The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-01
GENERAL NEWS.
President Hayes on The Virginia Debt
Controversy.
He COunssls the Honest Payment Of
the Old DOmlnlOn's Debt.
Sudden Demise Of Fighting Joe"
Hooker.
The Brave Soldier Vanqulshsd by
Death.
Grant Gradually Nearing HE Eastern
0Vatlons.
Further Reports Of the Storm on tho
North Atlantic Coast.
PREslDEST HAYES


On the virginia Debt QaeaIIon-IIe' Dis
couhtenanees RepndiatIOu aud UFgel
Honest Liquidation.
RICHMOND, Va, October 3l.-The Ii,
tElligeHcer this evening publishes what IL
says Is not stolen interview, but an out.
spoken and cordial statement ot the views
Of President Hayes on the Virginia debt,
which was given to the editor Of that
paper on recent visit to Washington.
The President says; ~ have nothing to
conceal or withhold from any one, and |
prefer that my position should be known
to all. l do not assume to canvass or con.
troll the votes OF the Republicans Of vlr-
giniA or seek despotiC way to influence
the federal officers, yet l would be much
surprised II the Republicans should ally
themselves with the readlusters Of
your State. They should not coun.
tenance or encourage or touch any
proposition or project whatever that con.
tains even a germ Of reputation. ThOy
must not sacrifice the great principle In.
yolved In the payment Of the honest debt
Of Virginia; even though TO do so would
result in some transcient advantage over
their adversaries. This Is not question
Of to-day butalltime. Virginia Is making
a great mistake OF her life. Forcible re.
adjustmentin principle is nothing lessthan
repudiation, and don't your people know
that there Is not a respectable man in all
the North who will be likely to settle In
your statsunless you act the part Of honest
men and pay what you owe. Here, In
Washington, where am living 50 near 10
your State that almost feel that am
within It's territory, my interest has been
much aroused In your troubles. Indeed In
q speech which ! made at Detroit a few
weeks ago | had Virginia and Tennessee
almost solely In my mind when tiwelt on
the enormous wrong aud injury OF repudi.
alton in all its forms, and that speech.
sent % General Wickhan, with this pOr.
tion Of 1t marked (potnting to part marEed)
that he and all Others interested might un.
detStand my views about the controversy
IN Virginia. My views on the general sub.
ject are those which know are entertain.
ed by General Grant, Senator Blaine,
Secretary Sherman aud all other leaders Of
the Republican party In every part OF the
North, East and West, and surely South.
ern Republicans will not place themselves
In opposition to such leaders. The InLAli.
ge1lceT states that the President said great
deal more on the subject, and finally ask.
ed II the federal officials, naming the Dis.
trict Attorneys and Collectors OF Customs
Of Richmond, Norfolk and Harrisburg,
Collectors Of Internal Revenue Of Peters.
burg. Richmond and other points, and the
Postmasters Of this and other cities and
towns in the State, were not supporting The
debt payers. He seemed grateful to hear
that they were, and then said hc hoped
The colored people Of Virginia would not
be mIsled by the appeals Of demagogues
and induced TO cast their votes against the
debt payers, the party Of honesty and
right In this contest.