Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-11-24
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IL the posltgon which your paper ana the
Syoie IN ke In regard to the United Ststes
senatofship for Virginia. AMI y seems W ~
10 be the correct Que, In point both OF s,lno
fbs fnnction Ola public journal 10 SPEAK
out aud of the private clhxsp "a reDea ss-
lent In This ease however The ordinary
RUE seems TO me TO % reversed end ieei
prompted, by no other niotsye tnat l Am
eoQnilant OF than a pain seo-e os lfosucc,
30 ex nrvss n, v opinion. None % oar v-,pie
viii ever forget the menorso'e oyo,rnt'
torial Democratic Convention oi ,icn,
when the names 81 ianle, Iabons, HUI
fay and Others wers fesore that Confeu-
ton. 10 Will be remembered that 9anooe
had but lately before published hts nrss
yBpef upon the since inucn.N NeNeu sue.ecs
OF The State debt: that there asd Dsen nso
names before that Convention; that = de-
eisiye Iale had been adopted b. whica
The candidates receiving the sssst
number OF votes should De sue
cessiveiy dropped unth NOMINATION
WAS pnched mat this rule had been
adhered 10 until the names of these tlires
alone (naniei. Aahone. and Hoiiidsyl
were left before the convention. ~ thts
luncturc NO man who atfe asded tnat t,yn-
Nent!OD can fall windy 10 remember that
Nanones name Was Withdrawn oy his
friends two os whom. Major Ssringielov
and Colonel Cameron ] can see veiofe me
now: that M2aOnes strength was theu fe-
cruliet TO Holiday AID that II was thus
that Holiday was nominated.
At the tine tals action was taken 10 must
have been a we'll known fact aai tOat fact
must have been the csus1 OF The acton.
that the next succcediug ballot wo1id re-
snit In the dropping oi Holiday. name.
leaving only Daniel ard Mth@ne tn the
fed. and that the next and last ballot
would n suit in tie nomlilstioh OF Daaiei
over Malone.
Malone no one can say that ne was ever
known Ia surrender prenatureiy, and
iris action upon the part OF hiinseit 10y
his then friends proves that ne nos only
knew, but knew 50 welt that ne setually
COZ fessed by this Re' ioa. that Holiday was
the thiri, ho (Mah1ust the SECOND,
aud John W. pan.el toe nrst choice OF that
ConN eption, aud. through tnat Conven.
ton of the people for the hign Office OF
Governor OF our state unquestionabiy,
then The people-the Democratic people OF
Wig nia--were. 10y their Aforesaid action IN
the aforesaid Convention. ~ uniemocnuc
and 30 unjust as 10 defeat clean majority
candidate by the combination OF two pain
n lnoriiies. The Office was the highest aud
most honorable IN the gln OF the people.
and the man John W. nane) fuh hlgh
and honorable enough TO mf asnrc Up 70 the
offce and ne would have done 80 Out Tor
said combination against him.
1his being true. II cannot pe denied mat
we tthe members or eitner ot the ABOVE mt
noiities) especially, aud. through ~, tne
people OF the state generally (Oecausc the
said "minorities combined consiitutcd
n slorty of regularly organized state
IonV VentiOnl have ioue Major Daniel very
great wrong. and owe him very great re-
pamiion-the speediesi aud mos; complete
IepaTation II Is in our power tO maze.
honor both Mr. harbour and Judge Sta
pies. bat Mr.. Barbour aud Judge Stap.es
have cut many coupon from the deot the
slate owes them. They have neither been
malinaied, and they have both hold hon.
orable and lucrative offices.
Colonel Mex inney, it Is true, holds very
large and wholly unpaid claim for services
rendered the State, and lt Is high time his
claim was recognized. but. In my Judgment,
we eau and ought now to make john w.
auiel United states senator. When Ma
hone descends, who, above Daniel. onghtto
ascend?
II my recollection serves me Alright, Mr..
Editor, this lsmy iint "nesspaper article
| do not write 10 from any personal con-
sidcratiOns, because personally | am unac-
Quainted with MAJOR iRniel, but ! was
member of one Of tie mlnOrtlrs" above
referred TO. and as such | feel that l owe
him all the r1paratiOn IL seems now la my
IoWer 10 make for a wrong regret to have
done him. IL Is proper for me % sign my
fuli, trLr name. JAMES +. ErES.
No1TOWAY, November 20, 1855.