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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-01

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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-01
Cobb & w etzel

WILL DISPLAY
this week,
a Full Line Of Dry Goods
in all it's branches,
among which will be
found some
CHOICE BARGAINS.
They will also receive
some New Styles in
Ladies' Hats,
Flowers, Ribbons,
&C., and will exhibit a
large and varied assert
ment of Hats & Bonnets,
ready trimmed at low
prices.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-01

names Of TIP comroittees from their
several tips.
HI. C. Piatt annOunced that in order
to properly proclaim and sustain the
Gospel according 10 the Greeley Dem.
ocratic dispensation Il was imperative
to have county organ, that one Of
the papers In Upton had got to get out
Of the way and moved to appoint
ment of q committee Of five to attend
to the procurement Of IAN organ"-
and, incidentally, we suppose, grind.
er. il not q monkey. H. c. Piatt, j.
r. l.. Carey, w. H. Sharp, J. May
nsrd and Fred Hecht, were constitu-
ted said committee.
Here DIR. Joshua Maynard rose to
explain that "we,n and he seemed to
use the pronoun as exclusively a. do
editors and ministers, i've nave been
pretty roughly handled, but we don't
feel very sore - and he then proceed
ed to enter complaint against the Tip
ton paper. becs.use the notice Of this
convention which he carried to them
and for which, he offered to pay, had
been set up In small type, not loaded,
and placed in the advertising columns.
He felt sorry, he said, for our sake not
for his own, that he could not feel to-
ward rs in the future "a he had in the
past. After thus relieving his peEt up
emotions, the DR.. produced with a
sigh Of mingled relief and satisfaction,
copy of the New York Tribune to
which he had frequently referred dur
Ing the proceedings, apparently for
encouragement, and proceeded TO read
the Cincinnati Platform. Having ed
lied bis Democratic friends with that
production, he was proceeding to fur
ther instruct them in the duties OF the
hour, whom BY little clever jugglsry
an extinguishsr was clappe0 On him.
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We suppose nobody cares what sample
merchants sell or how much money tue!
realize, but it is humiliating to see such man o,
as Underwood set aside the statutes OF .ne
State and set up his own narTo"-nlnueu
views for law.-Lwchburg Republican.
I-spERwoop's decision is of course wrong.
The State Constitution provides that mer-
chants shall be taxed, not on their licenses
but upon the nd ualorem system. This pro-
vision does not conflict with any provision Of
the Federal Constitution. The State Constr
tution saws that sample-merchants may be
taxed on their licenses. This provision does
not conflict with any provision of the Federal
Constitution. Now, the General Assembly
has given effect to both these provisions OF
the State Constitution by requiring that all
persons, resident or nonresident, who sell
goods by sample, except merchants, manu-
facturers and mechanics, shall pay license
tax Of one hundred dollars. Now, UNDER
WOOD the simpleton decides that Virginia can
not tax the licenses Of sample-merchants be-
cause she does not tax the licenses of mer.
chants-in other words, because she does not
fax the licenses of persons whose licenses,
the State Constitution says, shall not be
faxed! TO be brief, UNDERWOOD decides
that a license tax on sample-merchants is un'
constitutional because merchants are not also
50 taxed in addition to being taxed upon
their capital
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pledged-for its redemption. Nobody ssz-
pects payment Of the State debt now. It may
be continued for hundred ycars to come,
for that matter, either in the present or some
other form. All that we are expected TO pay
is the interest thereon; and that under an
economical government our resources VIII DE
adequate to the payment OF the accrling int
rest; and these resources, many OF them
latent now, are constantly developing ana
increasing in value. Look ut the great WORKS
that are now going forward in the State that
will soon add, directly and indirectly, hun
dred millions to our taxable wealth. In the
wake of railroads and upon the opening OF
our subterranean treasures will follow 1llf-
naces and manufactures OF every KIND tiiat
must soon increase our population and at no
distant day double the taxable wealth OF the
State. There never was so much ANXIOUS
inquiry abroad about Virginia and It's re-
sources rs there is at this time. There never
was the same desire that exists now to !mInl-
crate here. We have never had so good q
prospect Of securing large and valuable ao-
cessions to our opulation--accesslonso OF men
who will bring money with them to Duy
lands and engage actively in developing all OF
our latent resources. We have been boasting
of these. and looking to them rs the means Of
final deliyerance from present embarrsss-
ments But what sort of an advertisement
will that be to send forth to the world, that
Virginia is bankrupt, and cannot even pay
the interest on her debt? Can any sane man
suppose that such an advertisement would
lend attractions to this State. l.. y. T.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-02

TIE "REMINISCENCES OF '33-In the notice of
the death of the late JOSEPH S. WATKINS,
which appeared in the Dispatch on Friday,
some account of the excitement of the 22d Of
February, 1 e33, concerning the flag on the
capitol was given. We would not mferen-
tally reflect causelessly upon any one bearing
a relation to the events Of the day. We recur
to the subject to make further explanation
to remove any erroneous impressions that
may have been made.
The ed February, '5?, was the hundredth
anniversary Of the birthday of WASHINGTON.
On that occasion there was an extraordinary
celebration, and national flag which was
made for the occasion was hoisted upon the
capitol. 1t was displayed frequently during
the year, and was well torn and worn out by
the a2d February, 'SS. Captain Boiling,
then commander of the Public Guard and
Superintendent OF Public Buildings, did not
think it fit for service again, and did not
order it to be unfurled. The State flag was
new-whether made for the occasion OF not
we cannot say, but it was in good order-and
was hoisted. The absence of the United
States flag more than the appearance OF the
State Gag caused the excitement MIR. TAzE'
WELL, as his friends Afterwards asserted, was
ignorant of the cause of the absence Of the
Federal flag, and Captain BoLL1sa shouldered
the responsibility, Mr.. TAEEwELL had re-
Gently become Governor. He was "strict
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Norfolk.

We have a sincere affection for Norfolk.
She Is vcncrabIc city, and most serenely and
happily rests she by the seaside in the enjoy
ment of peace and plenty. With many Access
series that give assurance Of growth ana
wealth, she Is chiefly unfortunate in being
blessed with too much of the good things OF
life that are acquired with too little cxertion.
Herein lies the secret Of her passive condition
and slow progress.
But without the slightest aflectation VIC
declare our earnest desire to see Norfolk
flourish. She is one of the family of Virginia
cities that will become very prosperous i'll the
future. Now is the time to lay the firm foun-
dation of their future greatness.
As credit and public honor are at the boz
tom of all true commercial responsibility and
growth, we regret to hear that Norfolk is hot
meeting the interest on her public debt. If
this be so, then Norfolk sissrnaking great
mistake. Assuredly, she is able to pay her
interest. She has prospered since the war-not
as rapidly as she wished-indeed, none Of us
have !; but she has prospered. The counart
around about her yields since tile war hun
tlrcds of dollars to the tens that were made by
tilling the soil previous to the war. Such
examples of immense shipments of produce
from the wharves ofNorfolk were never seen
in this country before. Large steamships
have gone OF from those wharvcs in spring
laden with cargoes richer than trciShts
of same weight in llour--carsoes that were
in few days converted into gold, while
months arc required to bring the returns for
the exported cargocs of flour. Through
spring and summer and fall the grand ship
mcnts of vegetables and fruits continue in and
near Norfolk; and very large, indeed, must be
the influx of money in return for these ship
mcnts. Norfolk must feel the impulse of
these fruitful operatlons-this grand trade,
which will continue to increase in extent and
thrift. 1t is q trade that is peculiar to this
age of steam, and that is a great blessing to
the country, rs it places the vegetables and
fruits of the gentle southern cline fresh and
healthy upon the tables of the colder north
ern ATTITUDES weeks before the same are ma
tured there. This trade is q feature Of our
day which dispenses as much of comfort and
pleasure with rs much compensation to pro-
ducers as any commerce of the day.
In view of these things, we should infer that
Norfolk is better off now than she ever was
before. and has stronger grounds of hope and
better prospects than at any previous day.
Assurcdly now is the time to establish her
credit as well as to build up her commerce.
The latter cannot well flourish unless tho
former is in healthy condition. We trust
there is no intention of delay or postpone
ment in such an important matter. 1t is
the wish of every true Virginian that all of
our cities should prosper, and that the public
credit of none should bear the slightest stain.
Norfolk is possessed of the elements Of pros.
perity. Her fame before the war was spot.
less. She will come out right, we know.
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"GoT New MAsTEE-GoT New MAN
As one Of the southern papers which have
expressed satisfaction at the change that has
been made in the office of Acknowledgement
mt Washington, we wish it distinctly under
stood that we did not expect to find in Judge
WILLIAMS man Of tender feelings towards
the South. We knew well the thickness Of
his epidernis, which had been so well tanned
in the Republican war tannery. We are not
surprised to see his outgivinss that he is not
going to "let up" Oh the South. What we
expected of him was that, being 4 lawyer, he
would at least respect the law, and not, like
the nincompoop AkERMAS, construe the law
to suit his own taste. So thus far we are
quits with Judge WILLIAMS.
Now, let him come on with his rigid en-
forcements, and let's see what he will make
of them. Were we friend and familiar of
that gentleman we should tell him that the
war of blood is over, and that it is time the
war Of passion had subsidized; that he cannot
gain enduring favor with liberal world by
continuing the vigorous prosecution of pol
icy intended for sectional humiliation and
harassment. He will best make his own fame
and secure bis own elevation by doing what
he may to put an end to persecution, restore
the equality of the States, and re0stablish
harmony and peace in his country.
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We are anxious to know something about
the tunnel. How far has our friend the En-
quirer gone into it i! and how long is 1t to be!
For the Dispatch.

RICHMOND, Va, December 20, 1871.
To the Republican Members Of The Legisla-
ture:
A great deal has been said about repudia-
ton of the State debt, but hope no Repub-
lcan will cast his vote in that direction. 4
great cry is raised against the funding bill,
but it must be remembered that nearly all the
Republican members of the last Legislature
voted for that bill, and think every Conser-
yative that voted for it was reelected. But
it is frequently said that the funding bill was
passed through the influence of a combina-
ton of bankers. brokers, and STOCKHOLDERS,
who used money in the Legislature to accom-
plish their object. know not if this charge
be well-founded; it may or may not be. But
this ! know: that the State, through its regu-
larly-constituted authorities, entered into
new contract with its creditors, and consi-
der that by it we are bound both legally and
morally. The State must pay the interest on
the debt as far as funded, or directly repudi-
ate. 1t is not strange that the next act threat
ened by the repudiators is to refuse payment
of the January interest. The true policy for
honest men, Therefore, is to stand by the
pledge of helast Legislature, fund the whole
debt, and pay every dollar OF the interest
promptly. ....-.--
For few months this will be burden.ome,
but in the end IL a:iH be economical. To stop
the funding notr, and TO refuse to pay the
January Interest, ariH cost the Slate many
millions in its future financial transactions.
At time when, as I verify believe, the
prospects of Virginia are better than they
have been since the war--better, so far as
progress and material development can tend
to augment the wealth ola people, than they
eUet- Dere-comes this ill-timed measure, to
create panic, to provoke mistrut abroad,
to check the flow of immigration and the in
flux of capital, to hedge up the way of our
railroad, municipal, and other corporations
thatare seeking loans outside the State-at the
money-centres Of the North and even in
Europe to build up our home
interests. Can our legislators believe that
they are truly subscribing the interest of their
people in the adoption Of panicky resoltl-
tons that indicate their own lack of conf
dence in the solvency of the Commonwealth /;
OF, what il worse, foreshadowing ultimate
repudhtion2 Conceding that the State is
heavily In debt, and that she cannot pay the
debt now, what of itF She has resources
constantly increasing and augmenting In
value that may b plsdsed-ay, are now
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-02

We have not yet learned what action Go
vernon Walker has taken upon the resolutions
suspending the operations of the funding bull.
We hope he will veto it. That bill embodles
the wisest and most equitable settlement OF
the State debt yet presented to the public. 1t
assumes that Virginia honestly owes the
money she borrowed to build her improve
ments. and Of that debt West Virginia Is
Justly liable for onc-third. Virginia thus
assumes the payment Of two-thrds, ana ny
this act issues her bonds for the amount, the
coupons to be received fortaxes, at the option
of the holder rs they mature. If we are
going to pay the interest on this debt, the
sooner we commence the better, as increased
Accommodations will only make it more diff
cult in future. 1t is unwise to permit inter-
est to accumulate if we mean to pay it, and
we know our people mean to do that. They
will never blacken their fair fame with the
disgrace Of repudiation.-Leesb,srg Washing
t0ntdn.
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The Legislature and the January
Interest.

The action Of the House Of Delegates in
passing Il resolution directing the Auditor not
to the pay the January interest on the State
debt has done more harm to the credit Of this
State than any act since the war. 1t has
shaken the confidence Of the country in the
integrity of our people, which cannot be re-
paired by resolution plcdging the State
against reputation. If the Legislature
of Virginia violates the solemn obllg:t-
ton given her creditors by the fund
ing act, which pledges her honor that
if they would surrender their bonds
and take in lieu Of them q bond representing
two-thirds of their value, the interest should
be paid semi-anuually, what faith will her
creditors have in an empty resolution dcckr-
in" that they do not mean to repudlatc the
State debt? If they have proved false i'll one
pledge, what guarantee will they have OF
their fidelity to the other? Confidence once
impaired by 4 breach OF faith Is very hard to
be restored to its former tilmncss. This act
is a bunder which must be shared in its dis
astrous consequences by all the people Of the
state.
We hope, however, that the Senate, which
has not passed that unfortunate resolution,
will have sufficient til7nncsS ana discretion
TO return it to the House without its sane
ton. This would 20 far to strengthen our
weakened credit and save lis from the dls-
graceful attitude we will occupy before the
other States ofthc Union by this unnecessary
and unwaTiantablc breach OF faith with those
who, trusting to the honor Of the State, lent
their money to build our railroads and canals:
The present Legislature was elected ana
the State carried by sweeping MAJORITY over
the Radicals, who made this funding bill
carried with the fact prominent before the
neonle that the interest upon two-thirds OF
the debt was to be paid semi-amrlly out of
the taxes to be collected. The taxes now in
the State treasury arc more than enough to pay
the interest due, and yet the country Is pre-
scented the spectacle of one branch OF the
Legislature declaring that the money col
lected should not now be used for that pur-.
Dose. but must remain III the Richmond
banks, lucrative boon upon which TO 1ecd
the cupidity' OF their stockholders. This
action, we believe, is in violation OF
the will Of the people. They, by
their vote last fall. declared in favor
Of upholdinS the credit OF the State. Poor,
though, they may be, yet the Flr@lnil
pcople wish TO maintain the reputation before
the world of being honest. They see the flu
ture bright before them, and would rather
bear the present rate of taxation for few
years than to have the finger of scorn pointed
at them wherever they may appear III the
civilized world for having refused 10 pay as
they honestly bargained to DO. we nope
the Senate will be equal to the occasion, anu
vote down the House resolution, ana let The
| world see that when we have overcome
the disaster of war and partial devastation,
our fame will be rs pure and untarnislicu as
when misfortunes began to gather around
us. That though poor we mean to be honest
LecSburg Wdshingt0nldn.
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REprDIATIoS.-We say to the Loudoun
Republican that VIC have always dscounte-
nanced the idea of repudiating the national
debt. We have written a number OF articles
to prove that we should lose rather than gain
by such q measure. But the Republicans
argument that tho national debt ought not to
be repudiatcd5 $ausc the interest upon it
has been reoS' ~ Elid, whilst the State debt
might he id because the interest has
not been .'r,'' y. = cidedly rich. Its justice
must cd pI"' :. tosall honest men. ~
~haYcf So. tor ears neglected to pay you
nvo,r. ;,,.,uo-.. therefore I will pay you
5"lp,;,hor ;ntoros. nor principal. But will
",,,. Io>.r- h,t,, because have never failed
mto nv him 1,;s INTEREST,"! Was ever such
logic!
By the way. this single revenue district
pays to the Federal Government annually
over two millions Of dollars, whilst the whole
State is asked to pay only that sum annually
for interest upon the State debt. Yet no
Radical TAPER proposes to relieve us of the
heavier tax, but only Of the lighter one.
Does any csrpet-bagscr care for the honor of
Virginia.? Not one.
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Another Warming Voice.

From the Winchester News.
Our apprehensions, expressed last week,
that steps more decided and more mischievous
to the public credit would be taken by the
Legislature in pursuit of the policy inaugu-
rated in the suspending resolution were FULLY
verified. The bars once thrown down ny
that vote, the greater part of the nock bo!ted
straight through, the black sheep-the kads--
in the lead in solid phalanx. Still some OF
the more rejecting who had gone with the
first move held back. There were enough OF
these. added to those who took the negative
from the beginning, to reduce to bare ma
iority of Conservative votes cast those sup
porting the repudiating resolution. Repu-
diation, we say, for the stoppage of the Janu-
arv interest was clear and distinct republic
ton. It was so recognized in all the stock
markets. 1t gave another flip to the States
securities and they fell at once to 50. This
is 4 loss of 90 per cent. to holders. Il may
be partially recovered on the adoption by
the present Legislature of some one OF the
measures already introduced for the retr
cling of its steps and the payment of some
of the interest due. But it must be years
before the effect can wear entirely oil
and the check and hindrance to the pros
perity of the Commonwealth and her in
utFlutlal cltlLeuS WuoNy iciiioNco. IL oIiS
Legislature thinkers in this reckless way ut the
State debt, the next may do the same, and
the next, and the next, until the payment OF
the annual interest on the signed and sealed
obligations of the State become the playthinS
of the elections and of the legislators of the
day. In this condition of thugs, or with tine
prospect of it, no steady market for our sect
rites, public or private, can be possible. 1t
<y;ii ke cfiIl 1ess Gu when a non-yIiyinp IeDis.
lature shall be found, like the present one,
denouncing its paying predecessor as having
been brihed by the bondholders. Where
charges of bribery are handled to and fro
there is as apt to DO ground for them on one
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alike In their right to follow their voca'
lions, to buy and to sell, to borrow ana 70
lend? Fallen indeed would they be If they
had reached that point which instigated them
to dodge from their fairiy-made contracts
with their feilow-mcn. That would ne the
end of law and the beginning Of distr'ist anu
Suspicion. Is the State TO become the pro-
tector Of the men who are ready 10 "go
back" upon their fellow-lnen? We trust
not. H.
Is It so desperate for a man to pay MS
debts. even if it takes all he basP Is poverty
a state of unrelieved misery 10 say 30
would be a grave accusation against tiat
Providence under which the great bulk OF
mankind is unavoidably in state OF poverty.
l. true man afraid Of the struggle OF life
Can't he make his way and live independ-
entity? Oh, yes. But this Is not the sort oil
man who Is asking for relief. We hardly
know what sort of mau is knocking at the
capitol for this thing. We sometimes think
that it is all the work of the demagogues, who
have really no solid army to support them,
but merely multitude of "dead BEATS" VINO
would be nobody and nothing at any time
men who have been always impactie'ble,
always dependent, always expecting to hnd
success in "l.,ck," and never achieving it by
industry. Such men arc rather slow to pay,
and it is not unkind to suspect would be glad
to get rid of debt without paying it.
Times are hard indeed, but wc have the
men, we think, for them. What is the use OF
manhood if it il never to be triedI What II
the use of perseverance If it has no employ
ment? What is the use Of industry, if it has
no field to work INF The cxiGcncy calls
strongly upon these virtues, and IL they re-
spond. as we believe they will, the superser'
yiceabe intervention Of the de1nagogucs vii,
be rep,ldiated as supcrcrogatory. There is
but one way to Get ont Of difficulty such as
that upon liz, ard that is to WORE OFT. The
prospects of the year arc brighter than usual.
There is to be great deal Of money OK
pended in Virginia this year. Let us hope
for good crop year, which, according to the
doctrine of chances, is probable. One yeal
of good crops, with the gains and accumula'
tons from new enterprises and expenditures
in public works, will make us all compare
lively easy and give US vigorous start ahead
That this will all be so we are sure is every
mans hope, as it is every ones prayer.