The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-22
ROCKINGHAM,
manner.

The county OF Rockingham, in Virginia,
is one Of the fairest aud most fertile coun-
ties in the State. II is proud Of its waving
fields and Of its general abundance OF crops
and fruits. And yet Rockingham was
amongst the first to cry out against taxation
and to put on very poor mouth. From the
habit OF affecting poverty the people Of
Rockingham have imbibed the idea that
they are really amongst the most oppressed,
and that idea never fails to engender i'm
patience and bitter feeling.
Now, we are sorry to see this, and de-
plore the fact that so lovely and rich q
county should lead, as it were. in inculca-
ting sentiments that do not tend to the pro-
motion Of the high sensiblities Of public OBJ
legation which belong to the best and purest
civilization.
For the payment of the State debt "the
esfaith OF the Commonwealth was most
"solemnly pledged" and one Of the distin-
guished citizens Of Rockingham (whose
recent death her people now lament while
president OF the Board of Public Works as:
sured the public creditor that Virginia
would "at every hazard and to the last ex-
sstremity preserve unsullied her credit and
"her plighted faith" Certainly we ought
not to look for the first complaint OF taxes
and next for opposition to all efforts to pay
the public debt from Rockingham! Com
plaint that the tax is fifty cents on the hun
dred dollars value of such land as Rocking
ham has is strange, and Indifference to the
public credit from that county is passing
strange.
We observe that a public meeting is
called In the much-to-be-respected county
to object to the views OF General WALKER,
the nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
What is that for? First and last, the good
people OF Rockingham have not avowed an
opposition to paying the public debt that
we have seen. They declare against in
creasiag the taxes, and so does General
WALKER against increasing them at this
time. We think Rockingham enlisted I'M
der the MALONE banner. We would ask as
a kind act OF Captain RIDDLEBERGER that
he should read the new revelation from Pc
tersburg, showing that General MALONE
only pIOpOScS W lCoOSO thC tfttoI vi
the public debt to within the power OF the
revenue Of the State to pay. We take it
that, having endorsed General MALONE,
they would be willing to amend their own
views that they may correspond with his.
II SO, we have not the slightest doubt that
General WALKER will be ready to join them.
he is for proper adjustment of the public
debt, and neither he nor any other good
Conservative would object to settlement
OF the debt by an agreed reduction of the
interest and the issue OF new bonds to all
the creditors alike.
There is no use in kicking up row. We
are all agreed as to all mattess bearing gen.
orally upon the line OF policy for the next
Legislature. Let there be no conflicts upon
questions that are not practical, but let us
unite upon those that are practical, harno.
niously elect our ticket and our best mer
Tor representatives, and proceed wisely and
deyoutly to settle the affairs Of the State.
For Rockingham we have the kindest re
gard and it Is from the sincerity OF tina
regard that we deplere the appearance O
4 what we think g most uncalIed-for com
plant from q county SO blessed Of Heaven
and county which should be so happy, Sc
devoted to the preservation OF order and o.
public and private credit and honor.