The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-18
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81 It il inpudence that takes The form OF
brazea ef.soniery when the fprrib'e read att
;ussors loudly proc,:iini The emptiness. OF tue
treasury. This condition was brought about
BY the Sofcihlc read busters themselves, who
were faisbsess TO their duty to take care OF
the Commonwealth and provide for the
wants OF the governmental provide the
means to pay the States expenses and n meet
her honest obligations. These faithiess
representatives, rather than discharge this
duty, sought to increase public emoarrass-
aneat and multiply the troubles OF the State.
II is 10 the same line OF impudence that
these recreant public men are blaming the
funding act for the same financial condition
oil the State. Had they provided for the
public necessity the existence OF the fund
ing act would not have been felt. What
matters It whether the State pays her obi
cations by redeeming coupons or in any
other way, SO that she pays them! The
faithless men who determined not to pro-
vide the means TO pay cannot throw the
blame OF not paving from their own guilty
shoulders. The coupon is one form OF debt,
and the delinqucnts who provided not for
that form would have provided for oother.
aIady railing at the funding act they
assume that 1t threatens TO destroy the
State. How? Because as the funding
coupons collect themselves. and the re-
creant readiusters have failed to provide
the means to pay them, the govern ment is
$40
current expenses. And are these gentle
men ready to see the State brought to this
dire extremity without lifting hand to
help her out OF her difficulty! We at once
behold how little of public devotion there
is in party OF men who, rather than en-
force our present tax laws, would see the
proudest OF the old thirteen States-theil
own mother, Virginia-brought to dissonol
and disgrace, or, in. their rough language
DESTROYED. Is such set OF men worthy Of
trust OF public honor: Never.
Virginia is able to pay, and they all know
it. IT the MoFFETT-register law were per.
iected and honestly enforced 1t would yield
the needed revenue without an increase OF
taxation. But the readiu>ters want to con-
tinue public embarrassment and public dis
turbance as the means OF capturing for
themselves the public honors and emoiu-
ments. Their whole war is Tor themselves,
and they are in no wise disposed to end it
by faithful performance OF their public
duties.
1t is great falsehood to say that Viz
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champion falSehood in the catalogue OF the
readjusters is that the State OF Virginia can
get rid OF her debt. People OF Virginia,
believe it not. Virginia can never get rid
OF her debt in any way but by paying it..
II she could avoid it by the readiust-
ers' plan of force, she would 60 down
10 after ages q dishonored and dis
graced State. Indeed, if Virginia, witlrher
present resources and her bright promises
as one OF the richest States in this Union,
were to repudiate her debt, she should cease
to be State, as she would not deserve the
name. She ought to go down in darkness
and in night. Were it possible, it would in
that case be a mercy to her that her bright
beginning should be forgotten, that her fate
might be the less notifying to her chill
dren.
But the talk about hopeless embarrass-
ment and State destruction by the funding
act is only forciblc rcadiusterS talk. The
people Of Virginia talk not in such manner.
Oh no. They mean to stand by their dear
mother and bring her through her troubles
with credit and with honor. Theirs will
be the proud reward OF restored public and
private credit, Of domestic peace and pros
perity, and their dear mother Common
wealth still beloved at home and honored
abroad.