Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-08


and 10 to3ai ius,ic. % g.! gu, creditors. lh4o
| an tniy 10 accord With j! il every particular.
BIZ, 1e ere tod thu, D9::oGr .-vJIS 1eplila
| tion-anl | III cad 10 believe that ih'r" @rr
! fag indeed who really 90 So ahi | Ec)T m4uy
sni would ''seorn TO rapuiia,c ti,a pas: othga.
,joos Of the State" Yet tear they are ioD5
cea,l7 acd uoivso;5Daiiy following & ath which
| lads 10 the sane ie5tinaiioo With the rspu.
iiator. | ask them to pause and caDsiier we'll
tie 1asut O! THAR policy before !h27 So further,
| for fear they may be following syrao gifted
With the voice OF the ctsrmer Indeed, and with
| face and breasts Of maiden beauty. bat dsc'ln.
! ing into !3ul ADD scsl5 serpent armed Wild
deadly stipg"-;he sting Of Reputation
| The State debt 10 day is:-
Cousol bonds, so, 80, 0l5
Pseer bonds, 1928
! Arrears Of interest, 3,3lU.tuQ
| Arrears 10 other funds. 100000
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Making a total Of S33, l99 325
! which the State owes, tg,iusiTe or slpklpg and
! literary funds
! This debt was contracted pror to the war,
| and not one dollar has been added 10 our ce0t
s'cee 1860 except b? aecumuia'lon Q! interest
II iac., Cur State debt Is Dot as large TO day as
War 'I1gloia oHed Oh
Six per cent. registered bonds, s2l So, ). ;
Five per c2ot. registered bonds, 63.gVJ
Six Per ceo.. coupon bonds, II ,1VS,Uy
Five per ceut. sterIlus Conds, 1,eo9,V"
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Mak'c2 total Il S34,9Jl 30
Illus, while cur s's!sr southern ctste5 sloc:
the war ta7e had thtlE debts ooooitd anu
Iaadr1rlcd. aud 10 some cases, a. 10 Jsorela,
tocreaSec hliy'lo!d, Virginia fas escaleu WIRE
ont 30 lrcrsa>:
lie dett OF ,"sin'a' ioo' Ha= CT, a!ed U, LEI
owo people. actloR through Their chosen repre-
seotauFes apu Win tueii iu.i Auon'tuEe a1a
approval.
ElEglniS Saclct E31QI-Do' obi IMPLIED: Dn'
expressed il ~3.is. Il l,%,, "t@u 'ha Sat:
vas jus, beginning ttr T01 8 q internal I'M
proveneots sa1 setAicg . b3FfoH money hc'
LEGISLATURE :CieDo!y enacted aud l.ac3G ur0G
her statute book iaT when vi! :,c !oun1 ~
Code 0! lSi9 chapter G129. 10 this 81, s!Eer
p!sdeipg the irc1G!e Il tie T9lk: 0: !a:orDa!
improvement: for ber borrowed noaay, she says:
Il cd if such ::oci; aod income =ha! b: made
qua.e 70 she rayuopt OF he Interest and liza!
redemption OF Inc pilucipai, the Dtncrai A
semb;v pledges the faith Of the STATE to provide
suESlSU. au1 'ot ''H- t"i f'-~ :" '~''
ADEQUATE taxes"
Virginia uotlI 1860, ADD until the S:ata ha3
borrowed al! the money she now owes. The
msuey thus borrowed 90 the faith Of the State
wa every dollar honestly eIpcnd:i by the reg
u!ariy constituted authorities .! the STATE IL
bulldog I'D her internal Improvements, ~ the
ala OF which she has developed her resources
and added millions 70 tue taxable values Q! tic
property Of Der c.iz.ns. She expeudcd--.
o. the jams River and Mana.
wha cauaI, *lDVyD0r' so
Oo,urupik=s aud naVira'iou com
psoics, G,WWyrJ -
Ga railroads, ate5u., 5000 go ~
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MAKING total Of S34 vy1, 900 ~
speot by the State 10 her internal improvements
an amount equal to the whole debt owed BY Le7
at the beeiuuug Of the war.
Oftbis SUN not more than five orsiz n,ilons
was cxpeo1ed beyond tie limits OF the present
State Of Virpioia in what is now West Virgi1ia,
ADD with the exception Of the tnrrpikea and
few miles Of the railroad from Iarper'= Ferry
to Winchester, We have sill the improvements
within our present borders which were complct
ed before the war
Could We afford to give up these improve.
mc0ts, even 81 Dy 81 uOiUS VIZ CUu'u pay lhC
entire debt Of the State? Take away the canal
and the railroads which centre in your own
beautiful and Furnishing citG, aud 10 lev
years Goldsnth's deserted village would be
o-s picture OF this proud metropolitan city Of
Virginia, which DOW pays one noth part CT the
taxes of the entire Commonwealth. Take from
Norfolk, your sister City by tue Sea. her
railroads, aud from the tblrd cottoo port 10 tue
Union she would dwlndle into villa &c, aud her
ships, "sailorlcss, would lay rottlos 90 the
shore. =
Without our RAILROADS what would become OF
our rural districts Inc Shenandoah alley
the graoary OF the otate-Wou!d nave 70 haqi
her wheat and n9ur 10 wagons over oad ROADS