The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-01
T,ba Express controversy.3

o,.ostdent of the Atlantic, Mississippi ~ ~
nhio railroad have themselves to tnauA.
The want OF express facilities BY she' feoi'.e
of Richmond Inflicted upon them seteis ~
;,rv and lost the State Of Virginia oo:n ptos'
perity and wealth. We spoke OF IL ID p'as'
civil terms. and exposed the inefficient sys-
tom which General MAnoSs had established
mo, his road. The citizens Of Richmond
the very best and most intelligent ana most
nseful men of the city-rerited the truth OF
the complaints of the Dispatch by staring
the grounds of them fully and plainly, ahd
begging that they be corrected.
How was all this treated by the MAHoSk
p.rtsans: They fell to denounciug the ms
pcsch as influenced by prejudice asa'ns'
General MALONE and by psrtlsanTy OF Tue
Adams Express Company. with "hich We
had no more to do than with last year 5
clouds. The Wing answered no arsumens anu
assaiIed not the positions Of the address OF
The citizens. Colonel SHIELDS, OF the nhs9'
.new that wouldn't do; but the ire OF the
hitter nar.san was leveled upon this paper.
Il uss carried to an extreme we have never
kuown equalIed.
Su,uraIl,, this unfair and rude treatment
nroyoked proper retaliation, and the range
n discussion was extended. We nave
touched upon matters entirely within me
range of legitimate criticism, much 10 Tue
discomfort Of our assaiiants.
Especialy has it been disagreeab!e 10 nave
the salary of their JUPITER spoken OF. IL
would seem that it Is considered INDIGENOUS
10 a,lude TO Iucre ia the Temple Of the Gods.
We should never mention "twenty.tive
thousand dollars,' and the comparatively
noor salary of the most estimable Treasurer
of the State should be put away III nap
lin. If is indecent" to allude to these
matters!
We shall not regard the Richmond Wh1J
as authority in questions of proprlety on
this subject. That paper is very changeable
in the tone and temper Of its editorials. 1t
is none of our business 10 look behind the
scenes. We have no right to know any.
thing beyond its own announcements ana
the character Of i:s own conversations, edl-
torial. 1t has seemed to US, however, that
there has been an Improvement in the con-
duct Of the Wing. and we venture to suggest
to whoever has the helm that there would
better be a retrospect Of the columns OF that
paper for three months past. Whoever
makes the retrospect will understand how 1t
is that this paper has carried the war into the
adyersary's camp, and will further under
stand hat With the examples in the columns
of the Wing itself before it, that PAPER has IA.
no right to assume the place Of critic IN mat
ters of propriety or decency.
Now, we have said nothing about Gene
raj MALONE or his press and express which
we were not warranted in saying. we
shall continue to exercise our right OF Tree
and frank criticism of matters individuality
subject to public criticism, ana we snail
continue to devote the columns OF the D'S'
patch to the defense of the interests OF Fir-
pinja and Richmond as we understand them.
Moreover. we believe that both are seriously
assailed by General MAHoNE and bis 1o'o"-
ers, and We shall oppose them as far as we
deem necessary.
We take occasion to deny every Claim set
no by the Wing for General MAnoNE. lie
has not rendered more aid TO the ConserVa'
tive party than anybody else. He has ols-
PLAYED no superhu,nan energies, nor has ne
shown ordinary wisdom in his policy. lie
has had more done for himself than hc has
done for the State or the party. He was The
first to rebel against the Conservative party.
He combined with Radicals to defeat Con-
serya,iye nominee, the ablest man in the
Senate, from personal pique, and to elect in
big place another who has turned OFT not so
mich nose of wax us he was believed to
be. Thus is the poisoned chalice commended
to proper lips. What is asked OF the Con-
sentative party for this!
Yet General MALONE has it in bis power
to appease tie public and to maintain hlm-
self Let him not consider that his mission
is to take political control of this state-let
him concentrate his attention upon his rail-
road. for which the stockholders pay him so
much-let him promote the commercial in
tercourse between the people of Virginia
in different parts Of the State, and thus
help to enlarge the commerce and pros
perity of Virginia, and he will MAKE people
contented. and become himself popular.