The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-21
Malone and His Lteu1cnants.

General William Malone, in the enjoy
ment OF magnificent recnmpenSe for auto
cratic management Of little railroad, long
| since. bankrupt, may consider it political
| gcucralship to keep his lieut. enants talking
ut each county court for the purpose OF
tanning the fading cmbers of deserted
campfire, in the hope that an issue may be
kept alive over q question already settled,
whereupon lie and bis subalterns may
seek to vault into Office ut the next
general election. 1t is far from the
duty of good and patriotic citizen thus
to do, but il is General Mahone's privilege,
and there is nothing in his record OF which
we are informed that would lead us to be-
lieve that lie would foreSo an opportunity
to feather his own nest even at the expense
OF peace and prosperity to his State. Under
these circumstances it becomes serious
question for the people to consider and de-
eide whether it is best TO magnify the move
ment by exposing the misrepresentation OF
its champions, or to treat it with that CEN
sure Of silence which it deserves. A ma
iorty of the representatives Of the people,
comprising all whose patriotism rose
above personal ambition, have Just passed
law for the settlement Of the debt ut a
rate OF interest averaging 4 per cent. No
perversion OF figures by the Malone party
can deceive even the most ignorant into the
iuea that this was an infamous and I'M.
friendly measure. No Misrepresentation
can rub out the fact that the interest has
been reduced . per cent, or to two .thirds
of the former rate. Why is General Ma
hone and his lieutenants more antagoniStic
to the per cent. rate than to The per
cent. TO lis it is plain that their bit.
ter luminosity comes OF sheer despera,
ton, and that an agreement Of the cred.
itors of the State to take. 2 per cent.
would have been gall to their insa
table greed for spoiS. The Malone
party, when threatened with q conceS.
sion on the part OF the creditors to pei
cent, fell back on the Barbour bill or pei
cent. proposition. 1t is on the latter basis
we wish to state one plain fact 10 the Ma.
hone party. The new compromise law pro.
vides for the payment OF per cent. for ten
years, per cent for twenty years, and !
| per cent. for ton sear-.-E Nov, MS per vent
is the rate for the next ten years we wan,
the Malone party to subside until the pei
cent. rate begins and our inability to pay il
is in the mean time made manifest. For ter
years we have the Barbour-bill rate OF 5 pei
cent: let the Malone party throw no Oh
. stacles.in the way OF IFS payment.
Instead of haranguing The people from
i, the stump on the poverty OF the PEOPLE
the diiapidation Of our homes, the eShalls
ton OF our lands, and the pauperization O.
things generally, We beSeech General Ma
I hone to send his iieutenantS North to induct
Immigration TO Virginia. Let them 20 anl
tell the muscle and money OF New England
OF our fertile fields, our favored climate
our fine timber, mineral wealth, and divine
, ly blessed country. Captain Paul. with hi:
eloquence, earnestness, and fervor cXtol
ing the advantages Of Virginia to the gooC
: old Pennsylvania Dutch, from whence bis
ancestry sprung, could send the young mer
OF that crowded section into this beautiful
valley by thousands. Captain RiddIeberger
with his fiery Yigor and self-reliant energy,
could tell the people OF New York OF The
uubouhded generosity OF our soil and the
heaven kissing salubrity OF our mountains
in clarion tones. OF stern conviction that
would cause them to pull up stakes in the
Empire State and east their lot and fortune
on this sacred sod. Parson Massey, with
tongue as smooth as sacred oil and mein OF
modest piety, could be to Virginia the
great evangelist OF cause most holy
by inducing the pure and simple puri-
tan OF Plymouth rock, his own people,
to follow him in legion TO this land Of pro-
mise. The gallant Patterson could invade
the State OF Maine or penetrate into Can
ada, and by burning words or praise and
feryor send those tice.bound peopleto bask
On the sunshine tof this genial Dixie. cline.
With these irresistible enissaries at work
fabread immIgrattp b, would pour info the
odd State, braWhy muscle would clear her
, briar.bound fields, and capital would delye