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Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1872-10-26
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Die .amerita," o1semeine 3:ituns fur
@abrte,t uno &ett. IT cine Der bepsutsnp
item Giiheinunsen auf pemWebiete Der peut
ihen Sournal. e,teratur. Gle 1T aus Dem
8ebaIfnib Encouragement, pur3ussweiie
Der beuti&en ia;bol,iten 8eu0.ttruns sisfss
eanpes Elm 9aseblatt erlen 8ansss III bic
ten. wsl6 8 peren Snterefen tn isper Rih
tune entftierea p~ertrttt. Wir tbetlsn aur
Grlduteruus bier tinise Sdse bes prosram.
MES NIT; Is wtrb in eeuaitlbsn uno y. e..
fldrt:
.Dte Ra&t 3u Der d& bic pre1e tmeaufe
Der lssten Sat3ebnte empors'fhmuneen.
fam niat lei&t lib ,:fhist werren. Sn al,
len 2asen bes menf6lihen Qsbeus u,ant flh
tbr Ginfub futlbar unb esltenb. unb NIT
uupiberfebli6er @ewalt sreift lie In bic 70
etalsn. polittfden unb reliai6In BerbdltniGt
Elm. 9tirsr 1T IS abrr xbatfahe. tas bieftr
Ginfua auf relist6iem @stiete fat cbne
Ausnatme aeaen an.s pratipe gbr' fen
ttun, ipeeien ater s"sen Die fatbcli'ne&,r6e
a.rtdtet IN. Ter ar6Bts 9betl Der Saatidt
ter In a1en Spraben unb einrern Der Bslt
ii berart BON fir6enftinblite en- @eiinnunaen
ourhfduert. tas faff In isrsr drummer bic
terlhha.en Worte Voltairs's: .Rcttet bic
Snfame aus! gerldumcet FUR frif9 tarauf
los. etrpls bieibt INNER tinaen!' einNn
m.br ODER minber bsutliten @ieoerban fin.
ben. @elbf ba, NO &Sttclifen aaf @rune
ibrer fat eusftliesIiten l1nterfisune cine.
penn aub nur anndbnnb t'1tae Beruffih<
tisuna aa errra'ten bsrshtiet ,paren. iup f.
bitter artauidt ucrorn. ineern aerare folde
Bldttsr Is aasrnl btinlit barauf anstlrst
babsn. ras O it. ron BEN fe furhrrunaen,
tssen tateolii-b,n esiera eiu,uiupisn. cbtr,
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1872-10-26
Netu @audeu, II. Oftoter, 1872.
Danfia9un9 an bic Trauen Der fa>
tbrIiiGen @emcinSe BON
ct. CleuS.

Gntes unter5eidne'sr itattst hermit ben
Trauen scn ct. Glour, Stearns 60, Winn..
fsinen tsr;lidfsn Danf OBJ, fir bas Yrdlent,
tehetenb in einem ff6nen unb rpsrttrcren
I'm ectbiiten stsle rerfertiaten &elde. mel
DIES 9rdisnt usih teute bfim Gmsfan {
hefelben, itbr ansenetm iiterrafhte. Sd
netme % NIT erlaubn;b meinsr Ssern nit
Cant an. un5 nerpe IS ffts ais elm 3eihen
Der 2iebe anb 7antbdrfsit beratren unt
bod in Gtre7, balten. ais reribe @rinneruna
an 70 rtele fremme Seelen, bic mir frdtrenn
tsn neun Sahren. bic Id unter itnen als itr
eeslforser sabradte, 70 nnande Trsucs
mahtt. @otoft Id bas ptrtbpcQe @efhent
ON Nltart 81. tl. 6anbluna sebrauhe. per>
be i'd hsr fronunen @eberinnen In Anea2t
9~ebentea.
P. &frinu1f Stufenfemper,
0. s. B.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1872-10-26
Snlanoii9e Nadri9ten.
6 9lt9e 8.

ct. Yanl. Sim Dienfas tiefer Wche TT
trdn. P. @sninser wieber bier ansetom-
men. na6rem er In 6afinss cine ;esr er'
felsreite Miiiicn beenrtst Bate. Nahhten
epnntas ZEN q. ,. Mts. miro Der sete'er'e
Miiicndr in Der Maria 9immelfaertttrhe
prerisen uno ierner bic Yrebist BET br &r'
Sfnuns Der AuerIsslen Mneaht talten.
Nahter teetebt ter1elte f& mad Sart.
BAUM, I'M, bort zine nsue Niii1on iu BE-
:3innen.
+ GeRurbeu 1T am Is. B. Mts. tn @opb.
tcd college bsi Baltimore Der be&w'ite 81.
R. O. Conner. ebemalissr Bilhof Don
Yittsburs, Mitslieb hss Ssfultenoreens.
r. I. P.
Ser Gr;bii@of prreeu In Cincinnati
feie1 te am l3. ,. Wts. ben p~ier,tsfen SAP.
restas feiner Gcniseration ais Biihcf unr
lests bel bieiem MnlaEs ben 9runbtein suI
nsuen ct. @ecrsius.Sir9e. Der tptw.
Glsrus, bic tatboliihen Nnfal:sn BON Gin
einnatti uno bic @lasbenssenpNea lber:
taupt bstbsilisttn f1 an Der feltensn Seis'
in erbebeurer @eiie, Der Or. Grstilbci
Sctann eaptif @ureea wurpe am 26. S.
bruar 1900 in Na1or, Srlanr. seborsn UNI
eehort iu BEN rsrsient.eibfsa Sbsrbirteu
bieles 2anpes.
Der wanderer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1867-1957, 1872-10-26
'{Gtnseianbt.)
&sR Netntou, Rieruet &c., Rinu., |
DIT. ben 49,, 1872.

1tI. UeH ~, lotA.
Rad Dem alt betannten beutf6eu Nets
.,auf r.n @ss.n ,asint bic @cnne" wia Id
hermit ,trise ;3eilsn nieberfhreiben non
msiner ieststn @eimatt. Die st. @eprss'
@emetnhe IN @ef Newton 1T wcbl bstannt,
In BEN Alnroua6 Ger Dt6ceft ct. paul,
ater ntht tefcrbers a~uswdrttg. @eh
Nsrrtcn an, speflihen Gnte. biz dussrHe
teutibe fattpiifhe @enetnbe rad WeFen In
Niecaet County, 6 Meilen pom Neu 1lm, III
BE dItsAe In rieiem County. SIM Sebr,
1857 rurbe cine fieiue 9lcd. STRIDE efrihtet,
hieielte nah~arditen Der @emeince i'm f..
tbcIiiten R'tus. ousseaattst. unp untnta'.
ten. Is aina Nnes out, bis ,un1 be!anntrn
Sntianerfriee rcn 1862. ter nnarher Tami
lie 6ot unb Gut aeraubt. tas nctbturftiae
Sthah niete7aebannt. @liseer aus pieIen
unierer Tamit:sn asriGen unb sfn1crtet bat.
Na6 ienen Sdredenstasen, bic fura NIT
&'aen uno Naht beaeihnst rerbsn fonnen,
f2etnt rte Sorne pieper fur uns fattrlifhe
YiOaire Der teuthtn @smeinbe @ef Rex.
ton. @chm. Bater Sommereifen ron Man.
fato. etra "a Wtilen ron Bier, fammeIte he
@smeinbe in Der 'tlstnen STRIDE wieber, tpel-
de punrerbarr @eift gang unvnfthrt
blieb. Das ltbftte 8 ben eine nit ten
enus Res @~euprnennents rteter rcran,
at'r bier III ttr 8ued, bas setfise eebsa
u ttf6rtib.n.
au6er Der ftaexsretG.n MtfFcn ron 1857,
Aeatten bur& bohr. pater @entnaer, idr
Aae bamals ierfreaten 3atbol'ten bteitr
@saenp. taten mir ane RtiRcn bur1 I'm
atitune bes bcdr.' 8ater @ommere,ftn unb
stssbsn burn bcdn. NtGcndr patsr Ga.
@taron tefrumen. peshe CUTE Urlhte trua.
Damats batten mir brei Gonrertiten unt
.ht<rhaupt fas Elm neues fattcl,fhts eeten
an. Die ate &trh. nurbs srtst bur& 81
ne Kue, ftSn ausetaattet mad Ausen unb
Snnm eerdumis. unp nit einem retfbin
fhttaren Eturme. nprarf etne @lcfe bret
,nal BIS 9aaes ihre motshdt'ihen 9bone
motnenr aum @ebete fenhrt. erftst: gnetn
unffr ieeiar @eflicrser. Scfm. gohr u.
Fer' brlr mcnte tieftm srcben @erfe fatbc.
lthen 2sttns bic &rpne aufaefest riHen
tntem er urs untsr ffiner scrtrsffi9en Sci.
tura uno 7lricree. wdbrent feiner Slime.
fsnteit pom bier stnen Milicndr auihi6t.,
ndmlin: hen behw. Yater Camp p.lGer
nns scm Is big ;um l9. Sftcber. ttalnfiat
NIT benz bsfen 9szsft @etter, etne siel ae.
(eanete Niffon abtIlt. nobel fclhs, bic felt
Sotren Rd bier anGf,e|ten, ~be,eusen, ui6ts
~ rseteEoe,fs in europa. klbR In Cfatt&
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-07-12

JOHN II. DOUGHEBTY,
% Manufacturer OF
MIRROR AND PICTURE FRAMES, CHROMos, EN-
CRAVINGS AND Photos.
Dealers and Agents supplied. 227 Jefferson
Avenue, Detroit, Mich.
ta1~ German plates at lowest market rates.
Send for catalogue.
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WHOLE NO. 3OS

litical or personal integrity and ifnom-
mated, would roll up maj iority in "old
st. Joe" beyond precedent II is of
such men that we want to make our
State, Congressional and Cou. 1ty tickets
this fall in order to roll up oul Old fash
Toned majorities and bury that old
blatherskite, who heads the Ci pcinnati
ticket, beyond all hopes of 9 olitical
resurrection" ."
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70 any person producing any Medicine able
IN show one.third as many living, permanent
cures as DR.. FILTERS VEGETABLE RHEUMATIC
REMEDY; and a further reward Of SlUO for any
case of Chronic or InhammatoTy Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Rheumatic Ague, Seiatlca, and
Rheumatism OF the kidneys 1t Will not cure.
This Rheumatic Syrup is used inwardly only,
plessant TO the taste, and guaranteed free from
ioiuriors Drugs. 1t is not Qu9ck Medicine,
b1t the scientific prescription Of Jos. p. Filter,
NJ d.. Professor Of TOxicology and Chemistry,
graduate of the celebrated University OF Penn
syIvania. A. d., 1888, whose entire professional
life has been devoted specially to this disease.
This preparation under solemn oath is con-
scientiously believed to be the only positive,
reliable, infallihe specific ever discovered.
The proof that no other specific exists is found
in eyerv community in persons afflicted for
many wears past and still suffering. If physi-
clans could cure it, if a specific did exist, this
would not be so,-a fact that must be universal
lv admitted. The oft deceived sufferer may
wisely ask, what security or evidence mas he
that DR.. Filters Rheumatic Syrup will cure his
case. The protection offered to patients against
/ imposition is in a legally signed contract which
will Oe forwarded without charge 20 any suiieT-
er sending by letter a description OF aiIiiction
! this guarantee will state the exact number OF
bottles warranted 70 cure, and in case Of failure
! the money paid will be returned to the patient
! No other remedy has ever been offered on such
LIBERAL and honorable terms. Medical advice
with certificates from prominent Physicians,
Olergymen, etc., whohaye been cured after all
other treatments failed. sent by letter, gratis.
Afflicted cordially invited to write for advice to
the principal Office. 45 South Fourth street
Philadelphia, Pa. DIR. Filters Rheumatic
syrup is sold by Druggists.
WHEATON TEED, Sole Agents,
Paw Paw, Mich,
LF4yENS & SON. Sole Agents,
| ee. A., DErlTuR NICU.
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Detroit Advertisements.

A Il. X w. T. LINN,
zAc Manufacturers Of
Ground COilees, spices. Mustard, etc,
and Wholesale dealers in
TEAS AND GROCERS' SUNDRIES.
120 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit.
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PAWPAW WICH, Friday JULY IL, 1872.

many Transforming scenes for me. Ev.
erything is changed. The furniture,
crOckery, stove pipes and ny best
clothes will be piled in the center Of the
room, covered with Dolly Warden
streaks of whitewash.
The habitual frown on Mary AIMS
freckled countenance will be changed to
a demoniacal glare, as she Stops around
up dust enough tomake a world
full of people. This season 70 ne IS
the inquisition period /; and I always
vanish like the base fabric Of an empty
dream" | guess they are cleaning
house over to Smiths, FOR l saw him
out with his head bandaged and
one arm in sling. Poor thing, ne is
learning. Experience viii teach him
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MAY. lS12.
PAW PAW RAIL ROAD.

Trains from Paw Paw connect with the same
named Trans on the Michigan Central Railroad
at Lawton, going east and west.
LEAVE EPAw PAW,
1850 a. IN. Kalamazoo Accommodation, west.
1880 a. m, Mail Train, east.
.:iU p. m, Mail west, and Way Freight east.
s:15 D. m. Kalamazoo Accommodation, east.
e2- Trains return 10 Paw Paw on departure OF
Michigan Central Trains from Lawton.
c. d. STEPHENSON, Sup't.
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icon DENTIST. ONCE &
e street. one door west
Mich.
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9{-ILLIAMSON MASON. Proprietor Of Planning
w Mills, west side of the river. Lumber
dressed Moudngs made TO order. Dressed
lcuber for sale S2l
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From the Constantine Mercury.

fatuated, iniudicious Dolly Warden.
From the Constantine Mercury.
Commissioner Of state LaHd OMcc.
Owing to certain facts, probably well
understood by most readers, it is not
likely that the present incumbent Of the
State Land Office will seek nomination
for reelection to that Office, or that he
could be nominated if he ever 50 much
desired it, The recent overhauling of
the affairs Of the Office has shown that
the Commissioner of the State Land
Office should be man Of superior exec.
utive and business ability. \ man who
car keep accounts correctly, and ,cW
keep them honestly. The management
of the public lands of the State is re-
sponsible position, and every citizen is
interested in having the business properly
done, without fraud upon the State, or
prejudice to or partiality toward the
purchasers and settlers. The man who
his the necessary business ability, and
unfaltering honesty and integrity Of
purpose, is the man for the place. We
believe st. Joseph County can present
candidate for the nomination to that of.
flee whose character Yill bear tle most
searching scrutiny by men Of all parties,
and that man i LEyEEErr \. CLArp,
Of Centreyille. He has the business
ability for the place. His honesty and
incorruptibility in the discharge Of trusts
are above suspicion or reproach. His
habits and moral character are most cx-
emplary.
from the Marshall Statesman. June 25.
We take pleasure in copying the fol-
lowing article, written by an old politi-
political friend, knowing that what he
says in reference to Mr.. Clapp may be
relied upon.
"In view of the fact that the recent
proceedings has demon.
strated the necessity of exercising par
ticular care in the selection of a candi.
date for Commissioner Of the Land Of
fee, and that the person so selected
should be above suspicion, and Of well
known honesty and purity of character,
| take the liberty of presenting for the
consideration of the State Convention
the name of LEvERETT A. CLApP of
Centreville, st. Joseph, as suitable
person to receive the nomination for
that office. Mr.. Clapp was, for a num-
Der of years, Register of that County,
a gentleman of sterling integrity and
thorough business qualifications, and EN-.
inently qualified in every respect to dis.
charge the duties of that Office. Cour-
toous and obliging in all his business
relations, those whose besiness brings
them in contact with the Commissioner
would find in him, should he be chosen
for that position, "thc right man in the
right place"
This presentation is made without
Mr. Clapp's knowledge, believing that
it is better that the Office should seek
the candidate, than otherwise. | have
no doubt the Convention will exercise /
great care in making a selection, and it
should be done without reference to the
claims of any person or locality"
at is hardly necessary to add that
Mr. Clapp is an earnest and active Re-
publican, without stain upon his po-
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ERUITS CANNED GOODS, Etc,
u have now in store a large stock OF
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
Canned Goods OF all grades. Pickles, ETC., etc,
which | am offering at low prices TO the trade.
JOHN HEFFRON,
Wholesale Fruit House, 2ls Jefferson Ave.
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LAWRENCE DIRECTORY.
Susinrss 05aros.

/ VI. RIDLON, dealer in Dry Goods. Groceries,
81 Boots, Shoes, Queensware. Books, Station
cry, etc, Lawrence, Mich.
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LAWToN DIpEo TORY.
$usintss 5arSs.

GHORGE W IlWToS ...---- 'ounseor
VI az Law Sofarv u ~ 80 tndt.toIheya and Judge.
W. hold Probate o., az =, - -nu fro6at. ionday
of each week ""i On
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DECATUR DIRECTORY.
Susiutss 6aros.

II ,,o1r -, FBT. Attorney at Law. Office
W ~ Si,aai, o. Ks Block, Decatur, Mich' Sol
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II man and his wife
Wish to glide through life,
In manner both kind and inviting.
They must mix cum arouse"
And never clean house,
For it can't be done without fighting.
There is one piece of furniture in our
house that will escape the annual clean
ing, and that is poor grandmother's
lounge. Ghost of the original Dolly,
arise and with gaunt face and hollow
eyes and shaking bones, bring terror
and dismay upon these latter day Var
dentists. Poor, prosecuted grandmother
Poor, tormented manhood Wicked, in.
fatuated, iniudicious Dolly Warden.
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MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
MAIN LINE

MAIN LINE.
Trains leave Lawton a. follows:
EAST. WEST.
Mail, ll:lS am. 2:i2p.m
Kalamazoo Acc. s43p. m 4:jS a. m
Evening Express 1903 a. IN.
II. E. SARGENT, Gen. Supt.
G. H. HURD, Asst Gen. Supt.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-04
FOREIGN NEWS.


French Hostages In German Hands German.
In London want Anne rica to oApoIogize-Dem-
onstration Against Gambcsta-Terrible Dis.
aster in Ireland. E73
London, Jan. 3.-The orders recently
issued from Berlin for the arrest and de-
tention of French citizens as hostages in
places where outrages are perpetratcd on
German soldiers have been vigorously ex-
ecuted. About one hundred persons taken
IN accordance with these orders are now in
the hands of the Germans. Warning is
gwen OF summary proceedings in all cases
OF murder or assassination. Unless the ac-
tual offenders are surrendered by the
French authorities before the 23d of the
present month the hostages held by them
will be put on trial for their acts before
court-martial.
London, Jan. 3.-The German residents
here are signing a petition to Prince Bis
marck urging him to demand of the United
States an apology and indemnity for sup
plies furnished by the American citizens to
the French government of national defense
during the late war with Germany.
Paris, Jan. "A dispatch from Mar
sellies reports a great disturbance among
the people upon the appearance in that city
oil Ganbetta. Inc chasseurs charged the
mob. Gambetta was not allowed to leave
his hotel. 't 4 .7
Dublin, Jan. 3.-1'he floor of the court
room at ''Kitty CIoghor," in Leitrcin, fell
through yesterday, and precipitated about
800 persons forty feet. The number of
killed is unknown. Thirty arc badly hurt.
mostly fatally.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-04
Prcbenlal Towns,

In England there are certain towns called
Prebendal, and are possessed of large en-
dowments by ancient grants. The inhabi-
tants are lazy, sleek and insolent-wax fat
and kick, and have little spmpathies with
the external world. Enjoying ample and
independent revenues, obtained without
labor, they are proud and Indifferent to the
suflerings around them. 7aa sI g
We have something approaching these
PrebeIdal establishments in our own State.
There are towns which receive from five to
fifty dollars from the public treasury for
every one they pay into it. All these lucky
localities are keenly alive to the States
credit, and are always enthusiastic for high
taxes. One of these favored towns I.ex-
ington) has just given utterance to its scoln
and indignation, and furiously denounced
the reprobate Legislature for daring to
squint at what it is pleased to stigmatize as
reputation. Such outbursts Of temper
may possibly lead to consideration of the
propriety of equalizing taxes, or, at least,
to establish some proportion between their
receipts and disbursements.
A word to the wisely hig. 5,s
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SUMMARY.


1o9!.
-Tweed's seat in the New York Senate
has been formally contested.
The Legislatures of Massachusetts.
Pennsylvania and Colorado met yester-
day. ~ 81
The New York Senate YESTERDAY rati-
ned the Fifteenth Amendment by vote
of 27 to /.
Charles A. Scott has been apponted
postmaster at Howardsvile, Albemarle
county, Va.
Tho Grand Duke entered Milwaukee
yesterday seated in sleigh, feeling quite
at home, we presume.
The debt statement shows 4 decrease
OF nearly four and half millions during
the month of December. 4s
New regulations, in regard to the re-
demption of the United States currency,
will be issued in few days,
The London Times comes to the. con
clusion that Catacazy served his govern
ment zealonsly, but not judiciously.
Allan McGillard and Peter McOuader
Sing Sing yesterday, and were drowned.
The Labor Reform Convention at
Bridgeport, Conn, has nominated A. r,
Harrison, OF New Haven, for the Cover
norship. a
The business transacted in the London
Stock Exchange on Tuesday exceeded in
amount that OF any day within the last
forty years. -'. @5
Brigham Young has been refused bail.
Ho is confined in one of his own houses.
which he gave to the Federal government
for prison purposes.
s --Property-holders of the custom-house
square in Chicago are demanding fabulous
prices. The values demanded for the
square aggregate over SO, ,o0o,0 600.
"A dispatch from Omaha says that four
eastern-bound passenger trains, near Sher-
man, have been for two days trying to
shovel their way through the snow.
The superintendent and crew of the
lighthouse station at Squam Beach, New
Jersey coast, on the 2Gth, ult., saved the
master and crew-fiftccn persons in all--of
the Italian bark ''Yillotine," wrecked off
the beach. T L
!, The Grand Duke, on consultation with
General Sheridan, has changed his mind
and programme, and will participate in the
grand buffalo hunt proposed by the general.
The party will rendezvous in Omaha, and
proceed thence to Fort Mcpherson, where
they will. in all probability, be joined by
Spotted Tail and Whistler, heading a de-
tachmcnt from their respective bands of
red men.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-04
Look Mt Us!

We observe that Fredericksburg quakes
through all her confines for the honor and
credit of the State. VIII anybody tell us
what fredericksburg bond is worth !?
What are it's coupons worth ? Will they
pay taxes? The good book tells us that
charity begins at home. Norfolk, too, we
see, is afflicted with the same morbid SEN
sibility, and is eager TO shoulder the whole
State debt. Its bonds and coupons at
tached constitute the model after which
the funding bill was fashioned-how much
are those bonds and coupons worth? Are
these good people animated by the spirit of
the fox in the fable, who had lost his tail :?
Do they wish to reduce the Commonwealth
to their own tail-less condition p Vhsq.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-01-04
Grtaiisg State Su,lrna1.
A FALSE ISSUE.

We call the attention of our readers il
Virginia, and also of our exchanges abroad
to the persistent attempts to blind both oul
own people, and the public to the real issue
involved in the present struggle over the
State debt.
With reckless disregard of truth which
evidences desperate cause, portion Of
the Press and numerous advocates of the
Funding law, proclaim that all who favor
their views are for Reputation. In our own
behalf, and for that large Opposition in
the Legislature whose character for
public and private integrity, will
compare favorably with their oppo-
nents, we deny this charge explicitly.
The controversy arises upon specific mode
of treating the debt. 1t is notorious that
the law, now under discussion, was passed
in the interests Of a speculative class of
bondholders, that it was crowded through
the Legislature by snap Judgment
upon the people, no opportunity being
given for proper deliberation, discussion or
amendment. That large sums of money
were used to secure its passage. That the
English bondholders opposed it to the last,
and have not now funded their bonds under
it. 1t was a measure to initiate the mar
ket value of the bonds for speculative pur-
poses, and not a bona .tfde settlement with
the creditors Of the State, designed to es-
tablish its credit and protect to its honor.
1t was one of the crudest and most i'll
advised measures in the annals of legisla-
tion. While protesting to be a finality, it
involved endless controversy and litigation.
tt was measure of reputation, in that, it
assumed to relieve the State of portion of
its Indebtedness by its own act. Il made
no adequate provisions for the paym ent of
obligations maturing under it. 1t provided
for flooding the State with q worthless cur
rency. 1t violated the constitution, and
imposed upon the people burdens wholly
beyond their strength.
And now because the people reject this
law and seek to reconsider, the cry of "Re-
pudiation" is raised. We hope that respec-
table Northern papers will wait a little, and
inform themselves of the merits of this
quarrel, before they take up this senseless
cry, against men as honest as themselves.
We are not afraid of its influence here.
The unbought and unterrifed people
have found men worthy to represent them,
who are not to be driven from their duty
by this foolish attempt to cover them with
the obloquy Of bad name. They will
dispose of this matter upon its merits, un-
awed by the dictation of high officials, the
momed Ring, or that portion of the Press,
which belongs TO either of these.