The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-11
- naYI. aud the state De01-tn'
btnH'ol, ,, -" nT parties In Relation Thereto

wsse indebted TO Senator DA''s ~.
We ot ,be Congressional Record contain
COPY ,, F, r,yBaltm report OF bis remarks II
ISn,a, ra, n Senator Sherman, in regard e
1rs 'as position Of the Democratic a,, party lL II
Ipo @o., Virginia towards the Virginia debt
v Tp "a, soostor certainly reCkoned without
,,lpos, chen he was uuguarded enough
a'' .amn,k that the Democratic party O
%'', % 'S Virginia "is probably the only party
,'' HsI has moved straight to this question
rrI. ,'' S .'.,rment is very far out Of the way
lA, ,to record will show, as is also the
smant contained in the following colo
'"s '" with Senator Sherman:
"! 9y Spr,man-Let me ask, did not the
noc,,ts mn ra when they revised the Consti'
ps.nOI,,W snO a, Nest Virginia leave out that pro
lauo" lion t"r The adjustment OF the debt with
Virginia? u.a. v;,,,ris-No air.
n, Mr. S6euman-I was informed tney uiu,
n, NJ Dsyis Of West VirginiaTSo' Slr
,,, %i' wiII ieIl YOU what they did, The
Ou. ,, n,oyision that originally existed was
sAnv vyaTpewpJ, hut q provision was made ioi
wv v'n,yment ,v% of the debt whenever set
!ne .0,I.c, r1I to1k place; and II the Senator
utln1S'L HIi i,oL At lhe Constitution he will find
,n,t S% ,6e State OF West Virginia made 9
"oyison, and that was the only aept sne
,y'Sr'Ij ,J IN yjsS, that whenever the debt was
.sIs a,e sJ belween the States, whenever the
SnsSliou 'FuII WAS settled, then there should be
I1'oS, I.esis,nn made for it, NOW, let me say
" H. Sherman-That is more cunning
u'n thought, because they made nc
",ovisIoR lOr q settlement, ana YET pro
yipj that when 1t was settled proVlSlon
should he made
Nj. Sherman, as the record will show
made very judiCious and penetrating
Comment OH Senator Davis statement. dc
Alright in the estimate which he put OF
,bo way in which the Democratic party
virtually sneaked out Of any recognition
olthe Virginia debt.
As early as the 92d Of January, 1872, In
,be session Of tho Constitutional Conven
t,p. Sam Woods, Of Barbour county
offered the following resolution,i which
ON bis own motion, was referred to the
Committee on Taxation, Finance anc
Education,
up,a,,d That there exists no Just, lega
or eoni,sb.e claim against the State o
Wet Virginia for the payment OF any
portion Of tho public debt Of virginia
md that the triaiag prOriSiOn on thal suGlsc
h our present. Constitution ought no longer 4
ria"
Hare is,he milk in the CoCoanut. Herr
isthe animus that aCtuatOd many OF thos'
who Dlrck out the provision ol the Re
publican Constitution Of 1862, which VI
quoted oil Saturday ,reCognizingou liabili
" for MI equitable part Of the Virgini'
debt, md omitted all mention Of sai'
debt in tic Democratic Constitution o
lsi!. IikeSam Woods, they intended t
steer clear Of any recognition OF 1t b,
Hdkirg out the provision recognizing
liability in The former Constitutions
Page GO2 Of the journal Of the ConVen
ton shows that Hon. W. Y. Wiley en-
Observation-Disclosures the identical rec
ognilion Of the Virginia debt that existe
inlhe Republican Constitution otlS02. Il
offered the following amendment to tn
report Of the Committee on Taxation an
Finance:
AN equitable proportion Of the publ
debt Of the Commonwealth Of Virginit
prior to the hrst day OF January, 1851
bhaI b. Gasumed by this State; and III
Legislature shall ascertain the same
soon @ may be practicable, and provid
IOr the payment thereof"
This resolution wNs defeated by the 70
loving vote!
ArS-ArmBtrong, Atkinson, Brown
Dickinson, Farnuwofth, Fitzhugh, Ill
gn', HOntner, Mathews, Miller, NJ,
Cteety, Peerce, PeudlOton, Pipep, Pugl
Robinson, Smith, Wheat, Wiley, and NJ
Pteilent Governor rrice)-2O.
NoE-Amett, Bassel, Bee, Dogg
Bgne, Csltee, Grim, Cushing, Davenpor
Faulkner, Ferguson, Fenell, ITaymonI
Hall, Haynes, lIOgs, Holt, Jackson, 4
Wood, jackson, tot I.Owis), Johnson, (,
Wood, johnson, tot Tyler, Knigh
Leonard, l.urty, Martin, MolTet, Monro
Morgan, McCleary, Osbum, Pannel
Park, Pate, Prince, Randolph, Robert
snider, stickler, Stump, Thornbur
Thompson, Travetp, WOggener, Wart
Wilson and WoOds--4G.
This svctc shows how straight the Dem
cratic party moved towards reCogniti,
oil the Virginia debt. With an oyt
vhOlminH majority in the Convent,
they voted down by an overwhelmil
melOrity any recognition oft.
MI paVls would have the Senate 10 |
let from lis remarks that no moyeme
had ever been made by the Republics
party 10 confer with the State Of Virgin
in regard to the adjustment and appc
\ tlonment Of the debt, and that It had be,
leIt Tor tue Democratic party to give 3D.
an evidence Of good faith. Nothing cou
be Intther from the fact. As early Rs [
S'h 81 February, 1867, tour yents beio
Tue Democratic party took up the questi
10 the Legislature, the Republicans Ii
passed joint resolution ITO provide CO
mls'ionHts to treat with the authorities
Virginia IN regard to the public debt
,OM M State" That resolution provided
follows.
..,hM hhM % soon as the suit Of vitpit
Eans "sa.a ,his State, now pending In the
roy.. r,t,uV NSovt, Of the United States, 10
NV, No llii'dlclion over the counties
Ji.n0y Ji,,aSey aud Jefferson, has been Gins
SnnOi,', ,rJssu y, the Governor OF this 81
gPIlh' STi three Commissioners on ihe +
sior0,s Il ,"s slate TO treat with the Comm
'UuU'I nSeS !, appointed by the State OF ViFRi
"Puu lnh AIlnsinent nt Iha t,,I,it, iaE,I