The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-17
For tin. Dispatch.
Tho Late Amendment to fhc Bunk
ruDf Law.

The Disprfch i'm lis issue of the Eth in
>tani published 4 communication OF lnlne OH
the above subject. SGud'r'"hfd Wltllln III
editorial, aud followed by Il second Ill Inc
| same paper. There il absolutely nothing III
the argument Of these editorials 10 when
..AlbcmarIc" thinks it at all necessary to re-
| ply. He is content to rest the question SO i"I
upon the facts and the law OF the case, as
stated lv hIn on the one hand and by the
Disrufri and WythevilIc Enterprise ON The
other. He will merely premise that not a
.inrIr fact or argument stated or put forth
!y him has been met by either paper.
1t is only ".Alhrmarlc'S wish TO reply to a
| few cxtlrncou> i>SiicS lnggcd into the matter.
| 1t was very unkind for the NSpdfch to con-
lecture that "Allrmarlc" was written by
some assignee in bankruptcy, or by SOM
lawyer whose practice was confined 10 Hailh-
| rupt cases. and WAS Intended I" deceive ln'
| public" Why should the IrSpdtch ever
have thought 80 ulllr-S coil>rl"li> lilil lc
| himself is interested against the retroactive
| feature of the bankrupt law? W hat else
could have induced him to rush 50 Warmly
into the consideration of Il legal >'lil'''
about which lIr knows nothing. anu Judging
hv hi lurlllralion>. has not even irlcd 10 III
| form himself: When 4 man undertakes u
discuss Il LEGAL question on which ne i non
informed At all. urilkc> lli> Facts ana "pll'oH>
at S~crond-lund from others, The smarter III
i. and the mere II" writes, In" more hI'li!'
drr> lr makes aud III" further II" liaIc :
from Ihr truth. The lick made III lHdci-
wood may l." all right :" tar Is : A,u'-
marlr" knows. ~ur,ly. however, "Alht-
mlrl"" has not relied upon any "lininli oi
,hat Ir.,ll Iulninarv. ".Allcmarl" WI, III
n -.-.,, ,.,,tt I,., Ia, I1~,rt thlf III llllI-
wood will only throw up his hat aud cry nli'
r,, "G,,rIrv and tiratz The rcI>liIc> ct lhc
| Dlspoirh viii he "rrlrIr modified. for men
thnlIrh hi >in< hr ~ scarlet, they VIII t'-
come winter than SHOW. and I'LL the dcNllN
that are in linn will hr exercised hy "hl'l'
hovk.'ani rrniIr." through tilca@rilry 81 li''
Greeley archbishop. r.,
The same remarks H. aI'nvc may he al'piied
tu Jude. Bond. whom the Di<l"tch calls ii
"yiIr Radical" l;y-tlc-hyr, what Il Gree
lev: and wlar i Graft: II they are not i"-
uihIirau<.n II. they claim Ia lac. let IT hc known.
The r,siu',ii i >in",tlarIy oil his foot III
line construction he gives Ia the hNr-mlll'c,
discussion in the senate upon TIE 'l'icn"-
mrml II The sd "T juno. ..
The question. then. was only ~ to l'l' mr.
fiurptty ul the law. II was agreed on AL
hand. that the Iaw IL amended was UNIFORM,
IL required hy the Constitution OF the lnlc'l
states. .Allrlmarir' returns his thanks /"
the N,.jnrt,b for the compliment IaId IN as
>,Iuliny that ~" thought That The bank
rlupl amendment only operates III NIr-II'a.
:. AllmlnarIr Irnl hoped that the p'%!"f'"
cave him more credit for >rn>r than thai.
The Iiyr-uiuuir explanation mtdr III TIC
I~lotl.r ., Representatives 10y Mr.. H'n%'I'l''
lul"!rd ly the N&pr',h. was only on the
point ~ IL whether the senate fiIl was g.
.~rufiaIIv III. >alnr IL thai winch lIau gre
~viour>lv passed the HOUSE. though differing
in unr,>rntial particulars.
"AllminarIr" writes The above in all klnu-
mess towards The UtIpuhh. and. assures h'ln
that hr lr,> "n This and 81 u" other subject
any wish to "dcrriyr III" public. II" I"l"N
That this disclaimer Will -ltINly Thai 1r%'l~-
eyed and I.ul'Iir-ririt"d journal.
"ALEEMAELE.
f.. All"nurlr" taN:.- our courtesy heavily,
I'M we submit - it. He is evidently cor
urrrd. The reader will 81" from the length
Of his cNrllnatinu thai if II" had any reply |"
make ln nlr argument h" would pr"'tu"r
il. We are content 10 have exposed his ST.
rI,iStry