Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-07


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when that interest is not otherwise
provided for. Is it not clear tn every
impartial mind that the constitution
has been UiOlutcd in the case b>lore
us? And Is this not proof that the
coupon feature Of the funding bill viO-
lates the constitution ? Is it not
m0nstrous for the Supreme Court to
sanction this bold robbery OF the Lit
erary fund, aud deliberate violation Of
the constitution. and then cooily tell
the Legislature they Ought to pay il
back? Is it not prer0gative Of the
Supreme Court 10 instruct the Legis-
laiure what taxes il shall levy. and
when it shall levy them. and when
snd how il shall make provision 10
pay this, or any other claim. Does
that court claim the right 10 make
both the constitution aud the laws ?
But this is not the only, nor perhaps
the WORT mischief that c0up0a
system works. The very proposition
of the fInders to have coupons made
receivable for taxes, was All assamp-
ton that the State vas dishonest. II
| attact the money OF my debtor that
is in the hands Of hiS dentOr, it is be-
cause | believe he is either bankrupt
or Is too dishonest 10 pay me if he gets
it into hIS hands
Tnc funding bill WAS an insult to
the people Of Virginia. Her people
had never said or Iulimated that they
would not pay the debt the State
was not bankrupt. though greatly
crippled. Before the glorious old
Commonwealth. after Il long and
fearful struggle, had fairly sotrea on
her feet and at york TO repair her
losses aud prepare TO pay her debts,
the bORdhO!derS secured al Sttach>
ment II all her revenues in the hands
Of her tax payers. Was this not an
assumption that she vas either ura-
BILE or unSilliog to pay her debts p
The Constitution authorized the Leg
iSl&tur TO levy and collect taxes sui
hcieu, &c meet the dcma6ds Oi the
government. but does not authorize
1t to sign oYec to foreigners and at
tnchment upon ell her taxes and dues
for - years, and that attachment
800. TO be like the laws ct Medes and
Pfrsiars that can never be repealed.
The funding bill not only violates the
in letter end spirit hut
it IS an Insult and fraud upon the
State The manaclcs we're sly!y
slipped uron their hands by q t:each-
erou, Governor sud Legislature, when
thc people, long bowed dy3u under
Calamity and oppression were jIst
beginning TO rise 10 the consciousness
Of their once h01sLcd freedom.
Once Virgins cnuli hsve her proud
tauuer. beauog tha ~ym5oiic figure of
\ freeman VITA b.s fojt oD tile neck of
the iyrant. with the Ilotf0 inscribed,
Sic .ScMpcr iHr0Rnjs.' ''Thus always
80 10 tyrHnt,.' Eut her present humiI-
lated condition reminds us o the trans
ialinu we once h.ar.i i weg. looking at
gHe i2uTe. give to the motto" rake
y14r .fpet c.F aiy aOrk
iu-l"Rd al i,rpGdiy standing with
her f"ot ou lEe tyrAHtE neck. size j.
g.roStratr under the Iyrant's heels.
pteously begging, rake y0cr JoO'
.J h.Y Hsch."
rIu lvug a. the funding bali s.aud~
ispr SoEr.lguIy - IA igIjrGs- she GaE
not CIRtrni over 4 ,lriiar OF her own
rel,uur-. The coupon att',ciIu-ut is
'a-;rntG uTOu every dollar recGiyG-
J.c FOR all ture9. Gne5 Gt1 GemGHds
.tur t.e State" Ii the legislature
ltsd provided \ revenue sufficient 20
meet ali The demands 1i the state. in
rIGdin tha entire interest on the
bnrd-. 81 2fA 600 of coupons have To
Ice iiise -slisti-d They are thrown
UpHu FHe market all over the State. -
The moueyri mcI, IS hn are trs.-t ahie
sud roHdy In pSy their iuN"- buy these
r"Hp"u-. L Il all otirCt for them t0
.,uy these coupons, for t!ey save -
per CrIrt e their taxes hy it They
pay their taxes in coupons. The re-
.uit is that for six uT pIght months of /
fiscal year Of The government scarcely
anything comes into the treasury tut
-Ourous All the officers ana work of
the government. the 400 teachers Of
the puhilc schools. most Of them poor
men, dependent upon their monthly
wages for their living. have Ia Wait tx
to eight DIunIhe before they get n dol
hat come in slowly and IN dribS.
The funder- pTafe ajout the honor
ant credit Of the State. - and tell Hs 10
make sufficient revenue to pay oGr
iebt- and all VIII be right. But this
is the picture with even g sufficient
reVeuue: Ehe proud q honest Nir- |
g,nigus, born and bred in the atmos- |
phere of fTetdum. are here Standing y.
servants at their own table. around !
which sit their foreign bOudhOidlng |
masters, eating til they are filled. and /
when they have wiped Their NOUS /
taches with their rich bnndanas ard /.
departed, the honest l'eople Of the !.
alice hOnored State may sit dO1Cn and /.
rat their tedUm9s! They are forced |
INTO involuntary servItGde, and lnyoi- !
lntary servitude is stdUe5y.
These self STYLED defenders Of the /
honor and credit of the State lift up /
heir hands in holy horror when they !
near some of the advocates Of re-atjUst I
nent talking al out foTcible re-a'ljust /
nent:" when they have forced this /
litter dose down the unwilling throats |
If the people, which it will take 81 /
years TO work off, and now they would /
top the mouths of the people to keep
hem from vomiting up the pnis0n.-
rhe defenders of tine finding bill .
gOuld do veil to heed ihe old adage,
They that live in glass houses ought /,
lot to throw stones"
T CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
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