The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-02
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
The RtoSmold view Eoflwest Viz.
ginials Ohligntions. M u

and y published In the town In which re,
sac =. NJ Bennett, formerly Auditor Of
ms state, John Bfannon, formerly STATE
senator, and other persons who ought TO
nave created sounder public opinion In
that town than the article from the Demo-
crat indicates as existing. The deslgna-
ton OF our chief executive officer as a
"carpetoag Governor Is rather amusing
than Otherwise, considering whence Il
comes. But the general tone Of the arti'
Gle ls highly Objectionable. For instance,
the Democrat says:
1.-THE share we west virginia. should
bear IN The bonds OF virginia can never
DO allowed 70 exceed the money rllseq ~
pIem and appropriated tolthtn our terrific
~ 10 this extent we VIII 50, and no
lurher, NJ, 5rt,.n.f ,.,Fga. d ID
e9ch g OASIS " ms LOT Tue adjustment
OF the relative portion q the public depos
winch eaeh Of the TWO States shall pay Is
so unjust lnat i would amount TO an out.
rage upon virginia A large portion OIL
the DEBT IN question was contracted in
constructing he Coyl9glon anu ONO
railroad ena Wy, james ttlSer and Kama.
VIVA canal, Doth OF Whlch Improvements
were nlenaeu as mucn lot me dement, q
west virginia Us 81 virginia Indeed,
II may DC SAFELY assumed that ni1e,tenths
Ientns OF III PUBIC aeot o. Virginia
WIS auul3tlzea " lle yoIes 81 wihat
were eGnsa western members , q.
Jul Legislat m y, men VINO AVea
Mest ~ ths piue lAuse, y y wei kn i9NI
Lnat tle tlue s, " Region 81 virginia a.
Says opL"s ~ she apptoptlaIloa o. pnDllG
moaey 70 tae coas1tucti9 On OF WORKS o.
internal Improvement. mr.. segarwas
aIllioss tne sole cAceEAoh III MS uay among
us tlue'waIer memDers' III ,i9D =,
To the two works We have named mil
lions q aoilaIs were votea ny western
members, ana voted Tor me purpose a.
iofqlng an outlet 70 marker 70 tle plo'
ducts OF west virginia. One OF those
great WORKS penetrates tne very cenlre OF
west virginia, and the other LACKS but q
lew miles O. touching her border and yet
we are seriously assured that west yff
gmia VIII pay not one dollar OF ms I'M
mense DEBT. III she. had to open chan
nels 70 market at her own expense, she
would have opened them Just where
these are, ana commenced ihem Just
Where thesc were commences anu yet
Sue VIII not contribute o dollar towards
paying Tor them. 10 state We proposii
ton y 10 show iIs shameful nature, ana y
enough TO cause every honest man IN Tue
land to cry out with Indignation at 50
base an attempt 70 evaue Just dept we
are not yet ready 70 believe that lhe peoi
pie OF west virginia arc 80 dishonest
as tho weston democrat represents them
to be.
Flrther 70 SHOW inc nature o. tiic 1I \ ~
oerdfs proposition, let us assume that Il IS
q reasonable one, ana proceed 70 inquire
which OF the counties Of virginia US she
now stands must pay inc eate aept.
Accomac and North ampton arc, Of course,
under no obligation 70 pay any OF II:
They are cut OIL by water from the rest o.
the State, anu have never han any pubic
money expended Wltnln thGlr VT, DoEueIs 70
build railroads or canals. Inc counlies
OF the Northern Neck arc IN similar lot
tunate condition. They VIII have notli'
ing To pay. The rich counties OF Rock.
bridge, Botetourt, buckinghamr anu
many others, have Just the same excuse
for repudiating the State debttha west
Virginia has-namely, tnat lne money
was not appropriated iethtn their terrl'
tory" Indeed. Rtcllmond CITY isclE, tnc
largest taS-payins community III thc
State, has q better excuse ior decLlnlns 70
pay any part ofthe ueDt, seeing sIhat ~!
only WINS the money, not appropriated
within her territory Dut she nus palo
out OF her own pocket. hundreds OF tlou'
sands OF dollars TO ala IN Tue constructor
: OF lines oil internal Improvement Wnluu
! merely terminate here, Just as the onesa-
, pcakuan Ohio railroad merely terml'
mates In West Virginia. " thus made
clear that II the Democrat idea DO a SOUND
F. one, there areXery lew counties even ~
Virginia which arc under any moral ooll
CATION TO pay u share oil the public dept
The creditors must 10 tnrneu oyerto Tue
!, counties within whose borders the money
( was expended. RlL
pl@ Perhaps the Denioer!H WIN answer tha'
! every county remaining IN SIslnh
. both legally and morally pound 70 pay. ~
Q proportion OF tho State deDt, whether my
Of the money borrowed was expended
4 withinit limits or not luut is unques
tionably true Being true now" u WM
true ten years ago. AND Il u was Lrut
! ten years ago, then every county N 6!
D. Virginia was Ut TINT time legally AM
1 m"ally bound to pay us proportion OF y,
State debt Can anybody IN the G%orlt
y tell US how these counties relieved mem
: selves OF this legal aud moral responsl
Q bllltyf VIII 1t 10 pretended lhal N N,
q act OF erecting tnem inEo! u new su ~
= Congress cnangea INC ptppuruun y, w
= debt for Which they were EesponSsigle
i Or did they relieve tIcmsslyesi gMhy
d the operalionsQl inc Dankfupt y, law NJ y,
v slow process compared WIZ TINS Iate l,