The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-07

asceral during ny travels In virginia hesst no, 10
that Wise is defeated IN VIRGINIA. rather he fails
secure the OF that State the Cnaces
ton ConvenoD the voice and wishes Of the people shall
be regarded In such an event shall certainly
accord to politicians power and an influence which
should be osh TO believe they possess They may We'll be
said TO constitute dynasty In the ianda dynasty too,
more dangerous than any that has oursned In The
feudsl Of France England as It's operations
secret, while ts purposes are DO ess corrupt Wise
not the TO be made tool OF by spos hunting poll
ticians end u consequence he s not acceptable to
them that few of the leaders marked oi
by the people, and there Is decided determination 10
treat them as they deserve.
The discussion between Messrs Ietcher and Goggn took
place to Jay in the Court House, commencing about
twelve o'clock.
Mr. LetcLer led off in few preliminary remarks in re
ference his being the nominee Of the democratic parry
for the office OF Governor and then proceeded 70 say that
inasmuch his vote against the Pension bill made
subject Of comment 10 portions Of the State, he
would refer 10 the character Of that bill, by of JUST
Tying his action IN regard To it, He said that 10 meet the
Provisiops of that bill, which 60 effect from
the lt Of December. 1851 1t proposed appropriation at
lay for three years. and at the end Of three from
the LIST OF December, 1857 sum OF IS 500 600 for
ten years. making an aggregate at the end Of that period
OF $l03 ,0O0,ou0 The whole appropriated
for pensions since the foundation of the
$se 0S7 So while in this bill proposed appro
pirate $lo3 600 Tor the period specified aud
reward only the soldiers OF the OF 1872 How does
the gentleman ir Goggn) propose to raise this amount
Does he want another tax on tea and coe such s was
embodied in the tariff bill of al for which he vo.edq Is
that The in which he would raise the money for this
purpoe2 Was that the measure of relief that he pro
posed. And If not, he would like ~ know what 1t II
cannot be that, because he himself (Mr CO. has pu.
upon the record vote showing that whenever the
fhall go hey ond twenty per then pubic fluids
should 10 be distributed And here the gentleman
by ihs very vote furnishing argument against the
il was estimated that the tariff had already reaced an
average of l9A per But would this pension bill
operate? There General Cass, who said be worth
three millions OF dollars: and he under the proy
sions of this bill, would he eHted pension
500 aa year, which, of course, woad have TO be paid
by the poor working men OF the country. And so
buchanan,
ter of q million Of DO lars; while many other in
stances OF q somewhat similar character are
known to exist. 1t would thus DO seen that apart
from the expense which this measure would IN
voye il would operate upiustly nasnuch as il would
tax the poor to give annues TO hundreds who do not
stand in need of them He referred his vote against
the bounty land bill Of 1885, which proposed to give one
hundred and sixty of fourteen DAYS service
even II these fourteen days were employed in marching
the of battle whilst proposed to give only that
operaeBefore the battle of North Point Maryland there
about troops engaged throwing up defences to
baltimore. Five thousand to keep the enemy's
troops at bay until the defences should be completed
battle ensued which resulted in the retreat of the British
forces although the fourteen thousand left behind
took part the conflict they would be eoted
hundred sixty each under the pro
visions Of that bill, well were engaged in
H. Moreover, the bill proposed parole proof and
thus open the door TO frauds nnumerabe He would in
stance one result Of the admission of such proof At the
battle Of Pa.tsburg there engaged about four thou
sand five hundred troope and about thirteen five
hundred the way the battle That occurred
strange 10 not one
of that eighteen thousand has died but on the COZ
ary, the number has increased thirty thousand land
wsrrsnts having been issued to that number 1t would
thus be seen whether not he right voting against
the bounty land bill il pension should be given to
the soldiers in the war Of 1912, why not to the soldiers
the Mexican war, the Florida war, the Black Hawk war
and the other wars which have been fought upon
frontiers? If was Just to reward the soders who
in 1872, equally to reward those who in
those other wars Their snferngs less intense,
and no one would doubt that they had equal claim
receive pensions And then, this principle recog
bized ana oil dealt with alike, as they should
be, who can estimate the amount that world be
necessary 10 discharge the obligations which
would be incurred under bill allowing pensions to such
number as would be entitled to them. He discussed
very elaborafey the question Of distribution Of the public
ands which, 10 is REGION seems TO constitute the chef
issue IN the contest He showed the necessity of reservng
these lanes for revenue purposes and thus obvisng the
necessary Of increasing taxation His competitor was in