1859 he was editor Oh
peyspaper called The Southern Confectionery, published
I'm Atlanta Georgia In the latter part OF That year.
while all persons greatly excited by the news
Of the raid aud execution Of John Brown ana WINE
Northern merchants beginning to apprchcnd
tho loss their Southern trade IIambleon came 10 this
city, Soon after his arrival there began 70
appear in The Southern Confedraey large number OF
names Of merchants doing business In this CITY Inc
editor OF the PAPER charged these men with Doing Aooh
tous,s and advised his Subscribers not To trae WIN
them. In issues of the paper there We're sta'c
ments by the editor that he had made Mistakes ana IN
certain New-York firms were not supporters OF INC
AbolitioIists IA he had before CHARGED. HainDetoh
came into my store at this time had known him years
Beforehand asked me to Introduce him 10 II Je"cpr'
saving that he needed watch. l declined TO make
the introduction and told him that was Nh
Aboonist, that he might publish my name IN
the "blsck" list OF Tho Southern Conyederdcy
4, no desired and that I wonld do him 10 favor
He told me that other merchants bad treated him more
kindly that this had gwen HIM his clothes TINS Que
his hat another his watch. and fourth had taken AIM
10 bio lne country mansiop
The newspapers OF this city finally took notice Oh the
"black" Lists printed in Ianlbctons pal CT, TIE ihih
uNY leading the attack Al last driven to bay by fierce
ATTACK IN The Ercning Post be denied in letter 10 me
Hcraid that no Lad b,ackmaod the merchants OF TINS
city, then lOst sight ~ him for two or three years
As was passing by the barracks in city Han fark III
1850 or Is6j some person accosed me, and Sianchg NJ
n window OF the barracks saw Hambieton. went III
and found him prisoner lie said that he had succeeded
in passing the lines Of the Union army In Tennessee mao
reached canada and had obtained cousu or appoint
mcnt nj Windsor village opposite Detroit ~ means
q, this appointment he secured papers when
had enabled him To como TO this city. soon
after his arrival an attempt had been made. 1t was be-
lieycd Ivy sonthcruers SGT fire 60 Barnuns Museum
and the chef hotels tie hope Of destroying the city
Simeon Draper who h,d charge Of the Governments ~
tercsfs had Lad him airrstc charge OF being en-
cared in buying drugs for the Confederate army Ham
bleton told me that the GoNornm'nt officers nal
ind ,eI found drugs In his possession. and that
he had intended TO carry them to the Conicd-
crate army. heard afterwards that DC
had been taken 10 Fort Lafayette. How long lo was con
fined tl,ro do not know. IneSer heard ~ hiIh again
until saw with ns,onislmcnt his name announced ~
clerk Of the most important committee OF the House OF
Ksprczcn' ativcs Of the United States. H.
yeip- IOrE Fob. - 1916.