The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-14
',rhe ls,tlata Debt,


The State Debt.
This is q sub ect upon which there Should
be entire harmony amongst The representa-.
tsves OF Virginia, Eyery man in the State
should desire the question settled, becaase
III no other way can theweaiareo Of the Cen
I,onw caIth antof her citizens be SO decidediS
4pronored az by the arrangement OF her puD.
lid debt and the establishment OF her pad
He credit. Public credit and private credit
: cannot he separated. is one is depreciaeed 2,
SO will he The other. A citizen OF q sta.e
that Is discrediied Will himself find 70 naro
10 obtain credit from home. The citizens o.
. lsiscreaited state soon fnd as they 30 from
home shat they suffer because they isTe 10
iishonored State. s n /,
Like the citizens Of Mississippi, they VII
feel Ii necessary for their own yindieas.on
/. that they shan place opposite their name
upon the register TINT they are notan favor o
OF the repndiation Of public OF private ssD'
LEGATIONS. Such, for instance, as - JOHN o.
Smith, from Mississippi, but not inesyor q
: Yenndiatiop,y or .s JoIIN ROBINSON, from
virginia, but notan favor Of enforced equity
or .shali.way robbery Every firginlan
should desire that the honor OF his State
should be. maintained that be should Of
WAYS behold his State IN bonored and re-
yered Commonwealth hose people snouto
be respected as yirginians, and whose ere
dit sho,,ld oe such that her sons might IN
vest their gains in her bonds and. kno"
that they could not better place tnem iot
credit and for safety.
Now, we repeat what we nave aireaoy
said. that the debt OF Virginia can p PC get
4 ,foS arv,snahir end o. 'oe
lie creditor, and we moreover repeat thar
nothing could be better for the state ana
for her people. The debt question once
settled, the judiciary, the executive ano
legislative departments OF the government
will unite In enforcing the measures for
carrying out the terms OF settlement 1altn-
fully and honorably.
The settlement can be made without an
increase Of taxes, but by faithful coilec-
ton Of lmpositions already determined
upon. But even should II be deemed essen
tial to assess an increased levy, it could mot
be more than a most trivial amount; and
even the Richmond Wing has declared that
for the sake OF settlement even that paper
would acquiesce in SNAIL increase.
That the creditor is ready, upon liberal
and even generous basis, to settle with the
State, we believe cannot Justly be denied.
We all have the best reason to believe that
Virginia can meet the views and wishes OF
the creditor, who. hasaso trusted Virginia as
to lend her the money that has built her
public works, fromswhich she is now daily
receiving most important advantage.
Then what is there on earth to stand be-
tween Virginia and her creditor SO as to
prevent a settlement? She To- deny his rea-
sonable propositions-he to reject her frank
and sincere efferins9 Nothing that IS rea'
SonQble and honest.
People OF VirginIa-brothers and neigh
bors-here is the point for you to consider.
In the case as here presented you see that
every interest OF the State, every impulse OF
honesty and Justice, dictates the wisdom and
advantage OF settling the question CT the
public debt, and therefore no obstacle OF q
public character should intervene to pre-
vent a settlement. -,
Now, should any purpose or Interest OF
private and personal character interrupt q
settlement ?; You members of the State
Legislature; IS any one OF you willing for
your personal ambition to stand in the way
OF the greatest political blessing thai cnnld
now descend upon your State? Rithere Is
such one he is unworthy; he is alike in
sensible to his duty and to his honor. he
deserves to be execrated. The public wei
fare and the public honor are above all per-
sonal considerations. The Commonwealth
OF Virginia would in no sense suffer from
the utter annihiiation Of any wretch who
aspires to public honor with such inordi-
nate ambition that he would hesitate not to
inflict upon bis State any injury or dis.
honor, provided he might thereby be made
governor or senator, orH,fin some way
crafty this miserable ambition OF his
which exalts him in his own conceit
EUOfC tbS NCildlC duu ADhoi VA haS SSs'oNS
above the comfort, independence, and con.
tentment OF his own fellow-citizens!
How many Of you, feilow-citizens, Inspire
to these high offices? Could any OF you De
content TO crafty yourselves at this great
cost3 II you could not, how is it possible
that one Of you could descend SO low as TO
use your influence and exertions to crafty
anybody else at the expense OF the dearest
interest aud honor Of your State, and at the
expense Of wreckins the State pride and
welfare Of your people? Oh, think OF thts.
We are satisfied that if our legislators
IL our noble Virginia representatives-give
to these matters calm and just considera-
ton We shall have before the close OF the
present session fair settlement OF the pub
lie debt to the welfare and honor Of Virgil
: MIA and the unbounded qualification OF all
our people. A5sa 1.'ss s. ~.
Foreign Trade--Resumptton.
Il 1t is cause for proud qualification that
alter our fearful domestic strife there should
ho c,,ch wide difference between our eX.