Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-23
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states III thr case "i Aalohi -. GreenhOw,
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10 exist rs 10 the exact import OF certain
parts of this decision, no reasonable doubt,
I think can exist "a lo ia ecect nors.ty.
oLly settles fhs Ssgte Ggbt o. T;r1iajg a,,J ,,gs
ali discussion 5;il Or u>ouI il;
The debt utic,Ii.;y j, no ,r,.y,r m ;s.t,a
before the pro,,l,. Of E'iryi,,ia i, sav town
or -ba,. .%,,.,.,., /, g.. ,,;, ~
sue before then. - ,,ny rroocr Or )e e,i,in,ute
wav.
Nshnoc and Iii. E,Iio,.n,o ,.;l ,c,l,l-
,rv To- rnIyuu;,e il jn;o thr ,,,,.,r.ncn 1,f
life and contend that Il /, all = iivir,, .t,4.
40 that they may cpuri,r.. ~ .,,ii.tis'u .,,.d
thereby deceive nnd ujsl.ud Ibn-,. r..,,GiI.,.
ers who hon.-rI,. and ,,o...i.,,,,,,,.l,..a a|.,.
car-d ,ucn y ,,itl,.r,,,,I ~, Ih.. .t.,...'!,h,
thew believed 10 hc iu.t an3 ,.,ui,ahlr mr.
who have no sy,ouo1 ne vi,,, N,hon,. i,,,fi.
tionis,n. which j., r,,. St,I,v.rt pannhjir,r-
ism in disguise, .uu Who ,yil 05,,,jnr j,
Just as soon g. lhey bcco,o- ,a,;iSer; .sat. l!..
debt question has been finally sDj u,.r..,u.
nently settled.
II
every word which may be spukru or yris
ten by ana democrat gx.rss,Ivr Of iis ii,
sent from the decj,iu;: rendered In tho cen
pou case, claim tl.tl he It.4.s iiI. sentiments
0: all democrats, and dI.iurt ht, uttc.alccs
INTO the purposes Of tbs democratic party
10 reopen the question and repeal the i:Awa
which nave been enacted tor rs settlement
50 soon aS they naFe coAtEo! vi iho stale
government.
Bear'uG these lhiHg3 IN mind, [ have
peen particularly impressed with two things
which the c0!uu.uts Of both Democratic
editors and correspondents disclose. They
arc
/. Their very general acuuIcscence in the
decision OF tie supreme Court q; he United
States; and
z. The evident feeling o! relief manifested
oy democrats generally, whether they were
fundeIS or reaCjustcras al the final settle
meDt OF tnIa perpcXIng Question. and its
permanent remOva! from the l'UiitcGi arena.
do not wish 10 be understood Us even
ntimatiug that IN acqucsc!ug in this deci
sion, or III feeling relief 81 The settlement oi
this vexailou= Question, mon lave sacrificed
or abandoned their honest convictions; nor
is it right or reasonable 10 expect them 10
do so. II Is, bOWever right aud reasonable
to expect that since the cGu3e which sep
party, and placed them in anlagonisln with
each other, no longer exists, the line Of
separation shall be thoroughly Oblit Grated
The terms 'iundern aud 'rradusler''
should be among the things Of the past
Nothing remains 10 rive them Significance
What is there now to fund? What To
readiust q? Nothing whatever. What is
there, then. to prevent the unst compictc
union aud cordial co operation of al! demo
erals? MANY who were termed Fund,ys
were never satisfied With the funding bill of
1871, or with that which was passed IN 1879
They were ~ much opposed TO ,ax.recciva-
BILE coupons--tno "pocket executions" and
''cut-worps Of Toe rrcnsnry"-aa rcuAus-
ters were. But a. the Court of Appeals Of
Virginia her hi;hcsl judcnI Iribuual-de-
cded that the funding bill o! 1851 was an
irrepealable contract and that any law
which inte-iered with the rcceivabi,v of
tax-receivable coupons In payment or",axes,
debts, dues, and demands due the State" was
unconstitutional they saw no way OF escape
from this decision; determined tn acquiesce
IN it opposed any interference with it, and,
as a consequence, opuo;ed any further agita-
ton of or legislation upon the subirct.
Hence when The bills which werc passed ul
the last Session Of the LEGISLATURE for the
settlement of these ques,ionswerc releya,cd
to the Supreme Court Of the United States,
the highest judicial tribunal in This count,y,
they stood pies:seh 10 acqu!cSce III and abide
by its decl>Ion. Their almost every utter
ance since that decision was rendered shows
their honest purpose IT, stand is and sacred
" keep this ulvd.e think may. therefore
with entire confidence and Without arro-
pance, assert that funder democrats ,ciU nerer
reopen the deb! question or make a,lother fght
upon Il.
Honest Rcadivstsrs, those who were Re.