Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-11-12
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your structures upon editorial articles that
have recently appeared in the Abingdon
| Vtrgihion you have a cores iondeut who
prufssses TO be a Stakeholder" Cn the
Va. & Tenn. y that bassho ight should be
subjected to an overhsuliig for my pre-.
sumption In daring no, TO approve every.
! thing doa@ by Gen. Malone, and slludes "a
an article that appeared IN the Virginid'
on tse 2ld Ost., uuder he head of "a
Little Curions."
In reply have only to say, have moth.
ing ito alter or amend " in that article, and
still say, II is ga little curious"
no COX gnfod "--bava' failed Il
discover II, II II has been "gored "-ce tan
It is that " Stockhold sr /" has not enli ;hten
cd me sufficiently to discov, IL.
We did say that "ths whole country was
electrified by diatribes because of III,
interference Of military authority 10 pre-.
vent the election Of President of tie Va
& Tenn. r. r. o., in Oct, 1867; and, In
order to try To involve me with friends be
cause Of the remark, Cal withers aud Nc.
Shelby did both denouuce the act, but did
not iudn'g 10 "jiatrbes." Will " Stock
holder F" look at bis dictionary
Your correspondent dDes not remember
that the "tbe on rAgeous interference
called forth words Of ccDsnre from NJ.
BTr." said nothing Ia the Stockholders
Meeting in regard 10 Il. A, the time was
under the impression more was said than
was requisite; and certainly en- ugh was
said to CRAFTY tie most ambitious. DID
IS o-k.o'd a" enter his rrotesl ag,iur
".he ontasseuS Inlet ersne -
The truth 10 s,!, regird,d G .. NJ
tones conspiracy " 10 & Himself elected
President of the Va, g. Tenn. r. r. Co. as
au'' outrage" and was not particularly dis
concerted that be was eoiled for the time
beiog, though deprecated all military in
W. ference as much as yopr correspondent.
Slockholdern "feeis safe 10 swing that
there wss regular con.niracy on The part
Of some of Col. Ovens friends to de reat
Gen. NJ ahone at all haz .rd that Il was
through them the military WAS called In as
last resort; and I feel JUS a.. d in ssking
Mr.. Barr TIE question we're yo1 not coxni-
zant Of the fact prior to the issuing Of the
military order }"
reply to the whole paragraph:
If TO vote against Gen. Malone and for
C1l. Owen constituted a conspiracy, then
there was a conspiracy. answer directly
as to my knowledge OF the military order:
The first irtjinatioa Ihad Of 1le order tods
its announcement BY DR.. Crockett, the Chair
man Of The meeting.
The Secretary Of War gave the reason fer
suspending ihe election. If Stakeholder
thinks proper to join issue With bin, be 1t
Stakeholder says: "Mr. Barr's reference
to Con. Caphy's recent order Ia pszzle."
II so, why does he nobgive the solution
You must pardon me. Msssrs. Elitors, for
giving the following concluding paragraphs
from the communication Of S.ockholder:
Tie same conspirstors who inv, ked the
strong arm ofthe military In 1861, were
instruments In procuring the order 81 Gen.
Ca by refining the Radical proxies Among
other things this order was intended To
Dust Gen. NJ ahone and turn over the Va &
Tam. road TO the fostering care of tho
rapacoius csrpet bsgger. Here is another
cause Of ou'ragcs and unwsrrsnted inter
enee with tie civil sff,iTs Of the State 81
the military, but 1t does not seem to have
aroused the virIu1us ndgnstlon Of Mr..
Barr, the guardian angel Of the Virginia
and tenn essee Railroad.
On the contrary, as II was Gen. Canby's
object ('he papers SAY 10 pull Gen. Malone
out, and Robt. W. Hughes In, II seems Mr..
Barr regarded the order marvellous proper
Thing, is ued In Ti1e very nick of time. Wis
ions Of free tickets and salt monoplies
doubtless loomed up, and II is said, Mr..
Barr began TO tune bis voice 10 sing psalms
the "Rising sum-" and that he went so
far In tho blindness OF bis prejudice as to
say that while he admitted the superiority
Of Gen. Malone as Railroad man, and had
no complaint TO make of his management Of
the sff,irs Of the road, yet under all ths
circumstances, he woDld support Robt. w.
Hughes for the Presidency. How strangely
Consistent.
Bat the funny feature Of this afT4ir, Is In
The fact that Mr.. Barr does not regard Gen.
Canby's order \ " military interference - at
II. This Is laughable Joke, but when Mr.. |
Burr alleges that Mahone's friends have call !
ed In the n iltory to ,qnelch Candy, one feels
Ike going into conyulsiurs.
l mist confess do not clearly under
stand the meaning of your correspondent
4 may be lfTRs that "the same conspirators
who invoksd the strong arm Of the military
10 1867 we're instruments In procuring the |
rider Of Gen. Cauby retaining the Radical |
proxies; hu, will some ono please inform |
he publ through whose influence "the
R ,dical proxies" were appointed so as to
secure the election Of Gen. Malone in No T,
Tember, 1867 We will not say It was
Gen. M.hone bnt II is very certain that II |
= Radical proxies" can be secured to do |
he work Of one set of " conspirators," they
can DO secured to do the work Of other |
. coaspiratoFs." These same Radical
proxies" were appointed so asst secure the
election Of Gsn. Malone in 1853. Gould
Ih, y not be trusted Ia 1867
" Mr.. Barr, the GUARDIAN angel Of the Va. |
4 Tenn Rlilroad, did not manifest any in
ilgnation at tho uawarranted interference
in the civil affairs oi the State" for the
reason that he did rot know where to put
the "iniignaton in.
an not aware that ''regard the order
rs marvellous proper thing" &c. l did
say upon one occasion that would vote
for Ro. W. liughrs, E,q, 10 preference to
Gen. Malone, and to only one gentleman Of
his place, Rees b. Eamordsen, Esq. Az he
gave currency to that r, mark. be shou d. in
Justice to me, have stated how the CONVEX
sation occurred, and Tie reasons I assigned
for Saying I rould vots for Mr.. Hughes IN
preference % General Malone. ! GAGE my
reasons.
do mt unlerstand the remark about