The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-18

Let us settle.

Let Us SeSgle.
Yesterday being The beginning OF tee,
business.week that Is big With the fase 3. OF
Virginia and Of Richmond ve rose carry
and INDUCED the morning abiutionras IN oaS
pure yaters from the mountains that are 50
lyrical of purity, and 50 remiudfui o. our
pleasant land, its health and saiuprlsys re
then looked about the city ard contemplate
iis superb natural advantages, and depiofed
IFS condition, brought upon it by the Daa
policy, discordant lee lslatiop, and impaired
pnblie credit OF the State. Such an exam
Die OF unimproyed blessings is not afforded
anywhere else that we know Of and this
capital city OF the State--the city which
pays an eighta OF the entire revenue OF the
Commopwcal,h--is a representative o. me
state Itself. Providence has bestowed upon
Virginia, which occupies the most IaSoIe Gu
OF attitudes, the choicest blessings. she
should have the most fruitful industry, tue
most successful enterprises, the most ener,,
ge.ic and prolific processes Of Developments,
whereas there Is little to be seen that does
rot indicate want Of energy and want OF
success. z-,s,s-sa--ez-rs $500 O.
There are many causes for all this. The
public discredit is one OF them. Let the
debt question be eliminated from the poll
tics Of Virginia, and there will soon follow
results which cannot be otherwise than graft.
flying to the people. not only OF this once
honored old Commonwealth, but OF all the
Union. And why should this question be
allowed longer to disturb The peace OF the
people OF Virginia? Surely they are anx-
ious for its settlement. Surely they wish to
close it up now, once for all. we have
never known the papers OF the State to be
more nearly unanimous upon any similar
subject than they are upon this. We have
given letters also from various sections and
counties and from gentlemen OF influence,
which speak the sane language as the press.
Perhaps it will be as well for us to repro
duce in this column few more OF the utter
apces OF the journals in different parts OF
the Commonwealth. We quote first the
Hishland Recorder, published in the ex-
IRENE west:
The representatives OF the bondbolders
have consented TO amend the proposition
they submitted at the conference ny en-
tending The term OF 8 per cert. bonds from
five to ten years.
This will, we suppose, insure its adoption
by the Legislature. To fail TO settle this
question now would be to entail "woes I'M
numbered upon this State.
Next from the Ctinch valley NeoS, near
the Kentucky line:
Although there were MANY who opposed
Tie present session OF the General Assem-
blv as either unnecessary or illegal, yet u
is likely that its deliberations will result IN
more substantial good to the State than any
session since the war. Already much has
been accomplished for the veal OF the State.
The Allegheny Railroad bill, which super
sedes the ctfcte and useless canal by a
line OF freight and trade, Is
probably fraught with as much real interest
to the people as any one other enterprise ever
projected. Yet The golden opportunity OF
The Legislature is to be found IN Inc
possible alienation Of the ills OK the
State debt. The opportunity so long
sought by reddjusters has been opened
to them BY the complaisance and 2eneTos-
ity OF her creditors, who have substan-
tally proposed to relieve us OF one third OF
tho debt, and make the payment OF the in
terest and sinking OF the principal prac-
Iicable without the increase Of taxation.
In our extremity Il way has been suddenly
and unexpectedly opened for relief, and to
this Legislature Is reserved the high privi-
Iege and honor of being the saviours OF the
State. We assure members from the South
west that IL this golden opportunity be lost
they neea never again attempt to ride the
hobby Of REIMBURSEMENT. The people are too
intelligent to be deceived by professions
that they know to be false; and having once
proved recreant to duty. they will never
again entrust their destinlcs to such keep
ing. Now is the time for readiustcrs to
prove their faith by their works. n;
Next irorl the Leesburg Washingtonian,
near. the Maryland line:
"READJusTERs' MEETISG.-There was
None-vNot Single Attempt at One, Even
The Call Was Made-No Response Well
Done for Loudoun. She wants to see the
debt question taken forever from the politi-
cal arena, and will favor. by Il large MAORI
ty, the settlement OF the whole thing upon
the basis OF the late proposition OF the bond
holders, and close up the chapter OF re-
adjusting demagogism on the debt hobby IN
this State"
Next from the Petersburg Post:
We cannot see how any Virsinian who
bonors his State and who really wants to
pay any portion of the debt can stand up in
the face OF public opinion aud ask the bond
holders to accept less than three per cent.
interest for the next ten years, four for the
succeeding twenty years, and foe for the
next ten years. II WEI cannot pay such
moderate interest as that, then the State had
better repudiate at once.
These will suffice for this column. II we
find room for them, more articles Of the
same kind will appear elsewhere in our
columns. In the mean time we say once
more, as we said the day the tirst proposition
OF the bondhoders was made known--<
.tLet us SETTLE"