Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-17
EARLY AND MALONE.
THE OLD SOLDIER AND THE RecRe'
ANT SENATOR.
Gen. Early Brands Malone as Coward
and a liar"-His Reasons for So Do
ing-A Tribute to Mayor Daniel
-Early a Reconstructed han
The Malone Yoke.
GEN. MAHoNE PLACED UNDER ARREST

RICHMOND, October 15.-Jubal Early g
attack on Senator Malone at the ratifi'
cation meeting in Richmond, Tuesday
night, is exciting some comment IN
view of the long standing breach be-
tween the two men. In this speech
Gen Early referred to Malone in terms
of the utmost contempt. In the course
OF his speech he asked when it was that
a bribed Legislature was first heard OF
in Virginia. at was when Malone
was before it with his consolidation bill
Then for the frst time," said-ths Gen
eral, "was heard OF in the history OF the
State a bill bribed through the Legisla-
ture. But now Malone has quite an
other rule OF conduct. After setting
his sleuth hounds on Major Daniel
who with one kick from his lame leg
has sent them bowling back-the fol-
lowing has been published in the Rich
mond Wing:
"Jubs Early Is for Daniel! Surely
that is sufficient reason why everybody
else should be against Daniel"
General Early read the quotation
calmly, and quite as calmly said: "This
ia sufficient reason for Malone to be
against Daniel. know him to be a
miserable coward and base liar"
General Early said: "Mahone is not
for anybody that I am for" and that he
could we'll understand how he Mahone)
didn't want to fight the enemy at Spott-
sylvania court house when i wanted
him." He then went on to speak OF
Major Daniels service upon his staff, OF
his gallant and chivalric conduct upon
the field, and how worthy he was to be
Governor. "But," said the Gen
eral, "Billy Malone don't want
any such man to be Governor" Oi
himself (Gen. Early) it had been said
that he was not we'll reconstructed. New
ertheless he would declare, 81 have no
objection to any man on account OF
race, color or previous condition OF SER
vitude 1great applause], but do object
to any man who wears the collar OF Ma
hone" He went on to refer to com.
ment OF the editor Of the Charlottesville
Chronicle upon the above paragraph OF
the Vhiq, aud the answer OF the Wing
thereto, saying: "Both Daniel and Early
are not only for the Yankees, but for
Yankee brokers against Virginia" ere
ally, that's curious" said he. 81 have
been charged with being an unrecon.
structed rebel, and now l am charged
with being for the Yankee brokers'"
But he proceeded briefly to show that
it is Malone, not he, who is for the
"Yankee brokers'" or il Malone is not,
how comes it that "he has been
Begging Money from Q Yankee Loyal
Leaguep"
sis it possible for the people OF Virginia
to submit to the dictation OF such a
man? Is there such dire calamity in
store for us that Malone and his crew
are to be foisted upon us for four years2"
The General could not believe that there
was.
Nearly a year ago it will be remem-
bered that a portion OF a letter, said to
have been written by Gen. Early to
Malone, was made public. in which the
former made use of epithets concerning
Malone nearly as offensive as those
employed on Tuesday night at Rich
mond. The occasion was the publica-
ton OF biography in Southern war
magazine OF Senator Malone, in which
Gen. Early's military action was com.
mented on unfavorably, and even harsh
ly. The General demanded OF the
author his informant, and was told that
Gen. Malone had furnished the facts
or incidents on which the sketch was
based. Gen. Early thereupon wrote
Malone, denouncing him for the declar.
ations as a libeler and falsifier, and de.
manded to know il he accepted the re-
sponsibility OF the epublication. Senator
Mahone's friends insisted that until
Gen. Early withdrew the epithets
Malone could not explain, and
after considerable palaver, the Gen.
eral conf ented to suspend them tempo
rarily. Thereupon Malone discaimed
the authorship or paternity OF the re.
Elections and agreed to have the publica
ton withdrawn and the offensive mat
ter stricken out. This was accordingly
done, and publicly, at least, the dispute
was brought to close. General Early,
however, it is said, did not withdraw his
letter or the structures it contained-he
merely received Mahone's explanation,
end, the offensive biography being called
IN. had no more to say about it. His
letter, however, is still said to be in exis.
tence, and is model OF savage denuncia-
ton.
Arrest Of Senator Malone.
WAsHINGToN, October l5.-Late to.
night Senator Malone wGs taken into
custody. The arrest was made at the
instance of Samuel Strong, an old resi-
dent of Was hipgton, who received in
formation, he believes from a reliable
source, to the effect that General Jubal
A. Early had challenged Senator Malone
to fight duel, and that the latter ha!
accepted the challenge. Senator Malone
was conveyed to the residence OF Judge
Smell, OF the police court, where be de
MED having received any challenge from
General Early, saying the latter was too
old and feeble to fight, and added that
all their differences had been harmon
lied. Senator Malone was released on
his personal bond aud returned hons
He will appear on Monday to answer to
the charge.
Malone Will Bravely Grin aud Bear It.
Senator Malone said to day that the
duelling OF the Funders could be at
tended to after the election. He had re-
solved not 10 be forced into personal
difficulties, and had advised his Read
iuster friends to take the same course.
The epithets now hurled against all his
friends were a part OF the system of po-
litical intimidation which he had made
war upon. After he had buried Daniel
under big Readjuster majority there
would be no desire to renew the quar-
rels of the campaign. Until then he