Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-03

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10 fsr Efisor OF tFe Dsspofok
There seems to he IN tie city Q fscet'ors
eeptIemss, ". T.. Royal By usmc, VINO sss
delivered 9 lecture to the Legislature - 70
y bat they should do with my resolution.
wish I was acquainted WIN nun.
wonder Il anybody Is really Hqu''''e'
with him.
NOW. n there we're two Of them there
would be 40 puzzle N the matter.
have two documents before me. w one
az wtic,, he writes ss "Nrginisn '"
The ot;,fr. " attorney Tor the unders,sned =
to-wit, "Council OF Foreign Bondhold.
er,." Supporting there are two Gentlemen
bearing thai name, we can get hoss WIN
them. a..
No. 1.-The "yirsinisn '-ssys IN his
lecture. IL mud considerable alarm
amongst our party friends test Dir. Ny
trook's neutrality-suspicious. should ssnn
make the topic subject OF division IN po'i.
,jcs. A briei confederation OF the actual
s,.,e ri ,aairS viii efeciu,lly dispe, this
a,,r,n." lie then goes on to say IN Sub
.,,rcr that II T. nonsense for the Legisis-
tr,e now 10 deal will, the matter. because
th;s Legislature can't say "that the Legis-
lqiurp that will sit twenty years from now
hal NOT nor viii, not provide for The pay
,rc,,t a, the D,inc,p1l OF the debt when il
sh,Il come due" Again: 4" Letour friends
vote for his proposition, putting on the
record A the time that taey believe II
wong" Really. now, Mr. Roysli-the
:. Vtrstnisn r-You would no, advise " cur
i,iend," 10 vote for what u wfous. aad
thca mike them pat i. on the record. "cuit
youp
Again: 81 think I'll our ir;cuds will
ycrv clcsrly see theT way 40
far - the psincipd Of the deot
/. concerned fhrB tl"tiHs to and
endorsing the provisions Of tie E!i.
dlehcIccr act. &c. ~ 10 The disp0.a! 81 the
interest or coupons. ne iDar;.fe, ss TOD
lows "In the name of COMMANDMENTS. ~"
can The interest ul1h thc pubic DEB; be-
more entirely md more einpiDtic,hy rrpr'
dated than tdis:'
.The Lyuchburg riili)rm binds al god
n rocflt, 10 sustain The liiIdiebcrSct 1T
Gemcnl. and That settlement rcpudIate' to'
couoons. what objection c,a any good
Ilcnnc,,t have 10 resdirming tie rcruda
t.nn Of the cOupOps"
Dir. IybsooS csHuot rrpuiistr TIE
principal. because TIE principal y mol
dac.'
..Mr. LyhrDok ha, q,rcIdy rrpudiated th'
interest. and therefore Jnciher fepudaii 81
v ~ do 40 harm"
Nov. ih.s could moi have been llr
ROYAL. attorney for the undersigned
becuuSc BE- would have known betteT. boa
how cCu.d Mf. Lybroo& cdectU,iiy rcpu-
d!aie interest falling due IN tue fHtuTe. q
he admits he la, done, and not lie able u
rcY udisic ihc rrincipi! falling due IN thC
tuiuc:
Ia The conclusion OF the lecture ne claim
10 re The Tcprrscnistlyc of the b0ndhOldc;,
rnd "Nirginian also. aud declare, i sued
lhai i il to the interest OF the creditors "a
vote lormy proposition and the " extremes
rcpudiIting measure that Mr.. Lybrook cal
frame" am glad 10 hear that. The inter
ct, OF the bondhOider, and the nccessitic.
OF the people both requiring the pa.sagr OF
my resolution, the Legislature has not the
badow OF an excuse In falling to pas, il.
But now LET us quote some parts OF the
language OF blr. Royal No. 3" att0r
neyfor the undersigned scattered broad
cast over thi. state. addressed TO the tax
payers "Sincc 1882 the pres and public
men Of the State have represented 10 the
people that the Riddleberger act had set
tied the stale debt" 4" The STATE
debt j. not settled in the sense il has bcei
represented 10 the people, and the state &
this day being pressed in court OF
her contract that she would rccclyl
her coupons in payment Of taxes. ant
the undersigned believes that in a very
short time she will be compelled 10 redeem
the Last one oil them by receiving them foi
all taxes that she assessed" "Ihe under
signed hiss undertaken the task OF securing
TO all persons owing taxes, &c, the righ
to avail Themselves ri the States coupon
in payment Of these taxes" &c. "lu 1885,
the impression went abroad that the Legs
lature had passed laws absolylns the state
nom all Obligation TO receive t1N-re
ccivahlc coupons FOL take.
No greater mistake Wa, ever made.
THAT the Court ,fcdcraD viii grant an
Injunction 10 restrain the states officer
from leVyin. on the property of tax
Dayer who has rendered coupons in pay
ment Of taXes." THE states collector IN
no more right to levy and seize the tax
PAYERS property after he has rendered
coupons than the bighwaymau has to >eiz'
hi, horse on the road" "lf he does
the taxpayer has Il right 10 sue hlu
for trespaSs in Judge Boud's court
Then. after instructing the taN.paye
how 10 buy coupons at thirty cents in tn
dollar and tender them in aymcnt Of taxes
he says: Thus the taxpayer will nay,
| paid hi, taxes and will be out OF poke
absolutely nothing but the cost OF the colI
pom. But this process i susceptible o
| further advantages 10 the TAXPAYER. III
| need not be the owner OF the coupon. III
can borrow one for the purpose OF the ten
| der. and it will answer the purpose. Thu
| one COUPON. passing from hand 10 hand, vii
pay the entire taxes due to the state q
| Virginia" And TO further seduc
the people TO unite in a c0n>pira
cy to utterly parlyze the Govern
nient Of the State and PROSTATE her undo
| the feet OF her mcrcicSS creditors. hc hold
ont the following temptation: $50 far 4
| the costs OF litigation are concerned. the nm
| GerSigncd will furnish each taxpayer wit
an attorney ,riHOW charging him ceni
Mr.. William l.. Royal. attorney Tor the TN
| dcrsioncd. is instructed 10 and will repre-
sent each taxpayer in every suit he desire
to bring without charge TO the tax
| payer"
! Now il there be two Mr.. ". l.. Royal
| engaged IN this matter, the thing can b
| understood II but one, all | can say j.
| oh! consistency thou art jewel
| 4 NJ IYEHOoK