The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-05
Illu5l|ll, l,
. IA -. s. DEcEgBER :, 1878.
ss,na floNer1,t,rss Message.

$50 u
snAo s, ON or the StsoYerncr's message
world 81 Itself tenS to cut short our z, com.
,naats MON &c when Ia dallon %
shat. fact we state that as much MS nsaseeen-
! ,sse,;ethasof HE message Is devoted to the
,,.. s debt, sae reader Will understand
rs,as extended comments are mos Gated Scri,
The Governor plunses at eace into 0is
nrincipal sab ect. He reviews It In n calm
and impartial manner. He not only pro-
sesses that he IS governed by o sefs sgs OF OF
duty, hit freely accesds the same fiesiye 70
the. legislative and iu{fcas departments OF
the government. His remarks Upon inis
poirit indicate al possihse aesrees for ehe
General Assembly. % hes inss SIS. Y pom
az that it IS not Cor s6ns depart
nant Of the government isa set up
its opiniens No. fbe she1 reae and guide
,,s = the otaee; two Ailments. Z lie
tells. the Legislature fcandfaly that the
S,ehs is an honest one--to be Honestly paid
or honestly rsadicssee. Hesdmits that tse
~ Weight oil ste 'dettsis great for an impoyes-
isned Conmonweslth, but i;ie nevertheless J.
acknowledgements declares thae u
rg,,,st NOT ibe, and cannot de, and viii not
me rep,zsiated. Fhis will give the drift of
The tiopeynof ssvvotds The message mast
he resd ito heStherougEy understood and
appreciated. II a.a 'ifi,'i' '.t,' -s;.'i:
.Asssr arguing the Questions which come
up ia considering the amount, the Eatpre,
and the obligation ftthe public debt, the
sGoEernur tells exacsiS how. much the de
dot Il. atssix perceht;; how much it WIZ DC
at four, per cent; boldly avows t'sst AN in-
creased revenue is needed; aud states
h,ow that increase may be effected. de then
:smbn,ts.seyeral different propositions for
readiustment Of the public debt. which
propositions Garnet be ondensed'into fewer
words than the Governor has employed in
describing them. We are not prepared to
express astsnow o preference between the
-plaus, nor towesgh the: obiections:to them,
-Sf.anv there be. Bat we1endorse fully what
the, Governor says ds TO the tax.rece s o
seature. tis,so greater hardship fora State stu
.soreceiye herewn obligations as. moneytban,
-ft.isfor man to do1so; and what would be
said 81 arla,who should object TO receiving
fpir debt d, thousaGd7 dollar bond OF his
own, il due and payable, and. declare that
-he would iIsye nothing butthe money!
1.-The Governor shows that II llis recon-
men3atious be- followed s453,G45.15 'of adj
ditional revenue will put the State upon her
.feet, restore her credit, preserve her good
name, tasse her coupons out Of the streets,
seeing that they will be'payable 10 fun, and
reinssate peace and prosperity. Shall, .' we
not have this boon An additional tax OF
$3.50 on a thousand dollars worth OF pro-
-perty " Ill bring in $4SO,000. The MoFFETT-
register law ean be so improved as TO bring
in that sum in addition to what 1t now
yields, ier, ,as the Governor says,a new law
to tax liquor maybe framed which willfake
the OLD State .sout OF the woods" VIII
not the Legislature make an effort TO accom-
pIisii these most desirable Objects? Mt
!. One ,pase OF references to other matters
completes tie message. The Governor IS
so anxious to see this disturbing cause're-
moved that he very properly devdtes bis
time aad attention to it as the most impor--
,tant one which the General Assembly will
have before it.. He,His a. true Virginian.
earnestly desrous TO do all he can to benefit
Ills State, and we trust that the Legislature
will meet him in the same broad and catho-
die. spirit which be manifests.~ IL r. III