Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-18

of its organization. The bill transfers to, and
vests in, the county school boards of the coun-
ties, respectively, all money, bonds, stocks,
debts, funds, effects and other property, real
or personal, now held by individuals, by virtue
of their late Office Of school commissioner or
overscer of the poor of any of the said coun-
ties, acquired by, or derived from the sale OF
glebe lands, or from any other source, former.
ly belonging to any OF the said counties and
applicable to school purposes also such real
or personal estate in any of said counties as be-
onged to the former Board Of the Literary
Fund, together with any other funds or pro-
| perty which was III any manner set apart Tor
school purposes but which has been practical
| y abandoned or is without trustees; also any
| funds or property that may be hereafter set
apart for school purposes, and all donations by
will, deed or other conveyance hereafter made or
hereafter to be made for school purposes, un-
less inconsistent with the grant or deed. The
county Of Loudoun in which the glebe fund s
utilized, was exempted from the provision of
the bill as to the disposition OF that fund.
When the bill for exempting certain classes
of persons from jury service was under consld-
Grafton in the House, yesterday, Mr. Crltz
moved to strike out the exemption OF members
of volunteer military companies.
This was opposed by Messrs. Hill and Gil
man.
Mr. Bagwell, eff Accomac, one of the newly
appointed Brgadier Generals, in order to rldi.-
Guile the motion of exemption, moved to amend
by exempting all the officers and privates OF
the militia.
Mr. Poage thought the list of exemptions too
comprehensive, and supported the amendment,
which was carried-ayes Ga, noes not counted.
Mr.. Head moved to dismiss the bill, on the
| Il. IL oIr Iu n
for we're sufficient. The motion prevailed, and
the bill was dismissed.
In the Court of Appeals, to day, in the case
Of Yeaton VS. The Bank Of the Old Dominion
upon supersedeas to judgment Of the Cir
cult court of the city Of Richmond; the iud g
ment Of the Court was affirmed. Judge Chris
tian delivered the opinion of the court.
Judge Thomas, State Senator from the Fair
fax district, has been detained from his seat
for several days on account of bruises received
from fall he had on Saturday last. He is
much better now and is expected out in day
or two. On Saturday night while waiting at
the depot for the northern bound train and
walking up and down the platform he accident
ally slipped in the dark and fell with great
force, severely bruising and hurting himself
Archbishop Spalding, Of Baltimore, upon
the recommendation Of the bishops who at
tended the funeral obsequies of the late Bishop
McGll, has appointed Right Reverend James
Gibbons, Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina
as administrator of the Diocese Of Virginia
This appointment is only temporary, but it is
probable that it will be made permanent.
The report of d. G. Dejaructte to Governor
Walker, in relation to his researches in Great
Britain, as commissioner from Virginia, to OBJ.
tain evidence in relation to the boundary lines
between Virginia and Maryland, North Caro-
lima and Tennessee, was laid before the Senate
to-day in secret session. The evidence is re-
garded as of value, and it is thought, will es-
tabish the right of Virginia to the whole Of
the Potomac river.
The land scrip voted by Congress. (some
100000 acres) to Virginia for promoting the
interest of colleges devoted to agriculture, and
worth perhaps about $3.50, OO0, is still undis-
posed of although the applicants for it are nu-
merous, nearly every institution Of learning III
the State having made application for por-
ton, at least.
The funding of the State debt still goes on.
although but slowly and now the amount toots
up $3l, 1873, 25S.G6. Z.
FOLLY GETTING INTO QUIcKsANDs-T
cause which is to be advanced by cutting up
society into classes and setting them at
war with one another is upon its face and IN its
core bad cause
The assault has been made first upon the
creditors Of the State. 1t was plainly 10 be
seen that the creditors of private individuals
would be next taken in hand by some destruc-
tives.
First With regard to the State, the princi-
pie is laid down that if by any act of the State
the property of the citizens is wasted, then
the State has no right to compel the citizens to
pay the debt of the State. This arrays the
people against the State makes them it's &C GU
sers. and invites them to charge upon it either
ignorant or vicious mismanagement that they
may find an excuse for refusing to pay the
taxes necessary to redeem the credit and honor
Of the State
And yet, by singular inconsistency, the So
phists who in this way separate the people
from the State, in the next breath as 1t were.
pronounce it to be the duty of the State to re-
lieve the people from the misfortune of losses
brought upon it by the State.
Second. Extending the line Of argument, it
is assumed by these sophists that the same
public impolicy or errors which cripple the
people in their relation as taxpayers for the
support of Government also disable them in
their relation to their private creditors, and the
same even-handed justice which exonerates
them from paying taxes also frees them moral
ly from all obligation to pay their private
debts. Of course it could be readily seen from
the beginning that to this extremity the slack
twisted sophistry of the day would be brought.
Now, then, under our SYSTEM in which the
people are the government, they cannot be
separated from and arrayed against it as enc
mics and accusers, refusing to comply with the
laws or the obligations of the Government.
IF wrong has been done, the people, through
their representatives, have done it, and they
cannot morally, politically, or legally, profit by
their own wrong. Ifyou could possibly sepa-
rate them and make them distinct, it would be
an anomaly indeed which would present us a
Government without responsibilities Govern
ment that could enter into obligations which 1t
had not the means to meet nor the power to
collect the means for that purpose, and would
therefore be compelled to annul its obligations
whenever the people it is supposed to govern
may charge it with folly or vice in misman-
aging its affairs \ Government that is to be dri-