The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-03
"a peath-A Fraud that Survives.

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GEORGE W. sM1LLEY, OF the Tribune, gives
the following statement, that is. not at all
creditable to the United States. Our Minis
ter scHEscK is In very bad odor. Had he
and the Emma Mine fraud died with Mr..
GRANT it would have been better for all:
1.-The House Of Commons Is poorer by the
loss OF one Of it's richest members. Mr. Al
bert Grant bas been unseated at Kidderrnin-
ster. When Mr. Albert Grant gave Leices.
ter Square to London, how little did we
think that his taste for muniticence had been
cultivated before that in Parliamentary
borough to an extent that was to bring him
into difficulties. You may not care much
about Leicester Square, nor see why you
should be concerned about the fortunes OF
the ex-member for kidderminster. To some
of its greatest benefactors the world IN gen.
eIa and republics in particular are pro-
Verbally uDgratsful. But l feel sure or
rollsipg q lively interest when / remind
you that it was Mr. Albert Grant who con-
ferred the Emma Mine on the British pub
| lie, and who was, az its promoter, the hum.
| bic instrument of transferring good deal
of British money into American pockets
he has another claim on our gratitude in
|
was to Mr. Albert Grant that we were in
debted for having made our present minister
so widely known in England through the
medium of the public press. The fact that
the portion of the press employed for Tbs
purpose was, rs q rule, its advertising
columns, ought to enhance our gratitude.
Advertisements have to be paid Tor, ana l
never heard anybody doubt that the
l of
and of General Schenck as trustee
and director of the same, were paid for at
full rates. We have cause to keep these SER
vices in mind, for, although it is some time
since they were performed, there are agood
many people over here who still refer TO
them sometimes 1t was only the other day
7 heard Of man in good position, but not
of great fortune, who bad an interest in the
Emma Mine. He naturally had confidence
| ia an enterprise brought out under the qua
| rantee of the Minister Plenipotentlary Of the
| United States at the Court of ST. James. It
ought to be gratifying to us to have inspired,
in The person of our representative. such
confidence. This gentleman put in great
deal Of money On account OF bis conf
dence, and has lost it. The losing was OF
course his own fault, for be might hare sod
| while the shares were high, and before
the bubble burst. But / am told that
| he does not take this view. He even holds
| Generally Schenck morally responsible tor
| his loss, and carries his resentment so fur as
| to have declared that he would not speak TO
| a member of bis own family who should re-
ceiYe or recognize General Schenck in any
| way. But why should we mind what men
say who have lost their money and their
temper? There are Americans in London
who think their country could be better
served here by some ore who should not be
exposed to remarks of this kind. But let us
pay no attention to them. What began to
say was that Mr.. Albert Grant had been un-
seated for corrupt practices. The corrupt
practices at Kidderminster, however, con-
sisted in promises to give entertainments to
the voters, and had no connection with the
Emma Nine"