Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-22
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, Sept, %, 1869
GEO. RYE, THE STATE TREASU-
kER.

rer, was to be removed anu Il, L. IMAM
dler substituted in his place. We now
annex a letter from Richmond to the
Baltimore Sun, which purports to give
us all the why's and wheretores of this
movement, and if the writer is correct
in his assertions, it evidently shows
deep scheme to get possession of the
Consolidated line Of railroads from Gen
Malone, under the supposition that he
was the individual that originated the
"new movement" which has struck the
radicals such "a blamed hard lick. -
The way the matter stands at present
it looks like a visitation of the wrath OF
Gov. Wells, through his friend General
Canby. for the defeat which has fallen
upon him.
We have repeatedly, even long before
the result of the election was known,
laid our claim to the originaLion of this
whole "new movement scheme, and
reference to our back files will readily
substautiate our claim in the premises.
The whole scheme was but to carry out
in good faith the wishes of Congress and
President Grant in reconstructiug the
State, as far as their wishes had been
made public; and the fact OF the people
of Virginia turning round and so readi-
ly conforming to proposition which it
was supposed was SO obnoxious that
they never would consent to it, alone
has invested it with mysterious politi-
cal influences in the eyes of the radicals
who have been busted by it; whereas it
was but the force of common-sense
proposition that swept away the peo-
pies prejudices and caused them to &C
cept. Why, then, the vengeance of the
defeated party should be visited upon
Gen. Malone, who we have several
times asserted did not originate the
plan, we cannot see. Congress and
President Grant made the law, and the
Day Book first advocated its acceptance
and its acceptance is "what hurts. -
So that the defeat of the radicals was
really planned by Congress and Presis
dent Grant, and their vengeance should
be directed against them, and not a.
gainst Gen. Malone. We are enjoying
here very liberal share of the wrath
of the Bourbons, who so bitterly oppo-
sed the vote for the Constitution and
who were opposed to accepting the
situation" These gentlemen ackrow-
ledge the Day Book as the offending
party, by advocating the acceptance of
the law on the part of the people, and
they therefore make us the object of
their wrath. But the other branch of
the opposition to the reconstruction
measures, the radicals, persistently spit
their spite against Gen. Malone and the
Consolidated line of railroads.
But it may be in reality, that it is not
so much matter OF spite, as it is a de,
sire to get possession Of the States rail-
road system to enable them to batten
on that. Ifso they will find themselves
likewise defeated i'll that, in the end.
We annex the letter:
Richmond, Sept. II, 1869.--From a
source that has hitherto proved reliable
l learn that George Rye, the present
State treasurer, is to be removed, and
Chandler, now Commonwealth attor-
ney for the Circuit Court Of this city, is
to be appointed to the position. Now
mark the result: Governor Walker will
take his position as provisional! Govern
or next Tuesday as minority in the
board of public works, That board is
composed of the Governor, the auditor
of public accounts and the treasurer
Major Stanton, the present auditor OF
public accounts, is radical enough, but
Mr.. Rye is true republican, otherwise
a Walker man land he is to be displaced
by Chandler, a true-blue Wells man.
Gov. Walker will thus enter on office
with his hands tied more effectually
than President johnson found his by an
inimical cabine. If 40 more was meant
than to keep Gov. Walker from inter
fering with existing ARA ngements, the
affair would be small enough, but it is
significant of an intention on the part
of Candy to effect very material
change in our railroad management.
A day or two ago, to subserve no
public necessity nor interest, Auditor
Stanton put forth statement of the
Indebtedness of our various railroad
corporations to the State, in which a
very injuries comparison was suggested
between the financial condition of the
roads controlled by Gen. Malone and
that of others.
Now comes the next move in The
game, the removal of Rye and the APP
pointment of Chandler, and the pro-
liabilities are that Gov Walker will
have to stand impotently by, only
nominally Governor, and see his friend
Malone ruthlessly beheaded to satisfy
the vengeance of faction-a faction,
too repudiated and beaten by the peo-
pie.