The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-06
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
Debate in the Convention
Remarks by H. M. Mathews
CHARLESTON, WEST Va, Feb. 70.

% tue prese"t w"
been said, much has been lett unsald
and much has been written upon this
soral.ed vexed question. That It IS a
yeN,l question can not understand
how West Virginians can admit. 1t is
oqe.,ion which addresses itself to
W,., Virginia in legal, an equitable
ana a moral aspect. 1t is question
.,!.:,. Concerns her honor and the
b,,or 0 her people. 1t Is a question
upon which West Virginia can speak
v;.L bu. one voice, and with but one
ppryosc She owes part Of that debt
AMI a. surely as she owes It will she
,av it. That's the sentiment OF her
PEOPLE; that's the justice OF her cause.
When the committee on Finance made
is report the other day a discussion en-
sued. which was interesting, novel, and
sometimes surprising. Some men
favored this, some that, some neither,
some any thing, some every thing, and
some were silent IL was q" .nset ';...
ing debate ana sue" part a. Ian i sNe
who are concerned about the disposal
at last OF this important question.
The section re recommended by the re-
port oi the cohlh,''ee o'i stiIn' r"au''' ""'
which was aIopIeu' 10 as loi.o|9 49,,
NO debt shall lie coh'fac'eu ry 'ni'
State, except 10 meet CASUAL ueiic,Is ,,,1 ~
the revenue '''et etSS" u P''''''e .:o1 cay
Of tie S'ats' t. suppress 'n'urrec''on' IT,
pei INVASION, etc.
twas propo ,ei TO amend this section
lao dTn, + - vision of the
.:; .h :, ,..,,,-
P''''"' ''''''''','
assumes an equitable proportion oi 'he
debt OF Virginia prior to January /,
ISL I'oon this pronositirn a lively
,I.. ..',.l AL las,olroo,
"eoH'' "y'.''''"' ""' '
Mr.. llaymond thought II rehectioh
upon the honesty OF our people 10 IN
se:t the provision OF the present Con
sutuuon. II would oe 10 sho" tnal we
suspect onrSe.Nea: lie thought mat tn {
people OF Nir2,h'" hai "o i.-"t " 't''
icize our co"dnct. Virginia hal DO no'
met our oTer'urt@ ,.r.I WIN osoon,'n5 i e
spec'' lie u.n not me t"e WI" ef"'t'
a',e ! : 'sh'li'ahce Is w '"s"e ""o
Indehnite. IL can oe nlaue " n'ea"
ANYTHING A,'ea'! 'nsIn.H c'",Iio .Lo
tha' we Snoiu pay one 'n''' y. t".
eH'ire ueo!. lie "ou'G avn o"'' "'"'
'he coErh'''ee repTt'o'
MI oou' wou'i "o' pso'hISe W pa!
An! o'"er ;r,i 'la" ,nh, ,I :; C''G a"St nnir nt
H'''e' ms "e"t u.o' ?"': ~
n'1|', nc W. %o",r on',;,nan,s o r ha Co.,
d" ,,e 'I',e ~, ~ ~, norU,an, Uo w.ntad -
>',.''' u " 10 P"' = H., ;,,o,s,;.rontS IL
,HSe I. u. ''e'Is LS ia u MSoomarad a. y S,rd;aJ
'"o"7"' II" no. ~ o,,aoL oa;n,n -
""enhP. III 'n'. "'u' " ".'" u ~
the lrlenuS OF the PooE man iie ""i''e"
10 Know VINO composed tnis army VI
Ton tho.ders: ne uld not ues'IS W as
sumo q portion VI lhe ueo'' w ~ eo
- "ou'd he 10 increase tue '""u 'oF inc
support o, The system OF nee SCHOOLS
S"'En hao con erFeN eOc" 0'e''"s y"
'hs S'aIe' -,
MI Matthew's sam ne ueS'reu 70 See
'he provision OF tne eAis'lps oogs':s" :I
u'h II.I ret"ined' h's cons',,ueu'S W vu ues;i to
II. W men 'he peoP'e o' "es' In nS'n,a
.o'-"' HHI 1I. oCta,h'L run e. sne * 10
"e VI Its''''" ne' as ~, -or;s
,'''H'-''n . ,ne oe" go: ,,'":e' '''' ..,
,'" was IN Tue oons''.u,'on, C'D, h.,uroan ~ a ,bo
"lo' eHP'e.S asrveH,eIt sT, V;;o "Sa"'," ,"ouIS ,I
W. >.aseS 'ha' "eS' ,;,oIis ,Hs "," n".,;"n i ~
s' Su"'S anu pa! a.. 14".s"o'e p'' w "
'"A' ueo'' .la' '"e oS'; aSssn. =" o,oat
H, h'u,H ""' ootatne" % o'nt, o wis., TyIn, w.
MoI:d ,: NOT not nave oeen sNe". a;en "Hen
apP',ya''on was tilaue ,ot ..:li "uH,'sS'o'
@ .n'o tne y n!on' ConsIs,s t.!u''eH a. a =
suIaHees tna i, nsI 'as h paopOt.ioH " wv, .m
S1o5H E;D,;n;a ~ IT, ss.,;on ,hnra,o!o non.
s,;tH,ej s,;nnIa,;on Of tho cortrac,
,a,moar tba ,ro Sto,os ord o,so y, ,Le
oon,rac. hs,woon tbis Sta,s erd tbt
Tni,aJ States If We do NOT retain tbt
ssc,;on wa Law ourselves liable 70 sus
n;o;on V;-";,;o nav bays failed n
.. p.u,o", o Ton,a;,1;n:o,. a '"" 80 m;,h 1890, ~
oo,.,oo ms". ou' Con ,hs s o,aS;,ors ~ aonmo;n,
oU oDns w;,b ~ nbaarvancs w - " ths nronr;.
""o .;oe y. n,,kI;o ~ % ;n,a.'nn.s. ~ ~ az, @ anr
,ron ~ ,T. ~ phI;ao,;nn @ ~ ,bo dab,orq The
,r":I "e ooO;,nSIa io oh;an,oJ ~ con,ia,
,non u a. ~. Jos;.o ~ ;noon;,abla M sa,,ie.
,"om, om " 7, T tos go haon sa;J IA tbo, ,ba wo-I
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,nan m" " os;sna usn"l'' .ho, H so,n; u. ~,
,,-s Iva" SIsnInes t"at i's lneaa'"s 10 iin IN
pes'ea upon MS own heal' "nen ne
, | l, we 40 what IN eqnitS We We, oush'
a,;. .o.o, al snouid oe sa''sheo: hat ~
Tt''.' We 0nsh' 10 90 Is equlIaoIe'
,to. 'AII IN 'nat 'fs.hia os ",Ins .ts
''" We Snail pay oue-tlIEu VI tHe