Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-12

Otl. IhdO no TeduJuSlkltus VI Tic
State debt Should be made by our Gen.
eral Assent 'ly by any enactment that
may be con strued into a contract, by
which that fundamental attribute Of
sovereignty is compromised. in the ex-
ercise Of viii oh the right of the people,
through then successive representatives,
to levy and. control their revenue, is
secured. A nd no settlement will be
just,or accep ted as final, which does not
fully release Virginia from all claim or
for he one third due by West
Virginia; or which includes any portion
of the war, n reconstruction or compound
interest, for ourselves or our posterity
to pay.
9th. That we adhere infexibly to the
views of the fathers of our institutions,
so frequently and forcibly promulgated
in discussing The probable abuse Of the
taxing power, viz: That the safeguard
against oppression is in the elective
franchise, under which each set OF leg
Islators may be succeeded by another,
with no constitutional power in any to
barter or contract away the assessment,
collection and disbursement OF the rev.
enues.
7th. That we hold the conservative
party of Virginia to the strictest COM
pllance with its unqualified promise to
brinq our entire indebtedness ,oithin tie
resources of the State deriped from the
present rate of taxation and to do equal
Justice 6y all classes of our creditors.
Sth. That the Literary fund, dedlcat-
ed to educational purposes since 1910,
is prior in It's lien upon the plighted
faith of the Commonwealth, and, save
the memory of ancestral fidelity and
patriotism, is the only heritage OF the
door children left to the guardianship OF
the State, and its reputation by read
iustment would entail lasting dishonor
and disgrace. Moreover, that one-ffth
Of the taxes on property was, and is,
LEVIED for public free school purposes,
and any other use, appropriation or dis
position Of it operates, and is, fraud
upon the taxpayers.
9th. That a proposition to impose an
additional burden on pOsterity as con-
sideratiOn for that which we haye a
moral, equitable and legal right to
demand and sovereign power to enforce,
is obnoxious to every sense OF justice;
that public policy, as well as the
equities. demands that ne rate of in
terest be paid on our public debt now
or hereafter which makes bonded in
yestments paramount IN profits to in-
vestments in agriculture, manufactures
and other industrial pursuits.
10th. That we will send delegates to
The Convention called to assemble in
Richmond on the 25th inst, charged
with the duty, first. of assisting by all
proper means in readjustment OF the
debt: and secondly, to cooperate con-
servatiyely for organization to meet the
issue which the " Thirty-Nine " threat
en- to preclpitate should the present
General Assembly fail, for any reason,
OF success in their laudable undertaking.
Ilth. That, in addition to the dele
gates appointed by this meeting, any
voter Of the county who may be present
at the Convention, and who will con-
form his action to the sentiments OF the
foregoin! resolutions, shall be an ac-
credited delegate.
18th. That we cordially endorse the
action of our delegates in the General
Assembly during the last and present
sessions; and in testimony Of our con-
tinued confidence and esteem, we here
by appoint them delegates to the con-
ventiOn of the 25th Of February 1879.
The following delegates were them
appointed:
LEE DIsT.-Wm. II. Rice, Solomon
Kineree Samuel Moore, Robt. A.
Clarke. Ambrose Henkel, John 2,
Brock. NJ. W. Williams. Jas. Maloney
A. J. Zirkle, Mark Thomas and Sam l.,
Grim.
AsHBY DIs.-Leyi Rinker, J. F.
Kagey.G. II. Keontz,T. W Ryan. SAM
james Zirkle, e. Rosenburger Isaac
Bowman and L. Triplett, Jr.
MADISON Dn.-Whiten Bowman,
Benjamin F. Cofiman, ]. J. Stonebur-
ner. Abram Ross, Samuel Ho fman, r.
NJ. Lantz- ManOah Hartman, Philip
Helsley, Samuel NJ. Lantz, Joseph
Conner.
SToNEwALL DIs.-S. Whitaker,
Samuel Smoots, Eli Cofelt, Charles
Welsh, ]. L. Campbell, VIM Hahn,
David Gochenour, r. I. Graves, NJ. NJ.
Smucker, David Maphs, Geo. II. Ham.
man, David Shoots, Dallas Sager, H.
H. Riddleberger and Chas, Zepp.
JOHNSTON DIs.-Levl Cullers, Isaac
Foltz, John Hausenhuck, P. Cooley,
Milton Rush, Edward NJ. Bushong, il.
II. ROdener. Tobias Glen, D. 0. Bow
man, Lawrence Keller and George
Shaver.
DAVIS DISC. A. Hupp, Z. W.
Sydner. Levi Sonner, Cyrus Keister, j.
II. Sibert, Noah Hickman, G. A. Brown
Obed S. Funk, A. r. Redfern, John
Copp, John II. Snarr, James Headley,
James b. Jackson, John II. Newell,
Joseph Keller and L. Hannah.
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