The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-09
Northumberland Malone.

TatlOn>.
Observation-Disclosures Malone.
Since the appearance of General MALONE $
letter on reimbursement several OF the news
parcrs sustaining him have manifested a
kind OF malicious aversion for what are called
bloated bondholders" that showed very
little respect for their rights, and very de-
cided opposition to any effort to raise the
means 10 pay them what the State owes
them. This temper towards these persons,
who have committed no other wrong against
the people OF Virginia than lending us
money. was further enforced in outrageous
suggestion by the declaration that they
should be compelled to acquicsce in any adj
iustmcnt which the State deemed proper.
Plainly this meant reputation, and Cen
eral MALONE did not defend himself from
the dilemma in which his friends bad thus
clearly inyolvcd him. His silence led to
the conviction that he was anxious TO get
the support OF all regulators, and would
not incur the loss of that support by repu-
dating the reputation fastened upon him
by his friends.
Persons who had read his most elaborate
and peculiarly MAHoNlSH defence against
CoLL1ySoN closer than we had, detected in
that reply complete remuneration OF all
ideas OF repudiation. This remuneration is
indeed denunciation, and, furthermore,
it speaks OF the funding bill as a measure
as to whose "rightfulness the "people Of
Virginia have been divided in opinion"
He adds that it no more involved the ques-
ton OF "repudiation than would "any
question MS to the propriety Of funding a
past-due Obligation" From this We con-
clude that General MALONE does not con-
ceive that the question OF funding a past
due debt could possibly look to its repudia-
ton. ~. .t
This extract is so positively against re-
pudiation, and so conclusive as to the honest
difference Of opinion about the "rightful-
ness OF the funding bill, that we copy it
below. 1t. is a strong rebuke OF many OF
the MALONE partisans, who seem to exhaust
their ingenuity in denunciatorv explosives
in heaping odium upon the ill-fated bill.
The General, declares, My friends both in
and out OF the Legislature have been on
!" both sides of this question "the funding
billy. But to the extract: - .",.'-
"Auy charge that ! have ever given en-
enlargement to the policy OF State repudia-
ton IS utterly and ,unqualifedty false:
There lives no man who can tEuthully say
that he ever heard, me. give utteranee to
single word which could be tortured into the
repudidtion Of, PirginiG's just obligations.
.Tbe people Of Virginia have been di-
yided in opinion as to the rlghfulness OF
the funding bill, but this question did not
involve reputation any more than would
be involved in any question, as to the pro
priety OF funding Il past-due obligation
NV friends both in and out OF the Legisla,
ture have been upon both sides OF this cues
ton, as has been that portion OF the Press
which has seen fit to endorse the policy OF
our company. Certainly l am not to Dc
held responsible for every opinion which
may be entertained by those who agree
with me merely as to the policy when
should governa railroad between NoriolI
and BRISTOL Reply TO Collinson, p. Al. -
What are "my friends" going to dc
about this declaration with regard both tc
reputation and the funding bin: Ger.
tainly General MALONE should be bound by
his declaration for nine months at a time.
Yet his friends, by ineulpating him in re.
pudiation procliyities, render it necessary
for him to reaffirm his denunciation OF that
dangerous doctrine. -.s.. ~, =.
General MAHoNE's friends are further
more embarrassed as to the funding bill.
They cannot with due respect for his
opinion make that measure the object OF
their wrath, as though it were wholly in
iquitous. %
We cannot fail to observe in this shor
extract the proneness OF General MALONE
to speak OF his friends in. the Legislature
He never fails to remember that he has
body OF legislators who owe some sort O
allegiance to him, but who, nevertheless
have the liberty Of differing amongst them
selves about measures not imme diately in
yolving his interests. Like master, liks
man.; for we often see claims set up by
8 MALONE partisan that somebody owes
some sort7of obligation to General MALONE
because his friends haye done him :
kindness. !. There has been a MAHoEs
force in the General Assembly for years
!, and it has been kept together by co
hcsive, means, and its cooperatiop ha:
always been SO exerted as to count adyan
tageously for its leader. But one OF hi!
great levers has been taken from his hands
and report says that another is very muct
shortened -. ~. ~ ! -. -
But now what are the Mahonites going Il
do about this denunciation last November
OF reputation? What is General MaHoNI
going to. do about it 2........... r.>'a.'.-
- - -----------a
Reputation in the Convention.
General MALONE denounced repudiatio,