Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-03-06


repudiatirg 2 lsFga por.ion Of tho States deb.
The following is the fai! tex: Of The message
10 the Honorable, tie Senate:
The bill entitled "A bill TO re- establish the
Public Credit is before mr.
This is q most CAPTIVATING lille, and ought 10
arouse 10 the breast Of every ct!zan OF Virgin
ia The protoundcst inlcrcat. The sui j'c: il OF
as vast Importance as any that has engaged
their attcatlOn since coonai tmc1, not only on
account Of tie magnitude Ct the material inter
ess Involved. but also btc .use it il irti GIFTED
with moral issues wh;cI no State can be Cb!lV-
lou5 OF and survive.
1t IS not amss Tor Us to remember tina! n lth'
| er States nor individuals en- gvo their Own
dtllhltion Cftcrna ard cxpic: them to b. accept.
| Cd by the world, and applied as they themselves
! may desire CT dictate. Neither GIN they ly
| their eva will decree tEat their ,c:s sr, light
| By reason OF their nero Sovereignty or power,
| and clairl recognition from others by timl |,
declaration Of their virtue. Tho exercise If
might does not make right, aor tho pro cama-
| ton cf hont sly establish that cor ictc) which
s.rDgs from both rtclassiOn and experience,
end is the foundation Of 81, credit.
! No State nan dGSpl51 OF nCgltc; this great
TIlccl,le. For ii Is this which above crYthiug
Il S'oS E1IFS' ~ q p'SiiSh oAiJpS wv iNCt 10 "
\ the earth, and tLrvWJ GrUuud lis oRu citizens
| that casr2c or and protection which make
them lar cJInr uttors iur The ptl2,s alter which
cIvll,& i mGn over taa void aro now Contend
ing. In this racl Gc3rc) and art hnvo brought
The Inhabitants ui C&lis;Gnd0nl IN close rivalry,
| aud the shadow q Gi cr"Git thrown over State
by III own aoH, casts G blight upon ihn efforts
CT Ita cIt%su4. and t.iaIY rctaidI their growth
AID pr( s.'crIy.
More than ihls the " ~ ms themselves IRA
over Inspired by the genus OF the Safe unht +
"hcSi ;rg'a they lIVH. Odc rulo governs 10th.
IT. IL q ucsncratc tlun.cr to suppose that n
State, Though it may have or assumc The power,
has ary tbs M re the rirn. 10 yi6lnta the iunGa-
| manla! rules Which control human cDudrc
and whcn it docs, !; holds cut al example to
IsH ra@p'', wAic;i, when carl'c to liz legitimate
| results, VII pull G"%r iho lars Of the goV:rn'
! Ih@at itScE.
am Ht!c 10 nha wall d=ng ihtaH truths.
Have ih>v any ann'ic ,'i"n to ;I,c condition al
iitira IN Nrgtn'n
| Is htr rub.C c'cdt! lo!', nHi bow dnca this
bill Iurpnan to ~ establish l.?
i"r m:Hy y"ara cur Commonwealth chjnyc,i
| ihr rch hnun:,4 nt her climatic and .nr!. M: =
tied ihoi Ter lcoIl: should IiS' i; lnhctited
| c''a'n,, At" r. ','H'"'t'' ~" liAs hrf h"n'
| ''''''' ~ Wv '''' va u
| The ointment. HIS Tine cafnn WHOM activities
| OPP raInE np0n 0ih"T 3. c!oGS 81 tho country
imrclcd her TO araiiso herself LIST with Ter
great rescue >a shn shnnll ho left aci:in.! 10 the
march cl material da7, npmcnt. Sha unusu.
rated system oil internal improvements, ard
Tor Tho purpose OF t!IactlaE them went toto the
market nnd borrowed large sums It money, Of
| whlch ahn expended moro than SCI .U00, 600 10
! thor cnnsruc!ion wlt'ia her present borders
| i',r these Gums ci monty 40 hlirawo,: sha cXn.
| cllrd hcr hnAha, AMI a. thu hGsS al edit M
| lar back o. ISIS. Ii-'!gcd tho ialih Il tho
| State h. provide Sni!lci,n. funds. md lrr that
Eu7p1sc 10 levy nGtGu1to taXts.
| ms vas Tho Gr;gin OF th9 'icb;-tla cjnsIi-
| craiIon OF Whicl survives to thu day IN our
midst, |! c:casiog many itll tho values OF tho
rrawrN; indeed, without which great portions
OF Flrr !DII wluld be a waste. It. will not BIZ
! denied thst lts origin was most l.ndsbIc and
wise, AMI worthy ct the faith the n0hlo Com
monT"Glih had pledged. Sno had TO trouble
IN getting the Iooa@y, for the part shn had 81
ways played Ia peace and III waT gavo her II
namo tho very synonym OF honor, and that nj
ttcArh to her ci!'Z7iS wherever th.y mght
tiaVu.
| NhA lulli"ed her nTGmSJF, aud promptly pad
tho interest Hs 1t I'LL duo TIT the war came. and
Wiih It, ~ attendant dcvastators aid wocs.---
" Mist 1t lasted The wia cut off from, numbers
OF Ter creditors VINO we're scattered in Il -
county aud hhfonr' Sni tho !oterr*t Jailed TO
b" met. a portion 81 her territory Was acgtrod
| anu nc" N'atc lofniru cut oil II. Bu! NJ soouer
was Hcaco procIhlmcd Than General Assem-
! by. composed OF her CT l2!rs--mon Of tho old
reRlne- unanimousiy rchtiirme.d the obligation.
Ills was repeated IN o2c ttrm or aroIhor, not
LEES han four ;!m?s. Fer several years she
was under military rnIc, bet when permitted to
vote sho adopted, by an immrnso ma oIi'y,
2ln, $50 Tor. to . ZIG aEaInst-about % TO l..
Constitution which fully admitted the sluclty
OF tho debt, ard 10 many clauses provided for
liz rhymrn'. iho earliest General Assembly
uEGcr 'hSt CHnsltatlon made provision toT l.,
ana pas I rnhdlnH II "nico LIKEWISE r1ccg.
hi2 ~ II n It's entirely. Ihs bill, rs 20 oDr Ct
us features, WAS repealed nj tho tex: Hssion,
but without dlFpnt'ng IN ery way tho amount
OF ITO ce5t. 80 events iIded Go. with frequent
repetition CT iheso VIEWS Till the tail OF 1871, a
hchcrai Assembly Wna elected solely upon thld