West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-31
NATIONAL HONEsTY.

! ihSpuDilSh a rom the Wheeling lnto!li-
gencer 10y REQUEST
have been for mauV years the con-
slant reader of your daily issue, not so
much on account OF Tia political compile.
J ton rs for the able articles of many of
OF your correspondents and the sensible
AID well timed editorials l. furnished.
There is one subject % which you have
occasionally referred, aud oue 10 which |
th'hK the honest press of the country
should turn its attention. You wilt un-
deTslaud the power of the press OF To dAy
IN Wondering public opinion, aud 10
guarding bOtL individuals and nations
I from the commissioner of error The
SUBJECT above referred to- is the reck less
manner In which States, municipal cor
ppratipns ald associations of almost every
Kind issue their bonds for large sums OF
money payable To b arer ami lGrOw them
on the market u be- taken, not only by
our own citlz ns, out the subject OF for
elSn cOuniIi.s with which we arc in clos
commercial and friendly relations, with
out making or trying 10 make any pro-
vision for their redemption.
All sucn frauds are GiahUnOmb.c in the
extreme IN those committing tuem and
mighty demUral Zug In Their tendency.
~ see the hoIOred seats II VeZ.cli and
Calhoun IN the Senate filed with ihs bid.
cons em1Ojments of reputation, would
Oe Illuminating not only to The proud sons
81 NlrkinIa aud the Palmetto State. but
IT, every patriot of this land rG1 chr.
IsneS the hOnor OF lis country And such
Is the dcmuraiiz <iOn or our people that
ali TINS aud worse :aHy happen within the
next decade.
But II is no: ouly laws of ns,iaual hon
or, or that the perpetrators of such frauds
20 uh"hipped 81 Justice or the pvcuaiary
losses oi tueir ViCtitu5 that are - Do co4,
sidercd IN toe treatment OF this subj sct.
Many If tu,sG bonds go iatO ths hands
oI foreign EuveEnnenis---utjgCt II the
great powers of the world. n stions
"on'. selt!a tneir grievances with iudIy.G-
uAis, > ates or VorpolauoIs; they Dc
"llh .hcr peers. J. 10 CONCEDED m. all
governments hsvo the right aud that il Is
thelr duty to.rrdrcss the wrongs Inflicted
on their subjsCjs. either of person OH
property, by the subjects of Other ma.
tons We claimed and exercised this
right when we sent Commodore Dsca-
u. 20 II gers aud VTpuli; and we are
no" tXtTCIsiug the right with Tue White
River Utes. When satisfaction for the
wrongs isnot given, the injured nation
may declare war, and punish whole ma
tIOn Tor the Misconduct of a few lndivid.
uEls, or In many cases the injured nation
may, under the well defined laws of ma
lions, issue her letters of maraue sud
reprl7aI and levy on tho property of her
ciiiZtEs. and take satisfaction i'm thar
way suppose million dollars of the
bonds Of the city OF Washington. or fha
STATE OF South Carolina. wers in COM
honestly aud fairly Into the hands Of q
SUBJECT OF Great Britain, aud payment
was denied Gould he not apply 10 his
Government for redress? Could his
Government do less tban TO call the atten.
ton OF he Government at Washington tn
inc subj CT, ana II the matter could rot
DC ADJUSTED, ought not the English Gov
efhihent TO issue her letters OF maruue
ana reptisal aud attach the property of
American ciuzsns ON the high seas or
within the territories OF Great Britain.
and 50 attached, dispose of the same
through her courts and pay to her citizens
me DEBT, Interest anG cost? All nations
nave Their m3raliuie courts 20 adiudicgte
matters OF this kind aud Kindred subjects.
ne have 10 right To- erect a Government
covering vLst territory right In the
u'usi OF tho COmmr rcih and ChU.tisu
nations OF The EARTH o be used as q city OF
refuge, within which thieves, robbers aud
sCoundrels OF every kind can with. hmm.
nity cheat and deiraui the rest Of man
300. We have the right To- make such
laws and regulations among Ourselves rs
we choose. We may cxpoao the hencgl
earnings of our people u all TIC invasiyns
mat dishonesty can invent, but If we
would make . history for ourselve., OF
which our children may BE- proud, aud
AVOID dangerous complications with our
ne2bbors, we will have 10 erect for our
selves ~ people a higher standard of
bouor and good faith in our delli1g8 with
h'ah@lhd. Coon FiITH
ffrt
Tine foregoing letter is from the pen of
am old aud honorable citizen Of Preston
. county, who has been for nearly hair a
century iu public lie. and whose rioo OK
, periencc enables him TO sec and cst.inato
clearly and fully tho dangers that con-
front u.s. a. people to-day.-EDl