The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-25


sntirlcg verse IN the hope that Che The
otl,cr w1,lld notice But, ~ 8seei1 n
that iRitahie Suspected tho device anu
I gave n 5baik to the confdehce Of his po-
|slttlcal opponent i1lsSduizzes were some
IItiincs taken seriously, M III the case OF
lf,udford mentioned IN d precedi Ing pa,
per,6 Bit when aimed at the editor of the
fEnauirer, they scarcely ruffled his tenn
Spcr.t But when aimed at the ed tor OF tho
tied ;of.,Thc Late john NJ. sDnnio Z so
E.NIr Ayletts3t liifnorf was pee ulla put
lIathinls the fincstF of It's Kind that ever
appeared iii English or America jo jour
lnalisiii.3 81 .3 + 81 "a n ,t "
Adapted to r litics.
.s.It was not hinior suitable to stnnh-
dard literature, but Ihuinor adapted seto e,
Don ticss8a,d employed for tho roli q and
Iriiin Of political ant ngonists Mr. Mr.
lto politics, but never employ cd 81 In SO
FAR as my recollection goes, for tho rout'
ana ruinsof political foes.s It was ~
lidulgcd& only Iii Ills FL moments OF reposo,f
l5after2 tlio war OF words had ceased ,i ana
laS:fner feeling possessed him .S5 81 II, El
Al Much u az what I have II said 5ir A con Is.
inendaton8of Thomas Rit chie ma also ilst \,
be said OF John IInnlpd en- nsan q
Through espoiising II the principle s q his
par ty5 With anll4 n the animal lion Sof q. par
tisan,8 he WAS not 80 niuc ts sln vo ~
.ita mas ter.si HIS view Of " he objects to
BE ssuo1,,gl,t 5by ,lS political party was,
$all Likelihood, % mora xtcnsiv e # and a1-
ticipatlvc than that OF Ills 4 elderly wal
Through * a HI stauncll ~ al vocate "a or q tue
Rights, lio held with MAJ olson 4 that the
Fedora lGovernment vas the creature eat 8ott8
a V1n
Ing acted se parntely In It's gam zn tons
i s1gIIc a looked forward to tho time ts
lhnye Justified Ills 9prescience --W hen Al IL
A car slavery wtlud Yield to the press sure
iofsjncvltablc circumstnr COS, tina It would
mass under tho conditions Of a free So TO-
3clety that had always been ~ lmicni q 70
IT. IN short. though no less ara e en u q
n state RI gifts a 5as Mr. ltltc 81
could possibly be, and az coura s. otss In
4 announcing tho attempts & of Northern
4 fanatics q I'd override the organic law
,Il,eFyct believed that TirgnltL ND g51ilti
lnntey come to re gard I'll no ssho ding OF
l,liers so Ives as az hlndrance to her mat e-
rial progress 8t84
II correspondent ting rom w q q Sill
lington 70 tho itors of the Entllllrr
then III charg 8of liam ~ and hona!s'
Richie, III j II, one Macon, pei name,
i had inserted his belief that E easatlt
i n#lis new Z pa er--tre RI Edmond Renub-
1llcail-- WI about II take the lead & Of
1.-The Intelllgpnccr. ncWspup er, possi b 81
j IN exciting Abolit ionism by NJ she Wing,
j Southern MI Wings sympathy IN the Y;
statements ct This tters$yvals dated
;IJanuary 81 s46. and provoked a.r reply ;,
,|fronl leasallts al in the fornl5 q e.
4 Statement to NJ the Public Of nn,uly
|;23rd ensuing 3sg .55$S
8 Piouus, Il anatica1 View.
The letter Of Macon ana the rcpl ys5tto cI
4 It's slauderous insinuations was the be-
\ ginning OF an angry controversy between
4 tho Junior Ritchle ind Pleasnn ts, when
slfthe latter challenged 81 no former Z to 38nS
deadly combat on the Manchester fleid.
/! INtakos from the "Statenlent TO tho Il Pub
i lic,'s the following excerpts: ,5s tSS
1892 my views IN ros 70 sl t
I! we're ldentically the ews not. only Y OF
4 NIr. THOMAS Richie, but Of DR.. Bro ken
4 #horongh, !. yYn,. SII. Roane, r kolnas ~ eff
i fcrson Rand olpll, James Nc Duyell Ks. S.3
\ &c ID. a NJ core, VIM, F. Preston, G. W.
4 Summers, Henry y Berry /, a de- lded mn 4
|Sjorty Of tho Leg slaturo nd IAN. Inn
A me1se majority8of the People OF all po-
;|3ltical parties and al grand 8dl visions
s"s4 !. That these also were the Il views
i that namely slavery was an evtl, and and
i ought to be got rid Of q but az our oWl WI
i atime, at our own Ilo tion, and IN 4 QUE
4 own. way-of Avsshingto on, a3 J CT orsocn,
i Henry. George Mason, tho two Lees,
Madison Monroe, Writ and all the carry
4 patriots stat esmen, and ges OF AZ r. r.
4 2glnia, without except Ion. 4,
i 5S"Sucll are my opinions S 8 TIL ~ and n
they constitute me an abol itionist u can
4 only say i would go farther to see some
of the abolition leaders han ged. tlal12 81
Imam In Virginia. espec nll y since ~ heir
lSdefent Of Mi Gl ay, 4 and OF ~ ne ms espe-;
1. clally1 Btrney. S5ssB3 i.
il respect to slavery, take no pou;s,
no fanat ical view. ] am not opposed 70
1 sttS because L ttilnk 1t moral y wrong, for
ST know The multitude Of slaves y q be
lit for tile snke Of the whites, my own
race. s / I SEQ young and 20 Worful scocN'll-
SmonWcaltil's NJ around 55us, I with whom,
while We II carry tho burden Of slavery,
We can never con tend IN power, nnG 5yet
I@wtili whom we must prepare to- cont ,nl y
with equal arms. Or consent 70 po :, tissl.
serfs and Vassa ls--w 9 or on Y ildrenl
n nil L look but to the glory and Z liberty
| of Virginia. n n FSb4 9 Vi .3bl
E Below 4 viii be seen thenaInes Of MI
IHwho figured az Judge. Jurors, W illnesses
nnd counsel in the trial OF Thomas Rlt-
| chic. Jr. There Ii no one ofthern all Wing
to-day The last to 60 was y y. g juror
whose death took place Y, a few years ago,
g5g F1UI4Il REPORT,
lagls N embracing all the a y i rs "a
NJ EIYIDENuI1 AND ARGUMENTS
n, IN THE CAsE uI, THE is
l COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA "
THOMAS R yri,- ii q JR.
Tried at the Spring TORN Of the Chester
| 4l field Supreme Court y4&
AZ 5s 18t6. 5si h ig3Ei Il i3j9
H Y In, which Is added 81 n 5Si III