Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-23
THAT Money


PEIRPoINT made the following reply:
"That Money"
To The Editor Of the Dispatch:
thank you for the article cut from the
Alexandria Gazette signed John j. Moran
Especial Agent OF Virginia"
doubtless the editorial in the Dtspdtch 10
which John j. Moran, special Agent OF
Virginia" refers was based on an article
published In the Ue1 Virginia Democrat Tor
The special Information OF the "Speclai
Agent OF Virginia" with desire tnat IL
would facilitate his search aiter 'nht
money" When / saw my article IN the
West Virginia Democrat saw that !, or the
editor. had omitted word for preIlty,
which made me say what did not INTEND
TO say. / think the editor ala IL lnhocenIiS I:
IL was this: In the sentence, "Ine money
drawn from the United states treasury
was the fund from which j PAID. &C. a
think wrote was the bdsiSof the Iuhu'
&c. ,.o, 49,
will now give you short history OF the
whole transaction for the information Oh
your Intelligent readers who nave grown
up with the present generation. Many vi
The old citizens perfectly unuerstanu ~ uue
/ have no idea that John D. Morsth. tlle
Especial Agent of Virginia VIII ever "n-
ceniand II: ,,,,,.o,, "a
in July, 1891, i requested Archibai W.
Campbell Daniel Lamb. ana j. W. faNtQn'
all gentlemen OF high stanuliS 10y IhteNi'
aud Ssvc Them a commission In which II
seems ire name OF j. W. PaNton only was
inserted. Inc com mission, | suppose au'
thorlyed Mr. Paxton 10 demand. receive
and receipt for me Vipuap hy an act Of
Conoress OF the United States. When they
returned they informed me that Mr. chase
secretary OF the Treasury OF the United
STATES paId them the money. and that they
bad nisced IL TO the credit OF the state OF
XiyQ,nia In the " ". and NJ and Nj. bank'
of Wheeling. These two banks were ther
the states repositories.
When West Virginia was organized, the
money, collected from the counties stu II
The boundaries Of the old state. after de
ductipg what had been paid IN those couh
ties was transferred 10 the old state, ana,
think, all the money, received a. WASH
ineton. as before stated, was placed 10 tn
credit OF Virginia. q,
The share falling TO Virginia was taken Y
Alexandria. do not know now lnuch
our expenses were Iisnt. sne s"p ~ xtch
most OF II was afterwards taken 10 hieh
In lees the United states Government
had charge of the Asylum al wllnaInsDnt:
The ALEXANDRIA, Legislature (as IL wa
cailedl mad no data for appropriations 70
2 snxtbing, and made no appropriations 10
sny OF the institutions OF the state. The
Concluded TO place my or sixty thousan
dollars in the Governors contingent fun(
and thereby give him full power To max
snch disbursements as in his opinion IL wa
proper and necessary TO make TO promot
the public welfare.
iaTived In Richmond about the 25th G
May, 1865. larry IN June DIR. Siriblin
WAS introduced TO me as the Superinte nden
Of the iunatic Asylum at stanton. / be
lieye the first question / asked him wal
What be had IN the asylum at stauntor
He replied with much feeling nhe goo
! mans eyes filed with tears about as fol
lows: Governor. We have q large humble
OF insane people, but we are nearly desti
tute OF supplies We bsve little -four ali,
meal, but We have no meat; no dry goods
farmers Will not furnish us with wood I'm
less We pay the money, and we have il no
to pay. The merchants in stanton vii
not furnish us, or are not In condition Z
fuinith Us supplies. Those whose friend
are not able 10 furnish clothing are In
very destitute condition.
asked him what be wanted me TO dc
lie replied that he had been TO zee some G
the merchants In the city that they ha
the goods be needed, aud II i. as Governoi
would guarantee the payment he could ge
fbem on credit: that he had Baltimor
wholesale prices and he could buy them q
cheap In Richmond as In Baltimore; tina
lie could get along with five or or six thou
sand dollars worth for the present. toll
him 10 purchase from five 10 eight thou
sand dollars worth aud 10 bring the mer
chant, with the bills, 10 me, apd on his Ger
tif1cate OF the correctness OF the bills
would DAY Tie money enu wutu Nno} Wet
exbausted TO come back and get more. ID
stribiing looked 1t me with astonish men
and repeated "You VIII pay the money?
HIS remark, surprise. and embarrassment
~ me together. aud relieved him by SAY
sns. /" Hector. I have plenty OF money II
fEe Treasury" But have no idea that Df
Sfribllng vas near ~ much puzzled TO know
wbere got the money - John j. Moran
especial Agent OF Virginia. II TO know how
Igot ths money IT Washington and PAD !