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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-29
BY Lyme & Brother,
A%uctioneers and Real Estate Agents,
1912 Main street.

BEAUTIFUL BRICK RESIDENCE,
- SITUATED ON THE EAST LINE OF
NINTH sTRr EFT, BEYOND LEIaH, FOR
SALE AT fUBLIC A~UCTIUN.-Me shall, 1t
the request OF the owner, offer for sale at public
auction, on the PREMISES, on TUESDAY,, the LIST
day OF august, ls7l, at 9 o'clcck =. d., that very
desirable THREE-sTORY BRICK u" ELLlNG
located rs above described, containing seven
rooms, kttcf en-, &c, with gas and water en- the
premises and a handsome iron verandsh In front ::
all In good repair, and at pre- sent occupi d by 3
good tenant at $500 per snuum. The lot has q
front Ct "a feet, running bsck a depth Of feet.
TERMS ! LIBERAL sly one-fourth cash balsnce
81 six, twelve, and ~cigbteen months, for negotiable
notes, intel est added, secured by a trust deed.
jy27 Lyle 81 AuctS.
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TUNARD LINE L. III

~ UNAR d Ii n T.. Sss
The British and North American E0yal 49,
steam ahipe between New YORK and Liverpoo
calling 81 Cork harbsr.
RATES OF PASSAGE
By the Wednesday steamers, not carrying steer,
First Cabin. .Slso, gold Second Cabin. $50, GOD
First Ca0ln 70 Parls......-....""....sL5,2 nh
By the Tuesday and Saturday teamers '~a
First Cabin. $50, gold SteefaGe. $50. currency
Storage tickets from Liverpool and Queens,oxp
and all paris VI Europe, a. lowest rates.
Through bills of lad.n2 from Virginia 70 Lly.
erpool, Belfast, Glasgow. HAyre, Antwerp, asd
other ports on the ConCnenL AID for MeGiterra
ranean ports win be Issued BY The virginia
and FOhEIGN TukOUSh LINE, th.Y having
made the necessary arransem-nt with the Us
Dominion steamship Comp my 70 New 70 X, and
With the Cunsrd Llue thence 10 Liverpool, &c.
For rates, &C., apply 10 The Agents VI The 0.d
Dominion Steamship Com osny.
CHaS. G. F~RANCKLYE,
General Agnt Cunard Line.
j. d. KELLEY, JR., General Ag'. Va. aud For.
eigr Through Line. ea
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By Cook d Laughton. Auctioneers,
Cnrnpr Governor and Franklin streets.
. nM1N1srRATRIXsALE oFHOUsE

"A DMINIsTK ATKLAs UE
- mUhsxv he 1ss day OF August, 1871, at 10
o,cioct' Hwswiii. &C the request, % Mrs. Lucy y:
PeadIsson. adm,x of w V5o-, .. an pen assoTsn,e aso OF
esii 1rsFH0I FGRNfTURE, consist.ng IN Eart
~ SOFA, CHAIRS. sI,;
STEAD and EDDiEG, together with o'ner Ai'i-
c'ss 90 furniture COOK q LAUGHTON, Auc.s.
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METROPOLITAN WORKS,
CORNER SEVENTH AND CANAL sTREETs.
rhTroNAsY aud PORTABLE KNaINEs
Hne a aR 81 fan and PLAsTER MILLS;
BOILERS, PORGINGS, CASTdNSs or Ik2t
orBRASS; MILL GEARING, &C.
ENGINES and SAW-hlLhS o. various size'
ODD spaincs. &C., repaired and sold ON commits.
sion or exchanged for new. All other repairs
SenS for descriptive circulars.
DO "a WILLIAM Il. TANNER q co.
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By Lyme & Brother.
A~uctioEeers and Real Estate Agents,
No. 1912 Main street.

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A FARM
MI, Is ES hRGVE THE CITY OF kiCHMONn,
On WHAT ISK KNOWN ASTHE RIVrK ROAD,
FOR SALE At AUC 110N.-Pursuantt to q decree
Path day OF March, 1871, In the chancery suit or
Shaw VS.. Shaw heirs, the, undersigned, as special
commissioner appointed by said decree, VIII pro-
County Court house. en- MONDAY, the 7lh day
OF August, 1911. At the hour Of u O'Clock M, that
being court-daY, the FARM located as shove d.
scri6ed, containing l2It acres. more or less, adj
Joining The lands of Wickhsm, Moncure, aad ale.l
: The improvements CONSIST Of u two-story framed
dwelling cOntaiLtngf four rooms, never completed,
and the usual out-uullding3.
TERMS Cash as to cne-.ouTth Of the purchase
money; the remainder st SIX, twelve, and eighteen
months, for negotiable notes, with Interest added,
aad the title retained until all the purchase money
Is paid aid q conveyance ordered By the Court.
X. Ii. J. ENLEY, special Com'r.
Sale conducted by LYME Il BRO, Auct'rs. -.
w Of
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rOAL-WOOD-COKE

CoAL-WooD-cokE'
COAL.
COAL.
COAL....,SABoT ISLAND
CLOVER HILL. .OOAL....ANTHRAClTE.
COAL.
COAL.
W. s. PITCHER.
WOOD.
WOOD.
OAK.... WOOD....PINE
WOOD.
WOOD.
BETWEEN MAIN AND GARY.
COKE.
COKE.
SUPPLIES.
COKE.
COKE.
iva COAL-WOOn-COKE.
COKE, AND WOOD.
We are now ready to furnish the best quality
of GLOVES HILL COAL at the following low
prices:, ~ ,ouoxa
Best Hail, n. SO per load, delivered:
b. st Hard, g. IS per load, delivered.
SOFT COKE. the best and cheapest fuel fo1
cooking and ironing In use. AS our YARD is un,!el
cover. Snd as we intend TO give our personal atten'
tion In having the dust and slate removed, We
think we Gun offer particular inducements 10 those
wishing a first class cOOKing fuel.
Rest ANTHRACITE COAL, all sizes, at loves
prices. .ru
Oh hand at
No. so5 Basin bank, between eth en- doth SITS.
~ "a
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TIRE, MARINE, AND INLAND IN
" SURANCG.

SECURITY INSURANCE. COMPANY,
OF NEW YORK.
........ IUl7, s6s,slo
CASH hSSEI5 Uaruary l, ls7c) ...... 2,ol1,oOf,dle
BRANCH OFFICE, No loll MAIN STREET.
We Issue POLICIES In the above nfs.-c!ass
Company on every description CT REAL And
PERSONAL PkOrEET! for protection asaina:
loss or damage by fire. MAht!E a:n ISL NJ
Policies on brick bulldogs ib2aei ior irom one 10
I've years.
Rates as low as those Of any other company
equally reliable. Applications solicited.
te 81 j.. 4. WALhE R 4 CO. Agents.
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- n. WALKER g. CO.,
lts FIRE, MAINE, AID leland
INSURANCE AGENTS,
OFFICE, No. lGi4 MAIN STREET,
under Messrs. L. Il. Maury " Co.

Buildings, merchandise, furniture, and personal
property Of all kinds, In the city and county, In
sured against loss or damage by fire at the lowest
roIes in companies Of the highest s%tandiug.
Tobacco in warehouses and marine and 1Dlint
rises taken ct the lowest rates.
Losses eQuitably adjusted and promptly paid.
fn 81
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2

ID HILAD Ell PHIA, RlCH-<x4rx
L MoND AND NORFpLK sIEAM-IIaA1a
SHIP LiEE-FOR PHILADELPHIA TW1CEA
i. GREEN, composing this LINK, viii leave ihgl.
delphia every WEDNESDAY, and saTURDAY,
and Richmond every MONDAY and TIL URSDAY
daysl cheaper than. by any other route, 10, all
parts OF Pennsylvania and New jersey also 70,
from fhilsdelphia, Freight taken for NoboIt :,
49, Pss:sss e Philadelphia. including meals and
No. 2aas Dock street, Richmond
No. IA North Wharves, snd
feB No. Il South Whsrves. Phie1elphll
DOR LIVERPOOL AND
IMAM LIN OF MS}ss Tsh9sMkslsssSssa
FROM NEW YORK ~. RY sATuEDAY,
j.. AND "A HATES OF AK rhss. essDAh
sirss csbin.."."--.s1s sserase..".-,."..ia
70 TO fsris &c &C. 70 Psris.
Ticsess sold to sad rrora xnsiand, Ireland, md
the Continent .. modeTste rates-
SCr further INFORMATION amply u the Companyl
odcss, JOIN 6; DALE. Agent,
u Broadway, Ne. Yorf; orD
VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP AND eS~s
Y PACKET COMPANY .-IheSssE
steamshtp GEO. b. UPTON leaves Sew York
sysF Eys6 sAIUhDA1' lsaVs' Richmond every
The stesmsh!p WIN. P. CLYDE leaves New
YORK every TUESDAY, leaves Richmond every
Is. J. BURR. President.
fe@ l2l4 ia!n street.
sAMESAIVER SiAAMbOATssS7lsn.,
= f SiIapkAiHpIHiIisoFF G iaM 1870
\ Is 81 THK' s AN 81 ElvGk. : The fast l1 and
elefsnt United States mail steamer
&c ea 3 81 !. / ! SrFx 3 3 H.
lee yes conpary's wharf 81 lsocset:a for the
DAYS, and FEIDa -, al SIX O'CLOCK A. ST.,
and returns Or Tuesdays Thursdags, and Sslur-
Passen gers COZ rect At Norfolk Wits the old Bay
Line steamers fer Baltimore, Philade!ph ta, and
Train raves CITY roin: FOR relsrsoars on ar
rival Of gtea uer.
Fare to New
Fare TO Philadelph!s. 30
Exsurs.5n :ickcis 10 NSfio;i and feinrn.. &c.
T!GkETs on SALE AZ EAaBEk s CO.'S
and baggage checked through.
The SYLVESTER viii lie chartered Tor moon
light excursions at Z reasonable charge.
Freight received yuusI.ys, 1bHraG&y5. and ga
tErd2yc, for NCTfUik, Portsmouth, hoston, BeiI.
more, and principal ~landlnE5 on Chesapeake pay
aad sllresulsr isod!ngs On fame: river, a. hEA-
pS,hf 80 Nr
al. Till 6 4. ID.
rre!gbt for HayixndinS2 must ce prepaid.
L. y. TAIIh, General a .rat,
Ctic., Jompa!y's w,.aTf.
my 1s Branch office, corner sSin ann 18th IS.
EMPORTANT no WESTERN.e
ESHIPPERS.
THE PCWRATAN sTEAAsUAT COhPANy
M II
BALTIMORE AND ONO RAILROAD
COMPAEY'S TROUGH LINE TO
X EST
offer superior inducements L. clippers or TO.
BLCCO, WHISkET, BACON, CANDIES DC.
10 and from the West ct low fa.es, Qaicx time,
and less handling than any Other line.
All western and e2stern-bound freight delivered
10 and received from Oh board the ears OF the Bal
ti!uors and Ohio railroad Company 81 Locust
Point, saving transfer By dcay0 aud exposure 10
weather in Baltimore.
Through bills Q. ladipg given on ell Shipments
by WILLIAM =. BRETT,
N II Agent.
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TymY SAVINGS AND INSURANCE
~ BROKERAGE COMPANY.
orr,cx CoanER OF lsTH N MAIN sThNhTs.
LAWSON suHNALLY, President J
\, B. MEADE, secretary.
VIM. CoULLING, Cashier. |
TIRE. LIFE, and MARINE INSURANCE. ek
rectcd In the best companies 1t the totce6t rdaeo.
IA the 0re Insurance compauies doing bustpcss
here are governed by notsrlf OF rates. the pnb1c
vii, find IL to their interest 10 effect their lnsut
ance through ibis tnttiLution.
Loans negotiated, and interest allowed on oe
posiL0.
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WnaRR AND GOAL.

A NTHRACITE COAL, al! sizes ,
n GLOVER HII.,. LUmr AND hall GOAL,
CUMBERLAND COAL. ~
A n 20 ! frst-class, aud Will be sold at lowest rates.
AN'o 5. IL. HAWKS,
Nv or cw 18th and Cary streets.
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BY James N. Taylor,
Auctioneer and Real Estate Agent
No. lilo Main street.

ok BUILDING LOTS ON.BELVI-
= DERE HILL F)R SALE AT AuC11 ~
VIII he sold on SATURDAY.. the. pStn Gay OF
JuIv. 1871. at 81 O'Clock p. NJ, on the prem.es,
SIX DEslRABuE BulLDlEsSG in ao anS itch Gh l sis'
Tr1ms : Liberal, and made known on day Oh
sale. oAo. ttonear
jy 20
TIGU CONSTABLE'S SALE.-l Will
IL sell at public auction; a. ny Sihse, On tz ~
JJiI Goth, at II O'Clock, the following articles, to
salisfy suudry distress warrants and executions
i, saEah66SSSTFEADs, BUREAUS. WARDR0BEs,
lands, MIRRORS, PICTUKEs'
sr6VEs. TABLES, CARPETS, LOUNGES,
81 D-IRONS
PyhpsG WAGON, 1GUN, BUGGY, &C.
l TSpss. Cash. A. ". ROSE ~,
. o"oN' II. c. G. 4.
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DOYAL INSURANCE GUMfANI.
Il -
SdplLal - -
With the Treasurer o. GG..,- P-v,oeV
Insures all kinds OF or REhaS
Disc q. mouerate rates against loEs or image
by fire. Losses paid promptly wttaout d!scvGat'
PEYTON 81 ERSCN, Agents,
nv e-8m Corner 18th and Gary streets
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MAGNIFICENT JAMES RIVER ES-
U4 TATE FIR SALE.-I have for sale q
MAG SIFICENT ESTATE OF $50 ACRES on
James river, q few miles above Coil.
improvements, society, and scenery unsurpassed
In the Safe. -N ~ sf
There is a mill on the property. Public schools,
churches, and poss-ofices convenient.
* . purchaser before The lst day OF October q
great bargain aud liberal terms o; payment will
be off,ie ID ana II dcsI cd, the purchaser Of the
together with 100000 pounds hay, probably / 200
b trrel3 OF corn and utfal OF came, ofll of 5000 to
1000 bus hets or wheat. and clover seed for lso
acres or lsnd.
This estate can be divided about equally, giving
t. either pant ample buildings.
Possession at any Time.
r GEORGE II. DEEWRY,
jy 2I-lms l0i vain street.
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H L Al B OLD'S

H L AZ B OLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMB0LD'S
~HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELM BOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD's
HELMBOLD's
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
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V,IIE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
4 OF VIRGINIA,
CAPITAL, $500, 900.
A.. c. McILWAINE, President,
DARCY PAUL, LIST Fice-Prss!dcn~
4. ThNSAhT, End Nlce-President,
SAMUEL r. tAUL, NJ 'nsSer and SecrelarS,
D. b. FACkLER, Actuary,
is open for business ut No. 1909 Cary street. LOT the
present. aud until our office under The ne" Soru
( xchongc,coIrer.o Shockoe Slip and Cary Street
Is ready. .no ,.-
partment of Michmoud Will be invested wltnih is
limits under the supervision OF The iollo "lhg hoalu
of stockholders at Richmond
THOMAS bkANtH, LID.
A = ST. HI rHAS. z. WORTHAM,
. 70 pick RE, l.. r. w. P~EMBEHTON,
r. LETT W. X. hARTI&,
II;JS II; GUy. 4. d. WILLIAMS,
Holm ..USk' j b, WUODHUU3F.
JOu-F +. thY,l :cc's OF Bosrd ard tien'l
] l.. WiI.SDE,3 Agents of the Co.
Er. @. A, .RENLIIAw, Medical Kxsniler.
ip %
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CATAwRA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
cATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
cATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE FILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE Pills.
CATAWBA GRAPE FILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE FILLS.
CATAwBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
CATAWBA GRAPE PILLS.
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DEALERS.

UMBBER, LUMBER, LUMBER.
TRUMAN 4. Packet l. CO.,
LUMBER DEALERS,
Canal street, from 9TH TO 9Th streets,
keep on hand a large stock Of Mahogany, While
Pine, Poplar, Black Walnut, Cherry, Ash, Maple,
OAK, shingles. Laths, Slaves, Spokes, dressed
Flooring; IL! kinds Of Building Lumber; Doors,
WIDOWS, ana b1iads, sll sizes, made OF the best
:n.terlal. Also, 500 bales Iriine oats. An for
bale ut low prices. je 12-2m
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SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
(k6-1ml
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DIRECTORS:
JACQUELIN L. TAYLOR,
WILLIAM c. ALLEN,
JuHNC. IUBSOh,
JAMES DUNLOP,
WILLIAM GRAY.
WILLIAM II. HAXAEL,
SAMUEL &. NAkDY.
ALFRED r. HAEEiS,
JOHN FEEkbAhD,
GARRETT +. WATSON,
WILLIAM y. PhIEE-..
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sssAL EsYAgG AT ERaVAEE aA2.s
CTORE.uOUSE AND DWELLING "a
y SALE.
AS the agent Of II. II. Sparks, i Cler for sale the
propcrty iocated In the cou 4ty or Madison, eight
IS miles east OF Madison Courthouse aown as
OAK PABk.
There are THIRTY FIVE ACRES OF LAND,
well improved, upon which there is an excellent
TWO-STjkY with 4 basement,
all necessary outh and Ia lie yard is u well
OF sUrEkIOR NAfEH. The
GTORF-HGUSE,
now occupied by Mc:sTS. Wager Il Collins, Is In
coed condition, and one Of the best locations for
business In ire county. being Ia L wealthy neigh
Dor hood eight miles from the .. a. Y NJ. X. X,
az ftapidan Station.
No cctier opportunity for r. good investment to
q person with small capital wishing 10 engage In
the mere antile business can be found.
Thls property is offered for sale that tho owner
may be relieved from recuniiry embarrassment
consequent upon the late war.
Ii not sold privately before the llh dly OF Sep
TENDER next, | will on that day offer the said prop
erty at PUBLIC AUCTION, on the premises, 10
the highest bidder.
TERMS: VIII be made accommodating.
For further particulars, addcess ."I
Z. w. SPARKS,
j~yi5-law5I* Madison Court house, Va.
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MUTUAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY ut
lI VIRGINIA..
INCORPORATED 1884.
OFFICE COHNaR OF 10TH M BARK STREETS.
lnsures buildings by perpetual or annual p9ncy.
Losses eGulta bly, adjusted and prom ply pald.
The quota Tor 1871 having been reduced, persons
having pro perry - Insure Will hnd 1t TO their ln-
tsrsSt IT, cGli.
HkRSERT A.. trlnclpai AseHt'
JOIN i. DaEFrRTt;, Secretary.
hEERY l.. DAhFoRTH, Assistant secretary.
SAMUEL IL. EULLIAM Collector.
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HELMBoLD's

HEIMBoIp's no. ..3sF.'
HELMBOLD's'
HELMBoLD'E .traE a"a
HELMBOLD's
HELMBoLD's tsf -
=. HELhBoLD's
.. HELMBOLD's. r
go HELMBcLD's
HELMBOLD's
HELMBOLD'S:
HELmBOLD's
HELMBOLD's
HELMBOLD's
HELMBoLD's
HELMBoLD's
HFLMBOLDs
HFLMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
HELMBOLD'S
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| IT. ]. HELMBOLD will remark, in conclusion,
| that his rem edies are The result or long and care
| full study. The fluid extracts have been before the
public twenty years-the sale of them in that time
| proves their value. All have benefited by them
| who followed my instructions; and to-day they
! stand uuequalled in the extent of their sale, un-
surpassed by any medicament in the Dispensary
or the United rtates not excepting o single
HERB, ROOT, PLANT, or scientific prepare
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CAPITAL GOLD PAID uP........$Io oo, ceo w
v,,,pr rrs 10 .. TT, .6s 81
Insurcs all kinds OF property and merchandise
against damage by fire and the perlls oi the sea
at Low r
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Representing the most responsive eo'np""ieo "a"
tho country, insure property OF all kinds In CITY
and country ut rates TWENTY-FIVE to FIFTY
per cent. less than the rates prevailing In this
city since the war.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-11-29

OUR Democratic friends constantly ad'
duce the populations and deialcations &C.
curing, from tune to time, in the Federal
government as an offset 10 the rascalities
in New York, and from the conclusions
that they draw, we might almost inier
that official corruption was the normal
condition Of government That there
should be, as there always has been, dis
honesty in the administration oil public
officers is, unfortunately, no matter OF sur
prise or novelty. The Federal govern
menr under whatever administration, can
claim no exemption from this. The bad
emlnence of New York ia that there cor.
ruption has been the rule, not the excep-
ton; that there the plumber Of the public
has been reduced 70 science; that
thieves, known to be such, have been
elected 10 the most responsible places
and have stolen the public money
without let or hindrancc. When
thief Is detected in the Fed.
eral administration, he is arrested
tried, and II convicted, is sent TO the State
prison; in New York he is put at the
head Of department that eIpends mil
lions OF the public money, where he defes
the men whom he has robbed, and goes
on rObbing. The populations under the
Federal government are 50 closely watch
ell and followed up, that they are triling
in comparison with the great amount Of
money, ihci passes through so many
hands; lew York they reach TO hall
the priL revenues o. the city; they
commence 5 .be highest quarters and SC
down through all the grades of service
till the city government has become den
Of thieves Tho attempt to Offset this BY
u few populations, ,fllOwed up vigorously
and punished promptly, isan insult to the
common sense Of the people.
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ceded it as to the Legislature having made
wsIrautAble apportionment OF the debt
between the Old and the New State. APP
parenily the fact that, like a two edged
sword, this statement cuts also in an other
direction from that intended by the editor
has escaped his attention. And yet Is il
not almost contradiction in terms 70 de,
fend in one sentence the action OF the Viz.
ginia Legislature Rd in the next to e1.
pose thus dispaIagingly the opinion that
West Virginia was never more than in
name the one-third portion Of the old
State; Did it not occur 10 him that his
reference 10 the roughness and baTrenness
OF so much of our soil and the sparseness
and poverty Of our population, as COM
pared with the other two districts named
by him, constituted one OF our equities
OF, in other words, was one reason why
our people will TAIL TO be convinced that
the action Of the Virginia Legislature was
warrantAble under the circumstances.
But II is probably not worth while to
waste many words upon this point His.
tory will perhaps show that nearly every
part Of Virginia while in process Of set
Element was unprOductive. That We werG
kept in the backwOods longer than otheI
portions was no fault OF our own. The
responsibility rests with those who were
content TO use us simply rs a breakwAter
protection for the great overshAdowing
slave interest and TO do so little n de-
velOp our resources, This lack Of all
fostering attention and assistance was one
Of Wst Virginia's grievances before the
war and constitutes now one of her pleas
In abatement Of the debt She to-day
confronts Virginia with the items that
constitute this debt She says to her: II
sec vast millions spent upon canals, rail.
roads, river Improvements, turnpikes,
bridges, universities, military institutes,
and other public establishments in your
midst, but here have been leit slmnst in
state Of nature so far as your aid is con-
cerned. Portions Of your country, some
Of It no better than mine, were made pro.
ductiVe by a canal upon which alone you
spent upwards Of ten millions Of dollars.
Other portions, Of similar character
have been made likewise productive by
the three millions and upward that you
spent on the Virginia & Tennessee rail.
road. Other portions again by the
millions that you spent on similar rail.
roads running through them. Some Of
these railroads and your contributions to
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And 10 these add again the sums that
were spent on various projects that do not
appear in the bonded debt. Together
with the items given above, they consti.
tute so many equities" with which, as
said, the State Of West Virginia conlronta
and accuses the Old State.
II was anciently said that "all roads
lead to Rome" And this ancient policy
seems to have been followed In the Viz.
ginia system of public improvements so
far as making nearly every appropriation
conduCe TO the upbullding Of Richmond.
1t will be noticed, however, that these
vast sums were all expended In what Is
now Virginia, and that none Of them dc.
veloped an acre Of soil within our limits.
1t Is doubtful whether ever before one
part Of a State, protesting theoretically
the same rights as any other part, was 30
conRpcuOusly Disseminated against as
was West Virginia by the former State
Of Virginia. Had she never belonged to
Virginia but been as she Is to-day, her
own legislator, or a part of the great State
Of Pennsylvania, she would not now be
merely struggling into something like
populous settlement because Of the Viz.
GINA land titles with which she has been
and still Is 80 elFectually cursed and be.
cause of the incompatibility oil her geo.
graphical position with the internal i'm.
proyement policy adopted by that State.
In view, therefore, Of all these facts, and
the other equities" Of the case, the Rich.
mOnd Dispdtch may well remark that
"there Is no reason for suppOsing that
West Virginia will ever consent TO pay
one.t third Of the debt" 6.
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