Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-10-18

I
ously and anonymously in biz oga
paper. bat be mlsdated the letter
IN order to make my suspicion ct
the authorship fall Oh soaie oIs
else. AMI | have the admission,
uDlrr his own signature. that no
was the author ofthat lstfer.
was deceived lroW the bcg'l'
ming. detected hi- fine Roman
band in the proceedings AID soon
uncovered It. Aud yet, wni'e |
have hls letter acklio Nledgl1g S1oh
authorship under circamstance' ~
which An, other man would %
asha ned. and when h. says IN that
latter that il never occurred To Din
that tnsthllg sail cOdli 10 cfn.
strurd into reflection upon yOn
personally and politically, and chat
nothing Was more remote from ny
inteution," yet he has once, twice,
thrice, renewed the charge, each
time. as his nature IL, ander cover.
But whether 10 was Uttered through
Mr.. Odgen, OF the Phttadelphia
Press. or late correspondent OF
the Nep York Press, or the anony-
nous circular issued from Gen. Ma
homes headquarters the other day,
the real authorship Is apparent, ana
IL deserving Of the denunclatlon
which can best express by silence.
In conclusion OF this branch Of
the subject desire TO SaS That any
man who states, or lntimdtes, tbat
| was influenced in my call OF the
extra session of the Legislature IN
1884 by any other consideration
than that Of obedience o ny oath
under the constitution, Is a liar and
also coward, unless he makes hI
charges directly to me and oyer his
own name.
The pretext upon which these
assaults have been based ~ ny
connection, official and personal,
with the Planters and Mechanics
Bank of the City Of Petersburg.
| assert, without fear OF cOutradlc-
ton, that for all the public money
deposited ia that bank there vas
bond taken with securities rep1tad
10 be worth, at the time, double the
amount, aud that no capitalist IN
Virginia, at that date, wonld have
considered the security Insufficient
for the amonnt involved. IL l. Al
so true (House journal, extra SEES.
sion, 1884, page 279) that any ex-
cesslye loss from the State deposit
ia that bank is not due TO any
neglect Of niue. For 1t will be
found there that 1 vigorously pro-
tested against and defeated "A pro-
position to allow the suretleS 10
compromise their indebtedness. l
killed that effort then. Subsequent.
IL a compromise was made, but not
under my administration, aud l
admit no responsibility. AS 10 my
personal connection with the bank
little need be said. Every dollar
| borrowed from IL vas based from
collateral then worth double the
amount, and which other bankers
all over the State were glad TO lend
me money on at much more liberal
terms. was Ogerchecked when
the bank failed. paid the oyer
check by telegraph 20 soon rs no
tilted. Then, as 10 my loan ac-
count, promptly surrendered ey-
ery.thlng had, and paid, aud have
continued to pay, not only my Own
Indebtedness, bat towards that OF
q partner who is an abscOndinS
debtor. | am sure the officers OF
the bank will testify as to tue leg.
itiuscy OF my transaction there
With, and that the trustees, Messrs.
r. Gillian aud w. b. Mcllwdiuc,
who now have the matters Of the
institution in charge, will certify
that [ have withheld no assets,
proposed no compromise, interpoS-
ed no objection, but, being yicim
OF circumstances, have done what
1 could. Could other people say
the same with truth, the condition
of the State aud other creditors OF
this bank might not be 50 bad.
Itisan old saying, AMI worthy
of all acceptance, that pcOp.a who
live in glass HOUSES shoaId not
throw stones. Gen MIhOns AL
son who owed the bank many ;hDds.
ands OF collateral security therefor,
and not a dollar OF that beJt hds
ever been paid. On The contrary,
In time 10 prevent legal seizure of
bis sons assets, Gen. Malone 90.
tanned from bin "A deed which Tor.
ever excludes the States of Virginia
or any other creditor OF the bank
fr0m making reclamation OF Que
cent OF many thousands involved.
| have paid oil that had Ia dis.
charge of debt which | acknowl.
edged, aud | AIN still paying, aud
shall continue to hold myself bound
until it is discharged.
This paper Is written with no feel
ing of malice nor desire TO iniure
any one, but there Is a point in the
life of every man at when patience
under persecution ceases TO be
virtue, and that point have reach.
3D.. What have here said is per.
sonal, aud | wish it to be divorced.
rs far as possible, from any politi.
cal Significance. That | am oppos
I'd TO Gen. Malone for tue Cover.
norship Is we'll known, but should
not have obtruded upon the public
my personal complaint against him
n order to accomplish his political
iefeat. | could have continued,
Tor that matter, 10 suspend my per.
sonal resentment, and even, if
necessary, offer it up AZ Il sacrlics
On the altar OF party ddty. Blths
no generosity; he mis-.
axes discretion for cowardlce, and
10 has at last forced me 10 the oc.
,asion when the Issue must be
made, man to man.
WILLIAM Il. CAMERON.
Petersburg, Va, October, 1889.
Shloh's Catarrh Remedy.
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