Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-07-06

ever, has been made until the accutnuIatei
mass of business now presents d task which
cannot reasonably he required from gentle
" men acting without fee or reward" sc.
| Here at last we have confession from James
] Rawlings himself, that his accounts hare nerey
once been eIG1,incd, eren by he stcndii,g COM
nlitise, from The time 81 has election, dozen 10 tie
present day; and yet his writer will no doubt
| have the boldncsS tn say, even after this open
confession, unbl,ishingly made during !ie last
month, thatno general meeting oughtHoic 20 bc
| called.
The writer forJames Rawlings, after having
| la,ished upon ne IN the most vulgar and indie
| cent terms, all the oblOquy which his utmost
| ingenuity and base heart in union could de-
| wise, merely because L announced IS yuu the
| fact that James Rawlings shaving received
''his appointment from the standing commit
tee OF the society in March, 1919, has meyer
8 since that period had his election confirmed
:" or renewed by the general meeting $50
that IT is even doubted by some, whether
| . the bond into which he at that time entered
g for the faithful performance Of the duiics of
his Office, has Tor several years past been at
all obligatory ON his securities" Sc pre-
! ceeds To state, that g the bond is moss amply
4" sufficient: on this score. no doubts, except
in The mind Of n Friend, and some OF his
adhcrents ever coald have existed" Give
me leave, on the contrary, TO assure YOU. that
doubts not only do exist, but DID exist, son
this score" before ihe publication Of MY adj
dress so much complained Of: one vi James
| itawlngs's securities informed me Oh Friday
| last, that he and dROihtY Of tie securities two
of the wealthie.t who have signed danes
Rawlings's b0nd,l hat long since concluded
| that that bond ceased 10 be ojiig9ioru upon
them, erer since he period assigned for Ike FIRST
GaRWcy election q the principal dgesi, Gflerthe
date Of James Ruotings'S appointment by The
| Standing committee SO that, according to the
| opinion advanced by James Rawlings's wri-
| ter. these Seclritice, like myself, have eds
| played the cloven foot" and stated that which
Is void Of TRUTH sc. Regardless. however.
ofthe denunciations OF such men. will ven
turc to make 70 You further intination, as to
the opinion of some respectable men, and
among Others of one of the said securities,
and that security without commitment TO
hlm) one of the best informed and most valu-
able members OF your society 1T is, that
James RG,ctings has ceased 10 be your principal
agent, eUer since the period assigned for he
mating Of the first annual election Gftcr has
said oPpointmont; which opinion, as under
stand, Is founded on the 9tl section of the act,
entitled, " An act concerning the Mutual AS
suTance Society against fire on buildings of
:" the state of Virginia" passed February rs,
1905 according 20 the last sentence in which
section, one of James Rawlings's securities and
others, do believe, that his appointment bv
the standing committee was 10 remain in force
oaty unt;! the nert GnnadL appointment thcreaf-
ter, which ought 10 have happened at the gen
eral meeting in November, 1915, and not 10
hare continued an force for Sir years and more,
as DANES Rawlings and his writer have sup
posed: If this be so, James Rawlings has
another strong motirt besides those already
noticed; for desiring to prevent general meet
| ing.
ltmay not be improper, before | close this
address, 10 observe that Mr.. Shannon, upon
whose report las he calls It'll the writer for
James Rawlings has so confidently relied.
acted only as the clerk OF your committee of
investigation, and did not go through with the
| full examination OF the accounts referred TO
| your committee. He made no examination
ichdtecer Of Tie accounts kept BIZ .Ia,ncs Ild1e-
Ltngs lcith the tanks; fact which is particu-
larly nOticedby your committee Il, their re-
port, as will hereafter appear.
| fatfer myself that in this address have
given you some farther satisfactory evidence
OF my solicitu!ie for the prosperity OF your
institution, and that have not in any part of
il been uiinindtil of the respect Justly due to
you, altho' OF necessity have been SO offen
constrained TO notice the wanton, and foul as
! PERSONS, with WHICH [ nave hren most scan
dalOusly assailed, by James Rawlings and the
vile scribbler who has assisted la his dirty
work.
In conclusion, thos publicly canupop James
Rawlings, to give u he DIRE. some proof Of his
readiness to yindcate his conduct as your
principal agent, by exertins himself, in aid of
those who are now cndcavoirrilg TO obtain the
! speedy cali of general meeting and here
by pledge myself, (having promised TO act as
the proxy of severalmembers Of your socicty }
l TO confront him at that meeting, and 10 sustain
the report so often referred To-, which was
lately prepared by your committee of investi-
/ CATION. ALEXANDER McRAE..
Richmond, Juiy 8, 1921.
RICHMOND, Sd Juy, 1921.
/ DEAR SIR--AHecahIy 10 your reqaesi, now state
that have perfect recollection Of cceivinga letter
from You in Washington, shortly after the heath OF
| Mr. Samuel Gr6chhow. in which you say, t,it YOU
had just seen ii published in the newspaper. After
4 some expressions Of regret you then stated dat ut
the time YOU !eit Richmond goa owed him $1,000 aud
which was then at maturity, ans that e had agreed 10
renew il for further time ana thar, seeing Nh Green
how, lie had delivered TO vow your said nu'e without
taking one--;at yoH icit Richmond in haste,
without having given a ncw. one, intended by
y0u-aud that life uncertain aud for Icar of
accident, you desired me chew the ieoer "a his ia
nily and friends, wherein yoi acknowledged, that al