The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-24

x,.t virginia Bonds, so.ealIsd.
.Tsst Virginia deferred bonds" |" as the,
,,llej, seem to be getting into activ,
,.a,nd in the New York market. Forty
~, .,,bousand we're sold Monday at l91 {,
a q A.to the cause OF this activity, asid'
~ w tbe deIsat Of the Readjusters In VII
N ~, re hayo seen no explanation. Ger
nj, i, that no steps have been taken II
4, Sale looking to the assumption O
s,n, and inssmuch as by their termi
=, 10 not become payable until aitel
:, dius.meut between Virginia and West
r,iais, We are at a loss to account 70,
.. ,esniug favor with which they are
,.,,iug at the hands Of the speculative
.,aIc The State OF West Virginia has
,.,,r denied her liability for some por.
,,polth Virginia debt as 1t existed be-
d, the war, and We presume that she
,,,d, ready to-day to assume some por-
AN Of it. To this end abe
',a upon a time appointed
G,nuIssioRers, but inasnuch as said
commissioners we're not met by any rep.
,s4,,a,iyes OF Virginia, nor offered any
,b,s 10 the balance sheet between the
10 States, and inasmuch as the assign.
.,u!Oi one.third OF the debt to West Viz.
i,i.vawhollye ex parte on thepartofyir.
t,l, and wls unaccompsnisd BY. any ex.
.5a Of money collected from or spent In
1snritory OF each State, or any schedule
.gets, in the shape OF Investments,
Esl Virginia was forced on her part 10
s,ks up an ex pRrte exhibit which exhibit
,irdnis has always treated with an indif-
gtaee Indicative OF a seeming willingness
IN her par! 10 le! the question Of an
ajqtapnt go by default inasmuch as
hereby she could escspe the settlement
sa.squeu! upon an adjustment with this
Ais fol whatever balance of the one.
Ara assigned to us might be found due
onhe; to her creditors. 'h- ~. ~,
llabelieved in some quarters that -yir.
isil purposely avoided an adjustment
tlh this State for the very reason here
l.ii:l!el. In other words, IL has been
aus than hinted that she is afraid that
puan investigation Of the account be-
rNu tha two States she will be found
ls,, for c portion OF the one.third arbi-
zry assigned to this State, and in order
Iroid this disagreeable disclosure she
u no intention OF ever taking any steps
abtiag about sn Adjustment 3.d .., .,3',l 7 T,
uHtl Virginia does take some such
ap It can safely be assumed that West
irsnia will never moYe in the direction
ANylDgthe deferred bondsp assigned to
IN. They will rumain deferred" in
SYeiuity. She hos shown her willing.
" 10 meet the old State and examine
lie .sepRat between them, and'this toe
Etr Virginia had suggested the step, bui
euuuch as nobody appeared TO repre-.
at Virginia then, nor ut any time since
lha Iesst rot violent conclusion thai
be does not want an adjustment. By
ECadmit this condition Of things doel
@r&ound 10 The credit Of either State
aths esLimation OF the financial world
lot tits well that the creditors Of virginif
mould understand, and let-others under
and, tho facts OF case. The world should
now that West Virginia is not . repudi
ting State. She has amply taken, The
Foand that Virginia got vast amount o.
a0uey by the issue oIbonds, the proceeds
4EhiCh she epent almost wholly inhel
Ta present limits, on canals, railroadi
nlPub!ic buildings, and that having thesC
'sst', and enjoying their usutruct she ii
atitIcd 10 pay e greater proportion
q tie debt than is represented b.
lie mGEe square miles OF territory In eacl
S4to. She has always repudiated, ant
gill repadiates, Virginia's arrogant ant
cautious assignment OF one-third Of thu
Att to her on mere territorial basis. shl
aids that such an assignment Is tn
a1e as II ono partner in 9 farm
abe for q mortgage debt, ahoui'
Rlin the improved two.thirds Q
tirCluding the houses, barns and othe
!aldings, and because the other partne
ssived ono-third Of the mere land
serougher portion at that that there
be he should pay one.third Of the deb
his is the exact case between the tw
Sates. Virginia has two.thirds Of tb
IRn and about all the Improvements, an
4teause we, in consequence Of her act {
tbellion against the Government {
lie United States, separated from her, sht
q order to get rid OF as much OF her deb
HposSible, assigned one.thitd Of It to III
tad 80 formulated the terms Of assignmen
HtO make it an objec! TO her people neve
io'eek an adjustment Of the debt with Ill
The commissioners OF West Nirsini
SfO were appointed in 1871 to adjust th
le& With Virginia ascerEained that th
at! amOun. OF the whole debt on the fri
iiy Of January, 1861, was Sl,77e.067,S.
!asy Iurther aZcertaIned that all oisai
StSt was expended within the ,preser
STATE Of Virginia, with the exception {
siA,S2929. After making certain d.
l'ctions set forth and explained in the
''9ott, they fixed the net balance due iroI
'Sii State at $95S, ,SeO2s. They did nj
Pretend that this was 10 be considered
aauRl verdict OH their part as TO what We
'lBinirouUhtto pay. They said that"Ih
ltAs bIance as we ind It after q protracts
elimination OF such sOurcsI Of information d
M aruilaGlt 10 u.s." They furthermOl
I'D that "from the beginning we realize