The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-07

| FOR said belonged to rnelB, 0nu 80 s.,.,,,
member from qLynchburg proposeeu., 'a ~,
1shonld snrrender.in consideration o. LUG 800 s"a
coupons given them by the senalo. .isea,
Augusta. IT the Governor OF Tue huu'.oi
mislclI tho Senator from augusta ~ In.s as
ton. they must have been utterly regiu .,,s,
OF the veal Of Virginia. ana oVef'huei Jus'
| to her relenting creditors. 81
Mr.. Daniel again moved to amend by pro-
vidinc that the certificates authorized 10 ne
issued should DO mere certificates Of fact,
and not Of debt. and should not be receivable
nv the State of Virginia in discharge of any
debt or obligation to said State for which
certificates of debt are receivable. Upon
this resolution the Senator from Augusta
voted nay, thereby wrapping chains upon
chains around the already manacled limbs OF
the poor old Queen.
The pending question was then moved and
carried, upon which Mr.. Wynne moved a
reconsideration. Rejected-Senator from
Augusta voting "Nay." Bill was then put
upon its passage and passed. Senator from
Augusta voting "Aye" Not satisfied, how.
ever, with its passage, but determined to
clinch this croWbar driven into and through
the old Commonwealth, the Senator from
Augusta moved to reconsider the vote by
which the bill was passed, and which deed
was done, the bond given, then went forth
deefee from Caesar Augusta that all the
| world should be taxed and "Untl thou
.canst raise the seal from off thy bond thou
dost but offend thy lungs to speak so
loud y Antonio. This bill pledged the State
to the payment of s1,800,0G0 q year for in
terest. On the day before its passage the
| Senator from Augusta had moved the pas
sage Of a bill appropriating 81 100000 to pay
current expense of the State Government.
The Auditors estimate Of incoming revenue
| furnished the Legislature and the Finance
Committee was Sl,700,0O0. Surely we must
| be blessed with Governor and Auditor OF
wonderful mathematical abilities if they
could make the Senator from Augusta be-
heye That 81, 100000 of revenue would pay
IL ,s0O, 900 of interest and 81, 100000 of cur.
| rent expensesl The light by which it was
revealed must have been shown from Alad-
din's lamp. And now, Dir. President,
having gone through what the Senator
from Augusta said aud did in 1871 i'll behalf
! of the funding bill and the bondholders, !
will now glance at what he says aud does in
'13 against the same funding bill and the
same bondholderS. In III he said the courts
| would intervene and compel US to pay. In
,73 he SAYS the courts declared the pound OF
flesh must be given, but that the decision
applied only to the cases decided. Until
then I had not discovered the whereabouts
of that case-iawycr so frequently alluded to
| by one OF our journals. The decision of the
court applied to that part Of the law in con-
hct with the Constitution, the cases there.
ia decided serving merely TO bring said
law to tie consideration Of the court
| Cases are decided according to law, and net
law according TO cases. Thee did mol
decide these cases as bearing upon the law,
| but the law as touching these cases; and the
decision, instead Of applying only to the
cases adjudged, as asserted by the Senator
| from Augusta, declared and being the court
| of last resort, settled, the law which must
ana will govern all cases hereafter arising
| under the same. The Senator from Augusta
said that Whenevera man rendered a coupon
for taxes he should be compelled to resort tc
mandsmus in order to force the sheriff tC
receive it. On the contrary, whenever :
citizen tenders coupon for taxes the SheriI
will be compelled to receive it; or refusing
| to levy, The moment lie goes upon mans
premises 10 levy he will be sued iol
| irespas5. This suit must and will bt
brought and tried before the same court OF
|
coupons must he received--conscquertl vii
decide the tender of the coupons good anG
| valid binder, and the levy by the sheriff {
trcspass. The sheriff and hi. sureties must
pay the damage assessed. SO the theory .o
lie Senator from Augusta, instead of annoy
ing the taxpayers, will soon break the sherit
and Lis securilrS. CART conceive how any
lawyer (oti!er than a case-lawyer) could hope
Tor RELIEF in this direction. Again, the Sen
alOr from Augusta says let us delay until VIZ
have conference with the creditors. lsup
pose this idea is buscd upon the resolution
passed by this Assembly wherein The
boullholder5 were invited 10 meet, in pei.
sou or by proxy, a conference committee
Of the Legislature on the 18th day O.
February. This is u very cordial invita-
lion, but being given after the manner of tue
lrisliIlan VINO wrote his neiShbor most
elaborate and kind invitation to dinner, but
neglected to send 1t, / very much doubt the
propriety Of our waiting dinner for oul
tricud Silylock. Who has been authorized tc
make publication Of this Invitation in New
York, London, Berlin, or elsewhere where
our bonds are held, aud where publication i;
necessary to bc made in order to meet the
eve Of our credtorS? Nc one. Where has
there been any appropriation of money tc
pay tor the publication! Nowhere. Aud YET
the Senator from Augusta says we must wait
for this conference, to which our guests have
never received their invitation. But, Mr..
President, suppose those who voted fol
this conference had properly done their work
and secured the attendance of some bond
holders, what would have been the result
What good could possibly ensue? Are
there any here so simple rs to believe that
with the coupon in their pockets and the
courts decision in their favor, the bondhold.
ers will accede to anything other than the
payment Of their money? Are there sena.
tors here so fresh from verdant fields as to
Imagine that, after having tried the law and
failed therein, we may find relief in the
mercy of Shylock? You may as we'll 60
stand upon the beach and bid the main flood
abate his usual might. You may as well use
question with the wolf why he hast
made the eve bleat for its lamb. You
may as we'll forbid the mountain pines
to wag their high tops and make
no noise when fretted by the gusts OF
heaven, as to hope for mercy there. We
tried the law; they will abide the law. Let
us, then, have done with the folly of pro.
crastination, and leglslate as becomes states.
men. We have stood here long enough in
the unnecessary and unsecmly attitude OF
hostility to coordinate branch Of our Gov
ernment. When a States officers are gov
erned by prudence and wisdom and their
oaths, there need be no conflict between the
legislative, judicial, and executive depart
nents oil government The legislator, the
judge, and Governor are all alike servants OF
the people, employed under common con.
tract-the Constitution. They are. CO.
equal, but employed for separate and
distinct purposes. The legislator is
employed to- make the law, the judge
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