The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-25
~ DC ana Not to Be, Thankful For.

We were struck with The following para
rr,ph from the Little Rock, Arkansas' Ca
zeiie
mTwo weeks ago not a merchant, planter.
or business man in all Arkansas coula nave
nh,,inrd indulgence to the amount OF one
cont in St. Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nemnbjs. or any other city OF the North or
West To. day they can get all they Want I'D
.pv Of those cities on such time rs Will en-
abie them to pay. The adoption OF the 70
land report has given an impetus 10 every
thing. The Iron Mountain and the Lutte
Rock and Fort Smith roads are pusning
things, while every other character OF busl
ness has improved. Those who may nav
money are now willing to loan 10 thf dr
ueichbors. Merchants are willing TO acc' 40
medate planters, because they IN turn car
get accommodation, and so in eGerytn lns-
Such are the good effects of beln Ee'
hyered from the baleful measures ana policy
Of the Federal Administration. The private
credit of the people of Arkansas Is eseVSted
TO the point that accomn odates the Ii wishes
as well az their wants, and order IND Ipeace
preyajI over the State. Here is Il e centrast
hetweep the condition caused by bal gov
eminent and that inspired by the RESTRAINING
Of the arm of tyranny and the aunciling OF
the measures that lead TO civil disorder. Pee
nile who have seen beth cont litiO1s kro"
how much superior the one is. tetthe other.
nne DESTROYS confidence and credit, and the
other cherishes both. One banlshes peace
and security from the State, the other pro-
NOTES order and inspires contertment. Ihe
one dissemipates prosperity the otnef
spreads ruin. Far the one we should De
thankful, the other VIC should abhor. 1he
one is he'll upon earth, and the other eleVa'e'
mon towards tic divine influences OF heaven
itself by its gestle aud serenc tendencies.
w.set usx pply this example to our own
situation. "Pse Legislature OF virginia, OF
, the Hease OF Delegates, like the Federai Au'
mnisratior, disregarding the laws, and the
high honor A nd fame Of Virginia, has been
warning apon the credit Of the State, as vel
as our system Of government, by seeking by
disinscnuous tricks to impair the value OF
those OBJ s4ltions assumed By the State. Every
man ofscnse sees that this tends to degrade toe
public honor, and ipfict tie deepest stain upon
4 the reputation of the State. This is the fact
The State is injured. rs the people OF the
State are the State, and the State is the pca
: pie. it is impossible &c separate the people
from the State or the State from the people
Ii you impair the credit Of the State you
! impair the credit Of the people. The city Is
full Of facts showing how seriously the pr
, yate credit has been impaired by the war
which has been waged upon the puolc ere
dit by q combination the most unfortunate
, The yirsinian cannot borrow money upon
, the security of State stock because the PEG.
ole of Virginia, through their representa-
tives, have shown a purpose so much like
} Reputation that no capitalist is willing
longer TO trust them. Need we say that the
commerce of Virginia is impaired-tbat her
citizens are distressed-that their enterprise
is paralyzed- tbat mineral wealth undevel'
Ioped must continue so-thaJ immigration,
manufacturing, and investments of all kinds
are restrained and repealed?
There is not a day that we do not encoun-
ter the sad signs,of the bad effects OF the
war in our Legislature upon the public Gre
, dit, and as consequence, upon the private.
This is thing that we cannot be thankful
, for. And unless there is change for the
better, unless the representative body snail
be greatly modified, unless it takes true
view of the honor and the true interests OF
the State, the people of Virginia will be de-
tanned in their embarrassments until they
will curse the day that put into power party
devoted more to private interests than to
public honor-more to personal ambition
than to the good of society.
| This Is 4 condition of public atiiirs which
the people cannot be thankful for, but which
they will curse from the bottom of their
hearts.