The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-19

outrage, And ~ ] had 1t ON tne very
hest authority that General Manone was
expected 10 be potential, as raiilvao ~
nert. in the appointment OF the com'l',s =.
siouers who were to execute TINS law, W
not wonder that the Big -Four, VINO in.is.
have known all did, should have deieassu
tbe scheme: but do wonder that ltshouts
have fo,md favor with any Readiusters o,
the Legislature except the speciai piii'o
adberents Of General Malone.
mt whilst recusants were remittcd 10
this he'd of Justice, the more compliant
tonrd favor NJ the hands Of this new mas
ter Of transportation y; favor sometimes
in inverse ratio 20 their former offences
Thus
THE RICHMOND AND DANvTLLE RAILROAD ooh-
PANY
had been active against the Readtusters,
and its president was among Tue NUS
jealous members OF the Funder EAecuI''o
Committee: going through the clty III per
son. rs once saw him doing, for tiie puI-
nose of raising election funds. Ana isehce,
when reconciliation was talked OF WIN
that company, was not surprised 10 he',i
the rrlmor that his head had Deeh ueifanu-
ed MS the price OF bis misconduct, ana ~
one OF the conditions OF peace. buo soon
an alliance was formed with this president
as one OF the contracting parties, OF whicD,
though the air was filed with rumors OF us
terms. only this much, though that ought
70 he enough, is, or may be, known 10 tue
public: A gentleman known to be one OF
General Mahone's strongest, oldest, ana
most constant friends, was appointed 10
a good Office on the road; joint resolutions
al
introduced in the Legislature by Mr. Gfo-
dings, OF Chesterfield, instructlng the pro-
per authorities to regulate tolls ana trans
portation on the road according to apower
devoIyed on them by the original charter
OF the railroad, were buried in the commit
tee: an act leealizing the issue OF the COM
pany's watered stock was passed; as was
also a law, introduced and actively adVo-
Gated by Mr.. Riddleberger, chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Roads, by WHICH,
in its prescribed mode OF settlement OF an
old debt, the State lost, and the company
publicly claims to have made, up
wards Of S2G0,0O0. 1t may be mentioned
to show how complete was the :" us,
CHARGE of debt to this hostile railroad
that some OF General MahOne's especial
friends were the most active lobbyists Ior
this last bill, and on more than one occa-
sion were seen hurrylng OH 10 une Inherent
drinking-houses to bring in members
pledged to its support.
OF other matters connected with TINS re-
cancellation | say nothing, as | have only
heard them as rumors; but such rumors
they are as demand committee OF inYestl-
CATION.
have given this much space to an cX-
position OF the relations OF General Ma
hone to the railroads, because his address
to the State signed by the Reiidjuster mem
bers OF the Legislature and the basement
officers ignores that plank in our platform,
thus proving them to be quOad hoe . desert
ers and traitor" " to their pledge, " and, TO
put it very mildly indeed, unscrupulous
persons; and want the people to know
1t. | could tell much more, had room
for it, OF the plans Of General Malone,
rs they have been told to me, to rule
or crush the different railroads. But
what have said ought to be enough to
excite curiosity and inquiry. must not
tax too severely the patience OF the reader;
and other topics demand attention. on
those in my next. FRANK G. RUFFIN.