The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-03

II n Of the Democrats Of Virginia vote
next November for Resdiuster cand'as'es
for any Office, Il will be because iaey sup.
nose the RfppLFBEnesa bill wou'o " :.
.honid become q law compel a set1iemon'o ..
,he pubIlc debt OF the State. Negroes snu
o,ber Republicans may vote for sucb csou''
dates in order 10 break down ine Demo
cratic party In Virginia. snd thereby Grip,
rle ,he Democratic party as a nalional
marty. No Democrat, however, but mu''
feel hat he is In bad company when be hnas
himself fanked In every crowd by Radi'
Gals; and all such Democrats Try to excuse
themselves BY pleading that they desire
above all things to settle the public deDt.
Let Us examine the RIDDLEBsRdEh Di'''
and see II II has any feature which ougnsto
commend Il 70 the support oil the Peopie %
Virginia who desire 10 take the oeDt cues
lion ont Of politics. TO US 1t seems TOO I'M
reasonable for serious argument to suppose
ths, any man would surrender o oohu
Welding sixty dollars interest annually, ana
good for a thousand dollars at maturity, ior
a bond ihst would yield less than sixteen
dsgars annually aud be good ioroniy n'e
hundred and thirty dollars at maturity.
That the authors OF the RiDDLEBspGER Dii
could see The same weak place in their
schemes evidenced by the fact that that bill
proposes to compel the creditors OF Virginia
10 occept The Iulpous Terms which 1t oilers
10 them. II assumes that no man would De
such a fool as to accept those terms yolun-
tarily, and tries then to extort bis assent 70
them. But even here the Riddleoergerites
viii ind themselves mistaken. Every bond
holder will indignantly refuse to be cheated
out Of both bali his interest and forty-seTen
per cent. Of his principal, and Tilissy 70 the
Rcadjusters that be Will not even consider
much less accept their proposition. To rs
duce his interest by one half be might
agree; but to be a party to the downright
reputation OF half Of bis principal - what
he will never consent to.
The first compulsory feature OF the BID
DLkDEEGER bin provides 10 substance inst
no coupons shall be received in payment Oh
taxes, and adds that the taxpayer must pay
bis taxes 10 money. whether he bolds the
States coupons or not, and then II be
chooses bring suit 10 recover his money.
But win that iEduce the bondbolder 10 sur
render a t~hOusand-dollar bond for a I'VE
Observation-Disclosures bond !-to give
up sixty dollars Of interest for sixteen DOL
lars II interest! Who believes 1t for one
moment? There can be no settlement OF
the public debt upon that basis. The voters
need not deceive themselves upon this point
The RmDLEBERGER bill also provides that
"there shall be no other remedy" ana
that ..no writ for the prevention OF any
re~yenue-claim, or to hinder or delsy the
Collection Of the same, shall in anywise IS
sue either injunction, SupeTsedeos, man
damuS, prohibition, or any other writ or
pIUeass whatever 1t also provides that
nthe remedy OF the taxpayer shall DC 8
suit in the county or corporation COURT
aud Gin no other manner" This may De
sound law In Tennessee, whence the RID
Dill BERGER bill is said TO have come; but 1t
is not In Virginia. TIE Constitution oil
Virginia expressly gives the Supreme
Court Of Appeals original iurisdie-
tion In clses OF mGnddmus and proht6s'
tion. The same court has under the Con-
stitulion appellate jurisdiction In all esses
involving the "cOnstitutiOnality OF a law"
Isn't it plain, then, that IL the RIODLtBERGHE
hill attempts to take away the jurisdiction
OF the Court Of Appeals, it is an uneonsli-
tutIonal biili Every citizen has under The
Constitution a right to have his case go 10
the Court OF Appeals II it is such a one as
the Constitution declares shall be appeal
able. Can any Legislature say that the
Judgment OF the County Courtshsllb be nnaI
in such casest
AN attempts 10 evade the Constitution
will be abortiye. The RlDDLgBEnGER bill
will prove Ia be ga delusion and a snare "
II you rely upon II as a measure OF read
iustment. The Democrats msy settle the
debt upon their platform; but the Read
jusiers viii never settle it upon the bssi:
OF the RIDDLEDERGER bill, BE no
deceived. There Is "nO t%hOrougbfare .
in that direction. 1t might be possible L
induce the bOndholders TO accept almos
any reasonable offer; but It is mob in human
nature to submit to such unjust terms al
tho RmDLEBERGER bill tenders to The State
creditors. II you desire to get the Stat
debt out Of politics, vote for DANIEL, BAR
B0UR, and.McKISSEY