Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-30
T.sG State DGDS.

tirallie, rave OtEeo!h ~ t'|it'' e''~
society, the Object whic;i 10 10 lr:s'F'c tc CIV
dis CT his State; aEd tC"a'oS the ac:oLt t''!Sn
mc0t OF this obi CT they corcny l9Vi'' >E' 0~-
jIor Same time past il has been the ceunt&It
nra,:c, Of part of the press Of the State ara
Of some individuals 10 attempt to make thc
neoplc Of the State believe that the pubic dcn;
i 81 lar2c that interest upon Il cannot De psl1
without loading the people With burdens great
ar than thew eau bear This coursels pursued,
notwithstanding the fact that tvory dollar OF
the money which the Stale owes Was spant
10 erecting and creating the pubi!c Improve,
mcuts such as railroads. canas, universities ana
asylumns. wbioh we daily use 10 the irsnsac
ticn of The business atFsiys OF cur lives, aua
without ybioh the State would be little better
than 40 unlmprcved wilderness. This beng
the fact, the assertion that VIC cannot pay inc
iDtert s. upon cur public debt, without im90s'rS
great burdens upon curseiViS. even II true,
would rot eyoncrate us from The GDilGatioa 10
perform our duty of paying our credltora the
money VIC have bnIrjGrd itGGl them aEa Jl:;y
owe to them.
But tic amount CT the pubic debt, hnd he
| Increase CT taxation Goc4S=lry 20 paylrE iul Il"
! tercst upon it, have both been greatly eSigR1
| rated tc yCu, The rf.iisc amount 81 th0 pahhG
debt which bears iatci"st Is $;20 JIO, SIS IS,
upon which there is uopsii lott rest due an ia:
ing to 81 ISIS. Ill. 3d. (san the ;Gia ct Assembly
| fer lS77-'1S, page 30. Rrrari oi Seconr Au
| duor FIR September %. 1871 I'll !ho bal
anac OF that hiss bren represented u d: part
OF The lu3!ic debt is bonds OF Tie STATE owned
hy herself, in her sinking and literary tu6ds,
and being her own bords owned b7 herself,
are, therefore, dug by herself, and therefore
not due at all.
| Ifyou leave The expenses q o,u.iuo;irg Jour
| State Government at what they no0 sc, ar'!
maiutain your public schools pom Their present
footing, yet it will require you to Increase your
| taxes tut twenty cents on the huudrcd dollars
worth Of property to pay your expenses Ct gov
| crDmeDt, to mainain your public schools, to
pay to your creditors full Interest upon what
YOU Justly owe them, aod to provide Il sinking
fund which will in few years cxIlGguIsh the
entire debt. People Ct Virginia, tb!uk OF that.
| Remember that the taIas now levied Lei
county purposes in most ccu1tlc5 equal the
State taxes, aud in many cities ard counties
ere greater, 80 that whcIa Z man noN pays ter
dollars sf State taxes, lis whole tax; cjua:y
and State, amounts 10 twenty dollars; aud with
the necessary Increase will then amount to only
twenty four dollars; CT. ia ether Wor;}a, lakes
will b. Increased so mat he llaa who no% pays
! ten dollars, county and State tayc:, viii iheH
have TO PAP only ono dollar mor:, AGA ihu :!an
who Dow ra1s five dollars, coGaty and STATE
texts, will then pay 80 cts. mere. This slight
Increase is necessary il order that ;t Go0! na!n(
! fame Ct cur State may BE- ErIs.:vGG; that 80
NAV siara before tins world high Rad honor
| able people rather than one With tcrG:sha1
credit; that We may eri3y the material b'c&singE
! Of people il full credit rather thar cGdnr3 the
curses Of people without credit.
| Ifs State is fniLblcss 10 her Hbiig .!!2aS. LEI
| less of credit has disastrous Influence upon tu4
pccunary i1tcrts. Ct every cl!2sn Of the State.
| 1t dinnlshca and even destroys the price OF TIC
| lards. 1t Increases The Price 81 everything
whiah every map has to buy
| The mclchauts Il the State, wilcn they go Ia
| New York or Baltimore to buy goods, coming
from repudiatug State, arc given na credit
90 account f1heir industry, hoacsty, or enter
prise, and can ouy buy for cash; consequently,
none but persons with capital IN money Gao az
| business, aad those whose capita! CONSISTS 10
| character and energy arc tx:luded. No money
c,u be borrowed except upon the nos: ty9r5I'
tsrtra;es Of interest, it Of al. Capital goes
from such society 10 ore orgaai2 ID Oh sound.
| or principles, and energy, industry. urd thrift
I'll seek DcW G.i,l' fer tEcir tE9lci'a. Evtrg
| USSiIUSS lULtl III A'is't< 'NS' ~
the !aborer aud the in:lncr, the iii caEoc End
tho merchant, tic dco;rr %:'l ;i,u lawyer.
Esapraciic! means of consolidating Gnd or
~snjy!np all those ciL2sna Of The State WHO ore
! in favor OF maintaining tina Enhlih credit, W.
| recommend that u society, s!ml!ar tn The ona Wa
have for ed, lie organized III each County, CITY,
| snd iowa, and that an effort DO mndo H. enroll
| in such society every yerson in tic county, city
! or town who desires 10 see the public F.ltn PIE
served Wo Recommend also ;Eat This society
| when formed, select sonle person, lifted by his
| talents, his character, and his courage b. repre-
sent bis pecple in the Les's!aturei and II No
| ycnbcr 1879, when tho next Lep!slatUfG vii D.
eloctsd, thst il give whGteVor influences il Cnr
command towards the election Oh 1hat person.
WO have tho grestest contdsEcn that II lhis ilsn
is pursued enerS etlCs!ly Ill over tho State, The
next Legislature will be composed CT nlein EcT5
! In i.yor Of NESTING our obligations.
A thorough discussion aId en- exhaustive
| canvass on the hu5t1lgs, through the press, slid
By printed statements and arguments nre neces
ssry for the proper elucidsiion and understand
ing of the whole subject OF the STATE debt and
| preservation Of the pubic credit
| Such measured will entail consido"sb!3 ex-
rense. 1t has been suggested TO IL that the
| creditors of the State ought to contribute some
share of this pecuniary burden; but We have re-
jected al such suggestions. being OF opinion tha!
lists due to ourselves that we should take the
| entirs burden sud expense CI this cOEtrorersy
from any extrsneous source-ths people Of Vir-
GINA being the sole and only guardians Of her
! credit and her honor.
! We recommend that g. fast as county society
is formed it put itself into communication with
the central society at Richmond. ,Coulnunica'
tions addressed to the cecretsry Will racelTa
immediate attention. 1t is desired to r0ako this
society as large Us possible. Persons desiring 20
become members will please send their names to
the Secretary. The press throughout .ho State
10 requosted to publish his sddrc.6.
Robert Bevorly. j. W. McHcEeo,
| A.. Fl. Drawry, }. l.. Jeter
| Il. Il. Duiauy. Chsries Rfaca.
| Randolph Harrison, Joshua Peterkin,
Robert W. Hughes $. 3. Bradford,
| Geo. w. Palmer, J. L M. Curry.
James a. Walker Alexander Hives.
Francis Ii. Wnittle. A.. Broaddus,
WINS. 9. Wickhsm, w. ". Gilmer.
| Joseph Wilmer, Charles d. Head,
| Thomas II. Garter, William Aeap,
John E. Edwards, u. Q. McGee,
VIM. II. Southsll, Il. NJ. jackson,
! Thomas ". Wood }. i. Taylor, Ill