Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-12
latest fro;.l Hics,,ssor,s
Especial to tho h,,y,r,;r;, C,

tho Senate hlsj. John w. Dasicl, Of Lyr,,.
burg, who mace the greatest speech Ct h;s If.
lilo took up Ger. Malone ADD perfectly exc,,i-
ated hin; showing 10 vivid cclcrs bis iLhuouco for
OWL txsrtcd upon the IcopIo and State CT Vir
GINA aud utterly blasting tho future prcspcc,s
OF Pblllips, tho late nominee Of the Rca]ipstsrs
for Commissioner
The speech vas oausic in Tic highest degree
and was listened to throue hout with the utmost
attention. STpnNCrow
Personal.
| desire my position respecting the Irnp ana
unpleasant litigation with The Bank Of the GA
Dominion stould not no misunderstood ntr
mlsrerrescnted. NJ desire end cff,rt was from
the hfst to avoid litigation, and tho last effrrt
that was ever made 10 that end. is the following
letter addressed by mo to tho Board Of
Directors:
ALEXANDRIA, Nov. nth lS6
To the Board Of Directors % tic Dark Of ;i.
Otd Dominion:
Gentlemen: i am informed By your commit
tco that tho Bank Of tho Old Dominion cl,ir,
against mo an aniount duo it for certain chnrurs
mGdo; denying, ns 1 positively and coneri.a
liouSly DO al sEch liability TO- the bsnk, ye, a.
l profer 10 avoid litigation, l propopo to select
Two gentlamon OF Alexandria and tho bank 70
| select two. noiIhOr Of whom, en- my psr. or on
That OF tho bank, to bo Interested in tho hsn! CT
IN my Affairs, and submit al mutual matters rI
complaint or differences of every Dissertation Ia
thor decision, upon just equitable and hororu.
PIC principles, lhny having power to SOLICIT +
NTH gentleman OF Alexandria TO aid IN the in
vestlgslion and decision in which Investigation
inc rlGht Is rosorvod to either party to ytquire
~ Tan Af In hn,,
! bank. and examine such parties "a thav NAV
desire. Ve;y rrspcclfullv,
ttno copy. W. N. McVEluu.
was then residing IN Richmond, but will
Ing to abide tho decision OF Altx.ndians, ard
| camc here md submitted this proposition which
YES rttGSGd by the bank, AMI nothing further
was ever heard Of auy oaimod iDdrbtodnoss
uoh tho receipt oil a letter from MIR. IL. y.
Claughtou, tho Banks attorney slcco tho close
| OF tho war. dated 81 April, 1870. neatly iaur
years alter my rrcpNi:ion was madn and d,.>
| cllued, il flrInrg mo 10 would DO 10 Richmond,
(oamiuG tho day. and desired to have 90 inter.
Wow with me on the subject CT tho Banks
| claims against mr.. | called upon him and b. -,
| the Interview then laid before him Tho ~
osiion / had made near our years belu' 't"p
said to hin had no proposition to mp ~, T'''
than to renew tho one had already 49, "I way
did than renew that proposition. IA $3.50" "',
| upon his return home no wou. s ere h' .n." Wv"
the Board Of Directors and ". ito a'";s' " ~
cision. In letter from NJ. me ..''ii w
May 10. 1870 he says Il o., >iaIsn!nl ".o,'
proposition TO tho Bank Of o ps,s si%
and have to inform Jou ,, ,ot 10 - ou na.ra ts ~
nothing satisfactory cor ,nat IL appears ,u .1h
a sSfeo UseA n ' tfop and 1 rs y
to rrJpnso, sc.' .liy, and have no compromise
trihunala 3 Mug is leIt bnt resort to tho legu
issuo -Jr solution of tho questions 70
| rsnt Tho decision Of icu, honest, intoiib-
So, AleXandriaus might have been very sti.
! .Gyttctory to me, yet | was willing to risk i,
10 order to avoid long and unpleasant lifiga.
tiou. AS hgal tribunal was thought best by
those having tho power, | had 10 alternative,
and that tribunal for tho solution Of tho qucs-
tons 10 issue was appealed to. aud placed in
tho unpleasant position of defending them with
my legal rights, which no Intelligent man will
say l was not entitled to, particularly after
having failed 10 ny efforts to have all our dif-
ficu'tios settled by arbitration. by good men oil
Alexandria. upon Just. equitable and honorable
principles as proposed by me.
w. N. MCFEIaH.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec. 18th. ~
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