Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-11-17
Virginia E:nIlsis.
A writer in tho i;al.imcrG American aaya =

- WILMA III i'ip ''IiiIi!iEib sHSi
'EvidortIy lnany holders of tho cGnsol and
l0-lO honda %! Virginia 30 10! understand tho
exact status oi thc:r srcn:iica, amd consequent.
~ hrc nccdicasly ahcril;crG thGm. Trey have
fallen aimee the election from 10 to L. peinle.
Arc they worth less thRE they %cic, or il tLia
not The result Of pure panic? III tho G!s!
place i; il as certain as death aad taxcs' les,
rccally taxes in Virginia. that neither tho
present CT my iuiufo legislature, oven if unani.
NOUS, viii Governor iii sympathy fer rcpu-
dint0r, csn il even tbs slightest degree affect,
alter or change The bonds Of either class already
funded. II the TcaGjustcr5 have certain ma,
jolity, which they have not without tho ropub'
llcGnS. who held tho balance Of power, they can
st tho uimcs; rGsi bill repeating tho nlcCul-
loch or iundire bill. What RI salt? They must
naVo tic Governors approval or two thirda
| majority 10 make that an Cifaclsc law: eud il
Is very c&rtan th:y cln rely upon neither.
Gov. Holiday set ou!y approves the funding
bill. but hc knows that tho best people OF Vir-
| gti', the majority OF Taxpayers a9d Ia!ivcs,
approve CT IT, aGd, moreover, ho is an honest
| mar. SunpCs:, however, he does apreo to tho
rpcaI. What fellows? Fanding stops. How
will that atftut The real value of the bonds
| now tundot2 Necessarily, it will make them
lntrlnslca!ly more valuable. The foyer thoy arc
the moro they arc worth, particularly if it be-
| Cores tcccssaGy to sell the coupons. although
| the law rtGalFta The present Gud oil future
| IrcasureIS TO pay tho coupons, and to borrow
money or sell scrip therefor; and this feature
| OF the la'F Is Incorporated 10 the contract rep
| resented by The bends issued under it, 30 that
u rcac cS.ing treasurer woui probably recaivo
6 mardamu5 Il lie ncGl, c:ed his duty towards
| the holders OF bonds already funded But il
i,r2cd to sill tho coupons, the State will de-
r.TI no advantage from decline liz them; she
| IL Obliged 20 rcacv3 them I. pir.
Int Tho h0lt!ti1 0t tilcaD bonds rclnCmbcr
| that Ito CONSTITUTION OF tho United States d.
ulaTca i;rGt ~ State shall poss law iuspairirg
| The Obligation OF 20 lt!au;R. nr C& pest iactc,
| that tho Court IT Appeals 81 Virginia has dc.
| ci'ied IN ;c'rlc4c9 g. ihcst very coupons (iho
~ lOi tclEE ihc taIiu ~ tho can;cl1) that the
State iaust tnkc thciu a. long aH she COLLECTS
! taos That tho ;3upTcrn Court OF the United
States hiss recently dccldnd, iii tho case Of the
i'"ik ui ioanc4so", where scrip or money which
tho law niaI" receivable for taxes WIS refused
~ lhu cello, t6,SbcCailSa u constitutional con-
van ioa !ML ,!ono what Tina iIegislGtlro Of Vir-
| Hina hHpna 81 do-ihHt suct cn .suo constituted
contract, "nd was good unit! c&rried out, i'm
spite OF NIL tho ls~a ANY cGislntlrn might mako
| i" tho contrary
| 10 overcome lhuao principles and dScisi0HB
~ l. ~ N"r iHsk titti II btro IntI btIty &C
c"mrilsh When II ~ cortSln, as 1t has boon de-
'idod - le, thr"t thrHn bonds hru contracts with
lih StAIn, lhhn II Is cHTttIn that TIM hndGrs do
not haSo to rely ni"'n tho honor OF The grand
Old communicable" Mnii CHn amil, st hnr lfJrls
| al refud4li"n.'
(ENaIi3 DISTRICTS The i1rHotion Gi super
| VI6nra d:atfc under TIC provisions Of tho
o,n7i1 ict oI hlarah 3. 1879. has been com
rl:i9d, -. 10 T5girt! to tbs States OF Mas
saohu deti. ana California: Edaprrnvnd tTader
tins plan Virginia is divided iato five districts.
az follows:
Flrss District cImac, Charlea City, Eliza.
beth City, Essex, Gloucester, Grecn7lile, Isle
OF Wight. Jsmon City, King aad Queen, King
William, Lntcasicr, Matthew, MiddIeacx,
NanssmoEd. Now Kent. NorloIk, Northamp
ton, Northumberland. Prince G;CIge'B, Princess
Annn's, Richmond, Southampton, Su:ry. Sn5.
sex, Warwick, WHsmt r,Iaal and York conn
tics.
Second Diair,c,--Amalia, Arpamait@y, Bad.
ford. Bruhssi3k. buckingham, Campbell,
Charlotte, Chnstc.iiolj, Cumberland, Dinwid-
die. Frankia, tlallfsx. iloury, Lurcaburr.
hlcckl1nburg, Nnttoway. Patrick, riltsylyaaii,
Powhatan and priBco Edwards oounties.
Third Observation-Disclosures Anhcrat CRr,-
line. Cu!pepcr. Fauquier, FIuvanna, Gotch.
ianl, GrEehr, Hanover, f!enrl,O, King George,
Loais!, Malisan. Nelson, Orange Prince VIII.
liam, Karpahannnck, Hpoiisylgsnia aud Sinf-
ford Countless.
Fourth Dlstilot--- Acxardsia. Augusta. Bath,
Clarke. Fairfax. Frederick. Highland, Lona:
Gun, Page. Rockbridgo, Rockingham, Shonau
dosh and Warren oountioa.
Fifth DlStrlc,-A Allegheny. Bland, Boiotou.t,
buchanan, Carroll Craig, Floyd. Gks, Gray:
800, Lea, Montgomery. Pulaski, Roanoke, |
;usscll, Scott. smyth, Iazswe!l, Washington,
Hlsa and Wythe counties.