New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12
BLACKMAILING OPERATIONS IN 1s5s-eo.

the rebel lines.
BLACKMALING OPERATIONS IN 1s59-60.
DENOUNCED BY The PRINCIPAL REPUBLICAN, AND
DEMOCRATIC JOURSALs-NEw-YoRK MERCHANTS
RECOLL. CT OSs OF HAMBLEloN's BLACkMAHING
EFFORTS.
In the latter part of 1859, The Daily South
COnfedaacy-a newspaper published at Atlanta,
Ga-begsn the publication OF what IL called the White"
and Black Lists OF NewYork merchants. The Black
list contained the OF houses which were
denOnnatcd by The Confectionery as Abolition
houses" and embraced such establishments as
tle followi g; Phelps. Bliss & Co., Ca1,l, Mellen
& Co., Draper. Clark & Co., 8. Il. Chitten-
den & Coz Arnold Constable & Co., Emerson, Brewster
n Co., J. K. JalTray Son, and MERIT McNulty Co..
then among the leading establishments Of the city. Tho
white List, or List OF Constitutional Houses was sup
posed 10 contain the OF merchants who were IA
81 the South. Copying this list TIE
DAILY TRIBUNE Of Jan 23 1850, commented as follows:
Who the dirty agent OF this print in this city s We do
not know. do to ask; prefer Ia have no
kuowlcl;e Of such yermin. Whether he r. acting with
tie knowledge or la the interest these parties thus
advertised in the socallei List OF course we are
unaware
Subsequently, two days later referring to the
subject The TRIBUNE added
We understand Office, Offices, have already been
ssun,lness Of applying mourners that a clean
bill of health is furnished for hy dollars Even those
to DC as white SNOW. for 4 consideration.
The next development In ills matter appeared on
Feb Is. 1850, when THE TRIBUNE contained the follow
ing:
A morning paper of yesterday publishes :, tatd,'
signed flames F. HAMILTON. editor ~ The southern C0n.
federdcy The black list Of The C0fdeTdcy ad Included
the name Of Davis; Noble & Co., No = Chamber. ~,
and purpose OF the card j. To cyouerttc THIS nrm
from the char implied in hat pueiicat.9n nc ~ or
NJ satisfied "tie best evidence that thr afore-
SID firm the. constitutional men, havins never BEEN
tainted with an! OF the anti slavery ISM, 81 the day
m,nd them to their former patrons AT tie South "a
In every resnect deserving their continued pat
the evidence may he which has produced this change
whether it be suit Of clothes pair Of shoes, hat,
current hills-the fact itself is enough.
Other articles with reference HsInbleton appeared
in The Herad ana Erenng Post about the time,
mag be seen from The following extracts:
Prom he Eceaing Post FeJ. -. 80.
rHE BLACK LIST IF NEw-YOEK ". RCnANrs.
uldsr the editorial b, I'D at, OF Lse con,cSrsey
been called from the city ON pusHi''' ahI iia y VIII
he conducted b, an thcr in his absenec lis cali mas
been 20 tie North, AMI the nature of s business may he
tered f.n the publication Of list of Black or
Abolition iIrus "" which furnished his paper on
tie black list OF NeW-Yo K IN fact nearly
three times ~ larse. Il is probable thAt The Piiad.l-
pnia merchants slower 20 advertise IN tue Atlanta
PRINT tuose Of Newfork, orat least less Wiling 10
yonpr1se b. piym5 moa TO- paIeh ; 8, an "n,:Sa
firms this city, being called upon 10 snlseil6r money
purpose of protecting sell rom D lS du9lheei
a. IN abo. ion house" in me Southern coiJcdcrdcy,
was formed that person pcrlmDtlailnS tlis Cliy,
p.ofcssey in behalf OF that print, had been rmn,nty
pluepcrou IN Lis enterprise lie nal cOlcc',d ehOn-
ally 5000 and about tOcaTy OF the south with
"''' From me Ers,tng p,aFeo. IS. 1890.
The PlaaiephiI JoaTaal OF Tie lilh inst N some re-
marks rc- s'ciIus IL cOLrse OF Tie AtdHtd WIJ SO'Hh
cr, Co,fede,acy corroborates statement with regard
10 tue O ,cA;n attempts and Successes -. the senior
.i + r. Who MS lately absent from his post bust
me-. Tic Journal charges that thc entl-inan. salr
INK % mant. .nas i' paper by prop manssen'nt and
enter rise. hi, On tie scheme OF turning the excite
up slavery question 20 PROFIT
FcS Iae P,iladelgnia LGiger. TO- lG; 1900
list o. Philadelphia firms who are 81 ,',ei ~ abolition
business houses; There - Mt stnge q" Ion house
publ ,d there is rot Philadelphia adyer'l''inent
IN the paper. Tnerr are nearly I'VE columns % New
or, advertisements IN The paper MI ricy oas OF ne
houses is 81 ssed among the Nrwfo constr tiona
houses The senior euor ~ pager, pr JInss llu'shy
lamb eton l. duIOulCed AT The head ot L. II aus NJ
and We Zee Ian1s communication ~ w. , ia
from Phiialc pnla. The public may ihlef nom hsse
VA the ojcct OF these publications ~ Dat ' =.
t,r and d.repuiahlc affect the business sandns Ok
Tie parties Intended to be injured
HaNfDLETON'S PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF.
These and other notices too numerous to
ouot, 1,.ly drew from Nj. HsGbleton defense VI
r,,ot which took the form OF the following highly
tic letter to The Herald II %ill he observed
that IL IL signed by James 4. Hamhielon, Instead of
James r. Iianbicton but this Ii doubtless typograph-
ca error M other glazing blundcrs Of Tie tle appear
lu this letter, which is given pTeeisely published
IA The Herald st that time.
From The NJ L. Herald, FEB. II, 1850.
CURIOUS LITTER FROM soUTrhKN EIIroK TO TUE
PUBLIC Al THE NORTH. 49,
To the Editor OF Inc Herald Iu your issue VI the loth
INST notice article ciccting upon myself, as ule
representative Of Southern press. foG say tl yOnr
article is based upon information received nom Ihe
Ec.g Post IL Is well known that The Posi- IL an abOii
neendidry sewer. through winch tae icise u'hso
Tur TRIt NJ office are changed from prose into poetry
Aud In another respect it not mike its re. pro'o
tyne by no means incapable OF any act oi MANY
air,I;y and dstractiou We Iepel the foul sandeious
MID yllg destinations Of any Journal OF OF any source
that mi Inmates that course III the puDicon :" .ho
WL. md K9ek lin has boea controlled by other than
hixh-u.urd Aud honorable CONDUCT -. . -
A. An editor OF Southern journal protesting 10 repre-
.en and uphold the institutions OF that se ton, we
deemed IL duty a. well as privilege, to inform tne
nd he II