Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-20
Disappointed.


Disappointed.
In n letter to the Financial Ners, OF
London, Mr.. RoYAIL recently wrote
as follows:
EXPECT to try suit for damages
for one Of these levies early in July,
snd predict that the plaintiff will re-
cover heavy damages.
The suit for damages thus spoken OF
was the DuLANEY case, as is evil
denced by the following extract from
the same letter. Mr.. RoYALL wrote
Again The idea that the Constitu-
tion OF the United States and its laws
arc superior TO the laws Of their State
Is one that has heretofore existed in
theory only, and there has not hereto.
fore existed one man in one thousand
that believed there was any thing practi-
cal in the theory, and not one in one
hundred that even knew Of the theory.
The people Of the State have for more
than one hundred years been accus-
toned to yield implicit obedience
to their State hos. They have
been in the habit Of paying taxes
when the State collector demand
ed them; they have seen their pro-
perty sold on executions from the
State courts, and their fellow-citlzens
led to execution by State officers under
judgments Of State courts. 1t Is not
an instantaneous process to arrest the
tide of thought OF whole people, and
arouse them to the knowledge of the
fact that they have lived for one hun
dred years in a delusion. spprehend
that the verdict and recovering IN
Ford's case have aroused many from
their decisions, and the verdict which |
shall get in July in Dulaney's case will
arouse more, and that these will
be many"
That is not very fsttering to the
people Of Virginia, considering that
more than twenty years ago they passed
through q war whose results were very
we'll calculated to impart to them the
information that "the Constitution OF
the United States ard its laws are su-
perior to the laws Of their State"
However, that is not the point we are
making just now. We desire to call
attention to Mr.. RoYALL's prediction
that the plaintiff in the DULANEY case
would recover " heavy damages" He
was SO confident that he did not hest
tate to publish bis prediction in Lon
don paper on the Sd of July-two
weeks before the case came to trial.
He was no doubt equally confident that
Judge BOND would allow the ex-trea-
surer Of Northumberland county to pay
in coupons what as treasurer he owed
the Commonwealth. BE was wofally
mistaken in both cases.
In tie same letter TO the Financial
Ne1s, Mr.. RoYALL, in his usual can
dor, tells what be expects would result
If the people Of Virginia should con-
sent to use coupons. He says:
"If, then, the people of the State
will use coupons in payment OF their
taxes, il is q mere question OF time
when the bondholders will compel the
State TO make terms with them"
II you, the people Of Virgins, Will
only use coupons in payment OF your
taxes, ~ is a mere question Of timt
chen the bondholders riH COMPEL
tAe State 10 make terms scith then.'
Just SO. Use ten millions Of dollar:
Of coupons in the next ten years ant
YOU will be compelled to pay, not The
twenty millions provided for by tn
RIppLEBERaER bill, but the thirty
odd millions provided for in 1871 an'
1879. You offer to pay your crsdi
tors twenty millions. DOn'tyou know
that If they refuse TO accept the settle
msnt, il Ia because they desire to &c
thirty.odd millions9 And If you pa
coupons into the Treasury to the exseu
Of even ten millions, you will say
nothing. On the contrary you vii
have to pay in addition and in ccnse
quence Of your use Of coupons, NOR
than ten millions of dollars which 20
could save if al Of you would refus
to buy coupon.