Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-19


difficulty Wa in .'.n COOS In'i)n Of TIE State
sad OF tie United States. Oac huaG..td Years
aga When the iCu5dG:ij ill nj itu rrnuhllc Tgs
lid j, was wi,.;ca ths. 30 Sat, should psss
Il Law mpa!ticg cpnrac', alG. IN 1869 aheo
Virginia adopted htr -eW cj5s'iuuiop, that
sentiment vas io.cs.,Iii:d. 10 The csse OF tie
Commonwealth .gs:ts 5! Aa:o.i .he Supre
Court OF the Slsto snd no Sucrcmc Court Ct
the United States had decl.rtd hist The ecu.
| POTS attached 10 tho oonda to secure The inter
| est must be received Tor teYas. Tho bcu1l now
! stood indorscd ty the highest law court i, tho
| land. a MAJ went to Washington SGD upon
getting co odic3, he d. Q AIRED tha. he e 50
| bigger msl than Grsu, That m,u did rot
! keep tina: ole, long. When the M.huDeites
said they were going to arrange Thugs to suit
Themselves, they we're bigger man ihen the
| Uoi.ed States Sup7im! Court. liz. the
speaker. did no, profess to lie q1iis 30 big as
Goat, tu: he felt be was full large enough 10 fiji
the Guberoaorial ch:ir. Tho il,lfoim of lbc
democratic party declared ina: the present rate
Of taxes should not b. increased. He approved
and stood square upon that plank. ADD if be
was elected the taxes should not. with bis c)p-
sent. &c Increased oas eeut. The resduster
| platform dl1 DOT propose TO dso;easo the tsX;s
one cert, aud 90 lar rs the tax IS were ooGoarned
thego wss 10 difference betmeen The re,djuster
aad ,!li &C nooiaio parties tXlpt that a.clent
| Difference Which has alWry, cXiscd between
six snl half diz.Ii but 10 rovsrd 10 the
mode of settling the debt Of tho State,
there was wido diff r:ro.. The different
statenlent5 OF tho reaGJusteIs. When they vera
iunders, wero criticised. Mshono had pu. tho
debt at over $50 DOC. 600. AID wsl in iavar Ct
| increasing tho tsXas to pay l.. [: had baap
lli Il bn hst
ment would show dtc:ese 10 values OF rs per
cent. tu. 90 The co0lrsry, two years had rolled
around, snd the Jesuit had COMO b. OK Oh their
predictions. 1t turbod out that misunderstanding
specie basis had been reached. that the de.
crease Wa only 5 per oan:. lower ia 1851 than
| 1t was 10 1871. Now the dcmCc.atlc party pro
posed to issue new bond for tho debt, beariug
3 per A. interest instead Of G per o,ut TIE
questions Gro. is tho stito able to pay that
smoun? ard will The creditors take srcl settle
meu:? Ike State could pay that ncuot and the
CREDITORS Etuli gladly aclep! such O settlement,
10 doubt. The net revenue of the State had
boen given him by Auditor Masscys chiai clerk
| (tOr The Auditor was bus!ly orgagad 10 the o,o.
Vas.) at g. 100000. What dii the
State havo 20 do with su,h au amcual?
| Tho damoo alto panty had reduced tho
expresses of government from 81 .00),-
600 TO 100000. Salaries had been cut
| dow; tho expenses oJnncottd with oim.
as jurisprudence had been reiuc i, nud
$50 UGO had b,en saved by reducing hs ses-
riOns Of the lIogiastute 10 uno3 every Wo years,
| Evan thu Governor salary bad bosn reduced.
Hhica he, the speaker, vllcd Tor. After paying
ali tho tXneGs,s Of tho government, the tubIIo
schools, "a. and meeting The ctlGior upoo The
honorable prime pies 81 ncg1tistiuu, there would
l In LIZ I.tn Gam 10
| rlnl fund IN decrease the dab lio believed
thA creditor wuuid accept The settlement pro.
posed ty tho democratic party, hGosusn tho
rats 81 iulercs; Wtra now lower than ever be-
| for go eager were The pcurlJ to got good
sscuIity tor their money that they tu1k the
word nt SECRETARY Window tn settle tho debt OF
| tho Uaitcd S:atcs on )! per ceut. basis
! Ih; IS Was lime when the Ctdit OF Virginia
was ssGGnd not sven to the credit OF tho Uoited
| Sta,ca Wht tho debt If rho State was c)n-
| t,ac,cd Virginia fou0d takers for her bonds at
6 pr cent. inltIcs;. when the u. s. Govern
r,cnt roui fiud 10 tiddnrs Tor its bonds at tho
ssmo rate OF IoG,r.s'. The eecpe Of tho aorld
thea believed lint wAeu Firsi.i4 put her DsIn
! to bend She would msks tina. bond good.
| Lay ssds The d,bt question, urg i the speaker,
su': elect les lure thSt Will make the pscp!s
b icpc ih.i sha Is Is h0uesi 10 day I'd sLu sss
| IN ,hc d,ys thHt ere past. She osn then 20 10
| her rGsdnu!s ED settle ul1n a per Cs. basis.
they Will ioko i: aud the Iri uhis vii end, hut
! u1iortuust:ly there ar6 class ct men 10 tie
;.tstr. Hnusr political aSrlratit ns will be settled
| wiki the settlement Ct tho dsb5. II tho read
| rsiria .uoli thas the creditors We're wiling 20
settle tI:c iea, 90 heir opn basis they would
sheo s,Y tia, upI3 5000. coo ouyth 10 be- paid;
! ii thls could not suit their purposes John
| Paul wUuld ~ further suj gay tust ius.eaa OF
tho STATE oWlrg the creditors the creditors
owed tho STATE. When Tho democrats wero
| not ready t. make G 5e;;ieE:eut The rsadiusiGrs
wanted 8 S2ttIcGGnt. but the democrats DOW
5elOg ready. tho reaCiu5iers we're uoi; the truth
| Il no res6jls.urs uU,t want 4 acttlemeu at all,
| Fho r0Adjuatcrs bsd had charge o: lha Slate
/ goveeorutnt i"r two years aDo they had oct
IGau2nrated sn cosonios measure, CIR p,s,cd
an act for tho benefit Of tho people. All tho
| Legislatures that could hc elected ojuId no,
ic Co the creditors 10 t,ilg 10 their toodJ and
IS lor [ Is The burls We're ont tho debt remained
nOsuttIed. OF course tho creditor was going to
| held his bond rather than utrender il Ct lass
, Of II ojnls 10 the dollar, sccordog TO tho Rid
| GlsbsrRer bill. The democratic psr:y says pay
So COD 600. and give tie creditor CD interest oi
| $500 600 per snaun l0aoSd of 81 500. 600
The R.ddleberger bill acknowledges SO 900,
| 900. snd it the debt was sstted Oh that basis,
| tho Sac would b b:uod for ptr c.nt. o.er
| est. OF 81 100000 por anrrm. Iftto psopl. CT
| Virginia we're IS big fools az ho re.djusters
| toca them 10 be the read 1sttri would live upon
| this debt question Elk Year logger. Il. tsnied
| thai the democratic party he'd diverted the
public school fucd. ard declared that the parry
had always stood faithfully by The public
schools. He had soIed every ;imo for the best
Interests Ct the pubic SCHOOL, system. lie
voted asaicst the Massey bill setting aside the
| coupons. and requiring that the school money
should to received OILY in gold, BIC .u5o be
lot kci uron it as !ha measure OF qusck. The
dcmtctsic parIy did not intend to rest The Sis
tenn upon bi which could not stand The test
OF law. aod which had already been declared
unconstitutional Massey hsd loaded The
school bill with powder, and dirty powder
at that lie voted for the lIeDkls bill. which
had bt en- endorsed By tho Superintendent Of
Public obstruction, and, which bad given The
schools tHioe IS much money IS they had ever
gotten b Frs. AS tho result of that III school