Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-01

AZ wrong-doers by men who disgrace
The bench. Pulled up With the vui-
gar inselcuce OF money, these men act ~ II
they were dealing with . servile race; they
cannot understand that we are pfeua snd
gslIsnt people,fwhose unsurpassed berolsm
Is matter OK history. They cannot realize
tbs; we were not conquered by the proves
Of our adversary, but wore ourselves out
whipping three times our numerlcal force,
with twenty times our resources, Win the
fear and fspsticHm Of EaEand against us.
u II any wonder that seli-preserysilon, man
l'ness, and patriotism all inspire us TO resist
the men who would rob MS Of our substance,
our good name. and our hbertesi
an But now a new pian OF robbery IL started
under the auspices OF Morton, Bliss & Co..
the arbitration plainly the Public Debt Id
j,lsffneat Company, whose personnel we are
told guarantees perfect good faith ard The
best capacity" The fact that Vanderbilt,
Gould. Huntington, Sage, Dillon, and thou
sands OF others who bsve made their fortunes
by VIGOROUSLY crooked courses, yet occu-
Nv the first position In social and financisl ciT-
Giles. has 90 affected our estimate OF northern
businessmen that the word wealth." as sp-
pied 10 the North has, IN the minds OF the
South, come 10 be synonymous with VII
IaIny.n For such men 10 talk 10 us o. 4" dis
regard OF contracts " Is simply impudent.
But II their peTsonneI we're unobiection'
able. we say to them the State cannot refer
her sovereign rights to arbitration any more
than 10 the jurisdiction OF the United States
Courts. which bave usurped II. Assent In
either case would admit a right In the So
called creditor which does not exist.
Surprising, however, the authors OF this
new plan TO be disinterestedly anxious for q
hal h4OIp
their efforts 10 O business way. Let them
point 10 facts. and convince the boudholders
OF the folly OF paying lawyer twelve thou
fand dollars per annum 10 help aspeculator
force a settlement at law. Without going
into that matter further than It il public
question, will say, what all Virginia thinks,
that 10 these times twelve thousand dollars
per annum IL apt 10 warp the views OF the
average lawyer, whether be knows 1t or not.
Like the tanner, who thought there was
nothing Ike leather for fortifcatiOn, the
lawyers panaces is litigation. They live by
It; and any OF them would be very apt 10
prescribe remedy which VIII bring them IN
annually twelve thousand dollars worth OF
bread and butter. have lately learned that
quite large number OF the bonds are held
by leading Jewish bankers; and II cannot
be hard to convince that shrewd race that
selling dogs on q man VINO denies ueDt,
aud asserting the claim while the dogs have
him at bay, is not the hest way 10 make the
money; especially II the man be courageous
and we'll armed.
had written the above to appear atterthe
1st OF July (tbe period OF payment OF our
semi-annua INTEREST," along with a resume Of
our financial condition. Ny purpose was to
show the game the public creditors wanted to
play on us, to contradict their mis.tatcments
OF our case. condition, and conduct, aud 80 to
expose their fall2cIes, and to let our people
see where they stand. But yesterday Levi
p. Morton. Of Morton, Bliss &c Co., Wall
street stock obbcrs, the man who paid Gar
fields campaign fund $4,000 10 cowid.ra.
ton Of the Treasury portfolio, but permitted
Garfield 10 readjust the debt with the French
mission. ves nominated to TIE Vice Dresiden-
cy; aud think 1t not amiss to open upon
him at once and show under bis own hand
that he is a proved enemy OF Virginia, a
bondbolder and an agent ana confederate on
bondholders, ready TO sink the State for the
money that may be Gshcd up out OF tho
wreck. Could Pluiocracy have done more
characteristic thing than TO nominate stock
jobber? Could It have had more appro-
pirate candidate
God save the Commonwealth.
June 2Glh. FRANK G. RUFFIN.