The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-27

Fortunately this is free country. ANY
body NAV change his mind. Butitd
look % well for newspaper to change Its
mind loo suddenly on important questions
oI long standing. In the ISTELLloEScER oil
,hs ISh inst. was printed stAtsmen
from the Hon. J. ~ Mason, oil Jefferson
county, developing proposition Tor a SET .e
tlement Of the debt question between the
Nirginias. -, .,o
The scheme,it will DO remembered, pro-
noses that Virginia shall institute u friend
" suit in the supreme Court TO ascertain
xb,, mar, Of the deb: West Virginia should
nav, Mr. Mason stated that syndicate
If certificate holders, represented by
sou,ter K Co, Of New York, had been
formed TO push the matter. Commenting
nm this scheme the ISTELLIGEScEH
said. 1.-THE movers in this pro
Zee, come upon US so suddenly
that We shall haze 10 take time 10 think II
over" The proposition attracted tue at
teution Of the Eastern press, and was by II
Si,rus.ed. Among other Eastern news
n.ners the New York Tiibme had some
Thing 10 say about it. Taking the Tribune
article for a text-whicl article was based
an ,be ISrrLrGEScEn iutaryiew-the Rcg
;,t,r. January u, under the head Of 1.-THE
Apl,.war Debt Of Virginia." lad this tC
saw in its editorial columns:
1'bo.s who have kept themselves posted OF
mi, subject will observe that the cerlhTAIt
holder, IKE sensible people, have a. lM
SJnntrJ UTetty much Tue line o. cohuucl
s,,SItsstrd In 1870 by Governor Walker, o.
V,S9inIa, and substantially endorsed BY eact
,,rt ,s,Iy- executive VI this State, aud which
In nj, i, the only practical method oil set
ting the questions At issue. -,
St,cs Tie decision VI the National Courl
will be obligatory upon The States and upon
ths DartIrs since the creditors volunteer "a
accent whatever may be Ascerlalheu as INT
STuiIable share Of West Virginia THEREBY
facilitating The final settlement by HFginls
Of her financial lrUublCs), It Will Frple3 Ooti
ReI0lusters and Fimders To devise plausible
excuse for refusing TO submit ms conu9
yefFy 10 TIE Oul9 llgAhA NSh4 fs'NHN ~ 80
Indicate the nialttr' ,--,..,,
IN rel tuts Gebt question setiled-bnt settlet
n FIy. and now GldS the movement which Ia!
been inAuSurIItd Godspesd.
Then follows an extract from the Tribune
10 leave no doubt Of What it is talking
about Yesterday our esteemed contem
porry got around to the subject again
and all the way around 1t. Under tn
head Of "west Virginia Certificates" !
said:
The movement now on foot to gather uI
the sGcalled West Virginia Certificates
and speculate Oh the prospect Of a paS men
by West Virginia Of u part or the Whole 0
this paper, Is equivalent 10 dealing In III
lures that have neither substance no
scarcely an ideal, much less tangible, value
We venture tue prediction That the stai
Of West Virginia will never recognize, IL
any shape or form. the spurious paPeS it
sued by the old State under the Dame .
"Wrsi VuglAiA Certificates" nor Bgree Il
settle or contribute III any Way to the debt
Virginia upon auy plan or basis IN which ne
liability or responsibility for, or connscucI
with these ''ceftiticates" is in any shape, Il
Be saiIieG upon her; ,-.,...,,
The west Fttgln.H I Sea'I TSsY ware ~. rs
s sued 10 oI cover upG bald aud most disrepuI
able attempt at repudiaaon. Ihsy were Cd, Ges
1SgaIsf not yy yv - ~. I'D STATE but q sd
ding ilis disgrace OF that act upon this State
which had no part nor lot IN IT, -.
With the leave OF our eS'ee'nou .9'eN'I
orary we Should iike 70 put j" question "
two. Were not the MeS' 'S'n'A Yin y,
hcates US nu'n '"a'n "u Seo nj,
on January i Us "H 'Nnuy ~ a,.
not Tue htg'''ef KNOW 10 "eI' , y" Wv -as'
as on tue 2n'h why 'nU'e , .e,.n'",e' III "sI'