The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-03-06
For the VIRGINIAN
The Governor and the Brokers' Bill.

Is our ercellent Governor forever to stand in the
way Of the people and the settlement OF this per
picking debt question in accordance with their
wishes? Last year when their representatives
had passed the bill known as the barbour Bill .
terposed his veto, notwithstanding it was in ac-
cordance with the wishes of the people, as ex-
pressed at the very conven ion which nominated
him, viz: That any settlement had must be within
the present resources OF the State, and now after
these same representatives have prevented the
the passage of that most ubiquitous bill known as
the .'Brokers' Bill" he again gets between the
people and their wishes, and calls an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature. hoping thereby to force
this bill OF denominations upon you before you
have time to examine it, for he knows it will not
stand that test. 1t will necessitate larger in
this, (see that splendid address of Gen. Mahone.j
1t compels every holder of bonds to fund through
these Brokers at heavy commission, which
patrons OF husbandry have been fighting all over
this State middle-men, and here is the most obi
GUS class to be fastened on us, and to come be-
tween us and our creditors. 1t pays the Interest
in Richmond, New York or London in Sterling
at the option Of the bondholders-all will collect
in Sterling, OF course. Read the bill. 1t ties up
the revenues OF the State for 40 years to come,-
more than generation. and that means forever,
and is an ignominious surrender OF State soyer-
eighty. 1t ignores the re-assessment of 1880, and
the great shrinkage of values which must result
therefrom, especially in East Va. thereby trans
fering the bulk of the debt to this Valley and
Southwest Va. Can you stand 1t. farmers q Au-
gusta though your arms are brawny and your
Is passed our free schools are destroyed forever
Are you prepared for this result :? l think not,
and besides all this it tacitly makes liable for
any portion which is known as West Virginia
Certificates" Virginia binds herself under this
bill to negotiate settlement with West Virginia,
which means she is to sue her, because they (the
Brokers) cannot, and whatever of that portion
West Va. is not bound for, Virginia must pay.
When this class Of persons (synuicatesJ engin-
eered bill through the New York Legislature
last winter. to make that State an intermediary
for collecting debts OF sister States, her noble
Governor at once vetoed it, determining that
New York should never be made an instrument in
the hands of those shylocks who were buying up
all sorts of securities to Cypress the overburden-
ed States and cities of this union.
But not SO with our Governor and ruler He
unltes with the oppressor in his schemes to over
ride and Cypress the people. Twice has he done
1t, and this last time at cost of thousands to the
State. in the VAIN attempt, trust, to defeat the
Will OF the people. And now his apOlogists say
the re-adjusters forced it. But it is too thin,
the veriest school boy will not be deceived by any
such statement. All know that the re-adius
ters. did not want an extra session, they wan
ted the people to decide whether or not they
would tie their hands for forty years with this
Brokers' bill, infinitely worse than the old Fund
ing Bill Read lst Kings, 18th chap. II verse, and
see II you are not playing the part of wicked
Ahab, who bad sinned and was trying to escape
its just punishment. We call upon our represen-
tatives to remember. that almost without excep-
ton, every man who voted for the old Funding
Bill is dead politically. who did not repent of his
great sin ag ainst the people.
AUGUSTA.
This is very unfair and unjust communica-
tion and for want Of time, we publish it without
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