The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-27
OUR COMMISSIONERS AT RICH,
MOND.

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MOND.
We publish in this issue Of our
paper calm and diguifed rebuke oil
somebody, perhaps no less u parsonage
than Governor Walker, of Virginia,
by our Commissioners now at Rich.
mond Both sides are represented in
the article, and it is an cas- y matter to
discover where courtesy was wanting.
We are graliicd that our Commission
crs met this matter promptly. For i,
mUy as well be told now as at any fu.
ture period tha; our State is a sover-
eigu and Independent one, and tho
privileges ami dignity which upper.
tain to any other State arc Of right due
to us; and we arc more than gratifcd
that the FIRST slight has been SO
promptly rebukcd. We are advised
that the people Of Virginia do not sym.
pathiso with Governor Walker in this
matter. They look upon our State as
10 friendly alliance with them, and
that VIC, their brothers, are only pos.
scsscd Of a new inheritance. aud only
separated by State lines and not in in
tsrrst.
Since writing the above, VIC have
seen the cards of I. + Ovens and
James Mcdonald, respecting the mat.
tors Of courtesy between our Commits.
siouers and Governor Walker. Their
cards and that of our Commissioners
do not materially differ on questions of
fact Our Commissioners, in replying
to an imputu,iOn upon them, published
in the Disputed, state that which they
aver 10 be facts, and leave the public
to judge whether they arc liable to
tho charge of incivility to his Excel.
!ency, by failure to make "au off.
cia! call" or IAN official communica-
ton" for such are the charges alleged
ugalns. our Commissioners, emanating
Us it now appears, from the Executive
Chamber. 1t was these allegations
which our Commissioners deny, and
the truth of the denial is supported as
well by the card Published, as the
statement of Mr. Owens himself. Our
Commissioners show that they did send
written communication to the Gov.
ernor, aud that he replied to it, sta
ting that he did not possess the power
to treat with tlOm on tue subject of
the public debt. This communication
and the reply thereto were referred to
by the Commissioners as closing the
correspondence. This fact is not de.
MED by Mr.. Owens. nor is its inali,y
cOntrovertcd BY him.
The Commissioners therefore had
nothing further to do with the Cover
nor of Virginia, but they being polite
and courteous gentlemen, and accus-
toned to civilities .f that sort, dill
make an official call' on thG'Govcr.
nor, and. as they say, remained there
and in adjoining rooms, constituting
part of the Executive Climber, for
two hours. awaiting the Governors ar.
rival Mr.. Owens admits that our
Commissioners called, but he does no.
concede the length Of their stay. But
whether they remained Que minute or
two hours. that they called is an nd.
mi'tcd fact, and goes to diSprovc en-.
tirely the original article in'tho Dis.
pucth that the Commissioners had not
asye, made an official call upon tho
Governor, or sent him any official com.
munication," In fact tho cards of
Owens and Mcdonald would seem to
be plea of confession ard avoidance,
and gives to the subject more impor.
lance than it deserves.