The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-11
LYpROOK's LICK.
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-Four, in which Pity and Confemp' n'o =.
prcssed for the Mahoncitcs OF ms oo""'''
Patrick COURTHOUSE, VA,
Arylist G. 1882.


Patrick COURTHOUSE, Wax
August 6, 1882.
tn Me-thc--thc--the-P Party GenerdHy-
ha Especiailv and Particularly TO me
leaders, $50 called of the Wooi,c,ne- Ma-
hone. Rrandv- Gd,lgers- Cotufy-Judge (df-
fol Party of Patrick Greeting:
Rumor informs me that In my known alb
sence nj last court was by resolution OF
little Malone w oolwine party requested 10
resign my seat in the Senate. have waited
patiently for two weeks to be served with
q conv Of this resolution. Although live
in sight OF the courthouse, where this reso-
linton was adopted, ~ reported, have not
been so noticed. Whyy II l was so or
dercd. ought not have been so inform
edY How do you expect me to obey your
orders unless am informed OF what | am
ordered TO do2 Could you not have sent
your man or committee with q copy OF this
resolution. so that / could have learned
what nv duty was? | have tried to see
cony of this resolution, but have failed.
I even borrowed a copy OF the last Whigto
ace n I could find it In that paper. The
usual way Is, II n man Is charged with an
offence. to serve copy OF the charges
against him; give him fair trial;
if convicted and to be hanged,
yead the warrant to him before his
execution, and swing him off afterwards.
But Won propose to condemn me without
notice and execute me without notice, ana
make a special point TO do so in my abb
sence. This is not fair. The very few OF you
who are irving TO run this Malone machine
in this county-Mahone oflice-holdcrs now
or hope to be-are mistaken in your man.
II there was now an honest Rcadiuster
party in this county. and the pledges
made to that party last fall had been yio-
lated, and that party had in an honest, fllll
convention of its members requested me
to resign, / should have given the
request respectful and serious con-
sideration. But am | charged with hav-
ing violated one single promise l made
TO the people, OF violating one single prln-
ciple Of our platforms j did violate one
solemn pledge promised to strike out
the war and reconstruction interest about
81, 000, 000). The Malone party required
their men to 90 back on this pledge, and
put this interest in, and also to not submit
this question TO the people. lyoted under
protest for this settlement. | did 1t Tor
the sake Of peace. | am ashamed OF If
now, but could do no better. This Is
my only offence against an honest Read
juster party. But who asks me to resign
my seat in the Senate! The Roadiustcr
party? The party that sent me to the Sen
ate TO settle the debt OF the State, and
nothing more? Not at all. That party
was dead in twenty-iour hours after we ar
rived in Richmond last winter. What is
the party now, whose tools and henchmen
o iice-hOlders that is and expected to be,
who ask my resignation in my absence!
| What is the name or names OF this mon
grel ofice-secking, oficC-holding concern:
once Reidiuster. next Liberal, next Co
alition, next MISUNDERSTANDING party.
But then and now and all ts2 time
sTALwART-NEGRO -REPUBLICAN-MAHONE
PARTY.
| owe no allegiance to any OF this con-
Germ except the frst-named, when 1t was
honest. TO that | have discharged my
every obligation and promise. None OF
you who have foresworn your political
faith for political pota@c, whether you have
done so under the whip OF your master or
with expectation Of grabbing few crumbs
that may fall from his table, have any right
to order me to resign. You have alan
doned your party. | have not. My re-
cord will show il. Your resolutions were
inspired. think. from headquarters, in
Richmond. You have sent then there for
publication for political effect. You know
| would not resign. Should ] do so it
would be buta few days before the Legs
laturc would be called in extra session, and
all the infamous measures | assisted in de-
feating would be enacted. This shall not
be done so long us am able 10 prevent it.
| laugh at you and vet am sorry for you.
at least for those who took part in the con-
Germ at last court. You had to send to the
counties OF Henry and Franklin to borrow
little Malone elOquence in the persons Of
oiiice-holdcrS. and those who wish to be, to
make Il sort OF show here. The burden Of
their theme was simply praise 0d ndUSedm
of your Boss, your political master. Tell
inc the people what lie had done for Us,
you ought to have told the people what !
prevented HIM from doing against It's. But
what, now, has he done for the people OF
this county! He went TO Washington city,
purchased all the Federal offices for this
State from Arthur. brought them here aud
sold them at retail at a high per cent, and
WoOlwinc got the only one for sale here
brandy-gauger-and for this he has become
the leader of the Malone party in this
county, and asks me TO resign. Poor fell
low your tune will soon change. and your
leaders may he hurrahing for Dawson for
the same reasons yOU are now yelling for
Malone.
Yours with pity and contempt,
\. NJ. LYBROOK.