Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-04
COLONEL BENJAMIN S. EWELL.
His Forcible Illustration Of the Sub-Irea-
sury Schemo-rariies and ratrnnagc.

Correspondence Of me INctnonl Disprtchl
WILLIAMSBURG. Va. oct aer 3. Meeting
recently here with Colonel BENJAMIN :.
Lwen, Of General Joseph T.. Iohnstons
stan ~ l~i3-'Oi. aad now presileut eiueri-
Ius OF the College of William aud Mary.
and finding ham moro active and full of
life than the AVERAGE man # his age by
the way, ho meyer tolls II. out Acknowledges
he was born IN June, 1910. your CORE
sponielt asked him a few questions. be-
Ievlng his opinions 80 he worth respect.
no. and thst he was ono Of those who
never despair Of the republic" Several
subjects were introduced. the frat Ques-
ton being, What IS yoUE opinion oi tAs
Farmers A-halcef
1T = I'D my judgment ~ cxcellentthing
II wisely controlled. The farmers have
not Of late yeais taken such an interest N
politics or tlo welfare of tbs country. rs
their interest demands. Tho sub
treasury scheme. however. il equivalent,
az understand II. - the establishment OF
a Government factory Of Z circulating mo
dunn for distribution - the people md
! would result in NOS. serious injury to
business aAi credit.
ATTEMPTS Al ILRoKTUAL NOTION.
raising tax as 70 return them 10 the
peoDie and thus male money abundant
renmls me of the attempts al perpetual
4
.ryiug 20 generate force OF mot on hy
machinery. Inc mschine Is inyar.-
ab.g found & Iun down by its own
friction, nd thus becomes q failure.
lOnug. mt generating, force. Tho
scheme also reminds NE Of tho business
WAYS Of q c tiZ-n Of Williamsburg. genial
and LO~pltab.e ante bellum irlcnd-one
week gloomy and GIspirted, telling ms
friends how much he was hurdened by his
p~e..r. dtbts. and the following week
radiant and cheerful because OF satlsfac-
torytettiemcntsw with lila creditors, effected
ny giving MS prOmssory notes payable
al future date. The idea OF acquiring
money hy taxing It out of one plckot
and putting Il into another II wholly IL
luslye.'
GRAND FUTURE.
Wei. Colonel what do you think OF
tie future of lldewator Nirginiaf'
1T .as. think, the prospect Of a. far a
future a. that q any otner section OF the
stat. ltueeds 10 be better known. In
fisne II Will he fully appreciated md de-
valopnd. | shall ueyer forget the descrip-
ton OF this section by Hon. Charles sum
Ter during An interview had wlth him ~
1871. N9 cad that physically II Eastern
Virginia. closely resen0lei tho peninsula
- Greece nuI foretola IN ELEGANT strains
that a. Greece dld tins section would he
I
aud population. our peninsula IS nearer
Marathon than any other part or America,
and Is slowly but surely developing"
LYON TyIEH's BOOK.
Colonel. who do you think will be the
10 ms tho Colonel replied: MY dear
Young friend. do YOU know that II taxes
moro than Solomon TO answer al the
Questions Solomon may ask an
neither seer rOr politician. yet f"ei lhuch
interest IL Presidents aud parties, Juss
now, especially those Of the past. 4 BOOK
PARTIES and Patronage, mas Just been
recently published Uy President Lyon e.
Irler of the College II William and AaTy.
1nye learned more from II on tins suO-
go, Al from all else | have ever heatd
Cr read. Z appears Il ne 30 he phllo-
sonliIcai. judicial. al.hOratIYe, and truth
mi doubt II any other history OF poN-
tlcs I'm TINS country from 1859 = 1871, so
,rue as TO facts and 50 sound as 10 cohciu-
SONS. Las been written. II does no more
than Justice 20 the political career
Of John Tyler, c.drip Fl r'"FGD's ''"I,fn,
tho uatriot and statesman by whose pollcy
Tovos and Caifornis were secured 10 the
Trr-rnl States. But tins refers 10 VINO was
prnsilant Of the United states and not
vho TO be. ] wish / could give you
GOOD guess, but | cannot
Wei. Colonel let me ask You somothihs
about Understanding personal. why
do YOU 20 80 Ettlo into general society
A. one time you were fond CT H. ana "ei9
much thought Of by the ladies' NO"
rarely acc YOU in thor company.
INV dear sir, you'd scarce expect one OF
nv ace to indulge IN such NanitieS. /
'-,,o...r In answer tovOu a line from the ode OF
Gorsce TO the goddess Of beauty, non sum
-,,,f,s ram ~ and tins ended the interview.