Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-08-26

Some acts like that of reputation In
Mississippi stick and blister like the
shirt Of Nessus. Washington eaid
cherish public credit |" Yours was
the first county named after him, you
are the custodinns OF his memory. A
voice tell us about the couponsl |.
Well III tell my friend about that,
Col Fulkerson at the close o. his
speech cried "oh that parson Massey
was here!" My friend / presume in
response TO that cry was trying ia
come to his assistance. A voice-hiI
him again. ] No! did not come here
to hit people. / am here as free
citizen and am ready to be cut]. Well
az my friend Col. Fulkerson said
come here to save sinners Of which my
friend is the chief. TApplause and
cheers. He says live in Richmond
granted. Does that throw any light
on the question? docs Va, owe the
Debt and can she pay il?" He has for
years belabored the people to send
him to spend the winters in Rich,
mond. Laughter. He says / live in
a palace invite him when he comes
down no he amt coming. Laugh
teri He says l married vito. We'll
| AIN not ashamed of that.
Nobody pretends there was any
fraud in contracting the State debt
Those men who loaned us their mon.
ey did not force it on us. We asked
them for 1t. The State politically
could not swear by any greater and
she pledged her sacred honor she
would paw it. She pledged the stock
and net income Of the roads and lastly
her sacred honor. I would as soon
cast ridicule and reproach on the hon
or OF my mother as on the honor OF
my State. AS to the coupon IL is not
a Richmond privilege. IF owe Va.
o dollar and she owes me a dollar
don't we Offset claims? Anything
wrong in that. Now the State pledg-
ed the income OF her rail road. What
is the income of road? Is not pas.
senger fare part of that income that
is pledged to pay the bondholder. Col.
Fulkerscn abuses me for using the in
come due the State to pay the bond
holders Did he not ride here to-day
and does he not ride to Richmond and
Mobile on dead head ticket and thus
put in his pocket money that is pledg-
ed to the bondholder TCheers1
don'tblame him. But one third is
taken Off for West Va, and he says
because q war come we must forcibly
reGdjust the remainder Now he
practices in this Court. Tomorrow
he Will come Into this Court 10 sue a
mnn Oh an ante was debt. What will
he say If the defendant asks to road
just the debt, because we have had the
war? Va was not obliged to go t.
war II was her voluntary act, Can
she plead that? Va. won much honor
in that war. II is her brightest page.
Bat when on that bright page there
Shall be recorded the heroism o! her
sons and the faith, patience aud fnrii.
tude OF her women. God grant that
on the diverse page there shall be ma
such damnsble stain as reputation OF
her honest debts, He says we were
conquered and should not pay the
debt. That IL not the law of nations.
Did Prussia assume the debt Of France
Mt the close Of the war Of 1870? [Col.
F.-did they take her property and
territory?1 Why certainly. Did she
not take Alsace aud Lorraine, two
States ~ large IA Virginia. GCheers
Did she not take from her large war
indemnity. Did we not Take from
Mexico large amounts Of territory. Did
she have to assume Mexlc0's debt?
rhe creditors have agreed to readju-t
hy accepting the Mc('ulloch Bill. II
they had not done SO | would have
hren willing to Increase taxes TO pay
item. It that he treason make the
most Of 1t. He read from n published
letter Of Col. f. advocating 3 per cent
on 80 millions OF dollars, and that no
increasc Of taxation would he necessa-
ry to meet It. Now will you take the
old + b., the Nee Bill or will you
rcpudiate the debt? The Bocock Fow.
ler Bill, for which nearly all tho Re
aajnsters voted, contained non taxa
bic ponds. We cannot tax bonds held
out Of the State. Every body con.
cedes that. Under the old bill the in.
terest amounted to 81 100000, under
the MEG. Bill II amounts to only some
5000 600, Iapreal to the Auditor and
to Speaker Allen. whom you Read
justers elected - proof that II will
not require an increase Of taxation
Now what IL the remedy If you do not
accept the Net. Bill? Those who fund
under It viii have n contract, 20 snys
the Supreme Court. Some fellow pro-
posed powder TINT would oppease
the papgs of hupger ny II remedy for
the famine in Ireland Col. Fs. REM
edy Is not more efficient. He says give
him two thirds of the Legislature.
Well you had that last winter aud
they would not follow you. He says
the Legislature passed the bill by
fraud Well he was n member of II
and ought to know. Why did be not
get up there aud expose 1t He talks
about the park-the public square
with ils squirrels and its deer | new.