The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-29
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s8 s1rnctsye Mr.. MASSEY.
sfrorresnortJence OF the Richmond D1spaicn.t

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1 Mr.. MASSEY, the destructive, orator, ~.
tthis place this morning to meet his appoint
menis for political tdiatribe and a lllnera.:
He goes inflated with a vast 'amount OF sell
! conceit and wonderful estimate OF his dc-
| structiye power. So great Is his IDEA OF ms
mower over the people that he evidently
I thinks he can make them believe that nc
viii be able ultimately to change our gov
4 ernment, reform obnoxious courts, and ADJ
rogate contracts.
~ 20 REPUTATION.
It is very important matter that the Ieo-
ple OF Virginia should understand exactly
what Mr.. MASSEY, as General A1AHoNE,s
sponsof, proclaims and proposes; ana upon
two noints desire TO state the substance
~ his declarations here yesterday. 1t is
well that he should be distinctly under
stood.
nosition. az stated by himself, is this: The
State had decided that she; had,a right to
transfer third OF the public debt to West
VIRGINIA because Virginia had been despoil-
ed Of a large part Of the pubic domain out
of which West Virginia had been formed,
md she had as clear right to relieve her
| self of the remaining two thirds OF her debt
| because OF the loss to- hertof taxable values
through tus aeIS' "a 'nS A'o'
| ment, 5s, III ,..'tt. - tf -"
Mr.. MASSEY elaborated this idea, and de-
clared that Virginia was under no legal
obligation to pay, any parsaof the public
debt, and the moral obligation resting upon
her was even less than the legal. About the
| possibility OF getting rid Of this debt or OF
forcing the Federal Government to pay II
the reverend orator said not word. His
| whole policy seemed to be to bring the
State into inextricable difficulty, for which
he proposed no remedy and no relief what
ever, but a complete Reputation of all
obligations and the abandonment OF the
State to the fate that may fall upon her as a
dishonored Commonwealth, that might do
what was possible to protect herself against
the resentnents and remedies sought and
tried by public creditors for the outrage OF
reputation. 1t is needless to aluGc in
greater extent to the proposition oil the
reverend gentleman. He uttered no Senti-
ment inconsistent with the plain ayowal OF
the doctrine Of reputation.
REFORMING THE COURT OF APPEALS.
Mr.. MASSEY assumed the broad ground
that all power was derived from the people,
and that the people had at ail times the right
to reform their government and make it
conform in policy and principle to their
opinions and interests.
He argued at length to show that what he
called the brokers' bill vi. G., the settle
ment or McCULLoCH bill OF last winter
would ruin the people and the State. He
then declared that the Legislature would
not be able to repeal that bill, because the
Governor would veto the act repeating it.
What remedy, then, would the people
have? The call OF convention would be
their last resort. Through that they could
reform their government and make it accord
with their views and interests. Abiding
to the Court OF Appeals as having OBJ
structed the will OF the people, lie asserted
that tue decisions OF that body were but the
opinions OF lawyers, and there were as able
and distinguished lawyers out of that body
as there were in it. For example, he wonId
mention JAMES ALFRED JONES, OF Richmond,
and Judge WILLIAM j. ROBERTSON, OF Abe
marie, who would compare well with any
member Of the Court OF Appeals. Those
two gentlemen he knew entertained views
In common with those OF Judge STAPLES, OF
the Court Of Appeals, in regard to the fund
ing bill. Representing that it would be easy
to reform the court so Is 10 carry out the
views of the people, he assumed they could
thus readily get rid OF the funding bill, aud
also luG WHICH W dS OlHSStl-
lessly condemned by the demagogHe divine.
The determination to upset the Court OF
Appeals was phinIy avowed, and Of course
il that can be done the Executive will fol-
low the common fate, and the government
itself be upturned and system Oh capri
cious revolutions, under the name Of con-
ventions OF the people be inaugurated that
will leave no peace to the people, no good
name, no credit to the Commonwealth, and
discomfort, Reorganization, and ruin TO 4
people once the object Of the respect and
Communication OF civitiZation-at last be-
come so degraded, that there could be bone
so low as to offer them praise or do: them
honor. ..,e.
Such destructive purpose should excite
the deepest apprehension OF the people, and
arouse their most yi9ilant and vigorous op-
position cali attention 10 these points az
worthy the particular consideration Of the
people. Never in the past were PROPOSE
ticas so destructive to the peace and virtue
OF the Stute brought before the people of
Virginia.
should he the last to venture to present
the names Oh The distinguished gentlemen
brought out by Mr.. MASSEY in this uncom-
mendable attitude; but be did it, and if
improper. they will have the chancc to
paw thNihSCifSo III AOi hiAl uaS
heightened lawyers would never accept
high position on the bench for which they
might be chosen after a demagogical an
nouncement OF their opinions in particu-
lar case to decide upon which they should
be elected.
The points OF reputation and resolution
Of the judiciary were boldly avowed as the
purpose Of the readiusters. Are the pee
pie OF Virginia ready for all this!
THE DEBT SETTLEMENT.
One word as to what Mr.. MASSEY sara
about the debt settlement. The ramI'aSious
orator denounced the brokers' bill as worse
than tile funding bill OF ~. lie asse a6e
that while we paid now little over S.,-oo,
600. the McCuLLocH bill would MAKE as pay
81 .3O0, 900. At the same time ne maue no
allusion to the estimate that the McCt''LoCH
hill would only require interest to the
amount of 100000, nor to the creditors
estimate OF the expenses or Tue govern
ment Hc madea wholesale condemnation or
The settlement which is utterly unsustalned
by the facts. ., ;, ,,o ro,dors,,
sne,imen of the destructive oratory only to
fix nublic attention upon the two alarming
nronositious so boldly avowed.
The WRITER.
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