The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-10-11

agents for claims held In common. Winston.
and his successor since his death. out OF all
thcsc claims realized about 81 400. OF which
T received as nv dividend about 5000. The
residue Is insoIYent and worthless.
FaIsehood No. 8. That aided and advised
the calling out of the military at Winchestsr
to get possession of the Valley assets.
This is, like everything else defamatory as.
serted or ips!nuated, utterly false. No MIL
lary were called out, and had nothing to
do with any such movement. | was ID
Washington, where the receiver telegraphed
me TO meet him at the cars. When got
there he informed me be was on bis way 10
Winchester to get the books, papers. and as.
sells of the Valley Bank under an order OF
the court which he bad, and that be desired
me to 90 along. Ibid go; and on the cars
found out for the first time that an ipjluc.
ton had been issued by the State court
to prevent his executing the order
of the Federal court. and that he
had the assurance that the United
States troops would protect the process
| of the court. said at once that it was totally
improper, unnecessary, and ridiculous, and
the offspring of untounded fears; and had |
known anything about 1t, would have pre-
vented the whole thing. No difficulty &C.
Cured, and nothing was done. The onlS
time ever had any thing to do with the mill
tary from 1865 TO recent date was when, IN
1SG7-'6S, Mi, Robert Stiles, Major Thomas
A. Bunder, General John K. Cook, and my.
self, at the request Of many substantial clil-
zens. organized in secret battalion of i've
hundred old soldiers, we'll armed, under our
command, to protect the city from sudden or
illegal outbreak, and when | volunteered 10
Henry K. Ellvson to take party and take
the Old Marketb house away from Chahoon
and his supporters and allies.
To wind up this whole matter, | never
bought nor sold, nor was interested IN the
buying or selling, of any notes OF any OF
the broken banks. never bought claim
against one of them, nor have ever owned
any of their claims against other people, OK.
cept in some Instances for fees earneo, ana
from Which never have got and hardly ever
expect to receive cent.
The statement, also, In another piece OF
this same matice, that Branch u Co., camp,
bell G. Co., and myself, have engaged
in the nefarious business OF temper
ing with the Siae credi: for the
purpose of specializing In coupons and bonds
is utterly false. I never bought nor sold a
State. expecting the credit of the State to de-
preciate. have always, everywhere, in
every way, maintained the duty, the policy,
and the expedency Of supporting public
credit, and never countenanced any act that
looked to ward tampering with it.
There are many suits against inSoYent
banks 10 which have never been employed,
and of which l have no knowledge as to
their method Of proceeding.
The principal and leading causes coEduct'
ed by me with my associates were the Valley
Bank and the Farmers Bunk. The State law
required the banks to wind up their atfAirs
and paw their debts in three years, and to
publish a statement of their condition every
three months, making quarterly distribu
ton OF assets, We had 10 settle up these
banks within the time required BY law, and
we had settlements and reports made every
three months by the master. AT any time
since November, 1867, any person, lawyer
or Iayman, could examine the condition oil
the banks specified in the court records, OF
from the receivers books, or in mine. The
fullest and most eXlct Information has been
always freely open 10 everybody.
The receivers were always appointed on
the application of the majority in number
and value of the creditors Of the bank, and
it was their special duty to keep books and
accounts for the inspection of the creditors
| believe that law and courts are made for
the public convenience and to lranSac; busi
ues>. aud not to postpone, delay, ard defer
1t. pushed the settlement of these caScS
for the benefit of both creditor and debtor
aud in SO doing know / benefited both
Had pursued the practice of Jlrndyce and
Jirndyce, the causes would still be lingering
10 the United States court, the funds would
be gradually eaten up by costs and counsel
fees, and then the widow and the orphan
might cry about the delays OF justice and bel
dlIatory ways.
But these two causes each settled up over
a million of dollars of debts and an equa
amount of assets in three years, more speed
lily, more cheaply, and more conveniently
than by any otter method which could be
devised. When the record in single cause
10 the Supreme Court OF Appeals OIL FIr-
yinia costs $4,000, and ouly Il comparatively
moderate amount is involved in actuilvaIue,
the costs ia these proceedings will be under.
stood to be cheap and economical.
This, perhaps, will be the last notice that
shall take of anonymous ASSISTANTS during
| the canvass.
It bas pleased the Conservative party to
| nominate me Us Que vi It's Stabt1l u"UCul u :
in this important campaign -aa honorable
position. with duties that demand and shall
receive my attention.
II | haye doGe any man in this community
wrong, let him speak in an open and decent
manner; and if be be lot then right ed, al
least he can be satisfied. For nearly fifteen
years past [ have been identified with the
people and the fortunes Of Virginia. For
tour years Of that time stood with her gal.
Int sous ia defence OF her honor and her
| liberties.
If it please my fellow. citizens to put me
in the councils OF the Stare shall do my Ut.
most to uphold tie honor and advance the
interest not only of this notle city, but
the whole Commonwealth. Should, how.
ever, different fate be decreed NE, | can
bow with dignity to the will OF the people
but must be pardoned if do not submit &c
tue calumnies of men hired 10 SANDER me
and to break down the party that has saved
the State from utter ruin, | care not how
contemplate the hireling or how cowardly
| bis assault. BRADLEY T. JOHNSON.
| Richmond, October 8. 1879.
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