Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-09-22
LETTER FROM COLONEL FITLYEpsoa


cred at Abingdon and which was published
in full in the GAZETTE, the Colonel. in 4 let
ter to the -ibingdon Eirginion, replesas fol-
lows:
BRISTOL, Sept. 9th, 1852.
For mendacily for malice, for arrogance.
for insolence, and for uuadulteratcd false
hood, or for criminal ignorance, the H-hig
OF the oth inst, surpasses even its foul self,
i'll an article headed ;'Fulkerson for Fuker-
son."
Assuming that General Malone wrote or
inspired the villainolls article referred to.
make the following reply:
The statement, that the Hon. Abram Full
kerson is for Hon. Abram Fulkcrson. first.
last, and all the time, whatever bclde,"
coming from the Hon. VIM. Malone will be
regarded as superlatively ridiculous by every
one who is acquainted with the sciishncss
of the Hon. VIM. Malone
The Wig says, Mr.. Fukcrson claims that
he also was one of the many alleged 5,utre&
conscriWi ofread justmenl and that he fought
and suffered forthc cause when others stood
atar off. The people of Virginia are faml-
lar with the origin and progress of The cause,
and with those who battled inr prior to
Mahone's advent into ii in 1871. They
know the cause was strong enough in 1871.
to be sought as place of retreat and safety
by Malone, and that he then espoused the
cause because he thought i, was strong
enough to elect him Governor. His subst-
quent course has shown that hispulposc in
joining the party was srlf, first, last, and all
the time. But says the Wing, we all know
that Mr. Massey never did favor real read
justment. but actual population.
We all know the above statement is Who'll
IL INF rilp AIoIOnp'S i1pu of ral r,,,1;,-t
ment. was slavish submission To his will.
Air. Massey never was in favor Of that and
that Is what Is the matter with William
1T is certain that Mr.. Fulkcrson never
formulated nor introduced into the Gen
eral Assembly at any time any measure OF
REIMBURSEMENT" SO says the ihig.
The record of the Legislature and the files
of the wing will prove the above statement
false
And he Fullicrsonj was III conference
with Massey and others at the St Claire To-
tel on the night before the assembling ofthc
Mozart Hail Convention in 1879, plotting 10
thwart that movement
This statement is absolutely and unouali.
tiedly false, and if General Malone wrote it
or inspired it he knew it to be false when he
wrote it or inspired it.
advocated the organization from thc very
beginning Of the session of 1879. and for
years before. The first effort at organization
in the State was the 'Colonnade Caucus"
the object of which was 10 organize the re-
adjuster party of the ninth district
As to the Mozart Hall organization. every
member OF the Legislature knows that was
most active and earnest in working il llp
General Malone hestated about trying the
experiment, and told Capt Paul that we
would so on and try it. that he would 60 in
remarklnS at the same time. that he always
kept opena way of retreat 4 Committee
OF "9'' was appointed to propose a call for Il
Convention. was one of the committee.
The committee hesitatcd and delayed the
call, till finally Capt. Paul and myself and
another prepared the call 1t was prepared
the night before the caucus was to NEE, TO
receive the report of the committee. and il
was s clock i'll the morning before il WAS
completed. The committee orS was called
together, the report adopted by only onr
majority. The call was then taken before
the cancu$. and bitterly opposed BY the st.
Claire organization. | spoke at length be-
tore the cd"rrs in advocacy Of the call and
the report of the committee was adopted
Afterwards | learned that Mo!lrt and FoW-
Ter had gone to Rockingham to prevent that
county from sending delegates. and immc-
lately notified Capt. Paul, and urged him
to go home and meet them.
General Malone is perfectly Elmiliarwith
my connection with the Mozart Convention.
and II he has any regard for truth and fair
ness he Will sustain my statement above.
The wing says, that. she lEulkersoni az
forwards made the 18th section OF the first
that BILL.
This is 4 lie out of whole cloth; never
| made pnnnsitinn ~,
bill, except as to the 18th section.
The 18th section provided that oar-fhiyd
OF the revenue Of the State, without regard
10 the amount necessary 10 pay the interest
on the debt rs fixed by that bill. should be
set apart when collected and placed in Bank
to the credit OF the public creditors, thus
making the state the collector of the rcre-
nue. at her own expense, and then placing
one-third beyond the control of the Ienjsla
tllre rs soon as collected and leaving the
Government and the Schools To fight over
the other twc-s thirds of thcrcvcnue General
Malone was the author Of the Riddlebcr-
ger bill, and by the 18th section he took
good care of the bondholdcr. and left the
schools in the same helpless condition they
were under the to"pon system of the old
Funding bill.
The 18th section Of Mahones bill was more
ding bill, and did oppose it in c,auca* and
out OF it, and the effort OF Malone TO retain
this odious section in that bill shows that he
never did favor real Rcadustmens but was
fllnder at heart. Malone succeeded in
passing the Riddleberger bill through the
CnmnS with the 18th section in it, loppo-
sed that section in Caucus and gave notice
that | would fight it ont of the Cuucus
When the bill came up in the Senate many
readJusters and Fundels voted for nv mo-
ton to strike out the 18th section. Malone
then succeeded in getting an adjournment. |
and thus got Il night on it. When the bill |
came up again some Of the Readjusters who |
voted to strike out the 18th section, and the |
tunders, voted to reconsider, retain The sec
ton, and engross the bill Then an !
nounced that the bill could not be passed
Whereupon Riddleherger went to the HHiq |
ONCE and reported TO Malone, that Paul. |
NJ how ~