New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-08
VIRGINIA AND HER DEBTS.

To the EdIfOF OF me TFiOUhc
SIR: Your reference to Nirginia's cancellation
Of that portion OF mr. dent which should properly he
borne by West Virginia wcakens my confidence IN Your
criticisms usually just and discriminating Have you
forgotten that forced division of her territory which ne
cess.,atei division Of her dcJii II so, please make
proper editorial correction.
Undcscrvcd ccnsuro defeats its object and your article
will do more to weaken Governor Holiday than would
Finding thcmsclvcs dciiomccd rcpudiatiouists any
way some o his supporters may conclude TINT 'here Is
10 use irving to be honest.
A n man hate such undscrminating criticism. and,
Nirginln, think IT proper Tor me to correct H.
iu'i-H tils q, ny ~ ? u W r.snrrtuily
Acr- lOrk, March J., 1873 Dr.
I~omc Injustice was done in the paragraph 10
which exception i, taken. The action of the
Virginia Legislature in 1871. in providing for the
funding II but two-,hrls of the debt. was based
upon an agreement made at the time of tho division
of the state that West Virginia should assume lis
proportion Of Che debt. The attempt to decide what
that proportion gave rise TO long quarrel
Virginia declared that it onc-third and lcgis-
lated accordingly, while West Virginia raised an
absurd claim that the debt should he divided, not
according 10 territory and population bat accord
ing 10 benefits conferred" Under this arrange
mcnt she insisted that her share lesS than
million dollars. But in the next year a rcpnlia-
ton clamor was raised in Virginia and the funding
process was suspended by the Legislature, in spite
of the Governors veto. The record OF neither
State seems oy .r-LIight III this maiteT.-LdI
WHO MADE TIE FIRST DAGIIRHOIYPE.
To the razor OF The TrtbUnc
SIR: Professor Chandler and your annony-
nous corr, spondont are both Neither Draper
nor Morse took the first DagucrrotJp pc likeness ever
made in this country II taken by John Plumb.
who for several years lad IA gallery at broadway ANA
Murray Tor Warrcnl street and the man who assi-cd IN
making the plates and camera IL stll living IN this
city, IN 1887, I think. when kept tho news room In
the old ToutInc Building, nj Wall and Watcrsis, re-
criXc. from ~ Liverpool correspondent, ~ Ia'hct
ship my usual flies 81 papers, among them was fih4c
couy OF me L0ndOn SIN Of Saturday afternoon; III"
shin lei LIVERPOOL atc the same day. In tins iaprr WAS
baeucrrr himself / showed the payer 20 Plumb, and
he Immediately set 10 work To prepare camera ana
patc, To lake likeness. The irs attempt Was made III
lie upper story 81 She building al tie Junction 81 D'A-
ION st. ana The BoWcry. The first sitting TOOK hitrcn
or twenty minutes, and tie winter hereof Was tho nls
victim. The result was very poor Wcturc,Hc u did
present the features human face Professor PunD
afterWard perfected ms apparatus, opened gallery
and hccamAfamaus on the arrival of tie next packet
Professor Morse received from DiGurtrs more u III
sructions told Inc himself. hc nid not bring ire
pfoc,. with him. Professor Mo!so then set To Work,
aud win tho aid OF the mau VINO h'l a-siHlrd
Plumb made ms apparatus and took hhcur.-r-, which
he showed He knew at tue time that Plumb was
ahead OF HIM. ~ this matter, at l"l"'.
Your, very truy. Jss ". HALE.
No GO WalLst, Nc,- ark, March Z. ls1s