The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-20
q Calm letter from ON Maisorsess Nasiy,
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Correspondence OF the Richmond DIspateh1

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| Its paiDfnE for an un preindicef mind 10
contemplate the political agitation now GO
| Ing on In frgfnias raised by q few disap-
pointed and feeki ess pc ticians, an d mainly
ut the lnstlgatfon OF cue. The native county
or the nd ozart chief gioried In his brilliant
military career, aud gave him. Gathering
support In his efforts for the GoYernor's
Office, but 1t isa hopeless sign to hear so
many good men now say they can follow
him no farther. They could follow him to
the cannon's mouth. but they cannot follow
him In this campaign. Deprived OF almost
everything but honor. we are not prepared
to surrender That. Stripped OF property,
we can still leave our children good name;
and Solomon said, q good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches We are not
prepared to- issue State license TO the
rising generation to eyade every Just obi-
CATION, It is to he deprecated, however,
that the enemies OF Virginia's peace are
making speeches. mostly by men
whose claims 10 The public confidence have
not been rec0gnized-thata are so we'll calcu-
lated to debauch the minds OF the young
men OF the State. 1t would be we'll forboys
TO refer to their histories aud read the
numerous examples OF disappointed am BIZ
ton all the way through. and see how his
tory will repeat itself. Coriolanus. when he
could not control Rome. sought all the
neigbboring savage hordes to bring bis Ma.
tive city to bis feet. Arnold, one OF the
most dashing generals of the Revolution,
when the impoverished colonies could not
sustain bis reckless extravaganza. attempted
to involve his country in rum. Aaron Burr.
after most exciting political contest, hay-
Ing tied Jefferson in the Electoral College az,
candidate for the office of President Of the
United States, could not acquiesce in the
final. result. The newspaper enterprise
being Of recent origin, history does not
afford an instance Of "a subsidized press
scattering its issues broadcast over the land
to poison the minds OF the people in the in
terestS OF its master. A former president
OF a broken-down railroad, in broken-doWn
Old Virginia, securing TO himself a salary OF
$4,000 a year, equal to what was paid till
recently to the President of 40,000,000 OF
people that, too, when the road was so
poor that it failed to pay the laborers In its
employment-now seeking to control the
destinles OF Virginia. What a spectacle /
It is true the times are hard and our bur-
dens are heavy, but this condition Of things
is not confined to us; it is so the world
oYer-in many places worse. Let US lay
aside the moral OF this question and consider
it in the light of eXpediency. What could we
gain by putting these agtators in power9
What would we get by repudiating the
State debt? 4 man who pays taxes on 4
thousand dollars worth Of property pays
about Sl.60 year as his share OF the pres
ent arran cement. About 100000 being
required for that purpose, and the revenues
being about three times as much, the State
tax being fifty cents on the hundred dol
lars, one third is 4 fraction over sixteen
cents ON the hundred, SLIGO on the thou
sand. In Kidding ourselves Of such 4 bur-
den Us this, what would we get in its place
Confidence would be gone; money would
leave the State, for rats will desert burn
ing ship; city corporations would repudi-
ate !; banks OF deposit would be called upon
for the FUNDS deposited with them; persons
with mortgages on their property would
be required to pay up, for it would be un-
reasonable to expect our creditors to delay
collection while they had opportunity.
Politics are SO disgusting that many good
men turn away in scorn; but there can be
no doubt in which direction the path OF
duty lies here. 70 he called upon to put
everything in jeopardy, after legislature
specially chosen, with a. majority of Re-
adiusters, to adjust the debt with the means
of the State to pay it, without any increase
OF taxation, end after inquring into the
liabilities and resources OF the State, by Il
large majority did pass bill in accordance
with such requirement, now to undo all and
remit the State to 4 condition OF anarchy be-
fore the Arrangement had been tried, is the
most unreasonable proposition ever submit
ted to an intelligent people. ~.
SOUTHAMPTON.