Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-18
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| nrCaiSt. tHe ihSstiGH was !"l SCiJ etteh-i Wy
w.rJs Of seventy five members answering to
roll call Nr. bsrbouc, chairman Of the Exc
| cutive Committee, iG accordance With the reso'
luton adopted at the previous meeting, sub
nitted tic following cali Cor convention:
70 the Ieoph Of TugiQia:
| TIC convention wli3h assembled IL kich-
mosd on tic SIN day Ct August, 1877, adopted
a platform, that declared ia iavcr Ct Ica3just.
meut OF The obligations Of; The Commonwealth
| which sh0ud "brlGz the annual interest upon
cuc entire Indebtedness within the revenues 0!
the State dcriTed from the prcscn. rate OF tax
a.i0n aud Go tu1a Justice to a classes Of the
publ, creditors" a5d uhich urged that ''io
ihe selection Of members CT the Legislature the
people Should c!rc! ihlir representatives. with
view 10 their ability to deal with Ike d! HculcS
p7Cs!atcj b7 The linancia condition OF lhe
Comm ynwealIh. it being tho manifest spirit
| aud intent 81 .hot ccnTeDlc1 &c remit the whole
question CT The d .bt 10 TIN ;c3p.t 10 be dsat
with by thGri il tie sclcGilG OF representatives
to The General Assembly. sad by that branch
CT Tie Stale government 10 be treated and els
posed OF deli Iiti.riy. la conformity ThereTlih
the rcadiustess Q! tic G3ucral Assembly at the
last se.s;cn diligently devoted their iimc aud
earnCs. thought 70 tic framing and perfection
OF su}h measures as would execute their Under
start:ius u he nopuaf viii IL that respect,
9liioiuy, ald ior the first ticie, The amount end
c,raiticn q Tic public dtb. ED approprl.lirg
70 i!s discharge tho uaxlmun siDount possible
70 H. appropriated fton Inc rcoIac OF the State
uudcr the cxi.:iGg ra:G 81 iaX3t;ol, when every
possible reform auI rcducI5ii in the expenses OF
administrative, c3mpa;bG with nac2aSIrg Gil
cheney, s!aull have been Instituted.
n
as tic Barbour Bill, wherein IL /: declared, IS
81. i,1,T yiit..ata, that The cynci ion o! the
rcap!c ;f The Commonwealth is such - 10 FcG-
der az Increase Of the rate If taxation Up)n
| rrpueriY Impact able, ani the Gcucra! As
gcmiiy correcting that lta power to Xxx tho
Drortry 81 the citizen uuHt n a tines b.; c1E-
!iacd withiu the reasonable limits prescribed by
what il the judgment Of the GebcEal Assembly
Is lie ability OF the cit2ou TO pay "I.hoUt lula-
Gus damage to his property and business, aud
That the present rate CT taxi!iJn-to Wit, hlty
canls on every huGJrld d9liarS Of GssssseG value
# propcry-:I nc utmost Nni: to W.!oh the
General Assen.tiJ Should proceed IN layyng
i4yt.; that The revenues Of the Commonwealth
with IL, pECscnt ratio OF taEajlon (which Is tie
iighest tha! should b: imPosal) vii! not enable
TIC government 10 maiDlai1 It's governmental
orsaniz itrn ~ p&rio; tlu Necessary expenses
incident thereto ucIcr tho most rlSll system c!
,coaomy. and 10 G s,hargs i's obica:l)cs to the
systC.a OF !r.c .croois o:jsiHeI by tic iGnIa
uieatsl lay .! The CommGu%caith, aud to psy
! rhe rrss:0t rate * ln!eTeit O. the amount
claimed as tie princlrai u ;i3 pubic debt; ard
thai tna preservation Ct tho State government
is .hs2iuleT necessary not oily Tor the protcc
!!eu q! iir person aod property OF the ciGiZc!s
; but ter the rrtss,vl!ica ci the Iighti o: tho
creditors 6! the Commensurate.
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ton: and who fsyor q rcaGiustncnt Of Tie nnbIi.
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