Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-06-17

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The Richmond Wing may say of those
who oppose it, and of the schemes which it
opposes, just what it will, but if any one ex-
presses his positive conviction. not in accord
with this self constituted thinker for the
State, and self elected censor Of the Press,
they are styled ungracious, and the like.
We, and others we know of, have been
annoyed, not to use a stronger term, at the
dictatorial manner and domineering spirit of
the Wing, which it assumes when the will
of the people opposes or seems to oppose its
dogmas. Especially is this the case when
any Of the Press differ with the would-be
potential majesty of the Wing. Il is time
that the Wing came down from its self ele
Walton and realized the fact that all Of the
brains of the State are not confined to the
Wing building, and that others have the
right to entertain and even express opinions.
We shall certainly exercise this privilege.
the Wing to the contrary Notwithstanding
Because we differed with the Wing on the
consolidation bill, and called it an abomina-
ton, it styles us ungracious and asserts that
We perverted the facts when we stated that,
unless the Governor vetoed the bill, $6,00o,-
GOO of the States stock had gone to 'Davy
Jones Locker" Now what are the facts?
All the States interest, loans and stock, in
the consolidated roads, is to be given up
($5, $50 900; Col. Arnett, of Clarke, makes
it 81 900, 000,) and the State to receive
1900, 900 in State Bonds therefor, not
one Bond of which is to be paid the State
till 1885, nor one cents interest thereon to
be counted until July LIST 1880 This is to
be secured by a mortgage, subordinate to
SIS, 100000 mortgage on little over
100000 of property. If that isn't
the next thing to mortgage on nothing,
then we don't know what is. What bust
ness man would take mortgage subordinate
to a mortgage covering more than the whole
value of property? Yet the Virginia Legis
lature has agreed to this very thing. From
this, together with the fact that it violates
the direct agreement with the subscribers of
stock to the roads consolidated aud outvotes
them hereafter 2 to 1, and other facts, we
called it an abomination. We do not yet
think we gave it misnomer, or perverted
single fact, in the article to which the
Wing objects We have now before US
paper published on the line of the consolida-
ted roads, which says sit is inclined to the
belief that Old Virginias interests will suffer
by this bilp' and tritely asks chow many
members of the present Legislature will be
returned at the next election p Wonder if
1t does not deem this bill an abomination
and dead loss of State bonds In fact, it
has been opposed by many along the whole
line of road, and would never have passed
the present Legislature but for the letters
of Jno E. Lewis, whipping in the Radical
members of the Legislature by threats of
loss Of spoils from Washin gton, and by the
appliances, movable restaurant &c., brought
to bear by Billy Malone. Did you get
snack, Mr.. Wing, and have you given one
shout for Jno. f. Lewis, the man whose
lash held the RAIDS in line and carried your
Zig 5iN9
The Wing asks "what would we denom-
mate the Chesapeake & Ohio operation ?"
We reply, a "God-send to the e.
Just what the Wing thought Of it, and eve
ry paper and person on the line, and almost
throughout the State. The great Central
line Of Virginia was uncompleted and of
comparatively little advantage to the State
with no prospect of an early completion of
the Covington & Ohio. All the States 10
vestmeut in these roads was dead-yerv
dead, unless they were completed. Effort
after effort was made in vain to secure their
completion. Even the bonus from Virginia
and West Va. almost failed, and as last
resort without any other choice, the ar
rangemcnt was made for its completion, to
the great joy of the entire Press and People
of the State. On the other hand, consoli-
dation of the roads from Bristol to Norfolk
existed, and there was choice between the
proposition Of the consolidated roads and
the proposition of Col Baldwin, as counsel
for responsible parties, with the best securi-
ty, retention the stoch till the avhole be paid
and the Legislature asked to legislate at aciN
"a preventive surely of the success of any
ring. We assert there was decided choice,
and much in favor of the proposition of Col.
Baldwin. We have never made Col. Bald |
wins, or any other mans ipse dtrit the
measure Of our opinions, but we certainly
think he did the best that could be done fer
the State in securing The early completion of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, link in |
the great line from the Atlantic to the Pacific, |
and at which we think any Of the Richmond
Press, especially, should be the last to cavil.
As to the course of Messrs Cochran
Harnsberger and Popham they are the
Representatives of this and adjoining coun-
ties and they would have been derelict in
their duty did they not do their best for their
constituents For what they have done
in this line, we she'll be pleased to award
the full need of praise. The consolidation
bill. however, was obnoxious to the people
OF this section, and they had right to know
which OF their representatives, voted for it.
That we did name them, surely neither the
lRhiq nor thew can object